Good evening listeners and welcome to Hollywood. (Sorry line from Production). If you can tell, the past and next few chapters are all what I call the "honeymoon period" of their relationhip, so it's all gonna be fluff. I'm still deciding what to do next with the story...

Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride. And...yeah, that's pretty much it.

Growing Up
Chapter Thirty-Six: Honeymoon Period

MAX POV
Fang kissed the back of my shoulder tenderly, which caused me to stop my homework and turn around. I smiled at Fang's unexpected show of affection and kissed his cheek. I turned back to my homework that was due the day after next.

I was seated on Fang's bed, his laptop and my textbooks and papers sprawled out around ,e. I tapped my pencil against the textbook I was reading, flicking the pages back and forth. My eyes quickly scanned each page, looking for the paragraph containing what I needed for my essay. I already had four pages done and needed another two to reach the one thousand word minimum.

Fang sat behind me, his legs crossed, wrapped his hands around my waist, hands under my shirt and rested his head on my back. I ignored him, giving my complete attention to my stayed silent, only the sound of my steady breathing, my fingers tapping keys on his keyboard and the scratch of my pen against paper.

After a while he started playing with my long wavy hair. When I was younger, I didn't care for long hair as it got in the way, but know I was older I let it grow out, and maintained my curls. I still ignored him, and turned a page.

"I like your hair long." Fang moved my hair to the side and kissed my neck. He moved slowly, placing soft kisses close to each other across the back of my shoulders.

"Faaang," I whined. "Stop it. You're distracting me and I have to finish this by the day after tomorrow."

Fang smirked and stopped. I continued and managed to get a page done before Fang started again. I huffed and turned around.

"Fine you win." I kissed Fang passionately. He smirked against my lips and moved down to my neck. My breath hitched in my throat, when he kissed over my pulse. I pulled his mouth back to mine and he pulled my shirt off. I pulled his off and threw it onto his desk, in the corner of the room. He kissed me a while longer then pulled away. I pouted. "What now?"

"You're right. You should finish that essay." Fang grinned evilly and got up and threw me his shirt to wear. I pulled it over my head and then reached behind me and threw a pillow at his head. "Jerk."

He laughed and closed the door. I rolled my eyes and continued on with my homework still a little flustered.

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"You finish your essay?" Fang asked, smirking, seated at his kitchen counter sipping orange juice.

It took every ounce of my will power not to march right up to him and smack that smirk off his face. It also took every ounce of that will power to not make out with him, because he looked exceptionally sexy right now. Damn him.

"Yes, I did actually." I answered, purposely looking away from him. I walked towards the fridge, opening it and burrying my face deep into the cold, looking for something to eat.

As I bent down, it didn't occur to me that was wearing my shortest pair of shorts, which, when I bent over, exposed a fair amount of butt. Which allowed Fang to perv as much as he wanted at my ass, without me realising.

It was a good two minutes of me searching to find something worthy of my tastebuds; Fang's mum's secret recipe rich chocolate cake.

"Hey Fang, can I have a sli-" I turned around to find Fang oogling my ass. "Hey!"

Fang's eyes snapped to mine and he grinned, not one bit sorry. He winked and I threw a nearby tea towel at his head.

"Take it as a compliment." He laughed, dodging the tea towel. He stood up and made his way towards me.

I didn't answer him, instead turning away from him and crossing my arms. He wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed my neck and chuckled. A shiver snaked down my spine and I couldn't help but sigh and give in.

"You know my parents won't be home 'till late..." he told me, holding me closer to him.

"Yeah...and?" I asked, not sure where he was going with this.

"And, you've finished your essay and I've finished my homework..." He continued.

"Yeah..." I answered slowly.

"And we have free time..."

I still wasn't getting it. "Yeah, and?"

Fang sighed and rolled his eyes. He didn't answer me but instead started kissing along my neck and shoulders. "Have an idea yet?"

A lightbulb flickered on in my head. Oh. I almost laughed out loud at my stupidity. But I didn't 'cause that would've ruined the moment.

"I do now." I smirked. I grabbed his hand and we rushed upstairs.

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I woke up tangled in Fang and bedsheets. I sighed contently, before opening my eyes and looking up at Fang. He wasn't looking at me, rather the ceiling, absentmidedly stroking my hair, a faint smile on his face. I smiled softly, snuggling closer to Fang, feeling content to stay where I was forever. A little moment in heaven.

"Hello," he greeted, finally looking at me.

"Hi." I smiled back. Then I snapped out of my daze and sat up abruptly. "What time is it?"

Fang eased me back down. "Relax. It's six-thirty. My mum won't be home 'till eight."

I relaxed and settled back into Fang's arms. "Where's Angel?"

"Sleepover. Or something like that."

"Cute." I girnned. After a while I said, "I like this."

"What? Sex?" Fang smirked.

I rolled my eyes. "I meant, this. Time to ourselves. Relaxing. Just us. You know?"

Fang smiled and hugged me tighter. "Yeah, me too."

I raised an eyebrow. "And not because I'm naked?"

Fang rolled his eyes and kissed my temple. "You with or without clothes."

I smiled, happy. "Good answer."

We said nothing else, just laid there with our entwined limbs and sheets. After a while, Fang spoke.

"Hey Max. I have a confession."

I perked up, curious. "Really? Do tell."

"Uh back in...sophomore year, before we were dating, I Uh...used to check you out." He mumbled the last part.

"What?" I heard him perfectly fine, but I wanted him to say it again.

"I used to check you out." He repeated louder.

"In what way?" Oh man, I was loving this.

"Like...today." He admitted. He wasn't looking at me, afraid I was angry.

