Maximum Ride Songfic Chapter 2: I Can't Make You Love Me, a maximum ride fanfic

Note: Hello all! I'm back, after a long time. I decided to add another songfic.

Please note: it has NOTHING to do with the first songfic.

Completely seperate! Anyway, this one is Dylan x Max with "I Can't Make You Love Me" by Bonnie Raitt.

I hope you like it! Please review :)

Turn down the lights

Turn down the bed

Turn down these voices

Inside my head

Lay down with me

And tell me no lies

Just hold me close

Don't patronize-

Don't patronize me...

Dylan couldn't help but watch Maximum Ride as she took off into the night sky.

She was beautiful, selfless, and tough. A lethal combination - a combination Dylan was perfectly matched to. He was literally meant for Max. But before he was created, a boy named Fang stole Max's heart. Then,Fang split, and Max never really got her heart completely back. After he left, Max took a sudden interest in Dylan, and told him that she picked him over Fang. That Fang was a total loser. That she loved Dylan, 100%, no doubts about he knew better. It wasn't the fact that she didn't kiss him, or cuddle with him, or even hug him. It was that behind her eyes, deep down inside, he could see who she truly loved, because your heart doesn't lie.

And Max's heart honestly, truly, and completely wanted Fang.

It was weird. How could a person say they loved you, and then not act like they loved you at all? It was like Max was trying to prove something - to other people, or to herself, Dylan didn't know.

'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't

You can't make your heart feel

Something that it won't...

And here in the dark

In these final hours

I will lay down my heart...

I will feel the power.

But you won't.

No, you won't

'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't...

Lost in thought, Dylan didn't even notice when Max flew back in through his window.

"Hey ", Max said, turning toward Dylan and studying his face.

"Hey". Dylan smiled at her, searching her eyes for any signs of emotion. But her eyes were cold and feelingless as she returned his grin with a polite smile you might give to a distant relative you no longer recognized.

He stood from his desk chair and turned toward her. "Wanna watch a movie tonight?"

"Sure - what movie?" She replied.

"I was thinking Titanic - it's like, the only movie not scratched."

"Alright. I'll go make the popcorn." She walked out of the room quietly and headed to the kitchen.

I close my eyes, then I won't see

The love you don't feel

When you're holding me

Dylan closed his eyes and fell on the bed. Max's face was still there, behind his eyelids. He squeezed them tighter so he couldn't see her face, with the fake smile and cold eyes she always gave him. Truth be told, Dylan closed his eyes because in his imagination he could pretend that Max loved him with no doubts or questions. Sometimes he believed his own fairytale, but everytime he opened his eyes back to the real world, he was greeted with loneliness and unrequited love.

"Hey, I got popcorn!" Max said as she walked back into Dylan's room, holding two bags of Extreme Butter popcorn.

"Cool, the movie's in," Dylan said as he popped the DVD into the player. He hopped on his bed and leaned back against the headboard. He patted the the free space next to him.

Max smiled silently sat on the other side of Dylan's bed. Thirty minutes later, her head was lolling to the side. Five minutes after that, she slumped to the side, and her head landed on Dylan's shoulder. Dylan gently put his arm around her and squeezed her ever so slightly. He held her there, thinking that he could just live in that moment forever.

"I love you", Dylan said softly.

Suddenly, Max groggily began to come to.

"Mmm? Who-?" She asked as she began to wake up.

"It's just me," Dylan assured her.

"Oh..." Still half asleep, Max snuggled into his shoulder and said, "I love you, too, Fang."

Dylan stiffened at the words. It felt like a thousand Erasers were tearing his heart to pieces. "No, Max..."

But Max had already gone back to sleep.

Morning will come

And I'll do what's right

Just give me 'till then

To give up this fight.

And I will give up this fight.

Max woke up the next morning as sunlight shined through the window and into her eyes. Eyes still closed from sleep, she yawned and called out, "Fang?"

No answer.

Maximum fully opened her eyes, and her heart dropped to her stomach as she recognized Dylan's room. It was just a stupid dream.

"Dylan?" she looked around the room and found a folded note taped to the windowsill. She saw that "MAX" written on it in big letters. Quickly opening it, she began to read it out loud.

Dear Max,

I can't go on this way. We both know who you really love. I was trying to convince myself it was only my imagination, but last night proved I was proved right. I love you so much, and I cannot bear to see you so miserable with me. I'm done pretending you're fine, that I'm fine, that everything's fine. I'm leaving. By the time you read this, I'll be long gone. Please tell everyone bye for me. Don't stop being the Max that I love...that Fang loves.. Sorry to leave this way, but I can't face you after what you said to me. I know you probably don't even remember, but I'll carry your words with me forever. I now realize I can't make you love me. Take care.

Dylan

Max reread the letter, and bit her lip. She felt so bad for making Dylan leave...but she couldn't look anyone in the eye and tell them that what he said wasn't true. He was right - Max couldn't pretend she wasn't still in love with Fang forever. But to have Dylan leave? It was like losing another family member, without the boyfriend part. Well... she was kind of thinking she was sort of kind of part way starting to like him...and he was...no. She shook her head as if to shake the thoughts out. She loved Fang, and Fang only. But he left her, didn't he? But so did Dylan, just now. Why is this happening to me? When did I become so in-demand? It doesn't even matter. I love Fang. FangFangFangFangFannngggg. I love Fang. I love Fang. I love Fang...

...Right?

'Cause I can't make you love me

If you don't