AN: Hello peoples of the Earth! Sorry I haven't updated in awhile, but I'm back! Again! Here's your next chapter, and I don't own Maximum Ride, by the way.

(Max's POV)

The doorbell rang. I stood up to go get it. As I walked out, Nudge, Angel, and Ella saw me. "Uh-uh. You are so not wearing that outfit on your first date. I looked down. I was wearing a pair of ripped jeans and a black T-shirt with different colors of paint splattered on it. I'd done the same with my room, except I hadn't used any neon colors. It was basically dark red, green, blue, and purple.

I shrugged. "What's wrong with it?" I asked defensively.

"You don't wear jeans and a T-shirt on your first date!" Ella yelled, exasperated.

"I do. And, besides, Fang's already here." I said. "Plus, if you even try to touch me with any make up crap or whatever, you will never see the light of day again." I gave them a menacing look before I left. "Oh, and Angel? Be sure to take someone with you when you walk Total. We wouldn't want him to run away." I added as I walked down the stairs.

I went to the door and opened it. Fang was standing in the doorway, looking nervous. I gave him a reassuring smile. "Hey." I said, giving him a peck on the lips.

He smirked at me. "Hey. You ready to go?"

"Of course." I said, following as he started walking down the street. After a minute, he wrapped his arm around my shoulders and pulled me closer. I rested my head on his shoulder, my arm wrapping around his waist. "So, where are we going? You never told me."

He smiled. "We're going to get some dinner. Then, we're going to Baskin Robins for ice cream." he said, knowing I'd like the ice cream part.

"Mmmm…" I mumbled. "Sounds good."

"I knew you'd think so."

I shook my head, smiling. "You sound so proud of yourself." I said, my smile turning into a smirk as I looked up at him.

"Duh." he said, rolling his eyes. "It's hard to get to know someone who almost shows less emotion than I do. And that's saying something."

I grinned. "No one can show as little emotion as you do. You're like a statue sometimes."

He gave me a sexy smirk. "I can be very emotional." he told me. I gave him a smirk of my own. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

He stopped us and looked me in the eye. He actually let his emotions show. He grinned at me, a relaxed, I-don't-have-a-care-in-the-world grin that made my breath hitch. In his eyes I saw love and excitement. I couldn't help but grin back. I felt myself relaxing, all of the tension of the day seeping out. Fang gave me a loving, tender kiss, short and sweet.

"Told you I can be emotional." he whispered in my ear before pulling back and walking again. We ended up having sea food, crab legs to be exact. It was cool, and they were great. Afterwards, we went to Baskin Robins. I got a chocolate cone and Fang got vanilla.

"Come on," I said, "I want to show you something." I led him down the street, still licking my ice cream. After awhile, I turned into the woods. I kept walking through the brush, Fang right behind me. It was kind of difficult, with our ice cream and the fact that there wasn't a path.

"Where are we going?" Fang asked, looking around.

"My secret spot." I replied. "I found it a few days after I came here."

"What do you have a secret spot for?"

I shrugged. "Whenever I need some time to myself. You know, just to get away from everyone." I looked back at him. "You should feel privileged. I never show anyone my secret spot."

He wrapped an arm around my waist. "I do." he replied.

"But you can't tell anyone." I said, sounding just as immature as I really am.

He chuckled. "Don't worry. I won't. But I thought you were more mature than this."

I shrugged. "Maturity is overrated." I replied. I moved some brush out of the way and we walked onto a cliff. It overlooked this huge lake. It was a full moon tonight, and it reflected perfectly off the lake. It was amazing. I heard Fang's breath hitch as he looked around.

"Holy crap." he murmured. "You found this place all by yourself?"

I looked up at him and grinned. "I'm very curious. I just decided to explore and just kind of found it."

"You know what they say," he told me, "'Curiosity killed the cat.'"

I sighed. "No one ever remembers the rest of the saying. And satisfaction brought it back." I countered.

Fang stared at me. "I didn't even know there was another part to the saying."

"No one ever does." I grumbled.

