Okay, I'm going to tell you everyone's age since some of you might be confused or just curious.

Angel and Gazzy: 6 year old twins.

Asher: 18/19 he's a senior in high-school so whatever that age group is.

Max: 17/18 Junior.

Ella: 16/17 Junior.

Nudge: 16/ 17 Junior.

(Both Ella and Nudge skipped a grade. So they're in Max's class.)

Fang (Fan girls scream): 18 Junior.

Hope my ages are accurate!!

Also, this story takes place on, umm, Thursday!! Yeah!!! Ok, this is happening on a Thursday after school!!

Please review!!

Thanks!

--SarahBelle--

Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride, Mr. James Patterson does. I don't own the songs in my story either. The song writer peoples do.

Claimer: I own the plot thingy, whatever it's called.

Chapter 23

"No. No, no, no, no, no, no. I don't care what you say. It's never going to happen. No, no, no, no, no. You can never ever change my mind in a million years. No!!"

Okay, so let me catch you up here.

Ella, Nudge, Iggy, Asher, and I are all sitting at Fay's. And they band (except me) have decided that they want Fang to join the band.

Fang!

Yeah, I know. How weird are they? It's stupid right? Totally and monumentally crazy!!

"Max, will you just listen?" Ella pleaded, "Think about it!"

I pursed my lips, "Okay, thinking. Still thinking. I'm still thinking, and…no." I looked at them, crossing my arms.

"Why not?" Asher wined. Yes, the big, football playing, Senior just wined, "I thought you like him?"

"Ooh!!!" Nudge squealed, "You like him? Why didn't you tell me?! You guys would be such a cute couple!"

"Nudge!" I nearly yelled, "I do not like him like that!" I looked at Asher, "I trust him." I emphasized the trust part if you didn't catch that.

Asher rolled his eyes.

I smacked his shoulder, "Like I thought I could trust you! My own brother turned against me!!" I covered my face and groaned.

Everyone laughed at me.

"Come on, Max." Iggy said in a compromising voice, "He has an amazing talent. And Mason surely won't let him back in his band since that whole deal."

Yes I did tell them about it.

"If you call that a band." Asher muttered to himself.

"Anyways," Iggy said, a grin forming on his face, "Think about it. He would get a better chance at keeping the deal. Plus, he would give us a bigger chance of a being better band."

"Not that we aren't already." Ash mumbled.

"Ash shut up." Iggy said the grin now on his face, "But we might even be able to get a record deal!"

"Not that we cou-"

"Asher!" We all yelled while laughing or smiling.

He shrugged his shoulders innocently.

"But Max," Iggy said returning to our conversation, "Think about it. Think about the pros and the cons."

I thought for a couple minutes.

Pros:

Better band.

Higher chance of winning the band competition.

Better chance I don't get beaten up.

Possibly a record deal…

He would get to show his "amazing" talent.

Cons:

Uhh…hmm…oh! I have one! I show that with enough giving in they can get whatever they want!

Hmm…yep…that's something to think about.

Let's see the score: 5-1/2

Darn it…

"Oh, and think about this Max!" Nudge suddenly said.

What's with them making me think today?

"You would get to rub it in Mason's face!" She started smiling big when everyone gave a chorus of "Yeah's."

I sighed and ran a hand over my face.

"Please Max?" Ella asked, her face, well, pleading.

I looked at my band and then sighed again.

"Fine," I mumbled, "He can join the band."

I nearly winced when they all screamed, "YES!"

I really hope that I just didn't make the biggest mistake of my life.

"So what should we call ourselves?" Nudge asked sipping on her root beer float thingy.

"What?" I asked her not really knowing what she was talking about.

"Like what should our band name be?"

"We need a name?" Asher questioned setting his cup down, "Says who?"

"Well why wouldn't we?" Ella said, backing up Nudge, who nodded in agreement.

I sighed and rubbed my forehead, "Um, okay. What should our name be? I'm giving you guys three minutes to think of a name or we don't get one. Starting…now!"

Everyone suddenly got thinking faces.

2…

1…

"Time!" I said slamming my hand on the counter like it was a buzzer, "Now tell me the names you guys thought of."

"Co co Puffs!" Nudge squealed.

I frowned.

"The Fairy Trainers!" Ella said, smiling big.

My frown deepened.

"Iggy and the Igglets…" Iggy sighed thoughtfully.

I'm going to get wrinkles…

"Asher Is The Bomb Dot Com So Google It!" Ash said, "Or, A.I.T.D.C.S.G.I!"

I groaned and slapped my hand on my forehead.

This is hopeless…

"Fall and Rise?"

