A/N: Apparently I have to do a disclaimer so….

I DO NOT OWN MAXIMUM RIDE NO MATTER HOW MUCH I WISH I OWNED FANG! Has anyone read the book "Flipped"? If you have then you would know that the chapters go back and forth between the main girl Julianna and the main boy Bryce. I'm gunna do that with this story too. Since the first chapter was in Max's point of view, this one will be in Fang's point of view. I might throw a chapter in that's Dylan's point of view. So, I hope you like Fang's point of view! While writing the beginning of this chapter I was listening to "I Hate Myself for Losing you" by Kelly Clarkson so there might be some similarities to the song at the beginning.

Fang POV:

All the commotion from the outside city noise woke me out of my dream. I sat up wide awake in an empty bed staring at an empty room. I had this weird feeling inside me and then I realized what it was; I was homesick; I missed everything that I had left back at home. I don't know why I am complaining though because I have my self to blame for the state I'm in. It's been one week since I had left; one week since I left the love of my life, my soul mate, and my best friend. I stood up from my warm bed and walked into the bathroom to get ready for the day. Today I would have to try to find other bird kids. We needed to find others like us to survive and save the world. I walked over to the shower and turned the heat to full blast. Unfortunately, the

Hotel's "VERY HOT" was really just warmer than cold. I stripped (A/N: Hopefully that's stripped like getting undressed not stripped like the red and white on the flag. I don't know how to spell ha-ha) down and stepped into the old tiled shower. The water sprayed onto my head and back. My thoughts immediately went to….who? Yup, you guessed it. Max. Memories of Max, thoughts of Max, even just her name. Max, Max, Max. It was actually kind of pathetic. What kind of guy I am I? I'm supposed to be the all mighty Fang, the emotionless rock! Trust me I am feeling pretty much the opposite of emotionless. My mind wandered to Akila and Total's wedding. That was probably the hardest day of my life. Saying goodbye to Max was harder than fighting 1,000 erasers and flyboys.

(A/N: So in the flashback Max and Fang kiss and I'm sorry if it's weird but I've never kissed anyone before so I'm basing this on other book's I've read.)

Flashback:

"Max, I think I'll go back to the house."

"Oh, I'll go with you then."

"Naw, It's alright stay here and get some cake, party down with your funky self" I said smiling. She looked up at me with her gorgeous smile spreading from ear to ear. My smile faltered knowing that I might not see that smile again. I leaned down, staring into her beautiful dark eyes. "I love you" I thought. She stood on her toes and pressed her lips to mine. The second our lips touched, electricity shot through us. She tilted her head to the side trying to get closer. I wrapped my arms around her waist, pulled her closer and kissed her with everything I had. Her hands got caught in my hair when we heard a voice.

"Dude, get a room!" Iggy yelled ruining our moment. Max smiled laughing.

I leaned down once more and gently kissed her lips as a tear slipped out from my eyes. I turned before she could see and walked to the house. My bag was already packed hidden underneath the bed and covered by a blanket. I pulled it out and grabbed a note pad and a pen and started to write the note that would break my loves heart.

"Dear Max-

You looked so beautiful today. I'm going to remember what you looked like forever. And I hope you remember me the same way-clean, ha-ha. I'm glad our last time together was happy.

But I'm leaving tonight, leaving the flock, and this time it's for good. I don't know if I'll ever see any of you again. The thing is, Max, that everyone is a little bit right. Added up all together, it makes this one big right."

I paused to gather my thoughts as tears streamed down my face.

"Dylan's a little bit right about how being here might be putting the rest of you in danger. The threat might have been just about Dr. Hans, but we don't know that for sure. Angel is a little bit right about how splitting up the flock will help all of us survive. And the rest of the flock is a little bit right about how when you and I are together, we're focused on each other-we can't help it.

The thing is, Maximum, I love you. I can't help but be focused on you when we're together. If you're in the room, I want to be next to you. If you're gone, I think about you. You're the one I want to talk to. In a fight, I want you at my back. When we're together, the sun is shining. When we're apart, everything is in shades of gray.

I hope you'll forgive me someday for turning our worlds into shades of gray-at least for a while. You're not at your best when you're focused on me. I mean, you're at your best Maxness, but not your best leaderness. I mostly need Maxness. The flock mostly needs leaderness. And Angel, if you're listening to this, it ain't you sweetie. Not yet.

At least for a couple more years, the flock needs a leader to survive, no matter how capable everyone thinks he or she is. The truth is that they do need a leader, and the truth is that you are the best leader. It's one of the things I love about you."

I sat and thought a little, then continued writing.

"But the more I thought about it, the more sure I got that this is the right thing to do. Maybe not for you, or for me, but for all of us together, our flock.

Please don't try to find me. This is the hardest thing I've ever done in my life, besides wearing that suit today."

I felt kinda bad making jokes in such a serious time but I couldn't help it.

"And seeing you again will only make it harder. You'd ask me to come back, and I would, because I can't say no to you. But all the same problems would still be there, and I'd end up leaving again, and then we'd have to go through this all over again.

Please make us only go through this once."

I knew there were plenty of times I had said no to Max but if she asked me to come back I don't think I would be able to resist.

