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And did you hear what happened in Newtown, Connecticut? I feel so terrible for the people there. If you live there, or nearby, or have lost any loved ones, I am so sorry for your loss. My state's prayers are sent to you.

And, I've forgotten to do this, but here goes nothing:

Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride. JP does. I wish I did, though.

Anywho, here's chapter three of "Singing in Harmony, or Out of Tune?"

Max POV

*Deep announcer voice* "Last time on SIHOOT (Singing in Harmony, or Out of Tune?"

A hand grabbed my shoulder. "I'm sorry, Maxie." A deep voice said. I spun around. My eyes widened and shock and hurt pounded through my body.

Fang.

I almost died when I saw his face, mere inches away from my own. His perfect face, with the obsidian eyes, midnight black floppy hair, and his tanned skin. The pain pulsed through me, white hot.

And then I shut him out.

I grabbed his hand, which was still attached to my shoulder, and pushed him away. "Sorry doesn't cut it, Fang." I said. I hoped the hurt wasn't evident in my voice, though I'm afraid it was.

I pushed past him to see the band. Why waste perfectly good tickets to see a famous band? The strawberry blonde one, Iggy, I think, spoke up first.

"So, you must be the mysterious Max Fang always rambles about." He said, smiling cheekily at Fang. I whipped around to see Fang looking down at the floor, blushing. Wait… Fang was blushing? Max: 1, Fang: 0. I win.

I turned back to face Iggy, and talked before Fang could start his protests. "Yeah, I'm the legendary Max all right." I responded. "And this is my sisters, Ella and Nudge." I gestured carelessly to them as I spoke their name.

"Yeah, well, I'm Iggy, and this guy here is Gazzy." Iggy's eyes remained on Ella, though, while Gazzy had his trained on Nudge through the introduction. Nudge caught Gazzy's gaze, and held it for a second, before they both dropped it to the floor. The silence stretched on for a minute, which seemed like an eternity.

I coughed. "Well, this is awkward." I remarked, rolling my eyes. Iggy smiled sheepishly. "It most certainly is." Fang remained silent behind me. After another second, Iggy jumped to his feet.

"Well, let's not let the awkward past waste your passes! Let's go on a tour of the backstage, how 'bout?" I nodded, and Ella smiled. Oh no. I prayed to God that Nudge would just nod or smile like me or Ella. But no, I guess my reputation had proceeded me, because my prayers fell flat.

"Yes, that would be sooooo awesome!" Nudge squealed. "I have so many questions! How old are you guys? How did you meet? Gazzy, Iggy, Fang, do you guys have girlfriends? What are their names? My name's Nudge. Wait, no, you already knew that. Well, it's actually Monique, but I thought that sounded so boring, and everyone had to nudge me so I would shut up, so Max dubbed me Nudge, and it stuck. At least I'm not the only person here with a weird name! That would be so embarrassing! I mean, you're Iggy, and you're Gazzy, and you're Fang, so I'm not alone! What are your real names? Why did you change them? I mean mmmmpfffttt-" Ella and I both put our hands over her mouth at the same time.

Fang was emotionless, as usual, Iggy looked a little lost, and Gazzy looked… dreamy?

Gazzy said, "Well, we're all nineteen. We met at an arts program during high school. We're all single, Iggy broke up with Tessa Parks about a month ago, though. Monique isn't that bad. Fang is Nick, Iggy is James, and I'm Rob. Fang bit a teacher in kindergarten, Iggy is short for Ignite, cuz he's a pyro like me, and Gazzy is for… um… confidential reasons. You're sure to find out soon enough, if you hang out with us for a while."

"Oh that would be totally cool!" Nudge began, but I cut her off with a stern look, and a "Nudge. No." She nodded back.

"So how about that tour?" Ella asked, trying to stop Nudge from ranting more.

Iggy smiled gratefully at her. "Sounds good." They made for the door, and I trailed after.

A hand gently touched my shoulder. "Max?" Fang whispered. "Can we talk?" I sighed, and told the others to go on without us. He pulled me back to the lounge room, the room we were in before.

He took a deep breath. "Max, I'm sorry." I cocked an eyebrow. "Oh yeah?" I asked. "Yeah." He said determinedly. "I'm so sorry. I wish I could stop that day from ever happening. It was the worst mistake of my life. And yes, I know nothing I could ever do could make it up to you, but that won't stop me from trying. I never stopped loving you. I was just drunk that day. The party got a little uncontrollable, and Lissa threw herself at me. I'm so sorry." That brought back memories. They flooded back in a tidal wave of betrayal (AN: Yeah, I'm cheesy, so what? Sue me. Actually, don't.) and I was washed away into a flashback.

Flashback:

I was at Fang's after championship game party. The football team, under Fang's lead, had won the championship game in our senior year. It couldn't get better than that, right?

Fang and I were dancing. After a little, Fang told me he was gonna get a drink, and I left for the bathroom. We would meet up again in five minutes. So I did my business and came out of the bathroom. I waited at the specified point, the middle of the dance floor, for fifteen minutes. Fang had disappeared. I looked for him everywhere. The kitchen, the dining room, the living room. Then I remembered the upstairs. I walked up the carpeted staircase, the tension in my stomach mounting with each step. I reached Fang's bedroom, the one at the end of the hall. Muffled noises came from inside. I braced myself, and opened the door.

On his bed, Fang was on top of a redhead girl, his shirt off, making out with her. Luckily, nothing else was off and on the floor. Fang looked up and saw me. Even as drunk as he was, he still had some consciousness. He got off the girl, and when I saw who it was, acid burned in my stomach. Lissa Greene, the school beach. (AN: That was purposeful, remember, I don't like cursing.) The pain lanced through me like a knife. Fang stumbled towards me.

"Max." he mumbled. "It's not what it looks like." The pain was buried for a second by white hot fury. "No, Fang, I'm pretty da*n sure it's exactly what it looks like."

Fang blanched. "No, Maxie, it was a mistake. I still love you." I glared at him, trying desperately to mask the agony that was building up inside of me. Tears slipped down my cheeks. Traitors. "Obviously NOT Fang, otherwise you wouldn't be making out with this beach!" I screamed. I stomped over to Lissa, and punched her good and hard in the nose. Blood ran out. "Oops." I sneered. Then I walked over the man I loved, the one who betrayed me. And you know what I did? I kneed him where the sun don't shine, and he went down like a sack of bricks. Then I ran from the room, the tears streaming down my face.

End flashback

"Okay, Fang, I'll believe you're sorry when you prove it to me. Then we can talk." And with that, I turned on my heel and stalked off to catch up to the others.

AN: So, that's a wrap for now! I might put up chapter four today, if you review! Haha, just kidding, I'm not one of those people who refuse to update until they get a certain number of reviews. It's just not how I roll. However, it would be nice to see some support! So far, you guys have been doing awesome, and every time I check on my story to see what's happening, I see your reviews, and my day gets so much better! Thank you all! R&R! Replies below:

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