OMG I'm so so so so so so so SOOOOOO sorry I haven't updated in forever! You see, my brother broke my laptop, so I hadn't had my laptop in like 2 weeks, so I couldn't update D': Like I said I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry I couldn't update! And thank you XxHelixRiderxX, XxHisLilLoverGirlxX, Damon Salvatore's gal, Kimco96, godschlid4ever, theonlymedic, DarkAngelSeren, and book phan44 for reviewing! Here are THREE virtual cookies for doing that after I took forever to update this story (::) (::) (::) :D

BTW to answer Kimco96's question, yes, Fang IS going to make an appearance in the story besides Max's dreams ;) (I love cookies too! 3)

Now, let's get this story going again!


Ella's POV

I awoke with a start to the not so lovely sound of Max screaming at the top of her lungs. It was a very loud, piercing scream that busted my ear drums, in case you people were wondering.

This past year every morning she would wake up screaming her head off from a nightmare, but it's never been this bad. This scream was bloodcurdling, full of pain, fear, and betrayal. I instantly jumped out of bed and looked behind me to see Bella do the same as I was doing.

"What was that?" Bella asked me in a panicked voice.

"That was Max! You see, she has these really bad nightmares. She screams a lot, but it's never been this type of scream." I explained quickly and Bella and I sprinted out of the room. Panicked about Max, I ran through the hallway as fast as I could and sprinted down the staircase.

As I was running down the stairs, I heard several sets of worried footsteps and several urgent mutters behind me, obviously Mom, Charlie, and Bella. I finally made it down into the living room to see Max in the recliner chair staring at the wall, shock and betrayal showing in her chocolate brown eyes. I was the first one to get near her. I kneeled down next to her and the chair.

"Max, what happened? What was it about this time?" I asked worried, and Max shot off of the chair and grabbed my arm tightly. I stared at her in shock, and her eyes showed nothing but urgency in them. Charlie, Mom, and Bella then came up behind me. Ha, what do you know? Bella actually didn't fall this time. Good for her.

"Ella, we need to talk. Like, right now." Max said, and started dragging me on the ground toward the door. I realized I had my pajamas on and she had the torn clothes from yesterday, and she was dragging me out of the house.

Crazy much?

"Max! I'm not ready to leave the house. I'm still in my pjs!" I complained, but she opened the door anyway. How typical. Max could care less about what we look like at the moment. When she's set on doing something, she does it. That's just Max for you. Charlie then caught on to what Max was doing, and he was downright outraged.

"Max, what the heck are you doing? It's six in the morning and neither of you are ready to go outside!" Charlie yelled at Max, and Max just ignored him. I was actually surprised she didn't make a sarcastic response. Obviously this nightmare was very bad. I looked behind me to see the expressions on everyone's faces.

Mom was looking at Max in complete understanding. She knew that Max needed someone to talk to, and that I was the easier one to drag outside of the house. How lucky am I to be the one dragged out of the house? In my opinion, I wasn't so lucky.

Bella looked like she had no clue what the heck was going on here. Judging by her expression, she probably thought that Max did this every morning. I honestly wouldn't put it past her. Anyone who doesn't know Max's secret (wait, scratch that, Max in general) would probably think she's a little crazy in the head.

I then saved the best for last; Charlie's expression. When I looked over, I had to bite back a chuckle. Charlie's face was beet red, obviously not wanting Max to do something "stupid" again. He woke up early to hear Max screaming, and now here she was dragging me across the floor to go outside. He didn't do anything to stop Max though. It was very smart on his part. He's actually learning not to stop Max from doing whatever. I'll have to tell Max he deserves a lollipop for his good learning skills.

Max then dragged me through the open doorway outside, where it was...sunny? Well finally I get to see the sun! It was still really damp though. Sigh, I guess this place will never be anything but wet. I miss Arizona. Max then finally pulled me up off of the ground and led me into the uber-green forest outside of the house.

Max kept pulling me and pulling me through the forest at mutant bird kid speed until we were really deep in. I swear she was pulling me through there for hours. I then took a glance at my watch and saw she had been dragging me for a half hour. I then thought, hey Max, do you think this is far enough yet? Or do we have to keep walking for another hour or two? She then suddenly stopped and turned to look at me. For a second I thought she had read my thoughts like Angel does, but then I saw she still had that urgent expression on her face and not an angry one. I gave a mental sigh of relief.

I noticed that I was shivering. Oh, I wonder why? Well, how about because it was freaking cold outside! It's the middle of March, and we were outside in the damp forest at six in the morning. It wasn't very pleasant. It didn't help either I was wearing a tank top and shorts for my pajamas. Max then looked me in the eyes and started explaining.

