One glimpse at Max's old best friend and then quickly distracted by a townie, Dylan. Swept off her feet by a boy she just met but then finally given a chance with Nick or should I say Fang, does this make her question who she really wants to be with? NO WINGS. This is my first story on here so give me a chance! :) Dylan/Max first, then Fang/Max, and then finally a toss up :)

Chapter one

The Toss Up

Max's POV

If his raven hair and all black clothes didn't give him away then his father's leather jacket sure did. It still had the tiny tear at the bottom when he tore it away from me back when I was trying to use it as cover from the rain. I could only see the back of him, he was ordering coffee, my eyes swept over him looking for the differences since we were fifteen. There were obvious changes, he was taller easily a little bit more than six feet and lean, you could see the muscle from underneath the jacket, and I didn't have to see his front to see that he grew up to be a handsome man. When I saw him I had no perception on how to react. I haven't seen him in five years, since my siblings and I were taken away to child services and later to a foster home. I was so hurt on what had happen, that I never got to say goodbye to Nick. I can't believe he was still here in West Wood, Illinois. I would have imagined he graduated and went off to go to New York "because that's where you live life" his words not mine. Sitting here in my favorite cafe, Cafe Bella, sitting here with him just a couple of feet away, sitting here thinking about how much I must have hurt him, sitting here so preoccupied with my own thoughts that I had no idea that I now had company.

One single tap made me snap back from my blanking moment.

"How do you do." Did he just say that? This stranger says with a charming smile, if I may say so myself, he had perfect teeth. I laugh. "Can I help you?" I replied. "You look like you need some company." he smirked. "What makes you say that?" I say with a smidge of flirtation. I swiftly look over where my childhood friend was standing. He's gone. I grimaced and look back to the man sitting beside me, missing the beginning to his reply. "...as you shouldn't be sitting alone." I smiled briefly. "Are you suggesting I can't take care of myself? You don't even know me." He chuckled "No, but is that an invitation?" Ha. Cheesy much? I shake my head while lightly laughing. "Your not giving up are you. So are you going to tell me your name or what because I might need to go somewhere if you don't." His eyes widen a bit and he quickly says. "I'm Dylan Smith and you are?" he says as he hold his hand out for me to shake. I smile and shake his, I answer. "Max. Max Ride."

*****************************Time Break To Tomorrow*********************************

I wake up to the sound of a really good song coming from the bathroom down the hall. I wake not tired which is rare but very refreshing. I smile and start to sing along to the song.

"And you were there at the turn waiting to let me knooooow. We're building it uuuup! To break it back dooown. We're building it up. To burn it down!"

I walk down the hall and knocked "Nudge hurry up I need to take a shower too!" I yelled

"I'll be out in a bit Max!" she yelled back

I walk back to my room and sat down on my bed and smirk as I remember her response when I called her, for the first time in five years, two days ago to ask if I could crash at her place for the summer. I asked her this knowing it was a pretty heavy question.

"Hello?"

"Hi Nudge. It's me Max, I don't know if you remember me or if you don't want to talk to me...but umm...ok I know I haven't spoken to you in like five years but I just couldn't you know? Oh God wow that was a stupid question. Ah! Okay this is going to sound like self-conscious or whatever but do you think I could crash a your place for the summer?"

Looking back now I smile because I literally had a Nudge moment. No one can talk as fast or say so many words in one breath like her. But that day I think I came close.

Though these moments are rare but Nudge was completely speechless for like thirty seconds.

"Nudge are you there?"

"Nudge you know what I'm sorry I called. This is just completely rude. I'm so sor-"

"Max? Max Ride? What the fuck? Okay let me get this straight it has been almost six years since I last talked to you let alone saw you. And the first thing you ask is if you can crash here? That's fucked up you know that right?"

Oh god that tone was one of the scariest I have ever heard. Made me shiver a bit.

"Um yeah?"

"Wow Max, wow. Why haven't you called, wrote, or something. I was worried sick for the longest! After your parents died and you guys were taken away I cried for two weeks straight! I kept trying to call child services and trying to find out where you were. And when they finally got me a number and they went to tell you that I was calling they said you didn't want to speak with me! What was up with that?"

