So, I decided to go with the clichéd max gets marked and stuff and add some of my own special twists. So max gets marked and goes to the Tulsa HON and meet the nerd herd and all that jazz. But I'm going to change some things that happen. Like with my other story(s) the only time line is my timeline.

Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride or House of Night.

Prologue:

"Max, I'm hungry!" Nudge said as we flew over I'm not sure where.

"Me too!" Gazzy said. It only figures that after fighting off a hundred flyboys, the young ones would start complaining about being hungry. I sighed. I could say we needed to get farther away from where we'd been attacked. But then everyone would keep complaining about being hungry for the next five minutes. Then I would give in after seeking help from Fang, who would provide none.

"Fine, lets drop down and find a place to eat."

"Yeah! Thanks Max! We should go to McDonalds, or, mmm, Wendy's. Yes. I think we should find a Wendy's. Speaking of, that cover girl for Wendy's is just adorable. I wonder how she got her hair to go like that. You think I could pull off that look? Or maybe--"

"Nudge! Please!" Iggy said.

"I don't see what you're guys' problem is. I mean, I don't talk too much. Not like those TV hosts who just keep going, and going, and going, and going, and you're just like, I want to get to the part I'm watching this for. Speaking of, I wonder who won America's next top model last season I think it was—" Iggy clasped his hand over her mouth once we landed. Nudge pouted, but stayed quiet. Thank whoever's up there.

Before we even entered the restaurant, people were staring. These old guys who were going into a Christian store on the same lot, these teenaged boys in a pick-up truck. Ugh. I stared right back at the men, who looked away quickly with a disapproving look on their face. When I glared at the boys, most of them proceeded to making rude gestures about liking how I looked. Then Fang glared at them and they looked away quickly.

But there was still another guy staring. He had tattoos on his face. I glared at him. He didn't look away. He was just staring, and frankly, it was starting to creep me out. I, Maximum Ride, who was supposed to save the world, who had fought and won battle after battle with erasers, was getting creeped out by a pale guy with tattoos on his face, They weren't even intimidating tattoos either! Just a blue crescent with stuff coming off it. Then he started walking towards us.

I tensed, ready for a fight. This could be the school trying to find us again.

Calm down Maximum. Don't run. You're not in any danger right now. Great. The voice came back.

I thought I got rid of you!

You couldn't get rid of me without killing yourself. Just don't run. That was comforting.

Why not?

I don't know why I expected an answer.

"Max, let's go inside. I'm hungry." Nudge whined. She looked like she was about to continue, but she was interrupted by tattoo guy.

"Maximum Ride! Night has chosen thee." Okay. How did this guy know my name? What did he want? I guess it would have helped to listen to what he was saying, but then by head exploded in what I assumed was a mild brain attack, and everything went black.

The world came into view, first blurry, then I could make things out. Its not like this hasn't happened before, I'm used to it. That doesn't mean I like it though. I looked around.

"Max! Max? Are you okay?" Nudge said, leaning over me. I sat up.

"Yeah, I'm fine." But my fore head hurt like a bitch. It was almost dark outside now, and the men who were now leaving the store were looking at me with disgust. Those guys who'd been goggling me were at their truck, except the one who didn't.

"You need to get her to the house of night." He said. "If you don't, she could die."

"Heath! Get away from there!" the ones who had been ogling me said. 'Heath' ignored them.

"Fang…what is he talking about?" I asked. Fang looked at Angel, and she showed me what I looked like. I looked pretty much the same. Except, I had a golden brown crescent moon on my fore head. "What's going on?"

"You're marked. You're a vampyre fledgling now." The guy, heath said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. It probably was. But, wait. Did he just say I was a vampyre? As in now I was a blood-sucking monster?

"It's not like that Max." Fang said, as if reading my mind.

"How do you know? What if I-"

"Max, calm down." Iggy said. I glared at him. Of course, that did nothing.

"Yeah. Heath explained. You'll be okay as long as you go to the house of night. There's one close by too so it's easy for you to get there."

"I'm not going anywhere if you guys don't come with me."

"We can't go with you." Angel said.

"Then I'm not going." I said. I really wish that maybe, just maybe, my flock would actually listen to me every once in awhile. Were they trying to get rid of me?

"You have to. Without the adult vamps you'll die." Heath said.

"But—"

"You're going. We'll get a house near by." Fang said. Why does everyone only listen to him? Seriously.

"You guys need help getting there? I could drive you."

"We can handle our selves." I said.

"Can you walk? I could help you walk if you—"

"I got it." Fang said.

"You sure?" I laughed. This guy was probably thinking that fang couldn't handle carrying me. Heath was built with bulky muscle, and Fang just looked like a skinny Goth kid. Fang could snap him in half. Iggy could snap him in half. I could most likely snap him in half. No, Angel could probably snap him in half.

"Positive." I said. "Come on guys. Into the trees then up and away." I said, and began to walk away, leaving that guy, Heath, very confused. My dramatic exit failed as I stumbled (Fang catching me of course).

"But Max I'm still hungry!" Nudge said.

"We got food while Max was out!" Iggy said before Nudge could say anything else. I sighed. I righted myself (with help from Fang) and continued walking.

"Come one guys." I said. And they followed me into the trees, and we did an up and away.

About ten minutes into our flight (apparently, Heath told Fang where the house of night was) I had a brain attack. Just my luck. I was vaguely aware of Fang catching me before everything went black for the second time that day.