A/N: HI! I know I really shouldn't be writing another fanfic but that's what happens when I get an idea. I'm sorry that I haven't posted any chapters for For the First Time and Brought Together, Forced Apart well that's because those are on a computer at a different house, yeah I'm on a vacation. :) But that also means I have nothing to work on, hence the new fanfic.

ANYWAY! Please R and R and yeah...so ENJOY! :) Oh and I sadly don't own anything Maximum Ride related, I'm not James Patterson, I'm a girl, he's a boy. Okay so I obviously (sadly) didn't write Maximum Ride. But I do own this plot! :)

Lea's Pov

It's been a whole 24 hours since I've been under the 'care' of the School. I've been free for an entire day, but that also meant that someone has been looking for me for a day and they've gotten closer to finding me.

They said that I was the clone that failed, the mistake. Was it really my fault for being alive? No, it was theirs, and yet they still blame it on me. It's always my fault to them. They also said I was the twin that died but suddenly woke up. So what was I? I don't know, go ask my 'creator'.

They didn't mean to let me escape, no, I was just in the right place at the right time. They were setting free a bunch of the latest erasers to go hunt a 'Flock'. I don't know what that is but I know that it's important. They sent all the new erasers, no training or tests. Just the one thought on their mind: Kill the Flock. Kill the Flock. Kill the Flock. Kill the Flock. Horrible right? Well it's better than them being set on killing me. It gives me a chance to be free for a while, even if it's only a day.

Right now I was in a mall, filled with witnesses just in case an unwanted 'friend' shows up. I fingered a t-shirt that said 'Fly' written over and over again, some faded others bright and flashy, on the back there was a pair of black and white angel wings. It was perfect for me, but too obvious. If I wore that I would practically be begging to be found. No my wings weren't black and white, they were blackish brown with gold and white speckles. Yes I said wings. But they were still wings, still perfect. Something I'd never be. I let out a small sigh, if my mother (if I had a mother) wasn't chosen to be experimented on then I wouldn't be here, running from half wolf-half men, and no I don't mean something like Jacob the werewolf you people see on Twilight. No I mean the experiments that are made to kill, are pure hunters, and love a good chase. No they don't fall for girls that are dating sparkling men. No they would most likely kill both of them. They're just lean, mean, killing machines.

I was in Macy's, loitering around, wasting my time. I looked up when someone opened the door. I kept on doing this, jerking at every sudden movement, tensing when someone passed me, until I finally got tired of freaking out over nothing. "Um, excuse me..." said a little girl that looked around seven. She had her red hair in two pig-tails. I didn't mean to let some steam out on her, but she was just in the right place at the wrong time, if that makes sense. You see it's right for me, wrong for her.

"WHAT? What the hell do you want? GOD! Can't a girl shop in peace without a freaking idiot ruining EVERYTHING!" I yelled at the girl, she was near tears, but I was feeling better. Yeah, making little innocent, perfect, unharmed kids cry makes my day! Please, note the sarcasm. "What the hell are you looking at?" I yelled at the person staring at me.

"I-um-I'm sorry, miss," the little girl sobbed.

"Get the hell out of here," I muttered letting out a calming breath.

The little girl nodded, trying to hold back tears, "I-I'm..." but she just ran off, rubbing her small hands over her eyes, trying to wipe away her tears. I pressed my right palm into my eye, trying to forget about what I just did. I probably just ruined that girls perfect day, well who freaking cares? My life is ruined because some idiot wanted to try to make a kid with wings, because some stupid guy wanted to ruin thousands of kids lives! "UGH!" I screeched and realized I was getting way too much attention. I growled under m breath and stomped over to the exit leading deeper into the mall. I was storming through the mall, past the food court, until I found a bathroom. I checked all the stalls and when I was satisfied that no one was there I locked the actual bathroom door and leaned against it. I slowly slid to the bottom, trying to contain my emotions. I usually have all my emotions in check, but that little girl just ruined everything. I could feel her sadness, how scared and lost she was. "Stupid scientists," I muttered taking ten controlled breaths until I felt calm and collected. I was usually able to keep my powers off, it was one of the handy things they gave me, but when I was super scared, tense, or worried everything I built collapses, all the walls I ever built break. Also when I'm near other mutants. "No," I whispered, the little girl couldn't have been a big scary eraser... you never know. The scientist probably found a way, that's just how sick they are. Suddenly there was a loud pounding on the door.

