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Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride. Sigh.

FPOV

God this waitress was annoying… Ach, why to these types of girls insist on showcasing their stuff? I know some guys liked it, but not me. Plus I was trying hard not to laugh at Max, who was looking at the girl as though she was deranged.

Then she said something really funny, "I believe we came here to eat Pizza, not boobs on a side plate, thanks." I laughed so hard, even though it wasn't really that funny. Just, I was so happy at the moment. Max was so different to other people. She actually had a sense of humour.

I stopped laughing eventually, and she just looked at me, a little pleased with herself. I could tell she didn't like the waitress either. I felt really connected to this girl, though I'd barely known her… what 8 hours? I didn't really hang around women.

Although there was something going on with Max. She seemed so strong all the time, but she was really skinny and fragile looking. Like she was going to break. She always seemed on guard, but against what? What could possibly hurt her? And her story about where she came from, seemed a little off. No she's hiding something big, which could really be bad. I felt resolved in my decision to help her. My new friend. I smiled at that thought.

"What are you smiling at, goofy?" she asked. I snickered and said, "Nothing, nothing. So," I paused. I decided to change the subject, "What are you going to take at college? We might have some classes together."

Instantly her big brown eyes became guarded, and she seemed stiffer. "Uh, what are you taking?" she asked, her eyes boring deep into mine. I shook my head, and said, "History, English and Drama. Favourite subjects I guess." I smiled, and then raised my eyebrows. She looked away and muttered, "Wow, I'm doing those exact same subjects."

I raised my eyebrows even higher, and hid my surprised expression. Exactly the same huh? Its like… she hadn't planned to TAKE any subjects. I laughed internally at the thought. "Well, that's weird, but cool." She nodded in agreement, and then said, "Yeah." She then smiled and said, "God I'm hungry." I laughed.

A new waitress (thank god) came with menus. She smiled and said, "I'm Amber and I'm your server for this evening. Just call me when you're ready to order. Do you want drinks?" Max nodded and asked, "Can I have coke please?" I ordered the same. I looked at the Menu and was pondering on what to get. Max was looking at everything with wide eyes, like she hadn't been to a restaurant before. I was suddenly curious, so I asked, "Do you cook Max? Or do you usually eat out?" She just looked at me and said, "I don't cook. When you want to be poisoned, call me to be your chef." I laughed and said, "Okay, just curious. I'll have to cook you pancakes sometime. He eyes lit up a bit and I gave myself a mental high-five. She continued, "I don't eat out. My… mum does the cooking." I gave her a look. She was acting so strange.

She then looked a bit guilty, and asked me, "Can I order three pizza's?" I looked at her in surprise, and said, "Yeah, go ahead. Wow you eat a lot! So different to any other girl. They would go for something fat-free and salady. What size?"

She laughed at me for a while, and crinkles appeared in the corner of her eyes. I decided I like making her laugh.

"I bet I could eat more than you!" she declared, eyes shining. I leaned back against my chair, pondering her declaration. She was so bluffing. She had NO idea how much I could eat when I wanted. "You're on!" I said, nodding. She looked so confident. I had to shatter it.

"Fine. Three pizzas' is the qualifying round. Then we go on garlic bread, until we can't eat anymore." She said, casually. She eyed me, waiting for me to yield. No way. I gulped and said, "Bring it."

Then she shouted, "Waiter! We'll have six large meatlovers each. Please." She never took her eyes off me.

"Keep your eyes on the prize Fang, keep your eyes on the prize." I chanted to myself internally.

* * * 2 hours later * * *

I lay on my bed, groaning. I guess 3 large pizzas and 2 garlic breads do that to you. Max had looked queasy as well. But she had come out victorious. How the hell had she done that? I had never seen a girl (or boy, im not sexist) eat so much. It wasn't human.

We had laughed all the way home. I was happy, and in pain from all the food I'd eaten. The restaurant had made about 300 dollars from us that night, but I didn't care. I had plenty of money, and Max had finally opened up. I walked her back to her dorm; I mainly scared about the school gang finding her. That wouldn't be pretty.

Ach, I simply had to find out what was going on in her life that was such a big secret. I'm going to ask her soon. She probably won't tell me, or lie about it, but I have to try.

Okay guys! Thats another chapter. Thanks again to all the reviewers!

because its the end of the year, im going to be really busy! So don't kill me if i don't update. I'll try to update at least ONCE a week, depending on the reviews i get :)

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