I slept through the night. Well, almost. I couldn't stop thinking about the flock, and what they would be doing. Now it was morning, with the sun barely above the horizon.

I rubbed my hands together and breathed on them, trying to keep them warm. I had flown down to the first forest I saw, which took about three hours to get to, even with my super speed power. I was a little happy that I would be far away from them, it meant that it would be less of a chance of them finding me as long the stay with Anne.

While I was trying to stay warm, I thought of what the flock would do after they read the note. Would Fang take them away? Would they stay an Anne's? Or, would they dissobey my note and try to look for me? I hoped that they would be okay, and tough this out.

And then I thought of how I would die. How did they kill you when it came to your expiration date? I laid back against a boulder behind me, thinking about how it worked. I closed my eyes, starting to feel tired from not enough sleep.

Or was this...?

Slowly, I felt my strength drain away. I could feel myself getting weaker and weaker.

The last image I saw before I died was the flock, all smiling at me.

***

Fang POV

I didn't get any sleep last night, all because of Max's note.

What the hell was she talking about? I didn't know whether I should go look for her or not, and if I should tell the flock. I was the only one who had read the note, and the only one who even knew she was gone. The flock had fallen asleep before Max left, so they didn't know anything. But I had gone in to check in on her, and, well, I found the note.

I got up out of bed and walked down stairs, but no one else was awake yet. Except for Anne, who was watching TV.

"Oh, hey Nick." She said, giving me a quick glance. "Is anyone else up?"

I hesitated, thinking about if I should tell her. How would she take it? I mean, she hasn't known her that long. She probably wouldn't take it that hard, unless she got attached quickly.

"Anne, Max is gone."

She went silent for awhile, and then after a minute or two she flicked the TV off. When she set the remote down, the sound seemed to echo off the walls of the room.

"Gone? What do you mean?" She asked, turning around.

"Gone. She left a note on her bed saying she was leaving." I said quietly, making sure that if any others of the flock were awake they wouldn't hear. "Do you want to read it?"

She was quiet for another minute again, and then nodded her head. "Yeah."

I quickly walked back up the stairs, Anne following closely behind me. Then I saw Nudge walk out of her room, rubbing her eyes.

"Oh, hey guys." She made out through a yawn. "Is Max up yet? I need to ask her something, and it's been bugging me for awhile now..."

I bit my lip, and looked over at Anne. She gave me a glance to, and nodded her head. "She should know."

"Know what?" Nudge flicked her eyes between me and Anne.

"Just follow me."

I walked into Max's room. I had left the note exactly where she had set it, and when Anne saw it I could hear her take in a deep breath before she leaned over and grabbed it. I watched her as she scanned her eyes across the page, and I could tell she was handling every word like a stab. Nudge's eyes widened as she read over her shoulder.

"She's really gone." Nudge whispered, and then she burst out sobbing. She whimpered and Anne started crying silently, just as Angel and Gazzy walked in. Nudge looked over them, her eyes bright red, and she tried to say something. They didn't understand her, though, because she was still sobbing.

"What? Nudge, are you alri-" Then she froze, like she already knew. She must of read Nudge's mind, because she burst out crying too.

***

Eventually, everyone found out. Me and Iggy weren't crying, but we were sitting perfectly still. Nudge and Angel were sobbing into my shoulders, and Gazzy was choking and coughing, like he was trying to keep back from bursting into tears.

Finally, I let a couple tears flow down my cheeks.

A/N: Okay, I don't know if that was too out of character for Fang or not, so sorry if it is. Review please! But don't try to be all flames, try to be constructive!