A.N. Hi! I'm back! I'm so sorry it took so long to update! I've been really depressed lately with this story! I've only gotten 7 reviews! I know I should be happy that I got any but it just doesn't seem like that many people are interested. I was really tempted to just stop the story all together but I decided that I would continue for the people that are actually reading this! Thanks to the people who did review!
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Disclaimer- I do not own maximum ride or twilight (Tear) Ages: Max-19, Fang-19, Iggy-19, Nudge-17, Gazzy-13, Angel-11
Max P.O.V.
When I woke up, it took me a second to realize where the heck I was. Before I had a chance to panic, I realized that I was still at my mom's house. I took a deep breath before sliding out of bed and into my jeans and an old t-shirt. I was extremely hungry so I decided to head on down to the kitchen. I could already smell bacon, eggs and even pancakes. When I got there, there was food all over the table.
Mom turned to me and smiled. "Are you hungry?" My stomach growled as if to answer her question.
"You bet I am! When am I not?" I laughed.
I sat down and immediately dug in. It was the best food I had had in, well, in forever. After finishing my 10th pancake and heaven only knows how much bacon, I looked up and noticed both Ella and mom staring at me. It wasn't a surprised stare, it was more nervous. It worried me immensely.
"What's wrong?" I asked cautiously.
Mom and Ella exchanged a glance before looking back at me. "I got married." Mom whispered. I felt my eyes grow to the size of sauce pans as I stared at her. The first name that came to mind was Jeb.
"Why would you want to marry him?" I spit out the word him. "I have almost been killed multiple times because of him!" I was mad now and I ignored her when she whispered my name. "Plus he is a psycho scientist that kidnaps babies and does experiments on them!" I heard her say my name again, a bit louder. I still ignored it. "Because of hi…" She cut me off by yelling my name. I stopped, shocked. I had never heard her yell before. She took a deep breath then started.
"I did not marry Jeb." She said calmly. I blinked stupidly before saying.
"You didn't?" She shook her head no then started to explain.
"A few weeks ago I went to a veterinary conference in Forks Washington. While I was there I met a really nice man named Charlie Swan. The wedding was 2 weeks ago. If you would have come a little sooner you would have made it. We agreed that me and Ella would go and live with him in Forks. You're welcome to come with us if you like."
I sat there for a moment, completely shocked. The flock and I had never been through Washington before but there was a good reason for that, it was cold, wet and rainy. It would make flying and traveling difficult for us.
I was about to tell her that there was no way that I was going to move with her to the rainiest place in the US when I realized something. If I went with her to Forks it would definitely make it a lot harder for the flock to find me. They knew that I hated rain, so why would I go to somewhere where it rained all the time?
I cringed thinking of them, then smiled and said. "I am so glad you found someone that makes you happy! I would love to go with you guys!" I resisted the urge to laugh at their shocked expressions. It was obvious that they had expected a huge explosion and an argument, Maximum ride never agrees to anything easily. I was known for being immensely stubborn.
Mom was the first to recover. "Great! We leave in 3 days." The sooner the better I reminded myself before I could back out.
"Cool, I can't wait." I said, hugging mom the Ella. Ella finally seemed to recover and smiled.
"I am so glad you are coming! I didn't know what I would do without you. I think you are going to love Bella and…"
"Whoa whoa whoa!" I interrupted. "Who the heck is Bella?" I asked. They exchanged another anxious glance before mom whispered.
"Did I mention Charlie as a daughter?"
I glared at her. "No, I think you forgot to mention that little detail." I was pretty sure she hadn't 'forgotten' and that it had been purposeful but I didn't feel like arguing right now. Ella looked up at me worriedly.
"You're still staying right? I can't do this without you Max!" She sounded like she was about to cry. She suddenly reminded me of Angel when she was younger. I sighed and placed a small but genuine smile on my face.
"Of course I'll stay! I don't know what I would do without you either!" She smiled and tackled me with a big hug.
