A Shoulder to Cry On Chapter 1, a maximum ride fanfic

Ch. 1

A/N Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride, Barbie or I Miss You. This is my first story so cut me some slack. Also, in this version, Lissa is Max's friend, Nudge and Iggy are siblings (Nudge is adopted), Max, Gazzy and Angel are siblings, and Fang and Ella are siblings. Enjoy!

Max POV

"What the hell did you just do?" I screamed at Gazzy.

"Nothing, Max, absolutely nothing" Gazzy replied calmly, but the grin on his face told otherwise.

"Alright, tell me the truth, or else" Suddenly I had a flash of inspiration "I'll let Angel choose your clothes for tomorrow" I saw Gazzy pale. He had been trying to impress a girl, but he won't say who, & I had a feeling she was a) populr, b) older, or c) one of my friends (and I hope to God it's not that last one). The 4-year-old on my back grinned cherubically. With blond ringlets & wide blue eyes, Angel looked like, well, an angel.

"Well, Iggy and I may or may not have set off a stinkbomb in the principal's office" Holy shit. No wonder Principal Smith's had started screaming at me.

"Alright, we'll talk about this later. Now, you guys need to go upstairs & do your homework" Angel slid off my back and tugged at my hand.

"But I don't got homework Max. Can I stay down here with you?"

"Sorry sweetie but you have to go clean your room. When you're done we can play Barbies" Her face brightened and she skipped up the stairs. After Dad died, when Angel was still a baby, she had simply stopped caring, so Angel was like my daughter in a way. I had been taking care of her for her whole life. The others had had Mom, before the accident. Now I take care of all of them, but Iggy. He's my twin, but looking after a 13 and a 4 year old was no piece of cake. I hope they don't ruin it. This is so much better than Nebraska. I had already made a few good fiends: Ella, Nudge, and Lissa. Here I'm not the weirdo whose mom is crazy. Here I'm just me, Max. I love my siblings, but I won't let them ruin this for me

Fang POV

"What the hell did you just do?" I heard coming from next door. Our new neighbors had made a big impression. They had moved in less than a month ago, & I already knew what each one was like. Iggy is a pyromaniac who's really funny. He's already become one of my best friends, but we let Gazzy tag along. He's also obsessed with fireworks, and let's just say you don't want to find out why we call him that. My sister's friend Nudge has a HUGE crush on him. Angel has me wrapped around her little finger. She even got me to play Barbies the other day, and that's not so easy. I'm a 16 year old guy, for crying out loud! She's turned me into a big teddy bear named Fangy. And Max. She's gorgeous, smart, responsible, tough. She has to be. Iggy hasn't told me why she takes care of them. He just kinda shuts up or changes the subject. I've definitely come to love them all, even though the beginning wasn't great. Max and her mom would have daily screaming matches.

*Later that night* (still fang POV)

I lay in my room trying to sleep, when I heard music coming from the balcony next door. I sat on my windowsill and saw Max with an acoustic guitar, singing as the tears poured down her cheeks.

Sha-la-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la
You used to call me your angel
Said I was sent straight down from heaven
You'd hold me close in your arms

I loved the way you felt so strong
I never wanted you to leave
I wanted you to stay here holding me

I miss you
I miss your smile
And I still shed a tear
Every once in a while
And even though it's different now
You're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go
And I need you to know
I miss you, sha la la la la
I miss you

You used to call me your dreamer
And now I'm living out my dream
Oh how I wish you could see
Everything that's happening for me
I'm thinking back on the past
It's true that time is flying by too fast

I know you're in a better place, yeah
But I wish that I could see your face, oh
I know you're where you need to be
Even though it's not here with me

As she struck the last chord, I started applauding. She was so good! Her head snapped up and she snapped "Go to hell" and stalked off to her room, guitar in her hand.

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