Disclaimer: I do not own maximum ride or any of its characters; I do how ever own the new characters and the story line.
"They should just be getting home from school." Hunter smiled as I nervously shifted Alana on my lap while waiting for the flock. "You don't think they tried to find us do you?"
I kissed my baby girl and glanced at my watch, they should turn the corner any second now. "I left a note for Kevin telling him not to." Darren giggled and grabbed a fistful of my hair.
"How can you draw with Darren in your lap?" Hunter put his sketch book down with a defeated look on his face and started rocking the porch swing we were sitting on. "I can't"
Alana started squirming in my arms. "Calm down sweetie." I kissed the top of her head and looked up to find the flock staring at us.
"Hey guys, we're back."
I held my breath and stood up, carefully at the same time as Hunter who at once started getting Darren to let go of my hair. "Guys go inside." Kevin handed the key to Colton, who didn't move.
"Your back." Colton whispered softly and ran up the steps, hugging me and crying at the same time. He was followed by Maria and Matthew. Beverly waited until they had moved over to Hunter and then ran over hugging me so fiercely that I had to sit down.
"Im sorry, I don't hate you! I just didn't want you to leave us again." I nodded and hugged her back, careful not to squish Alana, who happily giggled and grabbed some of Beverly's hair.
As our hug continued Alana got upset by the lack of attention she was getting and gave Beverly's hair a sharp tug. "Alana do not hurt Aunt Beverly." Beverly smiled and took Alana "it's alright, I don't mind."
"Hunter can I hold the baby?" Matthew tugged on Hunter's jeans and flashed him bambi eyes. "You have to sit down." I patted the porch swing Beverly and I were sitting on and his face lit up.
"What are there names?" I stood up and gave my seat to Maria. "Darren and Alana." I wrapped my arms around Colton and tiredly rested my head on his.
"Don't worry, you wont hurt them." Maria looked a little scared as Beverly handed her Alana. Her fear disappeared as Alana happily yawned and closed her eyes, resting her head against her.
"Looks like its bed time; do you want to hold Darren before he falls asleep?" Colton nodded and I let go of him. Beverly moved over so there was room for Colton and I happily watched as Hunter set Darren on his lap.
As Darren started to drift off Kevin unlocked the front door and slipped inside. I frowned and followed. "Im sorry that we just left like that, but I had to get them back." He put his backpack down and nodded.
"I understand, Beverly and Colton told me all about them." I winced as I ran my hand over my stomach, still remembering the scars from when I had been cut open.
They had cut me open to put the embryos in and then cut me open to take the baby out a few months later, I went through that twice. You're probably thinking, a few months, are they premature? No the whitecoats experiment with a chemical that made my babies develop at a faster rate than normal.
Kevin cleared his throat causing me to snap out of my memories.
"But you should have let us come with you, we could have helped." He turned around and crushed me in a hug. "We had some help, Hunter had someone on the inside get them out and bring them to us."
He loosened his grip on me and frowned. "Who?" I buried my face in his shirt and mumbled "It doesn't matter, what does matter is that we are all together again."
He rested his chin on my head and I happily closed my eyes until I heard a scream.