"Why did I let you talk me into this?" Max muttered, looking at the ground as the forests below gradually gave way to shrubs and desert.

"Because, you love me… This much." Fang laughed, spreading his arms underneath huge black wings. Max let out an exasperated sigh. She angled down and folded her wings, dropping about ten feet before flipping around and unfurling, facing the other direction. Fang, anticipating her move, had wheeled around and was hovering vertically in her path. Max back winged, so as not to run into him, pulling up to face him so they were virtually "standing" on air, glaring at each other.

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"Is that a Picture of me? In your locker?!" Max asked from behind Fang. He quickly slammed to door shut.

"Like I don't see enough of you already." He muttered, but he was fumbling with his lock and his face had gone red. Max snatched the door open. There was in fact, a collage of photos pasted to the inside of his locker. Most were of the flock, some of him and the B-Ball team, and lots of Max. One in particular caught Max's eye. It was a candid shot of Max and Fang, curled up together in the backseat of the Martinez's van, after the destruction of the school. Ella had snapped it, but Max had no idea fang had kept it. She was suddenly speechless.

'How'd we get so messed up? Why do we fight so much?"

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"What do you want Arianna?" Max muttered, happy feeling gone.

"You promised me a tutor session, Bio, remember?" Arianna held up her large Biology textbook. Max's shoulders slumped even more, if that was possible.

"Okay, I'm coming." She headed after her clone-sib, then turned and stepped back to Fang.

"We'll talk when we get home, Okay?" She told him. Not waiting for a reply, she planted a quick kiss on his lips, and then rushed after Arianna, planting a light punch in between the hybrid's wings.

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A/N: this has been a preview of Nothing Sinister, but High School. Please direct your attention that direction, Winged Disaster is Officially Complete, But the Story continues elsewhere.

E'Nox