Chapter three, Bella Swan

Max POV

Anne pulled up to a door and said; "This is the office, you'll have to check with the secretary, she'll tell you where to go."

"Okay," I said dully. You could say that I wasn't exactly excited about school. I mean if you were raised in a dog create that happened to be in a building called 'The School' you wouldn't be too happy either. But if you weren't lucky enough to be a freaky mutant bird-kid then you wouldn't have, probably. You probably also wouldn't get the gut ripping sensation I did at the mere mention of the word.

As we entered the office I saw a red headed woman at a desk. She looked up expectantly.

"Hi," I started cautiously. "I'm Max. We" I motioned towards me and the rest of the flock, "are new here." My mind was racing with possible ways for the school day to go. For example; Everything. I dismissed the thought as comprehension flickered across 'Ms. Cope's' face.

"Of course," she pushed her chair back and opened a drawer. Coming back up with several papers in hand she handed us the sheets. "These are your schedules… And have your teachers sign these." She finished.

"'Kay," I said as we walked hurriedly back into the rain. The cramped space had given me the willies- by the looks of it the rest of the Flock hadn't liked it much better.

Iggy, and Fang, and I had our first class together, in building three. In the back of the room were four empty seats. Good. I thought. We don't have too split up… yet.

The three of us sat down. A girl with very dark, red, curly, hair came over and stole the seat next to Fang. "Hi! My name is Jessica Stanley. Are you new here? …Oh! You must be the ones who were staying with Anne! Right? Awesome!

"It's really weird to get so many new students! We hadn't gotten any new students since I was in… second grade? I'm not sure. But then we got Bella and now you and your… friends." The Jessica girl finally came to a stop. I think that Nudge and Jessica would get along just fine. I sighed.

Fang nodded like he was paying attention and turned back to the front as the teacher came into the room. Jessica kept talking to Fang, fluttering her eyelashes flirtatiously.

I felt, to my extreme surprise, like knocking her out. Looking away quickly, I tried to figure myself out. The bell rang, and- after signing our sheets- our teacher stared class.

That girl kept talking to Fang throughout the class until the teacher looked over at her and said, "Miss Stanley, is there an emergency or is there another reason you choose to ignore me to talk to that young man?" he raised his eyebrows.. I liked this guy already.

Jessica smiled, "I'm just getting to know the new students." she said innocently. As soon as he turned back to the board she started flirting again.

Mister…. Teacher (I can't remember his name) sighed, "Miss Stanley, please trade seats with Miss Swan."

I smirked at Jessica as she grudgingly got up to trade seats with a brown haired girl. The brown haired girl started to walk towards us, tripping over nothing as she did so. Her face was crimson as she climbed to her feet. When she finally made it over to the back row, she sat between Fang and me.

"Hi, I'm Bella." She said, giving me, Fang and Iggy (not knowing that Iggy was blind), a shy smile.

"Max."

"Nick." Fang said. I was half expecting him to say, Fnick. After all he was too far away to smack easily. But I would have gotten him later for it… And he knew that too.

"Hey. I'm Jeff." Iggy didn't really have any tone to his voice besides boredom; he was staring unseeingly at the blackboard. Anne had tried to get him to go to a School for the Blind, but after a few talks (aka; Iggy walking around and picking up anything that he could and throw it in the air only to catch it again) she relented. Go figure he'd still be sulking. (Though I of course, did not want to be split up again, it had been funny)

Bella looked kind of hurt and confused about 'Jeff's' actions, but didn't say anything. I leaned towards her, (I'm still not positive about why I did it) and whispered in her ear; "He's blind." I whispered, amused.

"Ooooooooh" Bella said stretching the word out like it was interesting.

I tried not to laugh.

"Sorry about Jessica." Bella said after a moment. "I know she… Talk's a lot." It seamed as if she wanted to end that sentence differently. "What's your next class?" She asked after a moments' pause.

I was in my last class before lunch. Bella had been most of my classes. Somehow we had managed to become friends in so little time. It was weird… nerve racking almost.

Finally the bell rang and I collected my books. I was starving! I hope that the food here doesn't taste like crap…

I walked in silence with Bella to the lunch room. Something I wouldn't have been able to do with Nudge. I laughed, making Bella look over curiously. "It's nothing." I said.

