A/N: Ok this is what I got done last night. I would have posted it but it was like 12 midnight, and my mom would have freaked if I was on at that time. I'm so happy that it's finally Friday. I still have homework but I have more time to finish it. I would apologize for not posting sooner but it's my teachers who should be apologizing. lol Anyways on with the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own any Maximum Ride characters.

Chapter 6

"Fang please I- I've got too much on my mind right now. Just spill it." I told him putting my head in my hands.

"Max if I knew how to explain it I would, ok, all I know is that I've been giving you a really hard time lately and I feel really bad about it, and lately I haven't been able to get you out of my head!" He said, his voice getting louder towards the end. I looked up and looked him in the eyes, surprised.

"Fang, did you really mean that?" I asked him incredulous to what he was saying.

"Max, I've never been more honest in my life and you're telling me you don't believe me!" He almost yelled.

"Look Fang if you were me you'd also have doubts. Recently whenever I try to talk to you, you end up getting mad and start yelling at me!" I yelled back at him.

"You're the one who starts the yelling most of the time, like just know!" He said back at me. I glared at him knowing he was right. I looked away from him and groaned out in frustration.

"I told you." He muttered under his breath.

"I heard that!" I shouted at him.

"I rest my case." He said looking at me. He got up and walked inside the restaurant.

I heard the door close and I brought my legs up to my chest. I lay my head on my knees. I felt alone, sitting there, watching families walk inside with their carefree children. A minute or so later I saw a couple walk inside and I lost it. How was it the least bit fair that they could live such a carefree life and we have such a screwed up one? I saw them walk inside and they looked so happy together. The guy said something to the girl and she started laughing. Why can't Fang and I be like that? What was I thinking, Fang and I were a lost cause and there was just no way. I felt a tear roll down my cheek and I brushed it away angrily. I got up and composed myself the best I could.

I walked inside and saw the flock all except for Fang sitting at a table in the corner. I walked over to the table and sat down. Angel and Nudge were talking, and so were Iggy and Gazzy. Nudge looked over at me with a questioning look in her yes. I looked away from her and down at my lap. Gazzy started talking to Angel and Nudge and Iggy scooted closer next to me.

"What happened Fang just stormed into the bathroom when he came in?" He asked me in a hushed voice so that everyone else wouldn't hear. I didn't say anything; I just sat there with an empty look in my eyes. Why were Fang and I always fighting? Why couldn't we all have a normal life? Why couldn't Fang and I be like that couple that I had seen walking in? I asked myself all these questions but I couldn't find an answer to any of them. All I knew was that it was my entire fault. I couldn't give the flock the normal life they deserved especially my little Angel and I should have let Fang finish what he had been trying to tell me. It had been important, I had been able to see it in his eyes, but it had frightened me and I hadn't known what to do.

"Max are you feeling alright?" I heard Iggy say but he sounded so far away. He turned me to face him; he felt my face to see if I was crying or something. I wasn't yet but I knew that I wouldn't be able to keep the tears from falling for very much longer. He took his hands off my face and I felt him squeeze my hand, as if reassuring me that everything was going to be fine, but everything wasn't fine and I couldn't see a way that it could be. I noticed Fang come up to the table and sit down across from me on the other side of the table. I didn't dare look at him. He probably hated me right now. I looked up and saw the couple again. The girl had her head resting on the guy's shoulder, they looked so happy together.

I couldn't take it anymore. I jerked my hand out of Iggy's and almost ran to the bathroom, locking the door behind me. I put my back against the wall and I started to cry, loud sobs at the beginning and slowly calming down after a couple of minutes. I was on the floor now with my legs folded up to my chest. I got up slowly my head feeling a little dizzy as I stood up. I walked over to the mirror and looked at myself. My face was streaked where my tears had rolled on my cheeks. I turned the faucet on and started to wash my face with the freezing water. When had things gotten so bad between Fang and me?

