Maximum Ride POV

"So where are we going?"

"Just close your eyes."

"I swear Fang, if I bump into something I'm not supposed to. I swear—"

"Max, I thought you trusted me."

"Not really."

He finally stops me.

"Okay open your eyes."

"Really Fang? Really?"

"You said you wanted to go somewhere so here you are. Do you want a hotdog?"

"No thanks." I say.

Fang pays for our snacks and I sit at the chairs that faced the glass window.

We were in a 7/11 near the hotel. I don't know what I expected. It's still Fang after all. I look at the picturesque landscape outside. It was traffic outside but the busy street was what made it worth looking at. Different places are always beautiful. People who live here are probably used to seeing this street.

Fang sits next to me, hands me my chips and munches away on his hotdog.

"Still bored?" he asks me. "Yeah."

We eat in silence.

I probably shouldn't have asked him to take me somewhere. It's a little awkward for me after he told me about Brigid. I mean he didn't say much. But what else is there to say except he wanted to get back with her. He can do whatever he want. It's his life. I shouldn't have asked in the first place anyway.

Why am I so stupid?

"You okay?" he asks me. "Yeah."

"You're definitely not okay."

I turn to look at him. I smile (and I think he could tell it was a sad [why was I even sad? ] one). "I'm okay."

He stares at me for a long time. Then he sits up straight and looks at me dead in the eye. "Tell me what I can do to make you okay."

I pretend to think about it for a long time and he cracks a smile.

"Get me some ice cream." I finally tell him. "How old are you again?" he asks me.

"You told me to tell you!" I retort, laughing. "Fine fine." he says standing up.

Fang POV

She's bothered by it. I can tell.

She's so not okay. I walk over to the counter and pay for the ice cream and I bring it to her.

I wish she would talk to me. So that we could work this out. I want her to tell me about us. I want her to make it clear.

Because in case you can't tell, I'm confused about her too. I—I just am.

I think I like her but then I tell myself that I can't like her so the like disappears. But maybe that's just me trying to convince myself. I really don't know.

Could it be possible to like two people? Iggy told me that you can't like two people. Because you're just convincing you like both of them, you probably only like one of them and you're just telling yourself that you like the other one because it's safe and familiar. So no you can't like two people.

I don't even know how Iggy knows these things.

"Here ya go." I give it to her cheerfully. "Would you like to walk?" I ask her in a british accent, offering her my hand.

She smiles. "It would be my pleasure." She responds in british too as she takes my hand.

She places that hand on my arm and we link arms.

We just walk when she breaks the silence by saying, "This ice cream is really good."

"Would you like some?" she offers me. I look at her suspiciously when she offers the cone to me.

Maximum Ride never shares food.

"Who are you and what have you done with the real Maximum Ride?" I ask her. She laughs. "Just eat some."

I lower my face towards the ice cream.

And I think I should've seen it coming. I really should've.

Because now I have ice cream all over my nose.

"Damn you, Maximum Ride." I tell her. She's dropped the ice cream cone by now and is now clutching her stomach laughing out loud. "Are you happy now?" I ask her.

Did I mention it's really cold outside? I think my nose is numb.

"Yes!" and she carries on laughing.

Maximum POV

He really should've seen it coming. He really should've.

I couldn't stop laughing. I felt like I running out of breath. At this rate, I'll get hiccups.

"Okay, Max." he says. "You deserve a hug for that one." Fang opens his arms and I try to escape but before I do. His hands already grabbed at my coat, pulled me close and smothered my cheek and neck with ice cream.

It wasn't a very pretty sight. I was giggling so girlishly and Fang was smiling as he did it. But I guess from other people it was…. Dare I say. Romantic?

Ew.

"Fang?" I hear a girl's voice say. Fang stops smothering me. and he looks up. "Is that you?" the voice asks.

I look over to see. Lisa. The only other girl in Fang's life.

We both didn't like her to be fair.

Lisa is kind of stalkerish. She's been inlove with Fang since middle school and it practically obsessed with him. Last time Fang encountered her, she was angry and she told Fang the reason why he never looks at her because he was too busy looking at me. She also got detained in jail once for almost hurting Brigid. So there.

If that's not enough proof, I'm telling you now, she's got the crazy eyes.

"Hey Lisa." Fang says, not taking his arms from me. "You must excuse my face. Max was feeling kind and she gave me some ice cream."

"I think I figured that out for myself." Lisa says. A guys suddenly stands next to her, "You ready babe?"

"Oh Fang, Max, this is James. My boyfriend."

Fang and I look at each other in surprise. Fang finally lets go of me. "Hi, pleasure meeting you." He says shaking James' hand. I do the same.

"We were just going to grab some dinner. Would you like to join along?" Lisa asks me and Fang.

Before we could answer, Lisa claps her hands together and exclaims, "It's a double date! Since you and Max are dating anyway."

I was about to protest when Fang grabs my hand and says, "Oh yes. But I prepared different plans for my lovebird here. I must decline, Lisa."

I swear I saw her eye twitch when Fang said that.

On another note, "lovebird" ? Really? Couldn't the idiot of something less idiotic?

Before Lisa could say anything, Fang was already dragging me behind him. "I'm sorry, Lisa! It was nice seeing you again!"

I laughed. Not because I was happy. But because Lisa's face was hilarious. Maybe that's the same thing.

We slowed to a walk and we were pretty much lost.

I mean, I'm lost. Maybe Fang isn't.

We were still holding hands. I'm not entirely sure Fang is aware of it.

"I can't believe Lisa's here." I tell him. "Do you think it's a coincidence?"

"No, I think her Fang radar is on 24 / 7 and she thought I was on a date so she decided to appear." He says in a serious face. I laugh.

We were walking by a river. The lights reflected very beautifully.

And it felt very much like a date.

It would be a shame if someone- *ring ring*

Too late.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

I DO NOT OWN MAXIMUM RIDE.

Fang is just really confusing to be honest. And if I've made that confusing for you guys too I'm sorry.

Also I just really feel like Iggy is the wise one among them.