Chapter 6
Max's POV
I walked out towards my bike, getting excited. This always happens when I see Ari, the boy is always so happy and innocent. It's cute, really.
Yes, I did just say cute. What? I can be a normal girl!
I could take my car, but Ari loves my bike so I always take him for a ride on it. Of course I don't go that fast but fast enough. He loves it and I do everything I can to make sure this boy has the childhood I never had.
I hopped on the bike and sped off.
-LINE BREAKS CAN PRANCE ON-
I hopped off my bike and leaned against it, waiting in the driveway. He should be coming out soon. I quickly did a 360, but casually so no one would notice. I saw a black car, a little ways from here with a perfect view of me. I scowled slightly.
Fang.
God I'm going to murder that boy. Can't he understand when to butt out? I was just about to walk over there and give him a piece of my mind but the door opened. Ari comes down running and hugs my legs. I hug him back. What?! I am capable of emotion, thanks you very much! Wow. Feeling the love, guys. While hugging Ari, I send a death glare at Fang, just to let him know that I know.
After hugging Ari, I realized I had to deal with Fang, before he knows where we were heading. I quickly mutter a phrase in Russian: Podozhdite zdes'. Ya dolzhen zabotit'sya o chem-to. That means wait here. I have to take care of something. Ari nodded in understanding.
Let me explain, even though Ari isn't involved in the FBI matters, I still taught him multiple languages. See when he was little, I drilled them into his head. So if we ever need to communicate then we talk in one of the many languages we know. This also alerts him that something is wrong and it's important now. He's a really bright kid so he picked up on this fast.
Back to reality: I walk towards Fang who greets me, by stepping out of his car.
"Why on friggin Earth did you follow me?" I asked him, in a deadly calm voice. I knew that this would make him uneasy. It works.
Get this: ""How about you answer a few things first?" he asks. He has the nerve to demand answers from me. Didn't he learn last time to BUTT OUT?! I need to lose him, now. This is one of the few days where I am extremely happy. And he is NOT GOING TO RUIN IT.
Hell even every person who wants me dead wouldn't bother me on this day. Even Anne, his mom. Last time somebody tried something, let's say they still haven't woke up. It has been 2 years. No they aren't dead, just in a coma.
So I just grinned and replied, mock sweetness in my voice "I suggest you stay away from my one of very few happy days or I you will regret it. I will personally make sure. Now beat it, this is one of too few fun days for me to be me." And I just spun on my heel and walked back over to Ari.
Fang went home after that. When he left I turned to Ari. I looked at him levelly and said "Ne doveryayu etomu cheloveku. Vy menya slyshite? Yesli on priblizhayetsya k vam voobshche, vy zapuskayete. Ne pozvolyay yemu poymat' vas. Zapusk i pozvonite mne. Ok?" (Russian translation to English: Don't trust that man. Do you hear me? If he comes close to you at all, you run. Don't you let him catch you. Run and call me. Ok?)
Ari nods and asks "Can we go for a ride?" he jumps up and down, begging me. I smile, and reply "Of course buddy, but remember we only have today, I have to be back by nightfall. New family, bud."
Ari frowns at this and asks in a dead serious, no nonsense voice "Are they nice, Maxi?" I only allow this boy to call me Maxi. Nobody else. I have to admit I was proud of his voice. He got that from me.
"Yes, from all I can tell for now, they're nice. But remember bud- looks" I start to say but he cuts me off and finishes for me. This boy sure makes me proud.
"Can be deceiving, always keep one eye opened and the other one on your back. Trust no one but yourself." He finishes. "That's great, Maxi! Can we go now? We only have today!" he asks, jumping again. I laugh "Course bud" I reply, smiling.
And we're off.
After a fun ride, we get off at and head to our secret spot. Here we call it Lake Mead, don't know why though. It's a pretty lake and with one cliff that has a cave. I holstered Ari onto my back and started climbing with ease. I have done this some many times it's effortless. In this cave is our safe haven, our refuge. Our home. The cave is big and it helps that I have tunneled some rooms into it. What? It helps when you are a FBI agent. Duh! I did it with a laser and plasma knives. Sick weapons.