Bella smiled, and changed the subject. "Do you want me to sit with you at lunch?" She asked.

I shrugged, "You can if you want to. I'd have to check with my flo-family first though… probably." I started to mumble after I almost said flock.

"Okay…" She seemed kinda nervous. When we entered the cafeteria, Bella looked around nervously until her eye's landed on a table. I glanced at it and was amazed at what I saw. There, in the back of the lunch room, sat five very pale, beautiful, golden eyed people, all in expensive looking clothing.

"Wow…" I whispered in awe. I shook my head. What am I doing? Their just people! Actually… One of them kinda looks like Layne… A little more pretty. But still… My heart started racing again. Wait.What if they're Erasers? The School could have come up with ones that were even more beautiful than they used to be. But surly, even they wouldn't want to be so conspicuous. Even if they are well trained. Stop it. I told myself firmly, they can smell fear. Besides you don't want to alarm the flock, or be wrong after telling Fang. I would never live that one down. They are just people.

Don't assume things Max. People aren't always as they seem…

Oh, Great! More fortune cookie crap! Thank you Voice, for all your help. I thought sarcastically.

I glanced back at the table. One of them looks… frightened? He's staring at me like I'm crazy. Not far off… I thought. He raised his eyebrow, and then looked at Bella, a worried expression apparent on his features. See. I told myself forcefully. Erasers aren't emotional. Even a new batch couldn't… I swallowed not wanting to go there. Don't! Fang can read your mind like an open book! I shook my head and tried to get back to the present.

Looking back at the table, I saw that that kid was still staring at me. What's his problem? I thought. He looked away. Okaaaaay. His behavior kinda seems familiar… Why? Hmmm…

Who wants to buy a ticket to the show of the freaky mutant hybrid kid? I thought. See firsthand how weird her life can be! I bet I could sell millions… I was still looking at the table with the five kids. The one who had been acting weird… well… just say that he looked as if his eyes were going to roll onto his tray of what looked like untouched food.

I could see Bella out of the corner of my eye. It looked as if she was looking in between me, and Mr. Weird over there. "What?" I asked, turning back to her.

"Nothing. But… you're acting… sort of weird. Is something wrong?"

"No… Hey, who are they?" I asked pointing to the table at the back of the room with Mr. Weird.

Bella smiled, "Those are my friends the Cullen's." She said happily.

SEE, they're just people. But what the Voice had said earlier came back to mind and I wasn't so sure anymore.

I saw Iggy, Nudge, and Fang, over at the end of the lunch line, staring at me. Fang had his eyebrows raised, and almost had an actual emotion playing on his features. But not quite. I glared, and stuck my tongue out at him. I could tell what he was thinking; Childish. He stuck his tongue right back at me. My eye's widened. "Now who's being childish?" I asked from across the room. He grinned. Fang- King of No Emotion- gave me a real, ear to ear, smile.. I laughed, and walked over to them. Thankful that only my back seemed to heat up.

Edward POV(A/N: Are you all happy now that our dear Eddie is in this story?)

Random student: There are a lot of new kids! The older girls are hot! Hard too pick who I'm going to ask out first…

Jessica Stanley: Wow! Fang is SO cool! And Hot! You know what they say; tall dark and handsome!

Angela Weber: I wonder what the new kids are like… Bella like's them, I probably will to…

(Edward) Bella met the new kids? How many were there again? Uh… Five total, I think…

Alice: Hey Eddie! You are going to love the new kids! I glared at her, almost making her laugh. No! Not that kind of love! At least, not this time! (Menacing laughter)

Right on cue, Bella walked in with one of the girls I had seen in people's minds. I decided to 'tune in' on her thoughts.

…just people! God… actually… one of them kinda looks like Layne… A little more pretty. But still… She compared a mental picture of another girl who must have been Layne, to Rosalie.

Her heart started beating frantically, I could hear it perfectly from across the cafeteria. Wait. What if they're Erasers?

What in the world was an Eraser? Why did their name worry her so? Nothing could be as monstrous as us. But the fear in her thoughts was not the same fear as many of my, victims.

