Hey guys it's me again(because who else would it be?). This is now a collab between me and collageofawesome. She is helping me with my rushing issues. Anyway I just wanted to reply to some of you reviews:
watchthesunset37: Sorry for the repetitive plot-line. I am trying to think of twists but they just aren't coming to me. It's really frustrating, but I never really know quite what I'm doing in the beginning anyways so...
THE RISEN ANGEL: Thanks so much! I will send you a message with my feedback for your stories !
Fluffy Bunnies Are So Cute: I promise you it won't be a blackmail sort of thing. I want Fang to be a genuinely bad person (lol that sounds so backwards).
Thanks for your feedback guys! It really means a TOOOONNNN to me. So, in honor of you guys we will make this chapter more epic than the last one.
Disclaimer: we solemnly swear we did not...
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K. I'm back. Lol sorry. Where were we? Oh yeah...the disclaimer
We solemnly swear we did not kidnap James Patterson and force him to legally sign over the ownership of Maximum Ride to us.
You can make any assumptions you want to based on the previous statement.
Max POV
There's a gnawing feeling in the pit of my stomach as I watch Fang at lunch, sitting with Dylan, Lissa and Maya. Maya is like another me whose had her popularity doubled. And there is no doubt that Fang likes Lissa. I remember when Maya shouted it in the middle of English.
"Well of course not!.."she had said amidst the other students' chatter. It suddenly got quiet, "You like Lissa!" Fang's face got redder than a crayola crayon. My stomach seemed to tie in endless knots, but I didn't let it show on my face. I pretended not to hear anything.
I couldn't believe he would forget about me like that. That was the day I gave up on him. And he didn't do anything about it! How could he! I...
"MAX!" Tess yelled at me. I snapped out of my daze. "What were you looking at?" she asked. She followed my line of sight until her eyes rested on Fang. "Oh..." she said, understanding. Here are two of out of three of my best friends in the world. Tess and Nudge everyone(round of applause for the lovely ladies?) Nudge, my talkative bubbly "fashionista". The typical princess. And then there is Tess, she is a caring, sensible, girl with a small violent side.
"Ugh! I just want to...UUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHH!" I started stabbing my sandwich with my fork. Lettuce flew everywhere. I stared at my mutilated lunch.
"Max. Chill. Have a fruit snack! Ooh! I want a fruit snack so bad. Oh wait, I have one right here! I like the blue ones best! Those ones are shaped like rocket ships! Although the best shape is the yellow one, which is shaped like astronauts. You know why astronauts are so awesome? Because some astronauts are really hot. No offense to rocket ships or anything, because rocket ships are pretty attractive too. What do you think?" Nudge asked me. Wow. I think that was the shortest amount of words she has said at one time.
"I disagree." I stated simply.
"What? No you don't!" she sat back in fake horror.
"Well as long as you have made up my mind..." I said sarcastically. She smiled triumphantly and Tess laughed, pulling out her iPod. She shoved one earbud in and I grabbed the other. We listened to Linkin Park for the rest of lunch.
-Time skip to English Class-
"Okay, I am going to hand out a small excerpt from a persuasive essay and then I'm going to number you off. When you get into your groups read the essay and write down the type of persuasion, who you think it's intended audience is, and how it affects you as an individual." Miss KK said. "1...2...3...4...5..." she started.
"Ones over here, twos over there, threes over by the board, fours in that corner and fives in the hallway.
I grabbed my binder and pencil and stood up, beginning to head for the hallway. I slapped my binder down on the ground and sat, waiting for the rest of my group to file out as well. I organized my stuff, stalling 'till they could get their lazy butts over here, but stopped suddenly when I saw a spot of black in my peripheral vision. I froze. I spy, with my little eye, something... annoying. Fang, Lissa, and Dylan.
Great.
Not to mention Dylan and Lissa just walked down to the other end of the hallway and started making out. I looked at Fang and saw a flash of jealousy in his ominous eyes that left as quickly as it came. Jealous? Of Dylan? I guess people really do change.
My stomach felt awful again.
You know what? I shouldn't care! He's a jerk!
But you do care!
My mind and my heart were screaming total opposites for what seemed like forever. After a while, they were ignoring each other, whispering there argument as if they didn't want the other to hear. I took that as an opportunity to actually start the questions.
"Looks like I got stuck with you," he said jokingly.
