All info on chapter one.




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chapter 5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Maria kept her eyes down in front of her looking at the floor of the bus. 'If I don't look at the boys I
can't get all hormonal on them. The last thing I need is to try and sack every guy at the convention
center. Agh, why did this happen now I thought I had another month.'

"Maria, earth to Maria anyone home." Liz said dramatically waving her hand in front of Maria's face.

"Huh? Oh yeah I'm fine. Sorry just spacing out" Maria said starting to babble.
"Are you sure you've been acting weird for the past..."
"I'm fine Liz don't worry just me being weird." Maria said trying to convince Liz and herself.

"Yeah like you need to do anything to be weirder you preatty much have that covered." Kyle said
leaning over the seat, looking at the two girls.

"Ha ha ha very amusing" Maria said trying her best to look angry, but with Kyle you just can't help
smiling.

The bus stopped suddenly causing people to crash into one another.
"Guess this is a stop" Alex said getting up and heading off the bus.


"Hey kids over here" Max said waving her hands over her hands.
"So what are the kids like?" Logan asked glancing up at Max from his wheelchair.
"They're kids I don't know it's not like I'm around them all the time"
"Now Max no reason to get snappy" Zach said walking up to them with Tinga following him.
"Glad you decided to show up" Max said hugging Zach and Tinga.
"Yeah well who'd give up free passes to such a fun occasion." Zach said rollong his eyes.

"Hey kids there you are I'd like you to meet Zach, Tinga, and your chaperone Logan Cale." Max said
pointing to each of them.
"So Maria that's the guy you attacked" Michael said looking up and down. Tinga just snorted, and
Zach gave her a look similar to the one Maria was giving Michael.

Maria gave Zach a look over as she started undressing him in her mind. 'Stop that. Get in control girl.
This is going to a long morning.' Maria thought looking down at her feet.

"Yo over here" Max yelled at the waiter carrying a tray of drinks.
"Always the polite one" Logan said looking at Max.
"What?" Max innocently.

They all grabbed a drink as names went around.
"Who's speaking" Max and Liz asked at the same time. They both blushed as Liz looked down.
"Oh god" Isabel just groaned.
"Well many people really like William Shaw, Dr Michael Yang..." Logan looked at Max, Zach, and
Tinga before continuing " and a Donald Lydeker...."
Maria spit out her drink and started coughing like she was choking. Alex started patting her back.
"You all right Maria?" Liz looked at her friend. She shall the look of terror that flickered up in Maria's
eyes when Logan said that name.

"Yeah I'm ok ..just went down the wrong pipe." Maria lied through her teeth. God this can't be
happening I have to get out of here I can't risk it.

Zach, Tinga, and Max looked at each other they knew she was lying they could always tell. The
problem was why? Zach's comment from the other night raced through Max's head 'I don't know
about the others but there is something up with that one'.

"Come on guys it's time to get inside" Logan said seeing the looks the X-5's where giving each other
he'd have to ask Max when they got in there.

"Hey Kyle can I wear your base ball cap" Maria said trying to sound normal.
"Why we're going in you won't be able to see..." Kyle said already pulling the baseball cap from his
pocket.

Maria just grabbed the hat. "Thanks" she muttered going into the room. She put the cap on so it plus
her hair covered all of her bar code and face.

They all sat down Liz, Kyle , Alex, and Maria together with Tinga, Max, Zack in the middle and the
other Max, Michael, Isabel, and Tess on the other side with Logan on the aisle because of his wheel
chair.

"Welcome everyone...." Maria just tuned them out. She looked around the room and noticed
Lydeker's men watching from the shadows of the room. She just slid further down in her seat.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~3 Hours Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Now before our next speaker we would like to recognize our scholarship winners by having them
come up here and telling us about their papers...."

