A/N: Well, I was very bored waiting for my friends to talk and RP with me. XP So I wrote this. Enjoy. Major props to EnergyAngel, who is awesome and a loyal reader. Everyone, line up and start bowing down. XD
Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride. I will when people stop referring to Hades as a dude with fire for hair and blue skin, and stop referring to him as the Greek god of death. So, never.
-Skye-
My hand slid easily over his cheek. "So, the little birdie followed the tiger home…"
Mitch glared at me. "Nu, Mu, Omicron. Black Release." His body shuddered, then black spikes of adamantine metal blew out at me, coming from everywhere on his body. I moved back quickly, and then they pulled back, the gaping holes healing, leaving no sign of the dark power that had erupted from him.
"Scarlet Blood, Black Chaos!" I drew my two katanas, reveling in the power. They were both glowing; Scarlet with a dark red aura, and Chaos with black. "Judgment."
He laughed quietly. "Sometimes I think you're bipolar, Skye. Caressing my face to trying to kill me in five seconds."
I growled, then stabbed him. He couldn't see it; I moved too fast. "Oh," I purred. "But you like it… I see it." I lowered my lips to his.
"Zeta, Theta, Kappa. Snake." I sighed and moved back again as snakes came from everywhere.
"Alpha, Beta, Nu. Healing." His hand passed over his wound and it started to close. My eyes narrowed, and I ran at him again, my blade raised…
…and he just smirked and grabbed the blade. He chuckled blackly. "My, my, Skye. How much you've grown…" His voice was different, lower, musical, harsh…
"Shit!" I growled. "Thana-kun?"
Nodding, he smiled, showing razor-sharp fangs.
I can't fight Thanatos. God dammit!
I sighed. "You win. This time… but next time, you won't be able to use Thana-kun's power." With that, I faded away.
-Alice-
After an hour of waiting for Mitch and watching me make out with my brother, I could tell the flock was bored.
But, of course, I wasn't. Me and Sephiroth didn't even need to stop to take a breath; Aphrodite ensured we wouldn't.
So, with our power flowing into each other, it was heaven.
Until, naturally, Mitch appeared. Sephiroth pulled away, growling, literally, at him.
I groaned. "Come on! Don't do this again!" I hugged Sephiroth tightly. "I don't want to lose you again…"
"Sorry, love," Mitch said in a horribly familiar voice, "But my kind doesn't forget." It was low, musical. And the aura coming off of him…
I shivered. "Thanatos?" He nodded. "Please don't take my brother!"
I could sense the flock's stares on me, but I didn't care. "If you try… I don't want to do it…" Metal spikes slid easily out of my skin. "I'll use the adamantine to kill you."
Thanatos sighed. "Alright. Alice, you are a devious little girl…" He chuckled and walked forward, his lips pressing against mine. "Tell me, who taught you to kill a god?"
"Chronos," I whispered in his ear.
He growled. "Of course." He pulled away. "Leave it to the Titan Lord to teach mortals all about killing his sons and daughters."
"What… what are you talking about…?"
"This isn't Mitch," I said. "This is Thanatos, Greek god of death. Mitch is his 'vessel' that he usually uses to come up to the mortal world. He can go without it… but he prefers a mortal body."
They stared at me. Nudge let out a relieved sigh. "Sephiroth, don't you dare attack him." I moved over to him, and kissed his neck. "The Abyssal could do without a dead god, thank you very much…"
-Sephiroth-
"My name may be Sephiroth," I murmured into her ear, "But I go by a different name now. Chaos." My voice still had a little bit of a Greek accent; not much, but still noticeable. She nodded. "Well. Once I get the annoying immortal out of Mitch's body, we can go," I said in a cheerful voice. Smirking, I turned to Thanatos.
"You better not, fool," The god said. "I don't plan on leaving until my duty has been do-"
"You have a warning?" Alice interrupted.
Thanatos nodded.
"Then go ahead, give it to us, and get the hell out of his body."
I smirked at my sister's forwardness.
"They're coming for you," He said. "For all three of you. I will ask Ares to protect you, but he might not."
"Arty-chan will protect me!" Alice said, smiling.
Thanatos laughed. "Then you mustn't do what you want… if you want to keep favor with the maiden goddess."
She blushed, and said, "Shut it! Now get out of Mitch's body!"
