Hey dear readers! I was inspired by a few people to write this story, I really hope its not too much like theirs. I really am glad they gave me this idea because it started me on writing again and I mean really writing. So thanks so much to hannahbelle333 and wolflover777 .

I only ever loved two people, and both of them are gone now. Never get close to people, that was my motto, and I knew that it always would be. I use to not be like this, 'use to be' being key words. After the death of my mother followed by me little brother is when my motto kicked in and became my way of life.

Now I sat in the passengers seat of a car in silence. I watched the cars we passed thinking about my life. I was finally leaving the city and going to who knows where. In the back seat held my personal items which consisted of a backpack filled with clothing, my red radio, my collection of music, and my thick binder that held my art work and writing. I suddenly noticed that the car had stopped and we now sat in front of a huge Victorian house.

"Max this is your foster home," Kathy the social worker that was assigned to me stated cheerfully. I sat there in the car not uttering a word. I had to admit though it was a nice house, but I knew I could never truly call it home. We climbed out of the car, me grabbing my stuff and then making my way to the front door.

Kathy knocked on the door which moments after was opened by a small girl about the age of six. She stared at me for a little while with her blue eyes. It was then when she spoke that caught me by surprise. "Hello you must be Max, please come it." She said in a small, but confident sing song voice. "I'm Angel by the way." I really should have guessed her name would be Angel, she truly looked the part with her blue eyes, pale complexion, and perfectly blond hair.

Just as we walked in a women came in from what I guess was the living room She did have a mom hire to her, wearing causal, but nice clothing, while her hair was up high in a messy bun. "Hello Max," she said. "I am Doctor Martinez, but you can call me Dr. M. that's what all the other kids call me." I just looked at her and nodded. "Kids come downstairs and meet Max."

I looked to the stairs to find a girl hurtling down them, while another girl called after her. "Nudge slow down you don't want to scare the girl!" Right as I thought I would be tackled into a hug by Nudge, the other girl caught up to her and with a swift tug to the back of her shirt stopped her before I could be touched.

"Sorry about her she's just excited," the other girl explained. "I'm Ella and that's my adoptive sister Nudge."

"I can talk for myself thank you very much," Nudge stated proudly. "Mom adopted me when I was four years old, I'm 12 now and Ella is 14..." Just then Ella covered Nudges mouth up. Nudge seemed nice enough, but jez can that girl chat up a storm.

"I so beat you Iggy!" I looked up to find two boys one about the age of eight and the other about my age which is 16.

"No Gazzy you so didn't." Iggy replied with a smugness about it. "Oh…hey you must be Max. I'm Iggy, that's my brother Gazzy, and you seemed to have met our little sister Angel." I nodded at Iggy and although I didn't smile at him I also didn't glare. Now that I looked at the three of them I noticed the family resemblance just as I did with Dr. M. and Ella.

"Where is Fang?" Dr. M. asked the boys. Wow how many people are living here I wondered to myself.

"Oh he was finishing up a shower he should be out shortly." Iggy replied to her. "Speak of the devil here he is now."

I looked up to see the hottest guy I had ever seen. 'Stop it Max, remember your motto.' I mentally scolded myself. He came down wearing a pair of ripped jeans and a worn black t-shirt, he pulled off the outfits simplicity well. He had olive toned skin, dark messy hair that at the moment was wet, and dark eyes that held me captive.

"Hey," that was all he said looking st me to state that simple hello then looked down at the floor.

That simple 'hey' scared me because it might have just made the smallest of cracks in my wall I had built to protect myself. With his words ringing in my ears was what caused me to say, "hi." Just like his greeting to me it was a small word and since it really had no emotion behind it, it may have been nothing to some people, but to me it was the beginning of the end.

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