Chapter 1
Chapter 1
On Your Own
MAX
'Max we think you should leave.'
I fought back a shudder as I remembered that night seven years and three months ago. You're probably wondering what the heck I'm talking about. Well let me fill you in a bit. Seven years ago the flock kicked me out. A few months later the school captured me. They ran a bunch of tests on me. Did a bunch of surgeries to make me stronger. Then they decided to test something. They wanted to know if I could get pregnant. And guess what. I could. Now I have a daughter. Her name is Jinx. I gave her that name despite the fact that she looks so much like her father. Whose name you'll probably find out later on.
Well anyway after Jinx was born I made it my life's mission to protect her. And when she was three months we broke out. One of the white coats had stupidly left my cell door unlocked. I turned on the invisibility and snuck out with Jinx who was also in my cell at the time. I found the nearest exit. A window down the hall from my cell. As I was jumping out with my baby in my arms I heard someone call my name. Someone I never wanted to see again but dreamed about every night. I refused to look back and just poured on the speed.
Now seven years and three months after being kicked out of my family Jinx turns six. Today is her birthday. We're visiting my mum and Ella who I've kept in contact with ever since I escaped the school. I had left Jinx with them while I went to destroy all the Itex buildings. I came back a week later and told m mum that Jinx and I were going to buy a house and live there. The house we found was a few streets away and had a huge backyard and no close neighbours.
Today we were celebrating Jinx's sixth birthday. Jinx was opening up her presents. That is until there was a knock on the door. Mum went to see who it was. I was almost to pre occupied with Jinx to hear someone talking. Key word in that sentence 'almost'. Someone who sounded all to familiar. My eyes widened and I picked Jinx up into my arms. I turned invisible not a second to soon. The flock filed into the room and spread out looking at different things. I put up mind blocks and telepathically told Jinx to as well. It was only Fang who noticed the presents on the coffee table. 'Whose birthday?' I started to back away slowly as to avoid making noise.
Ella was the one to answer Fang's question. 'Oh, it's mine.' Fang seemed to buy it for a moment before a look of confusion flashed across his face. 'But wasn't you birthday a few months ago.' Angel asked in her to sweet voice, a voice that over the years I had started to loathe. 'Well yeah it was but mum's was pretty busy with the vet and stuff that we never got around to having it so we're having a late birthday party now.'
'Who's Jinx?' Nudge asked confusion evident in her voice. I froze. How had she known. 'What?' Mum asked trying to hide the panic in her voice. I hoped that the other didn't notice. 'Well that sign over there says "Happy Birthday, Jinx!" Who's Jinx?' Both mum and Ella were stumped. Mum was glancing at random spots in the room where she thought I might be. Her eyes landed on me and she knew it. I'm going to put Jinx upstairs. Then I'll come back. I told her telepathically. She didn't nod her head but she did look at the ground, then ceiling then ground again to show she understood. I backed out of the room and used my super speed to run lightly and quickly up the steps.
Once Jinx and I were in the guest room which used to be my old room I made us visible again. 'Jinx, baby, I need to stay here ok.' I said holding her tiny hands in mine. She nodded her understanding and wrapped her little arms around my neck. I wrapped mine around her and gave her a quick hug. 'When are you coming back mummy?'
'Soon, baby, very soon. As soon I get rid of those nasty people downstairs. Now don't come down until I tell you to. And if anyone comes up here turn yourself invisible, hide and put mind blocks. Ok?' Jinx nodded and I smiled at her. As I closed the door to the guest room I turned invisible and went back down the stairs.
Fang was now questioning my mother, asking her who she was hiding. Fury ran through my blood making me wish I could tear him apart limb from limb. 'Why are you here?' I ask putting as much steel into my voice as I could which was quite a lot. Fang spun around as did the rest of the flock they were looking everywhere in the room trying to figure out where the voice had come from. 'Who's there?' Fang asked caution in his voice. Every single member of the flock looked either, shocked, scared or frightened which I'm sure is the same thing. The only people who didn't were mum, Ella and myself.
'I asked you first Fang. Why. Are. You. Here.' I moved until I was standing right behind Fang. 'We're looking for a friend.'
I scoffed at him. 'I doubt that the person you're looking for wants anything more to do with you.' Fang spun around to look at me. Of course he couldn't see me.
'What would you know about our friend?' He asked taking a step backwards.
'I know more then you think.'
'Then can you tell us where she is?'
'I can.'
'Where?' I grinned and walked behind Fang and tapped him on the back simultaneously turning visible.
'Right here.' He spun around to face me as he did his mouth dropped open as did everyone else's with the exception of mum and Ella.
'Max.' He breathed.
'Leave.' Venom dripped from my voice.
'Oh my God. Max we missed you so much. We're soooo sorry. We were stupid and we want you back. No, we need you back. Please Max. Please. Come ba-' Iggy slapped a hand across Nudges mouth before she could continue. I would have said thank you if I didn't hate them all so much.
I kept my blocks up so Angel couldn't read my mind. And I refrained from reading any of the flocks' minds. I looked around at the flock. Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman, Ange- I counted the flock quickly, one, two, three, four, no five. Where was Angel?
Suddenly I heard something crash, glass breaking and Jinx yelling, 'Mummy!' I spin around to see my daughter being carried down the stairs by Angel. Angel's grip was probably to tight for Jinx to be able to escape from. Anger flared in my veins and I screamed in fury. Angel was so shocked that she dropped Jinx who ran to her aunt who scooped her up while my mum checked her for injuries. Turning invisible I dove at Angel.
I yelled fury again and pinned Angel to the ground becoming visible again. 'How dare you touch my child?' I yelled at her.
'Let go of her.' Fang growled at me. I could hear his foot steps coming closer and just chuckled. When he was in grabbing distance he tried to grab on the pack of my shirt only to be shocked by the force field I had put around us.
Baby, are you hurt? I questioned my daughter. No mummy. Just scared. I growled at Angel again but got of her. Block your ears, baby. Once I was sure she had done what I said I turned to Angel again. 'You better pray that I don't kick your sorry ass just for scaring her.'
'I didn't hurt her Max.'
'If you had you wouldn't conscious. And your there would be bloodstains on the carpet.'
'I swear to God Max if you hurt Angel I'll-'
'I'll what Fang?' I interrupted him, shutting down the force field. 'You'll kick me out again? Kick me out of what? My house? My family? This country? You can't do anything to me anymore. You killed every shred of care I had for the flock when you kicked me out. And now I won't hesitate to kill you.'
'Then why aren't dead already?'
'The only reason you're not dead is because I don't want to give my real family nightmares for the next few months.' I hoped that he wouldn't realise that the real reason they weren't dead right now was because I didn't think I had the heart to do it. Injure them so severely that they might die from blood loss? Yes. Kill them straight out by maybe breaking there neck? No.
'Now answer my question. Why are you here?' Fang looked at me uncertainly before opening his mouth to answer.
Ok well this is the first chapter. Please R and R. tell me what you think. no flames please. tell me if i should continue. and if you want me to then ur gonna have to tell me so.
-Shazza.