"Alright," Thanatos said. "But don't forget the age you live in. Nowadays, what you want to do with a sibling at your age isn't acceptable."
Her face turned seven more shades of red. The flock looked disgusted. "Shut it, Thana-kun!"
Thanatos' presence left, and I sighed in relief.
Then I felt Mitch's waves of anger and hate, directed at my sister. We both immediately perked up. We glanced at each other and laughed.
"What's so funny?"
"Seal of Ares. We're absorbing your hate." Alice grinned. "Now let's get back! Chaos-kun can share me and Mitch's room."
I smirked and picked her up. "Can we all fly there? I haven't stretched my wings in a long time…" Alice giggled. She knew what was coming. Thick, white bone came from my back, forming two wing skeletal structures. Then, metal wires criss-crossed, forming a layer of 'skin' that was impenetrable. The others stared, except for Mitch, who yawned.
"Our metal also serves as muscle and nerve systems, so coating the bone in a thin layer allows movement. It goes through the bone, relaying up back to our brains. It's really normal when you get down to the barest facts." Mitch shrugged.
Boredly, I picked the location out of Angel's head and launched off.
This was kinda cool.
Alice cuddled up to me. Since there were only two beds, and Alice didn't want to sleep on the couch or with Mitch when she had—ahem—an alternative, she slept next to me.
Me and all my wicked desires.
So, while she was getting comfortable, snuggling into me, I was resisting the urge to tear her clothes off and have my way with her.
It was very, very hard.
After a few moments, she finally fell asleep. Now, I had two choices. Wake her up and claim her as my own, or let her sleep and wait.
This was a hard choice… but, in the end, I let her sleep. I couldn't sleep at all; I usually couldn't. I didn't mind; I was content watching my sister sleep, watching her chest rise and fall smoothly…
"What is it, Angel?" I asked the little girl calmly, sliding easily out of bed and walking over to her.
"I'm kinda scared," She whispered. "I saw them in Mitch's mind… I'm scared, Chaos."
I sighed. "Don't worry. I'll teach you how to defend yourself from them. It's real easy, too, and it only takes a few minutes. You think you can stay up that long?" She nodded. I smiled and hugged her. "C'mon, follow me."
-Alice-
I woke up and couldn't feel Sephiroth beside me. I sighed and got out of bed and dressed. I walked out and saw Sephiroth watching over a sleeping Angel on the couch. I walked over and whispered, "Why's she out here?"
"I was teaching her to defend against the Tartarians."
I smiled. "Awww…" I smirked. "Oh, by the way, we enrolled you in school."
Sephiroth sighed. "C'mere." Smiling joyfully, I moved over and sat in his lap. He kissed me, slowly, passionately, but I could tell he wanted to do more… oh, so much more.
Angel yawned, waking up. We broke apart, but I made no move to get off Sephiroth's lap.
Angel made a face. "Ew! Chaos, get your mind under control! That's gross!"
I looked at him, and he mouthed, 'You really don't wanna know.' I smirked and kissed him.
"Don't worry, Chaos-kun," I whispered against his lips. "You'll have me soon enough. Just wait two more years." I sighed. "Actually… tomorrow."
Angel said, from the kitchen, "I heard that, and that's grosser! Jeez, get yours minds out of the gutter!"
We both laughed quietly.
Once everyone was up, we quickly got to school. Thankfully, Dr. Martinez was away, so we didn't have to explain the new person. I glared at any girl who so much as glanced at Sephiroth. He was mine. And, jeez, what they were thinking. He was mine.
"Sh," Sephiroth whispered in my ear. "I'll love only you." He'd said it so low, not even someone right next to us could've picked it up. I sighed and nodded.
I just thought I should let you know. Right now, he's thinking very inappropriate thoughts about you. It's very gross. I'm leaving his mind now.
I smiled slightly, then started thinking about me and Sephiroth doing a little three-word-action that we're not s'posed to do 'til we're eighteen.
Oh, jeez, you freaking sicko.
I felt her presence leave my mind, but kept thinking the same thoughts. I smiled wider.
The day passed quickly, like normal.
