Don't Stop Believin

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Chapter 17: The Plan! (Still thinking of you guys!)

"Okay Ratchet. We really need to think!" I exclaimed, taking a bite of my hotdog. Ratchet and I sat side by side on a bench in Central Park munching on some hotdogs as we tried to figure out a way to save our friends. Trying is the keyword though.

"Well the Youtube thing was a bust since neither of us knew how to use it." Ratchet grumbled. I smacked his arm in a way of saying that he wasn't helping and we sat silently again. We needed something huge that would really grab people's attention. Maybe I could get him to stand on the side of a building and pretend he was going to jump so those news people would come. Then he could scream about wanting 20,000 dollars or threaten to jump. Nah, that's a bad idea. No one will probably come. I shifted my gaze down the sidewalk and noticed someone very attractive walking towards us. Oh, wait it was just Maya and she seemed mad...

"What is this!" She hissed at us when she approached. She was wearing a long trench coat, sunglasses, and a very floppy hat. She doesn't look over disguised at all.

"What's what?" Ratchet asked bored. Glancing both ways she pulled out a magazine from her coat and shoved it at us angrily. I took the magazine slowly and saw the worst possible thing on it. Machet splitting?! The headline read and right under it was Ratchet and I in a very intense kiss. Did I really have my hand under his shirt at one point?

"Whoa was I strangling you?" Ratchet asked in concern. I shook my head and laughed,

"Was I violating you?"

"Probably." Ratchet shrugged, sliding a little bit away from me. I smacked him in the arm as he laughed. Maya though seemed less amused. She was practically trembling as she exclaimed,

"I wanted you to be with Nick!" I rose to my feet and gave her a poke in the chest.

"You don't control who I can and can not date!"

"No, but you're me right now. Not you!" She shrieked. Some people looked over to see what was going on as they walked by and I hastily took a step back as I realized we were probably causing a scene. Maya realizing the same thing did too.

"Alright, lets just calm down." Ratchet coaxed calmly, stepping in between us, "There's more important things then your love life right now."

"What's more important then my love life?" Maya huffed.

"Everything." I got a glare for that one, but Ratchet did seem to have grabbed her attention. Taking a deep breath, she turned towards me and finally seemed to see the internal struggle I was in right now.

"What's going on?" She asked a little more softly. I gave Ratchet a look and he gestured for me to tell her as he took a seat back on our bench. Nodding I gestured for Maya to take a seat as I sat on Ratchet. Maya seeming a little more hesitant sat down. Taking a deep breath, I explained everything that as been going on as she nodded occasionally to tell us she was listening. When I was done she sat there silently for a few moments, soaking in everything I guess.

"This isn't good." She exhaled finally.

"You think?" I quipped, she's so unhelpful. Ratchet bumped me in the shoulder basically telling me to shut-up, but Maya didn't even react as she sat looking at the ground intently. After a minute or two she looked up and asked,

"Why not just have a concert?"

"What?" Ratchet asked.

"A concert. You know when a person sings live and people pay money to see it." Maya explained. Ratchet and I looked at each-other for a moment, silently discussing the idea. It was a good idea and pretty easy. We could make some money in less than a few hours and if it didn't work out then at least we could say we tried.

"Alright, concert it is." I nodded finally. Ratchet grinned excitedly and pulled out his phone to arrange the details with Brigid. He's practically my assistant now. Maya smiled proudly, probably for thinking of the idea, and before I realized what I was doing I was hugging her. That's right I hugged Maya. Wrapped my arms around her and everything and it wasn't disgusting. Shocked she just stood there for a moment and then to my surprise after a minute, she wrapped her arms around me too. She actually sort of clung to me like I was missing and she just found me.

"Thank You." I whispered in her hair.

"Your welcome." She whispered back. We clung to each-other for a few more moments before awkwardly letting go of each-other. Ratchet ruining the moment like he ruins everything let out a wolf whistle and said,

"You guys are so hot."

"Shut-Up." We said in unsion, smiling at each-other after. Thinking what I was thinking, Maya and I ran towards Ratchet and pushed him into the grass. He cried out before hitting the ground with a thud.

"Don't let this little sister-moment get to you now, your still ugly." I stated seriously. What I'm mean.

"Wouldn't dream of it." She agreed. Ratchet moaning dramatically on the ground, rolled around wildly as he cried out in mock pain. I kicked him in his side and yelled,

"That's for acting like a Lissa!" He let out a gasp and quickly picked himself off the ground. He angrily wagged his finger at me and opened his mouth to say something back, but someone else beat him too it,

"MAX!"

Awwwe, a Max and Maya moment. So beautiful...Anyway tell me who should be screaming Max's name in the reviews for this chapter. I will take all suggestions even if there not in my story. Pick Tobias or Harry Potter if you want, I mean it when I say anyone. Or you could choose Fang if you want. Anyway thank you for staying loyal to this story and I love you guys. I just got an Instagram and my name is "attackingartist". If you like art I hope you follow me and I need people to follow, so comment on one of my pictures Maximum Ride and I will be sure to follow all of you! Anyway let's get me to 300 reviews and the next chapter I promise will be posted!