"YO! I gotta PEE! Open this fucking door!" Someone yelled. I slowly got up and unlocked the door. The girl had long wavy red hair, she didn't resemble the little girl at all, and ugly moss colored eyes. "Bitch," she muttered, storming past me. I just brushed that off and took advantage of my powers... Okay maybe I didn't brush that off, but hey she got what she deserved. As she was storming into the biggest stall, just as she was turning to sit on the toilet (I know this because I could see her feet) I made water suddenly appear right next to the toilet, so during her quick escape she tripped and fell on her butt. Her long red hair falling into the dirty toilet water. "AHHHHHHH EW! EW! EW! EW! EW!" She screamed, jumping out of her stall, trying not to touch her hair. I slipped out of the bathroom and and walked back to the food court. Yes, I do have powers, quite a few actually. I'll tell you later, it's better when it's a surprise. But one of them is being able to make things appear, if it's really big then it won't last long, but if it's small or a liquid it will usually last forever. However long forever may be.

I went one of those directory things to find Hot Topic, I heard a group of goth kids (A/N: You do NOT, I repeat, do NOT have to be goth/emo to shop at Hot Topic) talking about how awesome the band tee's are and I wanted to check out their hair extensions.

"Hot Topic, Hot topic..."I whispered, searching for it on the map. "Ah! Hot TOPIC!" I said a bit loudly. Who cares? In the end, you're just going to judge me so WHATEVER! I walked around, up and down the elevators before I actually went to Hot Topic, I just had that horrible feeling that someone was watching me, that someone was following me, just waiting for the right time to pounce...

Fang's Pov

"Guys come on, hurry it up!" I hissed impatiently, running a hand through my long hair. It was in the way more often, it definitely needed a cut.

"Gosh, Fang, you need to learn how to shop, they're having a 35% off sale, I mean who can pass that up?" Star asked holding up a long-sleeves shirt against herself, roughly estimating if it would fit.

"Me," Holden, Ratchet and I agreed in unison.

"God you guys are kill joys you know that right? You're really ruining our day," Maya commented, leaning against the nearby wall.

"Proud to be one," I muttered, crossing my arms, waiting for the girls to finish their little shopping spree, one that could wait till I was gone. Suddenly a little red headed girl, like Lissa I thought to myself, came running down the isle crying.

"Whoa there," Kate said sweetly, stopping the girl with two out-stretched arms.

"Sh-sh-she... I-I'm s-s-s-s-sorry... I-I-I di-did-didn't know," the little girl sobbed.

"What didn't you know?" Kate soothed, rubbing the girls back reassuringly. But before Kate got any answers the little girl ran off again.

"What was that all about?" Star asked putting her hands on her hips.

"Who knows," Maya muttered peeling herself from the wall. "Let's go, come on guys." Just seconds ago she wanted to stay and now she wants to go? I followed her train of sight and saw a girl with long, straight dark brown hair. She was pressing her eyes, and groaning.

"Okay, I got to use the bathroom, let's go," Kate added, taking off down the way the little girl went.

"There's a food court on the way to a bathroom. I'm starved," Holden added, following Kate. Ratchet and Star followed.

"What's up?" I asked her. She looked at me, then shook her head.

"That girl..."

"Yeah?"

"She looks like..."She trailed off, staring at the girl. She shook her head again, "Never mind, it's nothing." And with that she walked off, following the others. I turned one more time and looked at the girl, I mean looked for her, but she was gone.

Lea's Pov

Well those kids were right, they really did have pretty awesome band-tees. I looked at all of them, but I liked the Hollywood Undead, Paramore, and another one that had Gir and the poke doom on it. I walked around and found the CD matching the brown Hear Me Now t-shirt and the Monster CD matching the Paramore t-shirt. I really wanted the Hear Me Now T-shirt, but well, I was broke, not that that was stopping me, I could make the fifteen bucks appear if I wanted it, but they didn't have my freaking size, like they ever did. Also money usually disappears two days later. I never understood that, and I probably never will.

The over happy cashier squealed, "HI!" Just like she always did when someone came in, except no one ever answered.

"Uhh, hey," said a deep male voice. I could practically see her smile wider (if that was possible) not because I looked at her only because the room seemed to get brighter.

