WARNING! ANOTHER TERRIBLE UNEDITED BADLY WRITTEN SHORT CHAPTER AHEAD! MAY CAUSE EYEBALLS TO FALL OUT DO TO HORRIBLENESS. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!

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"Teenagers. Everything is so apocalyptic." ― Kami Garcia, Beautiful Creatures. (Amazing book series by the way!)

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Max's POV

"I'm not so sure of this dress anymore guys" Ella self-consciously spoke as she looked herself over on the mirror.

"What? You have to be kidding me, Ells! Not only does that dress totally go with your skin tone, it seriously shows off your killer curves! You look amazing!" Nudge screeched.

I had to agree with Nudge. Ella looked absolutely beautiful in her loose short white dress. She had on a strapless sweetheart neckline dress that was bejeweled to no end on top and the jewels greatly decreased until there was none all the way to the bottom. The dress also did indeed hug her petite body and show off her curves. Iggy was one lucky guy. If only Ella saw it to.

"Nudge is right, Ella! Anyways, the dance is literally an in hour so there's no time to change your mind." I said as I checked myself in the mirror.

The Winter Formal is tonight and I was beyond excited. This was actually the first dance I have ever attended. I would always move from a school every time a dance began to approach so I had never been able to attend one first handedly other than what people have told me.

So with only an hour left, us girls were already ready. Now when I say us, I mean Ella and I. Nudge was still going frantic, making sure she was perfect. She had woken Ells and I extra early at six in the morning so we can start getting ready. We went and got our nails and Nudge went and got her hair professionally done while Ella and I decided to do ours at home. Why pay for so much money for a hairdo you are only going to have for one night?

Anyways, we've spent all day pampering ourselves to perfection, or close to perfection one can get. Fang better appreciate the fact I actually went through all this just to look pretty for him tonight. True, he might not have asked that from me but it's the Winter Formal!

"Nudge, can you make sure I'm zipped all the way up?" I asked.

"Ya, sure." She said as she came over. "Looks good! Goodness, Max. You look hot yourself! Fang definitely has some eye candy to look forward to! Don't be surprised if he beats another guy up for checking you out!" She teased.

"I could say the same to you but I know that no other guy well look at you for too long. You'll be too busy lip locking with Jake. Most likely in some classroom on the teacher's desk." I said.

"Can't say that won't happen." She laughed before continuing to apply makeup on herself.

Nudge was taking forever. She was still in an oversized t-shirt, Jake's I might add, and some short cupcake shorts. She has yet to put on her dress.

Now you might be curious how my dress looks. Well, it was obviously blue because no other color is good for me. It's a soft light baby blue and despite everything that is me, I was actually a short above the knee length dress. Even though when I went dress shopping I was clearly looking for a long dress, Nudge forced me into this one just for laughs but I ended up falling in love with it. It was tight on top but not too tight that I couldn't breathe and right on the waist line it's loose. It's also a layered dress that seemed liked it's randomly torn pieces of fabric in a very fashionable way I might add. It's perfect for the occasion yet me at the same time. Except for the glitter on the dress, I love everything about it but beggars can be choosers, right?

Now about the shoes, no matter how many times my mom and best friends begged me to wear heels, I declined it. Me, Maximum Ride in heels? Hah! Hilarious right? So I improvised. No, I wasn't wearing flats but instead I was wearing some sparkly matching high tops. Yes, you heard me correctly. High tops. Hey, chef don't judge! Wait, what? Remember when I said I'm going mad? I'm seriously questioning my sanity at the moment.

"So Max, are you ever going to tell us what happened at lunch yesterday? You know, randomly combusting into tears?" Nudge said through the closet door. I'm assuming she's finally putting on her dress.

"I honestly don't know what came over me. I guess the little chat I had with Brigid and Dylan got to me, and before you ask, no I'm not going to tell you what we talked about. It's a private matter."

