Face Down Chapter 10: Two in One, a maximum ride fanfic

I'm hanging with my bestie. But right now she's singing Justin Beiber. GAYYYYY!

No offense to any Justin Beiber fans.

Dislaimer- Don't own

The rest of the week passed by without an issue. Ari was acting weird, though. He started to say something then would think about it and just not tell me. Today, it was Friday. Sleepover night. We decided that it would be at my house tonight. So right after school, I hurried home to wait for the others. I also had to hide my book where I keep all my song lyrics. That was personal.

Ding

The bell rang throughout the whole house taking me out of my thoughts. They were early. I ran downstairs and opened the door. I froze. Standing in my doorway was not Fang, Ella, Nudge, Angel, Iggy, Gazzy or anyone else that I would have loved to see at the moment. No. It was someone that I haven't seen in three fucking years. Two someones. One of which I absolutely hated. The other, I did not hate, but I refused to talk to.

It was my mom, Anne, and her evil husband, Roland. Yes, I did call him evil. He is evil. He, pretty much, stole our mother from Ari and I.

"Max! I haven't seen you in forever! You've grown," my 'mom' shouted.

"Yeah, people tend to do that," I said my voice icy. I bet this is what Ari had been trying to tell me. He had known all along.

"Vere shuld ve put our baghs?" Roland asked. His accent was as thick as ever. He didn't notice the glares that Anne sent him, but I did. Woah. Trouble in married land?

"You and Anne can put you bags in the guest bedroom. I'm sure you can find it by yourselves. I have friends coming over soon." Anne seemed upset by my lack of the word 'mom'. Does she seriously think I would still call her mom after all she's done?

You, you don't-

"Hello?"

"Max," it was Ari, "Mom's coming over today." Now he decided to tell me."So's Roland." He growled his name. Ari didn't seem mad at Anne when she left.

"She's here," I said watching the figures of Anne and Roland walk away.

"Be nice," he ordered. Did he seriously think I'd listen to what he had to say?

"What makes you think I won't?" I asked, playing innocent.

"Max, you're you."

"Whatever. Just get home soon. I have people coming over and I don't want to be entertaining them." I hung up as I heard the bell ring.

"Max!" Nudge shouted as I opened the door. Ella and Fang just stood there. Ella had a goofy grin on her face and Fang had the usual blank face.

"Come on it." At that very moment, Anne and Roland decided to make a reappearance.

"Anne, these are my friends. Fang, Ella and Nudge. We're going to be in the music room. When the other get her, tell them where we are. And don't bug us." I dragged the others to the room.

"Hi! I'm Max's mom!" I heard her shout after us.

"Max, is that really your mom?" Ella asked. I've never mentioned her to the others so they probably thought she was gone. Well, she was.

"I guess. Just call her Anne. I do."

The others walked in before they had a chance to reply.

"Your mom is weird," Gazzy said.

"Anne."

"Max, why do you call her Anne instead of mom?" Ella asked.

"Mothers don't abandon their 13 year old daughter and 22 year old son to get married to some random guy that doesn't speak English. Expecially not when their father just died." I said harshly."I don't even know what she's doing here anyways. I haven't seen her in three freaking years."

"She abandoned you?" Iggy asked pityingly.

"Don't pity me. Ari and I have managed fine on our own."

"Why is she here then?" Fang asked.

"No idea. Ari has a lot of explaining to do. Ugh. Let's just get to practice," I said standing.

"Alright," Gaz said, "one of your songs first."

I nodded.

"I have the music written down for this one." I handed each of them a packet of music. They put the music on a stand and grabbed their instruments. The other girls, however, just sat there and watched.

"Okay, you guys got it?"

They nodded.

State the obvious,
I didnt get my perfect fantasy
I realized you love yourself
More that you could ever love me
So go and tell your friends
That Im obsessive and crazy,
Thats fine
I'll tell mine you're gay
And by the way,

I hate that stupid old pickup truck,
You never let me drive
Youre a redneck, heartbreak
Whos really bad at lying
So watch me strike a match
On all my wasted time
As far as Im concerned,
Youre just another picture to burn.

