Okay, I felt bad about saying for you to wait ONE WHOLE WEEK so I'm posting today- Wednesday. But I will be busy for the rest of the week so I won't post till… next Thursday? I don't know but I do know that you'll all have to wait a while for the next chapter. I'm also going to try to add more chapters for my Twilight story. Disclaimer: I don't own M.R. -JP does.

Chapter 10:

I woke up at 8 a.m. exhausted. I didn't necessarily want to go back to sleep but I didn't want to get up either. Last night was horrible.

Flashback:

"Is it true? Are you and Fang going to have a baby when you're older?" Angel asked curiously.

I decided to tell her the truth; she'd find out eventually. I sat up and looked her in the eyes.

"Angel," I said softly but sternly. "Do not tell anyone about this- understand? Not Mom, not Ella, Nudge, or Gazzy. Not Iggy, Total- definitely not Fang. It could mess up the entire future and it may not happen, do you get what I'm saying?"

She nodded. "Yeah, but can I please tell Total? He won't tell anyone. Actually, he's been waiting for you guys to get together for a while now."

I narrowed my eyes at her. "Fine. But explain to him about everything that could happen if he tells. Okay?" I really wanted Mandy.

She nodded.

Back to present.

After I had told Angel about Mandy, she had gone to tell Total and I had fallen asleep.

I got up and got dressed- thank God it's Sunday! I went downstairs and found Angel and Total having a staring contest; Iggy, Gazzy, and Fang watching TV; Ella, Nudge, and Mom were looking at pictures of the party from yesterday. Okay, so Iggy wasn't really watching TV- more like, listening.

"Total's going to win," I mumbled.

A second later, Angel rapidly blinked and rubbed her eyes with her fists. She looked at me and so did everyone else; Gazzy muted the TV.

"What?" I asked.

"How'd you know Total was going to win?" asked Fang.

I smiled and tapped my forehead. "I'm psychic, remember?"

Gazzy grinned and faced me while kneeling on the couch. "What number am I thinking of?"

"Gaz, she's not a mind-,"

Angel and I cut Iggy off. "12."

"How'd you-?" Fang asked.

"She looked into the future and saw what I was going to say. Right, Max?" Angel smiled at me after she was done interrupting Fang.

I smiled and nodded. Remember, no one else knows…

Angel smiled, well, angelically at me.

Mom walked over to me. "You okay? I mean, about yesterday?" She asked gently.

Everyone went back to what they were doing before but I knew they were listening.

"Yeah, um," I looked at my feet and then back up to her eyes. "Truth is, it's not going to happen when I'm 19. It'll happen sooner because I got my power sooner and the killers will find out sooner. And I've come to terms where I understand why he'll sacrifice himself for me; to keep us safe and out of danger. I accept that." my voice was monotone. I looked at the TV and everything went fuzzy for a second, then everything came back into perspective. I ran to the couch and snatched up the remote. "Uh-uh!" I turned the TV off.

Iggy, Gazzy, and Fang groaned. "Max, why'd you do that?" Fang whined- yes, he whined. He gets very cranky in the morning and when you mess with him, he acts like Nudge… minus the talking part.

"Do you know what movie you were watching?"

"Yeah, Me, Myself, and Irene."

"Yes, and it's rated R." Fang looked at me like, 'so?' "Gazzy is too young and so are we."

Fang rolled his eyes. "We've seen worse."

"It's rated R for the…" I trailed off thinking of a way to tell him. I bent over and whispered in his ear. "Fang, you were about to let Gazzy see every single thing that happens during sex."

I backed away and his eyes widened and he put on a disgusted expression. "Ugh! Good catch, Max. Gazzy, trust Max; you're too young."

I whapped the back of his head.

"And so are we," He added as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Wait, I'm confused; why can't we see it, Fang?" Iggy was completely lost.

Fang whispered in Iggy's ear what I had whispered to him. Iggy laughed and agreed that Gazzy shouldn't see the movie.

About an hour later, we were all sitting at the kitchen table having a late breakfast and early lunch.

"Door for Fang," I said after drinking my glass of OJ.

The doorbell rang and Fang got up. He rolled his eyes at me and I saw what he was going to do. I picked up a piece of toast and started to butter it.

"Unless you want a broken nose, I wouldn't," I looked up from underneath my lashes and smirked at him.

He huffed out a breath as everyone snickered at him. I took a bite of my toast as a vision- or whatever you want to call it- came to me. I dropped the toast and was zoning. It's kind of hard to stay in the present when the future grabs you and sucks you in. I heard Iggy and Ella asking me if I was okay but I couldn't answer them. Angel said I was just looking to the future so they let up.

