Me: Okay then...school has started on my side of the world and it sucks. Because my stories are crying UPDATE! And I'm saying SHUT UP! I'M DOING HOMEWORK! Yeah and sorry if I didn't respond to your review.
Shadow: She doesn't own Maximum Ride nor All That I'm Living For by Evanescence but she owns her peoples so if you us just give silvershadow37 over here some credit.
Hunter: Why did you call her by her screen name?
Shadow: (shrug shoulders)
Me: Let's start the story.
Chapter 6: All That I'm Living For
Max's POV
Shadow's gonna drive me nuts one day. With all of her one word answers and calmness when danger is around. I shoved through the people in the club. It was so crowded tonight. Ugh...I hated it.
I went to the main hallway of the club and slipped through the main office. The light was turned off. I crept in silently and turned on the light. Shadow was sitting on the table staring at me. I shrieked in surprise and shut the door.
"What the hell!" I exclaimed, surprised. She shrugged and ran a hand through her hair.
"What am I suppose to do? Rachel won't let me take off tonight and I can't go up there al--" she stopped and stared at me and devious smile on her face.
"What?" I asked a bit uneasy.
"I can't believe I'm actually doing this," I muttered.
"Well, believe it. You owe me for making me cover you last time," Shadow said fixing her hair a bit. "And anyways, for you I had to do a lead performance. You only have to be the backup."
"Still," I muttered as the stage prepared. "You can actually sing."
Shadow rolled her eyes at me. "Please. You sing way better than Chris. And you can sing."
"Yea right," I said. Rachel came over, all smiles.
"Hey Max! I heard you're singing backup. Good luck!" Rachel disappeared to the stage to announce us. Butterflies fluttered in my stomach. I hated feeling this nervous.
"Why am I doing backup? I'm a soprano, remember? You're an alto," Now I was begging. Yes, begging. I hated this so much.
"A good backup has all kinds of sounds," Shadow said. "Now stop begging. You're not getting out of this.
"Now presenting," Rachel bellowed from the back of the room. I saw the audience turn to look at her. I reluctantly snuck onto the stage to the place where backup sings. I didn't like people staring at me so I was grateful that Shadow was preforming. "The Dark Rose with the song..." Shadow's voice rang out through the room.
All that I'm living for
All that I'm dying for
All that I can't ignore alone at night
The music slowed and Shadow walked calmly and slowly onto the stage. The crowd went wild. She went to center stage and sung softly:
I can feel the night beginning
Separate me from the living
I joined her in singing.
Understanding me
After all I've seen
I looked through the audience. Where were the Fallen?
Piecing every thought together
Find the words to make me better
If I only knew how to pull myself apart
I saw Rachel and started looking around in her area. Shadow said Hunter was last seen near her...
All that I'm living for
All that I'm dying for
All that I can't ignore alone at night
One part of me wanted to jump off stage and fly home, but I couldn't. Not now. Because I have a stupid responsibility. I can't be caught by the Fallen and I couldn't just leave either.
Ah, the joys of being a hybrid super spy.
Sometimes I just want to be a normal teenage girl.
All that I'm wanted for
Although I wanted more
Lock the last open door
My ghosts are gaining on me
I sang the chorus with her, half concentrating. Where were they? Man, I just wanted to go home and just, at least, dream, that I was normal. Shadow swayed with the music and I self—consciously did the same.
I believe that dreams are sacred
Take my darkest fears and play them
Like a lullaby
Like a reason why
Make me understand the lesson
So I'll find myself
So I won't be lost again
Then I saw him. Hunter was gawking, eyes bulging, mouth wide open. Fang was next to him, his eyes widened. Ghost was rubbing his eyes and Iggy was laughing his ass off at their reactions.
All that I'm living for
All that I'm dying for
All that I can't ignore alone at night
All that I'm wanted for
Although I wanted more
Lock the last open door
My ghosts are gaining on me
Did I mention that I so hated this?
Guess I thought I'd have to change the world
To make you see me
To be the one
I could have run forever
But how far would I have come
Without mourning your love?
Fang and Hunter both started advancing towards the stage. Uh-oh. Shadow was singing into the microphone with so much emotion, it surprised me.
All that I'm living for
All that I'm dying for
All that I can't ignore alone at night
All that I'm wanted for
Although I wanted more
Lock the last open door
My ghosts are gaining on me
Should it hurt to love you?
Should I feel like I do?
Should I lock the last open door
My ghosts are gaining on me
With the last line, Shadow glared at the Fallen spies, who were in the front row. The last chord filled the air and her voice hung hauntingly, in the air. The crowd went wild and she turned around and stared at the side exit. I smirked and nodded.