Normal meaning, any girl that walked up to Sephiroth got a glare that could kill, we caught Mitch and Nudge making out at lunch, hidden away. Which was totally gross(aware of the hypocrisy. Don't rub it in.). We met up and flew home. I caught Mitch and Nudge making out (again. I'm scarred.), proceeded to take pictures on my cell phone, and run away. Interrupt Max and Fang making out (which was pretty damn fun, I had to admit), take pictures, run away and describe to Iggy. Laugh with him, then go lay down next to Sephiroth and sleep.
All in all, today was pretty awesome.
-Sephiroth-
Again, in the middle of the night, I heard Angel. "What is it now, Angel?"
"I still can't sleep," She mumbled, walking over. "Can we go train?"
I looked at her sympathetically. "Sure. Tell me if you get tired."
She got up, and I formed an adamantine knife and gave it to her.
For the next two hours, we practiced different techniques, until she finally fell asleep. I brought her back inside and sat her on my lap, murmuring lines from the Iliad. He was at where Achilles killed Hector when Max came out, trailed by Fang. "Hey," I murmured.
"What are you doing with Angel?" Max asked me, eyes narrowing.
"I was teaching her to defend herself," I murmured, my voice quiet and velvet.
Fang laughed and murmured, "I think she can do that fine."
"Against a Tartarian? She's the only one that knows how to in your flock."
"Tartarian…?" Max was confused.
"Spawn of Tartarus and those who reside there," Angel muttered. "I saw them in Mitch's head. He wasn't quick enough…" She shivered. "Chaos helps me sleep. I go through drills and stuff with him and I get tired."
I set her down, and walked over to Max and Fang. "She hasn't gotten to sleep since yesterday, unless I help her." I lowered my voice. "I swear to god, if you tell anyone this, you will never wake again. And I don't mean I'll kill you. I can alter someone's sleep patterns. I never liked this power; I only use it to end insomnia. But I can only do it with direct contact. I change it for her bit by bit… after a while, I can get her to go to sleep." I sighed. "You're probably going to have Angel checked by, like, a psychiatrist or something."
They were both looking at me, eyes wide. "Well… thank you, I guess…" Max mumbled.
"Don't worry 'bout it. Angel's a sweet little girl, I don't want her to have any more issues." She smiled at me from the couch. "And, of course, I want her to be safe. Four of us should be enough… right, Mitch?"
He smirked. "Yup. It's natural for me, Alice, and Chaos by now."
"Now," I said, "We gotta get this day of torture over with." And then I get to have some fun time with my dear sister…
"Ew! Chaos, stop thinking like that!"
I chuckled under my breath.
-Max-
First Alice and Mitch, now Chaos and Alice. Jeez, this is creepy… sighing mentally, I prepared for the school day.
Alice and Mitch? Angel said to me, mentally.
Oh, shi-
Language, Max.
Great. Angel, I know.
Mhm. Sure, Max. So what was that?
Unwillingly, memories resurfaced of Mitch and Alice kissing.
Oh, god. Did you tell Nudge?
No. I didn't get to. And I'm not.
I sighed.
-Mitch-
We walked to school. Along the way, I saw a familiar face… "Go on, I'll catch up." I separated from them, entering the forest. "Skye, I swear to god. If you don't leave me alone, I'll release Omega and Chaos."
She smirked. "You know that'll kill you."
"So? They'll kill you, too. That's good enough. At least I'll be reborn." He smirked. "Hey, I'll take over one of your gang member's body. Sure, it'll be gross as hell to be in a pit like that, but it's a body, right?"
She growled. I smirked and walked over to her.
"What? You're used to people doing everything the second you say it, aren't you?" She frowned down at me. "Well, too bad. Abyssal!"
She chuckled. "Calling upon your forgotten people to help you?"
"Not forgotten. The Abyssal shall never be forgotten."
A man was suddenly behind Skye. "The Abyssal shall always be there, to leave its mark on humanity, to show that some are superior." Metal came out in a large, natural drill. "To show that nightmares aren't only for the night." It drilled straight through her, spinning. "To show that there are some who paint the ground a black crimson."
He bowed to Mitch, and disappeared. Mitch stepped out boredly.
She's gone.
A/N: Le Gasp! I killed her off! Who thinks she's gone for good? Who thinks she's still alive? Tell me in a review. I know this wasn't supposed to be here for a while but I got bored. Lol. XP My Gaia buddies were taking forever... XP