"Don't worry, I wasn't gonna ask anyways. So are you on your monthly or something because not only is it rare for you to even cry, I believe it's even rarer for you to just cry. I mean, you were perfectly fine mere seconds before" Nudge said, voice muffled my the somewhat closed door.

"No" I said. I'm still trying to figure out what came over me yesterday. I guess I just became emotional when I heard about how Brigid was being treated and Ari's comment just finished the job of letting the water works flow.

"OHMYGAWD! Can you possibly me pregnant?!" Nudge shrieked, storming out of the closet.

I felt my eyes pop out of their sockets at Nudge's suggestion. Even Ella went pale at her words.

"What?!" I screeched in a very high pitch voice.

"I mean, if you weren't on you monthly and plus you have an extremely hot boyfriend it's only reasonable to assume that-"

"What? No! Fang and I haven't done anything and I'm still a proud virgin!" I interrupted with flaming cheeks. I hated having these types of conversations with Nudge, especially considering how open she is with the topic.

"Are you serious? Snizels!" Nudge said with a disapproving shake of her head as she let out a low whistle. I quirked my eyebrows.

"What?" I asked.

"Nothing. It's just that you two are practically attached to the hip yet you haven't even taken it to like fourth base?" She asked as if this was hard to believe.

"No and I don't see the rush in it. Call me cliché but I want my first time to be special and yes I love Fang an all but the time also has to be special. I'm not quite ready and he isn't forcing me to do anything. In fact he hasn't even hinted anything!" I defended.

"That's because Fang's too much of a gentleman for his own good. Honestly tell me, when you two are in a very heavy make out session, who usually pulls away first and ends it?" Nudge asked as she crossed her arms.

I thought back to all the times Fang and I have actually you know, "made out". It isn't often. Sure we kiss but it rarely leads to anything else. It always in a teasing manner now that I think about it. It's either that Fang cracks a joke ruining the mood, or tickles me, or we get interrupted.

"Actually, he actually ends it. Well not on purpose but we kiss, he cracks some joke or something, and we both end up laughing our heads off forgetting about what we were doing." I thought out loud. "Anyways, I don't really care. A relationship doesn't revolve around sex you know, at least it shouldn't." I shrugged and went back to adjusting my dress.

"Whatever you say Max, but don't be surprised if goes looking somewhere else" Nudge said.

"Nudge!" Ella scolded her.

"What! I'm just saying. He is a hormonal teenager after all. He had needs. It's our job to satisfy those needs."

"That's the stupidest thing I ever heard." I couldn't help but snap.

"Okay, okay! Whatever" Nudge sighed and put her attention back on herself as she made herself perfect.

"Don't listen to her, Max. I love Nudge and all but considering she's a hopeless romantic, she wouldn't know about the fact that there are good guys out there." Ella whispered into my ear. I nodded. She was right. Nudge doesn't know the first thing about what Fang and I have. Yet why do I feel this pit in my stomach now? I shook it off. No, I wasn't going to let it get to me. Especially not tonight.

Fang's POV

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All day I had felt only one feeling. Nervousness.

Maybe it was the fact that this was my first real dance with someone special, not some random girl I had to take thanks to losing a bet against Ari. Maybe it was the fact that this was Max's first dance and I wanted to make it memorable. Or maybe it was the fact that I was feeling really self-conscious at the moment. Yes you heard me correctly; I, Fang Peirce am feeling self-conscious. If you ever dare tell anyone I'd instantly deny it so don't even bother. I'm more than capable of throwing a punch.

So as I waited for Max in living her living room with her brothers as they also waited for there dates, I couldn't help but think of the worst possible scenarios that could possible occur. For example maybe I don't make it memorable and I make it a complete let down. Or maybe I word vomit and end up saying something bad and end up doused in punch, most likely spiked, as everyone ooh's. It's even possible I catch her making out with Dylan or even Sam. I shook my head at the last thought. No, Max would never do that. I really need to stop watching so many cliché chick flicks with Max. They're starting to get to my head.

