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WORMoverBOOK: haha little sisters to annoy? You got the life. lol, when does your school get back in session? I'm going back late August.
Wings-and-a-Fez: Hehe I have a very bad feeling about whats going to happen in this chapter...*suspense moment*
The Jade Empress: To be honest, I typed this story up a while ago, and I just polished it up a bit. Basiacally all the chapters are done, and I just have to find time in between to update em and all the authors notes and stuff.
You're all gonna come after me with pitch forks once you've read what I've done...
Please don't kill me.
Enjoy.
Father wasn't lying when he said that Jeffrey and Marian were up here.
He did however, forget to mention the fact that the entire family was here as well.
When I stepped inside, everyone's gaze was on me. I saw mixed emotions from relief, surprise, suspicion, and fear. I searched for Fang's eyes first, and he met my own with a look of shock. I took a hear count, and strangely, I found Stephen was nowhere to be found.
"Elizabeth?" Nudge asked. "Is that really you? Oh thank god your here! Guys we're saved!" Nudge said squealing.
Mei walked in behind me.
"Tony? You too?" Ella said.
"What are you guys doing here?" Marian asked standing up and walking over.
Mei pulled her gun and pointed it at Marian who froze in place. Everyone gasped and looked at Mei with shocked glances.
"What are you doing?" Nudge asked.
"But it down Mei," I said.
"Mei?" Iggy said.
"Got a problem with my name?" Mei snarled.
Iggy stared at Mei with shock and confusion. This wasn't the funny bubbly girl that they knew. This was assassin Mei.
"Can I ask you something?" I said to Marian.
She looked frightened and most of all worried. She nodded quietly and Jeffrey stood up, walking over to his best friend.
"Jeff-"
"It's okay," he said standing with Marian.
"What are you girls doing?" he asked incredulously.
"Do you remember me?" I asked getting straight to the point.
My face was wiped of emotion. This little talk right here, would determine their future. I would either kill them, leave them to die, or help them escape.
Due to our history together, I really had doubts about the last option.
"Remember you? Honey I've never met you before this year-"
"Don't lie!" I shrieked.
"I'm not!"
"Think. Think back 12 years ago. In the country side of China. A village." I said angrily.
The two Saxon's before me went stiff and the blood drained for their faces.
"Dad? What is she talking about?" Fang said looking at me with anger.
I ignored the bad feeling in my heart about Fang, and kept staring hard at Marian.
"Are you sure you don't remember?" I asked.
"I- I- I remember," Marian whispered looking down.
"Do you regret it?" Mei asked angrily. "Do you?" She shouted.
"Every bit!" Marian shouted, tears flowing down her cheeks.
"What is going on?" Anne asked standing up.
"Explain to them." I said not looking away from Marian. "Explain how 12 years ago, you murdered my family!" I screamed.
"What?" Nudge said.
"Our mother is not a murderer!" Ella cried.
"That's not possible!" Gazzy said siding with his sisters.
"Elizabeth, you're crazy. My dad has never hurt anyone in his entire life," Iggy said.
"So that's it then?" I asked Jeffrey and Marian. "You're gonna let them give you fake praise you don't even deserve?" I shouted.
"Guys…" Marian whispered from her tears.
"Elizabeth, I knew you gave off creepy vibes. You need to leave now!" Ella shouted angrily.
"Not until they confirm it," I said locking eyes with Jeffrey.
His eyes were brown and hollow, full of sorrow and regret.
"You don't understand. We had no choice!" Jeffrey yelled.
"What?" Fang and Iggy screamed together.
"You- You mean this, what she said- mom. Mom that can't be true." Ella said tears brimming her eyes.
"It's true," Marian said softly.
"No!" Gazzy cried flinging himself down.
Fang stood shakily and walked to his father's side. He looked at me with an impassive set of eyes.
"What are you?" he asked silently.
I couldn't help it. I laughed. I laughed so hard that tears fell from my eyes. It was amusing how he had the audacity to ask me that question.
