Somewhere in Neverland

(Max P.O.V)

"Come on Percy, Ari's house is only one more block away." I say.

I look down at my poor dog.

He whines.

"I know, I know. Ari's getting a Maximized whooping of the ass when we get there."

He barks and I smile.

We keep walking down the street until I finally see a familiar face.

"Hey! Dip thong! You nearly killed your twin and her damn dog, making us walk so fricken long!"

He turns around, confused.

And then he saw me and smiled.

That ta boy!

I smile back and run up the street.

He spreads his arms open and I hug him tight.

"Hey Lil sister! Four years too long?"

I step out of his embrace and glare.

"Hell yea you idiotic Ninkompoop! Four years IS too damn long!"

He winces at my glare (HA!), then smiles.

"Well, my little Maximum, lets head inside and I can show you your room."

I whoop.

We walk up a little driveway with a black pick up truck on the left side.

I grin and chuckle.

"Your never in a million bajillion years driving my baby!" Ari says. Yea, Ari says.

When does Maximum Ride ever listen to what people say? Yea, exactly.

Never.

Ari leads me onto the porch which by the way, had a little bench swing.

Percy tugs on his leash, and I realised Ari walked into the little blue door.

I keep walking and end up in a little family room for about three people.

It had two beanie bags and a couch. The flat screen stood in front right by a big sit in kitchen was connected behind the living area. It was yellow and had white tile floors with a stove and oven and all the normal kitchen tools. If you kept going to the right a doorway led to a flight of stairs.

"Up here is where myne and your room is. Along with two bathrooms and a guest room. Yours is the second door to the right." I hear Ari say behind me.

I nod speachless.

I walk up the door, second to the right, and gasp.

It was a small room with a bunk bed but underneath was a dark red, worn out couch. There was a small t.v. In front of the couch. The bunk bed was couch with red andd black checkered bed set. I had a closet on the right, and a window on the left.

I turned around and hugged Ari tightly.

"Thank you thank you thank you! I LOVE it!"

He laughs and ushers me inside.

I walk in and drop myself onto the couch with my suitcase at my feet.

"Well, I'll let you unpack. I've gotta call Angel anyways."

I wiggle my eyebrows."Ooh Angel, huh? Is she your girlfriend? Mabye a little friends with benefits? Or does she already have a boyfriend and your just desperate?"

He scowls. "She's... complicated."

I raise an eyebrow.

"Complicated?"

"Shut up! Unpack you restless animal!"

I laugh and drop to my knees next to my suitcase.

"Ari Adrian Ride, are you embarrassed to talk to moi about your girl troubles?"

His scowl deepens.

"No! Your terrible at feelings, and that is why Maximum Maria Ride I do not and will not talk to YOU about my love life! or... Friend life...ugh never mind!"

He stormed out of the room while I laugh my arse off.

-ThReE DaYs LaTeR-

I groan.

"Ari stop pacing! Your making me dizzy."

He sat on the couch, and started tapping his foot.

I groan and flop an arm over my head.

" Mabye I wouldn't be pacing if I didn't have to meet up with Adoption Care. I'm really stressed out."

I sigh.

"Ari, I can leave. I can go back to hell where satan and satans evil minion are. You don't have to adopt me."

He ran a hand through his hair.

"No, no I want to have full custody of you so Dad can't take you back. It's just I have finals after spring break which ends in two days. Plus I have to enroll you for school."

I frown.

"Do I haaave to go to school?"

Ari was about to answer, when we hear a knock at the door.

"We will finish this conversation after."

I roll my eyes, as he gets up to answer the little blue door.

I hear Ari say welcome.

When they walk in I thought I would barf.

The Adoption Care women was UGLY.

She put the U in ugly.

She had blue eyeshadow that went up to her black colored in eyebrows. Her hair was bright red and curled. She had dark red lipstick and was chewing gum. She wore a blue pants suit with red high heels.

My eyes widened.

Ari glared at me clearly telling me to shut up.

I put on a smile and stood up.

"Hiya! My names Maximum Ride and your are?"

I stuck out my hand and she looked at it, disgusted.

"Mrs. Heidi. Can I ask how old you are."

I pull my hand away, not impressed by her fake accent.

"I'm 18, turning 19 next year in February Ma'am."

She smiled. Or... tried to.

"Well, Maximum, If you would sign here under your brothers name, I can be on my way."

I showed a real smile.

"Great! Let me go get a pen!" I walked of the room and grabbed an old pen off the counter.

I headed back to see Mrs. What's-her-ugly-face-? Trying to flirt with my ticked off brother.

I swallowed a laugh and made my face impassive as I walked back.

I snatched the papers out of her hand and sign it.

"There you go! It was nice meeting you." I says.

I heard Ari grumble. "Hardly."

I bit my lip.

She grunted and strutted out of the house into her green van.

When she left I fell to the floor trying to breathe as I laughed.

Ari started to chuckle, and I laughed harder.

"Well, I don't think your ripe enough this season. You just not red enough." Ari said.

I calmed down, still giggling.