Hey everybody! I just kind of had an idea for a new story, so I decided to post it and see what you all think. This is definitely not a one shot, so there will be more. The story is in place, but we'll just have to see how quickly it gets posted. Oh, also Max and the flock may be a bit OOC throughout this story, I'm just saying now, if there's anything that doesn't seem like something they'd do, that's why. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this first chapter!


Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride, James Patterson does.


Max POV

I was looking in a mirror, brushing my hair, trying to make it look perfect. Wait, why did I care about my hair? And when did it get perfectly straight like that?

Huh, wow, I guess I'm kind of out of it this morning.

I looked down at what I was wearing. I had on a dress... why was I wearing a dress and since when do I even OWN a dress?! It was white with pinkish red flowers on it and went down to a little above my knees.

Uh, wow... so not me!

I looked at my hands... nails free of all dirt and perfectly manicured. This was strange.

I finally looked back up at my reflection and gasped at what I saw. I was actually wearing make-up. I NEVER wear make-up, why was I wearing it now?

I heard a screen door shut and looked around at where I was. Where exactly was I? All I knew was that I was (I think) in some sort of a house, which was the kind of house you see in movies: everything in it's proper place, all of the colors matched, this was so unusual to me.

I heard footsteps against a wood floor. I was thinking about finding an escape route, but my body didn't oblige. It was like my body already knew what it was supposed to do and I was just watching.

I turned back to the mirror and smoothed my hair, which actually looked pretty cute. Whoa, what was I thinking!

The footsteps where getting louder until they sounded like they were right next to the doorway of the room I was in. But I wasn't looking at the door, so I didn't see who came in.

Suddenly, strong arms wrapped around my waist from behind me and a soft voice spoke in my ear.

"Hey beautiful." It was Fang. Oh my god, what was he doing? And why did this feel so natural.

"Hey." I said softly.

"The kids are ready to head out. Are you?" I, of course, had no idea what he was talking about by 'heading out,' but words came out of my mouth anyway.

"Yeah, did you pack up the car?" Then it hit me. Why I really looked different.

I was older. I was 25 years old. I wasn't a 14-year-old mutant bird kid, who was always on the run, in desperate need of a shower, taking care of my flock and having to sleep on cave floors and in subway tunnels. No, I was a 25-year-old women... with wings, but no longer considering myself a mutant bird kid.

Why? I had no idea. How? Again, I had no idea. His quiet voice brought me back from my reverie.

"Yep, everything is in there. I think the kids are really going to enjoy this." He and I both smiled. Then he kissed my cheek and intertwined his fingers with mine.

That's when I saw something sparkle on my hand. A ring. I was married. Then a thought popped into my head. I was married, Fang was acting like my boyfriend and not just like my friend.... I must be married to Fang.

Oh god. How did I not remember any of this? We were walking through the house and then went out the front door (well, the regular door was open, so we went out the screen door I'd heard shut earlier).

Outside was beautiful. We had our own private beach as our front yard, so instead of grass there was sand. We walked over to the car- which was a really nice hummer by the way. I checked the trunk to make sure everything was there, though I had no idea if everything was because I didn't know where we were going.

Now here's what really threw me for a loop. When Fang had said 'the kids' I'd assumed he meant the rest of the flock, I had definitely not been prepared for what happened next. Fang let go of my hand, walked back towards the screen door and opened it. Then he called to the kids.

"Come on guys! We're leaving!" He looked over at me and smiled. I smiled back, still unsure of what was going on. Just then a little girl came skipping out of the house with a backpack on. She grinned at me.

"Mommy! This is gonna be sooo much fun!!" I gasped, but of course no one heard it.

Mommy? This little girl was my daughter? I had kids, as in literally? I studied her closely, bending down so that I was at her eye level. She really looked like me when I was little, but with a little bit of Fang in there.

Oh god, I had actually had a kid. I was just starting to be able to wrap my head around having one kid when two boys came running out, with another little girl trailing behind them. Were all of these kids mine? Then I heard myself speak.

"Nick don't pull your sister's hair, you know that's not nice." One of the boys turned around and I was shocked all over again. He looked just like Fang. He must have been about 7 years old.

"But she started it!" He shouted. I smiled and shook my head.

"Now arguing never gets us anywhere. Come on kids, get into the car and I want no arguing on the way there. Got it?" There was a chorus of yes' from all four of them.

Wow, I actually sounded like a mom. This was really different.

I opened the door and three of the kids climbed into the car, but the littlest one, a girl, was standing next to me. I bent down and picked her up.

"Momma, why can't I fly yet?" I then noticed her wings sticking out from underneath the little dress she was wearing. Her wings were almost completely black, but the bottom of both were white. She spread her wings out and flapped them a little, then looked at me confused.

"Well sweetheart, you're only four. You need to give your wings a little time to grow and be strong. But once they're ready you'll be able to fly around with your brothers and sister." I kissed her on the cheek.

"When my wings do grow and be strong, I wanna fly just like you." She said smiling at me. I smiled back at her and then put her in a car seat, closing the door.

So I really hope you enjoyed the first chapter enough to keep reading when I post the next chapter! I want to know what you all thought, so please please please review! Oh and by the way, anyone who hasn't read the 5th Maximum Ride should totally read it. It is SOOO awesome! Yeah, so please review and I hope you liked the beginning!