On a lonely road later at night,surround by trees there is a single car zooming down the road, clearly going above the speed limit with no destination in mind. The car is an old piece of shit that is ready to breakdown...well that is how Max would put it.

Max POV

"God dam it...fucking parents" I think to myself, as I push down the gas pedal to the floor of the car. "I'm fucking 17 now I can do what I want. They are pieces of shit any way...but I can't get their voices out of my head."

Useless...poor excuse of a son...we should have never had you...

"No matter how fast or far I drive it all just keeps echoing in my head, I don't even know how long and far I have been driving. If I just think about anything other than them..." I stare at the road in front of me and can see all the rain and water on the ground reflecting the light from my car. "Fuck where am I even going right now...I'm surprised that this fucking car is still going I shouldn't have bought it from Neil's cousin" I say out loud to get my mind off of everything.

I open my flip phone to check the time 12:34am, David got this phone for me during camp one year and told me "I just wanted to make sure you can stay in touch with all your new friends and me if you ever need anything." Looking back now I should have asked for help right then and their. I haven't seen camp man for two years. He texts me every now and again, but we don't talk often. I guess I miss davi... "Fuck! What am I thinking he clearly doesn't care, he just got me the phone out of pity and for his morals not because he cares!" My knuckles are white from gripping the steering wheel and I try to press down harder on the gas pedal.

"What the fuck!" I stare at a sign and couldn't believe my eyes. "Welcome to Camp Campbell!" Did I really drive all the way here with out realizing...thank god no one will be here in the middle of winter. I keep driving towards camp but right when I am about to get there my car starts to slow down. I look and see that the car is now out of gas. "Shit! Of course that would happen, just my fucking luck" I can see the mess hall from my car but it is still pouring outside and I know the doors will be locked but the porch should be able to protect me... I sigh and and unbuckle "I can't fucking stay in this car any longer, I will go insane"

I open the car door and run to the mess hall as fast as my legs can. "Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. I know this is a bad idea but I don't fucking car anymore" I make it and sit down on a bench on the porch, and I am soaking wet. "That really was stupid..." I laugh lightly but I know it sounds void of all emotions. I look at my phone again and once again without my say so I start to call the one person I know who would be up right now. After a few rings they pick up.

"Hey Nik.."

"Hey Max! Have you ever wondered what owls sound like when they have sex?" She saids.

"What the fuck Nikki" I say while I laugh and smile slightly. She always has the weirdest things to say.

"I don't know. So what's up?"

"Oh nothing...hey you want to hang out right now...?" I ask not trying to sound to desperate... even though you are...because you are a piece of shit. I hear my fathers voice in my head.

"Sure Max I can take my moms car out. Where are you?" Her voice snaps me out of it.

"Ah...well I am actually at camp..." I cringe at how awkward I sound.

"What the hell are you doing their for?" I hear some shuffling like she is getting up.

"I...I don't know I wasn't paying attention to where I was going and when I finally did I was here." I hope she doesn't look to far into this.

"What happened Max? Are you okay?" I have never heard her voice so full of concern before.

"Yes... no... I don't know. I just needed to drive around to think" I look around and I fully realize that it is dead quiet and peaceful around me and I relax a little.

"Okay Max I will see you in a hour or so. Bye for now"

"Bye Nik." I hang up after she hangs up

I look around thinking about all the great times and horrible ones also I had here...but I would always prefer to be here than with my parents. I smile when I think about the time when me and Nikki had to raise an egg together and ours hatched...it is one of my favorite moments...even though the mother ate it a little after...I guess that is when my crush for Nikki began...

"You know no one will ever care about you as long as you live" I shiver from hearing his voice and thinks about how scary he truly is when he is drunk...

Right before my thoughts could go any deeper I hear and see Nikki's moms car, of course it is a fancy mom van...totally doesn't fit Nikki's style. I see her get out with an umbrella and runs to where I am at.

"Hey Nik" I look up at and thankfully the porch has a motion light so we have some light.

"Hey Max...what happened to your face?!" She yells like she always does, but it's more concerned then usual. But my face? I touch my cheek I wince at how tender it is...oh yeah he hit me how could I forget.

I shrug and look down at my feet "nothing Nikki...don't worry about it.."

"Don't worry about?! How can I not Max?! You are my best friend of course I am worried. Please talk to me." I can hear how desperate she is for me to talk to her but I just can't...I don't know how to...

"I...I'm fine okay! I can handle myself! You wouldn't know about it" Honestly I don't know why I am getting worked up about this.

