Enjoy chapter one? I hope so!
Fang: Can we just get on with the story?
Me: GIVE ME A SECOND! I need to say the disclaimer!
Fang: ok, ok, geez.
Me: I do not own anything, enjoy chapter two!
Waiting For The End
Max P.O.V.
I spoke to soon. Now I have to go to school with FANG. This is going to suck, majorly. Oh well, welcome to my world. Fang glances over at me, and I stick my tongue out at him. Childish you say? Oh yes, very. But effective none-the-less.
"Now now Max, no need to be so rude!" I have to hand it to him; he's got the whole mock offense thing down to a science. I roll my eyes. "When does school start?" My lack of enthusiasm was as evident as humanly possible, and I was proud of it. I HATE school. Mostly because I associate the word school with dog crates and needles, so I literally flinched when I said the word. Fang looked at me funny, but didn't say anything.
"School started in August." Iggy said it like I should know, well, school was year round for me pal. Did I really just say pal? I'm ashamed of myself, wait I didn't actually say it out loud. Ok, I feel better now. But, it's kind of September 10, so I MIGHT have missed the first day. Note the sarcasm, because I definitely missed the first day. Oh well, it's not like I care.
"Your first day will be tomorrow. You'll start as a sophomore in North Meck High School." Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, we happen to be in the rather boring state of North Carolina. If you live here, I pity you. No joke, I really do. It's like, you get there and it just sucks you in, nobody ever leaves!
"And it would be best if you start getting used to seeing Fang a lot, because he practically lives here." This day just keeps getting better and better. "Iggy, doesn't Fang have a house?" Fang laughs at that. "Oh, I have a house; they won't let me disown my siblings though. I have a sister named Monique who won't shut up. Everyone calls her Nudge, and I'm sure you'll meet her soon. She skipped a grade so you'll probably meet her tomorrow, because she's in our grade." Oh great, anything related to Fang must be annoying.
"So, since our little introductions are over, Fang and I have guy stuff to do, so go do something Max." Did Iggy seriously just say that? No way, Iggy's sweet! I blame Fang, from now on, I don't care if he was in Antarctica when it happened, everything's his fault.
"Let me guess, from the way the X-box over there looks so lovingly cared for, (not even a hint of sarcasm, that thing is spotlessly clean) 'guy things' most likely means an unholy amount of time spent on violent games." Iggy looks like he was just caught stealing a cookie, and Fang grins. Why is he grinning? He just got caught!
"I need caffeine" I mumble. I grab some sneakers and a jacket and leave the apartment. I run into the woods out back and take off the jacket, before cutting slits in the back of my shirt. If you think the slits are for air, then you are way off. I stretch out my wings, all fifteen feet of them. They are brown at the top, but the brown fades to speckles, and the speckles, to white. I leap into the air, gaining altitude with every powerful stroke of my wings.
Soon, I've left everything behind, my worries, my fears, and my thoughts. I'm free up here; I hover and let my hair down, putting the hair band on my wrist. I fly, letting the wind whip through my hair, and sing it's gently song. I fly higher and higher. Any normal person wouldn't be able to breath, but as you've probably figured out, I'm not exactly normal. I'm 98% human, but 2% avian, thanks to a lovely place called School. Screw the school, I'm free!
Fang P.O.V.
Max. She gets on my nerves, and few other people can. I don't like her, so why can't I stop thinking about her and her annoying little attitude? That's probably why, her attitude. She was completely my way or the high way, and that gets on my nerves.
"Yo Iggy, I have to go. I'm supposed to be home by three, my mom needs help."Iggy just nods, its two thirty, and I just lied. I leave Iggy's house. I used to hate lying to him, he just doesn't seem to figure out when I lie, but it's to protect him. I walk outside, and then start jogging into the woods. I come to a small clearing and take off my jacket. I spread out my wings through the slits I cut months ago. Just after I escaped the School.
The School, the very thought of that awful place sends shivers up my spine. The School massed up my life; in fact, because of them I have two giant black wings. My wingspan is close to seventeen feet across. I take a running start and leap into the air, jacket in hand. I fly up, reveling in the feeling of the wind on my face.
I've lied so many times. I have no family, just Nudge. She's not actually my sister; she's just another bird kid who escaped with me. And our house is really just an apartment like Iggy's. He's never seen it, and I never talk about any family other than my fake mom. Nudge and I are just trying to survive and escape the Erasers, while helping any other mutants we find. We found Zephyr, aka Gazzy to, but we managed to find him a home, along with a little girl named Angel. Turns out, they're now Iggy's adopted cousin.
I spot the apartment complex and land in the woods behind it. I put my jacket back on and go inside. I step into my apartment and see Nudge sprawled out on the couch, asleep. I pick her up and take her to her room. I lay her gently on her bed before closing her door and sitting on the couch myself and turning on the TV.
I don't think I can stand hanging out with Max that much… Why am I thinking about her? She's so annoying and not worth my time. I'm Fang; I don't ever waste my time thinking about a girl. I change the channel and see that the Mentalist is on. Good, a distraction.
Max P.O.V.
I land where I took off, grabbing my jacket and walking inside my new home. Fang's gone, that's the first thing I notice. And Iggy is playing some video game. I have absolutely no idea how, I mean, he's blind! And you sort of NEED your eyes to play video games. I'm over thinking that. It's close to five, so I head to the bathroom and shower, and snag an Evanescence t-shirt and some jean shorts. I love Evanescence, so I wear the shirt proudly.
That's when I realize that I need food, and I need it now. I walk into the kitchen and start raiding the pantry. I settle on some Mac and Cheese and heat it up in the microwave. I hear it beep and open the little glass door. I'm sixteen and I still love Mac and Cheese. Why? Because you are never too old for Mac and Cheese. I squeeze the little packet of cheese sauce into it and stir it. I inhale it, I was seriously starving.
One thing about being a bird kid, I'm always hungry. Also, I'm pretty light because my bones are hollow. Plus I have really good hearing and eyesight. If it weren't for the whole, hunted by predatory beasts thing I might consider saying that it was worth putting on your Christmas list.
I wash my bowl and head into my room. I'm exhausted, but flying paired with extreme aggravation over a certain annoying male will do that to you. I lie down and fall asleep, dreading waking up, because school is the only thing waiting.
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Fang: Do I get a say in this?
Me: no, so review people! =3