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Chapter 14-Love Birds
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Max (Age 22)
I had never been so nervous in my entire life. I think I would rather be fighting Erasers, or vampires, or werewolves, or any other supernatural creature right now.
"Hold still," Alice ordered as she pulled my dress into place. I sighed through my teeth, and kept a few cuss words back. "You'll thank me for this," She told me. "I don't have to tell your future for that."
"Alice, how can I be still?" I retorted. "I mean, I'm no good at this wedding junk!"
Alice giggled. "What?" I asked.
"Your acting like Bella was, that's all." Oh yeah...I remembered Alice telling me how awful and so human Bella was acting on her wedding day. That conversation ended with Bella stringing a few words that I was thinking of.
"I think you look pretty," Angel said smiling. I glanced at Angel, now with long silky blond hair falling down her back, and as tall as I was when I was fourteen. She was still the same angel, though. "Thanks Angel," I muttered as I sighed.
"Come on Max," Nudge, who was now nineteen, patted my hand. "You look gorgeous! Alice has got to do my wedding when I get married!" She sighed and looked up at the ceiling, daydreaming. Rosalie, who was working on the bottom of my dress, smiled up at me. "You'll do fine Max. I don't think you could be as bad as Bella was."
"Alright, enough of the human memories," Bella said into her bouquet. She looked up, not a hair out of place, and put her head on her chin. "But seriously Max, you do look beautiful."
"Very lovely," Esme said smiling.
"I'm glad I gave you that necklace to where Max," Ella said smiling.
"Yeah," Nessie, who looked about sixteen or seventeen now, agreed.
"Who is it?" My mother called as someone knocked on the door.
"Hey guys," We all turned to Iggy and Gazzy, who both had their eyes covered, heads peeped in the room. "Is it safe?" Gazzy asked. "Yeah Gaz," I laughed. They both un clamped their hands, and stepped in.
"Whoa," Iggy, now twenty one, said smiling. "You look beautiful Max!"
Yeah, thanks to Carlisle, the miracle doctor, Iggy could see again. Pretty sweet, huh?
"Yeah Max," Gazzy, now sixteen, said nodding. "You look really pretty."
"Thank you," I said polity. "Yup, cause you've never really dressed girly before," I threw Angel's flowers at Gazzy, and he grabbed it in his hand, and threw it back. I held my hand up, and it stopped right in front of my face. "Your so lucky that didn't hit her," Alice growled.
I handed Angel back her flowers, and she rubbed her fingers over them, grinning her little Angel grin.
"Okay, well it's time," Iggy said smirking at my horrified expression.
Alice nodded, and helped me up. "Careful," She warned. I nodded, and looked at myself in the full length mirror.
My brown/blond hair was flowing down my back. Alice had washed it for a straight hour. It was twisted in some weird braided shape on the top in the back that I had never seen before. My skin was flawless, special thanks to the vampire wedding specialist Inc. My dress was slightly tight, all the way down my thighs, then flowed down to the floor. It showed off my curves, which was very pleasing.
Alice threw the veil over my face, and it was some how tied into the design my hair was in. My necklace, which Ella had let me wear, was from the Volturi. I didn't really want to, but Alice said it would complement me well, and it did. She had bought some ear rings to match it, which probably cost more than I had. Like she cared.
I got all my scared and nervous emotions out in a sigh. "Is Nikkie here yet?"
"I didn't see her," Gaz said. My emotions started up again. I needed my best friend here. "Don't worry," Angel said touching my hand. "She's coming." I nodded at her, and we all ascended down the stairs.
We hadn't really gone to a church before, so we used the Cullen's house, our as we call it, the bird house. (Thank Emmett for that name.) Alize, and the other Bloodhounds, moved into a house a few blocks away, kind of close to La Push. Gazzy and Angel went to Forks high school, and had lots of friends there. Angel had just started, but Gazzy, who was , gave her a good reputation. So did Nudge, who just graduated from there.
A lot of people from the high school, like Gazzy's, Angel's, and Nudge's old friends and teachers, were there, and so were a few that I had made sense we moved her. Okay, so I had met a good bit of people. There were about forty guest there. Pretty good for a bird kid, huh?
As all of us got in line to go down the aisle, I felt so sick. "You'll be fine," Angel said as she kissed my cheek. I nodded and smiled. I looked down at my bouquet of red roses, trying to get my mind under control.
In a matter of moments, it was my turn. I heard everyone stand up, and I heard Rosalie begin to play the piano.
I glanced out at the aisle, and saw my little sister, Stormy, and Myra, walking down the aisle, throwing beautiful silky rose petals onto the floor. My sister kept a sweet smile on her face, and looked back at me, and waved a little. I smiled at her. When she got to the end of the aisle, she looked in her basket, and dropped all the remaining petals on the aisle, making everyone laugh a little. Myra giggled as she took her place beside Angel. Stormy blushed and smiled, then stood beside Myra.
I in held deeply. "Your Maximum Ride," I told myself. "You can do this."
I walked into sight, and I kept my eyes on one person.
Fang.
He stood smiling at me, Iggy and Gazzy right behind him, then Carlisle, Jasper, Emmett, and Edward. Total sat behind Edward, in a little tux Angel had bought and forced him into. I wanted to laugh at Fang's expression. He looked just as nervous as I was. "Max," Jeb whispered beside me. I wanted to smack him in the face for ruining my moment. But I just interlocked my arm with his, tight, making him grunt.
I took one step at a time, making sure not to trip. I wouldn't ever live that down. I threw nervous glances everywhere looking for Nikkie. I didn't see her anywhere. Then, when I finally got up to the alter, I saw her.
