I'm baack. Here's more story, I don't have much to say. Disclaimer: Still don't own Maximum Ride. :(

Sitting in the dark, I watched the sky. For hours on end, I waited for her to come back. I know I had broken her heart, but if she wasn't going to come back, she would break mine. After about an hour or two of waiting, I decided to go look for her.

After flying through the small park we had stayed in for a night, I decided to walk through Bree's neighborhood. The streets were somewhat dark, and I was starting to wonder why they never thought of putting streetlights in. Then, I bumped into someone. Falling to the ground, I started to get up and felt a hand on my shoulder. "Jace?" a whisper said, coming out of the darkness.

Smiling, I said back, "Yes, Piper." I felt her arms wrap around my neck. I smiled at her, finding her face and holding it in my hands. "Where were you?"

"Looking for you," she murmured back, pulling me closer.

"Piper, I want to say sorry," I said, laying my forehead on hers and finally being able to see the hurt in my eyes.

"I should be saying sorry, I should've known you had a girlfriend back home." I saw a lone tear fall down her cheek as she said those words.

"I don't though, Piper. I don't know what me and Bree are, but I want whatever we had last night." Piper pulled away, and then pushed her head into my chest. I felt tears staining my shirt, and every one was like a dagger to my heart. I did this to her, and I needed to fix it.

"Piper, look at me," I whispered, stroking her hair. When she looked up at my face, I could still see tears in her eyes. "Baby, I love you. No one else, I swear. I want you, and it's killing me to see you cry. Please, Piper, stop crying."

Piper, looking into my eyes, whispered, "I want to trust you, Jace, I do. But my head won't let me. I've been betrayed, destroyed, by so many people. And it hurts to be betrayed by you. Jace, I don't know what to do!" She screamed the last words into the night sky, and I pulled her back toward me.

"Piper, I don't care what you decide to do, as long as you're happy. Just, remember me if you go fly off somewhere, would you?" Piper laid her head down on my shoulder, and I started to absentmindedly stroke her hair again.

"Jace," she whispered after a while, "you really do care. More than anyone else, and that means a lot to me." She looked back up at me, and there was a sparkle in her eyes. She touched her lips to mine, and I smiled slightly.

"Piper," I murmured when we broke apart. She fell back into my arms, crying again, and I still felt horrible for doing this to her. She had so much sadness in her life, and I had just added to it.

"Jace, shut up. Not even you can do anything now. Let's go back to Bree's house." I stared at her in amazement. I thought she was getting better, but apparently not.

"You sure?" I asked, wary of her idea. I didn't really need them in a fight right now, I already felt horrible enough.

"Yeah, I don't feel that good. Her house is a safe haven for now." Piper looked back up at me and I pressed my lips to her forehead.

"I'm so, so sorry," I whispered into her hair, and then stood up, her hand in mine. She almost fell over before I steadied her, and I looked into her eyes. "You sure you're okay?" I said, concerned.

"I don't know," she said shakily, and I walked her all the way home, my arm around her small waist.

When we got back to Bree's house, Bree was curled up on her couch. "Oh my God! Is she okay?" Bree said, jumping up and rushing over to us.

"I don't know. Let's just get her into a bed," I whispered, looking back at Piper. She was starting to look very pale. She tried to smile at me, but it looked more like a grimace. Bree took us to the guest room in the back of her house, and we laid Piper down on the bed. "Piper, are you okay?" I asked as Bree left the room. Wrapping my arms around Piper, I wondered if she was just drained from the day or something was physically wrong with her.

Sighing, she set her head down on my shoulder and said, "I truly don't know anymore." I felt so horrible, watching her as tears ran down her cheeks.

"Piper, I'm here for you. Just…I need to know what you're thinking," I said quietly after a bit of silence.

"I don't deserve to live," she whispered in my ear. My eyes widened, and I pulled her closer to me.

"Why would you think that?" I asked, now majorly concerned.

"I have nothing to live for now. I have no clue where my family is, and if they would even want a freak like me. I feel so…horrible and torn apart and worthless. No one cares about me anymore, and I don't need to burden you. Just, if I die, you'll be free to live with Bree."

"Why would you think that? I need you," I murmured. I was horrified that she was thinking things like that, and the tears streaming down her face made me shake. "Piper, I love you. Please don't do anything crazy." I was crying now too, and she looked up at me.

"Jace," she whispered, reaching her hand up to wipe away my tears. "Don't cry. I wasn't planning on doing anything. I just feel horrible right now." She laid her head down on the pillow behind me. "Good night, Jace," she whispered. She sounded exhausted, and I was worried.

"Okay, get some sleep," I whispered, taking the other pillow and a blanket off the bed.

"Jace, where are you going?" she asked, hurt creeping into her eyes again.

"I was gonna sleep on the ground, so I don't disturb you or anything," I said.

"But I want you next to me. Is that too much to ask?" she said weakly.

"Oh…of course not," I said, a smile creeping onto my face. I crawled into the bed next to her, and wrapped my arms around her waist. She smiled and put her head into my chest and we fell asleep like that, peaceful and innocent.

When I woke up, I was alone. Piper wasn't next to me. Stumbling out of bed and down the hall, I found Bree sitting at her kitchen table.

"Good morning, sleepyhead," Bree said, flipping through a magazine.

"Hey, where's Piper?" I asked quietly, hoping she was still here.

"She just left, she said she was going to the bridge," Bree said, and my eyes went wide. "Wait, Jace, what's wrong?" she said, getting up and putting a hand on my shoulder. I shook it off and ran out the door.

I flew quickly to the bridge, hoping that what I thought she was doing was not true. It was raining and foggy, so I could barely see in front of me. I found her standing on the edge of the high bridge, and she must've heard me walking through the rain, because she turned around. "Jace, I'm sorry." Then, she jumped off the bridge, diving straight for the raging waters below.

I ran to the edge and jumped off after her. Falling through the sky, I had one thought: I might die too. I didn't know if I would live, but I had to try to save her.

Cliffhanger (: Review, maybe?