apparently i put up ch 11 as ch 10 but also as ch 11 so basically, i put up ch11 twice and no ch 10... opps!! so here is the CORRECT ch 10 with a major apology from me!!!

Fang POV

After I left Max's room, I didn't feel like going back downstairs so I went to my room. Unfortunatly, I could still hear Max crying so I put in a CD and turned it up to drown her out. She used to be the kind of person that never cried, bet her she is crying again. I didn't know how many times she has cried in the last two day, but I know of at least two. Everytime she cries, it breaks my heart. I wanted so bad to go in there and comfort her, but I didn't know what was wrong and I didn't know if I could help or not. Ugh. When she was like this, I felt so helpless.

I laid down on my bed with my hands behind my head. I closed my eyes and saw nothing but Max's face. Then the picture started to change. I saw Max flying, eyes closed and a huge smile plastered on her face. Then I saw Max looking around the flock. We were in a clearing sitting around a campfire. When her eyes got to Angel, she had a look of adoration on her face. She loves that little girl so much. When her eyes landed on me, her eyes looked confused. Even before we settled down, she was confused about me. I saw it on her face so many times.

Every time she looked at me back then, she either looked at me in confusion or something else that I couldn't put my finger on. I would give anything to be able to see inside her head for one day. I wanted to know what she thought when she looks at me. I love her so much and I just want to know how she feels about me.

As I was laying there, I felt Angel trying to get into my head. I smiled to myself, knowing that she wouldn't be able to. I had gotten a new power that allows me to block her out of my mind. She can only here what I want her to. It was nice being able to think without restrictions.

Some time in the next thirty minutes, I must have drifted into sleep, because the next thing I knew, Iggy was calling up the stairs saying dinner was ready.

Max POV

When Fang left, I let all the tears fall. Here I was. The great Maximum Ride bawling for the third time in two days. What was wrong with me? I heard Fang's favorite CD come on and he turned it up almost all the way. It was kind of comforting. I was probably the reason he had it turned up. He always listened to it when he needed to think.

I really wish I knew what all of this was doing to him. I couldn't even begin to fathom how much this had to hurt him. I mean, he has admitted that he loves me and all I could tell him was that I didn't know what the hell I was thinking. I was a horrible person. I knew that I needed to tell him that I love him too, but I just couldn't do it.

I had to much at risk. The flock, my heart, and Fang.

I couldn't and wouldn't do that to him or the flock.

I must have fallen asleep, because the next thing I knew, Iggy was telling us that dinner was ready. I got up and went to wash my face. I still didn't want the flock to see me so weak.

When I was done, I walked downstairs. When I got to the kitchen, I heard Fang talking.

"Guys, when Max gets down here, don't try to get her to talk or ask her what's wrong, ok? She's obvously upset and doesn't want to talk about it. We'll jsut let her eat in peace, right?" I smiled to myself. He was so sweet. He knew me so well that it was kind of scary. I walked into the kitchen and was met with a bunch of silent smiles.

My flock was so wonderful. They knew when to back off and also when to assert themselves. I smiled back at them. What Fang had said earlier gave me courage.

"Hey guys. Ig it smells wonderful." I said, taking my place between Angel and Fang. All of their jaws dropped. I didn't blame when I'm in shock, I don't speak for days, sometimes even weeks. I leaned over and whispered in Fang's ear "I heard what you said. Thanks." quiet enough where only he could hear me.

Dinner went pretty much how it normaly does with theexception of Nudge and Iggy holding hands. Iggy and Gazzy were talking about bombs, Angel and Nudge were talking about clothes, shoes, and someimes Iggy. Me and Fang were the only ones not talking but we were both ok with that.

Fang POV

When I got to the kitchen, Max wasn't down there yet. I told the rest of the flock not to bother Max that she didn't want to talk about what was wrong. As soon as I got done talking, Max walked in. She looked like she had heard what I said.

Hmm......

Everyone offered her a smile, silently of course. Even Nudge didn't say anything. The flock amazes me some times. The know just what to do and when to do it.

Max smiled back and walked over to the table. She looked a little more confident. "Hey guys. Ig, it smell wonderfull." she said sitting between me and Angel. Woah... did she just talk? Normally when she's in shock, she doesn't talk for the longest time. Like when she found out that Jeb was her father. She didn't say a word to anyone for a month and a half. She wouldn't even communucate with Angel. I was the one who had to choose what to do. It was horrible.

She leaned over and whispered in my ear soft enough so that only I could hear "I heard what you said. Thanks." Her breath carresed my hear, sending shivers down my spine. It felt so good to hear her talk again.

what did you think? i hope you liked it. i know it seems unrealistic that max would be in shock just from figuring out that she was in love with fang, but its my story and that's where i wanted to go with it. just to let you know... im writing this as i go along so i have no clue what is coming next. if you have any suggestions, just PM me or put them in a review. I will give you credit for the idea! PLEASE REVIEW!!!