We all turned towards the deep voice, and I grinned when I saw Fang walking over.

"Hey." I said, still smiling.

He gave me a little grin back, "Hey."

"Hey!" Nudge said, "That's a cool name!!"

"Yeah, man." Iggy said, looking at his brother, "Good thinking."

"Ooh!" Ella squealed, "It could be FAR for short maybe!!! Hey that spells far!!"

Iggy smiled at her softly, "Yeah, it does El. Good idea."

Her face flushed.

Aw, they like each other!

I'm so glad I agreed with Iggy joining the band.

"So is it official?" Asher asked, "Yes to Fall and Rise?"

Everyone but Iggy raised their hands.

"Why not Ig?" I asked, "You like it don't you."

"Yeah," he mumbled, crossing his arms and frowning, "But I still like Iggy and the Igglets better…"

We all laughed at him, well, Fang grinned slightly, but still.

Asher caught my eye and nodded towards Fang, silently telling me to ask him to join.

I nodded once.

"So Fang," I said casually.

"So Max." He copied me.

I grinned, "How would you like to join Fall and Rise?"

He thought for a minute, his dark eyes thoughtful. Wow, they're so shiny, so pretty…I feel like I'm falling into them…ooh….pretty…

Whoa! Max snap out of it!

"Sure." Fang said, "I'm in."

"Yes!" Everyone cheered.

"Welcome to the band man." Asher said slapping Fang's shoulder.

"What is all that racket?" Fay came walking out of the back room and we immediately shut up at the look of slight annoyance on her face.

"Nothing Fay." Nudge said sweetly, "We're just excited because Fang just joined our band!"

Fay gave a big smile, but then looked confused, "What about those other boys? Um, Mason and them?" Fay looked at Fang.

He gave me a sideways glance and then answered Fay's questions, "I don't think it's really working out with them."

"Oh, I'm sorry dear." She said sympathetically.

He gave her a polite smile, "It's okay."

"Does anyone want something to drink?" She asked, getting some cups out.

"Oh!" Asher said leaning over the counter and grabbing the soda hose. (A/N: I don't know what they're called…it's the thing that's like a hose that squirts out soda. Soda hose!) He squirted some in his cup and then leaned back, "I'm good." He said.

Fay glared at him, "That cost you 3.50 young man."

He grinned and handed her a five, "Keep the change." He said kindly.

She rolled her eyes and smiled, "I don't know what I'm going to do with you, Hun… you're getting worse than Max."

"Hey!" I glared at the two, and then frowned, "Well, yeah..." I grinned sheepishly, "I guess I can be a handful sometimes."

"Sometimes?!" Asher exclaimed raising his eyebrows, "You're-"

"Okay!" I said lifting my hands up, "Enough talking about Max!"

"Hmm." Fay said, leaning on the counter, looking like she was thinking. Then she stood up and walked around the counter and stood by the door, "Okay!" She said loud and clear, making everyone looking at her, "Everyone out! You all need to leave!"

I stared at her with a look of confusion and amazement.

No one in the coffee shop moved.

Fay sighed and put her hands on her hips, tapping her foot impatiently.

"I said out!" she pointed towards the door.

Still, no one moved.

I felt bad and made one of my snap decisions. I jumped on the counter and whistled loudly.

Everyone turned towards me.

I gave them an icy look, a cold hard glare that made some people's eyes widen. I crossed my arms, and tapped my foot like Fay.

"The nice lady said, get your butt out of here. So, I would advise you to leave before I get angry. Got it? Good." I stared at every face with the glare.

They couldn't leave faster.

I smirked and jumped off the counter.

"So what was that for?" I asked Fay as she locked the door and turned the "open" sign to "closed."

She turned and smiled at us, "Band practice!"

Grins slowly appeared on our faces, (Well, Fang looked confused. Probably wondering what this old lady was on.)

But I understood.

Fay wanted us to have our first practice in her coffee shop.

Our first practice with Fang in the band.

Fall and Rise.

I think I'm going to like this change.

There's the chapter!!!! I want to thank SeekDreamsAndFindHope for the band name!! Thank you so much!! Even though it wasn't one you gave as an option, (Which you gave a lot of!) You gave me the idea of this one!! Thank you so much!!!!

Also, thanks to everyone who gave me a name!!!!

You saved my butt!!!

My other choices I liked were:

Never Ending Silence - percabethatw

World Collide – nicklepickle

In Vain – InvisibleColors

Tides of Change -PaRaM0rE-0394

You guys were the other choices I liked!! It was so hard to choose which one!!

Again, thank you everyone who gave me a name!!

Means a lot!!

Thanks and review!!!

--SarahBelle--