"How y'all today?" she pressed, happy that someone finally answered her. I bet he that he regrets answering.

"Fine, I guess," muttered a more serious male voice.

"Yo, Maya can you go look for that Nirvana t-shirt?" asked another boy voice, only his was younger, more childish (A/N: I'm sorry, I forgot how Holden talked and acted).

"What do I look like? A maid? Don't answer that," Maya hissed.

"Fine, but I'm just saying, you'd be a really awesome one," The boy replied in a sarcastic tone.

"Go get it yourself, Holden," she exhaled, "I'm going to go find a Flyleaf t-shirt."

"OMG! Look at that!" squealed another voice. "It's GIR!" I kept my back to them, trying not to attract any unwanted attention. (A/N: My friend actually did that and we had a little war on what Gir was and how awesome he was. All the guys were against us girls)

"Okay, what the hells Gir?" asked the deep male voice from earlier.

"OHMYGOSH! FANG! How can you not know?" said the girl.

"I'm not you, Star," the boy, Fang, replied in an easy tone.

"UGH! I bet even Ratchet knows who Gir is!" This Star girl cried.

"Sorry, Star, but I don't. Is it that odd green thing?" Ratchet replied.

"UGH! GIR IS NOT ODD!"

"Awkward..." muttered Maya.

"Ummm, sorry to disappoint you, but he kinda is..." said Holden.

"UGH! NO he's NOT! He's a robot in disguise! An adorable one at that!" I was sadly looking at the Invader Zim stuff right now so of course, she asked for my opinion while I was leaving. "You, hey, yeah you."

"What?" I replied hiding any trace of fear and actually passing for someone that was really bored.

"Do you know Gir?" I nodded, "He's that little robot that was made from trash-"

"HE'S NOT TRASH!"

I sighed, "No he's not but his brain is."

The others laughed, even the Fang guy. "UGH! You suck!"

"Thanks, you too," I said brushing past her. But right before I left I heard the Ratchet guy mutter really quiet, so quiet that any other normal human couldn't hear him, but I wasn't any normal human, "Wasn't that the girl from Macy's?"

"Yeah, it was," hissed Maya. What's her problem? What did I ever do to her? And I am NOT an it, I've been called that for too long...

Lea's Pov

Around ten minutes after I saw those kids, I ran into them...again. "Hey! You're that girl that hates Gir!" said the blond girl from before, Star, I think was her name.

I sighed, "And you're the girl with a huge obsession of Gir!"

She frowned but stayed quiet. In that one second I went past them, something about them screamed 'DIFFERENT' and 'STAY AWAY'. "Hey, wait!" said that male voice, Fang.

"Fang, what the hell are you doing?" hissed Maya. I stopped and turned them to see Maya grabbing Fang's arm and hissing in his ear.

"Yeah?" I asked. Oh my god, what the hell was I doing? I waited for him, any of them really, to say something, do something, anything really. "Umm, okay, later," I muttered and walked away again.

"Yo! Wait!" the Ratchet dude yelled. I let out an annoyed sigh.

"What, now?" I demanded.

They all huddled together and I only heard a few words, "Come on...she's...scared...dead...no...hell no...why...go to...damn, I didn't think...no...why...no freaking way...fine!" I sighed, just about to leave when the Fang guy said.

"So uh, I'm Fang..."

"So?" I asked.

"I'm Ratchet," said Ratchet with a smile.

"Maya," the brown/blond haired girl muttered, crossing her arms, and avoiding my gaze.

"Holden at your service, madam," Holden added with a horrible British accent.

"I'm Star," she said in a bored voice, what happened to being the peppy and loud one?

"And I'm Kate," said an Asian girl, with a sweet smile, she seemed nice. But I don't remember her from Hot Topic... (Kate was Asian right? I forgot)

"Sup' I'm..." wait why was I telling them? Who cares, I'm not going to know them 24 hours from now anyway, "Lea."

"Hey," Maya replied, she looked like she wanted to rip my arms off and beat me with them until I die. Why the hell does she hate me already? I don't even know the girl!

"What do you want?" I finally asked.

They all looked at Fang like he was their all time supreme ruler (please note the sarcasm). Maya sighed angrily and turned to face me, "We know what you are." I took a step back.

"What?" I asked, trying to not show any fear. I was not scared of her, no, I could snap her in half if I wanted to, I'm stronger than her.

