"Maaaaaax! I'm hungry! And tired! Can we stop somewhere and like, sleep? Sleep is good. Can we go swimming? I love swimming! Swimming swimming swimming! That's a funn –"Guess who that was! If you guessed Nudge, you guessed right. Thankfully, the blind, pyromaniac, savior clamped his hand over Nudge's mouth before she could say anything else. Iggy does us all favors.

I sighed and looked up at the sky. The sun was setting revealing layers of shaded reds and purples. I turned back to look in the flock's general direction. "Yes Nudge. We can stop. It's getting dark out anyway." I yelled past the wind so she could hear me.

I got a couple of cheers of happiness from the younger kids as we flew on. I made sure to tell everyone to keep an eye out for some sort of hotel to stay the night at. It was only about five minutes before Angel and the Gasman were jumping up and down (as much as you could from mid-air) in excitement of finally finding a decent hotel to stay at. We flew down and landed behind some trees.

We walked inside to see a very formal lobby. Me, Fang, and Iggy went over to the check-in to get the rooms while Nudge, the Gasman, and Angel went over to the couches, trying not to fall asleep.

We stepped up to the counter. "How many rooms should we get?" I asked as I rang the small silver bell for assistance.

"Three. I guess." Fang replied. Man, would it kill him to speak in full sentences?

"Okay, I guess you two can share a room," I said motioning to both Fang and Iggy. "Then I guess I'll share with Nudge, and Angel and Gazzy can share."

Fang was about to agree when Iggy interrupted. "No, I'll share with Gazzy, Angel and Nudge will share, and that leaves the two lovebirds… No pun intended." He said, laughing to himself. I was about to argue when I saw him run over to the younger kids. I guess he told them his plan because they all cheered and whooped. I frowned and glared at all of them.

Just then, a boy that looked about our age with sandy-brown hair and bright green eyes came out of a door marked 'employees only' and sat in the chair in front of us.

"What can I help you with?" He asked in a rough voice.

"Can we get three rooms please? Preferably conjoining." I said, while handing him my famous Max-Ride card.

He started to type something into the computer and then took three key cards out of a drawer. He swiped them into some machine and handed them to me along with the Max-Ride card and a small piece of computer paper.

"Thank you." I said smiling at the kid.

"Your welcome. I'll be here if you need anything." He said, trying to make sure that the 'anything' part was understood. I think he meant it to be flirtatious, but it didn't come across that way.

Fang and I started to walk across the large lobby over to the rest of the flock. Once we got over to them, Nudge and Angel got up and stood in front of me. "Have fun!" Angel said as Nudge swiped one of the cards out of my hands.

I heard Iggy whisper 'Good luck' to Fang as he took another card from me and followed Gazzy's footsteps to the elevator. I glanced over at Fang, relieved to see almost as much disgust in his expression as there was in mine.

After that whole fiasco, we started to walk over to the elevators. I looked down at the key card, credit card, and the torn slip of paper that the kid had given me. I smirked as I read it.

'Hey beautiful

Gimme a call sometime

943-634-7532'

I felt Fang reading it over my shoulder and I saved him the trouble by showing it to him.

His jaw twitched. His knuckles tightened. His teeth clenched.

What's with that?

We eventually made it to the room that we'd be staying in. I looked around the hallway only to see that the rest of the flock was already in their rooms. I slipped the card key into the lock and waited for the light to glow green. When it did, I pushed open the door to reveal two queen-sized beds, a desk, a table with a flat-screen TV on it, and two doors that I assumed led to the bathroom and closet.

I immediately called first dibs on the bathroom.

I dumped my backpack on the bed closest to the wall and shot to the vacant bathroom. I turned on the water, as hot as it would go, and undressed. I slipped into the shower and let out a relaxed sigh as the steaming hot water dripped down my back and wings.

I was finally forced, by Fang, to get out of the bathroom. Apparently he wanted to take a shower too. I didn't blame him. Once I dressed and stepped out of the bathroom, I collapsed on one of the beds, not bothering to pull back the blankets. I drifted into a dreamless sleep, finally calm and relaxed. I was pulled out of my little heaven when I felt someone wake me up carefully.

I groaned and looked up at the irritating person that woke me up. Fang. "What do you want?"

"Sorry to wake you up but, I want to ask you a completely careless hypothetical question." I frowned and sat up. He said 'careless, hypothetical' but I knew he meant honest and real.

"Oh yeah? What is it?" I asked, more curious than I sounded.

He looked down at his clenched hands and spoke, "Hypothetically, if we weren't on the run, and you got the normal life you deserve, would you call that guy?"He said warily. I was completely and utterly shocked. Why would Fang ask me this? Why does he care? Wait, does he?

"No, I don't think I would," I said standing up to look him in the eye. "I would be waiting for someone else to call me." I saw a small flicker of hope in his eyes before it died down. His face fell slightly. He probably thought I meant Sam or something.

He sighed. Disappointed. He took a step back and leaned against the wall. "And who might that be?" He asked me intensely.

At that moment, I swallowed my pride. I ignored every felling I had except for one. Love. I took a deep breath, Stepped towards him, and did the unthinkable. I gave him a slight smile and grabbed his shirt by the collar. I whispered, "You. Only you." I rose up on my toes and I kissed him.

Our lips crashed together and it seemed that Fang was trying to figure out if what was happening was real or just a dream. His hands soon slid down my sides and rested on my lower back. I carefully wound my leg around the back of his. I pushed his back against the wall and slipped my hands into his hair.

I felt my legs being lifted up by Fang. He moved them to his waist and I clamped them around him. The sweet kiss grew more intense. Fang angled his head as I angled mine. Our lips fit together in perfect harmony.

I felt his tongue lightly trace my bottom lip asking for entrance. I smiled into his lips and opened my mouth slightly. I could feel him tracing every contour of my mouth. After that, we were fighting for dominance.

We slowly turned. My back was now against the wall. Legs still off the ground, I broke the kiss from lack of oxygen. Fang set me down, my feet lightly touching the ground. We were both panting lightly as we just stared into each other's eyes.

He smiled down at me and whispered, "Max, I love you. I love you so much." I just looked up at him in adoration.

I leaned up and whispered, "I love you too." He smiled, lighting up the whole room. His rare, unique smile twisted and pulled my heart in ten different directions.

We leaned in to kiss again when we head the door creak open. Clapping and laughter came from the hallway.

Crap.