Maximum Ride is property of James Patterson. Kisha, Deveann, Ahsik, Lash, Jamie, Malissa, Aaron, Dr. Washington, Lita, Tyson, Chris, Mary, Brandon, and George are property of ME! Kumali is property of Jwan! Backlash is property of Dad!

I'm listening to Missing by Moonlight. Okie dokie. At the end of this chapter will be an almost epilogue. It explains what happens between the end of the chapter and the epilogue, which is the next chapter, the last chapter. It's no exciting ending or anything. So then, here is the sappy almost end!

Max's POV

We arrived at home and everyone had their fare share of shouting at and hugging Kisha. "Kisha! Kisha come here!" Jamie squealed holding out the phone. Kisha picked it up hesitantly.

"Hello?" She said quietly. "Dad?!" She cried. "Oh my gosh, Dad! I missed you so much! When?! Oh, thank you! You don't know how much this means to me! Oh, thank you, Dad! Thank you!" She nodded a few times, tears leaking down her cheeks. "Okay!" She handed the phone to her mom and ran to Deveann, crushing with a hug. "Mom's going to live with Daddy while he does his research! This house is ours!" She told him, still crying.

"And Chris?" Deveann shot her, clearly disappointed, brother a death glare.

"You don't need to worry about me." Chris assured him, flipping his shoulder length hair. I supposed he was angry seeing as the last time I saw him angry he cocked his hip and put a hand on it. He certainly acted like a girl. I had to wonder if he was gay. "I'm moving to Australia. You guys contaminate my air." He picked up a pink leather suitcase. He stroked Kisha's hair and kissed her temple. "I'll miss you, little sister." She smirked at him. "I love you." He smirked back. "At least a part of me does." He shrugged hopping in the silver convertible in the driveway.

"That's right, get out of here, stupid girly boy!" Kisha hollered after him. He made a peace sign and sped off. I think that's the most brotherly and sisterly they've ever been to each other. It's also the first time they've admitted they're hatred for each other out loud.

"I've been meaning to ask you something." Deveann mumbled staring in the direction Chris went. "Is Chris gay?" Kisha giggled like mad.

"No! He's really a bit of a perv. He likes girls, that's for sure. He's lived in a house full of girls for too long is the problem." Deveann nodded.

"So then, now that that's settled," I began, "would you mind introducing me to your neighbors?" Kisha nodded. She grabbed Deveann's hand and began to lead up to a big white house down the street. When we got there she pounded on the door.

"Hello?" An African American teenage girl opened the door. "Oh, Kisha! It's been so long!" She pulled Kisha into a hug but Kisha never let go of Deveann's hand.

"It's good to see you again, Mary." Kisha smiled lovingly at Mary. "Guys, this is Mary, she was like a sister to me when I was little." We waved at her. "This is Max, Fang, Iggy, Kumali, Nudge, Angel, Gazzy, and Deveann." She gestured to us all in turn.

"Who's at the door? Did I hear Kisha?" A younger boy pushed past Mary. His face lit up when he saw Kisha. "It is you!" He wrapped his arms around her legs.

"Hello, George." Kisha giggled running her fingers through his messy hair. "I'd like you to meet my friends." She named us off once more. "George is Mary's little brother. By the way, where are your parents?" Mary shrugged.

"They're on a 'business trip.'" She used air quotes.

"Oh." Kisha smiled. "I was going to take them up to see the mansion that's being built, it should be done soon. Do you know who's going to be living in it?" She asked.

"Oh yes. Some man named, William Washington and his nieces." Mary answered. All of Kisha George, Mary, and us exchanged looks of shock and excitement.

"Ooh, a William. The powerful, evil name. We'll stay away from him." Kisha giggled. (Inside joke) We all walked to the construction site. Nudge was busy telling George and Mary everything, and I do mean everything, that had been happening whilst Kisha was absent. The thing was freaking huge and it was still being built. "Where does a single doctor get money like this?" Kisha asked me. I shrugged, still in awe of its size.

"He's your mom's friend, you tell me." I answered. When we arrived at home Mary and George were still with us. But one car was left, a blue SUV. I was confused, Jamie was gone and so was Chris. "Kisha, is that your car?" I pointed to it.

"Of course," She laughed, "whose else would it be?" I shook my head in denial. "I own this house now, so, would you two like to stay the night?" Kisha asked Mary and George.

"I don't know if that's suck a-" George covered his sister's mouth.

"HECK YEAH!" Kisha laughed and led us in. It was weird; everything seemed to be fresh and new.

"Tomorrow is your birthday." Kisha told Deveann. Deveann looked at her like she was insane.

"How would you-" He started. "You didn't." He scowled. I couldn't understand what he meant.

"Yes. I spoke with your father. He lives very near here. He lives in Illinois. He told me he met you. Why don't you tell me about it?" Kisha and Deveann left the room and we all sat in silence listening closely to their fight.

"You're being such… you're- YOU'RE BEING SO FANG!" Kisha screamed. We all cracked up pointing at Fang. 'Cept Fang of course who sighed and hung his head low.

Almost Epilogue: What happened after that? Well, we all got married, except Angel who was still a teenager. Gazzy got married to Lita. Nudge got married to George. Kumali was married to Iggy. Kisha was married to Deveann and she was separated from Ahsik. Without an extra lifeform living off of her Kisha survived past the age of twenty. Ahsik needs time to recover and has to learn to support herself. At the moment she is at Dr. Washington's in a tank, feeding through a tube. It's like the School all over again but nicer, cozier, and best of all, she sleeps through the whole thing. I noticed that most of us had stopped aging a bit before our marriage, Kisha had stopped aging at age nineteen. She told me that near immortality was a side effect of hanging out with a Changelum. She said that we would all die eventually but it could be centuries. Angama, the head of her family, was one hundred sixty-one years old when this information was revealed to us. But, best of all, Fang and I are married. It took a while for us to do so seeing as Fang kept losing the ring. None of us have heard from Chris since he moved and aren't really sure whether that's good or bad. Jamie calls regularly and Mary frequently throws parties. None of us have jobs because Kisha insisted we each take bits of her fortune with us when we moved out. You'd be surprised how wealthy her family is and yet she prefers to hunt her food and still tends to do that. Angel, however, is planning on becoming a teacher. At the moment she's dating some really nerdy kid with "cute" freckles practically burying his skin. He seems over all kind and he has a great sense of humor. His name is Brandon but Angel always calls him Brad. He's working towards being a video programmer. He's already in college despite being slightly younger than Angel. He apparently skipped a grade or two.

Okay! Next chapter is the last! I'll make a sequel for those of you who care. I already made the first chapter of the sequel. It will not have the same characters as the main characters, but rather, the characters' children. Kai!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry. Anyhoo, that's that. I hope you like it! Kisses!