A/N- OKAY I HAD TO WRITE THIS TWICE BECAUSE I TRIED TO GET A WORDPAD WITH SPELLCHECK AND WHEN I SAVED IT, THE STUPID THING TRANSLATED ITSELF TO COMPUTER CODES. I ENDED UP HAVEING TO HAVE TO REWRITE IT. I AM SO TIRED RIGHT NOW. ENJOY.
Chapter 6:
The first thing I saw as I walked into my room was the pilke of books sitting on my bed. I sighed. Well at least Hyperactive Barbie wasn't here yet. I opened my Math text book and sat down on the bed.
2 hours and on nap later...
"Ah.", I said laying back against my pillow. "Finished.", I mumered. I had finally finished my homework. Did they usually give you so much homework or is it that I'm just so behind that nothing makes sense. Then I heard the door open and Katie walked in. Mentally I groaned. Can she read my mind? Or does the world have an alarm that goes off when I'm about to relax.
"Oh, Max." ,Katie said looking suprised. Uh, why is she suprised. I mean this is my room now too. "I didn't think that you would be back yet. I thought you would still be with Andrew." ,she gigled then and I swear I was about to scream.
"No Katie. Actually I had homework. I just finished." ,I said and Katie looked taken abback for a second.
"Oh, yeah. That's right I had homework too. Oh, well. I'll just do it during first class. I didn't have any homework for that class." ,she said and my eye's widened. I spent three hours on it and she thinks she just, wow, this sucks.
She grabbed some clothes from her closet then. "I'm going to take a shower now. Or do you want to take one first? I mean I can wait. I'm just not used to haveing a roommate."
"You can go first.", I said cutting her off.
Fifteen minutes later she came in and half sat half jumped onto her bed in pajama's. She had a huge smile on her face.
"So.", she said her smile getting bigger and bigger by the second. It was kind of creeping my out now. It reminded me of the smiles Nudge and Angel would give eachother when they were planning something. Most of the time by the way it would be something I ended not likeing. "You and Andrew." , she said slowly as if testing out the words. "What happened today?"
I shrugged. "He met my brother and sisters. Then I had to do my homework."
She didn't seem pleased by my answer. "That's it.", she said but her sourness didn't last. Her smile came back, and if anything it was bigger than before.
"I spent the whole afternnon with Nick.", she dacared suddenly. She smiled and then as if suddenly embarased she looked at the floor.
I felt adrenaline flood through me at the words. I wanted to hit something. Katie looked up.
"Oh, Max. I'm sorry that's probably weird. He is your brother.", she said.
"It's fine." I forced the words out, though to me they sounded a little choked. Katie though didn't notice. She went on.
"Your brother is so HOT, Max.", she said. I let the words flow through my head. Oh. God. I. Am. Going. To. Hurl. She doesn't even know him. What right does she have to say Fang is hot. I mean he is, but, no he is not hot. Not hot. Bad Max. You don't think that at all. Damn, this is just like that thing with Lissa. I'm just jealous. NO NO I AM NOT JEALOUS. I am not jealous of Hyperactive Barbie or The Red Head Wonder. Maximum Ride does not get jealous. No Especially not to annoying girlly girl girl's.
Ugh. Stop. I told myself and tried to focus on the conversation at hand. I gave Katie a forced half smile.
"Oh, Max. I hope he likes me. I mean I think he does, but he's so clinical and mysterious. Oh he is so cool. We would make the cutest couple. Wouldn't we make a good couple, Max? Max? Max? Maaaaxxx?"
On the outside right at that moment it wouldn't have looked like I wasn't paying attention, but on the inside I heard every sylliable. I seethed on every word. More than anything though I would have jumped from the window right then, wings tucked in than answer that question. Done anything to go back in time and see if I could get any other roommate.
"Max?"
I looked up at her, not bothering to try to force a smile. I wouldn't have come even if I tried very hard for it too.
"Uh, sure Katie you and Nick would make a good couple." The last words I said through clenched teeth.
