I yawned, feeling as if I had just gotten the best sleep in my entire lifetime.

That's when I felt the hands wrapped around my waist. Typical Max style, I panicked.

I curled up, still having my eyes closed, and kicked my attacker in the stomach. Whoever it was, they fell immediately onto the floor.

"Oof."

I knew that voice... Opening my eyes, I saw Fang, lying on the ground of the hotel room. Oh. Stupid reflexes.

He sat up and looked at me, glaring. I remembered what had happened last night, when he...when he kissed me. I touched my lips, did he hate me now?

"Fang...Fang I'm sorry! I didn't mean to! I'm so sorry..." He continued glaring at me, but the corner of his mouth twitched, letting me know it was a joke. Thank goodness.

I completely relaxed. Now that was a mistake. Fang pounced before I was paying attention, pushing me back over onto my back and starting to tickle me. I squirmed and laughed hysterically. Yes yes, Maximum Ride is actually ticklish.

Fang was grinning back at me, obviously enjoying my torment. I looked up at him and glared with all the strength I could muster. His tickling stopped for a moment, and he stared at me in shock.

That was all the time I needed. I flipped him over in one swift move, and sat on him. I proceeded to hit him with the pillows I grabbed from the hotel bed. His grin returned, and he pushed me off of him so that I hit the floor and threw the pillows at me so I fell over.

He came after, and tickled me while I tried vainly to whack him with the pillows.

We both were rolling around on the ground in this fashion when suddenly the door opened. We froze.

Five pairs of astonished eyes looked down at us, well one of them looking but not seeing, and one not really looking down since they belonged to a dog.

Nudge's mouth was hanging open in astonishment as Angel smiled gleefully.

"So what are they doing Gaz?" Iggy asked in a hopeful tone. Hopeful?

"Fang's lying on top of Max, and they both look like they've been fighting or something."

Iggy smiled wonderingly. "Seriously?! They're actually doing that in here?"

I felt like my entire face was going to explode from the intensity of my blush. I looked up at Fang who was silently laughing at me. I hit him on the head with a pillow.

Angel looked confused. "What do you mean by that Iggy?" Now Nudge was blushing, and the Gazman seemed confused as well. "Yeah Ig, what do you mean by that?

"Ummm...that..." Iggy stuttered. I figured it was time to step in before my little babies were corrupted by his teenage mind.

"Iggy, Nudge, Fang and I are not doing anything. We were merely having a pillow fight which is what caused all the noise."

"Oh." Iggy's expression deflated, he seemed to be disappointed. Nudge, however, visibly brightened.

I pushed Fang over onto the ground, and stood up, combing my now tangled hair with my hands.

"So. What do you guys say to breakfast?" They all looked enthusiastically at me as I picked up the hotel room telephone. "Hotel service!"

"Yes!" Their reply was unanimous, and I laughed. "Let's start ordering."

About forty-five minutes later, (It had taken us fifteen minutes to order all the food we wanted) we heard a knock at our door.

I went and was about to open it, still in my P.J's, but Fang shoved me out of sight and opened it instead. What was that for?

I heard a gasp from the other end of the room, (Fang's shove having left me sprawling in the corner next to the hotel bed) and let out a gasp of my own. I loved room service.

Five. Yes five! carts rolled into our room, each being led by a very tired looking guy who smiled as he saw me. I longed for a wonderful future in which robots replaced all the male staff in buildings. Though that wouldn't really help the problem of unemployment in the world. Maybe we could just brainwash them. Now that would be better, wouldn't it?

Happily though, they left rather quickly after being scared off by Fang's dark scowl. Fang could be rather intimidating at times, it's true.

We all sat down to enjoy our huge meal: a mix of french toast, pancakes, waffles, donuts, breakfast tacos, cereal, hot chocolate, and fruit. Delicious. Angel and Nudge had turned on the TV and were surfing through channels when I suddenly saw something. "Go back you guys."

They flipped back to the channel that had caught my eye.

"Good news for the rest of the world, South America is known for its dangerous civil wars and drug dealing, but could that be coming to an end? Look at this." The image switched from the man talking to a video of the streets in Columbia, covered in trash. There were many people there, all wandering around in the streets, talking to one another. That's when I noticed something strange. They were all smiling. Everywhere I looked, I saw smiles, there was no sign of anything negative at all. I gasped. Itex had already started.

The screen changed so that we were once again looking at the reporter. "This change has been a blessing to the people of Northern Columbia, and it is already spreading into Southern Columbia as we speak. The people are putting down their guns, their drugs, and are putting on smiles. We can only hope that this will influence the rest of South America as well." A commercial came onto the screen, promoting some sort of shampoo that apparently makes your hair strong enough to pull a...house? But I wasn't paying attention. Itex had already started their plan and we were sitting here in a hotel, eating?! I stood up.

"Finish eating while I'm talking to you. Nudge, turn off the TV this instant. Listen."

They all turned to me, their light spirits dampened with the seriousness of the situation. Someone held my hand and squeezed it reassuringly. Fang. It was hard not to blush but I managed not to.

"If you guys were paying attention, you would have noticed that Itex has already started their plan. This example of the people in Columbia was perfect evidence, those people are normally some of the most bloodthirsty, fear-crazed people in the world. But they're all there, just smiling? That's obviously not normal. We have to stop Itex."

The flock all nodded at me, paying attention to my every word. Fang spoke up.

"But Max, a whole country, maybe even a whole continent, is being saved by whatever Itex has given them. Is it right to stop that?"

I stared at him, amazed. But of course he was right, how could I have not seen that? I had been so caught up in the wrongness of the idea to realize it, but what if the drug that was brainwashing the people was a good thing? I shook my head, trying to figure it all out. An idea came to mind.

"Okay Fang, that's right, this drug, or whatever that's been given the people is making them happy, right? But! What if it has hazardous side affects as well? Here's what we need to do."

They all looked at me eagerly, and Fang smiled, as if he was proud. I somehow managed to collect my thoughts.

"We should break into Itex and get a sample of the drug so that we can take it to someone for it to be tested. That way we can figure out if there's anything bad about it, besides the fact that it's capable of brainwashing people. Sounds good?" They each gave me a thumbs up.

"Okay then! Let's pack as fast as we can, and then get out so that we can figure it out. Let's go!"

They all scattered into different rooms, leaving me, Fang, and Iggy by ourselves.

I went to the door, needing to pack my stuff as well. As I was opening the door, a pair of hard arms wrapped around my stomach stopped me. I twisted my head so that I could look up into Fang's gorgeous eyes. He smiled at me. "Max, you really are wonderful." He said as he kissed the top of my head. I decided never to wash that spot ever again. Well maybe I would.

I smiled at him, all my doubts and fears erased by his words. He made me so happy, too happy, I didn't deserve this wonderful feeling spreading throughout my body, I really didn't. Was it selfish for me to want it so much?

I kissed his chest, not being able to reach his face from the angle I was at. "I don't deserve you." I muttered. I pulled out of his embrace and went to the door.

"I'll pack fast okay?" I didn't want him to think I didn't like him hugging me, but I had to help clean up. "Okay." He whispered something in my ear and then closed the door behind me. I wasn't sure, but it sounded like he just said: "Max, I'm the one that doesn't deserve you. I love you."

My life was now complete. I mouthed the words, even though I knew he couldn't see them or hear them. "I love you too Fang."

I'm sorry if it's really long, I know it is but I just didn't feel like I could split it up into two chapters. Please review! Thanks for all the reviews I have so far and for reading! bye bye! Gabriella