"Ella, the Voice is back. Well, I think," Max said, and I stared at her in disbelief. She dragged me all the way into the middle of the forest just to tell me the Voice was (maybe) back? It then occurred to me she had so much more to say than this. If that was all she had to say, she would've dragged me five minutes worth into the forest, not thirty.

"It is? What did it say now?" I asked her, and she stared down at the ground, obviously trying to think how she was going to explain everything. I gave her a minute, afraid she would snap at me if I rushed her.

"I had this really bad nightmare last night, the worst I ever had in my life. I was in the forest and it was cold with all of this snow and fog all around me. I was just walking around and saw this pond thing with images on the surface. I saw all of these different images with Fang, the flock, you and Mom, and these creepers with red eyes and pale skin I didn't know. The Voice then had the need to pop into my head and say these exact words; these images are real Max, and this is no normal dream. Use them as a window to save you and the world. The thing is I think those images were the real deal, even though it was one heck of a creepy dream," Max explained seriously, and I stared at her in shock. All I processed was "nightmare", "images", what the Voice said, and "real deal".

"Were they like the future or something? That's pretty creepy." I said to her in disbelief, and she shrugged at my question.

"They were actually the future, present, and past, according to the Voice and my memory. It was really freaky, but the dream got even worse, and I refuse to talk about that part." Max said bitterly, and that got me wondering what the last part was. I could tell that the last part really messed with her head, because she still had that shocked, betrayed look in her eyes. Since I didn't feel like being killed today, I decided I shouldn't ask.

"Well that's really weird. If I were you, I'd pay more attention to your dreams. And try not to do anything stupid in them like jump into the pond." I said sarcastically, and I saw a thoughtful look pop into her eyes. Oh no. I just gave her an idea, didn't I?

Obviously, it was time for a subject change.

"Oh yeah, what was up and that glare at Bella last night?" I asked her curiously, and Max snorted. I gave her a confused look. Obviously something happened last night.

"She and Edward are onto me, and they called me a blonde who doesn't care about my looks and they said that was abnormal." Max retorted sarcastically, and I couldn't help but laugh my freaking head off. Even Max started laughing with me after a minute. And then suddenly Max's expression turned serious.

"Ella, don't trust that Edward guy. He's a mind reader and obviously not human. I recommend keeping your mind shut." Max said, and I nodded and smiled at her. I'm one step ahead of you, sis.

"I already figured that out as soon as he tried reading my mind." I said smugly, proud of myself that I assumed correctly. Max looked at me in shock and then in approval. She then smirked at me and gave me a hug.

"Ha, now I do know you're my sister." Max said, and we both laughed. Ah, what a wonderful Hallmark moment. We then suddenly broke apart, and then I started shivering again. Then I heard my tummy rumble and realized I was in the mood for pancakes.

"Can we get back to the house now? I'm cold and hungry! I want to get back ASAP," I complained, and Max nodded in agreement. If I'm hungry, Max's stomach is digesting itself. That's just the way it works.

"Yes we can. I'm freaking starving and I just want to get back to the house as fast as I can, so come here for a second." Max said, and motioned for me to come toward her. I took one reluctant step forward, wondering what in the world she was going to do. I finally got what she was about to do when she shrugged her windbreaker off, revealing her black t-shirt with her wings sticking out of the slits. I took one step back, almost falling down on the ground in the process.

"No Max, you're not flying while carrying me!" I said shocked, and started walking backwards slowly. Max quickly tied the windbreaker around her waist and started coming closer to me. She rolled her eyes as she tightly grabbed my arms.

"Ella, it's not that big of a deal. Besides, it's faster. And didn't you say you wanted to get back home ASAP?" Max asked with a smirk on her face, and pulled me closer to her chest while keeping a tight hold around my chest.

"No, please don't Max!" I exclaimed in a panic, and I started to struggle against her.

As a matter of fact, my skills of breaking away from Max was just not lacking, they were totally, completely nonexistent. I learned it the hard way when Max pulled me into a tight bear hug and placed her arms under my own arms so I don't fall.

"Stop it Ella. I'm hungry, and we're getting back as fast as we can even if it means I have to drag you across the forest." Max said, and the thing is she was completely serious. If I wasn't going to let her fly with me in her arms, she was going to run through the forest dragging me along by my leg. If she did that across the front lawn, she would do it in the woods.I sighed in nervous anticipation.

"Fine, but let's get this over with. Please don't drop me," I said nervously, and I heard Max snort in disbelief. I really hope she doesn't drop me. That would really hurt. I don't want to be an Ella pancake. That really wouldn't be fun.

"Wouldn't dream of dropping you," Max said, extended all thirteen or so feet of her wings, lifted me up, and took a running start before jumping into the air.