Faxness in this chapter! And its that kind you love! I have to make sure she's not mad at Fang so here goes.

Chapter 8

Max POV

Yes, I'll admit it. I, Maximum Ride, and the girls were so tired that we actually fell asleep at 6PM. You would too, if you almost got killed and had to fly all the way to New Mexico!

"Max!" a voice whispered in my ear. I merely batted the air and continued my sleeping.

"Max!" the voice repeated in my ear. I blinked my eyes open to see a looming dark figure. His hand covered my mouth, muffling a scream. He bent down and looked at me. It was Fang!

"What the-" he interrupted me. "Max, let's go out for a fly." he whispered, trying to quiet me.

"What?" I whispered. The last few times I had gone out with him alone hadn't turned out so well.

"Max, please." he said, pulling me out of the bed. I looked down. I was still in the same T-shirt and jeans I had worn yesterday.

"Uh, but. Sure." I finally gave in. If he tried anything, I'd kick his a-

"Come on." he said, pulling me out of the room, quietly closing the door behind us. There was a public balcony near our rooms. He dragged me toward it and unfurled his wings. This is quaint, I thought, unfurling my own. He balanced himself precariously on the balcony. I jumped up to stand my him.

"Let's go." he whispered, pushing himself over the edge. I quickly followed him, wind flowing under my wings. Just as we neared the ground we began to flap fast. I pushed myself up, spiraling into the night sky. I dipped a few feet until my feathers gathered the air like sails. I smiled, feeling the wind under my wings. Man! Flying was just too great.

We flapped through the air, not speaking to each other, just enjoying the night.

Soon, we were near the border, between Texas and New Mexico. Swooping lower, I spotted a nice park-like place with benches. Good, I was getting tired anyways. I motioned to Fang for us to land and we coasted lower, finally landing. Breathing hard, we sat on a bench, leaving our wings out. The bench was just wide enough for are wings to have enough room.

"Why did you want me to come out?" I asked pathetically. I didn't know what else to say.

"Why does there have to be a reason?" he asked, looking at everything. "What's up with us?" he asked suddenly, catching me off-guard.

"What are you talking about?" I gulped. "What us?" I asked, feeling uncomfortable.

"You and me… together." he said, not looking at me.

Great, that… I gazed away, feeling embarrassed.

"I'm sorry for Brigid Dwyer and the Red Haired Wonder." he said, slightly smiling. I turned toward him.

"You shouldn't have to be." I muttered, feeling a bit guilty. Okay, it wasn't completely his fault about the Red Haired Wonder and I… took it too far with Brigid.

"Max?"

His face was blank and I couldn't see much emotion in the dim light. I felt him scoot closer along the bench, his wing barely touching mine. The heat from his breath warmed my face and I turned crimson. Did we have to work this out now? When I was just starting to get comfortable.

"What do you want me to do, Max?" he asked, scooting a bit closer.

"I'm not sure." I said, feeling embarrassed. This was getting uncomfortable for me by a lot.

He looked me straight in the eyes. "Look, we don't like seeing each other with other people, do we?" he asked, not taking his gaze off me. I shook my head, no. It was too hard to say it.

"So, what can we do to solve that problem?" he asked, scooting so close that he was face to face with me.

"I don't know." I whispered, not knowing what to say. What was I supposed to say? He grabbed my hand, and I got goose bumps.

"This." he said and before I could say anything, his mouth touched mine. I tried to say something, but Fang's fingers trailed up my neck, holding me in place. He kept his lips against mine, kissing determinedly.

Oh my god, I thought. Then, something amazing happened. I started to kiss him back, grabbing his hair. Wow, me kissing Fang back. It was impossible. He stared at me with dark eyes, holding me.

Suddenly it was all over. I pulled back gasping and watching Fang do the same. What happened now?

"What do I do?" asked Fang, surprising me.

"Whaaat? You have been trying to kiss me for so long and you don't know what to do!" I said in disbelief.

"Well, you haven't exactly let me finish before." he said, smiling. I just stared at him.

Then he was up. He picked me up and held me in his arms. Okay, I have to admit I really didn't like that. Just because he was the boy and I was the girl didn't mean he was going to treat me like I couldn't walk. I pushed away from him, hoping I wasn't being difficult. Wait! I was always difficult. Kissing him must of made me go insane.

"I can walk… or, uh, fly." I told him. He smiled.

"Fine by me." he said. I didn't smile. Things were still going to be uncomfortable between us. I spread my wings out further and took a running leap, Fang following me. We flew back to the hotel in silence. God, I have just kissed Fang, I thought, distracted.

See, I knew you were crazy about each other, said Voice.