Theres no time for tears
Im just sitting here planning my revenge
Theres nothing stopping me
From going out with all of your best friends
And if you come around saying sorry to me
My daddys going to show you how sorry youll be

Cause I hate that stupid old pickup truck,
You never let me drive
Youre a redneck, heartbreak
Whos really bad at lying, yeah
So watch me strike a match
On all my wasted time
As far as Im concerned,
Youre just another picture to burn.

And if youre missing me
You better keep it to yourself
Cause coming back around here
Would be bad for your health

I really, really hate that stupid old pickup truck,
You never let me drive
Youre a redneck, heartbreak
Whos really bad at lying, yeah
So watch me strike a match
On all my wasted time
As far as Im concerned,
Youre just another picture to burn.
Burn, burn, burn, baby burn.
Just another picture to burn
Baby burn

The girls clapped and cheered.

"Who was that song for?" Ella asked.

Before I had a chance to answer, someone answered for me. "Wasn't it Dylan, Max?" Anne asked.

I nodded.

"I didn't know you still sang, Max. We should talk more. We never talk." I shrugged.

She seemed sad at my lack of responce and left.

"Why are you being like that to her?"

"She chose him over us. Her children. Sure, she was upset about my dad's death, but so were we. She didn't even stop to think about us. She always seemed upset. She was even more upset after she started dating Roland. Then she just left. I lost so much the year my dad died. I lost my dad, mom, friends, life. I lost me. I used to be sarcastic and badass. Not anymore."

"It's coming back. The old you," Gazzy said reassuringly.

"Enough about me. Let's get back to practice."

"M'kay," Fang said. "Let's sing See You Again (AN- Thnx -Can't-help-but-fall- Btw- this is Breathe Carolina's cover)Max, come in when you're ready." We grabbed our instruments, me playing guitar.

I've got my sight set on you,
And I'm ready to aim,
I've got a heart that will,
Never be tamed,
I knew you were something special
When you spoke my name,
Now I can't wait, to see you again...

I've got a way of knowing,
When something is right,
I feel like I must have known you,
In another life,
Cause I felt this deep connection,
When you looked in my eyes,
Now I can't wait to see you again,

The last time I freaked out,
I just kept looking down,
I st-st-stuttered when
You asked me what I'm thinkin' 'bout
Felt like I couldn't breathe
You asked what's wrong with me
And all my friends said:
"Your just being Crazy!"

The next time we hang out,
I will redeem myself,
My heart can't rest till then,
Whoa! Whoa! I,
I can't wait to see you again,

I got this crazy feeling
Deep inside
When you called and asked to see me
Tomorrow night,
I'm not a mind reader,
But I'm reading the signs (Oh Yeah)
That you can't wait to see me again

The next time we hang out,
I will redeem myself
My heart can't rest till then,
Whoa! Whoa! I,
I can't wait to see you again,

I've got my sight set on you,
And I'm ready to aim, (OH)

I'm, Ready, I'm Ready!
I'm, Ready, I'm Ready!
I'm, Ready, I'm Ready!
I'm, Ready, I'm Ready!

The next time we hang out,
I will redeem myself
My heart can't rest till then,
Whoa! Whoa! I,
I can't wait to see you again.

"Wow! That's great! You totes have to play that at Tiff's this weekend! I'll go register you!" After saying that, in one breath, Nudge left.

Tiff's was a cafe here that all the teens hang out at. They've been having auditions for a band to play there. They still haven't found anyone.

"Wow. That girl seriously has something wrong with her," Gazzy said with love in his eyes. Ella and Iggy were looking at each other with the same look. And, I'm sure, if Lissa was here her and Fang would be looking at each other the same way. For some reason, that made me angry. Must be the fact that everyone has someone to love, except me.

That must be it.

Did it live up to expectations? If you don't know what the songs are then ask. Uhm

R,R&R