But surly even they wouldn't want to be so conspicuous. Even if they were so well trained. Stop it! They can smell fear. Besides you don't want to alarm the Flock, or be wrong after telling Fang.

We aren't THAT conspicuous. Wait, the Flock? What is the Flock? Or who?

They are just people.

Don't assume things Max. People aren't always as they seem…

(Edward) What? That wasn't the same voice! …But it still came from her mind…

Oh, great! More fortune cookie crap! Thank you Voice, for all your help!

What? Did she just call her thoughts…Voice? She was talking to herself in her head… But, it didn't seem like the normal way people talk to themselves… even when they're crazy…

She looked over at our table, when her eyes came across me, they lingered. Not for the usual reason people stare at us either. She was thinking; He's staring at me like I'm crazy. Not far off… I swallowed not wanting to go there.

I raised my eyebrow. So was she crazy? And if so, does she know that she's crazy? I looked over at Bella, worried. What if she gets hurt? I thought.

She was looking at Bella too, she looked back at me. See. Erasers aren't emotional. Even a new batch couldn't… Don't! Fang can read your mind like an open book! WHAT! Someone, this Fang, can read her mind? How was that possible! It wasn't, that's how. What's his problem? I had been gaping at her, my mouth hanging open. Snapping it shutI looked away, not wanting her to think about it too much. I hadn't done that for years and hoped that no one noticed. Okaaaaay. His behavior kinda seems familiar… Why? Hmmm… She was trying to figure it out when she just gave up, thinking sarcastically; Who wants to buy a ticket to the show of the freaky mutant hybrid kid? See firsthand how weird her life can be! I bet I could sell millions…

What? What was she thinking? Mutant hybrid? …What? I could feel my eyes getting so big it almost hurt.. They felt like they were going to pop right out of my skull. She thought about something concerning me being 'Mr. Weird'. And started talking to Bella. Bella pointed us out.

Oh, so that's Mr. Weird's name. Edward. Eh, I like Mr. Weird better… Wow, I'm the weird one… Ahh, but I already knew that. People- meaning the Flock- liked to point that out. A lot.

I sighed, frustrated. I hoped Alice would know something about them.

She looked away from my family, looking over to three more of the people in the category of 'new' in Forks High school.

I read their minds at once, which would defiantly give any normal human a headache. That is, if they could read minds it would… But then again, I don't really fit either of those categories, do I?

One of them was thinking about bombs, another one was thinking multiple things at once, fast enough that I couldn't even ketch it all. The last one was thinking that Max was childish because she had stuck her tongue at him. While Max was thinking about how the boy who she thought of as Fang, was thinking about how he thought she was childish. Wow… Wait! She knew what he was thinking? No… It was probably just a lucky guess…besides how likely is it for Two people in the same family to read minds? Anyway, normal human beings couldn't read minds at ALL. Though I wasn't really sure that they were normal.

Fang stuck his tongue at Max, whose eyes almost bulged out of her head. "Now who's being childish?" she said low enough for me to ketch from where I was sitting, but not a human. I looked over at Fang. He was smiling. Had he heard her? Impossible! He may not be as far away from her as I was, but he was still WAY out of earshot! I looked back at Max when she started to walk over to her… family.

This is going to be a LONG day. I thought, already feeling exhausted.

A/N: YAY! I finally updated! This is THE longest chapter I have EVER written! …. Which is kinda sad when you think about it… hahahahahahahahaha.

I finally got the Cullen's and Bella in here! Woo Whoo! OH, and another thing to cheer about, I got the fourth Maximum Ride book two days ago, on the 17th! I am SOoooooooooOOOOOOooo happy! I haven't got to read it yet though, but I plan on it! Hahahahahaha.  My sister helped me with this chapter… well, actually, she forced me to let her help…. Hahaha, just kidding. If I don't give her some credit, I'll get hit with a paper towel roll! Or a water bottle…. Hmmm… lol. She read it and hit me! The author note I mean. She read the note and hit me, not the note hit… you know what, I think you get the point so, moving along. I am trying to get a good Beta to help me with my stories, so if I am a terribly horrible writer, hopefully a Beta will help me, lol. Plz, R&R?