Hey peoples! This story takes place post New Moon and post Fang. I hope you like it :)
"Don't want to let it lay me down this time,
Drown my will to fly.
Here in the darkness I know myself,
Can't break free until I let it go,
Let me go"
Lithium-Evanescence
Ella's POV
Life just freaking sucks sometimes, doesn't it? Mom just got married to some guy who lives in Forks, Washington (A.K.A. the most rainiest place in the whole entire universe,) I have to move there away from all of my friends, and worst of all, Max is truly scaring me.
She's been really depressed for what, a whole entire year now? Ever since Fang took off and the rest of the flock kicked Max out of the flock for moping. She was really upset about that. I mean like, really, really upset!After that, she came to live with my mom and I. She hasn't been eating much at all, talking, or, heck, she hasn't even been flying ever since! All she ever does is sleep, read crappy romance novels, or stare off into space. She's nothing like the old Max who was hilarious, strong, sarcastic, and hated emotions. Now it's like she's emo or something, and let me tell you now, emo Max is no fun at all!
Now I'm on a several hour car ride to Forks with my mom who won't stop talking about my new stepdad whose name is Charlie Swan, a very depressed half-sister who I'm very worried for, and absolutely nothing to do except stare off into space or listen to crappy country music on the radio. Fun.
When all else fails, try to get your depressed sister to talk.
"Hey Max, just wondering, has the Voice been bothering you lately?" I asked Max to see if I could actually get her to talk for once. She shook her head sadly. I sighed in defeat. Why does she always act so sad? I get that she is really upset that Fang left her and the kids she cared for as long as she could remember kicked her out of their lives, but doesn't she realize she has a family who will always be there for her? She could at least talk to us! She won't talk no matter how much I try to get her to. It ticked me off that I can't have my old half-sister back!
"Max! Please stop being like that! I hate seeing you like this, all sad and stuff. Are you going to, like, act like this around Charlie? You realize if he sees you moping like you are now, he's going to question you about it. You haven't even, like, stretched out your wings in a year, let alone fly! You have to go back to being yourself if you want to be healthy and inconspicuous!" I yelled at Max with tears in my eyes. Then I had an idea. "Know what? Mom, can you please pull off to the side of the road?" I asked her. Max gave me a look that said what-are-you-planning? I grinned. She actually showed some faint emotion at least.
"Sure thing, Ella. And Max, I completely agree with her. I want my daughter back, not a depressed version of her. Look at you! You're skin and bones, if even that! You need 4,000 calories a day, and you've barely have been getting 500 a day! And you really should try flying soon. Your wings need a lot of exercise, and they haven't been getting any at all in an entire year!" Mom scolded Max. Max sighed sadly and shook her head. Mom finally pulled off to the side of the abandoned highway. It's nighttime out (I checked the clock which said it was freaking 3:30 in the morning), so my plan should work out just fine.
I opened my car door, and pulled Max out onto the side of the road with me. I was really scared by how light she was, too light even for her, the super light bird kid. I started to take off her deep black jacket (black, surprise, surprise). Her eyes showed the first true emotion in a very long time when she saw what I was doing.
"What are you doing Ella?" she asked me suspiciously in a hoarse voice from not talking in a long time. I grinned in triumph. I actually got her to talk!
"What do you know? She actually speaks," I called out to Mom with a grin. OMG, I actually got her to say a whole sentence! I'm adding this moment to my imaginary accomplishment book.
"That's great Max," Mom praised Max for speaking, and Max blushed a little bit at the praise. I already knew she didn't want to talk at all.
I took off her jacket, and then turned her around. I saw the indentations where her wings were, and started cutting slits in the back of her black (once again, big surprise) t-shirt. That's when Max finally figured out what I was doing. Anger flared in her eyes and she turned around so she could glare at me.
"No, Ella! I am not flying ever again," Max snarled at me, showing a bit of her old self. I turned her around again, since she was so light and pulled her wings through the slits. She didn't even protest! Very out of character for her. Well, the old her anyway. I shoved her forward to signal I was done.
"Now, fly above us as we drive to Forks. You need to fly now, and it will probably make your mood a little better. A win-win situation," I said with a grin with my hands on my hips. Max looked ticked off. Hey, at least she was expressing an emotion besides sadness!
