Max Can Never Get A Break! Chapter 21: What are you, the papperazzi!, a Maximum Ride + Twilight Crossover fanfic

(For those of you who didn't read my note at the end of last chapter, Max Pov.)

The city was amazing. Really. If I wasn't being taken by Lord knows who to who knows where I might've had enough time to enjoy it. But I was being taken to Lord knows where by who knows what, so I couldn't. Something that striked me weird was that the girl and the guy taking us to the Volturi seemed... alike. Not in personality or anything, but just their look, and how they did things.

The girl walked gracefully, yet she always seemed to have a stiff step, just like the boy. I was standing in between Emmett and Jasper, so I leaned over to Jasper and murmured, "Hey- who exactly are these people? I mean the basics."

Jasper was about to reply before the girl piped up in an annoyed, tense tone. "I am Jane and that is my brother, Alec. We are part of the Volturi."

Did she really think I didn't know that she and he were in the Volturi? Seriously? "Well obviously, geez who did you think I thought you work for? McDonald?"

I heard a low growl and grinned. Mission acomplished. Emmett leaned down to my height, which, per se, wasn't that much farther down than he was, and he murmured, chuckling slightly, "Max, I don't think you should mess with them."

"Eh, it'll be fine." I shrugged and Emmett chuckled, standing up straight again.

There was this one hole we had to jump down- that was kind of fun... We walked through a gross, smelly, dark old tunnel for a few minutes, and let me say, if they take tourists down here, I can't imagine how this city got such great reviews. Although a city doesn't really get reviews, does it?

"Here we are," Alice said, and I started worrying about her. She was getting slightly jumpy... What was it with these Volturi guys that made them so... intimidated?

The room opened up beautifully, I must say. But a certain person caught my attention. An old guy with pitch black hair that was slightly spread back came up to us, his eyes locked on me. They were filled with greedy curiosity. It made my bones freeze, as is on lockdown.

He turned his head to Carlisle a tiny bit, not taking his eyes off of me. "I assume this is Maximum Ride?"

Carlisle nodded. "Yes, she is."

"Tell me, what makes you so special?" Aro asked in a silky voice. I was about to reply honestly, and actually tell him. But then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw Rosalie smirk and I almost knew what she was thinking.

That wimp. Or not going to rebel now, are you? Or yeah, you're a bird, a chikin!

No way was I going down without a fight.

Aro's right eyebrow rose when I didn't reply. "Do you speak, child?"

"Yeah," I snapped, making his eyes widen slightly. "What's it to you?"

"No reason..." He murmured. "Like I asked before, what about you reserve a place in the Cullens' hearts?"

"I never said they liked me. I'm like a bad case of the cold," I grinned, "Can't get rid of me that easily."

Out of the corner of my eye I saw blondie open her mouth to make a remark, but I beat her to it.

Turning to her slightly, I sighed in a bored tone, "Oh shut it, blondie."

Her mouth hung open as she remained speechless and dissed.

Aro was smiling feintly when I turned back to him. "What is it about you...? You've got this aura... Where are your parents right now?"

"At home, where else?"

"Hm..." He murmured. "Do you have siblings?"

"Maybe, maybe not."

"Are you-?"

"Ugh! What are you, the papperazzi?" I threw my hands up in exasperation. Grinning, I slowly circled the amused Aro. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Jane nudge Alec with an irritated expression. I used the same tone Aro had when harassing me. "Hm... what is it about you...? What is it that makes others so petrified of you? I must say... I don't see it."

Aro's expression was calm and amused, and it reminded me of Jeb. I had this sudden urge to strangle the blood sucker to bits.

"Why are you so cold towards a friend?" Aro asked, smiling irritatingly.

I ground my teeth. "Why are you so open to people who you just met?"

He nodded impressidly. "I suppose you really do have a bad temper? And wings...?"

"Maybe, maybe not." I said. "I suppose you really are as annoying as can be? And more...?"

Aro laughed, not at all purturbed.

"I do not mean to sound rude or offensive, but I would appreiate it greatly if you could show us your gift."

"Gi- gift?" I stuttered in anger. "You call being a freaking experiment a gift? You're insane! What went wrong in your anchient old brain? I was tested on for mere amusement- to see if they could make wepons! I am a wepon, for crying out loud!" I wished I hadn't said that out loud.

Aro's eye brows rose. "Experiment? Tests? Wepons? You must be misfortunate."

"Listen up, old man," I closed the gap between us in one big stride, bringing my face close to his and pointing my index finger at his nose. "I am the meaning of misfortune. Not only for me, but others, too. I've been to hell and back and to hell again. I picked up on some things there. Never trust anyone. If you're going down, take someone with you." I prepared for my punchline. "And never, ever cooperate." With that, I spun on my heel and strode out of the room, and underneath the hole that lead to the city streets. Without hesitation, I jumped up and, smushing my wings against the walls of the hole, managed to make up to the streets. Apparently we'd been down there a long time because it was so sunny and hot out you could pour liquid metal in a bowl and call it a half circle in less than an hour.... That didn't make sense. But seriously, I was frying in my jeans.

I didn't care that I left the Cullens to face whatever Aro had in mind. In fact, I was so pissed at Aro I was seeing red.

I went straight to the airport and bought a ticket, after getting my windbreaker from the apartment. The lady at the counter could tell I just wanted to get out of Volterra and back to prize USA.

Alec Point of View

I wasn't listening to what Aro had to say, but I was watching the girl, Maximum Ride, intently. Her expression changed to things around the same concept. Irritation, annoyance, anger, frustration. I was baffled to see that every expression looked beautiful on her.

No!

I'm not supposed to think that way. That is a disgrace. Like I said before, Felix does this. Felix is the one who does that. Not me. I couldn't. It just wasn't me. What would Jane think if she noticed me fancying this... wonderful demon? Was she sent here for God's amusement?

Jane noticed my staring and jabbed me in the gut with her elbow. In her eyes I saw confusion, disbelief, recognition, and anger. But the anger was toward Max. Not me. She was worried about me that was all.

I turned back to the scene before us without giving her a second glance, and I thought I saw hurt in her eyes when I peeked again. I didn't want to hurt her. She was my sibling.

I watched as Max got a fuming look on her face and her velvet voice filled the room.

"Gi- gift?"

I wondered why she was stuttering. Was she nervous? Was she scared? She didn't seem it.

"You call being a freaking experiment a gift? You're insane! What went wrong in your anchient old brain? I was tested on for mere amusement- to see if they could make wepons! I am a wepon, for crying out loud!"

A wepon? Why would she say that? She did seem to hate Aro far more than Bella ever did. And Aro almost killed Edward. Well... almost killed him twice... I suppose...

Max fleed from the room and my insides clenched. Leaving already? Why? Not yet. It was too soon! What was I to do?

Nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

I stood and watched her go, and as my dead heart was drying with shame, I felt something wrap around my arm. Jane was clinging to me with a victorious look in her eyes. I was slightly irritated, but didn't let it show.

One thought made my dead heart shoot a pulse of hope through my veins.

We'll see her again. Aro seems interested in her. I'm sure of it. We'll see her again soon. I'll see her again soon...

Just gotta say something real quickerz!
I MADE 100 REVIEWS! OVER A HUNDRED! YAY!
I'm a total freak for being this excited, but I swear, when I saw that amount of reviews, I screamed and fell backwards out of my seat. Seriously. I freaked. That is how much your reviews mean to me.

Do you like how I made the whole Alec/Max thing going on? Not really there yet still seeable if you squint.
I like how I've shown it. Alec, being the emotionless one, liking a girl with wings.
It's a twist and a long shot but I like it.

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