Hiya JJ is back here again! So I'm still writing Save the World or Save Them? Of course, I just got this super idea and had to start the story. So here's a review, Maximum Ride books have never happened at all and the flock's lives are different now. So read and tell me what you think. Disclaimer: I do not own maximum ride. This chapter is MPOV.
Chapter 1: Coming Home
Foster care. That's where all of us are right now. Where we've been pretty much for most of our lives now. But it's not all that bad. Who are 'we', you ask? Well let me explain.
The name is Maximum Ride Martinez. I am fifteen years old; I have a mother, a father and also a sister who is thirteen. Her name is Ella, my mom is Valencia Martinez and my dad is Jeb Martinez.
My parents run a foster care home in our house and for the past eleven years we've had the same four kids: Fang, Nudge, Gazzy and Angel. None of us are blood related except Gazzy and Angel. Those two are actually brother and sister.
Fang and I became best friends when he showed up being five-years-old, eleven years ago. Now he was sixteen and I was fifteen and we were dating. And boy was he the best boyfriend ever.
Nudge was three when she arrived. She was now fourteen, with dark chocolate colored skin, and she's into all the latest fashion and gossip all day everyday. Another thing, Nudge is a heck of a motor mouth, I mean man that girl doesn't ever shut her mouth.
Gazzy is also fourteen now and a little immature young man, I have to say. And stinky, boy. But he made any clothes look good on his body, (of course so did Fang) and was super close to Nudge. Actually those two have been going out for about a month now.
See what happens when you live with people for so long. It's amazing.
Next there's little Angel. She's thirteen just like Ella, and best friends with her. She arrived with her brother when she was two years old. Angel also has a huge crush on her lab partner in science and it's so cute. It's Spring, so love is in the air I guess.
But we've been pretty happy here. Also three years ago Mom took in an actual baby for the foster care. Imagine the excitement in this house.
Let's say chaos wouldn't describe it. But now in our family was little three-year-old Ari. The youngest member. But not the newest.
Because mom and dad had a surprise. Another foster kid.
"Make sure you make him feel welcome." Mom said for the millionth time today. I rolled my eyes swinging Fang's hand in mine in my room. Did she really think we didn't know that?
Fang shook his hair sending drops of water at me from his shower, knowing I squealed when he did that. He chuckled spreading out his wings to dry more.
Yes you read right. I said wings, as in bird wings on his back. With real feathers too, not fake, cheap ones either. All of us except mom, dad and Ella have wings due to an experiment at a placed called the school about thirteen years ago. Yeah, even little Ari had wings for the same reason three years ago. But that's another story for another time.
Mom sighed but left us alone as Fang kissed my neck tracing a finger along my back sending shivers down my back.
"Do you think the new kid has wings?"I asked giving him a quick kiss on the cheek and pulling out my notebook to start my summer homework
"Hm, I kinda hope so. Then we won't have to hide our wings." Fang chuckled lying back on my pillows. Twit, having no homework.
"Me too." I grinned, and then groaned. I hated math. I was freaking lucky I passed with a low C in that class.
"Max, he's here!" Angel shrieked from down stairs. Sure enough I glanced out my window to see Dad's car pull in the driveway. Yes, no math now! I grinned jumping off the bed pulling Fang behind me as we passed Nudge and Gazzy on the couch in a full make out session. They were clinging to each other tighter than glue.
"God get a room!" I yelled running out the door, not before Nudge stuck her tongue out at me and Gazzy snicker. I chuckled at their immaturity but waited on the front lawn next to Angel as dad opened his door.
Nudge, Gazzy, mom were outside as we waited for our newest arrival. Dad opened the trunk, but still no kid came out. Where was he? Did Dad forget again? (Hey he never has, I'm kidding. Okay?)
Dad walked past us with a trunk and stopped. There defiantly was a kid; I mean I could see his shape in the back seat of Dad's car.
"Guys he's different. Things haven't been too good for him in his life. Please don't stare or say anything to upset him. It's hard enough." Dad told all of us firmly.
Different, how? What happened to him?
"What's his name?" Angel asked as the car door clicked.
"His name is Igniuas. He's sixteen just like Fang." Dad explained and right then the car door swung open and out stepped our newest guest.
He stood up from the car and we all starred. Oh my god, boy was he hot! And tall, taller than Fang. If I didn't have Fang I would be drooling over this guy like Angel. A hunk! His strawberry blonde hair hung over his eyes slightly creeping past his ears a little. He wore a black jacket with dirty dark jeans and in his hands was a long narrow case holding something.
Igniuas never look at us, mostly the ground and his feet, and remained where he was.
Ahem, awkward.
"Jeb why don't you bring Igniuas's things to his room. Gazzy help." Mom cleared her throat and the two did as they were told.
I walked over to Mom with Fang as Nudge followed Gazzy, of course.
"He's just shy. A new home when you're sixteen is different than when you're five or three." Mom grinned self consciously.
Sure. . .
Igniuas had started walking around but he held his hands around and felt everything in the yard. He gently ran sensitive fingers over everything still not saying a word to anyone.
Once the others came out everyone stopped to stare at Igniuas. What was he doing? Why wasn't he talking? Why was he doing that?
Igniuas came to our front door feeling the handle and walking inside with mom. Dad glared at us and growled, "I said don't stare." Then walked inside.
We all followed him trying hard not to stare still confused. Mom was inside letting Igniuas hold Total, our Scottish terrier. Total wagged his tail calmly in Igniuas's arm as he ran a hand across the dogs back feeling him. He set Total down and stood there silent.
"Hi, I'm Gazzy." Gazzy finally spoke patting Igniuas' back. Igniuas jerked at the touch turning away clearly frightened. It was just a pat on the back, no need to be scared right?
Right?
No one said anything else. I looked down at my new shoes when mom whispered, "Igniuas let me show you your room."
She led Igniuas upstairs and the two disappeared. Everyone turned their heads to dad with the same exact question: what was going on?
Dad sighed, waited until Mom acme back down alone and then spoke. His voice was hushed, not above a whisper.
"Guys Igniuas is different. Much different. He's quiet and won't say much. But the reason Igniuas felt everything was because he is blind."
Now everyone looked at him appalled. Blind?
"He's blind. He's been since he was seven. His life's been extremely rough. Igniuas grew up in a gang city with bad parents. His mom was constantly drunk, like everyday, and his dad was abusive. When Igniuas was seven years old his father beat the crap out of him until he went blind. So his father is the reason he is blind."
Nudge gulped, Angel looked appalled, Gazzy shuddered and fang was silent. Dad was right, his life sucked. I mean his own father did that to him! Mom or dad never did that to any of us. Ever.
"It's worse. Igniuas ran away when he was ten-years-old, getting beaten up by gangs and living on the streets. They said when he was fourteen his mom found him and shot his ex-girlfriend dead. They say his parents are in jail, and Igniuas lived on the streets." Mom continued quieter. "He was like a rat on the streets until Social Services came about a year ago and now he's here." Ari walked in now rubbing his eyes tiredly.
"Igniuas had an awful life and we need to make him feel special and like family. Understand?" Dad sighed and I couldn't help but think:
It's true, don't judge a book by it's cover.
Well that's how my story starts. What do you people think now? Is it good so far? Should I go on? Chapter two will be up after I post chapter 14 of Save The World Or Save Them? Check it out and review please! Thank you!