A/N- SO SORRY I HAVEN'T POSTED ANYTHING IN FOREVER. SO SORRY IT'S JUST AFTER SCHOOL IT'S LIKE I CAN'T DO ANYTHING CAUSE I'M SO EXAUSTED. BESIDES THAT I'VE BEEN ON A SORT OF WRITERS BLOCK, SO IF THIS ISN'T THAT GREAT SORRY. I WANT TO TAHNK MY ABSOLUTLY AMAZING REVIEWERS. SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING.

Chapter 14:

The next morning we all met out in the big feild by the woods in the back of the school. Today was the day we were all supposed to be paintballing. Iggy had explained yesterday that we were going to be given guns filled with paint and we were going to be shooting at people who were not on our teams. In the end whoever had hit the other teams the most would get the most points. I didn't particularlly like the idea of this game on the fact that I had issues with guns. To me it seemed the easy way of taking someone down. I mean what happened to good ol' fashion hand to hand combat. Of course this was different, I mean these guns were filled with paint. Still though, it set me on edge.

A teacher handed us our paintball guns. I looked at mine with curiosity. I wonder if I'm a good shot with one of these things. It shouldn't be too hard right. I haven't done it before though. Huh, I thought. Fang stood a few feet away from me with Katie she kept strikeing poses that she seemed to think would make her look cool with the paintball gun. I couldn't help my snort. Iggy was sitting this game out, it would be good if he shot his own team members. Cleo sat by Clara and Emily they looked either excited of nervous, I couldn't tell. Possibly both. Then my eyes locked on a red clothed form. Devin, I thought sourly. His eyes scanned the other competitor then his eyes meet mine and he strode over.

Devin was a few paces in front of me when suddenly Fang appeared beside me. He was so quiet and quick it startled me when I saw him beside me. Devin stopped and looked questioningly at Fang. Devin looked him up and down and I took in what he was seeing. Fang who was usually in all black was forced to wear all blue today, though his blue looked strikeingly alot more like black than blue. He looked calm and aloof , but also menacingly at Devin. I could read his thoughts from his expression as clearly as if he had said them out loud. They seemed to say, "I will rip you apart if you don't watch it." I'm guessing he remembered being told about me kicking this guy's ass for bullying Clara.

"Who are you?", Devin asked trying to add as much menace to his voice. Fang didn't even blink.

"I should ask you the same.", his calm umoveing reply. Devin scowl as he tended to be doing more and more frequently.

"This is Nick, my brother.", I told Devin. I turned to Fang and pointed at Devin. "This is the jerk who was threatening Clara." Fang's nodded.

"That's ancient history, Max.", Devin seemed to not like my introduction. "What's really important now is that I get my revenge on you for kic-", he stopped and suddenly looked embarassed. Fang finished for you.

"She kicked your ass." Devin clenched his fist at Fangs words.

"I was haveing an off day. I couldn't taken her.", he said defensively. I watch with amusement as Fang raised his eye brow.

"Sure.", he said. Devin I swear looked like he wanted to lunge at Fang. Fang looked tensed to do just that.

"So", Devin stared Fang down. "How good are you at fighting? Can Max beat you?", he asked in a voice that made him seem uninterested though he was.

Fang decided that now was a good time to go all silent because he didn't answer he only narrowed his eyes a little more. His face impassive. I really wanted to sniker at the annoyance on Devin's face.

Then the sound of the principles voice on the speakers drew our attention. She was telling everyone to get ready because it was time to start. Devin sauntered over to his team with a few more glares back at us.

I swung my paintball gun around and rested it on my shoulder. I smiled at Fang.

"Ready.", I asked. "What's your strategy?"

He almost laughed, almost. "Blend.", he answered. I smiled wider. I could just picture Fang leaning against a tree and hitting every person as they went by without them even seeing him. Fang smirked and I instantly thought of a few days ago and blushed. Oh crap, I did not. I turned quickly so he wouldn't notice, but I'm so sure he did. I walked over to Clare, and Fang followed. The principal said we had a few minutes to go into the woods and get ready.

My team went into the woods and went different ways. I walked around thinking were would be a good spot to start from when I noticed a tall tree with branches covering around it. I smiled to myself. Yes, perfect.

It was apparent that I wasn't afraid of heights and this was so perfect. I easily climbed up the tree and hid behind the branches. No one would be able to see me up here and I would have a perfect shot, and if I needed to I could easily get down quickly. I could see all around me too, up here.

Then I heard the start siren. Let the games begin, I thought.