"You are not fine Max! It doesn't take a rocket scientist like Neil to know that! And I don't know because you won't tell me anything! Please let me help I want to help Max." I look up at her and I can see that she is hurt but also passionate about helping me

"I'm...you're right Nikki...I'm sorry I know I'm not the best with talking about myself..." I look down at my feet and sigh. "You know how I told you my parents don't care."

"Yeah...they never came to parents day.." she sits down next to me and looks at me. I of course look away blushing.

"Well it is more than that I guess...my dad gets drunk like a lot...my mom just sits and watches, while he..." I couldn't bring myself to say it so I just point to my bruised cheek. After a moment I hear a gasp

"Max...I..."

"It's fine Nik, it's my fault anyway I'm such a burden that it made my mom to stop caring and my dad to drink" I look any where but at Nikki because I can't stand to see pity from people.

"Max look at me" I don't know what makes me turn and look, maybe because it's her. "I know I'm usually the naive one that doesn't understand most things...but Max I know for a fact you aren't a burden, you aren't useless. What your parents have done to you it isn't okay, if I could I would send a whole wolf pack to tear them to bits. I may not know what do to about it. But I promise you Max, I will never leave your side. We are agents of chaos remember, I need you with me." I look at her and I see she is trying not to cry and I wipe my eyes to try to stop my own.

"Nikki I..." I realize at that moment the best way to say thank you isn't with my words, so I open my arms out. "Nik come here" she looks up and smiles slightly and hugs me tightly. At this point I can't stop myself from letting a few tears go.

"Max come on you are staying with me and my mom tonight." I knew I didn't have a choice but I don't mind. She stands up and grabs my hand and we walk to her car under her umbrella. And once we get in her car and start heading to her house she holds my hand again while driving.

"Nikki what the hel..."

"Max just please I need this" I feel my whole face heating up but I just nod and we keep holding hands, even when we get to her house we keep holding hands up until she heads to her room and I sleep on the couch

I slowly get up and I stretch out my arms. "Oh good morning Max" I turn around and I see Candy

"Oh morning Candy" right then Nikki comes sliding down the handrail and is smiling brightly like usual.

"Max! What should we do today!?" I smile to myself only Nikki can be so happy at a moments notice.

"You know Nikki...I got a plan for my dear parents"

"What do you mean Max?" Her voice isn't as happy as before, but I can tell she is happy that I am trying to fix this.

"Well I guess it all depends on what he saids" I stare at my phone and open it.

"Who?"

"Fucking camp man"

"Really...he should be able to help. I know for a fact he cares enough" I press call and put the phone to my ear.

"Hello?"

"Hey camp man"

"Max! Oh golly I need to get Gwen here. Gwen! Max is on the phone!. Max I'm putting you on speaker say hi."

"Hey Gwen. So you and David got together finally"

"Hey little shit. And shut up, have you and Nikki gotten together yet"

"What no!"

"Sure whatever, so what do you need from us little shit"

"Well...uh shit this is harder than I thought...I need help guys I know David offered years ago and I was hoping...the offer is still there."

"Of course Max! I am always here for you!"

"Good it involves my parents...it's probably best if we talk in person about this, I will send you Nikki's address"

"I knew it your parents are abusive aren't they Max...my degree came in handy for that" I can tell she is trying to lighten the mood, even though she is hurt

"Im so sorry Max I should have called CPS long ago...I knew something was wrong"

"It's in the past David...just help me now and we are even...you two always were like...real parents to me...and I wish I told you both sooner." I can hear him already crying and I roll my eyes. "Just get here soon David, I would like to be moved into the house by tonight...if you want that is."

"Of course Max! I would love nothing more then you to live with me and Gwen"

"Yeah you little shit, see you soon" they hang up and so do I and Nikki comes and sits next to me and hugs me.

"I'm so proud of you Maxie"

"Oh god not the nicknames...but Nikki it's thanks to you...if you weren't in my life I wouldn't be doing this...I...fuck it...I love you Nikki" I hold her hand again and look at her and she starts giggling

"Silly Mad Max, I thought I was going to confess first...I love you too" she starts laughing "you know this all happened just because you went for a drive, I need to take a road trip with you, I will have you wrapped around my finger" I start laughing with her and I knew my life is finally turning and I wouldn't mind going on more drives with her.

Well guys, I hope it wasn't too horrible. I feel like I might have made it too long or something...eh I probably will never be fully happy with it, but hey as long someone likes it I will be happy about that. I might continue the story depending on how this does. And I will probably post this part again but in Nikki's POV.