"What the freak is taking them so long?" Jake impatiently groaned. I had to admit that Jake looked beyond weird with his dark suit. Well, I'm one to talk. I'm no better after all.

"They're girls, what do you expect?" Iggy shrugged as he played some game on his phone.

"I would have expected them to have been ready within twelve hours!" Jake huffed.

"Actually we were ready ages ago. Well Ell and I were. Nudge is still making herself pageant worthy." A voice suddenly spoke up. I turned and sure enough there was Max and Ella as they entered the living room.

I could only think one thing as I saw her.

She looked beautiful.

From her perfectly curled long blonde hair that had some sort of braided headband made out of its own hair down to the simple makeup she wore that showed off Max's natural beauty down to the dress that perfectly hugged her curves and I couldn't wait to have my arms around her perfect petite waist.

I felt something kick me. I looked over only to find an irritated Iggy.

"Dude, that's my sister. You can check her out later" He scoffed under his breath. I rolled my eyes at him and simply shrugged him off. Max decided to take a seat next to me despite the fact that I was sitting in a recliner so she pretty much ended up sitting on my lap, not that I minded that is.

Though Max and I didn't usually show much affection towards each other in front of others let alone her brothers, it seemed neither of us minded tonight. Max happily made herself comfortable on my lap. I couldn't help but rest my head on her shoulder, breathing in her amazing intoxicating smell and wrap my arms around her waist just I wanted to. Max seemed to enjoy this and relaxed herself into my arms.

Though I would have expected Iggy to say something, he was too busy drooling over Ella who was currently sitting beside him.

"So is your mom going to take pictures or something" I whispered into Max's ear, causing her to shiver in which I smiled at.

"N-no" she cleared her throat. "We pretty much kicked my mom and dad out. I think Nudge will take enough selfies for us to capture the moments." I couldn't help but agree.

"Who's ready to party?!" Nudge's chirpy voice suddenly spoke.

"About time" Iggy and Jake said in unison as they shot up.

It's show time.

Max's POV

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We had entered the dance when it was at full swing. Teenagers were laughing and dancing everywhere, some obviously drunk, as the few amounts of adults supervising struggled to keep everything controlled and I knew it was only a matter of time before they just gave up it let everyone be.

Now before you get mad at me, I am a teenager. Valid excuse? No. But it's all a got and it's a night to just let loose after all.

The punch had obviously gotten spiked long ago and everyone was happily getting drinks from it. Myself included. Well I wasn't happily drinking it. Just two cups. Despite apparently being a lightweight I wasn't drunk, just 'loopy'.

Fang also let loose tonight and took a drink of his own which most likely is the reason why he also agreed to dance with me. None of our friends seemed to be around which I didn't even think twice of. Nudge and Jake probably found a perfect desk to get it on in a classroom and Iggy and Ella were most likely making out somewhere considering Iggy wasn't himself either. But Ella being Ella refused to even get near the intoxicated punch. Her loss.

Not gonna lie, I've never felt like such a teenager and I absolutely loved it. From the fact that my boyfriend and I were somewhat drunk at a 'dance' (even though it was pretty much a party considering the adults had officially given up and some even left) to the fact that I was freaking drunk with my boyfriend at a dance! Or maybe the fact that sometime in my daze Fang and I had moved out of the gym and we were currently in the dark empty hall eating each other's faces off?

We're young and reckless. I needed this and I'm loving every second of it.

I'm so sorry! I'm doing a lousy job at being a writer! I've just been crazy busy and I'm afraid it's going to continue but don't worry, I'll still being doing my best to update.

Though I wasn't fully done with this chapter and it's really bad, I decided that you guys deserved an update so I decided to split it up into two parts. I'll update as soon as I can, scout's honor!

Question of the Chapter: Do you think its okay for teenagers to drink at least once because will, they're teenagers? Just curious.

My response: I honestly believe that there is never an excuse to drink underage. Nuff said.