Maria zoomed out feeling her heartbeat racing. She shall Lydecker getting ready to talk he was sitting in
the front roll. If she went up there he would recognize her for sure she looked around for a possible
escape. Then her nightmares came upon her.
"Maria DeLuca please come forward." Her Principal called from the podium. She just shock her head
violently telling him no. "Maria DeLuca please come forward" He said more harshly giving a nervous
laugh.

"Maria what are you doing get up there" Liz said under her breath looking at her friend in confusion.
Maria just shock her head violently. Everyone was looking around now even Lydecker. 'Oh god what
am I going to do."

'What the hell is going on' Max thought looking at Zach who had the same question written in his eyes.
Maria just slumped forward with her head down.

"Well I'm afraid Maria has a bit of shyness well go on" The principal said trying to hide his anger and
embarrassment and failing horribly.

She watched a man go on stage and pronounce a ten minute break. Maria just dashed out of her chair
going into the main lobby.

Maria was in the lobby when somebody grabbed her arm. She looked into the face of her fuming
Principal.
"Where do you get the nerve to embarrass me up there" His voice full of rage. He would of scared
Maria if it wasn't for the fact she could snap his neck in two seconds.

"Where do you get the nerve to make me go up there you never asked. Where do you get the nerve to
say I owe you going up there wasn't part of the deal" Maria said pulling her arm away causing him to
nearly fall.

"Look here missy I know for a fact you don't have a fear of being in front of people you sing you dance
you LOVE to be in the center of attention" He said making excuses for himself. He grabbed her arm
hard enough to make her worry if there will be bruises or not.

"Let go of her right now she didn't want to talk it was your fault to just assume she would" Logan said
wheeling himself over to them. He let go of her arm and walked off in a huff.
"Are you okay" Logan said wheeling himself over.
"Fine" Maria said as she walked off. Bumping into Zach, Max and Tinga.
"There is something up with that Maria girl and it has something to do with Lydecker" Tinga said
crossing her arms. Hell for all she knew that girl was a little sister or something.
"The only thing is how do we find out for sure and what to do about it" Logan said looking at the blond
walking off.
"We will we will I'll make sure of it" Zach said. Following Logan's gaze to the blond girl.


"Maria what the hell is up with you" Liz asked in confusion. Maria never acted this way before
something serious was up.
"Nothing Liz I just didn't want to go up there that's all"
"Bull shit" Alex said walking up with Kyle.
Maria looked at the two boys in front of her and started imagining the in a three some.
'STOP IT MARIA now is not the time for this keep focused. She was finding this harder to do when
her thoughts were going NC-17 on all the guys that walked past her. This heat period was one of the
strongest.'

"Maria are you listening to a thing we say" Kyle asked looking annoyed.
"Yes... no.. Sorry I'm just having a bad day. You see me and my mom had this huge fight before we
left I haven't had much sleep lately plus my period has started...." Maria knew she was babbling but
anything to get everyone off her back.

"Oh Maria why didn't you tell us you got in a fight with your mom" Liz said pulling Maria into a hug.

Maria hated lying to her friends but she couldn't tell them the truth she jut hugged Liz harder.

