A/N: Hey readers! I'm new to this whole fanfiction thing and this is my first fanfiction so no haters but I would LOVE to get ideas on how to make my writing/fanfics better!

Max's POV

The repetitive sound of beeping caused me to roll over. I grabbed my alarm clock and began turning it over to find the right button. Let me say, it's hard to do when you're half asleep. Once the beeping stopped, I realized that I didn't even need my alarm clock in the first place—it's Saturday. I groaned as I swung my legs over the edge of the bed and began rubbing my eyes.

"MAX," my brother, Ari, called from downstairs. "C'mon, we're gonna be late!"

I slouched as I dragged myself into the hallway. I continued to the railing and saw my brother tapping his foot and the bottom stair. "Why do I need to get ready? It's the weekend," I mumbled to him.

"Exactly. Don't tell me you forgot about it," said Ari in an agitated voice. That's when my eyes widened as it all came back to me. Today was moving day and I had to say goodbye to the person I loved most, Maya. "Now get ready, we leave in five," Ari continued as he turned away from the stairs.

I walked back into my almost empty room and grabbed one of the only things in the room. A pair of jeans and a red tank with black high-top converse lay against the only piece of furniture in the room—my mattress. I quickly changed into my clothes and didn't bother going to look in a mirror to brush my hair or teeth. I already knew I was a mess; the mirror didn't have to tell me too. Anyways, all of my 'get ready' stuff was already packed in the car. I grabbed my pajamas and hopped down the stairs to see my whole family—except for Ari—looking groggy and tired. My mom was on the phone and I picked up part of her conversation.

"—I know I'm late but we'll be there soon. After we get there, however, you're going to have to come back to the house for a few other items. Thanks, see you in ten minutes." She finished the last sentence with a glance over to me.

"It's about time Max. You're sister has to leave for her flight soon and we still have to meet her at our new house," my mom said as she shoved her keys and a few other necessities into her purse. "By the way, you look like a mess."

"Well, first of all, how can you expect me to get ready if you packed all of my stuff? And second, she's the one leaving us, so she could be late for all I could care," I simply stated as I turned away from my mother, hearing her gasp.

"MAX—" my mother scolded before she was cut off by the action of my father gently laying a hand on her shoulder. He leaned down and whispered something in her ear and that's when my mom stood up, grumbling as she went outside.

" Max," my father said gently as I turned around. "You know this is a big opportunity for her and she would take you with if she could. But…not everyone gets accepted into private academies with these complications. Maya is just lucky that she's good at singing and not…hmph... but that's…" my dad couldn't grasp the right words while his brows furrowed in concentration. At this point I wanted to direct my feelings towards that oh-so-innocent wall, when I noticed Ari watching me with concern. Ari wasn't too happy with the fact that Maya was leaving us to go move to Arizona but wasn't nearly as upset as I was. Maya was always there for me, as was I for her, and we did everything together, since we are twins. We always laughed at the same jokes and played the same things but now she's leaving me. Now I'll be alone.

Since Maya is leaving, we decided to move. We already lived in a big house as it is, so with only four people, my dad decided to save money and live in a smaller home; cozy, was the word Mom preferred to use. We moved only two hours away so we could start fresh. No one will know us and that's a good thing considering my dad's actions in the past. New house also meant new school, not something Ari and I were looking forward to. Most people saw me as mean, while I called it sarcasm. At my old school I only had a few friends. Omega and J.J were the only people who actually talked to me and that was only because they were in all of my classes, leaving them in no other choice than to endure my wrath.

The reason Ari is upset with the new school is because he was actually popular at our school. He was pretty good at football, and that's it according to my understanding. To other girls it was that he was cute…please.

"I know, I get it, but that's still—" I was cut off as my mom's voice rang throughout the doorway.

