you guys know the drill, I don't own Maximum Ride or the lyrics to Dizzy .
But I do own Juliet, YAY FOR ME!!!!

Time never had a chance to heal your heart
Just remember always counting down to a new start
You always knew the truth
And the world would spin around you
Are you dizzy yet?

~ Dizzy
Jimmy Eat World

I really don't like attention, I wish I could just turn invisible and no one would notice me. But being that I'm the new kid in school, everyone finds it necessary to stare at me and stalk my every move, it's unnerving. Being in the spotlight is an uncomfortable feeling, everyone staring at you dissecting your every move, trying to figure you out. I never like starting over, you have to go through the whole in-the-spotlight thing again, but I can never stay in one place for too long or some one will realize I have no parents and call the police.

As I walked in to the cafeteria to meet Krystal everyone, even the lunch ladies, seem to drop what they were doing and watch me. They want to see which social circle I fit into, what I like to eat and all that jazz. I slip into the lunch line to see if this school serves anything descent. Not really paying attention I grab a salad and a soda and walk back into the sitting area, as soon as I do I see Krystal practically jumping up and down, waving me over to her table.

There were three other people sitting at the table, a pretty blond girl that looked like some one that took absolutely no crap from anyone, a dark haired boy that looked reserved and not somebody you would want to get in a fight with, and a tall strawberry blond boy that in my opinion was really hot. As soon as the thought crossed my mind my eyes shot wide open and I staggered backwards in astonishment. Never, could I remember ever thinking a guy was hot before. I wanted to smash my head into the brick wall that was conveniently placed right behind Mr. strawberry blond.

Not wanting to look too mentally unstable I kept walking over to Krystal and her friends. As I got closer I saw that the only seat left was between Krystal and Mr. Strawberry blond, aren't I lucky? Sucking up my hormonal issues I gingerly sat down in the seat and muttered a brilliant "hi, I'm Juliet."

Without missing a beat Krystal said "Yay! I wasn't sure that you would actully sit with us, I'm soooo happy! These are my siblings Max, Nick and Jeff" as she said that she pointed in order to the blond girl, the dark boy and Mr. strawberry blond. But the confusion over the whole sibling thing must have shown on my face because she added "we are all adopted"

Then Jeff asked Nick "What does she look like?" I was about to say some smart ass comment but then I noticed his eyes, they were a pretty shade of blue but had a milky grey film over top of them, he was blind. I was in fact curious on how others perceived me so I waited patiently for Nick to state his observations.

"Well she's just a little bit shorter than Max, she has long straight dark brown almost black hair, gray-ish green eyes, pale clear skin, all muscle, no make-up, three earring holes on each ear and an industrial piercing on her right ear." Nick sat back looking pleased with his description, and Jeff looked deep in thought, probably trying to make a mental image with the attributes Nick provided. I thought Nick did a damn good job of describing me, it was exactly how I saw my self, Nothing to special but uniquely me.

Jeff all of a sudden looked really uncomfortable, like he wanted to say something but knew everyone would laugh at him or something. "Ummmm, Juliet, could I see you?" At that I cocked an eyebrow and looked at Krystal for guidance. "All his other senses are super strong, and he can paint a scary accurate mental picture by touching the object in question." Oh, now I get it. Mr. Strawberry blond wanted to feel me up to see what I looked like. Even If I wanted to say no I stood no chance against his face. He looked embarrassed and hurt, like he thought I would say no.

I gently picked up his hand a placed it against my cheek. He moved his hand slow and uncertainly across my cheek to my forehead, down to my eyes, across my nose. After a little while he got more comfortable and moved more surely around. He covered my entire face with his feather light touch. Jeff even ran his hand through my hair and across my collar bone but when he reached the gental swell of my breast I grabbed his wrist on an impulse and he blushed and pulled away.

"So Juliet, do you like the school so far?" Max, God bless her, feeling the tense atmosphere tried to start a conversation. "Yeah, it's nice, some of the people freak me out but where ever you go there will always be freaky people." I said with a shrug. Much to my pleasure Max cracked a smile at that and Jeff laughed.

The Ride family was really nice, not at all creepy and stalker-ish like some of the other people here. They had a younger brother named Zephyr and a little sister named Ariel who Krystal really wanted me to meet. All through lunch Krystal kept giving Max the Bambi eyes and was obviously trying to persuade her to do something. Finally Max caved and Krystal Jumped up screaming effectively scaring Jeff so he almost fell backwards out of his chair.

"Holy... Krystal what was that!" Nothing absolutely nothing could bring that girl down from her crazy high. No matter the death glares she was receiving she continued to bounce up and down squealing. "Max said you could come over to our house this weekend Juliet! won't that be so much fun!?" There was no way to say no to her, I had a sinking feeling that even if I did she would drag me over to her house.

So in an act of self preservation I smiled and said "Sounds like fun Krystal. Should I bring anything?" At that she wipped a pad of paper out of nowhere and started frantically scribbling a list of supplies I need to bring to her house. She shoved the list in my face and told me to see if I could think of anything else. The list read...

1. girly magizines
2. make-up
3. jewelery
4. sleeping bag
5. your favorite snack
6. tooth brush, underwear... etc.

Even though the list was short I only had like half the things on the list. "We're going to have so much fun! Can you believe it? I've never really had a real sleep over before. I can't wait!" I was surprised at this, to me Krystal seemed like the sort of girl that was everyone's best friend. I was struggling to come up with a response to that without being rude so I almost sighed in relief when the bell rang signaling that we needed to get to class.

Don't get me wrong, I think Krystal is great but naturally I am not a very trusting person and the whole daddy-druggie-evil-gang thing jacked up the remaining trust I had, so when She grabbed my arm with unnatural strength I flipped out. All the memories of the day the gang came for my family came rushing back, being held down by people while others beat and humiliated me. I wheeled around ready to clock whoever had the audacity to try and hold me against my will but I saw Krystal's frightened eyes staring back at me.

"Oh! Jeez, Krystal I'm so sorry! I didn't realize it was you!" I felt terrible, she and her family had been nothing but kind to me and now I go an about break the poor girl's nose. "I know it's no excuse for my behavior but I've had a rough past, I'm a little jumpy and sudden grabbing makes me lapse into temporary insanity." I said sheepishly

"No, it's okay Juliet, We understand. Our past has been less than delectable too and we aren't a fan of grabbing as well." Max said hesitantly. You could tell she was weary of me after my little show. I turned my ashamed face to Krystal looking for her acceptance of my apology. She smiled and cautiously reached out to hug me. Relieved I gently embraced the only person I had ever considered a friend.

Happy New Year everyone! 2009 YAY!

And just as a heads up Max, Fang, Iggy and Juliet are 16-ish; Nudge is 14; Gazzy is 10 and Angel is 9-ish (yes I know it is a little bit screwed up)

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~Lennie