Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride, or any of the characters. I also don't own any of the songs included.
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Also, while I think of it, do not forget to review and tell me what you think of the story and any ideas at all for it, cause I'm kinda making it up as I go...
But there is one thing certain for this story... wait, make that two!
This is an all human, meaning the characters will not be mutant-bird-human-hybrids living a normal life... no...
THERE WILL BE FAX!
Thanks again, readers...
Chapter dedicated to: macey101catlover and WritingKnight...
To macey101catlover: I will think of using those songs, thanks so much for the suggestions... And, by the way, being hyper is WAY better then being normal... trust me, seriously!
To WritingKnight: Thanks for the review, as well as being one of the first to do so... You should be honoured!
Anyway, I just wanted to ask, could you tell who the band members are? Cause I wasn't completely sure it made sense...
Anyway, I think I have babbled on enough... It's kind of hard not to... On with the chapter!
FangPOV
"Stop!" yelled Gazzy arrogantly, plonking his head to the smooth, wooden table with a thud.
The short, brown haired girl stared at him angrily, her knuckles turning white from the amount of pressure she was holding her shiny violin and bow. Her gloss-coated lips formed a line as her eyes narrowed towards us. "Go away!" mumbled Gazzy.
The girl turned and rushed angrily out of the room. We had moved from the stage to a sound-proof room out the back of the auditorium, due to the amount of people who had come to sign up to the band.
To tell you the truth, I wasn't exactly surprised there were so many people... We were the most talked about band in our freshman year.
Suddenly, the door in front of us burst open and in rushed our band's curly-brown haired drummer, Sam.
"Sam! You're late!" yelled Nudge from her position on the blue sofa on the right wall.
"Sorry, guys! I got caught up with something," he explained while plonking himself down on the sofa. "Any good players yet?"
"Not yet... a lot of guitar players, and a few singers but none were any good," replied Angel in a civil voice.
"Right," says Sam, hanging his head low.
"Where did you go, Sam?" I asked in my deep voice. This seemed to startle Sam, as he sat back suddenely with eyebrows raised looking alarmed.
"Oh, my God!" he exclaimed running a hand through his messed hair.
"What?" asked Iggy looking around anxiously as if he missed something important.
"Fang's here! I didn't even realise cause he was so quiet," grinned Sam, looking sheepish. I rolled my eyes and looked away, my mind leaving the room and thinking of the girl I saw earlier, she seemed to not be able to get out of my head... Which is absurd, seeing as though I don't even know her.
"Fang?" I snapped out of my daydream and stared alarmed at the groupwho were all looking at me.
"Oh, thank goodess! We though we lost you for a second there," Iggy declared.
Gazzy turned to me, "Should we get the next person up? He asked. I simply nodded, not seeing the need to speak.
"The mute says 'Bring them in'!" he declared getting everyone's attention. Angel got up and went through the door, coming back a minute later with a tall, tanned guy with several piercing on his face carrying a guitar. He smiled welcoming and showed no negative traits.
"Wassup?" he said loudly in a Californian figure. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Nudge sit up straighter in her awkward position between Angel and Sam on the couch. I fought back a smirk as I talked to the surfer dude.
"What's your name, what year are you in and what do you play?" I questioned, never losing eye contact.
"Ok, so my name's Will, I'm freshman and I play bass," he grinned showing gleaming white teeth.
"So... shoot," Iggy said instructing him to play.
MaxPOV
"I'm up next! I'm up next! Oh, my God! I am so nervous! Oh, gosh! What if I fail... No, I can do this..." babbled Ella. I swear, my ears were bleeding with the agony of listening to her talk for so long!
We stood by the door, waiting for the tanned surfer guy who just went in, I think his name is Will, to exit either triumphant or not.
I was not sure if I wanted Ella to get in or not... I mean, I want her to be happy, but I don't want to listen to her talk about the band non-stop... Plus, if she does get in, she'll be hanging around with them in all her free time, so I won't see her as much.
My mind was brought back down to earth when Will barged through the door with a glistening smile.
"They asked if I'll jam with them! Jam!" he yelled excitedly. I smiled politely at him, not really caring about what he was saying. Ella went to go congratulate Will, though I didn't see the point, he wasn't exactly in the band, yet...
"Max!" said a voice behind me. I turn to see my friend Sam.
"Hey, Sam," I replied in monotone. Sam was the drummer for The Flock, and he was the only one I actually knew in the band. I had known Sam from middle school, and we were close friends.
"I did not know that you were auditioning, Maximum," he replied cheekily.
I looked at him surprised, "I-I'm n-not au-auditioning, S-am!" I stuttered feeling a hot blush rise to my cheeks.
"Well, seeing as though you're next in line, I suppose you're up next," he said, turning to where he could nudge me through the door. I was too shocked to respond and simply let him push me through.
"Wa-wait," I stuttered to open my mouth slightly to mumbled gibberish. I felt Sam's deep laugh rumbled behind me against my back.
FangPOV
She's here. She's here, in the room auditioning... let's hope she's good, then it will be easier to get her in the band then I thought.
She was being pushed into the door against her will by Sam. She stuttered words to Sam and seemed to be in a daze.
"Ok, guys, this is my friend Max. Max, say hi," Sam ordered as he sat back down to his position on the sofa.
Max stood awkwardly in the centre of the room. She gave a small wave and mumbled, "hi,".
"So," Gazzy started off, "seeing as though we already know your name, what year are you in and what do you play?"
"Oh, well... I-er-um- I'm in freshman and-er, I can play guitar, and piano-um- I can sing, a bit... and some other stuff, yeah," she stuttered uncomfortable, rubbing her arms with her hand and avoiding eye contact with anyone.
"Why do you want to audition?" asked Nudge suddenly, "is it just for popularity, cause I understand we're all popular here, or is it just cause you felt like it? "
"Well, you see... I didn't want to-er- audition in the first place,"
Gazy looked at her confused, "then, why are you here?"
Max simply pointed at Sam.
"What?" asked Sam, "I only suggested it was a good idea..." everyone looked at him, "She's great! Seriously,"
"Ok, so Max," Angel said getting Max's attention with her name, "what are you going to perform today?"
There was a pause as Max thought. As she did this she looked at me slightly, then looked away.
"Florence," she whispered.
"Huh?" said Iggy loudly.
"I'm ready," max informed us grabbing the microphone that was with the instrument on the left wall and put it on a stand. "Ok?" she asked looking at us with her eyebrows raised.
"Er- yeah. Show us what you've got," I said clearly.
Max reached into her pocket and dug out her iPod. She plugged it to the sound-system and picked a song. She waited for her cue and opened her mouth.
"A falling star fell from your heart and landed in my eyes
I screamed aloud, as it tore through them, and now it's left me blind
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart
And in the dark, I can hear your heartbeat
I tried to find the sound
But then, it stopped, and I was in the darkness,
So darkness I became
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart
I took the stars from my eyes, and then I made a map
And knew that somehow I could find my way back
Then I heard your heart beating, you were in the darkness too
So I stayed in the darkness with you
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart"
We all sat speechless. Max's interpretation of the song was spectacular. I could see how talented she was.
"Ahem," coughed Iggy, breaking the silence, "Well, I think I speak for all of the band, saying... that rocked. Jam with us?"
Max stood there holding the microphone with both hands. She seemed to be thinking the proposition through.
"Ok,"
Thank, you for reading! By the way, the song Max sung was 'Cosmic Love' by Florence and the Machine. Don't forget to review!