"Look, okay, we know about it all, everything, we'll tell you more later, but can we please get the hell out of here? This place is creeping me out." I stayed where I was.

I slowly took a step back, "Umm, I have somewhere to be, and..." But I just turned on my heel and quickly walked away from there, trying to find a really crowded store.

"Nice going," hissed Fang from far behind me.

"Hey! You guys were staring at her freaking her out even more, I just told her what you guys were thinking."

"You weren't supposed to scare her," he almost screamed. "Star," He added and I turned to see her nod. I looked forward and saw a Jamba Juice. I quickly went in there, only to see a smiling Star in front of me. Great.

"OMG! Lea! I haven't seen you in forever! Remember me, from Summer camp?" she asked throwing her arms around me, like I really was her long lost friend. "I'm starved, let's eat, or should I say drink?"

I turned on my heel and exited, only to run into Ratchet. I growled under my breath. Why can't life be nice to me, for once? Just once, I want things to go my way. "God, Ratchet, don't scare the poor girl," Kate muttered pushing him away from me. I took a step away from them, knowing that I have a pretty good chance to get away, if only I can distract them...

"What do you mean? I should be the one that's scared, some girl just came running a me, and you're comforting her?" he joked. She just blew a stray piece of hair away from her face. My mind was racing, my heart beating like a hammer, my pulse in paces-I'm a runaway train.

"Sooo, why don't we ummm," Kate looked around at all the staring eyes. "Go to the car."

"What c-" Star was about to ask.

"Shut up," hissed Maya. Kate slipped her arm under mine and dragged me after her. She was freaking strong, like I'm usually stronger than the best eraser on steroids, but she was even stronger! I considered screaming, but if I get these people alone, I can take off and I'd be free.

"Listen, okay we know about-"

"SHUT UP!" I hissed, trying to pull away from her, and I almost did it, but Fang was already by my side. "You people suck." A small smile played on his lips. Forget him, I'm trying to piss them off and I'm the one getting pissed. I looked forward at the janitor putting away one of those 'CAUTION! WET FLOOR!' signs. Guess they thought it wasn't wet. We were just about to pass the area when suddenly water appears, out of nowhere, right in front of Kate. Hmm, I wonder how that happened... Losing balance she grabbed my arm harder, and brought me down with her. Damn, that plan backfired. I really need to plan these things better. The others just started laughing at us. Kate and I glared at all of them.

"They are going to pay," Kate hissed standing up, and walking away with her head held high with the little dignity she had left. Stupid Ratchet, Kate thought in her head. Yes, I can read/ control minds, I do, very much, enjoy that power. I stood up too following Kate numbly, thinking about a way to embarrass Ratchet like I did just now for me and Kate. Wait, why the hell am I following her? I'm free, I should be running away right-

Of course Star and Maya have to go and rain on my parade by taking one of my arms. I looked at Kate, way up ahead, and thought about revenge. It would be fun, but why? I'm not their friend, I'm not their 'buddy' or their anything. No I'm the person they took hostage. "So how are we going to get home?" Kate suddenly turned around and asked.

"The same way we got here," Fang called back to her. She waited for us, arms crossed, a pissed look on her face.

"I'm taking a cab," she muttered. The others laughed, again, and she added, "I'm taking Lea with me."

"Whoa there, I'm not going anywhere with you people," I added, but I doubt anyone really cared, or heard, me.

"Kate, come on, don't tell me you're still mad that we laughed at you," Ratchet commented. Man, she needs to learn to take a joke, he thought.

"Okay, I'll go with Kate," I added louder. They all stopped, and stared at me. Maybe I can knock her out and ditch the cab.

"Don' tell me you're mad that we laughed," Ratchet added, mouth gaping open.

I pulled my arms free and crossed my arms, glaring at him. "Fine," Fang said, "you know where to go, right?"

"No shit, Sherlock," Kate muttered, "I live there, don't I?"

"Just asking," he said, putting his hands up in surrender.

She grabbed my arm and dragged me across the huge parking lot waiting for taxi, the entire time the eyes of her family glued to our heads like the moment they looked away we'd disappear.

So, what did you think? Love it? Hate it? Please tell me! I know that some characters may be OOC but I haven't read the series since Angel came out so I don't really remember how most of them acted...

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Maximum Forever

~Fly on~