In the main tunnel we have almost our living room and kitchen when you enter, on the right side there are solar appliances. When we were little, before Ari was even born, my father had started to build this haven. He never got to finish it, but I did for him. Lucky he got the hard stuff finished and I helped him enough to know how to finish it. So we had some solar panels on the top of the cliff, where they're hidden but get plenty of sunlight.
We have a solar oven, stove, microwave and refrigerator. We had a sink almost too. Basically it was a craved stone bowl with a mini water fall in the wall above. We took some of the waterfall that's located in the cliff, accessible from only selected caves. And basically take some of that. And when it fills to a certain point it drains into the lake with the waterfall. Cool right? Dad did that one.
Then at the end of the cave we have a couch for 3 people and a love seat. We also have 2 chairs and a table between them. That's where we hang or eat even. Then next to the living room on the left is a tunnel. There we have rooms. One bathroom, yes a working toilet. I never got to know the details but Jeb stole it actually from the FBI. It works without all the pipes and even fixes itself. It's really cool and impressive. Also we have a sink in there too with some towels.
Then we have 3 bedrooms. Two with 2 twin beds, and one with a queen, that can fit 2 people at least. So we could hold 6 people really. Why my parents had so many people is beyond me.
Really this our home. Our haven that has everything we need. Sometimes between foster homes, this is where I would disappear to. The area is surrounded by cameras that we can track. We have eyes everywhere. And if they sense a gun that isn't mine then it sends an alert to me. This is my home.
So me and Ari hang here for a while just chilling. See Ari can do everything from amusement parks to movies with his foster family. So nothing I do is really special until I showed him this place. It's really what makes it special.
So we sit and talk and laugh and play games. Before we know it the sun is beginning to set. I smile at Ari sadly. The last activity we always do. Watch the sunset, here it's the most beautiful thing ever. I take Ari's hand and guide him onto one of the ledges where we sit and watch. The sun is now orange and the sky surrounding it is pink, red, orange and yellow. It's beautiful.
After it sets, Ari knows that I have to leave. I smile sadly as he hugs my back as I climb down. We walk to my bike and hop on. I drive him back and say goodbye.
"See you soon, buddy." I say softly, hugging him. "Don't go Maxi" he says. I pull him back and smile softly. "I got to bud, but don't worry I'll see you in 2 weeks." I say softly. Ari nods and I hand him to his foster mom. I smile and say goodbye.
"And remember, your welcome here, anytime Max." she says. I smile and thank her. Ari is in good hands. These were real good friends with my mom and retired FBI agents. They can protect him.
I get on my bike and speed him. I am almost there when a car rams into me and I see a pair of turquoise eyes flash before I hit the ground.
Dylan.
I get up, ignoring my bruises that are forming for sure.
"Dylan" I spat. "What do you want?" I growl at him. He smiles at me, cocky.
"What? Can't I say hi to an old friend? It's been too long, why don't we catch up?" he asks, smiling slightly.
"Never Dylan, you know that. And if you think we're friends then you're way more stupid then I thought. Which come to think about it, isn't that much of a difference." I said, venom clear in my voice.
"Why you little bitch" he yells at me, coming towards me with a knife.
Crap. Looks like I'm going to be late. Again. Cue internally sigh.
And I dodged again, but got a quick swipe to my arm from the knife. I punched him and kicked him with blood dripping down my arm and only one thought was on my mind:
'What am I going to tell Dr. M?' I didn't find an answer and another thought entered my mind, and this one was way more terrifying and I didn't have an answer either
'What am I going to tell Fang?'
Fang's POV
Night fall is here and still no Max. I can tell the others are starting to get nervous. And I would be lying if I said I wasn't either.
What happens if she got kidnapped? Or killed?
My mental ranting was interrupted when a door slammed open. And reveled a bloody Max, with cuts that look extremely like knives. God, what happened?! She looks like she was hit with a car!
Max was surrounded in less time than it took to blink. "What happened?!" Iggy shouted. Max winced.
"Max, come here, let's get you cleaned up" Dr. M said. Max suddenly looked alarmed.
