Here it is, Chap-tah 3
Ps. ME doesn't own MR, JP does
Max's Pov
I stared silently out the bus window. Ella was sitting next to me talking to one of her middle school friend across the aisle. I was thinking about my plan, how I was going to go to the library before school started and start with a simple Google search, a good way to start the year. In the library I know but I need to know something, and there may just be something on the internet. I thought I knew the bus route by heart saying i rode this bus since 6th grade. But it surprised me when it stopped at the last house on the road, just before we would hit the highway to the middle school and on to the high school.
So when 3 really tall kid of all sorts of looks stepped on the bus I looked on surprised. New kids came about once every year, maybe more. This was a big business town and was always bustling with people from all over the place. But these kids were different, they were definitely all from the same house. Then I noticed that Ella moved, to quick for me to grab her she went to sit by that friend of hers.
"Why that little-" I started before one of the 2 guys looked at me.
"Can I sit here" he asked politely, no other kid would ask, they would just sit.
"Fine" was all that I said, 'cause I had to give an answer if I wanted to get to school and go to the library with time to see my friends I hadn't seen since summer Vay- Kay started. When he sat I turned my head back to the window. But curiosity killed the cat (or should I say bird kid) and I turned to look at him. He had a olive complexion and dark hair, and as if he felt my gaze on him he turned to look at me. He had the most beautiful dark black eyes I've ever seen. And they looked... familiar. I just wasn't sure how...
"Wait, do I know you...?" I faded off just not sure how but I knew I knew him. But how?
"Me? Nn-no... um uh well maybe, i-I'm not s-sure..." Boy did he stutter alot. I wondered if I made him nervous. Nah I'm not scary.
"Well you look familiar, just don't ask me how 'cause I don't know. Anyways, your not from around here are you? And are those your siblings?"
He just stared at me before answering, "No, I moved here from Virginia about a week ago... and in a sense they are my siblings. See I got adopted my mom, Anne, and she took them in as foster children but she is thinking of adopting them. We also have a little brother and sister who are actually related, they are the only ones."
"Huh... and your name is....?"
"Fa-Nick, my names Nick." huh what a weird name.
"Well Fnick its nice meeting you. And if you ever need anything I live down the street in a light blue house. Only one in the neighborhood. You can't miss it." Okay, ether I was giving myself a stalker or a friend. And since everything came so easily around him I was hoping friend.
His brother leaned across the aisle tword him and Fnick turned to look at him and brought his ear to his brothers mouth. He smiled and all I heard him say was, "yeah." When he looked back at me I glared.
"I hate secrets." I started, "and I always find them out." There. See what he makes of that!
"Well I kind of hope that you do figure it out." W-O-W. He stunned me, the great Maximum Ride. And I chose the last name myself, because I am an individual. That can not be stunned. "You know, if you keep your mouth open any longer fly's will fly in."
"Fly? What fly's and bird are the only things that fly! What are you talking about! And why are we talking about secrets, I don't have any secrets..." Great Max, just let it go. Brilliant.
"You okay, 'cause you don't look to well..." So what do I do, I lie. That is the real me. Nobody knows the truth from the fiction.
"Well, see, I have this fear of small spaces and its just that the bus is sooo small and there are so many people, I'm having trouble keeping my head screwed on." Perfect.
"Why are you claustrophobic? Usually there is a back story... do you have one?" Great. He knows. I'm not sure how but he does.
"I'm not sure, I don't... remember. See when I was little I bumped my head when I was running around the house chasing Ella, my sister. I don't remember anything about my past before that." Well, it was mostly the truth, except my mom always told my I was Flying around the house chasing Ella when I bumped my head. Big difference.
He stared at me, "so you don't remember, anything?"
"Nope." I popped the p for some flavor. Wow, forget I said that...
Then I felt the bus stop and saw that his younger sister got off the bus and Ella wasn't there. When did we go past the middle school? I looked at him and smiled, "we have to go. I'll see you around?"
"Yeah, that would be-" I never heard the end because I was running towards the library.
"Wait!" he screamed.
I turned around running backwards, "What!"
"Whats your name?
"Max."
I swear I saw him grinning from ear to ear.
"You sure that's her?" Iggy came up behind me.
"Yeah, that's my Max."
"huh," We both walked inside and I knew that this was going to be a great new year.