"Um, Katie. I'm going to take a shower now.", I said rushing to get clothes. Then running into the bathroom. Katie was so distracted by my words that she didn't even notice that I was practically foaming at the mouth at the moment. I slammed the door of the bathroom shut and locked it. Then with a sigh I lightly hit my head against the wall then came my fists. The sound of the impact was soft enough that Katie wouldn't hear, but hard enough to hurt. I ignored the pain though.
Why do I act like this, I thought. I remembered the Virginia school. I remembered doing this after seeing Fang and Lissa. I remembered seeing Fang and Lissa. Then as I remembered the sceane, it changed. Suddenly, it was Hyperactive Barbie Fang was kissing. I watched from outside by the door. Then Lissa appeared and then there was suddenly a line into the room. First was Lissa then anouther girl and anouther and anouther, until hundreds of girls were in the line and I was in the back watching Fang's blurred shape. I had once been in the front I was now last.
Tears fell down my face as I sobbed soundlessly. I turned the shower on and let the water mix with my tears and hit my face until I stopped crying. Then I stepped out of the shower and got changed, but before I left the bathroom I check to make sure my face wasn't red and tear streaked. It wasn't so I walked silently from the bathroom.
Katie was already asleep, snoreing softly. In the glow from the moon I could see her face as she slept. Suddenly I was sorry. I always made Katie and Lissa the bad guys in my thoughts. Actually Katie wasn't all that bad, she was kind of nice in an annoying way. No, she wasn't the problem, I was the problem. I laid down on my bed though I couldn't sleep. The moonlight hit my face and my eyes drifted to the full moon and the clear night sky. I knew how to clear my head. I looked over to Katie to make sure that she was asleep, then went to the window. I threw it open then silently jumped out.
The air felt so good on my cramped wings. The night air instantly cleared my head and I felt better. This school was driveing me insane. I swooped low then pulled up makeing a perfect loop. Then I flew up as high as I could go then let myself free fall. I let the adrenaline pulse fuel me, makeing me smile. Then after flying a little I landed in a tree near the school.
I landed gracefully on the tree limb. Then tenseing as my senses picked up on someone watching me. I spun around tense to fight. I chuckle came the shadows under the tree and then Fang walked out onto the limb I was on. His arms raise in mock surrender. I loosened my position.
"I guess we had the same thought.", he said stepping up next to me. Well actually I came here to think about you Coincedence, I think not. I thought sarcastically.
"Maybe it's just meant to be.", the voice inside my head said. Internally I rolled my eyes.
I sat down on the limb and Fang sat soundlessly next to me, stareing at me.
"So how's school?", I asked. He didn't take his eyes off me as he shrugged and murmered that it was "Okay.".
I raise my eyebrow at his lack of discription. He shrugged again and I had to look away, his gaze seemed to intense for me.
"So, uh, Katie's nice.", I said still not looking at him. He shrugged from beside me.
"Max?", Fang whispered. I turned to see that he was suddenly very close, his eyes still intense. My mind fuzzed out for a moment. While I was momentarily distracted though he put his hand to my face and leaned in farther. The next second his lips were on mine, and everything in my brain faded.
For all I knew at that moment, I didn't have wings anymore. I didn't have to save the world. Crazed Scientists didn't want to dissect me. Robots didn't hunt me down. I didn't look after five other kids and teenager's survival. For a second my life could have been completly normal. The only thought I had left was, please please don't let this stop.
Somewhere in my subconsious I felt my arms moving of their own accord around hi neck. I felt him pulling me closer. I felt my hands knot in his hair. Then I finally felt his other arm wrap around my waist, his other hand pulling my face closer.
I leaned forward as well and time seemed to become an illusion. Around us the world caught on fire, night turned to day, colors warped, and fireworks sparkled.
The reality seeped in and ruined everything. The kiss broke for air and my mind could function again. For a second I just stood there in stunned silence. Then I eyes wide as I realized what had happened, I stumbled backward.
"Uh, Wow.", I murmered unthinkingly almost to myself. Then I shook my head and jumped off the tree limb and used my super speed to get back to my room's window. As I flew away though I looked back to see Fang, standing there stareing after me. He was watching me with a look of disappointment but there was a smile on his face I was sure. Was it a smile? I couldn't tell. All I know is that I have alot to think about.
to be continued...