Playing with pain Chapter 1, a maximum ride fanfic

Hey guys, this is a new story i've been working on for about a month now, i really hope you all enjoy it :) PLEASE REVIEW!-Sam

Max stood behind the stage, tuning her electric blue guitar to perfection. Her three best friends stood beside her, waiting for the band ahead of them to finish their song. They where singing a Breaking Benjamin song called breath. Honestly they where pretty good. The lead singer had long black hair tied into a high ponytail with his bangs covering the left side of his face. But what got Max's attention was that when he sang he closed his eyes and gave it his all. Just like her.

"MAX!" Yelled Iggy. Max's head shot towards the blind blonde.

"Yeah?" she asked blushing slightly.
"You said you where going to tell us the songs tonight. So what are they?" He asked twirling his drum sticks around his fingers.

"Last resort, Kryptonite, and Scars." She said going back to her guitar. Angel walked over to her and took the guitar from her.

"HEY!" yelled Max, grabbing for her prized possession. Angel rolled her bright blue eyes and gave it back.
"It's tuned to perfection Max, if you keep tuning it, the strings will break." She said resting her hand on Max's shoulder. The young teen nodded and lifted the strap over her shoulder. Letting the item rest on her back.

"Hey you guys are up next right?" Said a voice out of nowhere. Turning around Max and faced the emo from the stage.

"Yeah. Why?" She asked stepping in front of her band.

"Relax Blue I won't hurt your band. I'm helping you. The crowd out there is really hard to get going. Have fun." He said, his advice going to waist though.

"We know. Oh! You're that new band! Well hope you have fun competing against us! Max is a really good singer and an even better guitarist-" Muffles where all that was heard under the hand that covered the young girls mouth. "You done?" Whispered Iggy. She nodded.

Turning back to the emo Max stuck out her hand. The emo stared at it for a minute then shook it. When he stopped he tried pulling back, but couldn't.

"Um…. What are you doing?" he asked.

"Lets play a game." She said tightening her grip. Behind her she could hear Iggy, Nudge and Angel. She smirked.

"What kind of game?" questioned the black haired boy.

"When the contest is over, we meet here, us two are the only contestants. And our band members are our crowd. Whoever gets more cheers wins." She explained loosing her grip a little, but not enough for the boy to get loose. And just like she hoped the boy smirked back at her.

"Game on Blue." He said. And when Max let go of his hand she walked onto the stage. Almost immediately the crowd jumped up and started screaming. Looking back over her shoulder Max saw the boy still standing there, watching her as if telling her to show him how good she is. She nodded and screamed to the crowd.

"ARE YOU READY?" only to get more cheers.

She turned to Iggy and nodded.

Cut my life into pieces

This is my last resort

Suffocation

No breathing

Don't give a fuck if I cut my arm bleeding

This is my last resort

Cut my life into pieces

I've reached my last resort

Suffocation

No breathing

Don't give a fuck if I cut my arm bleeding

Do you even care if I die bleeding

Would it be wrong?

Would it be right

If I took my life tonight

Chances are that I might

Mutilation out of sight

And I'm contemplating suicide

'Cause I'm losing my sight

Losing my mind

Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine

Losing my sight

Losing my mind

Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine

I never realized I was spread too thin

Till it was too late

And I was empty within

Hungry Feeding on chaos

And living in sin

Downward spiral where do I begin

It all started when I lost my mother

No love for myself

And no love for another

Searching to find a love up on a higher level

Finding nothing but questions and devils

'Cause I'm losing my sight

Losing my mind

Wish somebody would tell me in fine

Losing my sight

Losing my mind

Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine

Nothing's alright

Nothing is fine

I'm running and I'm crying

I'm crying

I can't go on living this way

Cut my life into pieces

This is my last resort

Suffocation

No breathing

Don't give a fuck if I cut my arm bleeding

Would it be wrong?

Would it be right?

If I took my life tonight

Chances are that I might

Mutilation out of sight

And I'm contemplating suicide

'Cause I'm losing my sight

Losing my mind

Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine

Losing my sight Losing my mind

Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine

Nothing's alright

Nothing is fine

I'm running and I'm crying

I can't go on living this way

Can't go on

Living this way

Nothing's alright

Max sang the last word and smiled. The crowd was full of cheering people. They where jumping up and down, raising their fists into the air, cheering the bands name and even some of the band members names. Max turned around the group and ran her eyes over them. It was an easy song, but she still worried that Angel might have an asthma attack or Iggy might have hurt his ears or Nudge hit the wrong spot on his bass guitar and have it snap around her slim wrist. But everything was in order. She smiled and turned back to the crowd. Strumming on her guitar strings she closed her eyes and began to sing.

I took a walk around the world

To ease my troubled mind

I left my body lying somewhere In the sands of time

But I watched the world float

To the dark side of the moon

I feel there is nothing I can do

Yeah

I watched the world float

To the dark side of the moon

After all I knew it had to be

Something to do with you

I really don't mind what happens now and then

As long as you'll be my friend at the end

If I go crazy then will you still

Call me Superman

If I'm alive and well, will you be

There holding my hand

I'll keep you by my side

With my superhuman might

Kryptonite

You called me strong,

You called me weak,

But still your secrets I will keep

You took for granted all the times

I never let you down

You stumbled in and bumped your head,

If not for me then you'd be dead

I picked you up and put you back

On solid ground

If I go crazy then will you still

Call me Superman

If I'm alive and well,

Will you be there holding my hand

I'll keep you by my side

With my superhuman might

Kryptonite

If I go crazy then will you still

Call me Superman

If I'm alive and well, will you be there

Holding my hand I'll keep you by my side

With my superhuman might Kryptonite

YEAH!

