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Chapter 6: Confrontations…again.

"Ari…girls do not have cooties! Grow up!" I yelled at him.

"That's what they all say,"

"Remind me to remind you of this conversation say…three years from now,"

"Deal, now let me go!" Ari whined. I let out a Max like cackle before pushing him away.

"Ah…that reminds me, Jake why were you outside?"I ask. Edward glanced at Jake from the side of his eyes and then at me. They look…uneasy. Not just Edward, Alice took looked tense as well.

"He's here for the same reason we are Max," Edward spoke softly.

"You know I really don't like leeches in my head," Jacob replied in annoyance.

"Leeches don't like your mutt brain either," Edward snapped.

"Okay moving on!" I interrupt. "Why are both of you here?"

"Max…" Alice spoke up when both Edward and Jacob had fallen silent. Edward covered Alice's mouth.

"Are sure there's no other way Alice?" Edward pleaded. Alice nodded her head. Edward sighed; his eyes seemed to have darkened a shade of gold as he looked to me with sad eyes. "We need your flock's help," He grumbled quietly. None of them dared to meet my eyes; ashamed to ask help from pathetic Bella. Well lucky for them I'm not her anymore.

"No," I replied simply.

"What?" Jake exclaimed. "Your just gonna refuse…that simply?" He flabbergasted. His outrage was evident in his eyes. Alice and Edward too seemed fazed by my subtle response.

"Look Max…I know you don't like to put your flock in harm's way..." Edward started. This line of dialogue sounds oh so familiar… I cut Edward off.

"This isn't about their safety. I know they can handle themselves," I sighed.

"Then what's your problem?" Jacob butted in. I curled my hands into fists. This is really starting to irritate me.

"I'm not ready to face them!" I screeched.

"Max…" Edward whispered. He slowly moved forward and tried to place a hand on my shoulder.

"Don't touch me," I shouted. I swallowed a painful breath and spoke more quietly. "Don't touch me please,"

"Max…We err…I'm sorry," Alice replied. "We didn't even consider your feelings."

I smirked. "Doesn't really matter. I'm used to it"

"Uhhh Max…" Ari says tapping my shoulder. Uh oh…I know that voice. Ari's looked full of guilt. This day just gets better and better.

"What is it Ari," I grumbled begrudgingly. Ari gulped, his looking at everything and everyone but me. Edward let out a soft gasp. Chss…Huston we have a problem. Ari tugged on his shirt…like he couldn't breathe or something.

"daflckondaway," He mumbled quickly.

"What?" I shouted.

"The. Flock. Is. On. Their. Way." Ari annunciated slowly. I stare and starte, and after some more time passes, I stare. I took a deep breath and counted to ten.

"Why?" I hiss through clenched teeth. Ari winced ever so slightly before clearing his throat and replying.

"Well, they were kind of looking for you…and I was helping….we kind of ran into Omega on the way. He was too much for the Flock to handle so I served as a distraction; I ran into you and…well ya know the rest from there…" His eyes were looking everywhere and at everything but at me. I curled my fists and bit down on my knuckles hard to keep from screaming.

"BELLA," Jacob and Edward both scream. I give them a look of warning and put my finger up, signaling to wait a minute.

"Max, take your frustration out on yourself if you want but…try not to bleed…" Alice chuckles. I pull my fist out of my mouth, the thought amused Max quite a bit.

"Am I still appealing to you?" Max laughed. Edward looked at her with chagrin.

"You smell better than before," Edward whispers.

"Can't say I disagree…" Jake nodded in agreement. I burst out laughing, and stop as quickly as I do. Damn super senses…the Flock was close. I don't know how…but I could sense their presence.

"I'll…be back," I mutter quickly. I ran for the door, rip the jacket of the hanger, and cut sloppy slits into it before throwing it on. I grab the nearest pair of sneakers and shove my feet into them. All under three seconds too…I really surprise myself sometimes.

"Max wait-" A voice began as I left. I didn't catch enough to differentiate the voices. I leaped off the porch and jumped off the hood of my rust colored beaten up truck. I launched myself straight up, and set everything on turbo speed. My house disappeared from sight fast. But I was able to catch four tiny specks staring in amazement. I zoomed forward, trying as hard as I could not to look back. I was no longer Bella, I cannot hesitate, I need to decide and take action. When I found a decent size opening, a wide open field midst of circle of trees, I dive landed as hard I could, leaving and impression of my feet in its stead.

I laid my jacket on the semi dry grass and lay back quickly. Laying in an open field as wide as this one…the flock would be stupid to miss me. I need to get my thoughts gathered quickly. I need to make a decision before I hurt anymore of my friends or myself. I have to choose…Bella or Max. Obviously…I want to live my life as Max, with my real name, face, and personality. The question is whose life I wanted to live…my life as Max with the Flock and Ari…or my life as Bella with Jeb, the Cullen's, and the Pack. I don't know which to choose. On one hand…I love Edward…still. I couldn't leave Jake or the Pack behind. On another hand…I don't want to lose my baby brother. I miss my adoptive family. The one I raised, protected, and at one point dedicated my life too. What do I choose?