"I love you so much Max! You're the best big sister ever! We are going to have soooo much fun together!" I could hear mom laughing in the background.
"I love you too Ella, now can you get off of me so that I can get up? This isn't exactly the most comfortable position ever." I said jokingly.
She nodded and we helped each other up before turning and looking over at mom. We glanced at each other with a mischievous look, then simultaneously ran and tackled mom. We were soon all on the ground hugging and laughing hysterically.
After about 5 minutes we finally stood up and calmed down, struggling to catch our breath.
"Now, how about we sit down and I'll tell you a little bit more about Charlie and his family?" Mom suggested, slowly regaining her breath.
Before I could answer, Ella excitedly intervened. "Yeah! We can tell you all about them and the Cullens and the whole town of forks! I'm sure you want to hear everything, right? Of course you do! How could you not want to hear everything about everyone! I'm sure you will love everything about everyone, they are all super nice!" I had no idea someone could say that much and not take one breath… even Nudge would have taken a breath.
"That sounds great mom, I'd love to hear all about them." I answered with a smile, resisting the urge to reply with a smart-alecky comeback.
Mom smiled warmly at me before turning and leading Ella and I into the dining room. She picked up a small envelope from one of the counters and sat down at the table. I sat across from her and Ella sat down next to me. I watched as mom pulled out a stack of pictures from the envelope.
She set a picture down and slid it towards me. In the picture was her with her arm around a man, about the same height as her if not a bit shorter. She was wearing a long, white wedding gown. It had transparent long, lace sleeves. The lace came up and went behind her neck. It was tight fitting around the top and down to about the thighs before fanning out around the bottom. It had elegant designs on it with small jewels and I could see a short, lace train behind her. The man beside her was wearing a plain black suit with a dark blue tie.
"That's Charlie and me. It was taken shortly after the wedding, right before the reception." She gently picked it up and set another one down.
This one had Ella standing next to a brunette haired girl a few inches taller than her. They were wearing matching blue, silk dresses. It was sleeveless and went down to about their knees. I was lighter shade and had a silk, black ribbon around the waist, tied in a bow. They looked like real sisters.
"And that's Bella, Charlie's daughter. She is 18, in her senior year of high school." Mom explained quickly. That picture was quickly replaced with another.
This one had a girl, who I now knew as Bella, with her arm around a young boy. He was what hormonal teenagers would call 'hot'. He wore a nice black suite with a blue tie that matched the color of Bella's dress.
"And that is Edward, Bella's boyfriend. He is a very charming young boy, very polite." After that she showed me what felt like hundreds of pictures of the wedding and everyone at the wedding.
She showed me pictures of all of the Cullens, the Black, the Clearwater's, and other people that had been at the wedding. I highly doubted that I would remember any of the names.
"And that's about it, what do you think?" Ella asked, eager to hear my thoughts and opinions.
"Everyone seems really nice, I'm sure I'll love it there." I smiled gently and Ella screeched in excitement.
"Oh, you will love everyone! They are all so nice! Especially Alice, Edwards's sister! She even offered to take me shopping! Isn't that great?" She inquired.
I really wasn't sure if I would get along well with Alice, she sounded nice but she also seemed to like girly stuff like dresses and shopping. She was basically the opposite of me.
"Sure, it sounds wonderful…. Wait a sec, why aren't you in school?" I asked, just now realizing that it was already 11:00 am. Mom and Ella both laughed although I failed to see the humor.
"Umm, Max? It's Saturday." Ella giggled. I felt kind of slow, how I could forget it was Saturday was beyond me.
"Ok, well how about Ella and I leave you alone for a while, let you think through some stuff. I'm sure it's kind of over whelming right now." Mom commended, standing up to leave. Ella nodded and stood up to follow.
"Holler if you need anything." Mom said before they both left. I was glad they had left, I had a lot to think about….
A.N. This chapter took forever because it seemed really short so I kept trying to make it longer without rambling. I really hoped it turned out ok!