So let me just say I have NO idea where I'm going with this. Making this up as I go along. Anyways I don't own Maximum Ride and anything else that I mentioned. : )
Soon we were flying out of West Virginia and on our way to Hawaii. Fang was flying on my right with Iggy at my left with Nudge behind him and Angel behind Fang. Gazzy was flying beside Iggy. Meanwhile Nudge was talking all of our ears off.
"Maaax I'm starved! Can we puh-lease stop and eat? I'm going to pass out I'm sooo hungry! Please Max I have a very low metabolism and I'm going to die a mis-"
I couldn't take this talking anymore. "-okay Nudge, okay. We can stop at this McDonalds down here.
"yay! Thank you! Where are we now Max?" "We're in Arizona still" I said looking around. It had been a long flight and we hadn't stopped once yet. Feeling a little light headed, we landed at the restaurant and tucked our wings in behind the restaurant in an alley on the outskirts of town.
"Now everybody eat as much as you can because we're going to be going overseas." I said when we were all grouped together in front of the eating place. I got back 'okays'. and "yeah"s Nudge, Iggy, Gazzy, Angel ran in the doors.
Fang and I lingered behind but still followed the flock into the doors.
Fang coming with us will be a good thing, now he won't be 'alone. I kicked at some rocks and dirt nearby just thinking, the dust coming up in gusts of waves all over my shoes. Until Fang interrupted the silence. "I never really noticed but, you're really good with kids" Fang said all of a sudden.
"Thanks. I've been with them for as long as I can remember…You know you never really told me how you escaped." I said curiously.
"Well I guess after you left they put me in a different room and like always, tortured but then there was this part where everything just blacked out. When they took me in for testing. I didn't remember anything with you at all after they knocked me out. Only the events before you showed up. But when I woke up I was being taken to a foster care and my parents adopted me. Guess they realized I wasn't as successful and didn't want me anymore. But then I guess you helped me remember."
"but that's so strange you turned out just as good as we did maybe even a little stronger than me. I guess you didn't have it any better than us." I said getting closer to the cash register. I ordered three number 2. A large coke and 2 large French fries. Fang ordered and then we walked to the table where the flock was at and ate silently. Until Angel went pale and worried. I was instantly at her side.
"What's wrong Angel?" I asked very worried.
"We forgot Total." before I could even respond Iggy cut in between mouthfuls of his burger. "phew! That's it? You actually had me worried there for a second. Nice one Ange." He gave a brief chuckle and continued eating.
"Iggy! Total is very special to Angel. Be more sensitive." I looked down at Angel's face full of guilt. Her head down, fiddling with her fingers on her lap.
"Oh it's ok Ange. I'm sure Total is just fine. In fact I bet right now he is devouring every last bit of that enchilada last night and protecting Celeste with his life." Angel let out a soft angelic giggle that rings just like bells. I gave her a soft kiss on her temple and grabbed my jacket I had left on the leather seat. "Okay guys, lets hit it" I threw a couple of bills on the table and like that we were off and over the sea.
"hey Max!" Angel yelled over the wind. "can I go talk to the fish please? I haven't done it in forever! Thanks!" wait. What? Before I knew it she was diving deep down into the depths of the blue Pacific Ocean. Her blond ringlets flying out behind her.
"That little" I glared down at where Angel was last before she sank into the sea.
"She can talk to animals and breathe under water?" Fang asked confused
"yep and apparently so can I. Well accept for the talking to animals part. That's just weird. Hang on guys, I'll be back in a little bit." I tucked my wings in and fell hard into the sea. Well this is just great if I see some sharks coming my way I can't just say, 'Hey guys if you don't mind just avoid eating me even though I'm 120 pounds of meat and deliciousness' and just smile and wave and swim away.
"Angel if you can hear me you better get you freaking skinny butt back here right now or so help me. I don't have time for these games right now."
Knowing Angel, I swam deeper into the depths of the sea to where all the turtles swam and groups of Auroa Lee swam together swimming along and transparent stringy jellyfish floated around. While sting rays hid themselves hid themselves at the bottom, hiding themselves in the underwater sand. Which I completely avoided. All of a sudden I heard a tiny voice in my head, "Max you've gotta meet my friend Rosie! She's a sweet little dolphin. I named her myself!" Not again.
"Angel, whatever kind of dolphin it is I can assure you it's not little. You need to get back here Angel everyone's waiting on us. I don't know where you are but I can get gobbled up in a sharks mouth faster than you can say 'monkey butts'
"Okay Max. I'm sorry. Coming" I breathed out a sigh of relief. Or err, bubbles and felt over the gills in my neck ready to get the heck out of here. I headed upwards kicking with my feet when just my luck, a monstrous, sharp toothed shark loomed over the top of me blocking me from coming up out of the water. Me, still numb from the shark couldn't think properly and just stayed rigid right there in the middle of the ocean, about to be attacked by a shark not knowing what to do. Of course I could've done a lot of things, call for help, use my ninja fighting skills, swam away and maybe find something to fight it off but no. I stayed there motionless paralyzed from head to toe with fear. I felt like my heart was beating even faster and louder than necessary. I try to get my tongue to work but would of course be already impossible considering I'm underwater about to get attacked by a shark.
The shark didn't even hesitate to come closer. It's razor sharp jaws nearing towards me. It's bloodcurdling, knifelike teeth ready to pound down on me in any given moment and I didn't even have the sense to move.
