The Forgotten (A Maximum Ride Fanfic)

Chapter Seven: Stalking

Chapter 7: Stalking

Third Person POV 

The Flock stared after Max as she walked away with conflicted emotions.

“What the Hell was that all about?” Iggy asked. Fang decided not to give him crap about his language. For once, harsh words were exactly right to describe the situation.

“I think she’s starting to remember…” Angel said, she was concentrating hard on Max’s mind. “Ugh, I can’t get into Max’s mind,” She said with a pout.

“Don’t worry Angel, we’ll figure all this out.” Nudge said reassuringly. Every since Max  left, she took it on herself to make sure that Angel and Gazzy were happy. Sometimes she didn’t mind and at other she wished Max were there to take care of her.

“Who knew Max could actually sing?” Iggy asked. They all shrugged. Last time they check, Max couldn’t sing to save her life.

“Or play guitar?” Angel added. Again, there answer was a shrug. None of them knew Max had any musical talents; it was a shock to them all.

“So are getting breakfast or not?” Gazzy asked. “I’m still hungry!”

“I’m sure she’ll be back soon enough.” Iggy told him. They all sat their waiting for Max. Strumming their fingers on the table, playing random games of eye spy. Total was grooming himself under the table. Technically he wasn’t allowed inside but he persuaded the Flock to take him with them.

Max walked out of the staff room nervously. She played with a strand of her hair, debating on whether or not to send J.J instead. ‘Don’t be stupid Max, you can handle this!’ She kept telling herself. She took a deep breath, and forced a smile onto her face.

“Hi again, I’m very sorry about before.” She said politely.  

“It’s fine, happy birthday by the way,” Iggy responded. He took the words right out of Fang’s mouth. Fang glared at Iggy angrily, Iggy just ignored him.

“Are you ready to order?” Max asked them.

“Yeah sure I would like-“Nudge started again. She was interrupted by Max’s gasp. Her eyes were as wide as Frisbees and her mouth dropped open, the flock couldn’t tell if she was frightened or shocked. They all looked at her worriedly.

“Is that...is that a dog?” She asked us. We all started at her for a moment and bursted out laughing. Max blushed.

“What’s so funny?” She asked them curiously.

“You really had us going there for a minute, we thought you were scared of us or something,” Iggy said with a smile. Max blushed again and smiled back.

‘Why doesn’t she smile at me like that?’ Fang wondered.

“Can I pet him?” Max asked curiously. Her face showed genuine delight. Total, walked out from under the table and walked to Max’s feet.

“Yeah sure. Don’t worry he won’t bite, we trained him really well. He’s Scottish canine and he’s very friendly. His name is Total, don’t ask. We found him in a park with a collar that said Total, but we couldn’t find his family so he stayed with us..humph…” Gazzy put his hand over Nudges mouth and they both threw Fang a sorry look.

“Sorry about our sister, she likes to talk a lot.” Gazzy said sheepishly. Total jumped into Max’s hands, and she caught him.

“Wow he really is friendly,” She laughed as Total started liking her face. Fang and Iggy listened to her laugh, mesmerized by how care free and light it was. Max was ecstatic; she had always wanted a dog of her own. She kept petting him and laughing as he tried to lick her. It took her a while to realize that she had an audience. She set Total down.