Just a totally random thing I thought of during class.

Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride. If I did, I would not be on fanfiction, now would I?

It started out as a normal-

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Let me stop you there. That is the most cliché beginning ever.

*rolls eyes* Want me to start again, you Majesty?

Yes minion! ... I'm going to pay for that later, aren't I?

Yup.

What would you do if you found yourself in the situation I did? What's this situation, you ask?

Well, it's waking up to holding a knife to someone's throat, then getting tackled from behind. Then they guy, who's supposed to be blind, is looking right at you and demanding where the real Max is.

I answer with-

Wait.

You look confused.

Here, let me rewind a bit.

*A little baby with a toy, and-*

Too much rewinding! Okay, try a month before the incident.

I'm barely managing to keep my eyes open as the teacher drones on and on about some guy who misunderstood what another dude said, then declared war upon some country. Men.

Should I take offense in that?

Shut up, Fang!

The teacher is interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Oh, good. My ears were starting to bleed." Iggy leans over and whispers to me.

"At least you can't see her." I whisper in response to my blind friends comment.

The door opens and in walks the principal with a dark kid who I've never seen before trailing behind her.

"Mrs. Galopay, we have a new student." The principal says, gesturing to the new guy.

Mrs. Galopay looks at him. "What's your name, young man?"

"Fang Ride."

She blinks. Gives him another look. "Is that your nickname?"

"No."

One of the girls in the front, a cheerleader, I think, raises her hand and asks, "Who would name their kid that?"

Fang sighs, as if he's heard all this before. "My mom's and artist and my dad's an author."

All around the room kids say, "Oh."

Mrs. Galopay claps her hands. "Well, Mr. Ride. Why don't you sit in the empty seat beside Miss Martinez. Max, say hi."

I give a small wave, and Fang nods, making his way to the seat.

And that was when it all started.

Really? That's how you're going to end the chapter?

Yes. You got a problem with that?

No.

I thought so.

If you haven't figured it out, Fang's words are underlined, and max's are underlined and bold. Sorry it was short. I'll have longer chapters, but I just felt this was a good place to end.

Thanks for reading. Let me know what you think.

May you keep a strong heart and a steady mind,

-Kai