Maximum Ride is property of James Patterson. Kisha Reaper and Deveann are property of Me! Kumali is property of Jwan!
Listing to: Boombastic (by Shaggy). Album: I dunno. I really like this song and even though I'm a girl I don't feel violated by it. I think it's funny. I'm really getting into this. Today at school I was telling Jwan about something I was going to add to the story and I got this malicious smile. She goes "You have that evil look in your eye. What are you planning? I'm scared." It was funny. This fic is really getting fun to write! Oh! MidnightSun! Yeah, three years ago Deveann and Kumali met Kisha's grandma, Angama. Actually it's her great great great great grandmother. She was 161 when they met her so now she's... 164. Anyhoo, Angama told Deveann where to find her and stuff. He got the present months prior to this because she lives in England. There was a time there when she lived in Japan but that was because her husband-to-be lost her job for her and she moved to Japan to get a different one. When she got her old job back she moved back. But you don't care, do you? ( Nervous laughter again)
Still Max's POV
"Omigosh..." I mumbled.
"Deveann, Fang, don't tell anyone about this. Max, Come on. I need to talk to you." Kisha advised.
I nodded. I stood, then my shaking knees caused me to fall backwards into Fang's arms.
"Are you sure you're okay?" He held me tight.
"Even if she isn't, your company alone will do her no good. She needs action, Fang. And as good as you are at beating up Erasers, that won't help her right now. I'm still better than you at that, too." Fang was stunned. Kisha was letting her spite for him show more and more everyday.
"Kisha! Why do you feel the need to tell me what's wrong with me?" Fang spat at her.
"I've never said you were bad at anything. I said you weren't as good as me. Put away your feelings and think!" Kisha was maybe the only one of us that could do that. She's spent nine years of her life forgetting about what she wants and going with what's best. The only person she'd bend that rule for is Deveann and he still finds himself getting the same speech Fang is.
Kisha took me from Fang and picked me up, she brought me into the bathroom and put me down in the tub. "You'll need to wash up again." She told me taking the towel. She stared at the blood that was still on me. "Can I?" I understood what she was asking.
"You're the only one who would." I sighed. She wiped off a bit of the blood wit her finger then tasted it.
"Hm... everything seems fine..." She sighed.
"The voice." I repeated.
"Hm?" She looked down at me in shock.
"The voice did that." I stated, turning on the water.
"I can't believe it..." She muttered. "Deveann's going to have to do something about that." For a minute I didn't understand, then I remembered. Deveann had gone into Kisha's mind on numerous occasions to lecture Ahsik. A little while ago Kisha's brother almost killed her and Ahsik gave up on ever having Deveann for herself and became one with Kisha. Kisha says from time to time Ahsik gives her a bit of help. She says she's happy Ahsik turned herself around and isn't dead.
"I'm not sure what exactly Deveann could do." I sighed.
"He can find that chip and deactivate it. Do you hear that, voice?" This was the first time anyone had spoken with the voice.
Yes, Kisha, I hear you. Loud and clear. Just know the world will end.
"It says it hears you and that if you deactivate it the world will end." I sighed.
"Will it now? Do you know exactly how many times the world was supposed to end? According to the Mayans, the world's going to end in 2012 anyway, what's the point? If not Itex, global warming, ice age, bird flu, super storms. The world is going to end at one point, face the fact that you can't do anything about it. Only Max can, and hurting her won't help you, not in the least bit." The way Kisha could diatribe was surprising, every malicious word was dripping with hate and the points were persuasive, forceful.
She scares me. I'm being completely serious. That girl, there's something wrong with her.
There's nothing wrong with Kisha! How rude!
No, not that. Her eyes, her fangs, her whole build up, look at her, she's...
She's a Changelum. They always save, or help save the world. With Kisha around, there's no doubt in my mind that the world will be safe.
I'm not sure your judgement is correct.
"Max. Listen to what it says, every bit, but if at all possible, don't reply." I couldn't understand why not, but Kisha usually knows what she's doing. The bath water was red with my blood. "You poor thing." She sighed.
