"Ring! Ring! Ring!" I looked up from my hands slumped against my hand to find that it was the end of class. I got up lazily and gathered up my books and tapped on Iggy's shoulder for him to follow me out of class into the next one and after that, the next, and on, and on, and on. Jeese, I thought I had it bad. It's basically the same torture! How can people go through this pain! Wow, dramatic Max. Blame it on the imaginary beauty sleep.
Iggy got up and followed me out the door into the way-too-crowded-for-any-paranoid-bird-kid-hallway. I looked around for any Eraser looking type things, but instead only saw either Barbie doll looking girls, emo's, jocks, nerds or players.
"Ok Ig's, next class is…' I said looking down at the I looked down at the dreaded list of dungeon cells, or should I say dog crates.
I shivered at the memory of being in the crate I shook it off and saw that the next class was, biology. Of all classes.
"Biology" I said focusing ahead of me and making sure not too look at Iggy. I knew he hated this class too. Especially because they were the ones who took his sight away.
Surely I would ace this but I hated it. Stupid white-coats had to make me be on the run for my whole life, and not have any social life. Well I did have Ella, my flock…my mom, uh… Yeah, I got nothing. Not that I didn't love them, I did, but I need a friend. What the heck, I'm pretty sure in about two or less weeks we'll be blowin' this popsicle stand. No way on earth did I have time for friends.
I focused my mind on where we were walking and found that I was already lost. I was at a dead end.
"Not again" I muttered under my breath.
"What?" Iggy asked aware that I had stopped.
"Lost again" Iggy groaned. I sighed, and pulled out the map. This shouldn't be that hard. It's not that big of a school anyway. I looked down at the map while following the directions. This time I would be aware if I ran into somebody, using my spidey senses. I turned where it said to turn and avoided people going the opposite way. I turned again and knocked into something hard and black, once again.
Just I was about to fall again when a toned muscled arm caught me mid-fall. I looked up startled and was met with familiar obsidian eyes. Fang. How could I have not heard him? I was listening closely. I was sure to hear him approach. Yet here he is and I did not see him.
"lost?" His voice rang like honey and his eyes were the most amazing eyes I have ever seen in my life. Feeling uncertain in the position I was, balanced myself on the cold tiled ground.
"Uh. Yeah… kinda." I said uncertain.
"When's your next class?" He asked.
"Biology unfortunately." I said the last part so that no human could here what I said but shockingly Fang looked up and raised an eyebrow as to why. God, he looks so cute when he does that. No! Forget that I said that. That I even thought to say it. Ok. Back to the currently weird situation.
I also raised an eyebrow to him too. I hesitantly opened and closed my mouth. "H-how did you hear me?" He looked shocked and weary of that and said finally, "Look, how about I get you to your class?" He said trying to cover the conversation. I was not going to just take that, and do what he says! I'm Maximum freaking Ride!
"No way am I going to just cover this up!" I said to him making him startled.
"Well I guess you are, we're already there." I looked at him confused and noticed that I had been walking while talking. Dang. He made me so unaware of my surroundings. Why did he do this to me? I glared at him one of my most famous Max glare that can only be attempted by the one and only or else you'll just looked like a dying squirrel. But he did not flinch. This made me super p.. I gritted my teeth and went inside the classroom with Fang and Iggy on my tail.
Fang left to go to his class while Iggy and I went up to the teacher. He stared at me blankly looking mad as ever.
"Do you have an excuse for being late kids?" He sneered. It might just be me but I think I'm getting a feeling that he hates his life.
I raised an eyebrow. "Uh- were new here this is Iggy, I'm Max, an-" I was cut off with him tooting his horn way too hard.(not literally if you didn't catch that) "Don't try to give me that excuse! Sit down in your seats now!" Perfect. A crappy teacher for a crappy class. I might have gone a little over the top on my reply but hey, what do you expect from a girl who's been on the run from psychotic man eating half men half wolf things?
"Excuse me but I'm sorry you have freaking no life but I would like to avoid crappy people like you today! Is that so much to ask!" He looked appalled by my outburst and yelled, "Detention you demon child! How dare you even stand here yelling at me! I hate people like you, who have no care whatsoever to anything!" I rolled my eyes. He didn't even know I've been keeping his sorry $$ alive. Without the flock and I, all of these people would have been dead. The nerve.
"Take a seat" the short shrubby man said through gritted teeth.
"Glad to" I sneered back. Iggy looked uncomfortable while standing there. I couldn't blame him. Everybody was looking at me with judging faces. I sat down at the only empty seat since Iggy had taken the other one swiftly. I looked around the room for the nearest exits and got settled into my seat
The lesson went by fast, it might have been due the fact that I wasn't giving a butts worth of attention but, who knows? I got snapped from my daydreaming with a ruler snapping against my desk. I jumped and put on fierce eyes to my attacker but was met with disapproving eyes of a teacher.
"Pay attention!" He growled.
"Yeah, whatever" I said back.
"Ring! Ring! Ring!" The bell rang and I jumped out of my seat and tapped on Iggy's shoulder to follow. I stepped out of the dungeon or the so called classroom and looked down at the schedule and saw that lunch was next. Finally! The reason to keep me sane in this cage.(Haha get it I said cage because like they were in cages and it's kinda like a cage and they don't like it- get it? Get it? Oh sorry- got a little carried away there) I followed most people to get to lunch. But most by Iggy and I's supersonic senses.
