Disclaimer: Shut up! I know I am not James Patterson so just shut up! He owns everything, I am soooo sad, I don't own any of it. So just stop pestering me about it! Max also knows that Dr. M is her mom and Jeb is her dad.

" What do you mean?" I asked Jeb. He sighed and said,

"It is exactly as it sounds Maximum. You refuse to save the world, so this is the only other option. I wish there was another way, but you refuse to do as we tell you so we kidnapped you and now you will either go to school, or die!" Jeb laughed like a maniac and I stared at him like he had two heads.

"OOOkkkayy. I guess I don't have a choice." I responded, hating seeing myself so helpless. Jeb smiled and I quickly smirked and said quickly before his joy would fill his body that I would ACTUALLY agree to all this. So since I am the nice person that I am I said,

"I have a few conditions though." Jeb's smile faded and he sighed, am I getting THAT predictable? " I want to live in an actual house, with a mom, Dr. Martinez preferably, and I want your word that if I agree to this and I like my life you'll let me live it and be free from all of this." I gestured to the whitecoats and erasers.

" That can be arranged." Jeb said and he and the other whitecoats set to work trying to figure out who was going to be in my family and how this would all work out.

I smiled, " Good" I said even though no one was there and flopped down on the bed and into a deep exhausted sleep filled with Erasers, Flyboys, the flock, and most of all Anne and wondering what she had done to my flock.

Fang POV:

It has been two years since Max left. We still live with Anne, and she has turned into a terrible person. Every time we tried to leave or run away, she put the FBI on us and we barley got farther than the Virginia border.

I have yelled and screamed at Anne to let us go or I will call the cops but she just say's,

" Oh Fang I am the cops and just because Max isn't here, doesn't mean your in charge. I am." She is nice most of the time otherwise and try's to be good but all I see is what Max saw in her. A demon that is power hungry behind the mask. Today I woke up to my entirely black room that only had a picture of the flock when it was whole. I still remembered that day when Max saw me kissing Lissa. It made me want to die,

Flashback

Max had just slammed the door and went for a fly, when I was about to go after her, Anne said,

" Let her cool off Fang, she'll come back soon." So I did wait for her. And waited, And waited, and waited. I sent the flock to bed and stayed up all night waiting for her to come back. She didn't.

Soon the morning light peaked through the curtains. Time for school. Iggy made breakfast and we had to change into stupid uniforms. I wanted to chase down Max and tell her to come back to the flock. If she didn't agree to that I swear I would drag her butt back here.

As we walked out to Anne's car and clambered in I swear I saw a figure sweep over the sky, sending a shadow over the car. No one else noticed so I figured it was just my imagination so I went to school less than willingly.

OOo

I was walking in the hall by the school doors and was pulled in by a red head stalker named Lissa. She was trying to get me to kiss her and I let her.

'what about Max?' common sense told me

'She'll never love me back' I responded and continued to kiss Lissa.

'If you don't love her than take a second to stop making out with that girl and look out the door.'

I did as told and saw a pair of beautiful big brown eyes stare back at me, wide with horror. I pushed Lissa away as she gasped in surprise and I was running down the hall, across the courtyard, past Gazzy, Angel, Iggy, and Nudge. I could see Max in a position to take off, but I caught her hand just in time. She struggled against me but I cried out

"Max where were you? We were worried sick!" I screeched and she looked at me with anger and distrust, but I could tell she was happy to see me. " Max was going to call the-" I was cut short as fury filled those huge brown eyes.

" I don't care what Anne was going to do! If you were so worried about me, why didn't you look for me? Or even seem worried? Oh, yeah, you have Anne to take care of you now. Good bye Fang." She shrieked in my face and turned around to leave, but I once again caught her hand, turned her around and kissed her full on the lips. It was a finally act of desperation. To my surprise, she kissed me back unsurley, but none the less, kissing me back. Then she all of a sudden hit a spot on my lips where a bit of lip gloss still remained from when Lissa kissed me. She wrenched away from me and I whispered,

" Anne isn't taking your place Max, she is just helping us. Angel, Gazzy, Iggy, and Nudge cried themselves to sleep last night because you weren't there. I cried a bit too. I just want you by my side. I love you Max." There. I finally said the words I have been meaning to say since I first started having feelings for her. I loved Max and I would scream it to the world from the highest building in the world if it would please her.

Something she saw behind me changed opinion, and she said,

" Anne is taking my place. It's the truth Fang, we both know it. I hope you have a good life with her, the flock, school and that red head." She turned around and spread her beautiful brown and white wings, so I tried one last time.

" Don't you dare walk away from me Maximum Ride! Not after what after we have been through. We'll leave Anne. Please just stay." I whispered horsley and saw tears well in her eyes. I heard the flock getting closer. I know she saw the desperation, the need, of all of us and then Anne called out to her.

"No." She whispered and took off towards the direction of the house in warp drive. I flew after her as did the rest of the flock.

When we got there, all we found was a letter, written perfectly in Max's handwriting.

Dear Flock,

I am sorry. Yes I am actually Max, even though I don't say those words but I truly am. The thing is is that I don't know if you are. I was gone for a long time, and when I come back you all are under Anne's rule, I taught you all better than that. You didn't even bother to look for me, you didn't look sad that I was gone. Why? I don't get it. I was your leader for so much longer than Anne was and now shes your mom, she has taken my place. I hate saying that, of course I hate saying a lot of things. I love you all so much, but you replaced me like a broken toy that you use for a day and then discard after using.

Angel: I love you so much my little mind reader, my baby. I am sorry to do this but you have given me no choice. I presented one, Anne or Me? And you chose Anne. I love you but I don't know what else to do, Watch Anne take over my spot as leader? Heck no, Stay out of peoples minds Angel, it's for the best. Keep the Flock safe. I love you so much my little girl.

Nudge: I love you Motor mouth, even when you I want to kill you. Stay safe, do what you need to do and NEVER let Anne take over my spot. Try not to drive any one insane( except if its necessary) and don't do anything you are not comfortable with. You could have a million names but I will always love you as Nudge.

Gazzy: I didn't forget about you gasman. Make sure you take care of any jerks in your life, and never let anyone get you down You'll be a amazing boy, and be good for the others my little trooper. I love you Captain Terror.

Iggy: You are like a older version of Gazzy so I want you two to stick together through thick and thin. You need to make sure the Flock stays safe and don't let Anne do anything about it. I love you my blind mutant Freak.

Fang: I don't know what to say to you. Have a nice life with red head? Name your first child after me? But I can't seem to figure out if you really do love me or just tried to make me stay with that kiss. I love you too F'nick. Don't change, and always keep your head up. Lead the Flock Fang, keep them out of trouble, care for them like a dad.

Anne: Give these kids a chance at life.

I love you all so much but you seem to love Anne more than you could ever love your leader, your mom, your sister, your friend. It seems that I am useless to you now that you have a real mom. Have a good Thanksgiving with Anne, and have a nice life with your new mom. I am sorry and watch out for one another, but you replaced me. I taught you all better than that. I don't know where else to turn to, hopefully the whitecoats and Erasers will leave you alone now that I'm gone. I love you.

Max

But all has been forgotten.

Now I have truly lost everything I thought as I sat down with the flock and cried

Today I am now Fang, brother to the kids that cry themselves to sleep each nice. Brother to a non talking Nudge, a broken Angel, a tough trooper named Gazzy or so he trys to be. Brother to Iggy who is even more cold and cut off than ever, never making jokes or building bombs. Boyfriend to Lissa for there is no one for me to love any more.

` Today I am Fang, brother, boyfriend, and a broken boy.