Illegal Fling

Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride. JP does.


Max POV

Why me? I wanted to scream at Ari, who was throwing kicks at my side like a hammer. I could hear my ribs crack as he continued with his assault. He picked me up by the collar of my shirt and slammed me up against the wall. I cried out in pain as his elbow dug into my bruised side. He laughed his sharp laugh and didn't hear someone open the front door. He raised his clenched fist and-

I woke up screaming. The sunlight shifted across my bed in panels of warmth. Panting I laid back down as my older brother threw open my door, as he does every morning.

Iggy POV

I was making bacon when I heard Max's piercing scream split the crisp morning air. I paused for a moment then sprinted up the stairs. Because even though she was my little sis, she was also the reason I was blind. Not saying that I blamed her of course.

Max POV

Great my first day for high school and it begins with my little screaming fest. I sighed and stood up to take a nice peaceful shower to wash away my quivering nerves. The roar of the shower alone calmed me down and the pulsing beat of the water pounding against my shoulder blades made them unknot, releasing the tension that had built up within them. I stepped out all too soon and began throwing clothes on my tall skinny frame, when a knock resounded on my door that was instantly followed by an ear splitting shriek.

"Max, hurry up! We have to get you ready for your first day of high school"!

I groaned knowing who it was. My flinging of the door caused another shriek to commence.

"What now"?

I asked her exasperated. She rolled her dark brown eyes, flipped her dark mane of hair, and grabbed my hand to pull me into a chair. She immediately took out her weapons of choice: Mascara, eyeliner stick, blush, eyeliner, lip gloss, lipstick, lip liner, eye shadow, and a tube of concealer. I mentally groaned and crossed my arms across my chest. Nudge started my make up with a small amount of blush across my high cheek bones and a dab of concealer under my eyes to hide dark gray eye bags I presumed. I lost track after that stick of concealer. All I know is that even thought it seemed like Nudge was caking the stuff on, my face didn't feel like it had very much on and I confirmed it when Nudge said,

"I didn't put on very much, since I knew you would spaz out."

I just smiled at her innocently and grabbed my bag, dancing out my room not bothering to look in the mirror or brush my hair, since Nudge had done my hair already. Iggy was already waiting for me at the front door as I tromped down the stairs like an elephant on steroids.

"Yo, Max! Hurry up"!

He said as I grabbed some bacon of a platter on the counter.

"Chill Iggy, you'll see Tess soon enough."

He flushed a deep red making him look like a tomato since he was so pale and every time he blushed everyone could see it clearly. Let's get this straight. Iggy and Tess are not dating. You wouldn't believe how many people have asked me that! Anyways, they just have humongous crushes on each other but won't admit it when people asked. I sighed as he stammered excuses on how he didn't like her and the only reason he wanted to go to school early was to meet his new teachers and blah, blah, blah. I poked him in the stomach and walked off without him. We got to school in an orderly fashion (which means we were punching each other and seeing how red each other's face got when we slapped it). We saw Tess waiting for us at the front of the school and waved. At least I waved; Iggy just kind of ducked his head and whimpered. Ha! It sounded like he was afraid of her of something. When we reached her she tried to hook my arm with hers but I shook her arm off and shot her a glare. She knew I how I handled being touched since Ari.

"You have got to get over this strange aversion to being touched"! Tess said.

"I let Nudge put on my make up this morning." I shot back hotly.

"You know that's not what I mean." She said patiently. Iggy was trailing behind her like a little lost sexist puppy who was staring at her butt (hence the sexist part). I did know what she meant. I could handle people putting make up on me, fixing my hair, even cutting my hair but hooking arms? Holding hands? Kissing? Hugging? An arm thrown around my shoulders? Nope couldn't handle any of that type of crap, and who can blame me? I shrugged off her statement and looked back at Iggy pointedly. Tess followed my line of sight, seeing Iggy staring at her butt, generally being a sexist pig. I wonder why he even does that when he can't see even see it. She sighed and snapped her fingers in front of his face; he immediately looked up at her, guilty as charged I thought smugly. Turning back around I heard her mutter

"What a perv."

He just rolled his shoulders, shrugging, and continued on what he was doing. I groaned and concentrated extremely hard on an imaginary minuscule speck of white that were on my jet black converse. I was wearing an ebony shirt that said "Bite me" and a pair of black sweatpants. Tess started talking again.

"I heard that we have a really, really hot teacher in math this year! But (insert big sigh her) he's married to our chemistry teacher."

"And that's relevant to me because"? She groaned.

"You are the only girl I know who isn't bothered by a sexy guys."

Well, I wonder why. I thought sarcastically to myself as I ran into a wall, literally. See what a klutz I am? I rubbed my swollen nose and looked up at my now mortal enemy. A stupid brick wall, and here I thought I was smarter than a wall! I turned to the right to avoid the wall I had just rammed into and ran into yet another wall. Oh, great. But this time I looked up to see a very hot, sexy face.


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