YAY! Another update. I'm so glad I'm not grounded anymore! I have SO MANY ideas for this story alone, and then there are some other stories I want to write!

Max POV

We were waiting anxiously, we had already performed, and the winners were about to be announced.

The principal came on and announced the third and second place winners. We didn't hear 'Mutated' for either of them, so our spirits were kind of killed.

"And in first place..." Ferdinand said, "MUTATED!"

We were all so elated that when we got back to the room, we instantly started working on the album. I forgot to mention, the winner got to record an album on the school's recording equipment.

"I say we definitely put Break Your Little Heart in," I said. Holden had sung that one as payback to a girl who said she loved him more than anything, but cheated on him.

"What about the Ballad of Mona Lisa?" Emma asked. I had sung that one. It was actually really fun.

"Okay," Ratchet said, "Slow down, let's put this together tomorrow when we're thinking more clearly."

He was joking, but he still earned slaps (punches, either/or) from each of us.

TIME SKIP: THREE YEARS LATER~

Fang's POV

We had enrolled at a nearby boarding school. We were hoping to get away from all of the attacks. As I walked to class, a girl with long brown hair that reached down to just above her knees came up to me and whispered, "Something big's going down at lunch, spread the word."

The voice sounded like Max. Ever since Maya had cheated on me with Dylan and they both left, I realized just how much we needed Max. Not just me, we. The Flock agreed with me. But we didn't find her and I doubt we ever will.

At lunch, I was about to sit alone, when I saw the girl from earlier sitting alone, with no food, near the stage. I went over and sat across from her. Her back was to the stage and she was scanning the crowd.

"Who are you?" she asked. She knew who I was. She had to recognize me.

"Nick- who are you?"

"Max," she said, "Sorry, I gotta go."

Her hair was straighter now that she had grown it out. It was so pretty long. I can't believe what I'm writing. Please ignore the last three sentences.

As I started eating. I heard something come from the stage. When I looked up, I saw the curtain was moving to reveal Max, Ratchet, Holden and two others. Max was playing a bass, Holden the lead guitar. A boy with brownish-blonde hair was on drums and then a girl who looked like him, only with BRIGHT highlights was taking the rhythm guitar.

Ratchet walked out and started singing.

(Check Yes Juliet by We The Kings)

Check yes Juliet
Are you with me
Rain is falling down on the sidewalk
I won't go until you come outside
Check yes Juliet kill the limbo
I'll keep tossing rocks at your window
There's no turning back for us tonight

[Chorus:]
Lace off your shoes
Here's how we do
Run baby run
Don't ever look back
They'll tear us apart if you give them the chance
Don't sell your heart, don't say we're not meant to be
Run baby run, forever will be
You and me

Check yes Juliet
I'll be waiting
Wishing wanting yours for the taking
Just sneak out and don't tell a soul goodbye
Check yes Juliet
Here's the countdown:
3,2,1 now fall in my arms now
They can change the locks, don't let them change your mind

[Chorus]

We're flying through the night
We're flying through the night
Way up high
The view from here is getting better with you
By my side

Run baby run
Don't ever look back
They'll tear us apart if you give them the chance
Don't sell your heart, don't say we're not meant to be
Run baby run, forever will be
Run baby run, don't ever look back
They'll tear us apart if you give them the chance
Don't sell your heart, don't say we're not meant to be
Run baby run, forever will be
You and me
You and me
You and me

"You guys like that?" Ratchet asked. All the guys fist-pumped while the girls were squealing and swooningl, "Well, Emma here is going to sing one of our newest songs. It's called Homecoming. Enjoy!"

(Homecoming by Hey Monday)

Homecoming, I'm coming
My sweet mistake
Summer's over, hope it's not too late
I'm pacing, impatient
Up in my head
Taken back to the sidewalk where we met

And carved out our names
Do you remember that?

I'm coming home, I'm coming home
Did you take off while I was gone?
I missed it all, I messed you up, I missed you
I'm coming home, I wanna know
When all the leaves begin to fall
If I'm falling, falling apart for you

Descending, I'm spinning
Lost all defense
How could you swallow me again?
I left you, I meant to
Couldn't let you in
Never mind a single word I said

Carve out your name
Do you remember that?

I'm coming home, I'm coming home
Did you take off while I was gone?
I missed it all, I messed you up, I missed you.
I'm coming home, I wanna know
When all the leaves begin to fall
If I'm falling, falling apart

You've got control of me
Is this the end of me?
'Cause I just can't cut up the strings
I'm coming back for more
Don't let your heart go
Please don't walk away

Homecoming, I'm coming, I'm coming back

I'm coming home, I'm coming home
Did you take off while I was gone?
I missed it all, I messed you up, I missed you
I'm coming home, I wanna know
When all the leaves begin to fall
If I'm falling, falling apart

I'm coming home, I'm coming home
Did you take off while I was gone?
I missed it all, I messed you up, I missed you.
I'm coming home, I wanna know
When all the leaves begin to fall
If I'm falling, falling apart for you.

Emma was amazing, and I didn't even notice the Flock had sat next to me.