The flapping of strong wings interrupted my thoughts. It was too big to be an eagle or a vulture…guess my…the Flock was here. I smirk, but lay motionless. The decision wasn't hard…it was the simple question of whether I wanted Edward or Fang. The simple question of whether I am Max or Bella when I make the decision….

Five heavy thumps landed around me, bringing with it a rapid breeze. The wind quickly stifled through my feather. They fluttered like they were being brushed with a comb…kind of tickled actually. I pulled myself into a sitting position, fluttering my wings ever so slightly.

"You gonna stand there and stare or break my heart again?" I spoke up at last. Five pairs of eyes stared at me intently. Two pairs of blue eyes, chocolate brown eyes, pale blue eyes, and lastly my favorite pair of obsidian black eyes, all stare at me. I made sure to put my mind block up hours ago.

"Max…" The voices of Gazzy, Angel, and Nudge all piped up. I hissed sharply…Bella side and the pain that the flock had caused me flooded back into me.

"Damn Bella…" I mutter. Her sympathetic side and yearning for my Flock was almost too much to control. Its wasn't that I didn't treasure my feeling as Bella..they still mean a lot to me but…my feelings as Max were slowly resurfacing.

"Well…now that you found me, saw my living face, and found my home…leave." I hissed at them sharply. Stunned, they shuffled back a few steps.

"But we came…all this way…for you," Angel sniffled.

"And I came all this way, to BE away from you," I countered.

"But Max..." Gazzy and Nudge began simultaneously.

"Angel, Gazzy, Nudge, that's enough," Fang cut in. His voice sent shivers down my spine. It brought back memories…many many memories. In particular…the day in Hawaii…in the submarine, confessing to Fang.

"Who put you in charge?" I mutter under my breath.

"Max we get you're angry…but you don't have to take it out on them…" Iggy interjects.

"I get that you came all this way out here for me…but you left in the first place…why did you come back?" I grunt the clenched teeth.

"You're not happy to see us?" Nudge began. "But Max we miss you so much, we spent an entire year looking for you, my wings are still soar just thinking about all those places we flew. Not that it wasn't fun or anything, it was almost like a road trip-"Nudge babbled. I chuckled; I guess something's never change.

"I'm not gonna lie Nudge…I'm happy with my life right now…just the way it is." I emphasized the ending.

"But Max-"

"But what? You left me! I didn't abandon you! I didn't suddenly leave a letter one day saying 'I hate you and don't need you in my life anymore,' I loved you like my own children and sibling…for what? This? This pain and suffering you put me through?" I screech as angry tears roll down my face. The flock looks at me stunned. I almost forgot that Maximum Ride hardly ever cries. "So much pain…" I manage to gasp.

Tight arms wove around me, pulling me into a warm embrace. My heart stuttered in my chest.

"Max…I'm so sorry," Fang whispers. More arms grabbed around me. Fang, Iggy, Gazzy, Nudge, Angel…they all held onto my tightly. "I love you." Fang whispers.

"NO!" I scream. I push them all away tumbling backward. I stumble back losing my footing.

"Bella," A voice whispers, as another strong pair of cold arms wrap around my waist. Vulnerability completely enveloped me as I met Edward's eyes, so full of love, worry and compassion. I sob and duck behind him, away from the Flock, and bury my head in his back.

"Max," The husky voice of my best friend whispers, he placed and arm on my shoulder. We were joined less than a second later by my brother and Ari.

Jacob and Edward both faced Fang and the Flock…two halves of my life was about to clash, and stood vulnerably behind Edward sobbing…

Hey Guys…so I guess updates aren't going to be that frequent afterall….

Sorry. High school is just ugh….and I'm having a hard time remember what Max and the Flock are like and what Edward, the Cullens and the Pack are like. I'm sorry if I got them out of Character.

Also, I threw in a bit more of that Bella or Max confusion. I honestly don't know which one I want her to be…

Until now, I was gonna make it Fang and Max with their fiery, passionate love…but then again Bella and Edward with their sweet romantic and full of support love is also hard to choose from.

I have two different people like that…I'm sure if you guys tried to put yourself in Bella's shoes…you wouldn't be able to choose either.

But since she needs the most support right now….

Oh well. I'll leave the pairing up to your guys' votes. VOTE ON THE POLL ON MY HOMEPAGE!

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~kiki1607 out…

P.S does anyone agree with me that none of the Naruto Hinata Fanfics, do the story justice? Their always out of character…it's so hard to read it when they're like that.