I however, was amused and, I felt a smirk on my face. "Really? Oh my god!"

Fang nodded and risked a glance my way. Seeing that I wasn't angry, he sighed in relief.

I bit my lip, but then couldn't hold it in. I burst into a fit of giggles, probably causing Fang's ego to deflate. When I managed to calm down, I decided to have a little fun.

"You wanted to have sex with me! You wanted to have sex with me!" I know it was a stupid thing to say, considering what happened a couple of minutes earlier.

"I knew I shouldn't have said anything." He muttered to himself.

I stopped my giggle fit and calmed down. I pat his chest. "I'm sorry. I'm very flattered."

I settled back down in his arms, quiet. A small giggle escaped me.

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"Max! Fang's here to take you to school!" I heard my mum call up the stairs. "He's coming up!"

"Okay!" I called back.

Fang walked into my room just as I was stepping into my cheerleading skirt. He leaned against the doorframe and smirked.

"Hello, sexy." He greeted.

I stuck my tongue out and pulled up my skirt. "There, now where are my shoes?"

I found them and tied them up. "How do I look?" I asked Fang, placed one hand on my hip and posing.

Fang grinned. "Like a cheerleader. Though...that may be a problem."

He pointed towards my upper thigh. I looked down.

"Shit!" Just visible under my skirt, was a circle, probably in the shape of Fang's mouth. I lifted up my skirt and studied it in my full length mirror. "Why the fuck is there a hickey on my thigh?"

I rushed about my room looking for concealer and foundation. "Shit. Shit. Shit." I muttered under my breath.

Fang looked on, amused. I ignored him and carefully applied the make up on my leg. It slowly blended into my skin, hiding most of the bruise. You couldn't really notice it, unless you were looking at it close up and really, really concentrated. Hopefully.

"What do you think?" I asked Fang, bitting my lip.

"Can't tell." He answered.

"Really? I mean, you're not just saying that?" I asked.

"Yes. Relax, Max. You can't see it." He assured me. He wrapped his arms around me and kissed my neck softly. "But if I had it my way, I'd keep it there, so everyone knows you're mine." He whispered against my skin.

I rolled my eyes. "Nah, they'll probably think I'm easy or something like that."

He wrapped his arms tighter around me. "If anyone says that, I'll kill them."

"My knight in shining amour." I sighed dramatically.

Fang chuckled.

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When I arrived to my locker, I saw Rachel and Nat waiting for me. "Sup guys?" I asked cheery, somthing out of character for me in the morning.

Nat and Rach exchanged a glance. "Hey Max."

"What's going on?" I asked, sensing the uneasiness.

Rach bit her lip. "There's a rumor about Lissa."

"Has there even been a time when there hasn't?" I joked. When they didn't even crack a smile, I knew something was wrong.

"And Fang." Nat said.

I blinked. Not possible. "What is it?"

"She claims that she slept with him." Nat said, a matter-of-factly.

"He didn't do it." Rach replied defensive.

"You might not know the truth, Rach." Nat sighed.

"How can say that?" Rach exclaimed. "Fang never do anything like. Especially to Max."

Nat sighed, defeated. "I know. I'm going to kill that bastard with my bare hands. And that red-headed whore."

I stood there, shocked unsure what was happening. I was soon snapped out of my daze when Fang rushed towards me, with Luke threatening Fang; Sean holding him back.

"I'm going to fucking kill you Nicholas Smith. How dare you do that to one of my closest friends!" Luke called, thrashing in Sean's tight grip.

"Max! It's not true, I swear." Fang huffed. He looked like he had run a marathon. Just when I thought

I held my hand up, stopping everyone, trying to get my thoughts together. Lissa and her posse soon arrived, causing complete chaos.

"Hello Max." She smirked. "Hi babe." She winked at Fang.

He glared at her, killing her with his stare. She ignored his glare and winked at him.

Rachel stepped towards Lissa with her hands out in front of her. "I am going to strangle you, you fucking whore."

Lissa - well, everyone actually - stepped back, surprised at Rachel's threat. Nat quickly snapped out of it and grabbed Rachel, just as she was about to wrapped her hands around Lissa's neck.

"Did you hear Maxie? Your dear boyfriend, cheated." She smirked.

"You're a liar." Fang grounded out. He turned to me, worry clear across his features. "Max, she's lying. I would never."

"I believe you."

Fang smiled gratefully at me. I offered him a reassuring smile and entwined my fingers through his. I could tell this whole situation was really distressing him.

Lissa scoffed. "What? He's a cheater and a liar."

"Really? Then tell how when this cheating was going on." I asked.

"Last Friday," she smirked.

I almost snorted out loud. "Really? Last Friday? Then why is it that I spent the night with Fang and his house that day?"

Lissa's mouth dropped open. Everyone froze. Luke coughed and Sean let go of him. Nat's eyes widened and looked away, embarrassed. Rachel smirked at Lissa.

Lissa's posse eventually dragged her away. "I told you it wouldn't work!" One of them hissed at her.

Everyone looked away from her and towards Fang and I.

"Awkward." Sean commented.

"Finally did man!" Luke clapped Fang on the back. "No hard feelings?"

Fang nodded. "No hard feelings."

"I knew it!" Nat smiled sumgly at us.

I felt myself blushing, just realing now what I had slipped out. "Can we just, forget about this?"

Everyone nodded.

Rachel smirked. "For now."

We headed towards homeroom, Fang and I bringing up the rear.

"Is it just me, or was that like the Iggy and Jen incident?" I asked.

Fang nodded. "Yeah. Weird right?"

So the ending was... :/

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