A/N: Hey, I had written part of this awhile ago and decided that now I should change it to a fan fiction story. If some words sound like lyrics to a song, they probably are because I like that song and it just fit. I will give anyone who figures out what lyrics I am talking about (along with the song title and artist) the next chapter early. Note: I do not own these lyrics. Sorry for any grammar or spelling (I probably misspelled some names too) mistakes. Lastly, but VERY important, I do NOT own Maximum Ride. Enjoy!
CHAPTER 1
There once was….. No, that will not do. Once upon a time….No, that is written to often. So, I guess I will just tell it to you like it is. I was sitting there, alone, no friends at all. This was everyday, I was alone and I had no friends. You would get used to it, in fact, if someone came up to you, you too would probably be shocked. That is what happened to me, in fact, someone coming up to talk to me changed my life. It was a new year in school, 8th grade. It had been what, fourteen years, since I have had a friend. Well, I did have one friend, but I don't like to talk about it, so technically I have been thirteen years without a friend. I am fourteen years old, I have had one friend my entire life, and I was just shocked because a girl just came and sat down next to me. We did not talk, I certainly was not going to talk, I mean, how should I know what to say? I only had one friend in my entire life. She did not talk either. She was one of the new kids.
The next day she sat by me again and said, "My name is Kalana." I figured the polite thing for me was to say my name in return, but instead I said, "Where did you get your name from?" Well, it might be polite, but I did say it kind of harshly and how should I know if it was polite or not, I haven't had much experience with making friends. Plus, she had a weird name. What was I supposed to do? Pretend she had a fancy name for no reason? I sighed inwardly, sometimes I over think too much.
Kalana was kind enough to ignore me if I was rude and replied, "My parents won't tell me." Then she smiled and giggled. I then tilted my head with a really confused look and knew I had blown it with making friends. The next thing that happened shocked me beyond my wildest imagination.
SHE CONTINUED TO TALK TO ME
"No, it's true, my parents say that I have to figure it out on my own, so honestly I will never know. What is your name? And where did you get your name from?" She giggled at her joke about 'and where did you get your name from?' and I admit, it was funny and I laughed too.
I finally replied, "My name is Iris, and it comes from… you know what? I honestly don't know where my name comes from, I mean I always thought that it came from the plant, but I had never asked my parents and I think it has more meaning than that."
"Well, ask them when you go home tonight, tell me tomorrow. I want to know, because it sounds like a mystery just waiting to be solved." Kalana said innocently.
Inside my head I freaked out. "She doesn't know, she can't know." I say inside my head, over and over again. I must have shown fear on my face because next she said, "What's wrong?" She said it though, with real meaning, with real care, I have never had that before.
I almost cried right there, right then, but somehow, I held my tears and was about to pour out my heart to the kind heart of Kalana.
"My parents," I said shaking, "aren't here anymore."
I said it that simple, that easily, too easily. But it is never simple, never easy. I then said "Excuse me," and left. I was going to cry, I was going to drown in my own tears all over again. The only thing that keeps me breathing is the hope that they will come back, and that hope is starting to disappear. You see, when I was four years old my parents went on a cruise, my best friend had went on the cruise too, and the boat they went on got lost. They were going to take me with them, but then I got sick and they didn't want to take me into the cool ocean air where I could become even sicker. The boat, Rainbow's Bow, got lost in the middle of the trip and people are still looking for the boat today, nine years later.
I am done with this. I am tired of crying, hiding, being alone, and just not knowing. I needed to… Then an idea struck me. Maybe if I could somehow fly, I could look over the ocean and find the ship. I think a plane would work, but then I don't have enough money for that. Plus, I doubt they would listen to a fourteen year old girl.
Walking outside, I see poor Kalana talking to the popular girls when a bird passes overhead and white bird goo lands on one of the popular girls. She screeches and Kalana bursts out laughing. The other popular girls try to help the one covered in goo. They end up getting tissue stuck in her hair and weird stares from onlookers. Now I can't help laughing too. The rest of the student body starts laughing also.
Kalana comes up to me, still laughing, and tells me, "I am so glad that bird flew over right then, the girls were about to make fun of me, I think."
I don't hear anything after bird flew over. "Kalana, you are a genius!"
"Thanks?" She replies to my random outburst.
A/N Thank you! And please review!