Maximum Ride is property of James Patterson. Kisha and Jamie Reaper, Deveann, Dr. Washington, Rita, Lina, and Lash are property of ME! Kumali is property of Jwan!

Sorry I didn't update yesterday, I was at a sleepover (in which no sleep was involved) with sherbertbunnybubbles and Jwan. IS it just me or does chapter 23 sound way like MR: Bloodlust? I mean, I didn't copy, it's not bloodlust, he's an Eraser. But I didn't want to be, like, sub-consciously copying or something. Ya know? I mean, I made up the scene before I read MR: Bloodlust but now I think the author thinks I'm copying, and I'm not. Am I? Ugh. Anyway, I think I'm going to put that in my next review because I feel bad about it and I so didn't mean to do that! Back to the story. Now, you're thinking back on what Deveann said, it's too easy isn't it? Well, no. This whole freaking part is just going to be laid back because I really am wearing myself out trying to come up with a suspenseful plot so you guys can hold onto the edge of your seats waiting for unbearably sweet Fax! Okay? Here goes.

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Max's POV

Dr. Washington put the last band-aid on my knee and went to grab me an ice pack. "Oh, gosh, do I love having someone take care of me." I sighed. Kisha laughed and slid onto the couch in Dr.Washington's apartment, alongside me. She put an arm around me.

"This is no where near living it up." She said hugging me. "Just you wait. The minute we get home we're having ice cream!" She looked around at the other kids. "Who's up for slow churned?" She screamed. The younger ones chanted "ice cream."

"Home..." Deveann muttered to himself. "Gosh, that's what we're getting isn't it?" He smiled shyly. "Isn't this asking a bit much of your mother? If there's one thing money can't buy it's home and money's her thing."

"Love is too, Deveann. She wants us to live with her!" Kisha relaxed on the couch. "I can grow up, get married, have kids." She smirked and punched Deveann in the arm.

"He'll be dead before you get that old if you keep maiming him." Deveann chuckled.

"I'm not sure about this, guys. I mean-" Fang began.

"You mean what? How well do we know this person? It's Kisha's mom, Fang." Kumali spat.

"Gazzy and Angel's parents sold them to the School!"

"Kisha's mom didn't sell Kisha anywhere. Her brother did and we saw what kind of jerk he is."

"Jerk is an understatement. He's freaking mad." Nudge growled huddling up next to me. "What kind of evil person tries to kill his three year old sister?"

"Uh, Chris?" Kisha guessed. The room was tense.

"Chris will be living with us, too, won't he?" Gazzy sighed.

"Yeah." Iggy confirmed.

"That's going to be a problem. Perhaps..." Angel's voice trailed off.

"He's twenty-two, he's gotta move out sometime." Fang shrugged.

"he's a momma's boy. Thankfully, 'momma' says that she's found a cozy cottage home for him in the remote Australian outback that he's interested in." Kisha used air quotes. Dr.Washington came back into the living room/bedroom thingy.

"You said something about Deveann being a Changelum." He said helping Deveann up from the couch and handing me the ice pack that I put on my black eye.

"Yes." We confirmed as one.

"How did the Changelum blood enter his veins?"

"Well... funny story really..." Kisha started. "Not actually all that funny now that I think of it... gory...kinda romancy but more gore. Yeah, like a horror film... it was sort of-" She was beginning to sound like Nudge.

"Get to the point, Kisha." He said, examining Deveann's fangs.

"We were stabbed through with a spear." Kisha said quickly and abruptly.

"A spear?" Amusement glinted in Dr.Washington's eyes.

"It wasn't funny, I nearly died and Kisha started hacking up blood." Deveann snarled.

"And then Deveann-"

"ANGEL!" We screamed.

"Not going to ask..." Dr.Washington snickered. (Took long break to watch Naruto. Sorry, addicted. I don't want to hear any anime flaming or Naruto flaming and stuff like that either! My opinion, not yours!)

"That's for the best." I laughed nervously.

"So then, who fixed you up?" He pulled up Deveann's shirt to reveal a bloody bandage. He sighed. "You haven't even replaced the bandage."

"We have." Kumali corrected.

"It broke open again." Kisha stared down at the hard wood floors.

"Ouch." Deveann winced when Dr.Washington put his hand on the wound.

"This isn't good, kids."

"Duh. And I'd prefer it if weren't addressed to as irresponsible children that could never carry the same weight as an adult." I huffed.

"Fine, teens and tweens." He rolled his eyes. "While you may be stronger than adults and, granted, much more responsible and have less stress than most adults as well, none of you are ready for adult-hood."

"Tell that to the bodies cuz they're getting the idea that we're gonna be adults any time now." Iggy spat.

"Yes, well, I really wish you guys would go to school once you settle down with Jasmine."

"Jamie doesn't want us to go to school, and frankly, we're just fine with that." I folded my arms.

"I'm quite sure you are. Kisha, has it happened yet?"

"Huh? Oh. Right. Yeah. Why?"

"You said you're supposed to die before you reached adult-hood." WHAT?! When did she say that? Everyone stared at her. Deveann's shirt was let to drop and Dr.Washington faced Kisha.

"Yes." She agreed.

"That implies that you're body was not made to have children."

"It wasn't."

"Then why exactly might that happen?"

"I don't know. I don't understand why my body is the way it is. Lookit me. If I live long enough, doubted, I can have kids, but I'm not supposed to and my body's natural instinct to shut out pain would pretty much shut down my sense of feeling all together. I wouldn't be able to push. I'd probably become very sick but not feel the gag reflex and so I would never know when I was gonna hurl. I wouldn't even know when I went into labor."

"Dang." I said in a hushed voice.

"Your DNA is screwed up, child."

"Duh." Kisha rolled her eyes.

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Well then... that went the polar opposite direction of where I was throwing it. Oh well. Anybody want me to update? Only if you review! (Side note: MR:Bloodlust belongs to Hiwatari-Angel-15 and so does the story and plot and A Blessing in Disguise (the whole story, including chapter 23) belongs to me, O' Future Ruler Maria Larry!) Sorry, had to get that off my chest. Bothering me all frickin' day. An uncommonly short chapter, if I were you I'd relish this moment. Please Review! Kissies!