"Well everyone please go back to your seats please we will be beginning again now.."
"Come on guys we better get back in" Alex said wrapping his arms around the two girls.


~~~~~~~~~~~Two Hours Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Maria walked around they were allowing people to walk around ask questions mingle for the next hour.
Lydecker just introduced someone but he was showing some paperwork around Maria really didn't
want to find out about she just went into the lobby to get some air and some of these images out of her
head.

"Maria, Maria there you are. I have some guy who wants to talk to you in there."
"Liz what are you talking about?" Maria asked annoyed her alone time had been short lived."
"Well a man was talking about tattoo's and I happened to mention yours and.."
"WHAT Liz that is supposed to be a secret I trusted you! What did you tell them?"Maria asked angry.
"Well I told them it was a bar code around your neck and he said he would like to see you that's all"
Liz said guilty.
Then it hit Maria "Who did you tell this to Liz" Liz hesitated "WHO THE HELL did you tell Liz?"
Liz looked almost scared. "I didn't say your name it's just well.....I told Donald Lydecker" Liz said
ashamed.
Maria felt as if her heart stopped "No yout lying NO no no no no..." Maria leaned against the wall in
support.
"Maria what did I do wrong" Liz looked at her friend she didn't think it would be a big deal she knew
Maria would be mad be she looked as if she died.

Maria just looked at Liz. She knew what she was about to say would kill Liz but Liz just killed her
"You want to know what you did to me Liz" Maria said backing Liz into a wall Liz looked scared of
Maria her eyes her voice they where almost dead.."You killed me Liz you killed me I hope your happy
tell my mom bye for will you cause I won't make it home. You killed me." Maria just walked away.
Liz slumped to the floor crying. What was Maria talking about it was just a tattoo. Wasn't it?

"Liz, Liz what's wrong" Alex said walking up to Liz who was crying on the floor. Kyle, Zach, Tinga,
Max, and Logan went up to her.

"Maria said I killed her" Liz said crying harder.
"What are you talking about start from the beginning" Alex said calmly.
"I told about her tattoo you know the bar code on her neck?" Liz said Alex just nodded."I told it to a
man Lydecker I told Maria she said I killed her. It was just a tattoo but she looked broken." Liz said
crying even harder.


Max looked at the X-5's and Logan. "Look we have to find her you understand she's in danger don't
ask me just help me find her okay?" Max said looking at the younger kids they all nodded looking
confused. Max just ran off she needed to find Maria and now, she just found out she has a new sister
and she's not losing her now and not to Lydecker.


Maria headed around the side corridor then she shall the guards and she woke up. What she did to Liz
god she didn't know what Maria's 'tattoo' meant she would explain later. If Lydecker wanted to take
her it wouldn't be without a fight she wasn't a solider for nothing now was she.
Her only way was to go through that door. She looked around there would be five guards but they
didn't know what she looked like this will work this will work.

A sudden fantasy hit of the guard. 'STOP IT have to concentrate no way in hell I'm going back to
Manticore I'll be dead first. I'll snap my own neck if I have to'

Maria slid down the hallway she shall The Evan's kids Tess and Michael walking by. She was almost at
the door when Lydecker and a couple of guards walked around the corner. Maria asked by instinct,
she grabbed the man closer to her. !Michael! Oh well she started kissing him as hard as she could
pressing his body against hers against the wall running her finger in his silky hair.

He stuck his tongue into hers 'sure is getting into this aren't you.' Her heat started taking over and she
brought him closer him kissing her neck. 'Much better than the fantasy' That snapped Maria out of it
she opened her eyes and shall Lydecker walk past her.

She pushed Michael off of her roughly and muttered "Sorry" under her breath as she walked by him to
the door.

Isabel walked up to him "What the hell was that about?" Isabel asked trying to sound angry but she
was to amused.
Michael just looked at the walking Maria "I have no idea but I'm not complaining" He touched his lips
where he could still feel the heat.


Almost to the door five more feet....four more feet.....three more feet.

"Maria wait" Maria looked up to see Liz running up to her. Almost in slow motion she shall the guard
turn around and pointed the gun straight at her.

She shall Liz run up in front of her not noticing the gun. She could only scream as she heard the bang
and shall Liz go down trying to hold down on to something grabbing the serving table and everything
crashed as Liz went down.

"LIZ NOOOOOOO" Maria dropped to her knees. Max ran up to them he looked up to her "Go get
help NOW" Max yelled at her. Maria stood up.


"Michael tried to stop him but he knew he had to help Liz. He placed his hand over the bullet hole.
"You have to look at me Liz come on" He shall the flashes fly past him. He looked up to see hr healed.
He reached over at the broken ketchup bottle that must have fallen down when Liz knocked it over. He
poured the contents on her uniform.

"You fell and knocked the ketchup on you ok? You fell and the ketchup fell on you."

TO BE CONTINUED

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