"I am a person," I said stupidly.
"You know what I mean!" he shouted angrily.
Those eyes that once looked at me with care, was now glaring at me sternly. There were no traces of concern, worry, or kindness. There was only betrayal, hurt, and sadness.
"My real name is Maximum Ride. Daughter of Jeb and Valencia Ride. Sister to Ari Ride, who are all now deceased except for my father." I said.
I laid a hand on Mei's shoulder, who was seething in back of me.
"This is Mei La Na. Daughter of Juan and Yin Na. Sister to Kim Na Na, all deceased," I said.
"You girls…Oh I am so sorry!" Marian said throwing herself down.
She began to weep loudly, hiding her face in her palms.
"Mom-" Nudge choked.
"What do you guys want?" Iggy asked.
"We wanted revenge." Mei said standing beside me.
"Well you're not gonna get it," Gazzy said standing in front of his mom. He glared at me and Mei.
"You're not listening you little twerp," Mei snarled.
Gazzy looked startled at Mei's hostility.
"We wanted revenge. Now all we want is to get out of this stupid state," I said.
Everyone went silent, still trying to process what we said.
"Wait- the other Saxons-"
"Dead." I said cutting Jeffrey off.
"You killed them?" he asked incredulously.
"Most of them," I shared a look with Mei.
"What do you mean most of them?" Jeffrey asked.
"Theres another assassin band here in New York. Far more dangerous than we are and a hell of a lot quieter," I said.
"Assassins? Eliza- Max. You're an assassin?" Fang asked sadly.
I nodded my head, and avoided his eye contact. However, I did stare straight into Jeffrey's.
"I was trained to kill you two." I said.
"What?" Nudge said standing up.
"Will you all shut up and stop interrupting, before I put a bullet through someone's eyes." Mei shouted.
Nudge sat back down.
"We were trained since we were 6 years old to kill you and the rest of the Saxons who slaughtered our village,"
Marian twitched and Jeffrey clenched his jaw.
"but now, we're leaving our lives and moving. Going out of the country most likely. As a matter of fact, he sent me back up here to finish you off," I said.
"Who's he?" Jeffrey asked.
"Think for a moment bone head," Mei said.
"Lay off the hostility," I chuckled.
"I don't find this matter funny," Fang said.
"Neither do I," father said.
Mei and I froze, and whirled around to face father.
"What are you two doing? I would have figured you'd be done, not socializing!" he shouted meanly.
"About that- father we were about to get to it,"
"Father? Your father is Jeb Ride?" Jeffrey asked.
"Yes, I am her father. And she would have a mother if you hadn't burned my village to the ground," father snarled.
Mei and I shrunk back against father and stared down at our feet.
"Girls." Father said.
"Yes?" we squeaked.
"Finish them off. Now." He said.
I snapped my head up and looked up at him.
"Father-"
"Don't argue!" he shouted. "Do it now."
The Walkers all gathered together as well as the Jansen's. They looked at father with fear, even Fang. And that really broke my heart.
"No." Mei said.
He whirled to his left where Mei was standing, and slashed her cheek with his knife, but she didn't cry out. Blood ran down in a horizontal line, and she glared at him.
"What?" he shouted.
"I said no." she said standing in front of the families.
"Fine. Then you will die along with them. Maximum, kill them now, or I will kill you. Now hurry up," he said turning to me.
I started shaking. I knew that my punishment would be worst then death itself. And father was evil now. He didn't care that I was his daughter, he would kill me because I disobeyed him.
I was scared.
I stared at Mei Na, my best friend, my sister. Her gaze was soft and kind when she stared at me. She wasn't blaming me if I took the safer road. She was actually encouraging it.
"It's okay Max." she said.
"I'm sorry Mei," I whispered pulling out the knife from my hair. "I'm sorry it had to go down like this," I took a step closer.
"But I'm not," she smiled.
With one final glance at her, I threw the knife.
Mei fell to the ground as it pierced her chest.
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