Sorry that this is a little late. I'm on vacation right now. I would also like to say thank you to all of you who gave me virtual cupcakes. ;) It kind of shows me that you actually read these A/Ns and they aren't a waste of my time. Eh… I'd still write them if nobody read them. :D I'm just annoying like that.

Disclaimer: IDNOMR

Ch. 11:

Fang POV

"Whoa Maxie! What happened here last night?" Yes, ladies and gents, that is the sentence I woke up to.

Opening my eyes, they wandered to my surroundings. Sleeping bag, comfy couch, way-too-bright lamp, fuming Max, TV- wait! Fuming Max? Uh-oh…

"Nothing happened, Ari." Max said, crossing her arms.

"Really? Because you two looked pretty-" He began to say.

I looked at him. "Are you really trying to get on her bad side?"

He looked down. "Um… I'll start over. Hi Max! So glad you're home."

Max continued to glare at him.

"I'm sorry?" He tried. Another glare.

He sighed, "Well, breakfast is in the kitchen." Max ran away from my grip and was gone faster than you could say 'pancakes'.

I groaned and began to get up myself. Max's lack of sleep led to my lack of sleep. I'm honestly not sure how she managed to be so awake.

"You're the guy from the carnival, right?" He asked. "Fang?"

I nodded and walked past him into the kitchen. Let me tell you, it was a sight to see.

Gazzy was pouring milk on Iggy's head, Nudge was telling off Angel about hogging the covers, and Max was sighing while eating pancakes while her mother tried to talk to her. Key word: Tried.

Slowly, I brought two fingers to my mouth. Slightly smiling, I blew.

"Owwwwww!" I heard groans from all over the room.

"What was that for?" Max glared. I think she was more upset that she dropped her pancake then the fact that I had whistled loudly.

"I think my eardrums are broken." Nudge groaned. "What if they really are, Fang? I'll blame you. And then I'll sue you and take away all your money and possessions! Then, after that I'll msdidgohi…" Gazzy slapped a hand over Nudge's mouth.

"I don't have any money or possessions." I looked Nudge straight in the eye.

Once Gazzy's hand was removed, she let out a simple "Oh." I think she's learning…

Happy with the peace that I had brought, I sat down and grabbed a pancake. I always wondered why they called them pancakes. I mean sure, you make them in a pan, but they are certainly not cake! They don't taste, look, or smell like cake. Personally, I think cake is much better than pancakes will ever be.

"But Maaax!" I heard Nudge moan, snapping me out of my pancake train-of-thoughts. "We have to! I didn't pack enough clothes."

"Nudge." Max said sternly. "You packed enough clothes for an 8-year stay on Mars."

"But I need clothes for Earth." She pouted. With Nudge widening her eyes, Max couldn't take it anymore.

"Fine! You can go to the stupid mall!" She exclaimed. "Fang, Angel, and I will come with you."

"What? I'm not-" I was cut off by a deadly glare from Max.

"You're not what?" She asked in a sickly sweet voice.

I gulped. "Nothing."

"We have to go out…" Ari explained, gesturing to himself and Max's mom.

"I'm sure Iggy and Gazzy can handle themselves." She shot them both glances. "Right?"

"Yup!" Gazzy chirped.

"Yesiree…" Iggy drawled.

Nudge grinned. "Let's go now!"

"We're still eating." Angel said between bites of pancake.

"I won't talk the entire walk there if we leave now." Nudge set out a proposition.

Suddenly, Angel, Max, and I all dropped our forks onto the table.

"I'm ready to go!" Max jumped up.


"Max. Max. Max!" I yelled, forcing Max out of a daze that she was stuck in.

"What?" She asked.

"We were talking." I sighed. Max had been slightly zoned out ever since we set foot in this mall. Angel and Nudge had gone off into some random girly store, leaving me with Max.

"What was the question?" Max sighed.

"I asked you why you went to high school in New York when your family lived here." I explained.

"Oh." Max laughed. "I remember Maya and I begged my mom for days to let us go live with our cousins in NY. My mom finally gave in just before… sophomore year?" Her answer came out as a question.

"Wow… your mom was pretty… lenient." I struggled to find the right words.

"Yeah." Max snorted, probably from some memory or inside joke.

"Is that you Max?" I heard a voice call. I looked up to see a head of shaggy blond hair attached to a bulky, stocky body.

"Maximum Ride?" He asked again.

"Do I know you?" Max questioned, slightly pushing herself behind me.

"It's me." He laughed. "I only went to school with you from kindergarten to freshman year."

Her eyes widened in recognition. "Omega?" She asked. I struggled, trying not to snort. Who has a name like Omega? Seriously?

"You've changed a lot." Max commented.

He grinned, taking it as a compliment. "So have you."

"Why are you back home?" Omega tried to make conversation.

"I'm staying with my mom for a little while." Max explained.

Omega's eyes landed on me for the first time, though they quickly shifted back to Max.

"Who is this?" He asked, obviously talking about me.

Max smiled a little. "This is my boyfriend, Fang. Fang this is Omega."

I nodded at him and he nodded back. Yep, that's me. I always follow the man-code. That's one of the rules. Always greet each other by 'the nod'. Okay, so maybe I don't always follow that code. You can't blame me though, there are a hell of a lot of rules.

"Max! Ma-ax!" Nudge shouted. "We have to go back to the house. I got a text from Ig saying that we're needed in a… situation."

"Please don't tell me that they blew something up." Max's eyes widened.

"No." Nudge shook her head. "They just said they had a situation."

"Knowing them, they probably just couldn't figure out how to work the toaster." I muttered.

"We heard that." Iggy and Gazzy's voice sounded.

Max frowned. "What the…?"

"Face time." Nudge explained, holding up her phone.

"So what is this situation?" Max asked.

Iggy and Gazzy both looked at each other. "Uh… we can't exactly explain right now but… it has nothing to do with the toaster if that helps?" Gazzy said.

Max sighed and Nudge hung up.

"I have to go, Omega." Max smiled before tugging Nudge, Angel, and I after her. She amazes me sometimes. I mean, honestly, how do you tug three people after you at once? I don't know… but Max does.

We burst through the front doors of the house and were greeted by a nervous Iggy and Gazzy.

"What's the situation?" Max asked immediately.

"Follow me." Iggy said.

We followed him into the dining room, where a girl was tied to a chair. Not just any girl though. This girl was special. This girl had dark brown hair and a nice even tan.

"E-Ella?" I asked.

And that's a wrap for today! Sorry that it's late… and shorter than normal. But I'm typing from my hotel room and I've been out for most of the day so it's kind of hard. Thanks for reading. Remember to review!

-cutiepie5514