Max's POV

Today was the day I went to another foster home. Apparently this one was pretty wealthy. She was an only mom and had 3 kids. 2 boys and 1 girl. But they were really close to their neighbors. And one of the boys had a girlfriend. Yep they don't tell you much there so I do my own digging which I was trained on how to do. Here's the basic info:

Angel

Age: Six years old

Appearance: Bouncy blonde curls and bright blue big eyes. Pale skin an small pink lips

Other Info: bambi eyes, enrolled in first grade. Dog named Total. Stubborn sweet, cute, innocent girl but looks could be deceiving. Loves pink and stuffed animals.

Relationship: Sister

Zephyr

Nicknamed Gazzy due to his messed up digestive system.

Age: 9 years old.

Additional info: Pyromaniac, can mimic voices, enrolled in 3rd grade. Sweet, curious, funny, pyro boy. Loves blowing stuff up with Jeff.

Appearance: Blonde spiked hair, baby blue eyes with a mischievous glint, pale skin and tall for his age.

Relationship: Brother

Monique

Age: 16 years old.

Nicknamed Nudge

Appearance: coco skin, big brown eyes, wild mess of curls and always dressed in the latest trend. Tall for age and full pink lips.

Additional Info: Complete chatter box, loves shopping and make up, complete girly girl, and loves pink. Enrolled in freshman year of high school. Chatty, sweet, nice and over friendly. Plays keyboard in band

Relationship: Neighbor

Ella

Age: 16

Relationship: best friends with Monique, girlfriend of Jeff

Appearance: Long straight brown hair, ends at waist. Big dark chocolate eyes. Hispanic looking with tanned body. Full pink lips.

Additional info: Loves shopping, best friends with Monique. Complete girly girl. Enrolled in freshman year of high school. Smart, pretty, and friendly. Plays violin in band

Jeff

Age: 17 years old.

Relationship: brother, girlfriend to Ella

Nicknamed Iggy because he likes to ignite stuff.

Additional info: Pyromaniac, loves blowing stuff up. Enrolled as junior in high school. Best friends with Nick. Happy, perky, funny, and weird. Plays drums in band

Appearance: Strawberry blonde hair that is spiked and blue eyes. Height 6'2. Tall for age. Pale skin with pink lips.

Nick

Age: 17 years old

Nicknamed Fang. Used to bite people when little.

Appearance: Height 6'1. Tall for age. Black hair falls into eyes. Eyes almost black with gold specks. Olive toned skin and wears all black. Well-muscled- could prove medium in fight.

Relationship: Neighbor, best friends with Jeff

Additional info: plays guitar and sings. Quiet and doesn't show much emotion. Enrolled as a junior in high school. Smart, A, student in class.

No I am NOT a stalker. I prefer to know this info to begin with. Experience taught me to relay on myself and no one else.

My name is Maximum Ride, but I prefer Max. I am 17 and enrolled as a junior. Is study mostly on my own time and usually end up on top of my grade. I was a foster child at the age of 7. I trust nobody and have told no one my story. I keep myself closed off. I have brown hair with sun streaks in it. I am 5'9 with brown eyes. I am a tomboy.

So here I am on my motorcycle speeding towards hell. Most of my foster homes were abusive but I told nobody but later showed back up at the orphanage. This new family, of 4 people is supposed to be different. Yep they all are. The mother, Dr. Martinez, is a single mother. She is Hispanic and has brown hair and brown eyes.

I called Emily a few minutes ago. I know I'm close but not sure what house. I approach the street and see them immediately. All of them standing outside. Here we go.

I pull into the driveway and get of my motorcycle. Yes I know, aren't orphans usually dirt poor? Well I'm no normal orphan. I love my motorcycle, black and blue and well-conditioned. I like working on my motorcycle. Trust nobody?

As I get off I look at the people in front of me. I can almost instantly tell who they are but let them go on intros, giving me a chance to inspect them. One of them I can feel their gaze on me. I look over and see, Fang, staring at me intently. No luck buddy, I slam up my patented walls blocking all emotions. Dr. M holds out her hand and greets me warmly. I make no move to shake it. No way, am I shaking the hand of a women who might kill me.

Emily soon leaves as Dr. M offers to show me my room. I noticed Fang look at the room with the balcony in the back. The balcony next to it must be his and the other side is trees. Good. Quick escape. I guess this is my room. We all file into the house and let hell begin.

-I AM A UNICORN! PRANCE ON-

We all entered the house. Dr. M and the rest still seemed nervous around me. Which is actually pretty normal for foster families. Sadly though most foster families also beat me. I don't think this one will be any different.

I mentally sighed and prepared myself for what was about to come and strengthen my walls. "Why don't you guys show Max her room? Iggy and I will start lunch." Dr. M suggested as her and Iggy left. I instantly tensed, some of the foster siblings haven't exactly pleasant.

