A/N: Hey guys! Sorry for keeping you waiting! I was going to update last night, but time flew by. Anyways, about the Percy Jackson story, my friend has it all finished, but her computer is apparently having problems because she says that she keeps emailing the story to me but I'm not getting it. I asked her to print it out if I don't reply that I got it so hopefully I can get it tomorrow, read it, edit, and post it next weekend! Woo! Also, I was sick for a whole entire week (I finished typing my chapters at the time) so I've been LOADED with makeup work. Enjoy the story though!

Disclaimer: Everybody would love to own Maximum Ride. I don't, but I wouldn't mind owning Fang

Fang POV

CRAP! I can't believe it. We lost Max. We lost Max. I feel like such an idiot. We shouldn't have told her the truth. We should have known she would freak out.

"Angel, do you sense her mind?" I asked.

"No," she said crying, "I don't sense her anywhere!"

"She-she's gone!" Gazzy wailed.

"No!" I snarled. They stared at me frightened, "She's not gone! She can't be!"

"Fang,," said Iggy slowly, "Angel can't sense her and I don't hear her anywhere. She's gone."

"No!" I yelled. Iggy grabbed me.

"Yes!" he yelled in my face, "Get over it! She is gone! We have no idea where she is and she could be anywhere by now!"

"But-"

"No! Fang, listen to me! She may be gone, but that doesn't mean we can't look for her. She's probably not even in Arizona anymore. Knowing her, she would want to get far away from us."

"Yeah," I mumbled deflating, "maybe."

"So where should we look?" Nudge asked sniffling.

"I don't know." Iggy said. "Why don't we go back to Dr. Martinez's and come up with ideas?"

Everybody agreed and we turned around towards Dr. M's.

Max POV

Flying is the best thing in the world! Especially long-distance flying! The feeling of the wind in your feathers and the wind blowing so hard that tears are streaming down your face is amazing! Flying helps me forget I'm alone and sad.

Right now, I think I'm in Tennessee. I'm almost to South Carolina! I'm sooooo excited! I can't wait to see the beach! Laughing, I soared higher into the air.

Alright, time to be serious. I need to figure out what I am going to do for food and shelter. I don't want to live in a cave. They're cold and dark and creepy. They're like the School. I shuddered at the name.

I can steal food from the garbage, but that's rally gross. I can't go around begging for food. People would probably call the cops. I don't want to deal with that.

I could fell myself getting closer to the beaches so I flew lower. I am so excited that you could practically feel it! I momentarily forgot about my problem when I heard laughter and music and looked down to see the beach! Yay, I'm here!

I landed in a deserted area of the beach and started walking towards the crowd of people. I hope I didn't stand out. What am I wearing anyways? I looked down and saw a light blue t-shirt and black shorts. I shrugged. It was good enough.

I looked around the beach in wonder. I saw surfers out far in the ocean, parents and their children splashing around near the shore, girls lying on towels sunbathing, couples walking and holding hands, people jogging, vendors, and a stage where a concert was happening! I ran over to the stage to get a closer look.

People were dancing, kissing, yelling to each other, and just having fun. The music was amazing, though I don't know the name of the song or band. Everything was amazing! This is what I came for.

I laughed and ran towards the water. I splashed in and shivered from the cold. I ran around splashing and laughing and just being a kid like I had always wanted to.

"Hey, do you want to play with me?" a girl asked me. She looked about my age with blue eyes and light brown hair in pigtails. She was somewhat tan and had freckles sprinkled under her eyes and across the bridge of her nose.

"Sure!" I said excitedly. We ran around the water splashing and giggling. When we got tired, we got out of the water and made sand castles.

"So what's your name?" the girl asked, "I'm Jenny!"

"I'm Max!"

"You're a lot of fun Max! Why don't you come over and play sometime!"

"Yeah! That would be really fun!" She grabbed my hand.

"Come on! I want to show you my mommy!" She led me to a few blankets where a woman and a boy were sitting. The boy looked about seven or eight with black hair and the same blue eyes that Jenny had. The woman looked like she was in her mid-thirties with black hair like the boy and blue eyes just like the kids.

"Mommy! Look at my new friend!" The woman looked up and smiled as Jenny dragged me to her mom.

"Well hello there." She said kindly, "What's your name?"

"Max." I said shyly.

"Where's your mother Max?"

"I-I don't know." I said. She frowned.

"You don't know?" I shook my head.

"Is she here at the beach." she asked still frowning.

"I don't know." I said sadly, sniffling a little. I couldn't tell her the truth, but I had an idea on how to get food and shelter, "I think she abandoned me. She wasn't very nice to me."

"Oh sweetie." The woman pulled me into a hug. It felt really nice. "Why don't you stay with us for a bit? Just until we figure out what to do about you and your parents."

"Really?" I asked. She nodded. Jenny cheered.

"Yay! You get to stay with us! It'll be like a sleepover!" I smiled hugely.

"I can't wait!"

"Well it's getting late so why don't we go home now?" We nodded eagerly and headed off to her car. We drove off to their home. I was going home.

Fang POV

Please come home Max.

A/N: Thank god I finished! My back is screwed up and I had to bend over and look at my Ipod while I typed this. Yay! Now I can get a massage! Anyways, thanks for the reviews! You guys really are the best! Also stay tuned for the Percy Jackson story because it should be coming up soon hopefully! Review!

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