Its open cut mouth opened up wide but then all came out was a blurred mess. I had been pushed away but not without feeling immense pain in my left leg. A shrill cry came from far away, nearing closer. A swift (he he Taylor Swift! Ok back to the chapter=)) color of black stood out against the swirling rose red fogging up the deep clear blue ocean. In fact all I could see was that red cloud of fog nothing else. My arms flailed out everywhere hoping to catch a hard surface object to catch. My head was going crazy trying to figure out what was happening. I couldn't think properly, everything was a fogged up mess, something that I was trying to escape but couldn't. I was being pulled back, back into a black, dreamless, slumber.
I awoke to two angelic faces another one coming into view. The fresh smell of coconuts and the soft air of birds chirping with the slow, rhythmic pattern of the ocean waves washing up against the shore. Green leafs hung above nearby on a palm tree, close enough so I could see. The salty sea air spread up to my nose which caused me to sneeze. Soft brown sand was felt beneath my toes. I wiggled them hoping to come back into reality.
"Hey I think she's waking up" a blond haired boy said on the left side of me.
"Hey Gazzy, go find Fang. Tell him Max is awake and alive. Man, I can't believe she got bit by that shark! I was so worried for her! I thought she wouldn't make it! But thank goodness she did right? Yeah. I just hope she doesn't go unconscious again like she did the first time. Oh yeah that reminds me go get Fang before she falls back asleep!"
"That's what I was planning on doing Nudge." The boy said again to the girl. Hey! I'd know that chatter mouth anywhere. It all came back to me. I had pain in my leg when someone pushed me out of the way. The pain in my leg was probably a shark bite. The second question I still didn't know. I looked around again, where am I?
"Where am I?" My voice came out very hoarse and cracked.
The little blond haired girl answered my question. "Your on a small island we found while flying, you got bit by a shark. I hope your ok. Are you ok? I'm so sorry" A soft angelic, sad voice said. At the end, coming out in a sad, depressed whisper. Angel. I forced my eyes open and squinted when they came in contact with the sun. "it's 'skay. I'm good, relax sweetie." Her big round blue eyes got even gloomier when I spoke. Just then Fang, Iggy, and Gazzy came running up from the coconut filled trees. Fang kneeled down beside me.
"Are you ok?" He asked sincerely, his eyes pouring out worry and concern and there was something else that I couldn't quite place. It was true, I could read Fang better than anybody else could. I don't know how or why, but I just can. "yeah" I replied once again. "c'mon guys" Iggy said motioning to the kids. "lets go pick some food for tonight" Iggy gave a secret wink at Fang. Which was very weird considering it looked more like a flirty wink which would be what normal people catch. But I knew Iggy better. It was one of those I-gave-you-advice-now-use-it winks. As asked all of the kids including Angel, Nudge and Gazzy jumped up to follow Iggy into the mangled mess of coconut trees all scrambled together, looking more like a tropical forest.
"Can you stand up?" I nodded vigorously. I wanted to get a move on with this trip Kihei Hawaii. This voice better not be leading me astray. I jumped up with my good foot and held on to Fang's hand as I leaned against him to help me stand up. I straightened up and pressed my good foot to the ground. "I'll try walking" I said once I was ready. I hopped on my foot for a good two minutes. One I thought I could stand on both, I put my other foot on the ground. "that's not a good idea Max. You just hurt it. You shouldn't be putting that much pressure on it." I decided to joke with him. "What are you trying to say? I'm fat?" I fought back a smile when he stuttered. "What? No. I meant that your leg would hurt if you stood on it because it weighs less than yo- wait no, I mean-" I laughed hysterically at his attempt. "relax Fang, I'm only kidding" He visually relaxed. While he was distracted I decided to lean all of my weight on my left foot-the one that's hurt-and right away decided it wasn't a good idea. I jumped at the pain in my leg and my foot twisted on one of the rocks below me. I slipped out of Fang's arm and was hurdling toward the sandy ground. Before I could fall mid-way Fang caught me with his arm. And like that I got lost in his onyx eyes. Who knew something so pitch dark could interest a girl so much. It was like an endless pit with no way of finding the end. Once you were in, it was nearly impossible to get out.
Without even noticing it, we were both leaning in our lips nearly touching. Just when we were about to kiss an annoying little voice that could only belong to Total budged in like the arrogant dog he was. "You thought you could leave me? I see how it is. Obviously you were trying to get rid of me. How could you? And I thought you believed in me"
"it talks?" Fang questioned a little startled from both- Total and the almost kiss. In fact, I was too. Just then Angel came running up from the trees. Her pink, silk ribbon tied up in bow bouncing along with her golden halo of energetic curls. Beaming when she spotted Total. "Total! I knew you would come. I just knew it!" Angel opened her arms and Total, happier than ever to be wanted- just like any other dog- hopped in to his masters awaiting arms. Angel squeezed Total tightly making a perfect kid, dog scene. It would be incredibly touching if Total hadn't ruined the moment. Wait- what am I talking about? Fang would never love you. I mean your…you. What am I thinking?
"Well at least someone cares enough for a canine. And I thought dogs were the stubborn ones."
End of chapter 18 now? Anyways please review! I think this was the fastest update ever! -well for me- ha! So review and stuff. I would so much appreciate it. For the fast update please? Oh- special thanks to Sydney. Your review made my whole day! Thank you! And thank you all for the touching, awesome reviews!