I grabbed my tray and made my way down the line and waited for Iggy to finish and set off in search for a table but was caught by a hand waving me over. I looked down at the person and saw that it was Fang and he had a bunch of girls surrounding him. Sluts. Making sure Iggy was following I walked over to Fang and pushed girls out of the way and sat down beside him and Iggy in the other seat next to him. A lot of the girls glared at me and others like really, they hissed. No joke.
Fang and Iggy instinctively bumped fists, I don't know, cause their boys?
"sup bro'" Iggy said, changing to his gangster voice. Oh gosh, he's gonna scare Fang away acting like that. I rolled my eyes at Iggy and said, "really?"
"Hey shawty, I gots to act like a man sometimes I ain't trippen'" I raised an eyebrow, but was worthless on Iggy. Fang just smirked at our interaction and we basically got to know each other better, and surprisingly, we had a lot of things in common. I think I actually had a friend. Wow, that's two to add to the list Fang: check my shower: check. …Ok it's not the best list but hey who said I needed or wanted any in the first place?
The day passed boringly, and stupidly, watching as teachers mouths moved yet, I was completely ignoring everything they said and stared out the window. I got a lot of nasty looks from Brigit.
The final bell rang signaling for me to finally get the crap out of this place. I got up and waved a goodbye to Fang and went to get my backpack out of my locker while Iggy waited outside, because he had brought his backpack with him. As I sighted my locker I went over to be turned around by a arm.
In front of me was a guy that clearly looked like he was on the football team. I glared at him.
"Hey babe, you, me 6, at Breadsticks, wear something sexy." The idiotic boy said leaning against the lockers with a smug look on his face.
"Excuse me, but I don't even know you, and why on earth would I go out with some random butt that just came up to me and asked me to go out with them? I'm not stupid like the rest of the girls in here."
"fille la plus chaude dans le monde" He said trying to look intimidating with his words but to me he just looked plain disturbing.
"It means, you are the hottest girl in the world." He smirked and got closer to me.
I acted as if he charmed me and said in the same voice "me mordre" He smirked and pulled me up to him. I resisted the urge to kick him, or pull him away and said, "Means bite me." I pushed him away and got my backpack and started to walk away just as he pushed me against the lockers and started to kiss me.
I was as mad as heck and shoved him into the lockers, making his head bleed. He looked super angry and got up just as quickly and punched my face. I wobbled back but regained composure and got a kick to his side with my foot. I heard a crack signaling that I had broke his bone. He staggered back and I took it as the time to punch him in the face only he blocked it. He quickly stood back up, and kicked me hard in the stomach. I doubled over in pain and he punched me in the face. He went to punch me again but nothing came.
I straightened up and looked in front of my where Fang had him pinned against the lockers while yelling at him in the face. Fang flipped off the wall onto the floor. They guy took no time in running away, knowing he couldn't take him. Fang looked over to me
"Are you ok?" He asked looking concerned
"Yeah, thanks" I said
"No problem" He then walked away as if nothing had happened. I walked outside to where Iggy was waiting impatiently.
"Where were you?" He asked
"Just getting myself" I replied casually.
We went to pick up Nudge first. Right when she saw me she went into a frenzy of words.
"OMG Max! What happened to you? Were there Erasers? Did they get away? Do we have to move away again? I hope not because I made soo many friends and I really want to stay here and live normally, I've never really experienced that before. I mean there soo nice and we have so much in common and I do not want to be on the run again, it's just simpily not good for my nails, speaking of which I should probably get a manicure…Oh yeah…OMG Max! What happen-" She was cut off by Iggy's hand that was slapped over Nudges mouth. Man, that girl could talk up a storm.
"I'm fine Nudge just some rude guy that didn't take no for an answer" Trying to say that I didn't want to talk about it anymore. She nodded. We then took off to find Gazzy and Angel.
"Eww! Nudge!" Nudge has a tendency of licking peoples hand if it's on there for to long. So I'm guessing that's what happened. I looked over all the heads and found to little blond heads that belonged to Gazzy and Angel. I smiled and waved to them. They smiled and waved back. A little from Gazzy who wanted to look cool for the girls. Aww… just like a miney Iggy.
"Max! What happened?" Angel and Gazzy asked at the same time. Looking at my bruises where he punched me.
I quickly put my mind block up and made something up, "I'm fine. Just fell down the stairs" Gazzy nodded while Angel looked suspicious.
"You can't hide stuff forever Max" Angels well…angelic voice said. I ignored her and walked up the too perfect driveway into the too perfect house…To much of an understatement if you ask me.
I was met by the smell of hot spaghetti and meatballs. I quickly dropped my bag, not caring if I made a mess, and staggered into the kitchen, to the table, everybody else quickly followed me. A plate of spaghetti was now in front of me and I dug in and cared less about the fact that I had no manners. What the heck! I had two more plates.
I got weird looks from Linda, but could care less. I hid my face so no one saw my banged up face. Judging how my face felt it would be better tomorrow. After dinner I said goodnight to my flock and a quiet goodnight to Total and went upstairs into my room. Just then did I remember that I had detention. Aw, so what! He could live.
I put on my pajamas when someone burst through my door.
"Listen slut, Fang is my man, don't you ever get on him like that or I'll make your life worse then it already is." Brigit said snidely.
"It's not my fault that he doesn't like you. You did that yourself, with your looks and personality." I then slammed the door in her face. I really didn't need another argument tonight. I jumped into my bed and shut off my lamp. I heard a muffled shriek from Brigit but closed my eyes and fell into a blissful sleep, well as much as blissful could get with me.