"At least it doesn't take over my body when I sleep..." I mumbled, knowing full well that Kisha had gone through this kind of freaking crap since she was four.
"Do not feel sorry for me, Max. You need to worry about yourself. And... I'm sorry I yelled at Fang like that in front of you. Sometimes he just... he acts like he knows what's best for you and it makes me angry, because he doesn't even know what's best for himself." She paused and let me dwell upon what she had said earlier. "Max, what I tell everyone, about the heart being decietful, it's true, but you are the exception, you can use your feelings as an advantage. Me? My feelings only get in the way, so whatever you do, never doubt yourself. Remember what the voice says and if you like one of it's ideas, take it. But only if it feels natural, because you, Max, are designed to save the world. Not your voice." What she was saying made sense and these little pep talks of hers, whether they be woman to woman or leader to leader, or maybe even just bird kid with a mental disorder to bird kid with a mental disorder, were really beginning to make me feel better.
She should be a public speaker.
Got that right.
"Thanks." I said.
"Now then! Ten bucks says the kids are up and hungry and another ten says Fang's itching to see if you're okay yet!" She smiled. And just like that her attitude changes, it makes life kinda fun, ya know?
"I would not oppose that bet." I said rising and drying myself off. I got into the outfit I'd picked out and we held a meeting to see what we wanted to eat.
"Who's up for KFC?" I asked. Up shot Gazzy and Nudge's hands. "How about McDonald's?" Nudge and Iggy. "Taco Bell?" Kumali, Kisha, and Deveann... and Nudge.
"Rally's, gosh dangit, Nudge if you raise your hand one more time..." Everyone but Nudge rose their hands, Nudge started to but then got scared and put it down. "It's unanimous." I declared and we all went down stairs in an orderly fashion that made on lookers awe and say, "I wish my children were that behaved." We got to the front and we were walking out when Kisha and Kumali stuck their tongues out at the clerk. Deveann started laughing and pointed at him. I rolled my eyes. We came out into the cloudy day. Kisha sniffed the air.
"Smells like it's gonna rain again." She predicted. (If you can't tell, I really want it to rain but since I'm on Mars and there is no water on Mars.. DANG IT I NEVER SHOULD HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM EARTH!)
"You're beginning to scare me with that Changelum thing." Angel mumbled. "You can read the weather's mind, all I get are stinking humans." She huffed.
"You get used to it after a while." Deveann shrugged. We were walking everywhere we went and let me tell you, I was as tightly wound as a newly bought yoyo. We were walking past a gas station when Kumali did that thing, just this creepy thing she can do, when she notices something, suddenly everyone's eyes slowly look toward it, our heads don't move a bit, just our eyes. A handsome man stepped out of his black Honda and looked around suspiciously.
"Hei-ai." A sort of Japanese sounding grunt Kisha made which had no real meaning but whenever she did it, involuntarily of course, Kumali and Deveann get down and hide. Once we saw Kumali jump into that bush faster than a jackrabbit we all hurried in after her. Kisha parted the bush a bit so she could see out. I rested my chin on her shoulder so I could see. He went into the gas station to pay for the gas. A metal thump kept repeating itself from his trunk. Kisha looked back at Kumali who, like Kisha, Fang, and I seemed to have a sixth sense about danger. She nodded. Kisha and I looked over our flocks.
"Stay here!" We warned and ran out of the bush straight to the car. Sure enough the thumping was indeed from the man's trunk and was getting louder with each passing second.
"How're we gonna..." I began. Kisha took hold of the trunk door and ripped it off, I had almost forgotten she could punch one tree and it and others around it would fall easily, in a domino effect. Inside the trunk was a girl, maybe a year or two younger than us. Her wrists and ankles were tied together and her mouth was duct taped shut. There was something odd about her though. Oh yeah. She had dog ears and a tail.
MUCH better cliffhager this time! YEEEAAAHHH! Alright, sorry. So, like it? Why don't you review and tell me so, otherwise it'll be just like a tootsie pop. The world may never know... Kisses!