I sat down, my feet hanging off the edge and I gently kicked my legs. Fang frowned and sat down. He sat down with his legs crossed and wrapped an arm firmly around my waist. I raised an eyebrow at him questioningly. "Looks like you're too reckless to figure out that this is a cliff and you can die if you fall off. So, naturally it's my job to make sure you don't fall off."

"I'm not that klutzy." I grumbled, but didn't protest. We finished our ice cream and just hung out for a while. Eventually I looked at my watch and saw that it was almost 9:30. "We should get back home."

I stood up, Fang standing behind me. He wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me close again. I leaned against him with my head on his shoulder. And we walked back home. But when we walked inside and Angel was crying, I instantly changed from on-a-date-with-her-awesome-boyfriendMax to overprotective/what-the-heck-is-going-on-here Max.

(Fang's POV)

We walked into Max's house and saw Angel crying and Dr. M and the others trying to comfort her. The tension instantly went back into Max's body as she quickly walked over to Angel. "What happened?!" she asked, sounding overprotective.

"Max, Total ran away!" Angel said.

"What?!" Max asked. "Did you take someone with you like I told you to?"

"No, but I was only walking him in the backyard. I didn't think he'd get away." she sobbed.

Max sighed and ran a hand through her hair. She was obviously frustrated, but she kept her tone gentle and reassuring. "It's alright. We'll look for him, alright? We're going to find him. I promise." she told Angel, putting a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "We'll split up and look for him. I'll check in the woods around the backyard."

She jogged off and we heard the back door slam behind her. The others spilt up, going in different areas. I took Angel and we walked up and down the street, calling Total's name. It started to rain soon after we left. I put my jacket on Angel's shoulder to keep her warm and kept her close to me. I checked my watch at 11:30. "We should go back. I know for a fact that it's way past your bedtime.

We went back to the house and found the others there. None of them had found Total. I got two towels and Dr. M got busy drying off Angel while I was drying my hair. "Where's Max?" Iggy asked suddenly.

I looked around and swore mentally. I was so worried about Angel being in the rain, I didn't even think about Max for a second. How could I not think aobut my own girlfriend! I must be the worst boyfriend in the world! "Max!" I called. We waited the for a couple seconds, seeing if she would answer. When she didn't, I stormed over to the back door. I wrenched it open, ready to go out and look for Max, even if it the whole night, just to find…

…Max standing in the doorway, holding a mud blob in her arm.

She was staring at me with a confused look. It was one of those where-did-the-door-go? looks. "Um…hi." Max said.

"Hey." I said. "We were worried when you didn't show up."

She was covered in mud and she looked cold. She gave me an apologetic smile. Max glared at the mud blob. "If I get a cold, I am so cooking you on the grill." she growled.

"Is that Total? And wouldn't you just burn him?" I asked.

"Yes, it is Total, and yes, that's the point." she replied, rolling her eyes.

I grinned and took her arm, bringing her into the kitchen. "Angel, Max has a surprise for you!" I called. Angel came running in just as Max put Total in the sink and started washing the mud off of him.

"Max, you're covered in dirt!" she said worriedly.

Max shrugged. "I've had worse." she said, grinning at her over her shoulder. She moved so that Angel could see the small patch of black fur that Total was showing. "Anyways, I told you we'd find him."

"You found him!" Angel yelled excitedly. She hugged Max hard, not caring about the mud that she got on herself. "Thank you so much, Max!"

"Yeah, you better be happy." she said. "I had to crawl through mud for an hour and a half to find him." It took her another thirty minutes to scrub all the crud off of him. Finally, Max dried him off and let Angel take him up to her room. She kissed me goodnight before telling me it was late, she was covered in mud, and she had to take a shower.

"That was great. What you did for Angel. She really loves that dog." I mumbled, holding her close to me. I didn't care about the mud.

Max shrugged. "She didn't deserve to lose her dog, even if I did warn her. However, I seriously do need to get into the shower." Max said, kissing me again. "Goodnight."

"'Night, Max." I replied. She smiled at me and ran upstairs. So, as first dates go, this one was awesome.

AN: Alright guys, that's the chapter. Review and tell me what you think! (-.-) Kirby commands it…