"I love you. I love your smile, you snarl, your grin, your face when you're sleeping. I love your hair streaming out behind you as we fly, with the sunlight making in shine, if it doesn't have too much mud or blood in it. I love seeing your wings spreading out, white and brown and tan and speckled, and the tiny, downy feathers, right at the top of your shoulders. I love your eyes, whether they're cold or calculating or suspicious or laughing or warm, like when you look at me."

I started crying, like a big doofus. Wow, I am not as manly as I thought.

"You're the best warrior I know, the best leader. You're the most comforting mom we've ever had. You're the biggest goofball, the worst driver, and a truly lousy cook. You've kept us safe and provided for us, in good times and bad. You're my best friend, my first and only love, and the most beautiful girl I've ever seen, with wing or without.

Tell you what, sweetie: If in twenty years we haven't expired yet, and the would is still more or less in one piece, I'll meet you at the top of that cliff where we first met the hawks and learned to fly with them. You know the one. Twenty years from today, if I'm alive, I'll be there waiting for you. You can bet on it.

Good-bye, my love.

Fang

P.S. Tell everyone I sure will miss them."

I stood up and wiped my face off with the back of my hand. I grabbed an envelope and wrote "Maximum" one the front of it. I propped it up on the dresser by the door and left it there. I grabbed my bag and slung it over my shoulder. I stepped out of the house looking out over the yard at the wedding seeing Max dancing with Angel. I stood there for another second then started running. My wings opened and I was flying. Flying away from Maximum Ride, the love of my life.

End of Flashback (A/N: I don't have internet on this laptop and I had to look at the book and write the whole letter instead of just copying and pasting it off a website. It took a long time!)

I had memorized every word of the letter and will never forget them. I noticed the water had gone ice cold and shut it off. I stepped out of the shower and got dressed. I waked over to the old dusty hotel bed and grabbed the new laptop I had "bought" after I left my old one with Max. I opened up the internet page and went to my blog. Still had over a million views and a ton of comments on my last post; It was on me leaving Max.

Reply's to post:

AllyKat: Right now I really want to punch you in the face! Everything was working out and then you had to go and screw it up. Typical guy status right there! You thought it would be better but now think how bad Max is doing. Why didn't you just stick her in a cage and let white coats torture her, you jackwagon! At least that would eventually end! Fang, you messed up and you better fix it! With hatred, AllyKat

OhMyFADWJD: Fang, you are one retarded doo doo face! I wish you would just die! Even though I would die if you died. Max is probably dying in side right now. Grrrr! You make me soooo mad you butt head! You're such a saggot (A/N: I made that word up)! I hate you! From, OhMyFADWJD

Fishin'4hotguys: Oh my GAWD! You're finally single! You are soooo hot!

Call Me, Fishin'4hotguys

FangandMax4eva: Wow Fang! I thought that you learned your lesson when you left Max before! You're only breaking her heart even more and you're breaking your promise. Max will NEVER forgive you! You don't love her, you don't love her at all. –FangandMax4eva

SibG: No! NO NO NO NO NO NO! NO! No No No No No No No No No No! No No No No No No No No! You couldn't have left Max! No No No No No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! PLEASE NO!

From, SibG

There were still 1000 more comments. I couldn't stand to read anymore! Did they not know that I didn't want to leave Max! I did it to keep her safe! I couldn't stand to read that people were thinking I left Max because I didn't care about her. I love her! I love her with every cell in my body! Every feather on my wings! She was more than the world to me….Wow, I'm really starting to sound like that sap Edward Cullan! It was true though, no matter how sappy I sounded I loved her. I decided then that I had to find other kids like the flock. We had to save the world. The sooner the world is saved, the sooner I could be with Max.

I walked out of my hotel room and punched the elevator button. I stood there waiting for what felt like an hour until the door finally opened. I stepped into the black and white elevator with some weird piano music playing in the background. I never liked elevators. I feel trapped. It reminded me to much of the cages at the School. As soon as the doors opened I ran out and rushed into the warm humid New York air. The cars sped by on my right side as people were hastening to get to work. I walked to the nearest phone booth to find a phone book. I flipped through to find what I was looking for; The Institute. I ripped out the page and stuffed it into my pocket. I turned around to see a man in a dark long coat staring at me. I rotated forward and started speed walking. I turned another corner and found myself in an alley. Note to self: Don't go into an alley when you're being followed. As I started running threw the alley I tried to open up my wings. The alley wasn't wide enough and I couldn't fly. On the other side of the alley another man in a dark jacket walked through. I was trapped. It then dawned on me. These people worked for Itex, The Institute, or the School. No matter which one they were taking me to it would lead me right to where I needed to go. I stopped walking and just stood there. The two men were getting closer and I could finally see their faces. One of them looked really screwed up. He had crooked yellow teeth and bulged out eyes. His bottom lip was cut and swelling. I turned around to see the man who was following me from the phone booth. I was shocked! It wasn't a man at all. It was….

A/N: Oooohhhh cliffy! So the second half of this chapter was kinda rushed and I had meant to put the comments on Fang's blog from the reviewers of my story but I wanted to get this out ASAP so I decided not to. I hope this one was better than the first chapter and please don't forget to give me some constructive criticism! I would really like to know what I could improve on or what I could fix. I open to ideas to soooo…..REVIEW! Thanks,

Sydney