"Okay guys," she said, "Since this is our last year here at this place, we want to make it our best. We've really loved it here and we hope you guys love us just as much as we love you! In a non-creepy way of course. I mean, the only one of us that is free is Lex, so... yeah. Anyways, we are going to be doing TWO concerts a month instead of one. They'll all be here, in the cafeteria. Also, if you want, we can do covers of specific songs. Like I said, this is going to be our BEST year ever. Now, for Max to sing her newest hit, Fences."

(Fences by Paramore)

I'm sitting in a room,
Made up of only big white walls and in the hall
There are people looking through
The window in the door
they know exactly what we're here for.

Don't look up
Just let them think
There's no place else
You'd rather be.

You're always on display
For everyone to watch and learn from,
Don't you know by now,
You can't turn back
Because this road is all you'll ever have.

And it's obvious that you're dying, dying.
Just living proof that the camera's lying.
And oh oh open wide, 'cause this is your night.
So smile, 'cause you'll go out in style.
You'll go out in style.

If you let me I could,
I'd show you how to build your fences,
Set restrictions, separate from the world.
The constant battle that you hate to fight,
Just blame the limelight.

Don't look up
Just let them think
There's no place else
You'd rather be.

And now you can't turn back
Because this road is all you'll ever have.

And it's obvious that you're dying, dying.
Just living proof that the camera's lying.
And oh oh open wide, 'cause this is your night.
So smile.

Yeah, yeah you're asking for it
With every breath that you breathe in
Just breathe it in.
Yeah, yeah well you're just a mess
You do all this big talking
So now let's see you walk it.
I said let's see you walk it.

Yeah, yeah well you're just a mess
You do all this big talking
So now let's see you walk it.
I said let's see you walk it.

And it's obvious that you're dying, dying.
Just living proof that the camera's lying.
And oh oh open wide, yeah oh oh open wide.
Yeah, oh oh open wide,
'Cause you'll go out in style.
You'll go out in style.

Max was even better than Emma or Ratchet. The song was such a reminder of our past though. And that wasn't very cool.

"Okay guys," Max said, "You can all vote on which song we perform next. We DO have a concert TOMORROW night. So which one, Ballad of Mona Lisa, Hello Broolyn, or would you like Lex and Holden to perform their duet of We Are Broken?"

The loudest shouts were for Hello Brooklyn. Max took bass, and Ratchet took the stage again.

(Hello Brooklyn by All Time Low italics is Ratchet and bold italics is Max)

This city is so pretty
Under moonlit skies we'll be hanging like a cigarette
So stunning start runnin'
Tonight's like a knife would you cut me with your kiss?

I bleed, red lips you're unbelievable
Can't miss this chance to take you out
Here's my invitation

Hello Brooklyn, Hey LA
Take the streets all night 'cause we sleep all day
When the world comes crashing down who's ready to party?
Hello Brooklyn, Hey LA
Coast to coast I'll take you down in flames
Let the good times roll we can let go
Everybody knows there's a party at the end of the world

Whoa, whoa, whoa, oh
Whoa, whoa, whoa, oh

This city was your city
Heels on the sidewalk beggin' for a backbeat
Don't worry I fight dirty
Tonight's like a right hook knock you off your feet

I'll be yours truly unbelievable can't miss this chance to take you out
Here's your invitation

Hello Brooklyn, Hey LA
Take the streets all night 'cause we sleep all day
When the world comes crashing down who's ready to party?
Hello Brooklyn, Hey LA
Coast to coast I'll take you down in flames
Let the good times roll we can let go
Everybody knows there's a party at the end of the world

Kiss it all goodbye tonight you've never been more alive (You're so alive)
You're not afraid to die and I can see it in your eyes, your eyes

Hello Brooklyn, Hey LA
Take the streets all night 'cause we sleep all day
When the world comes crashing down who's ready to party?
Hello Brooklyn, Hey LA
Coast to coast I'll take you down in flames
Let the good times roll we can let go
Everybody knows there's a party at the end of the world

London,
Tokyo,
Boston,
Frisco
DC,
Chicago,
Baltimore,
Toronto
(There's a party at the end of the world)
Memphis,
Rio,
Dublin,
Mexico
Paris,
here we go
Everybody knows there's a party at the end of the world

It was a good song, but I couldn't shake the feeling that something was going on with Max and Ratchet.

"Hey guys," Ratchet said, "Remember, tomorrow. Seven o'clock as always. Oh, and new kids, wherever you are, you're in our dorm so just follow us. As for that song, I know you think I wrote that, but Lex wrote that for a girl he likes," the girls started to flip out, "but he thought it would be better if Max and I sang it. So, as much as I would like to say I wrote that, I didn't."

They walked off stage as the lunch bell rang. The afternoon break was about an hour long, lunch being half an hour. We followed them up to dorm 227.

"Hey," Max said, " We can take you two," she gestured to Angel and Nudge, "In our room but the boys need to work out their sleeping arrangements."

"Nice seeing you Max," I said as she and Emma walked into their room, with Angel and Nudge hot on their heels.

She rolled her eyes and started talking with Emma. Girls.

And I'm finished. What did you think?