Maximum Ride: Fang~~ 20 Years Later

20 years later...

After waiting so long for him, it seems so stupid to think that I will actually see Fang today. But that still didn't make the fluttering feeling I was having in my stomach go away. The rest of the flock had begged to come with me, but I had to go alone, I had to see him by myself.

The cliff was getting closer now, and I could see the hawks swooping down and around the canyon, the ones that had showed us better ways to fly. I smiled to myself, remembering when Fang, Nudge,and I stopped here so long ago when we were trying to get Angel back. For a moment, I almost believed that Fang was here, right now. That gave me a big ol' slap in the face, because when I landed on the cliff, the one where he told me to meet him in that letter, Fang was not there.

Tears began to swell in my eyes. I sank to the ground, feeling as bad as I had the day Fang left. 20 years, 20 freaking years I had waited for this day, and now it was all for nothing. How could I have let this happen to me again?

Because you love him, Max.

Oh great, my Voice is here to cheer me up. This is no time for you to be butting in, Voice! I thought hard at it, tears streaming down my cheeks faster and harder.

Don't lose hope. He's out there.

Then it was silent.

"What is that supposed to mean?!" I shouted out, my voice echoing through the canyon. I felt like I would die, right there, on the cliff. Without Fang to hope for, life just didn't seem worth it anymore.

"I told you I would wait for you," said a familiar voice.

I looked up, and my heart practically stopped. He was there. It was really Fang, standing there right next to me. He looked older, but I could still see Fang as he had been the last time I saw him. A smile lit my face, and I felt the happiest I had ever been in 20 years. He held out his hand, and I took it, standing back up. Then I slapped him.

"What was that for?" he exclaimed, holding his cheek.

"That was for leaving and making me wait 20 years to see you again!" I replied, then I hugged him, my stomach still fluttering.

When we broke apart, Fang said, "You haven't changed a bit, have you?" He gave me his crooked grin, and I nearly fainted.

"I guess not."

After that we sat down talking for what felt like forever, about the rest of the flock, what Fang had been doing, and pretty much anything else you could think of. After we had stopped talking, Fang rose to his feet. "Listen, Max, there's something I've been wanting to do for a while."

I stood up, too. "What is it?"

Fang got down on one knee and reached into his pocket. I gasped, totally not expecting this. He smiled. "Maximum Ride, will you marry me?" He opened the box, revealing a diamond ring.

I stood there, looking like an idiot, with tears back in my eyes. Then I finally said, "Oh, Fang." Then I leaned over and kissed him.

Fang took my hand in his and placed the ring on my hand. We looked at eachother and nodded, thinking the same thing like we used to. Then we jumped off the cliff, and unfurled our wings. Nothing could ruin this now. I finally had Fang, and now, everything was perfect. No matter how many erasers we destroyed, no matter how many evil scientists we met, it wasn't important anymore. The only thing that matters now is that Fang and I were together again, and nothing will ever change that.