EDITED*

Bit about my trip: we went to the only bookstore in Maui, Barnes and nobles. That's where I bought Nevermore.

Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride

One week later:
Monday

Max POV

So, it's been awkward ever since the fall incident. I tried to avoid Fang and I'm sure he was avoiding me too. I sure wanted to kiss at the dinner, but him leaning forwards?! Probably about to spit in my eye or something. But the most awkward part was yet to come.

Iggy and I hung out doing, you know, standard hung out stuff.

For some people, that's going to the mall, seeing movies but for us, it's eating.

Anyways, I was over at Iggy's house, chowing down on Alice's cookies, when BAM! The bathroom door across the kitchen flew open. I looked up at the same time as Iggy and a furious Fang came flying out the bathroom. That's just a figure of speech guys, I meant running out the bathroom with the look of a furious Rottweiler.

He was also only in his birthday suit, which was nothing. I screamed, "MY EYES!" and buried my head in my arms.

"Fang! PUT A SHIRT ON AND PUT SOME PANTS ON! YOU ARE GOING TO BURN MAX'S INNOCENT EYES! HELL, YOU'RE BURNING MY EYES AS WELL!" Iggy screamed. "I'M BLIIIIIND!"

Fang yelled, "IGGY RIDE! WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?!" as he ran up the stairs.

At this point, I feared for my best friends life instead of being embarrassed by Fang's lack of clothing. Iggy is a little of a pyromaniac/trickster. I was a little nervous about what he could have done now.

Fang came back down with jeans on.

"What?" Iggy asked oh so innocently.

"YOU PUT A FREAKING BOMB IN MY SHAMPOO!"

"A bomb?" I echoed.

"Oh that!" Iggy brightened, as if he had done so many pranks he didn't know which one Fang was mad about. "Nifty little bomb I made, makes the hair at the ends of the stands turn a little neon."

"So, a hair dye bomb?" I asked.

Iggy shrugged. "You could call it that."

Fang was turning purple. I was wondering why his hair was covered with a towel.

"Fang? What color is your hair?" I asked cautiously.

His gaze softened a smudge as he looked at me. But not by much.

"Neon. Pink." he spoke through clenched teeth. "About two inches of it." Fang's hair was quite long. So that was about a quarter of his hair.

Okay, I'll admit that I giggled at that. He glared at me, but it just looked weird since he had the towel around his hair.

Nudge came bounding down the stairs. "Yay! Four more days until school ends for the summer! I'm going swimming and maybe shopping..." she trailed off as she saw Fang. Her eyes traveled from his terrifying face, to the towel.

"Whatcha hiding?" she asked.

"Um..." Fang clenched his lips together, refusing to speak. He looked like his mouth was glued shut.

But that's okay, Iggy's and my lips weren't. "His pink hair." we said together.

Nudge burst out laughing. "Oh-my-god! Th-that's hil-hilarious!" she fell to the ground.

"WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?" Fang wailed, quite out of character for him.

Nudge crawled away as I pondered this. "You could cut it off?" I offered.

Fang raised an eyebrow. "That's a good idea," he said slowly.

Iggy face palmed. "Thanks Max. Thanks a lot. Now no one will see his beautiful hair."

"The hair dresser will." I pointed out.

Line break

Fang and I were downtown, in his usual hair dressers place.

"Hey Fang!" Fang's hairdresser came up to us. "Is this your girlfriend?" her face soured at this. She had red hair and looked about twenty one.

"NO!" I said fiercely. I thought about our near kiss and flushed.

"No." Fang said in a gentler tone.

"Oh, hi. My names Brigid."

I give her a sickly sweet smile but didn't introduce myself. I don't make it a habit of telling people who obviously hate me my name.

"Well Fang," she turns away from me and purrs, "what's the style today." she couldn't see the pinkness because Fang tucked his hair into a cap.

"A cut. About 3 inches." he answers, taking off the hat.

Brigid snorted and pushes him into a chair, "how bout a 6 inch? You're bangs will be long, but the rest about mid neck? That good?"

Fang sits in the chair while she puts the cape thing on him. I don't like the way her hands linger on his neck and shoulders. "I need a change. That's okay."

So she gets to work. I stand next to her, trying to not get in her way. Or trying, it depends. Just kidding, I didn't want to be the cause of a hair catastrophe.

"You can sit over there." Brigid waves dismissively over to the waiting area. I wait for Fang to contradict her, but he just stares at his lap.

"No need for the cries of protest," I say sarcastically. Brigid just glares and turns away. But I don't leave, hell, this was my idea!

"Can you leave? It's not like we're best friends or something, you're not even his girlfriend" she waves toward the waiting area again.

So off I go and I settle down into one of the chairs. I pick up a magazine, but don't see the words.

"Fang!" Alice calls. We're in the tree house in my yard. It's kindergarten and summer is in the air. It's hot out and I'm holding a glass of lemonade and reading a magazine. Or what's left of the lemonade, the contents were in Fang's hair. His was down my shirt. But those days, it wasn't embarrassing, just hilariously funny for the person.

"What?" he called out the window.

"I saw that! You're hairs all sticky! Don't do that again Max," she says firmly. But she isn't mad, just exasperated.

"Okay!" I yell.

"Get down here Fang! We're going to the hairdressers!" she calls.

We both look at each other. "Race you!" I scream as I hurl myself towards the door and down the ladder.

I win of course and he comes seconds after. "You cheated!" he says.

"Did not!" I stuck my tongue out at him.

"Did too!"

"Did not!"

"Did t-"

"Fang! Get in the car! We're going for a hair cut."

Fang pouted. "Can max come too?" he whined.

"Sure sure, max run along and ask your mom." Alice lightly nudged me towards my house. I run inside to ask and change my shirt.

Minutes later, the four of them, me, Fang, Alice and Iggy, who had ran out of the house to come with us. Apparently, the hairdresser gave out lollipops

When we got there, a woman came out and ushered Fang into the chair. She washed his sticky juice filled hair and then dried it. He was led to another chair where she began snipping.

"Max?" the lady said, "my daughter Brigid is here, she's in grade four. She pointed me to an older looking red headed girl.

"I'm Brigid." she smiled and stuck out her hand for me to shake. "You're so cute!"

I took it and smiled a toothy grin, "I'm Maximum Martinez, but you can call me Max" I then yelled, "tag you're it!" Brigid laughed and started chasing me.

We played tag and hide and seek until Fang was done. I tearfully said good-bye to my new playmate, and she promised me, "If I ever see you again, we'll be best friends." she hugged me and handed me a bracelet. It was a charm bracelet with a penguin on it. I took it and off we went. I never saw her again.

Until now, I craned my neck and watched Brigid cut Fangs hair, talking and laughing. I shook my head clear of the memories and walked over.

"Almost over?" I asked.

"Almost." Brigid answered robotically, so different then what she had been like with Fang.

When she finished, I gasped. "Fang! Your hair is so-so-"

"Short?" he raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah!" I smiled. "I'll pay."

Fang's eyes widened. "Max, this haircut is thirty dollars."

"It's okay, I will." I shooed him out and he walked over to the store.

Brigid glared at me, probably pissed I had cut short her time with Fang.

"That'll be thirty," she said stiffly. "Now leave," she mutters.

"Here," I handed her cash and when she reached for it, I grabbed her hand. A bracelet with a penguin swung forward and her eyes latched onto it. "I don't think I introduced myself. I'm Maximum Martinez, but you can call me Max" I didn't smile this time though. I left the shop with her standing shocked with her mouth open. Yes, I leave lasting impressions

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