A/N: Okay…. So… I really have no excuse this time besides me being busy and lazy. So this time it is completely my fault. What's new? I have a new poll up. So check it out on my channel, I need results if you what a new story. Hahaha! And, I also, because it is a new year it is a new me. This means better chapter, I think I have really improved on my writing! Also, I read over my chapters and I see what you all are talking about. I felt like it wasn't my work. Weird huh? I wanna give a shout out to you, my readers, for being so patient and faithful. You were the ones who inspired me to pick this up again. One more thing, go on YouTube and look up "J'Lostein". This girl has some real talent. Anyways, to the story, no more waiting!

Chapter 14: Love is Not Real

Everyone just stared at me. I was biting the bottom of my lip. My heart was beating faster than usual, which is pretty fast.

"I can understand that this may seem shocking to all of you," Iggy pointed to the Cullens, "But Max has to have thousands of scars on her body. And that bite mark could just be from an Eraser."

"A what?" Esme asked.

"Eraser. Gigantic dog-human things sent out to annihilate us and then use out bones as tooth picks." Iggy said coolly.

"I can assure you that this was no dog bite, it had no fangs, and it was all flat teeth." Carlisle stated. "This bite was from one of our kind. I'm not sure who, but I know that it is someone who is a vampire."

"That's impossible, vampires aren't real," Jeb said scientifically. No one said anything.

"So are you saying that Max is vampire? Yah right," Gazzy laughed. "She isn't trying to drink any of our blood. And trust me; she has been around it so many times."

"Only because of my healing factor," I said under my breath.

"What?" Carlisle turned his head a bit in order to hear me better.

"Because of my healing factor. I heal so fast that whatever venom is in me doesn't harm me as much. But you wanna know why I'm faster than all of you?" I felt the pressure of the truth slipping. "You wanna know why I'm stronger." My voice began to waver. "It's because my healing factor wasn't fast enough. So those little drops of poison that are streaming through my blood right now just took a bit longer than most people for it to take effect. But my healing factor is the thing that is keeping that part of me that is still human alive!"

"I knew you were to pretty to be human!" Alice piped up.

"Alice, not now," Jasper whispered to her.

"No, I know what I'm talking about. The reason I couldn't see the future with them around is because she is part bird. But because she is human, what I used to be, and a vampire, what I am now, it didn't prevent me from seeing what was originally going to happen."

"Okay, but that is off the topic Alice. What I want to know is who bit you Max?" Carlisle asked me. "Do you remember?"

I hesitated. I looked at all the Cullens, I looked at Bella, I looked at Jeb, and I looked at my Flock. Sudden thoughts were rolling through my head. I couldn't think straight. I was getting dizzy and the room was getting hot. So, with an instinct, I ran out the door and flew off into the sky. I didn't care if everyone saw me wings, I didn't look back.

Bella P.O.V

I was sitting helplessly there. I didn't know what to do. What do you do when you just found out that a girl that you just desperately hated was really a part vampire? Or that she was the angel that everyone in town had been seeing. I don't know. I was thinking that maybe that's why she and Edward were so close; they both shared the same secret of being a vampire. When she ran out of the room no one did anything. I felt the wave of guilt swallowing me, I tried to get out of it, but I couldn't. Then, a wave of relaxation surrounded me. This was the time that I loved Jasper's power.

When I looked over to my right, I was expecting Edward's eyes to be looking deeply into mine. When I looked over I expected him to be there and pull me close to him in a secure embrace. But when I looked over he wasn't there.

"Fang," Jeb said, "Go get Max."

He, Brian, nodded, got up, and ran out the door. He then unfurled a 20 foot wing span filled with midnight black feathers. He seemed at ease when he lifted himself in the air and shot off in the direction that Max was heading.

"I am sorry," Jeb looked back at us, "Max, is, well…" he trailed off.

"It's alright Professor Batchelder," Carlisle said, "I would think that Max is having a, well, difficult time with this new information that she just released."

Max P.O.V

I flew to my mountain. The tree I had sat on a few weeks ago still felt as secure as it did before. I looked out into the sky, the no moon sky. I knew that it was going to be a very long night for me. But I was going to make it as least painful as possible.

It would have been less painful if you just told them.

For once in my life, I was happy that the voice was here. I really needed someone, or something, to talk to.

I know, I said.

Maximum Ride, you have a visitor.

"Maximum?" I heard a low voice say. I turned my head slowly so that I could waste some time. But it wasn't slow enough because I wasn't ready to see Edward's face at the bottom of the tree. He had already started to climb it. When he got to the top he sat on the other side of the branch and just looked at me with his bright topaz eyes. It bothered me just looking at him at this moment and this spot.

"You're not coming any closer are you?" I asked with a weak smile.

"Only if you want me to," he said. I thought that he was joking, but his cold and serious face let me know that he wasn't. "No," I said softly. He looked up to the sky, "This is a nice little spot. There are stars but no moon."

"This is a tree on a hill, or mountain, or elevated land, but no lake." I said.

"Remind you of anything?" he asked me. I didn't answer. But when I opened my mouth to say something, the only thing that came out was Fang's voice.

"Remind you of what Max?" he was flapping his wings lightly so that he could just float there beside me. His face had no expression but his arms were crossed at his chest and jaw was clenched. I knew that he was upset at me for bolting out like that.

I took in a breath. I was tired of holding it in. I was tired of no one knowing. I didn't really care if Edward wanted me or didn't want me to tell. I just let it out in front of Fang with his words in my head saying, you can tell me anything. "This scene reminds me when I told Edward I didn't love him." And silence fell. Not even the wind wanted to disturb the story that was going to be coming out of my mouth a few moments.

End

A/n: How was that? Cliffy? I'll update really soon. Like really soon! I feel guilty.