DevinPOV:

The siren started and I ran through the woods as fast as I could searching for Max. I was so going to get her. Something about the girl annoyed me to no end. Their was something about her, something not right. There was just go way a girl could be stronger than me, and my gang. No way. Max was going down, and so was that guy. The dark one, with the emotionless stare. Yeah, he bothered him too. Devin passed one of his friends, Ron. The idiot was so excited to be hitting people with paintballs that he had almost hit Devin. "Moron.", Devin whispered under his breath as he passed. He moved on. Where was Max?, he thought. He saw a few from her team, the hyper girl, weak little Clare from Karate, the athletic guy, but he had no intent on shooting them. He would let the rest of his team deal with them. He was going after Max and the dark guy. Where were they? Suddenly something hit him on the shoulder. He stopped and look were he had been hit. It was a blue paintball. It had to be Max, or the dark guy. He looked around but he didn't see anyone. Damn it. Where did it come from. Suddenly the breath was knocked from him, he'd been hit in the chest. He looked down, blue. Where the hell were they comeing from? He spun around in circles but couldn't see Max or the dark guy. Then he was hit again, on the other shoulder. They were comeing from above he realized. He looked up but still didn't see anything, but then the wind moved through and he saw her. Max was positioned perfectly on the limb of the tree. He was such an easy target from there. He cursed himself.

Not for long, he grinned aiming up at Max in the trees. She was trpped up in the tree now, he thought. He was wrong. Right as his finger came down on the trigger, she sprung from the tree and landed on the ground right next to him. She didn't even pause for impact before she took off running. Devin sttod there dazed for a moment, his gun still positioned to hit the spot in the tree where Max had been moments ago. What the hell was this girl?, he thought curseing himself and her as he ran after.

MaxPOV:

I laughed hysterically as I ran. It was hilarious. I hit him three times before he realized the shots were even comeing from above. If that wind hadn't come though he probably still be serching for me in the trees. She laughed harder as she remembered Devin spinning around in circles with a confused look on his face. Hahahahahahahahahaha. That's what you get for messing with Maximum Ride, she thought. She turned around to see where he was. He was far back away from her. She was so much faster than him. Suddenly she lost sight of him. Where did he go? She slowed down and looked around. Then with her super hearing she heard him from behind her, ah so that's what he did she thought. Too bad it won't work. She aimed her paintball gun in that direction.

Then the figure appeared, it wasn't Devin. It was another guy from his team. My eyes widened a little bit. It had been a trap. I looked over and just as I had thought Devin came up from the spot he was before. Behind me another from his team was there. Oh (Insert cuss word of choice here). Devin smiled.

"Gotcha Max.", he said. Then my eyes spotted movement above me. I smiled.

"Maybe not.", I said. Devin and his friends looked confused, then suddenly shots rang out. The one in front of me who was about to shoot was shot in the hand and he dropped the paintball gun. Then others as well had this happen, includeing Devin. Blue paint marked each of the three boys then and I watched with amusement as they all looked around shocked.

"In the tree's.", Devin shouted but when he and the others looked they saw no one. There wern't branchs with leaves to cover anyone. I smiled triumphantly, and the three boys took off running.

"There's something werid going on.", one of the boys yelled as they ran away. I sat there laughing like a lunitic until I felt hot air on the back of my neck. I spun around and saw Fang.

"That was awesome I told him, but how did you do that?", I asked. I knew Fang was good at blending but this time it was like he was invisible. His voice was low when he answered.

"I think I have found my power.", he said.

"You can be invisible.", I asked in shock. He smirked. Oh great just think of all the stuff Fang can do to me now. G-r-e-a-t!

"That was pretty funny.", I said. He nodded. I was suddenly aware that we were all alone in the middle of the woods right now. Well, mostly alone considering everyone was probably pretty close by shooting at each other. Everything was quiet though. Fang was stareing at me, again. The wind hit my face then and peices of my hair came in front of my face. Fang reached up and pushed them away.

"Um, We should, uh go get some more people.", I said and wanted to slap my hand to my forehead for sounding like an idiot. Fang nodded and we went off with our paintguns.

The rest of the time went by and much to soon it was time to tally up all the points for each team. I watched with a smirk as Devin's team came up, their clothes painted blue. A couple snikers came from Clare as she saw this. She looked over at me and raised her eyebrow. I gave her my best 'what who me' expression. She laughed even harder. Devin through me a 'I will kill you' look. I

tried my best not to smirk, it didn't work. Then it was time for my team to come up. I hadn't been shot and neither had Fang, Iggy, David ,or Andrew. Katie looked like a rainbow with all the shots she got. Clare, Cleo, and Emily were all hit once. Gram, and Kevin were both hit twice. All in all my team came out on top, again.

I turned to Katie. "Do you know what were doing tomorrow?", I asked. She ,"We're doing some obstical course at the beach by here. It's going to be awesome. The school even set up a beach party afterward. I can't wait to show off my swimsuit." Katie was looking over at Fang as she said this but that was not the reason why I suddenly felt like hurling. Swimsuits, I thought. What about our wings?

to be continued...