A/N: I decided to get another chapter up quickly.

Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride.


Fang and I curled up together later that night under a blanket that he had scavenged from a nearby dump. The fire was out and darkness encased us in a cocoon. He held me like he used to, but for some reason, it didn't feel like he really cared.

Of course, I cared. I had come all this way to find him because I absolutely could not live without him. And that was what bothered me the most. I had made a huge sacrifice to go after him. I had left my flock, my family, with Dylan just to go out and find Fang when he didn't even-

I bolted upright, heart racing and pulse pounding.

"Max, what the hell?" asked Fang from beside me, propping himself up on one elbow and staring at me with his clearly tired dark eyes. "It's the middle of the night."

I wasn't hardly listening to him. I was trying to get off the ground as fast as I could and figure out why I had done something so stupid. Where had my judgment disappeared to? It was just there and then poof! Gone. Stupid judgment. It always fails at the worst possible times.

"Max?" asked Fang, brushing a few strands of his ebony locks from his dark eyes as he stood up and stared at me like I had lost my mind. Which I honestly might have.

"Fang, I left them all alone..." My breathing was ragged, and the panic in my head made my skull throb slightly. "I left them all alone..."

"The flock?" he asked as if he didn't already know the answer. "They'll be fine. You raised them well enou-"

"I left them alone with Dylan in charge." My body was going numb with the sickening realization of the horrible mistake I made.

Fang never seemed to miss a beat. His night-colored raven's wings shot out of his back as if they had been spring-loaded. They glinted a gentle bluish glow in the moonlight's silver rays. "Let's go," he said before taking a quick running start and shooting off into the air. His lithe, dark form darted into the night. He seemed to disappear in an instant.

I was off right after him, soaring up towards the stars and sending out a silent prayer that they would be alright until I got back.


A/N: Another short one, but the chapter in the books are short so whatever. Reviews are appreciated!

~Sky