AN: Okay, so this is not how most people think of Angel so if you are expecting the sweet little girl from Maximum Ride, go ahead and skip this chapter. In my story, she's a blood craving vampire with lots of psychological issues.

Chapter Two

Angel's POV

I inhaled deeply, enjoying the wide variety of scents of the humans around me. Mmm, all those McDonald's sure did help pollute their blood to the way I liked it. I'm glad Micky-D's had a restaurant in every town. I had a heightened sense of smell that few vampires could match and I drove myself crazy with the little game of trying to pinpoint the exact location of the sweetest human and planning a hundred ways to sneak past my family to kill them.

Uncle Jasper frowned, sensing my emotions, and I smiled angelically. I was still a new vampire, so the rest of the Cullens forgave me when I 'slipped.' Jasper was the only one who knew that I did it on purpose, and that was only because he couldn't feel my guilt when I was supposed to have it.

Emmett and Rosalie were especially gullible; it was hard to believe that someone so levelheaded like Jasper could be biological twins with Rose.

The pair had been changed at the same time by a vampire in need of a coven. Needless to say, the twins left as soon as they were able to, and eventually found Carlisle and Esme. (Our coven leaders were never here so it was like they weren't a part of our group at all; not that I minded.)

Since Rose and Emmett were the ones to change me, after I was mostly dead after a swimming accident near Esme Island where they were honeymooning, they decided that they were my parental units.

Mom and Dad said they always wanted a kid but vampires couldn't reproduce with each other and they had heard the stories about immortal children. Rose was just glad that I looked adorable; she was kind of vain. I have curly blonde hair and dimples forever set into my twelve year old face. I was far from young though.

Leah and Peter joined our little family about thirty years ago and we've never been the same since. The lovebirds were something alright.

Leah was constantly distracting Emmett and Jasper, earning Daddy a smack on the back of the head, with her femininity power. She was naturally seductive to anyone she met, even for a vampire, and it was hard not to get charmed by her.

Peter, on the other hand, was more of a keep-to-himself kind of vamp. He was probably the most dangerous of the Cullens because of his abilities, though Emmett claims that he's better. Peter's nickname is Fang because of the way he hunts, using his invisibility power to get in one clean bite each and every time. He was the only one who could make a clean bite mark, leaving a perfect set of teeth in his victim's necks.

He and Leah adapted to 'vegetarian' life easier than I did so when he stalked an animal, he completely blends into the trees, hides his scent like I wished I could, and strikes the second the creature was distracted.

Me, personally, I would have just controlled the 'animal' of my choice and got inside their mind. Its quite funny to see the scrawny human being drawn in; their thoughts telling them to back away from the little girl with a gleam in her eyes, but my command telling them to keep walking.

My natural sensitivity to other people's thoughts was intensified when I was turned. I couldn't have asked for a better power. Not only can I read minds, but I can also control them.

My 'parents' are the only ones in our coven that don't have abilities and I can't say I'm sorry. It would make them think they were equal to me and that is far from the truth. If they really knew what was going on in my 'sweet, little' mind, they'd destroy me on the spot and probably pee on my ashes.

"You ready to go, Angel?" Rose spoke up from behind me. She was dressed in a low-cut shirt and mini skirt for her first day at high school. Though, if she were being as honest as she was in her subconscious, she'd admit that she just wanted to be looked at like she used to before Leah arrived.

Don't get me wrong, Rosalie is gorgeous beyond vampire pretty with golden blonde hair that matched her golden vampire eyes and any man would fight to talk to her normally. But Leah had her power on her side.

Leah had been a Native American before she was turned and had the natural beauty of a powerful spirit warrior. She had dark black hair that went to her waist, a pale russet skin tone due to her vampirization, and intoxicating golden eyes.

"Yeah, Momma, I'm just thinking." I responded sweetly. More like 'eavesdropping in other people's thoughts,' but I kept that part to myself.

If Rose knew that her attempts at seducing her husband were in vain and that Emmett was staring at Leah from across the room, she might kick the new couple out and make Peter and Leah leave. I couldn't have that; especially after thirty years of keeping the vampires in check. I needed alliances and my 'parents' weren't any help at all. The Volturi would eat them alive.

"High school is going to be so fun this time around." Rose said, more to herself than to me. In her mind, she was still trying to convince herself that Emmett wasn't by her side because he was still getting dressed.

Jasper, Emmett, and Fang entered the living room at the same time, all coming from their own rooms. The second Rose saw Emmett, she latched herself to him, giving him kisses until he responded back.

Fang and Jasper sidestepped the couple and went to the car where Leah was probably already waiting. She was the fastest vampire I knew, and she had probably run past me while I was distracted.

I followed the boys and sure enough, I was right. Leah was sitting on the hood of the red Porsche, her ratted jeans and oversized t-shirt not showing any curves, yet both men couldn't seem to control their thoughts. Leah's power was strong; even when she didn't want it to be.

"Angel!" Jasper called to me, and I snapped my head up to see his eyes. "Rose and Emmett said that you're riding with us. They'll be along shortly."

I nodded and got into the back of the Porsche. Starting out as a freshman again was going to drive me near insanity. I hated that I looked so young considering I was older than most of the faculty.

'Here goes nothing.' I thought bleakly until I caught a scent that intrigued me.

MUST! TASTE!