Fang started upstairs silently and I followed him, making no noise what's so ever. Apparently Fang didn't hear me and turned around and jumped like a foot in the air. "Jeez! Where did you come from? How come I didn't hear you?!" Fang said surprised and shocked. I shrugged it off and walked into the balcony room. Nice room, full bed with desk and dresser. Mirror bathroom and everything. Impressive.

The room was a light blue and the floor was hard wood with a dark blue rug. In one comer was a dresser nest to my walk in closet that I certainly didn't need. The desk was on the other side of the room near the balcony. The bathroom was a nice marble and had a roomy shower. I was already planning out what to paint on the walls, if Dr. M allowed me to. I had an obsession with birds and the sky would be perfect.

Outside on the balcony the view was great. Full view of the backyard, trees next to me. Good, quick escape. I quickly observed my surroundings, taking in hiding and exit places.

"Like it?" Fang said behind me. I shrugged, didn't want to speak much. I didn't know this people or their motives. And there is always a catch.

"So do you not talk? Or…?" Gazzy asked. I narrowed my eyes at him, but quickly wiped any expression off my face. I don't think anybody noticed, except for Fang. He's observant, better watch out for him.

"Nope, I'm a mute, that's why I can talk." I said, sarcasm is my native tongue. Everybody grinned but locked shocked. Huh. I guess they weren't expecting me to talk. I walked downstairs into the kitchen. What? I was hungry and I already memorized the layout. I walked in to see Iggy and Dr. M making food. Dr. smiled warmly at me, I nodded. "So Max? How do you like you're room?" she asked, hesitantly. Well if she was trying to be nice, I guess I could be.

"Great, thank you. Do you mind if I repainted it a little?" I asked politely. I figured I would also get a lock. Not many people know I can paint. Most people figure that I just paint it a solid color. Nope I draw. I'm ok I guess, but I really like birds and the sky blue would be perfect.

"Of course!" Dr. M said, happy to get a conversation with me. "Do whatever you want with it!" I gave a small smile and took my food from her.

"Thanks but…do you mind if I eat in my room? I don't do well with…social interaction" I asked, it was half true. I really wanted to check my food to see if it was safe. And to start painting. And maybe singing, after everybody went to sleep of course. I don't like people hearing me sing. Which reminds me, my instruments will be coming soon, I would have to pick those up. "And I have to pick up some stuff", I assumed Emily told them about my musical involvement. Much to my displeasure.

Dr. M nodded. Nick looked at me weirdly, great. Iggy spoke up "So Max what you play?"

"Not much" I said nonchalantly. I lied. I play guitar- bass, electric, and acoustic, keyboard, piano, drums, violin, and sing. But they didn't need to know that. They didn't need to know anything. Nothing at all about me. Relay on only yourself and nobody else. I quickly exited the kitchen and headed off to my room. There I unpacked and ate my lunch. 30 minutes later I was all unpacked and finished eating. Everybody was downstairs and I decided to head out now.

I walked downstairs and told everybody I was going out. I walked out, but left my motorcycle. It wouldn't help with holding all my instruments. I walked down a little ways until I found the little abandoned parking lot with my car. I hopped in and drove to my storage thing. When I got there, I unlocked it and grabbed all my instruments. Bass, electric, acoustic, keyboard, and violin. I can't drag a piano or a drum set around. Though they are in my storage thing, I just don't drag them around. I also brought my targets. I have to keep up with training. I got my things and drove back.

I climbed my balcony with the last item, my violin. After that, I walked over towards the front and made my way inside. It was about roughly dinner time, and it smelled good. Dr. M saw me and told me dinner would be ready soon, I thanked her and went upstairs. There I started to disassemble things and move the furniture into the center. Tonight I plan on painting and tomorrow while it dries, target practice. I need to set up targets in the woods- far away so they don't hear the gun shot. I have silencers and what not, and it isn't loud but just in case.

45 minutes later, I had started painting. I made some progress. I painted a swan in a lake and 2 eagles above it on one wall. It wasn't easy and I worked really fast. But I did it and man did I feel proud of working that hard. Dr. M then called us to dinner. I brought down my cell phone/ poison detector. While nobody was looking I quickly scanned the food. It was safe thank god.

After eating some awesome Mexican food, and I mean Dr. M can cook. Nice homemade stuff. Yum! I went back upstairs to finish painting. I finished finally and saw it was about 3 am. Wow. About 10-15 hours! I need to go to bed. But I admired my work first. On my bed side wall was a giant Peregrine falcon, those birds were awesome. Then I had the swan and 2 hawks on the wall next to it. Next I painted a raven with black leaves around it. 4th I did nothing, there wasn't much space.

My bed was in the center and my room smelled like paint, so I grabbed my blanket and a pillow and made my way outside. I climbed into one of the trees with a thick branch and settled in. I always liked sleeping in trees or caves. Don't know why though.

I slept till about 9. I wanted to go back to sleep but I knew by the silence of it all, everybody else was asleep still. I silently made my way back inside and grabbed my targets. I walked out to the balcony again. I quickly scaled the tree and made my way inside the worlds.

I didn't realize Fang followed me though