I woke up to the blaring sound of my alarm clock. Groaning, I rolled out of bed and hit snooze. I didn't want to go to school. At school, I'd have to see her. I'd have to see him. I'd have to see them... together. Fang and Lissa. My chest hurt as I thought of seeing them together. I thought of them walking hand-in-hand, smiling at each other, and strolling down the hallways without a care in the world. When did it become so different? Why did it? What happened to make me so... unimportant in Fang's life now? Why was it Lissa who made him feel more? How did this even happen?

So many questions ran through my head, but not a single one was answered. Nor could I ask anyone to answer, seeing as I didn't want anyone to know I was... I was... jealous. I never got jealous before. And I couldn't let anyone think I'd start now. Not over someone who has a girlfriend. Not over someone who I used to always be with, even if I wasn't necessarily with them. Not over someone with dark hooded eyes, stark black hair to match the obsidian orbs, and dark clothing everyday. Not over someone who didn't seem to really smile, but did and could take my breath away with a single glance. Not over someone like that. Not over someone like him. Not over someone named Fang. No, not over him.

"Get up!" Ella snapped, throwing my door open and sauntering in.

She threw off my blanket and I glared coldly at her.

"Why should I?" I grumbled. "There's no reason to, Ella. I don't want to go and it's not like I have to. I'm not going to school today and you can't make me. Get out. Now."

"No," She glared back as best she could, "You are going to get up out of this bed and let us help you, and help you big time, Maximum Ride. Come on. Let's go. Up. Out. Now."

"Ella!" I groaned, rolling around in my bed and trying to pull back my blanket.

She held it firmly out of my reach and I heard her growl at me, "Max! Get your dang butt up now!"

"Max," Angel sighed, defeated, as she came into my room, followed by a dark haired and dark-skinned girl bouncing on her feet. It was Nudge, trying to hold in whatever it was she wanted to so desperately say to me.

"Angel," I used the same tone as she had. It was whiney, yes. It was childish, yes. But it was worth it? Err, well, maybe. If they let me stay home and under the comfort of my thick bed sheets where I can cry myself into a deep sleep with no dreams to haunt me, then yes, I believe, it would be very worth it.

"Max," I could hear the anger in her voice and knew she was glaring. So much for letting me stay home. "Get out of that bed right now before we tie you up, strip you of your clothes, and push you out in front of your school, butt naked, might I add, and leave you there, tied up, all day long, and it may be even very well into the night before we even think of coming to get you and putting an end to your horrifying embarrassment of the day. Don't think I'm joking, Max, because I am seriously not. I am being honest and truthful right now when I say we will do it, Max."

Wow. My sister had just as cruel an imagination as I did. I was so proud. I smiled slightly and climbed out of bed. My hair was disheveled and I was feeling a bit sick to my stomach from last night's conversation and this morning's thoughts, but hey, when your sweet little sister threatens your reputation and very well future life, well. Let's just say you don't argue and you actually listen to the little Devil-Girl. But, well, Nudge might argue a bit.

Nudge was staring, mouth open, eyes wide, at Angel. She said, aghast, "How could you even say something like that? I thought you were the nice twin. Maybe not, apparently. And that's just scary, Angel, I mean, seriously. It's just plain scary. It makes me wonder what you two could do together. Maybe get away with murder or something like that. Oh my goodness, have you done that before? Have you two done and gotten away with committing a crime like that? Have you two ever murdered some-"

"NUDGE!" Ella and Angel yelled, angrily.

She shut up instantaneously. Yeah, she'll talk your ear off, but hey, you never know when a Nudge will come in handy.

I smiled at Nudge, "Nudge, it's okay. I'm actually quite happy - I'm impressed really, that my little sister can be so damn evil and yet so darn cute at the same time. Frightening as it is, yes, but she is very amazing if I do say so myself. And Ella is no exception either. They're both brutal, yet amazingly beautiful and angelic as well. I'm so proud, I couldn't be happier with any other two girls for sisters. Well, maybe if you were my sister, too, like maybe even a third sister, but still. I'm happy."

"Even with Fang choosing to be with that girl Lissa instead of -"

"NUDGE!" Ella and Angel both screamed at the girl, causing her to shut up and flinch at the same time.

"OMG, I am so sorry about that, Max," Nudge cried, tears welling up in her eyes, "I - I didn't mean to hurt you in any way if I did. You know I didn't mean to, right? Right, Max? I'm so sorry. Please forgive me, Max, oh, please, oh -"

"Nudge," I cut her off with a sad smile, "It's okay. I know you didn't mean to. I know that. You would not ever, and I mean, ever, hurt someone on purpose. At least, I don't believe that you would. You're too nice. You're too... Nudge."

I knew she didn't mean to do it, but still. When Nudge had said that... It made me feel so damn weak. It hurt me deeply to think that she was right. He had chosen another girl over me. Chosen someone who he had only met this year, while I had been waiting for him my whole damn life. I couldn't believe how stupid and weak I was. After all, if he was going to go after me at any point, he would've done it by now, wouldn't he? But I wasn't it for him. I never would be if Lissa was in the picture. And she literally was in the picture in my book. And I hated it.

I hated how she could wrap him around her finger so easily. Her, in her short skirts and tight tops and high heels and bog hair. I hated how she was so... so... Ugh! So Lissa!

Nudge's smile brought me back to the present. I realized she was smiling at what I'd said just before I started to internally rant. She smiled sweetly at me and said to me, "Thanks Max."

"Now," Angel said, taking charge.

"Let's get something straight." Ella smirked.

"No," I shook my head and my eyes grew to the size of saucers. huh. I thought only Nudge's eyes did that. But I recognized the glint in the twins' eyes and I knew for a fact I wouldn't like where this was going. "No." I repeated, over and over, hoping desperately that they would let me go.

"Max," Angel said seriously. Something in her voice made me very scared. She wasn't kidding. They weren't going to take no for an answer. But that didn't stop me from shaking my head and repeatedly saying "no." I was practically begging at this point.

"Max," Ella said, taking a step closer, "You don't have a choice."

"Please, no! Nudge!" I looked at her desperately. She was my last hope, "Nudgey, please don't let them do this to me!"

"I'm sorry Maxie," She smiled not-so-apologetically at me, saying, "But I'm actually going to be helping them with this. I'm going to be the main link in it, really, Max. So you really have no choice at all."

"No!" I cried out, hoping one of them would have a heart and take pity on me and let me go, talking the other two into reason. But with my luck? Of course that didn't happen. No way did it happen.

"Oh, yes," Angel smiled.

"We are doing," Ella giggled.

Then, all at once, they screamed, "MAKEOVER FOR MAXIMUM RIDE!"