A/N: hey! I'm excited! I love this chapter! Mostly because of the person you met… but I love it anyways. Disclaimer: I do not own maximum ride. Kk I'll let u guys read now! R&R!

Chapter 3

"Max come down stairs there's some I want you to meet!" Ella yelled. I jumped again. Why was I so jumpy today? I asked myself as I walked away from the piano. I opened the door to heard rushing footsteps. Moments later Dylan came jogging around the corner.

"What did she send you up here to get me?" I demanded. I wouldn't be surprised it's so Ella. She would send someone.

"No, I'm going in my room." He grumbled back as he turned and slammed the door. What was with him? Maybe this Iggy kid was getting on his nerves? I thought. I turned the corner and started walking down the stairs.
"Max!" Ella screamed.

"Seriously Ella I'm right here." I told her. She smiled sheeply at me.

"Sorry." she replied when I got to the bottom of the steps. She was standing by a boy. He had blonde hair and blue eyes. He was wow. He literally looked like a model. Wait did I just say that? I demanded in my mind. "Max, this is James, call him Iggy . Iggy this is my sister, Max." Ella said pulling me down from the stairs. I nodded and reached out my hand. He shook it smiling. He turned to Ella then.

"You didn't tell me you had a sister?" he insisted. She shrugged.

"It didn't come-" she started but was interrupted.

"MAX!" I heard Gazzy scream. He came running through everyone and jumped in my arms. The next thing I heard was a huge clamp of thunder.

"Oh. Gaz. You're fine it's just thunder" I said putting him down. He hugged my waist tightly and then Ella laughed.

"Iggy this is Gazzy. Gazzy, this is James, call him Iggy." Ella introduced.

"Hi." Gazzy said and then he ran off before Iggy could say anything back.

"So you have another brother too?" he asked. It was clear he was getting confused.

"Gazzy's my brother. Mom is going to adopt him." I told him, he nodded. Ella jumped at my side.

"Guess what we're doing?" she squealed.

"What?" I and Iggy said at the same time.

"We're going shopping!" she almost yelled. I froze. Of course she would do the thing I hated the most.

"Do we have to?" I asked.

"Yes. You need new clothes." She stated.

"I do not!" I said a little too defensively. She smirked.

"Fine don't getting anything then. But you both are coming." She hissed looking directly at Iggy.

"Do I have to?" he asked. She nodded. "Fine. It better be quick." He grumbled. She looked at me. I shook my head and Iggy smiled.

"I will make Dylan drag you there." She hissed.

"You know the one thing I can't stand is shopping." I whined.

"Then suck it up cause your going!" she told me.

"No I'm not" I said stubbornly. She glared at me.

"Mom!" she yelled. I gasped.

"You did not just play the mom card!" I hissed. Iggy laughed. Mom came out of the kitchen.

"What is it Ella?" she asked.

"Max won't go shopping with me." she whined batting her eyes.

"Ella that doesn't work me anymore." She said smiling. She turned to me. "Max go with your sister. You guys haven't seen each other in 7 years catch up." She begged.

"but-" she held her hand up.

"No buts" she said as she turned and walked back into the kitchen. Ella jumped with joy and grabbed my arm.

"Yay! Let's go!" she exclaimed. She pulled us out in the rain. "I forgot an umbrella." She said biting her lip.

"Why do you need one?" I asked stepping out in the rain.

"Max! Your hair!" Ella screeched. I turned smiling at her.

"It's just hair Ella." I sighed. I walked to the car and pulled open the passenger side. Iggy came up behind me.

"Shotgun." He said. I sighed and went to the back seat.

"Wait Max. You have to drive!" Ella called. I turned and opened the driver side. Ella got in the back.

"Where's the keys?" I asked. Ella threw them over to seat to me and I started the car. I pulled out realizing I had no idea where the mall. Ella seemed to know exactly what I was thinking.

"Take a right on the next street then you'll see it." She told me. o pulled in the parking lot and turned off the car. This is going to be hell I thought to myself. Ella ran out of the car and Iggy and I slowly followed.

*****Time skip****

We sat in the middle of the food court listening to Ella rambling on and on about some shoes she saw in a store. A girl with long brown hair and dark brown eyes. She had coco colored skin that looked like it glowed.

"Nudge!" Ella squealed. I turned towards Iggy.

"Who's-" I asked.

"My sister, Monique." Iggy told me cutting me off. I nodded.

"Max, this Monique."Ella told me. She held out her hand. I shook it gently.

"Please call me Nudge." She said I nodded.

"Call me Max." I replied. Nudge sat down by Ella and they started to talk about shoes and other thing. Iggy turned towards me.

"So Maxie?" he said trying to start a conversation. I froze staring over at him.

"Not to be a gurk but do not call me maxie or anything else but Max. You can of course if you want broken bones." I told him.

"Ok got it. So Max why you did move here?" he asked. I froze. I knew I couldn't talk about that yet.

"I umm, excuse me." I said getting up. I turned running away.

"Wait max! Iggy yelled. I ignored him walked towards the bathroom/lounging area. I turned down the hallway and sat down in a chair with my head in my hands. This wasn't a good thing. I couldn't do this. I couldn't deal with the happy family or the caring friends that want you spill out your secrets and talk. I couldn't be the friends that you can talk to and expect them to say something they experienced back. I wasn't that girl; I would never be that girl.

"Hey are you ok?" a voice asked. I looked up to see a guy with onyx eyes staring at me. He was wearing all black including his black hair.

"Me?" I asked. He nodded. "I'm fine." I told him.

"Max!" I heard Ella yelled. I stood up.

"I got to go." I told the guy. I turned then and almost ran out of the hallway. Ella was standing in the middle of the entry.

"Hey, good you heard me. We got to go. School night." She told me. I nodded.

"Okay let's go then." I told her. I walked with her back to the food court. As soon as we were in sight, Iggy stood up and walked towards me.

"Max I'm really sorry-" he said.

"Really Iggy its fine." I told him. He nodded and we walked to the car. We all drove home in silence. I stopped the car at Iggy's and then I and Ella drove home. I parked the car a few minutes later and we stepped out. Ella opened the door and mom sent us to our rooms. I walked up to my loft in silence thinking about that guy I had met. I put my pajamas on and curled under my covers. What was I going to do? I hated school. Too bad I told myself. Deal with it. I sighed closing my eyes and drifting off into my dreams.