A/N: Okay, so this is another fanfic from your favorite author. Me! Yay! You're much too kind. 8D And, no, Angel isn't making you say that. D: This is set a year after MR3 (they have destroyed Itex) so Max, Iggy, and Fang are all 15, Ella is 13, Nudge is 12, Gazzy is 9, and Angel is 7.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. If I even owned Maximum Ride, I wouldn't be writing this fanfic. And here it is. I'm writing. So ha.
-Max-
It had been a year after we'd taken down Itex. We'd moved in with my mom, Dr. Martinez.
And it had been five months after that when the dreaded announcement was made…
"Okay," Valencia said, clearing her throat. They were all sitting around the dinner table, and the Flock was already stuffing themselves. "I have something important to say, so if you could stop eating for half a second, then I would appreciate it." We all stopped, sighing. "Now, I know you haven't had pleasant memories with school, but I think it's better if we enroll you in the same school as Ella."
There were disagreements from most of the flock, except for Fang, who just sat there…emotionless…as usual. I was silent, too, but I was thinking. Er… about Fang…
Max, Angel sent to me, What do you think about this?
I looked up, slightly startled. Um… I think it's a good idea, Angel.
A few moments later, my mom announced, "It's settled. You'll be starting Monday."
I dropped the younger kids off at the elementary and middle schools, and then me, Fang, and Iggy walked into the high school.
Oh, joy.
-Nudge-
I walked into my first class. Thankfully, I got to sit down. After class, a guy came up to me. He had short blond hair, and green eyes. But before he could say anything, another boy sighed and said, "Leave her alone, jackass. Or, if you continue to say a single word, I suppose some people would like some dirt on you…"
The guy—Chris—frowned and walked away. The second one walked over to me. He had eye length, dark brown hair, and I couldn't decide if his eyes were blue or green. "I'm Mitch. Chris abused the last three girls he went out with and made them swear not to tell or he'd 'make their lives living hell'. The last one was my older sister, older by just a month, and I overheard. So, naturally, being the good brother I was, I kicked his ass and made him swear not to touch my sister again. Hasn't had a girl since."
"Uh… thanks…?" I was slightly confused but thankful.
"It's no problem. You're the new girl, right?"
I nodded. "Tiffany-Krystal," I said, deciding to use the name from Anne's house.
Mitch smiled. "That's a nice name. Can I see your schedule quick?" I nodded and handed it to him. He looked it over quickly, and frowned, then tried to hide a smirk. Unsuccessfully. "We have all our classes together," He said. "Follow me." He handed my schedule back and started off, waiting patiently for me to get my things from my locker, then walking back through the crowds to our next class.
Unfortunately, in this one, I actually did have to introduce myself. I could see Mitch smirking from his seat in the back and felt my face go slightly red.
-Max-
I was practically bored to death throughout my classes. I was relieved when the final bell rang. I got up quickly and left the classroom, ignoring people's eyes following me.
I felt someone's arm wrap around my waist and my arm automatically started to move back, but I heard a familiar voice say, "Relax. It's me." I glanced back at Fang, and squirmed uneasily out of his grip.
Soon we were all flying back, and, as usual, Nudge's mouth was flying a mile a minute.
"I went to my first class and at the end this guy named Chris came up and was probably going to ask me out but this other guy named Mitch who is really nice made him go away and explained that Chris abused his girlfriends and the last girl Chris had dated was Mitch's sister—" She paused for breath. God help us. "—who's older than him by a month, and he beat up Chris for hitting his sister and made sure that no other girls would go out with him so they wouldn't get hurt—" Another pause for breath. I really don't know how she does it. "—and he's really nice and we have all our classes together and-"
I sighed, not being able to take it anymore. "Please, Nudge, be quiet. I'm sure he's nice, but I don't really want to have a headache."
"And I don't want my ears bleeding, either," Iggy muttered. Nudge glared at him, and then we landed in my mom's yard. We walked in, and mom ran over. "Welcome back from your first day of school…where's Ella?"
"She's walking. No one wanted to carry her." I sighed.
Dr. Martinez nodded.
Immediately, when we got into the living room, Nudge said, "We should play Truth or Dare!"
"Nudge, n-"
Fang grinned mischievously at me. "I think it's a good idea."
I gulped. This was not a good sign.
-Angel-
We got to play. Little did Max know this was a trap…and it was gonna work, dangit.
I started it off. "Max, truth or dare?" I asked her, feigning innocence.
"Uh… dare." If I pick truth, she'll probably ask me if I love Fang…
"You have to kiss Fang." She looked at me, dumbfounded. It didn't last long, though; Fang turned her head and claimed her lips. In about five seconds, she caved and kissed her back.
Gazzy looked for about half a second before jumping up and running to his room. Iggy just listened, smirking. Nudge was suppressing her squees of joy.
And, me? Why, I was just watching them and smirking like Iggy was. After they finished, Iggy asked, "Should we keep playing, or do you and Fang want some 'alone time?'"
Max blushed furiously. "N-no! W-w-we can k-keep playing!"
I watched Fang lean forward and whisper something into her ear which I couldn't hear, but made her blush more and Iggy laugh. "Okay," I said, "Continue with the game?" Max nodded gratefully.
"Nudge, truth or dare?" Nudge bit her lip for a second.
Finally, she said, "Truth." Max grinned evilly.
"Do you like Mitch?"
Nudge blushed furiously. "Er… y-yeah…"
I clapped. "So cute!" I grinned as Nudge's face went redder.
Iggy sighed, and said, "There's so much love in the air. I'm going out for a bit." Without saying any more, he got up and left. I tilted my head, and tried to read his mind, to find his blocks up.
Still a little red faced, Nudge turned to me and said, "Angel, truth or dare?"
I grinned and said, "Dare."
"I d-" Ella burst through the door and ran over to Max. There was a long cut down her arm and she was crying.
"Max… they beat… me… up…"
Max hugged her. "Who?"
"The… same people… as when… we met… the… first time…"
I looked at her sympathetically. Poor Ella.
-Max-
They were gonna pay. And it was going to be fun.
I knocked on one of the bully's doors. A boy came, probably around Nudge's age. He said, "Yeah?" I glanced down at my half sister, who shook her head. "Do you have any brothers?" I asked him. He frowned.
"Yeah. Why?"
"I believe he hurt my little sister here. I want payback."
The boy raised an eyebrow. "Jake!" He called, half turning. Another boy came, probably older than him, but not much
"Yeah?" He said, boredly.
"I heard you hurt someone," The younger one said, "And her sister's here to kick your ass." Without warning, the older one was shoved out. The door slammed shut, and the sound of a lock sliding into place could be heard.
I laugh. This directed the boy—Jake's—attention to me. I punched him, breaking his nose, then roundhouse kicked him quickly. "There. Next one. By the way, who was that?"
Ella sighed. "Mitchell. His brother's an asshole, but he's pretty cool."
I shot a glare at her and she sighed. "Sorry for swearing."
-Mitch-
I grinned. My brother stayed locked out, and I watched with dark satisfaction as the blood came from his nose. I made sure both locks were secure, and all the locks in the house were as well.
Suck it up, bro.
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