PROLOGUE

FANG

These last few years have been total chaos. The flock has been wanting a change for a long time. I mean the Flock and I want to settle down and Max unfortunately doesnt want to, and we all know that what Max wants, Max gets. I swear she's been acting super bossy like she owns us and she's also been making the wrong choices. I mean just last week she went to the store and bought clothes for only her. She even had the audacity to hide them from us. Not to mention she has us outside in the cold because she doesn't want to use her credit card that would let us all live comfortably. She is driving me insane with her selfishness. Things are going to have to change.

"Hey max. Max? Where are you? The Flock and I need to talk to you." She's been acting different lately. She's been a lot more irritable as well as bitchy. Though at the same time she's become quiet and distant. I'm always having to pull her out of her thoughts or day dreams. Hugh.

"I'm in the living room." If she thinks that a dirt floor and blanket tied between two trees is knownas a living room I'd hate to see what she called a house "What do you guys need to talk to me about?" Show time.

"You guys come on, we have to tell her. Stop acting like a bunch of wusses" I swear they sure could talk about her behind her back but as soon as it came to comfrontation they shied away from it like people to roaches. Looking at Max she had the expression of total confusion on her face. Like she couldn't see this coming. Oh yah thats right she hasn't paid enough attention to the Flock for her to be able to see that we were going mad.

"Tell me what?" She must have been daydreaming because her eyes kind of had that glassy eyed look. Hugh.

"Hey don't do that."

"Do what? Breathe?" Exactly. Her hard, and loud breathing made me want to choke her into silence.

She smiled at our small inside joke, though I was unable to. "Whats the matter?"

Angel and the others came slowly came from out of the main tent and looked sadly at max.

"Max we think we should take a break from saving the world." Angel's small voice wavered slightly as tears began to slowly go down her cheeks. As for Max, well her face said all she felt. her eyes wide with shock slowly changed to irritation and then happiness?

"I think so to. How about we go to Florida and go on the rides and amusement parks? We could live in a hotel and then settle down. How about that? Would you guys like that?" Now I felt really bad. What we had to say would break her.

Wow it sure is pouring hard.

"Max? You see we were thinking that when we are with you... Well, you see its just that you... We...Max... I'm sorry." Iggy quickly stuttered out. Nice going idiot. Guess I'll have to be the bad guy.

"Max we will never be able to settle downwhile having together. We will never be able to have boyfriends, girlfriends or go to school normally. Whenever we are with you we usually get hurt, or we end up having to drop our lvies and try to save you. I mean its not that we aren't grateful for you helping us, but we just need a break from you. That's not all I think we all need a break. You could live with Dr. Martinez and we can live with our families, and maybe start school. Start fresh. All of us." This whole time I had kept my eyes at her feet. not being able to meet her face for fear of meeting her eyes. But the silence finaly caused me to look up.

When my eyes reached her face I saw Max looking at Angel who was at the end of the line we had formed unknowingly. Her face was filled with anger that she radiated through out her body. She had anger moving through her body, and I mean she was angry. I could feel her rage shift through the nervousness that surrounded the Flock and I. Her face turned red and her hair began to change color. What the hell? She must have developed a new power through her anger. Now she has something to thank us for. Her eyes turned from their deep chocolate brown to a muddy grren and brown mixture. Her hands balled into fists and I could feel her rage turn the oxygen into nothing. I was nearly choking on her fury. Everything was quiet, deathly quiet it was unnatural. Finnally the insane crazy look came out of her eyes and she looked mad but also tired. She finaly looked at me and I was met with a look that pierced and stabbed my heart. Her gaze was as cold as steel and she had a gaze that looked right through me. A gaze that broke my heart. Max looked broken. Dead. Defeated. The way her shoulders that once posed proudly know drooped down until she was hunched over. Max looked as if she carried the weight of the world. We had caused Max to look this way. My max was gone, because of me. She slowly folded her hands and arms over her chest slowly shaking. When she looked into my eyes I had to look away. Her voice soft and eerie seemed to carry with the wind

"You will regret that. You all will." A breeze caused my body to get goosebumps nearly caused me to drop to my knees with the sorrow it seemed to carry.

Max turned around and walked gracefully through the two arches of trees that was now surrounded by mist from the heavy rain. She disappeared into the mist like a ghost. She was once here but now she is gone. It's what we wanted right?

MAX POV

I havent seen them in over 2 weeks. 2 weeks and I seem to hate them all as the days, no hours have passed. You could say I have been depressed lately, but I have a feeling that I'll eventually be okay. Talking to myself, again. No wonder why they kicked me out, I am crazy. They had reasons and though I didn't notice them right away doesn't mean I should assume that they are logical. I have done all that I can for those perisites yet I am the one who is punished. I who have sacrefised my life and time without complaint to provide for them am being punished. Those greedy brats will pay. They have a leader who is unwilling to step up to the plate to actually demand what he wants let alone be able to help them with he trials they will face in the future. Its laughable. Well I wish him the bestest luck because I am now free enough to be able to think of me, and only me. Wait no me and Total. I am protective and bossy but only for their benefit. The voice hasn't spoken to me in a long time but thats ok. I like it this way. Oh and I turned 17 yesterday April 23rd. It's been raining a lot though I think it's mostly the fact that I am in Forks Washington and also for the fact that I am flying in just shorts and a tank top. Wind and cold air up high in the sky isn't a good mix. I think I'll land.

After walking through the forest for at least a good hour in a half I saw lights from a house, no not a house but a mansion. Did I mention how sleepy let alone cold I am? Total the damn dog won't shut up complaining. We need a place to stay. It could be dangerous, but why not take a risk every once in a while. No Ill look around somemore maybe I can find a branch in a tree that will allow me and Total to stay dry. I walked back into the woods and ran. Don't know where I am going but my body just felt like running. I happened to come across an isolated place, probably 3 miles from where I landed. As I walked around I found a small little shack that looked diserted. I guess I'll sleep here tonight. I walked throught the door and saw a couch and a small blanket. I layed down and fell into a dreamless sleep Total joined me after having found a comfy spot on my stomach and underneath the balnket. I was feeling a lot more tired than usual lately, though it's probably because of my emotions are on a constant roller coaster ride. I need to find food tomarrow because soon I'll be nothing but a pile of bones.

I was awoken by a howl and a crash.