An AU where Victoria and Max are friends (or maybe soon something more...idk yet?)but they befriended each other for their own selfish reasons and they hide it all along. You'll understand it when you start reading the story. Max's and Victoria's POV included.

I kind of got idea while listening to mega super awesome song Decoy by Paramore and listen to it bc it's gr8 m8.

A few rays of bright sunshine peeked in Victoria's room, staying still at her unmoving peaceful body. Suddenly she heard a small melody playing fastly, like it was in some hurry, along with vibrations. It was her mobile, which just woke her up. Great. The tired girl blinked a few times, letting out a big sigh and grabbed the stupid phone.

Max : I really think you got enough of your beauty sleep, Vic. You're gonna be late :(

Surprised by this message, Victoria fastly checked what time was it. Her mobile showed 8:14. Shit. The class was in 8:30 and she really had to hurry.

Victoria got up, immediately going to her closet, not having enoug time to decide what would be best for day. Black shirt and the expensive purple blouse would just do enough. She didn't need much time for wearing clothes but she just had to put some decent amount of make up, and currently she did not have any time for a shower, she'll do it when she comes back.

The Max's text was going in back of her mind, as the girl herself. She really was thankful that Max actually 'woke her up' because it'd be just so embarrassing to come late at the class, especially when Mr. Jefferson's there. Victoria remembered how Taylor, Courtney and she made some silly kind of 'bet' about Max when this school year started. Ugh. They all talked about that new girl and she gladly accepted the opportunity to fool some new hippie. At the start it was so funny, poor Max actually believed that she wanted to be her friend and shit. They'd all laugh when she passed them by, secretly calling her a loser.

But it wasn't right. It was just so wrong going around and lying to that girl. Victoria felt ashamed but she didn't have enough strength to just tell her everything, not now when she really started to grew closer to Max. She was afraid of losing her, after everything, after two months of everything. So she prayed no one would tell her about the silly bet or whatever that thing actually was. Maxine was really nice and surprisingly a fun person to be around. Victora still remembers how she comforted her instead of making fun of her when the wet pain fell on her. That brunette was so caring, cute, shy and a good friend. Victoria kept it hidden from her 'friends' and the whole Vortex Club because what would others think of her if they get to know she's been hanging with someone who's 'uncool', for them? She liked Max, a lot, Maybe too much, she didn't know because it was so confusing.

Max f#cking Caulfield, you've made a mess out of me.

And with that small thought she left her bright room.

(...)

The thin girl tapped her messy notebook with her long fingers, fastly biting her down lip every once in a while like she was hiding something big from everybody else. Max wasn't really nervous, it was something else. Her blue eyes didn't even try to look around, they were glued to that notebook which hid a one special photo between its numerous pages. I'm so f#cking dead if anyone finds this photo. Especially Victoria.

That small photo taken by her old analog camera showed two girls, both having their own strange expression coloured on their faces. Just an ordinary photo of two completely friendly young girls sitting in the sunshine while holding their hands together. And one of those two girls smiling widely while the other one was well, you could say surprised or maybe f#cking creeped by me. She sighed as she placed her hand on her slightly warm forehead.

Max was anything but okay recently, she had too much shit to put up with. Ugh, geez. She realized how many people she had used and manipulated by her crazy super-powers. It all started when she just got in the Blackwell Academy. That rewind power allowed her to be liked by almost everybody or at least tolerated, unlike before. She knew what to say in the right time, what to do, everything. The girl was a human time-machine. Of course she has told Chloe, being her bestest friend ever and stuff, and she actually believed her.

But Chloe, sheesh, she wanted to find more about what happened to Rachel Amber so Max had to use those same powers more and more. It was really helping with the 'investigation' so Chloe thought Hey Mad Max, you can get in contact with all those assholes from Blackwell. And be hella best friends. You could get informations about what the f#ck is actually going on with all these drugs, parties, Kate Marsh and Rachel. Just be cool and we'll solve this f#cking ass mission!

And Max agreed. She agreed on finding more about each person in her school and then rewind time and act like she already cared and knew everything about them. They thought she was so nice and caring, also cool, not a poser, what an irony. She has also become somehow, kind of friend with Taylor, known as Victoria's puppet, but not so anymore. Taylor's mother was really ill and she felt sorry for that poor girl. Taylor wasn't what Max had thought before her powers, she was actually a person with emotions, like everybody else at Blackwell. At the first, Max thought everyone, such as Nathan and Victoria, was just rich kid who bullied the uncool ones. Turns out they are more complex beings than Max's little mind thought. I really underestimated them, just like they did me. We were on the same levels, I was no better than them, neither am I right now. But these mega powers really helped her understand a lot of things. Life is strange.

Her eyes all of sudden, with a little thought going in back of her mind, moved onto her phone screen. 8:27. She better come on time, because it wouldn't be cool withou- with Victoria showing up late in front of everyone! Yes! She'd hate that. No, it wouldn't be cool without her. But Max didn't want to get even more attached to the blonde girl, she'd probably lose her.

And just in that moment the same girl Max had been thinking about showed up, letting non-stopping little breathes from her small pink mouth. Max carefully obsereved the girl, glad she made it on time. Soon Victoria felt Max's intense stare and she quickly smiled to the brunette. Although it isn't surprising when a friend sends a little smile to the other one, Max felt kind of shocked, still not getting used to all the attention she's been getting lately. She didn't want to admit it, but her heart did skip a beat. Just a little beat, not a big deal, right?

Max's numerous thoughts stopped her from actually smiling back, or at least waving like friends do. Can I get more lame? Ugh, I'm so stupid. What's up with me anyway? We've been friend for like two months or so. Guess I still haven't gotten used to all this new attention. Somebody actually cared for me, I made some nice friends. But with my powers, of course! Not like I could even say a proper word to anyone without rewinding hella times. Oh, Chloe really is a good bad influence on me.

A small soft voice called her to the reality, to the Earth, making all her thoughts wash away, like pretty colours in the autumn, she really loved that time of year.

"Max? You okay? Your cheecks are kind of red." Victoria woke the dreamer from her dreamland, making Max realize she must have blushed. Oh, crap. Lame, lame, lame. Hella lame.

"Uh, I'm fine." She muttered, still embarrassed getting blushed in front of her.

Victoria seemed kind of nervous, not the usual relaxed one. Well, she wasn't relaxed and okay all the time, she was a human after all. But something felt..odd. At least that's what Max thought at the moment. Victoria's fingers were fastly playing with a small part of her expensive fancy blouse, and her right leg moving in all the directions but Max decided not to bother her about that now anyways.

"And thanks for actually waking me up this morning. I, I just overslept." Max just nodded, hearing the school bell which made her friend go back to her seat as she sat there, watching Mr. Jefferson coming in the class.

Max took one last look before the lesson started on that photo, making her feel...guilty. This is so Victoria doesn't even know this happened. Well, not really because I rewound but kept the photo with me. It's just...ugh..That moment was too special to be forgotten, to just be a memory, this picture kept it alive.

Yeah, alive...

Sorry for any errors and stuff!

Opinions? Thoughts? Worth continuing? Nah?

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