She was standing right along side Stormy, along with Elena and Ysabelle. They each had on their dresses, and had their bouquets, like they had been there the entire time.
I smiled at them, and Nikkie and Elena smiled back. Ysabelle popped her gum and winked. I looked back at the others of their coven, and saw there were a few I didn't recognize that sat beside Scarlet. I would ask them later. Right now, this was my moment.
After all the usual things preachers say, I got ready for the I do's.
'Breath Maximum,' Voice said.
'Shut up. I will murder you when I'm done with this if you don't. And I know vampires! I can make it happen and I won't get caught!'
Voice went silent.
"I do," Fang said smiling at me. Oh God, here come the tears. I wasn't suppose to cry. Don't cry, don't cry..
"I do," I chocked out then cleared my throat. I heard Emmett and Jasper snicker from behind Fang.
I didn't wait for anything else, Fang pulled the cloth away from my face, and I just threw my arms around Fang, and kissed him, not caring about what anyone else was thinking.
Gazzy and Iggy blew wolf-whistles, and clapped along with everyone else. We flew, not latterly flew, down the aisle, and I've never been so happy in my life.
The reception that followed was a lot less nerve racking. I was trying not to cram myself with food I was so hungry. Nikkie laughed at my attempts. She and I were the only ones at the table, everyone else was dancing, or talking, or where ever and I was perfectly fine with that.
"So why were so late?" I demanded. "You live a few blocks away!"
"I told you," She said softly. "I wanted to make sure Zapphyre and Crimson got enough blood." I glanced at the new comers of my friends coven.
Zapphyre had pitch black hair, and abnormal blue eyes that glowed, however she had contacts in. The vampire's eyes stayed blue, even after she hunted. The way she looked she was about maybe fifteen. She had dark eye liner on, and a black and blue dress like she was in mourning almost. She looked rather bored as she leaned up against a door frame and watched the birds fly by outside.
Crimson, her cousin, was a werewolf. He also had blue eyes, and had brown hair. He looked about sixteen. "How long have they been around?" I asked softly. Nikkie shrugged. "They've been with us for about...I dunno three or four weeks? That's why we couldn't help you with the wedding. Newborns," She made a tsking sound. "Oh yeah," She got a huge grin on her face. "Crimson imprinted on Ysabelle."
My cake dropped from my mouth. Nikkie laughed and nodded. "Are you kidding me?" I whispered. She shook her head. "Locked eyes with her, Ysabelle punched him for doing it, and now they are almost inseparable." She pointed to her right, where Ysabelle and Crimson were standing by the door, both talking with smirks on their faces.
I did not want to know.
"Aw," I said smiling. "It's kinda sweet." Nikkie shrugged. "I guess so. I think Elena and Embry are cuter together though." I glanced at the dance floor, and Elena was laughing and holding Embry's hand, trying to teach him to dance with the fast Jazz music.
I took another drink of wine. "So how's Alec?"
"He's fine," She replied smiling. "I see him at least once a month now, along with the other members." She glanced down at my ring. "What?" I asked looking at it, thinking I got food on it. Nikkie smiled and put her elbows on the table. "You like it?" She asked.
"Yeah," I replied softly. "Why wouldn't I?" She glanced at Fang, who was laughing and talking to Iggy. "I helped him get it," She whispered. "Really," I said as I glanced at him. She nodded. "He didn't want me to tell you, though." She smiled and looked at it. "It's actually a mid evil ring. Renaissance. That baby's about seven hundred A.C. Found it when my coven helped raid the Lessers hideout. We didn't find anything, so I went looking around, and found it. I think it was in Maddalena's quarters. She kept real good care of it."
I touched the ring with my index finger. The blue diamond shape jewels didn't look even a year old. "Wow," I muttered. "Thanks." She nodded smiling. She looked up, and her grin got wider. I felt someone tap me on the shoulder, and I turned around to see Fang holding his hand out to me. I said nothing but took it, then I glanced back at Nikkie and saw that she was already beside Seth talking to him.
I looked at everyone else who was dancing to the Jazz music. Bella and Edward danced around us like no one was watching, having a wonderful time. Elena was still trying to teach Emrby how to keep just a second of rhythm, while Nessie was snapping her fingers as Jacob twirled her around laughing. Gaz shuffled his feet and did an Elvis move as he an Angel danced in perfect rhythm. I saw Angel's friend, Hilary, who was Gazzy's age, blush as he caught her starring again. He just winked at her. He had so been drinking.
I knew a lot more people were dancing, but I didn't really care as the song slowed, and I put my arms around Fang's neck as his went to my waist. He sniffed the air. "Did you have a drink?" He asked laughing. I nodded. "Yup," I popped my lips. He laughed and shook his head. "Don't act like you haven't." He shrugged. "I didn't say I didn't," I smiled drunkenly.
"Thanks for marrying me," He muttered. I nodded. "Your most welcome."
"I didn't think you would."
"Why?"
"Well...cause you and me aren't into all this kinda stuff." I smiled again. "Fang, I've been with you sense I was fourteen. I'm twenty two. I think we waited long enough." I sighed. "We had to get through with it one day," He laughed. "Yeah. I'm glad we did. It's not as bad as I thought."
I nodded. "Yeah, your right. I can't wait to get this dress off though."
He nodded back. "Yeah, Alice got me dressed too." He shuttered, and I laughed.
I thought for a moment, and then remembered something.
When Draco had attacked me, and I got my flashes, I had seen myself here. In this dress. In this house. Right here, right now. So that meant that those flashes had been true. I remembered that flash of the baby in my arms with the red wings. My baby.
"Something wrong?" Fang asked worried.
I smiled and touched his face. "No," I said softly. He nodded. "So, what do you think about having babies?"
