Haha! I'm finally starting one of my Maximum Ride fanfictions! Oh, I really do not like all of the Dylan hate I've seen on this website, so I'm putting my own dose of Dylan love in this. And like I said, there will be some Fax moments in this.
Title and some events in the story are inspired by the song "Let The Rain" by Sara Bareilles.
Disclaimer: I do not on Maximum Ride, I only own my OC.
01: Day One, meeting Alice
Dylan watched from his perch on a tree as the rebuilding of the new homes for everyone finished. He smiled and leaned against the tree, letting his leg dangle off of it. He surveyed the area. Some of the younger kids were splashing around near one of the smaller isles, Ella, Iggy, Gazzy and Angel with them. Nearby that, Nudge was with some girls, talking and laughing. Somewhere, he didn't know where, Max and Fang were together. Flying, laughing…kissing. Dylan shook his head to get rid of those thoughts and he sighed.
"Stop thinking about her. She loves Fang. Not you."
"Excuse me, Dylan?"
Dylan was pulled out of his thoughts and looked down, towards the source of the voice to see a girl standing at the base of the tree. She has shoulder-length straight, golden-brown hair and in that hair, was a pair of golden brown cat ears. Behind her was a tail, and he also noticed that the girl has a metal right arm. "Yes?" He shouted so she could hear him. "Can you come down here? I have a question." The girl asked, staring up at him. Dylan let out a quick sigh, not wanting to leave his tree branch, but he still stood and flew down to the girl. When he was standing by her, he noticed her hazel eyes and that she was holding a notebook in her arm. "She looks similar to…Max…" Dylan thought.
"If Max had cat ears, a tail, a metal arm, darker hair, hazel eyes, and was shorter, that is."
"Can I draw you?" The girl asked with a smile on her face. "What?" Dylan asked in surprise. "I asked if I could draw you. Oh, and I won't take no for an answer." The girl repeated, a sweet smile on her face. "Um…alright." Dylan said. "Yay, thank you!" The girl said, grinning happily. "My gosh; I just realized that you don't even know my name." She added. She held her free hand towards Dylan and smiled brightly. "I'm Alice." She said. Dylan felt a smile grow on his face and he shook her hand. "It's nice to meet you Alice." He said. "Okay, so do you think you can get in a pose? Make sure that it's comfortable, I'm not sure how long it'll take." Alice said. "Alright, how's this?" Dylan asked, sitting down crossed legged, his hands resting in his lap and his wings resting behind him on the ground. Alice's face brightened more, if it was even possible, and she nodded eagerly, before sitting down in front of Dylan. "Okay, make sure to hold that pose until I tell you that you can move." She said, taking the pencil out of her notebook's spine and opening it to a new page.
Alice started sketching on the paper, and Dylan noticed how focused she was. She never took her eyes off of the paper, and she started to make odd faces. He wanted to laugh, but when he started to, Alice hissed and told him to stay still. Dylan inwardly smiled.
After what had felt like ages to Dylan (which was only about thirty minutes in reality), Alice smiled and put her pencil down. "Finished! Alright, you can move now, Dylan." She said triumphantly. Dylan stretched his arms, legs and wings, before looking towards Alice, who was now standing. "Can I see?" He asked. "Alright. Sorry if it sucks, I'm working on getting better." Alice said with a smile as she handed her notebook to Dylan. He looked at the drawing and felt amazed. She had drawn him and got every detail right, even the wrinkles on his shirt. "You're really good!" He said, giving her the notebook back.
"You really think so?" Alice asked, her cat ears perking up. Dylan nodded and a big grin spread on Alice's face. "Thanks Dylan! Oh, and it was a pleasure drawing you." She said, slightly bowing with a smirk on her face. Alice walked away from Dylan and he felt himself smile before he flew into the air.
Now Dylan remembered where he had seen Alice before. He saw her with Angel, Nudge, Ella and Max when they would hang out by one of the swimming areas. He remembered seeing her laugh with them…and smile with them. Now that he had thought about it, it seemed that ever since the apocalypse, she had hung around with the flock, minus him. Then again, it's not like he had made the effort to really talk to anyone lately.
Dylan heard some scratching and looked to see Alice climbing a tree. She jumped up and grabbed onto a branch, flipping around and landing on it to get to the one above it. He felt a little impressed how fast she could climb the tree, and how nimble she was. Just like Max. Dylan shook his head and sighed, hitting it against the tree he himself was in. "Stop thinking about Max." He mentally scolded himself, grimacing as he did so. "D-Dylan?!"
Dylan turned and saw Alice wobble and topple out of the tree she had just climbed and she was starting to fall. Dylan braced himself to fly to catch her, but she caught onto a branch and steadied herself. Dylan flew down to meet her level. "What was that?" He asked, feeling his eyebrows rise. "You surprised me! I didn't know that you were in that tree!" Alice hissed, glaring at Dylan. Dylan felt himself smile. "I was impressed with how fast you climbed that tree, you know." He said, watching as Alice blushed. "I-It's was nothing big…" She mumbled. "Why were you climbing this tree anyway?" Dylan asked, feeling curious. "I like the view. I…didn't get to really see that much scenery…where I'm from." Alice said quietly.
"Where are you from?" Dylan asked after a few moments. Alice smirked playfully at him. "Hey now, already asking that question? I'll tell ya later Dyl. Let's put it this way. I owe my life to Max and the Flock." She said. Dylan couldn't help but smile. "Alright, but if you promise to tell me more about you, including how you met Max and the others, I'll tell you stuff about me. That is…if you don't already know things about me." Dylan said, rubbing the back of his neck. Alice's smirk changed to a smile. "Alright, it's a deal, birdie-boy. As for now, I'll see you later. I got a tree branch with my name on it."
Dylan watched as Alice jumped up and onto the branch over her head and she waved at him before continuing climbing up the tree. Dylan felt the smile on his face still there, and he turned to fly back to his little house. "Maybe it won't be so bad to talk to her more."
Asdfghjkl….it's a short start, I know. I'm sorry. Don't want to divulge too much info on Alice and…other things in the first chapter.
Oh, and I apologize if Dylan is slightly OOC.
Alrighty, you all know the drill. Please review because I like feedback.
