Hey! Sorry I haven't updated in a while! Anyways, 12 is really long, it's practically two pages in my word document...that's okay though. Lot's of FAX! =D

FYI, S.E. Hinton is a women, Max just doesn't know that. =D

Disclaimer : I don't own the Maximum Ride series or it's characters, but I do own these drabbles, so don't use them without my permission =]. Oh yeah, I don't own The Outsiders either.

12.) No Big Deal? -Max POV

Guess what? We were on the run. Yup. Again.

Except this time, it was the middle of winter, during a blizzard, and we were hiding out in a cave.

Falling asleep seemed impossible right now. The kids took the blankets and were huddled in a corner. They were all asleep, seeming perfectly fine, none of them shivering or showing signs of discomfort. Iggy was wearing a few sweatshirts, two pairs of socks, and thick pants. He was fine, too.

Fang was a few yards away from me on his laptop. He had on a few shirts and a sweatshirt, with a pair of sweat pants and thick socks. I had on knee-high socks with thick pants and two sweatshirts, but I was still freezing.

Gusts of wind occasionally blew into the cave, creating snow banks in the corners. I shivered at the wind while I watched snow falling out of the sky, white specs against the dark night sky.

Snow blew in the cave, covering me, but the flakes instantly melted into icy water. I shivered, my teeth chattering. That's it. "F-Fang?" I whispered, trying not to wake up the kids.

He closed his laptop and looked at me, raising an eyebrow. "Yeah?" He whispered back. His cheeks were flushed from the wind against his face.

"I'm c-cold..." I stuttered, feeling vulnerable

"Come here," he said, fumbling with his laptop and backpack.

I crawled towards him on my hands and knees, my teeth still chattering. When I got to him, he put his hands firmly around my waist and pulled me next to him. We laid down on the hard cave floor with backpacks as head pillows. He turned on his side, with his back to the wind, and held me close to him with one arm, the other stroking my hair absentmindedly.

I buried my face into his chest, taking in his warmth and trying to stop the shivers. He rubbed my back (below my wings) quickly to try to help warm me, but stopped when I stopped shivering. I looked up at him and smiled. He returned it with a smirk, then kissed my forehead.

"Thank you..." I whispered, feeling myself finally start to sleep.

"Welcome," he kissed the top of my head and held me tight to him.

*****

"IT SNOWED!" I heard the Gasman yell from the cave entrance.

"Sh, you'll wake Max and Fang up!" Nudge hollered back. Then she giggled.

Too late, I felt like saying. Oh gosh, we slept together!

Fang was sleeping on his back, and I was practically on top of him. My head was on the left side of his chest, his heart was beating at its quick, steady rate. My hands were on either of his shoulders, almost pinning him down. I opened my eyes slowly and found his face just inches away from mine.

His eyes fluttered open and focused on mine, then he smiled at me. "Morning, Max," he said, still looking down at me.

"Hey," I whispered, rubbing my eyes, then lifting up my head to look around the cave. Iggy was the only one in here. "Where'd the kids go?" I sprang to my feet instinctively, preparing for battle.

"Whoa, calm down," Iggy must have heard me jump up. "They went out for a quick fly, they'll be back soon."

"You let them go by themselves?!" I started walking towards the cave entrance, worrying. What if Erasers or robots were after them?

"Max! The kids were just here, they can't be too far." Fang called after me. I stopped and turned around. He was on his feet, walking towards me. "Iggy, go follow them. Max, stay here," He commanded.

"Fine," Iggy said annoyingly, running past me and out the entrance. "We'll be back in a while. Have fuuuuun!" His voice faded as he jumped off into the sky.

I watched as he disappeared through a cloud while stretching out my wings from being tucked in all night.

"Hey, Max?" Fang tapped on my shoulder. I tucked in my wings again and turned around, raising an eyebrow. "Come back to sleep..." He took my hand and pulled my back to the spot we were sleeping before. "You need it."

Instead of protesting or coming up with something witty to say like I normally did, I closed my eyes and curled into his arms. Sleeping together isn't a big deal...right?

13.) The Outsiders -Max POV

Being back at my mom's house felt so good. After sleeping in trees, on rocks, in caves, on beaches, and everywhere else, being able to lay down on a bed is luxurious. Trust me, beds should not be taken for granted. All of you sitting in your beds complaining to your parents about God knows what are just spoiled. You should feel blessed!

Sorry for my rant, but, it's just, uh!

Anyway, I was tucked under the bubble gum pink comforter, reading a book my mom had given me, titled The Outsiders, by some guy named S.E. Hinton. My mom said it was about gangs our something...and that I had to read it. The flock and I, we're like a gang. We get in fights a lot, and we're inseparable. That's what a gang is, right?

"What're you reading?" I practically jumped out of my bed when I heard the voice. I looked up, and Fang was leaning on my door frame, his arms crossed over his chest.

"Uh, The Outsiders. Mom gave it to me," I said, as he walked in the room.

He jumped up and over me, landing to my left on my bed. Literally. When you have wings, you can jump that high."Cool."

"Yeah, it's okay," I closed the book and put it on my night stand. "So, what're you up to?" I turned on my side to face him.

"Nothing much. Bored. Can I see your book?" He asked.

I reached backwards and grabbed the book, handing it to him. He lied on his stomach and opened it up to the first page, and started reading.

"Uh, Fang? What are you doing?" I asked. Was Fang really reading?!

"Reading. Are you going blind, or something?"

"No. Not funny!" Iggy's blind... "I can't believe you're reading!"

"Well believe it," He said, then looked back down at the book.

I scooted closer to him and re-read the beginning with him. He glanced at me out of the corner of his eye and smiled. He shifted a bit and rested his head in a hand and rubbed my back with the other.

The first sentence of the book: When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.

Guess who/what was on my mind? Fang, and being totally in love with him.