Immediately, the microphone dropped from her hand, hitting the ground. We raced to the exit. I heard protests as the Fallen spies started pushing through the crowd.
"So long kiddos. This was our last performance. Hope you enjoyed," I yelled, my voice going over everyone else's. Shadow pushed the door open and we both jumped up, spread our wings, and took off. When we were in the air, I looked over and saw Shadow with an angry expression on her face. And I knew why. She loved singing in front of the club. It was the one thing that she did once a month that she enjoyed. It was her hobby.
"I'm sorry Shadow," I said. She looked at me, her eyes clouded than looked away.
"It's okay Max. There was nothing else to do. It was silly anyways, to think that I would be able to do both singing and spying. It was only a matter of time."
I opened my mouth to say something but she cut me off. "Spying always comes before everything else." She looked at me, with a very solemn expression on her face. "It's all that we're living for." She started to drop down since the house was right below us. But what she said had me thinking...
Is that really the only thing that we're living for?
I waited outside the school for Angel to come out. Shadow had been dark, negative and brooding all day and today was her turn to pick up Angel. But I decided to do it. I heard the sounds of little kids coming and immediately looked at the doors. The first one out, as always, was Angel. She smiled and ran to me. I picked her up and spun her around.
"Hey sweetie. How was your day?" I asked her, putting her down. She grabbed my hand and we started walking home.
"Great! Me, Susan, and Marianne played hopscotch today, and I won!"she said.
"Without using your gifts?" I asked. Hey, she's done it before.
"Yep! My teacher said I'm really good at hopscotch," she said. I smiled and patted her head. "Max?" I looked down at her and saw an innocent look on her face. Uh-oh.
"What Angel?" I asked.
"Can we go to the park?" she asked. I thought about it.
"Sure Angel," I said. She smiled and we headed to the park. Once we arrived, Angel handed me her backpack and ran to the playground. I sat on the bench and looked through Angel's book bag. It didn't look like she had any homework. Suddenly, I jumped as my cell phone ringer went off. I jumped a bit, took it out and answered it.
"Hello?" I said. I could hear the distant sound of a sink running in the background.
"Where are you?" Shadow said.
"Park. Why?" I said.
"Just needed to know where you were," she said. I could hear voices in the background.
"What's going on?" I asked, feeling a bit paranoid.
"Oh, Nudge and Ella are arguing about which show to watch. I better break it up before it gets ugly..." Shadow trailed off and the voices started to get louder.
"Yeah, okay. Good luck with that," I said.
"MTV!" Nudge shouted.
"NO! YOU JUST SAW MTV YESTERDAY! IT'S MY TURN AND I WANT TO WATCH DRAKE AND JOSH!" Ella shouted back.
"Gotta go," Shadow said quickly, hanging up phone. I smirked and shut my phone.
"Max?" Angel said. I turned and saw Angel, arm and arm with a certain blond haired, blue eyed boy. My eyes widened in surprise. The little boy from a few nights ago jaw dropped.
"This is my new friend Max," Angel said. I looked from one to the other. Damn. Now that they were next to each other I noticed all of the similarities. Same face, same eyes, same hair...
Max, hurry up and skedaddle out of there. Fang is coming your way, Jeb said. I looked up and sure enough say mister tall, dark, and handsome was coming our way.
"How do you know we're from the Angels?" Angel asked the boy. The boy looked at her, surprised. I gulped. Something told me this wasn't going to end well. Adrenaline ran into my veins. I shot up, grabbed Angel, hauled her over my shoulder, and ran.
I wove through people, kids, and pets. I almost crashed into a bicycle and turned into a wooded area.
"There not near us. You can let go, Max," Angel yelled. I winced, stopped and put her down. She stared up at me.
"They were both from the Fallen, right?" she asked. I looked away and nodded. Why couldn't we both just have normal lives?
"Because we were meant to save the world," Angel said. Of course, I thought sourly. We didn't deserve to live normally. God forbid that we can go to the park without having to run for our lives.
Angel looked at me sympathetically and we took of and landed at the house. I walked in and slammed the door into my room. I could hear talking in the living room but ignored it. I closed my eyes and relaxed my muscles.
Max, Jeb said after a few moments of peace. I sighed in impatience.
What is it now, Jeb?
You have a new mission.
Wonderful Jeb. You always know just how to make my day a living hell.
Me: Ooo. A new mission...what will happen?
Shadow: Like you don't know.
Me:(glares at Shadow) Negh to you. And to everyone else, review please:) There will be...hm...maybe I should just surprise you and not tell you what pairings will be presented in the next few chapters. Why? Cause I'm evil. BWA HA HA!!!