"No, I can handle it myself." She reasoned. She shoved past us, but I would have anything to do with that. She needed help.
I grabbed her and pulled her, "Max, you need help." I said sternly. Nobody challenged me, not when I used that tone. Of course, I forgot who I was talking to. The Maximum Ride.
She broke free and replied "I have had worse and I can handle myself, thank you very much. Now if you excuse me I have to go before I lose too much blood." He replied already up the stairs. Iggy went to shut the door, but said something that made my blood freeze.
"Hey Max? Where's your bike?" Iggy asked, I could see Max flinch. "And who's this dude outside, he's waiting on the sidewalk across the street. I think he has dirty blonde hair, and is like 6 feet tall." Alarm shot across her face and she ran down the stairs.
She stopped in front of the door and scowled. "Max, you know it's rude to leave before I could finish." He said, walking across the street.
"You looked done to me, especially when you're out cold on the sidewalk." She responded bitterly. He smiled, stopping underneath a streetlamp.
I could see him much better, tall around 6 feet. He was muscular and had sandy brown hair. He had turquoise eyes and a broad frame. I could see bruises and wounds worse than Max's on him. I think I figured out why Max was late.
"Careful Max" he warned. "You wouldn't want Ari to get hurt." He threatened and laughed. Max paled and a fire ignited in her eyes.
The man pulled out behind him the small little boy I saw before. The boy was crying and looked at Max with hopeful and pleading eyes. But when he saw the Man, all emotion was gone. All weakness, instead he held a strong look radiating determination from him. Max was shaking with rage.
"I suppose you didn't hear what happened to the last person that touched Ari" she spat. The man frowned. I didn't, care to shine some light?" he said. But Max's attention was focused on the boy.
"No Poslushay menya, Ari. Kogda vy poluchayete besplatno, bezhat'. Zapusk etikh lyudey pozadi menya. Ne ostanavlivaytes', poka vy ne nakhodites' zdes' s nimi. Mne nuzhno, chtoby sdelat' chto-to, khotya. Na moy schet, udar pozadi vas, vysokiy. Zatem zapustite. Khorosho priyatel'?" Max said, carefully. (Translation: Listen to me, Ari. When you get free, run. Run to these people behind me. Don't stop, until you are here with them. I need you to do something though. On my count, kick behind you, high. Then run. Ok buddy?) The boy nodded. The man looked angry and focused all his attention on Max. Bad move.
"One" Max shouted. The man suddenly looked curious, waiting for 3. It never came.
The boy quickly kicked behind him. The kick, knocked the man backwards and dropped the kid who ran to us. Max was already in action.
She was on top of him in a blink of an eye. She socked him in the eye and kicked him in the stomach. The kick literally sent the man flying into the streetlamp. He fell down and Max picked him up and shoved him against the pole.
"You touch him ever again then you will receive far worse then you could ever imagine. You understand me?" Max growled at him. He nodded numbly. Max smiled wickedly "Now ever hear of Mr. Chu?" Max asked. Alarm flashed across the man's face. "Remember him as an example. Touch Ari again and you will meet a fate worse than him. Clear? "She asked. The man then nodded again. Max threw a swift punch to the man's head and he fell unconscious.
Max turned to face us and the boy ran over to her. Max caught him in a hug. The boy was saying something but I couldn't hear it. Max replied just as quietly. The boy suddenly broke out in a huge smile and Max smiled back. She put the boy down but stayed with Max like a lost puppy.
Max pulled out a phone and called somebody. Less than a minute later, cop cars and FBI cars rolled in. they took the man and the new chief walked up to Max. To my surprise, she yelled at the chief. Instead of punishing her like he should do, he replied somewhat shaky. Max's face paled again, but gave the chief orders. The most shocking part? He took them and did them.
Max picked up Ari and brought him over to a lady. The lady took him and smiled and started to apologize quickly. Max smiled at the lady and shook her head. Then she gestured to the bruises and scratches, looking concerned. The lady snorted and replied, making Max laugh.
3 hours later this was cleared up and Max walked inside, and to my surprise with the boy. She just took him up to her room and closed the door.
We all decided we would get answers tomorrow morning.
Chapter 6 finished!
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