"I know. I just couldn't. I'm sorry I was just so hurt back then. You know I'm not very good at talking about my feelings. I just couldn't bring my self to open up. So I just thought it was best if you just forgot about me. Also I was busy with the kids. You have know idea what we have been through."

"I COULD HAVE!"

"I know Nudge but I had to take care of them by myself."

"Okay you know what Max? Lets just drop this subject for another time because you and I both know that it won't end pretty."

"Yeah okay sorry Nudge."

After talking about how Gazzy and Angel were doing. We went back to the whole 'crashing at her place' bit. Nudge started this conversation.

"Okay so what about you crashing at my place for the whole summer?"

"Right well, as you might have figured I have been out of foster care for a little more than two years."

"Mhmm"

"Yeah well as soon as I was able to leave I adopted the kiddos. Let me tell you it was a long process. But as soon as I got a place here in Chicago they were mine. Anyways I was just thinking about them one day and I knew I needed closure. I need to properly say goodbye...to my parents I mean."

"Yeah got it. Wait so how do you know that I have my own place and that I'm still in West Wood?"

"Nudge I'm still friends with you on facebook. And I barely started using it again last year because the home wouldn't let us use the computer for 'social activities' only for school work and I got Wi-Fi at the house last year as well."

"Right"

"Sooo."

"Yeah okay you can crash. Are Gazzy and Angel coming too?"

This is why I love Nudge so much she might burn really bright but her anger extinguishes pretty quickly.

"Thank you so much! I owe you forever! And uh yeah do you think I'm going to leave them in an apartment to fend for themselves in one of the largest cities in the U.S.?"

"..."

"Uh sorry we're not there yet are we?"

"Nope." she said popping the 'p'.

Brought back to the yelling of course.

"MAX! Did you fall asleep again!

"God no Nudge. Stop banging in the door!"

"Well you said that you needed to take a shower and whats a good roommate if I don't remind them of important things like personal hygiene."

I wanted to vacuum the freaking sarcastic cloud that was coming from her. But instead I stuck my tongue out to the door.

"I'm sticking my tongue at you Nudge!"

"Suck it!" I heard reply as she retreated to her room.

As I was getting my things so that I could take a shower, my little rascal burst in my room scaring the be-jeebers out of me.

"HOLY SHI- COW!"

"If you guys are going to be screaming at anytime of the day I would prefer it to be around noon! Not-" He looks down at his digital watch, "Not at six thirty in the morning! Gosh, if you guys do that again I'll...I'll fart on a pillow and I won't tell you which one it was."

My eyes widen for a fraction of a second before going to a glare position.

"Are you threatening me Gas-man?" I say as I slowly approach him.

Sleep obviously leaving his face as his face turns to horror. Realizing his mistake he backs up out of my room. His eyes blinking rapidly he weakly retorts. "What? Max you know I would never do that I just...i was..."

"If I were you I would run."

Not even thinking about it he turns and sprints towards his room. He's pretty fast for a twelve year old but me being the superior awesome person I easily catch him and tickle him mercilessly.

"MAX! AHH! Please stop!" he chokes out.

After about three minutes of obvious torture and like a hundred "UNCLE!"'s. I released my victim.

I turn around to see two very amused faces and one with a camera.

"Max can I put this on YouTube?"

"Sure sweetie, with Gazzy's girly screams he's for sure going to go viral. Chipper up kid your going to be famous!"

"Aw Angel don't do that!" He turns to me. "Max take that back tell Angel she can't put it online!"

"No can do, I live with no regrets, and no looking back." I say with a huge smile. He just exclaimed in frustration and stalked off to his room. I stood up and leaned down to kiss Angel on the forehead.

"Good morning honey did Gazzy's screams wake you?"

"I think they woke up the whole neighborhood Max." she smiled as I chuckled.

"I'm sure they did sweetheart."

Nudge yelled "I'm off to work Max!" as she shut the car.

"Okay Nudge see ya!" I yelled back at her

Angel looked up at me and said "Hey Max what should I make for breakfast?"

"Eggs and bacon?" I ask hopefully. Oi isn't it pathetic that a ten year old cooks breakfast for her twenty year old guardian/sister?