After my eyes started to clear up from crying, I fixed my hair with a bit of water and walked out. I walked over to the table and sat down not looking at anybody. Gazzy, Nudge, and Angel were still talking while stuffing their mouths with pancakes. I looked over at Iggy sitting next to me. He was eating quietly seemingly looking outside. I looked across from me at Fang and I noticed he wasn't eating. He was sitting looking at some spot on the table. (A/N: You know like when you're thinking about something you're looking at something but not really paying attention to it.) His hands were resting on the sides of his plate.

He suddenly looked up at me and our eyes met. I had expected to see pure hate in them towards me but instead I saw how hurt he felt and something that I had seen in my eyes in the bathroom earlier. It was a sort of longing in his eyes, a longing to love and be loved. It was like I was looking into the mirror again except I was looking at Fang. It struck me like a punch, I loved Fang and I hoped with all my heart that he felt the same. I didn't know how I could ever possibly live without him, or live with him knowing that he didn't love me the same way I loved him. Now that I knew that I loved him I needed him to know. I reached over across the table with my hand and put my hand on top of his. He looked at me surprised and I smiled at him, the first true smile I had given for the longest time. I saw the flicker of a smile form on his lips but being Fang he didn't smile all the way.

He took my hand and pulled it making me stand up after him.

"Hey." I protested.

"Iggy take care of them, we'll be right back." He said to me and the flock at the same time. I saw a smirk on his face as I tried to keep up with his pace. We walked outside and he led me to the alley where he had landed earlier. He scooped me up in his arms and I yelped from how fast he did so. He unfurled his wings and took off into the air. I hung onto him tightly still a little scared at not being able to open my wings. I kept my face pressed against his shirt not looking down until we landed in some woods. He sat down leaning his back against a tree still carrying me in his arms. I looked up at him and we looked into each others eyes for a long time. He started to brush my hair out of my face and I sighed at how good it felt. I closed my eyes and loving the feeling of Fang's strong yet gentle hands running through my hair.

"Max?" He stopped running his hands through my hair and turned my face so that I was looking at him.

"Hmm?" I said.

"Why do you think we always start fighting?" He asked with a wistful look in his eyes.

"I don't know, I've been asking myself that same question for what seems like forever." I said taking a chance and raising my hand up to his face and gently running it along his cheek and jaw line. He turned his face and lightly kissed the palm of my hand, sending shivers down my spine.

"People who really love each other fight a lot but that doesn't change how they feel." He said looking me in the eyes. I sat up in his lap and wrapped my arms around him.

"Fang I'm so sorry." I said starting to cry. He hugged me tightly and ran his hand through my hair.

"Max please don't cry, it's not your fault so stop blaming yourself." He said. I calmed down after a couple of minutes and noticed that I had wet his shirt.

"I wet your shirt." I said wiping my eyes.

"It's ok; we're going to the store later aren't we?" I nodded and he made me look up at him. He wiped what was left of my tears with his thumb and held my face in his hands. He moved my hair out of my face and he moved his face closer to mine. He kissed me gently brushing his lips against mine. I felt his tongue run along my bottom lip asking me if would let him keep going. I slowly opened my mouth and I felt his tongue, soft and warm run along mine. He gently bit my bottom lip making my legs turn to jelly. I sighed and wrapped my arms around his neck grabbing his hair in my hands as we kissed. It felt so right to be with him doing this and I wondered how I hadn't noticed how much I loved him before. We pulled away when we started to run out of air. I looked at him and smiled feeling the happiest I had felt in such a long time. He smiled back at me and stood up. He offered me his hand and I took it standing up. I hugged him and he hugged me back. He eventually somehow had me scooped up in his arms and he took off into the air.

As we flew I looked up at Fang and noticed he was also looking down at me. I took his face in my hands and brought him down to kiss him. He pulled away sooner than I would have liked and I looked up at him questioningly.

"You're going to make me fall if you keep distracting me like that." He said grinning. I laughed and snuggled into his chest until we landed in the alley behind the restaurant.

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