In my vision, I saw Fang with Lee- a girl from our Biology class, she has long black hair down to her hips and she had jade-green eyes. –and they were kissing. Lee seemed to be kissing Fang more than Fang seemed to be kissing Lee, though. They were at Lee's house and they were in her family room, sitting on the couch. I came back out and I stared down at my toast, willing the tears to stay in me and not fall down my cheeks. Maximum Ride is not a sissy, wuss, pansy, or anything that cries easily! So, why was I crying? Oh yeah, because I just saw my future husband kiss another girl.

I pushed my chair back from the table and stood up, not looking at anyone. I walked to the front of the house where the stairs was- and unfortunately, the front door- and I was about to walk up the stairs.

"Oh, hi, Max."

I turned around with a smile on my face. "Hey, Lee. What're you doing here?" Bitch…

"Nick and I are partnered for Biology. I came over so we could go to the store and get what we need for our project. Then we're going to my house to finish it." Lee was a cheery girl who was a fan of my band; she had no idea I was Lapis, though.

"That's great. Be sure to back for dinner, Nick." I kept the fake smile on my face and I could hear Angel mentally gasp at what she saw when she found the vision.

"Are you done eating, Max? You didn't eat much." Fang was always concerned about how much we ate because we could easily get sick if we didn't eat at least 1/3 of how much we could normally contain.

"Yeah, for now, anyway. I'm just gonna go upstairs and write a couple more songs."

"You write songs?" I could tell Lee hated to be left out of the conversation.

I nodded. "I write all the songs for S.O.T.W."

She looked confused. "No, Lapis Lazuli does. She even says so,"

I chuckled. "I am Lapis Lazuli." I whispered.

Her eyes widened and Fang gently shoved her out the door. Before he closed it, he gave me a 'thanks-a-lot' look. Lee wasn't going to shut up about me being Lazuli.

As the door closed, I got angry and my smile faded. I ran to my room and grabbed a dagger I had taken from Itex as we destroyed the head building; a memory. I ran outside in the backyard and started practicing my throws. I'd throw it at a tree and pull it back with my telekinesis. I did that until dinner time when Fang came home. I sat in my usual spot and Fang sat across from me in his usual spot. I didn't look at him throughout the entire dinner. I was also panting because I had overworked myself.

"You okay?" Fang had asked me.

"I'm fine!" I snapped. I finished my dinner and put the dishes in the sink; it was mine and Fang's turn to wash the dishes.

Everyone was done and all their dishes were by the sink. I was washing off a plate, completely zoning out, when Fang bumped me with his elbow.

I looked at him sideways and cocked an eyebrow. Then I concentrated on the dishes again.

He sighed. "Max…," He went silent for a minute as I handed him the plate to dry and put in the dishwasher. He spoke again: "What's going on? You looked as though you were about to murder Lee."

I chuckled but said nothing.

Fang put a hand on my shoulder and I stopped scrubbing the pan and looked at him. He raised his eyebrows.

I sighed and looked away. I continued scrubbing as I spoke. "Okay… I had a vision of Lee and you," I hoped he'd drop it.

"Okay," I handed him the pan. "Go on." Argh!

"I saw you two in her house…in the family room on the couch… doin' stuff." I snuck a peek at his face and he flushed, looking away. "It just surprised me, that's all."

"Hmm…," was his response. He finally looked at me. "She kissed me, ya know. Did you see me push her back?" He sounded like he was reassuring me that nothing was going on with them.

"No, and you don't have to tell me."

"Don't I?"

I stopped scrubbing and faced him. "I don't know- why would you?" I was confused.

He scoffed and put the rest of the dishes and dish soap in the dishwasher. He closed it and turned it on, then he faced me.

Max, he wants you to know that no one else can replace you. He doesn't care for Lee that way. And he doesn't exactly know how to phrase it with as little words as possible. Thank you, Angel. You're welcome!

I sighed and looked at him. Would I run away? I looked into the future- nope. He saw the glossy sheen in my eyes and helped me keep steady since I started to sway. His expression was blank but his eyes were worried and curious.

"Max? What happened?" he asked gently.

I didn't know what t say so I said; "This,"

I put my hands on either side of his face and kissed him lightly. He froze, shocked and I pulled back. I did a small smile and his hands fell off my arms. I walked away toward my room and then I stopped dead in my tracks. I saw a horrible sight and I dropped to my knees.

Fang was at my side, instantly as was everyone else.

"Oh no," Angel and I whispered in unison.