Wow! Thanks guys! I kind of freaked out with the amount of reviews and story alerts I got. I even got a couple of favourites, after only one chapter! So it kind of spurred me on to get this chapter up a bit quicker than I planned. I just hope that this story lives up to everyones expectations. Again, if you spot anything that could do with improving, let me know.

Disclaimer: Unfortunately Max and the gang aren't mine, the plot however is :)

On with the story :)

I stared at the boat in shock, trying to control my breathing and slow my speeding heart down. Inanimate objects are not meant to go ouch.

Slowly I reached forward and lifted the edge of the tarpaulin to find two pairs of eyes staring at me. One of the pairs was bright blue. They belonged to a little girl of about six, with curly blonde hair and a sweet look on her face. The second pair was brown and belonged to a little brown Scottie dog.

"Hi!" the girl said cheerfully.

"Um… Hi?" I said, it sounding more like a question than anything else. The little girl grinned at me then scrambled out of the boat, the dog following.

"Why did you put your bag in the boat?" she asked, then her eyes widened "Are you planning to stowaway?"

"Err…" I wasn't quite sure what to say to her. I had been planning to stowaway but now I had been discovered…

I frowned and decided to answer her question with one of my own

"What were you doing in the boat?"

The little girls' forehead crinkled in a frown. It made her look really cute.

"I was playing a game." She started to giggle "My brother thinks I'm fast asleep."

"Your brother? Won't he be worried when he realises you've snuck out and wandered on to a ship?"

The little girl giggled again "No silly, my brother owns this ship. As long as I stay on board he won't get too mad."

Shoot, well that definitely means I have to go.

"Well, it was nice meeting you err…"

"Angel" The girl filled in for me with a big grin. Huh, I couldn't help thinking that the name definitely suited her looks. "And this is Total" she finished, waving her hand at the brown dog that sat by her side.

I smiled "Well it was nice meeting you Angel and Total, but I think I probably should be going…"

"Oh." Angel looked disappointed "Are you sure you can't stay? I promise I won't tell anyone you're here." I reached in to the boat for my bag

"Sorry kiddo, I pretty sure your brother wouldn't want a stowaway." I turned back to her to discover that she was looking at me with her baby blue eyes wide and pleading

"Pleeeease." She begged. I hesitated, and she must have seen a moment of weakness pass across my face because, if possible, her eyes got even wider and her bottom lip jutted out in a pout. Even the damn dog was giving me a pleading look.

"I promise I won't tell! And I'll bring you food and water…" I tuned out her rambling for a few moments, weighing up my options. If I stowed away aboard this ship I would have someone who already knew I was here, which increased my chances of getting caught. On the bright side she would keep me fed.

On the other hand if I didn't stowaway, I would have to stay in town until another possible ship came in. And if I stayed in town I would be found and taken home. That would be very bad.

My life is never easy.

I sighed and Angel took it as a sign of defeat, which, in a way, it was. I didn't have much choice really. I had to leave town.

"Yay!" she cheered, clapping her hands together and jumping up and down excitedly.

"Shush, Angel…" I hissed, afraid the amount of noise she was making would attract attention. She stopped jumping and looked at me, a massive smile on her face.

"I didn't say yes yet." I said and immediately felt bad when her face fell.

I sighed again "Do you know where you're headed next?" I asked.

She shrugged "Port Ayres I think."

I bit my lip, Port Ayres was three or four days sail away. It was a big port, with plenty of ships coming and going and somewhere I would have a high chance of finding work.

"And when do you leave here?" I asked

"On the morning tide." Was the reply

I nodded slowly then crouched down in front of Angel, looking her directly in the eye.

"Ok Angel, I'll trust you and stay on board. But only till we get to Port Ayres. After that I'll have to go, ok."

She beamed at me then threw her arms around my neck. I patted her back awkwardly as I tried to keep my balance.

"Remember, I'm trusting you Angel. If I get discovered, well it wouldn't be good."

She pulled back from me "I understand. It'll be our secret, I'm very good at keeping secrets." She had such a serious look on her face that I almost burst out laughing.

I stood again and patted her blonde curls before shoving my bag back in to the boat.

"Well I'm going to hide now Angel. You probably should get back to bed before you're missed."

She nodded and watched me as I scrambled in to the covered boat. I gave her a small smile and a wave before pulling the edge of the tarpaulin down so there was no gap.

I curled up on my side and stuck my bag under my head as a pillow.

I had just closed my eyes when I felt someone prod me. I snapped my eyes back open with a yelp to meet those baby blue ones once more.

"I thought I told you to go to bed?" I growled softly

"Sorry," Angel giggled "But I wanted to know your name"

Oh, I didn't tell her? "It's Max." I said narrowing my eyes at her "Now go to bed!"

"Ok, night Max" she giggled again and then she was gone. As I tracked the sound of her footsteps fading across the deck I couldn't help but think

What have I got myself in to?

So thats chapter two. Now who guessed Angel was the one in the boat?

Fang should be in the next chapter, might even be his POV, haven't decided yet.

Thanks again to everyone who reviewed, it really boosted my confidence. Still can't quite believe the amount of reviews the first chapter got.

I'll update again as soon as I can :)