"And, unfortunately, I'm with you," I said spitefully.
"Why do you sound so mad?" Are you kidding me? You still don't get it?
"Most likely because I'm mad." I replied.
"What happened?" He asked. I mentally face palmed.
"You! You happened you nimrod!"(I hope that made sense)
"What did I do?" he asked, sounding genuinely shocked. Umm...you completely DITCHED me!
"I don't know. You just irk me," I said. Ugh! Why couldn't I just tell him that he is a complete jerk that needs to take a hike down into a black hole?
"Are you kidding me? At the beginning of the year we used to talk! All the time! I guess people change." he said. Just the way he said it, you could tell he thought this was all a joke.
"Not everyone loves you. You do realize this right?" I asked, trying to stop his ego from growing any larger.
"Yeah I know."
"You do?" I asked.
"Yeah, my dad is pretty ticked at my math grade right now."
This time, my face palm wasn't mental.
Fang POV
What is her deal? What did I do? Last year, she was afraid to be mad at anyone. This year, she's so different. I put my books in my bag and headed out of the school to my house.
I guess I really haven't been around much. I mean...wait. UGH! No wonder she's mad at me! No, that can't be it. She made it very clear she couldn't care less about me. Last year, I had a huge crush on her. But, I hadn't met Lissa before. Lissa is amazing! She's funny and pretty. It's not everyday you meet someone like her.
"Fang!" called a little voice from inside. I smiled as I saw my little sister Angel with arms wide, waiting for a hug. I bent down and complied willingly. I loved Angel. She was the best little sister ever. She had this way about her that made you turn into mush. Tell anyone I said that and you die.
"Hey Ange!" I replied.
"We went on a field trip today!" she called excitedly, "We went to the aquar...na..ana..."
"The aquarium?" I asked.
"Yeah the aquarninum! My favorite was the starfish! And I saw a whole bunch of Nemos except they wouldn't talk to me." she seemed utterly distressed.
"Don't worry, they never talk to me either." I replied
"But my friend Gazzy said that they talked to him but I was standing next to him the whole time and they didn't say anything but then he said that he could speak a special fish language! Do you know how to speak it?"
"Ange, he wasn't telling the truth okay? He can't actually talk to fish. You said he was your friend?" I asked.
"Yeah, my best friend! He is the only one who will play with me at school because they say I'm too little and they are all 6 years old and I'm only five."
"Well that just makes you smarter." I said. She smiled and vigorously nodded. We got some snacks and headed to the kitchen table.
Max POV
"Hey bud!" I called into the house as I laid my bag in the middle of the kitchen and went to grab some peanut butter and bread. I heard the sounded of little feet pounding loudly on the floor as my little blonde-haired brother came soaring down the stairs with his model airplane in one hand and his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figure in the other. I smiled
"Was Michelangelo trying to drive the Air Force one again?" I asked Gazzy.
"Yeah, and he almost crashed it but Leonardo saved it because he is the leader!"
"But I thought Splinter was the leader?"
"No he is the master, he doesn't actually fight."
"Not true. I've seen Splinter pull some pretty sweet moves. Want a sandwich?" I asked. He nodded and headed to the table where he proceeded to tell me about his day at school while shoving the sandwich in his mouth as fast as he could.
"We went to the fish place today! They had Nemo fish! I told my best friend Angel that I could talk to them but I really can't" he said, timidly kicking his legs back and forth.
"Lying isn't good Gaz. Tomorrow, at school, I want you to apologize. You shouldn't lie, especially if the person is your friend." I said sternly.
"Okay," he replied,
"Hey kids, there is a sick Capybara and they want me to check it out. I gotta go, bye guys!" If you are confused, my mom is a vet so she gets called in at random times. The door shut loudly.
"Hey Max, can you play Ninja Turtles with me?" Gazzy asked.
"Sure, just so long as you take care of your plate." I replied. It seems kind of weird but when Mom is out, I, well, start to be mom-like until she gets home.
As he cleaned up his mess I headed towards my little brother's room with one thought in mind.
Who the heck keeps a pet Capybara?
It's the truth though! Have you seen those things? I would die of exhaustion! Just so you know, I am not sure that it is legal to keep a pet Capybara, it was just the first animal that popped in my head and I thought the story needed some humor.
Thanks for bearing with me guys!
~thatonechickMR