OK!! Hi this is my first fanfic!! I'm sorry if it somehow begins to sound like another one!! I need tips!! Anyone feeling free to give advice?

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters exept Dray, George, and Axle. James Patterson does.

What do get, when all the world has turned on you, as though wobbling on its axis, and you feel SO alone? Me, Maximum Ride. Oh yeah, that pain, secrecy and darkness must feel real good right along with it…

It had all happened so suddenly. First it was Angel, then it had been Iggy, and so on and so forth, until the only one left was Fang, and even he did it. They had all turned against me, thinking (whitecoat influenced thinking) that I had been the traitor, all along. My mind had been stunned that they'd think that. I could read Fang like a book though. I saw in his dark eyes that he didn't want to believe them, but there was too much evidence. "What evidence?" I had screamed at them, on that night, almost a year ago. They'd said I had to go to the whitecoats. I had stared at them with disbelief. "Excuse me?" I'd asked.

Now, It all seemed so far away. And where was I now, you ask? Well, I just might tell you. Okay, so I will tell you. I'll just cut to the chase, instead of dragging it out.

I was standing outside the last Itex building, watching it burn, with my friends standing tiredly next to me, George, Axle, and Dray.

Okay, now Iknow you're all like, "Whoa? what happened to the flock?" I'm gonna cut it short. Again. They kicked me out. Anyway, I looked at my friends. Whoa. Was Axle crying? I had never seen him cry in the short 8 months I had known him. And he was like, 14 and a half, only about 6 months younger than me.

"Axle, whats wrong?" I asked gruffly, even though the guilt was creeping through me, ready to break through at any moment. We had tried to get as many innocent experiments out as possible, then, we'd dropped the bombs. This was the last one. I crouched down, put my head in my hands, cried. I cried for my real flock, (though I loved Dray, George, and Axle as much as any non-blood-related sibling can). I cried for Fang. Oh god! I missed him SO much. I cried for all the innocent people we'd missed in the Itex Plants and Schools. And while I cried, I didn't notice Dray gathering me into his arms. I cried into his shoulder for what seemed like forever.

When I finally looked up, he whispered, "It's over. It's finally over." I looked deep into his bright blue eyes, seeing a feeling of deep relief, and suddenly I noticed how long his fiery orange hair was. I sighed. I've got to stop letting them comfort me. I was the leader. I was supposed to be taking care of them. Not the other way around. I tapped one of my fingers against his hair.

"You need a haircut." I said. He laughed. George came over to me and put her hand on my shoulder.

"Are you okay?" She asked me. I nodded. Axle looked at me, the question in his eyes. Where are we going now?

"Where's the closest city?" Dray asked, almost reading my mind, though, no, he does NOT have telepathic powers.

"St. Louis." George said. Then, I noticed how she kept brushing her long, brown hair out of her face. And when I say long, I mean long. It reached the back of her legs.

"We'll all be getting a hair cut there," I said. Then, the thought of Fang crossed my mind. Ugh. I had managed not to think about him for say, five minutes, and then my mind had to ruin it. That was the day I decided to change. If Fang wanted me to leave, the real Max, would be leaving, permanently, unless someone could possibly bring her out. And that, was unlikely.

I looked out over the edge of the building. And I couldn't see the bottom. We were sleeping on the top of a tall skyscraper, somewhere in the "bad part" of St. Louis. What can I say, it was one of the last skyscraper tops available. It was early morning, only a few weeks after the last Itex had gone down. I crouched down. The sun was just peeking out from the horizon, instantly, but for no reason, reminding me of Fang. Basically everything reminded me of the flock. Suddenly, I heard motion behind me, and I turn my gaze steely and cold. I turned around. Axle had sat up from under the blanket we carried with us. I watched as the wind swirled his dark hair around his face.Jeez... I seriously had to get these kids some haircuts. I thought. But all the while I didn't stop keeping my gaze icy.

"Max?" He asked.

"Yeah?" I said, still not showing emotion.

"I'm hungry." He stated. Aren't we always? I thought.

"Fine." I said, speaking quietly, fitting my sober mood. I stood up. "Who wants to go dumpster diving?" Everyone groaned. If they didn't like me as leader, they should've just kicked me out. I thought bitterly. And why not? Fang did. I sighed, though quietly enough so that no one could hear me. I don't know why they put up with me. I still treated them as though they were 11 or 10. Not 15-year-olds. "Come on." I ran to the edge of the building without another glance over my shoulder. I leaped off the edge, not bothering to let out my wings until I was dangerously close to the ground. God, it felt SO good... But then I felt the tug on my heart, and the sunlight reigning down on the Earth seemed to grow darker, like the bittersweet victory of a war. It was won, but does that make it worth the lives of so many? Then, I closed my eyes, not really caring anymore. I saw Fang's face, Every living detail, displayed across my closed eyelids. It was like what I think going to hell would be like. And, so, my new life began. But with a haunted past, comes more danger. That was the moment I realized, that I was slipping away. Soon, I would be gone, and in my place, a girl not left with the will to live, an empty shell of the person she'd once been. The long lost words constantly whispering in my ears, I began to fade away. I was losing myself.

God! I have seriously got to stop talking to myself! That was the last thought I had as I flew off into the dawn, surrounded by friends, yet SO utterly and eternally alone.

OKay!! Did you like it?? PLease review and give me tips!! Though I do like writing in a dark mood!!