Got this idea while I was watching TV. Hope you guys like it!

Max and the others are still on the run so I suppose this is after the 3rd book.

I decided to leave Total and Akila out because they would be a bit troublesome. Sorry to all those Total and Akila lovers!

Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride and all the other characters. They belong to Mr Patterson.

I woke with a start and moved straight into a fighting stance, relaxing only when I realized that it was just Fang waking me up for my watch. I nodded and moved to a different branch on the tree. Fang lay back on yet another branch and closed his eyes.

He looked so sexy with his dark hair covering his eyes, his muscular arms folded across his chest…. Wait, did I just think that? No,no,no. Bad Max! He's your best friend, you idiot! I scolded myself mentally. After he kissed me in the cave, I regretted flying away. I was just so tense, so confused. But now, I'm pretty sure I know what I feel about him.

I think I loved him.

The next morning

"Wake up, lazybones! Up and at em'!" I called. Fang was awake almost immediately, Iggy yawned and stretched. Gazzy sat up, but his eyes were still closed, Nudge began chattering about breakfast and Angel slipped her tiny hand into mine. " Where are we going today, Max?" she asked, big, blue eyes staring into mine.

"Oooh, let's go shopping! Please, Max!" Nudge begged. Shoot, she gave me the Bambi eyes.

"Well, if the rest of the flock don't mind…" I replied slowly.

"Yes! Max, we can go buy new clothes!" "And do our hair!" " And get more bom-" Angel, Nudge and Gazzy all spoke at once. Gazzy was silenced with a whack from Iggy as I glared at them both suspiciously.

"I forbid the both of you to buy more bomb equipment. You hear?" I told them sternly. They both nodded reluctantly. "Good. Up and away, guys!"

About half an hour later, I was in a huge shopping mall with tons of people. I shuddered and began to feel claustrophobic. Catching Fang's eye, I could see he felt the same. I offered a small smile and blushed as he smiled back. Can you imagine Fang smiling? Mr No Emotion, smiling. Wow.

"Come on, Max! Let's go!" Nudge began to pull me to the women's department. "We still have to get new clothes, shoes……….." I sighed as she began to rattle of a whole list.

"Meet back here in 3 hours time." I called to the guys. I grabbed Angel and allowed Nudge to roam the department while I kept my eye on her.

Nudge came back with all sorts of outfits, and so did Angel. Time and time again, I shook my head to various pieces of clothing which I knew would look perfect on them but was too impractical. My heart broke as I watched their crest-fallen faces turn and go to find other outfits. In the end, Nudge settled for a light pink top and blue jeans. Angel picked out a blue T-shirt with three-quarter pants. Once I'd approved, they began analyzing me. They went out and came back with dresses, skirts, halter tops, etc. They even asked me to buy a pair of heels!

"Guys, this is not practical." I moaned. "If you want to dress me up that's fine, but it's got to be practical." I prayed that this would be the end of the parade of ridiculous outfits. They took my word for it and returned with some sensible but tight jeans and an okay top. I got the outfit even though the jeans were skintight and showed off my curves. What the heck. It doesn't hurt to show that I'm female. I thought. We got new shoes since our shoes were filled with holes. We wore everything out of the shop and threw our old stuff away.

At two o' clock, we met the rest of the flock at the entrance. I saw Fang stare at me in my jeans and then look away quickly. I blushed and looked down. You guys like each other. Why can't accept it? I heard Angel's voice.

Sweetie, it's not that easy. And what did I tell you about reading our minds without permission?

Okay. Sorry Max. I smiled and ruffled her hair.

"Max, I'm hungry! When can we eat?" Gazzy asked looking at me hopefully. I sighed, we had just eaten two hours ago.

"Okay. What do you want to eat?" I asked patiently.

"I know! What about ice cream? Please? Like the ones in Central Park? We can sit down and watch people? And go boating! Like near the Boat House? When we watch movies they show the Boat House! I think it's very pretty and very romantic. How do you think they film the movies there? You know, because there are so many people. Maybe they close it? But then-" Iggy clapped his large hand over her mouth, saving us from Death by the Nudge Channel.

"Okay, okay. Let's go to Central Park." I gave in. "U and A, guys!"

Fang flew next to me, his dark wings glinting in the sunlight. "Enjoy the shopping trip?" he enquired cheekily.

"Never again." I groaned. "Nudge and Angel were bombarding me with clothes! You wouldn't believe it. Nudge actually wanted me to try on a dress with heels." I snorted. He smirked, "You don't look too bad." I raised my eyebrows at him as my brain scrambled. Was that an insult or a compliment?

"Thank you?" I managed. This time, he gave a small smile, turning my world upside down. I glanced down and realized that we were almost at Central Park.

"Going down!" I yelled and angled myself down towards a small alley. The others followed my lead.

Twenty minutes later, we had gotten six cones of ice cream and settled down on a bench in a deserted area. I smiled as the younger kids licked the ice cream, relishing the rare treat. I didn't realize that my ice cream was melting until I felt a cold trickle down my arm. I gave a start and licked the ice cream off my arm, I glanced up and found Fang looking at me. I heard Angel giggle. He thinks you look sexy doing that.

Angel. I warned. I felt her presence disappear as she left my mind. Did Fang really think that I looked sexy doing that? I wondered, eating my ice cream. Forget about it Max, I brushed that thought away and began to think about other matters. Where are we going to go now? We've destroyed Itex. I've saved the world haven't I?

Not yet, Max. I jumped, then shook my head at Fang who looked at me. "The Voice" I mouthed.

Jeez, you know, you really should stop doing that. What do mean 'not yet'? I demanded

Well, there's another Itex branch in Hawaii. That is the last branch, once you destroy that, you have saved the world.

Okay. This had better be the last one.

"Guys, we're going to Hawaii." I announced. Five pairs of eyes turned to me. A second later, the younger set began bouncing around with glee, 'thank you's gushing out. Fang looked at me with a question in his eyes.

"The Voice said that Itexs' last branch was there and to finish saving the world, I have to destroy that branch." I explained. Fang nodded and went back to his ice cream.

I guess that settles it. Hawaii, here we come.

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