"No, Ella. Didn't you even hear what I just said? I said I'm not flying ever again! I don't care if my wings need exercise or not, because I don't need them," Max snarled, saying her longest speech in a very, very long time. I applauded her on her speech then I walked into the middle of the abandoned highway. Max stared at me in panic. Good.
"At least you're talking again. Now, I'm going to stand here in the middle of the road until you decide to fly for a while," I stated boldly. I sounded more confident than I actually was. What if a car came? That would mean goodbye Ella Martinez. I repressed a shudder and I took in a deep breath to calm myself.
"Get out of the road, Ella!" Max and Mom shouted at the same time at me in panic. I shook my head stubbornly. I'm not moving an inch until I get my half-sister back, wings and sarcasm and all.
"Not until Max decides to get her lazy butt off the ground and into the air," I stated firmly, and sat down in the middle of the road. I crossed my arms against my chest and hoped my act looked convincing. Max looked panicked, ticked off, and still a little sad all at the same time. She looked up into the sky, looked at my mom's car, and then looked at me. I saw her grit her teeth and glare at me.
"Get out of the freaking road, Ella!" Max snarled at me. I shook my head once again. Then I saw headlights somewhere close by and saw panic in Max and Mom's faces. I then realized what was happening. A car was barreling down the road at 3 freaking 30 in the morning! I was doomed. Great.
"No Ella!" they screamed in terror as the car drew even closer.
Max's POV
I looked at the incoming car in panic. There's no way I could get Ella out of the way in time. Unless…no, I can't. I just can't fly after everything that has happened between me, him, and the traitorous flock. Then I looked up at the terror in Ella's face and decided I couldn't bear it if Ella died because of my depression. That would destroy Mom if her one living daughter was depressed and the other dead because of that depression the other daughter has.
I snapped out my wings for the first time in a whole entire year, took to the air, and used my sonic speed power to get Ella out of the car's way before it turned Ella into a pancake. I snatched Ella out from the middle of the road as I flew straight ahead. I saw relief register on her face. She smiled at me when she saw that I was flying and that I saved her. Well, that relief didn't last for long, 'cause you know what happened? I freaking crashed into a tree off the side of the road. Just my kind of luck, eh?
"Oof!" I heard Ella say as we made impact (headfirst, to be exact) with the stupid tree and we fell to the ground. I fell on top of my already weak wings and Ella landed on her arm. I sat up and rubbed my head where it hit the damn tree and looked at Ella who was doing the same thing.
We smirked at each other, and then eventually we started laughing. I realized this was the first time I laughed in a whole entire freaking year. Hey, maybe the depression is going away. Then I realized with a start, only I could make the depression go away. Wow. And it took me a whole entire year to realize that! I'm such an idiot.
We sat there and laughed our heads off when Ella said, "You know, I think you might have to practice flying just a little bit more. You saved me, but we hit a freaking tree." We started laughing harder when Mom ran from across the road to where we were, panic in her eyes.
"Are you 2 okay? I saw you crash! What happened?" Mom asked worriedly, but then looked confused and kind of happy when she saw Ella and I having our Hallmark moment underneath the night sky. Know what? Forget I just said that.
"You're not going to believe this, but Max crashed into a tree!" Ella said in-between laughs, and Mom started laughing along with us. It felt good to be laughing with my family again. Laughing with a family that will always be there for me when I'm depressed. Not like the family who would kick me out when I was really sad, but not depressed.
The laughter finally settled down after about 5 minutes of non-stop laughing. Then Mom stood up and said, "We should probably get back on the road. Charlie is expecting us at our new home in an hour. Max, do you want to fly while we drive? It's up to you," she offered me, and I decided maybe it was a good idea to fly. I don't want to hit another tree again anytime soon.
"Know what, I will. And I'll try to get rid of this depression,"-though I knew it was impossible to get rid of all of it-"For you guys and Charlie and his daughter. I'll see you later at Forks," I said with a grin, and took up into the air. Ella and Mom were grinning as I waved back down to them. I hovered in the air for a minute when they climbed back into the car, and we finally resumed the trip to Forks Washington.
So, what did ya think? Do you like it? Any suggestions and/or criticism is accepted! Even negative criticism lol! I don't care as long as you people review! If you review, I will give you a virtual cookie om nom nom :3
