There's a haze above my TV
That changes everything I see
And maybe if I continue watching
I'll lose the traits that worry me - "New Perspective" Panic! At the Disco

Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride

I stride through the halls with my head down.

Everyone looks at me suspiciously whispering to the person next to them.

I feel someone grab my shoulder. I instantly stiffen.

"Maximum? Why'd you run from me?" Iggy asks me, a concerned look dancing in his eyes.

"Leave me alone," I grumble, harshly jerking out of his grip. His eyes looked hurt, and his mind was also.

I sigh and stumble off to my next class.

~!~

At home I sit on my bed as I listen to people's thoughts as they pass by my house.

A woman walking her dog.

A young married couple.

A teenage girl walking by with her baby brother.

Ella.

I smile and get off the couch.

"Hey Max!" Ella exclaims, grinning at me.

"Hey Ells," I whisper, a smile ghosting my lips.

"Help me with my homework?"

"You know that I know all of it."

"Well you can read the teachers mind,"She says, crossing her arms.

"Well, you can turn invisible and sneak out of class," I say, putting my hands on my hips. She glares at me. "I know you're smarter than that, we are engineered to be smarter than the average human."

"Yeah, I guess," she sighs, quietly walking up the stairs to her room.

~!~

"Maya?" The young boy squeaks.

"What is it Ari?" She barks, baring her teeth at the screen.

"Is it almost time?" He whispers, curled up in the chair next to her.

"We have to wait Ari, wait to see what they do," She says, giving the boy an evil grin and ruffling his hair. He offers a small half smile to her before she walks out of the room with long strides.

He quickly looks behind him before touching one of the screens where Ella and Max sat together. "Don't worry sister, I don't hate you like Maya hates her sister."

"Ari! Go to your quarters!" Maya screams. Ari squeaks and scampers off to his room.

I'm sorry its so short and I couldn't update. Wifi wasn't working. :D

Review please, constructive criticism allowed.

-Voodoo Pigman-