Sometimes

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN MAXIMUM RIDE OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS; ONLY THE PLOT.

WARNING: Characters are usually OOC and don't have wings!

Chapter 1

MPOV:

The warm sun ran over my face, annoyingly it woke me up from my wonderful dream; not. I had once more been dreaming about my horrible childhood and had woken up in a cold sweat at around 3 in the morning. I must've been screaming because a few seconds after I bolted up my older brother, Ari stumbled through the door with his eyes wide open. Though this had happened a numerous amount of times before, he still hadn't gotten used to it and would still shit-a-brick when ever it happened. In a way I was lucky though; my abusive childhood had taught me to not depend on anyone except myself, and be extremely careful of whom I trusted. It had been exactly 3 months since I moved into my 20 year old brother's apartment, escaping my abusive father, Jeb, who still lived in a dank flat on the other side of town. I had just turned 18 and summer vacation was starting tomorrow, or rather later today.

"Max, are you okay? You were screaming again." Ari asked concerned.

"Yeah, just peachy, Ari." I said with sarcasm.

"Well then go back to sleep it's like 3 in the morning." Ari said back, obviously not catching on to my sarcasm. Rolling my eyes I nodded and buried my lazy self back under the covers.

It seemed like only 5 minutes later that Ari was waking me up to go to work; he worked at a music store down the street and I worked in an old diner around the corner. "C'mon Maxie, first day of summer vacation and we both need to get to work; otherwise we'll be living in a cardboard box." I glared at my older brother from the corner of my eyes and gave him a snarky reply, "That's bullshit and we both know it; since you signed that song with that band you've had a constant cash income, and a big one too. Hell, you're taking a 2 month trip half way across the world and leaving me alone for the whole summer with 2 other guys who, who by the way you still haven't introduced me to." He chuckled and returned the glare. "Well Max, you've already met them, I just haven't told you who they are yet. Besides, it was only 1 song that I wrote that got signed."

"Well then hurry up and write another one you lazy jerk." I groaned while trying to bury myself further under the covers. Ari laughed at my grumpiness and ripped all the blankets off the bed, in turn sending my flying off my queen sized bed and right into my bathroom door. "Dammit Ari, that hurt!" I yelled while dragging myself off the floor and rubbing my head. Ari only laughed more and left the room. Scowling, I stomped into my bathroom to continue my morning routine. You see, almost every day started like this; Ari some how gets me out of bed, I get pissed, I stomp into my bathroom for 15 minutes, I get dressed, Ari and I then fight over something stupid in a brother-sister way, and then we leave for work after I almost blow up the kitchen attempting to make breakfast. But that's just me, Maximum Martinez-Ride.

So there's the first chapter. Don't worry; I will be including other characters soon! So please R&R!

-JAMZD