Max's POV

My whole body hurt. I groaned. Pain. My wings were dragging me down and I was failing to catch the upbeat. My ribs felt like they were broken, and so did my left wrist. I suppose it's lucky I'm right handed. You're probably wondering why is Max alone? Where is the Flock? How did she get hurt? (And if you're wondering why on earth I have wings then you're an idiot and you really should go and read the books first.) Thinking about the flock brought tears to my eyes. They had hurt me badly. I flew on, the tears of physical pain mixing with the emotional pain.

Flashback

Angel looked between me and Fang. She looked torn. She had to make a choice, had to decide.

Me…Or Fang.

"Sorry, Max" she whispered. She moved towards Fang. That was the final blow. My Angel, my baby, had turned against me like everyone else.

I rearranged my expression, wiping off the shock and covering up the hurt. My expression was cold and icy but inside I was a mess.

Max?

I stiffened as Angel got inside my head. Up went the mental blocks. She looked hurt that I was shutting her out but I really didn't want anybody inside my head at this moment. I sat there shocked; it seemed like a year before I found my voice and was able to ask the question I had been dying to ask.

"W…Why?" to my shame I stuttered. Yes, I, Max stuttered. Fang looked at me with a 'duh' expression. Was there something I was missing here?

"You know why. The kids want a normal life and they can't because of you. Everywhere you go Erasers show up, meaning we have to move again. And the Voice hasn't been helping at all lately; its just leading us into worse situations but you still follow it," calmly as per usual he listed the reasons.

I was stunned. That was probably the longest and most heartfelt speech Mr. Silent Guy had ever made. Had it not been such a serious moment then, I probably would've congratulated him on his success of making the longest speech he ever had.

"We think it's time you left the flock."

Stuff what I said before; this was the final blow. These words shocked me to my very core. Fang, the guy I loved (I know shock, horror Max Ride finally admitted that she likes Fang) was telling me to get the hell out of his life.

I felt tears welling up as I thought about what next. I knew what I had to do. I didn't want to but that didn't make a difference. I always did what was best for the Flock and if they thought that me leaving was the best then I'd leave.

"Are you sure you want me gone?"

All the kids reluctantly nodded their tear-stained heads. I smiled and told them I loved all of them. Confusion was evident on their faces until I snapped my wings out and shot off into the starry sky. It was only then I noticed I was crying like the Niagara Falls.

A few months ago my Mom got married to this guy called Charlie Swan. I don't know much about him apart from he lives in Forks, that he is the Police Chief and that he has a daughter my age. Forks was where I was headed.

Jasper's POV

Everybody was grumpy and irritated. I could feel it and it was giving me a headache. Alice could sense my annoyance and she was gently rubbing my shoulders in a circular, soothing motion. A new burst of shouting came from the other room. God couldn't they just shut up? As soon as I finished that thought, Edward's shout of "SHUT UP!" reached my ears. It's times like these I'm glad of having a mind reader in the family (although at time it can get incredibly annoying)

"Look, we all really need to drink, so let's go hunting. It's a school day and there are no clouds for once."

Everybody calmed down as I used my power on them. Thankfully the whirlpool of emotions stopped and all I could feel was a fine layer of calmness covering up the tangled knot of all the other emotions.

"Race you Edward!" Emmett yelled shooting of the mark.

"You know you can't beat me!" Edward yelled.

As it turned out Edward did indeed beat Emmett in speed as per usual but Emmett beat Edward in the number of kills made.

I was finishing my fourth when the scent hit me. It was the most heavenly scent in the world. I followed the scent to a pretty girl crying. Me being the youngest and my thirst not yet quenched I didn't stand a chance of holding back.

I rushed into the clearing, my eyes bright red and fixed on her neck. I was too quiet for any human to hear me, and yet…

She spun around and jumped high into the air before giving me a roundhouse kick to the chest. I was shoved back about 5 metres. This girl was strong…but not strong enough to make the blood lust clear.

I ran towards her, almost a blur, swinging my fist at her face. She dodged and punched me solid in the face. Not enough to hurt badly.

I feinted to the right trying to distract her while my left fist swung towards her. She didn't fall for it. I swung around and gave her a round house kick to the ribs grinning in satisfaction as the bones snapped.

She tried to jump into the tree but I grabbed her ankle and pulled her down. She landed heavily on her ankle, twisting it; possibly even breaking it. She was losing now but not as badly as you'd expect to a vampire.

I threw another punch to her face and she blocked it with her arm. She staggered at the force of it and swore as she broke yet another bone. She fell to the ground and I picked her up and pinned her to the tree. A branch went into her side causing her wince in pain. I bared my teeth and bit deeply into her neck savouring the most delicious taste.

"Get off me!" she demanded as she brought her knee up and smashed it into my tender parts. Let me tell you it still hurts for vampires.

I licked my lips enjoying the lingering taste even though it was nothing like drinking it directly.

"Jasper!"

Alice's call awoke me from my trance and reluctantly I looked up. I had blocked my mind from Edward subconsciously. As my humanity returned I remembered the girl and how I attacked her like a wild animal. Shocked, I turned around to explain but she had gone.

All that remained was tawny brown feathers and that heavenly scent.

My family burst into the clearing. My face went bright red with shame as they took in the scene around me.

"Jasper," Alice whispered, "What have you done?"

End Flashback

(Max's POV)

As I remembered tears ran from my eyes. Damn tears, why couldn't they just run dry? My vision started fading as the pain grew too much to bear. I cleared the cliff and pulled my wings in just before I lost consciousness.