If I go crazy then will you still Call me Superman

If I'm alive and well,

Will you be there holding my hand

I'll keep you by my side

With my superhuman might

Kryptonite

Woah-woah-oh

Max stood a little out of breath, her fingers still gripping her guitar pick, the small smile plastered on her face, she had the crowd wrapped around her finger. And every single one of them knew it, but didn't care. That's one of the few things she liked about singing in front of people, they didn't care, because they all just wanted to live, they weren't the over controlling parents who would say no to anything that sounded dangerous. They were the teens and adults who understood the lyrics, because they've been through the shit that's been able to let them understand them. They've known the anger, the fear, the pain, the tears, the fears; they've known it all. And so did Max.
I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut

My weakness is that I care too much

My scars remind me that the past is real

I tear my heart open just to feel

Drunk and I'm feeling down

And I just wanna be alone

I'm pissed 'cause you came around

Why don't you just go home?

Cause you channel all your pain

And I can't help you fix yourself

Your making me insane

All I can say is

I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut

My weakness is that I care too much and

Our scars remind us that the past is real

I tear my heart open just to feel

I tried to help you once

Against my own advise

I saw you going down

But you never realized

That your drowning in the water

So I offered you my hand

Compassion's in my nature

Tonight is our last stand

I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut

My weakness is that I care too much and

Our scars remind us that the past is real

I tear my heart open just to feel

I'm drunk and I'm feeling down

And I just wanna be alone

You shouldn't ever came around

Why don't you just go home?

Cause your drowning in the water

And I tried to grab your hand

And I left my heart open

But you didn't understand

Go fix yourself

I can't help you fix yourself

But at least I can say I tried

I'm sorry but I gotta move on with my own life

I can't help you fix yourself

But at least I can say I tried

I'm sorry but I gotta move on with my own life

I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut

My weakness is that I care too much and

Our scars remind us that the past is real

I tear my heart open just to feel

I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut

My weakness is that I care too much and

Our scars remind us that the past is real

I tear my heart open just to feel

And with the last note Max smiled and opened her eyes, the crowd roaring her names band: Misery's Angels. People where jumping up and down, screaming, but the only thing they all had in common for that one moment was; they where all smiling. Each and every single one of them. Weather it was s smirk, or a full out smile, there was one on every person in front of the big black and red curtain.

Turning around and walking to the middle of the stage, Max stood next to Iggy and Angel, Nudge standing next to Iggy. And with a loud gasp we all stomped our right foot onto the stage, making it look like we where going to fall. When we where all on our knees we raised as is we were a wave, when we where all standing we had wings on our back. The crowd loved it. Then again we all let out an even louder gasp and fell to our knees, letting the wings blow apart and flout above.

Max's wings where dark blue fading to black. Iggy's where a dark green fading to black. Nudges where silver fading into black. And Angels where a blinding white fading into a bitch black. All the feathers gleamed and reflected the stage lights as they flouted to the ground. By the time the feathers settled Max and the rest of the band was behind the stage.

"Damn Blue. Well we'll find out whose better tonight. And I have an even better idea for our little game." He smirked at her. Cocky bastard, this is my stage. She raised an eyebrow half interested half leading him on, like she cared.

"We sing the same song." He says as if it's an even bigger challenge. "You pick the song." He said, his smirk growing even bigger.

"The Phoenix by The Fall Out Boy." She said with a mischievous glint in her eyes and her own challenging smirk growing. Behind her she could hear Iggy cruse. "Oh shit." Silently.

"Deal. I'll see you guys at twelve?" he asked, perfect timing. Playing along though Max looked at my watch, 10:33. Shit! She cursed in my head.

"Yeah, I gotta get going, see you then emo boy." She turned to her band and smiled at them, they knew we had won. We did almost every time. We where always that good.
"You guys will be there right?" I asked quickly. They all nod. I smile and hand my guitar to Iggy. I never took it home with me, not since the last one. And with a wave of my hand I ran home. He's going to kill me! My mind shouted at me.

When she opened the front door to her house a beer bottle came flying by. The person who threw the glass object stood about 15 feet away.

"So where'd my little girl go this time?" He slurred walking over to her slowly. Max's pulse quickened and she pushed herself up against the door.

"Around." She said her voice stronger then she thought it'd be. The man smirked and walked closer to her. She searched the door for the doorknob. Where is it? She screamed in her mind. The closer he got the faster she searched. When he was only five feet away, she found it. Thank you! She turned the knob and bolted outside. Running as fast as she could.

"GET BACK HERE YOU LITTLE WHORE!" He screamed. She didn't stop though; she kept running, head down, legs burning. She passed her high school, a few streets down from that she turned to a park and started running down hidden path that the deer had made. When she finally did stop she had run into someone.

"Hey! Watch where you're going!" Said a voice that sounded familiar. EMO KID! Her mind screamed excitedly. Seeing as how it was dark out, she could barley see him.

"Hold still, there's something on your face." He said bringing his hand to her cheek. She leaned into it, cherishing the warmth. Taking his hand back, he lifted her head up so he could see her properly.

"Blue, why are you crying?" He asked scooting closer.