"COME ON! MAYA IS WAITING FOR US AT THE AIRPORT," she shouted. After that, I shouldered my way past my father and Ari and headed for the garage where I found my mom pounding the keys of her phone. I opened the back door and got in with Ari in pursuit. After we were all buckled in, we headed for the airport.

When we got to the airport I was greeted with my sister leaning against the wall, her foot propped up against it as well. The tapping of her other foot rang through the almost-empty airport. Not many people have flights leaving at 4:30 AM. As soon as Maya's eyes glanced up and locked with mine, I ran towards her, not being able to hold myself back. She squeezed me tight and soon the whole family was there, in a big hug around Maya and me.

"I'm gonna miss you," Maya whispered to me.

"Me too," I responded. I backed away so the rest of the family could say goodbye and then it was time for Maya to leave. I gave her a little finger wave and turned around, exiting the airport. I didn't say much, but our expressions said it all. With that, we all headed back to the car and were on our way to our new house. Fun.

1 week later

I was already on my way to the bus stop for my first day of school when my stomach started churning. First day of school, nobody knows me, I don't know anyone. Even Ari already had friends. The first thing he did when we got home, was to go house-to-house, meeting all of our "fellow neighbors," as he liked to call it. I don't know their names or what they look like, as you can see I'm what they call "unsociable". Instead, I was walking around the neighborhood, familiarizing myself for a fight-or-flight situation. Once I reached the bus stop, I realized Ari was already there, talking to another boy our age. This boy had sleek, and polished black hair suited with olive skin and onyx eyes. For all I knew, it was as if his pupil enlarged to fill his iris, as you couldn't differentiate the two. He was wearing dark jeans with a black T-shirt and a black leather jacket. It definitely gave him a moody look.

"Sis, come over here," Ari motioned over for me to come over. I walked over to them as I started to compose myself.. "This is Fang, Fang this is my little sister Max," Ari started. "This is our neighbor," he directed to me.

"Fang, huh? What does that stand for?" I asked, crinkling up my nose. I didn't get a response, he just stared blankly at me. That's when I saw a yellow object come out of the corner of my vision. The school bus was here. Once Fang walked away, Ari leaned in to whisper something in my ear.

"He doesn't talk much but he's cool once you get to know him," Ari whispered and I shook my head. Ari decided to go sit by Fang on the bus, to get him to talk, leaving me to sit alone. I sat in the front-most seat even though I was a junior at 17 years old and Ari was a senior at 18 years. I don't know what part of the moody turned-towards-window-back-to-everyone-else-ear-buds-in people didn't understand, when my side of the seat lifted as a weight was put on the other side of me.

It was a girl, to my preference, even though I preferred no one. She had a mocha color skin tone and curly brown hair that was brushing against my arm, invading my bubble space. When she turned her head, she stared at me for a few seconds before she started rambling.

"Oh my god, you're so pretty. I love your hair, is it dyed? What's your name? Why haven't I seen you before? What grade are you in? My name is Nudge. I'm a junior and I—" the girl said in a breath.

"Wait! Just… stop talking for a second. One question at a time." I began. Geez, this girl talks a lot and fast.

"Okay, sorry about that my friends think I talk too much. And too fast for that matter. What about you? Do you think I talk too much? Stupid question, everyone thinks I talk to much. Okay, first of all, how is your hair so blonde and I'm loving the red stripes of hair in it. It's totes adorbs," Nudge said. I stared at her blankly, not really registering what she was saying. It was too early for this. She blinked twice before moving on.

"Not much of a talker, eh? Next question. What's your name? Are you a junior too? Why haven't I seen you before?" Nudge spat out.

"That was more than one question." Nudge murmured a sorry. "My name is Max and I'm a junior. I just moved here last week so that explains why you haven't seen me before," I said, starting to raise the music louder.

"Well, I can help you around the school and we can be friends since we sit together—" I tuned out the rest of Nudge's speech and turned towards the window. I didn't say another word for the rest of the ride.

Once the bus screeched to a stop I bolted straight up, not wanting to be in the claustrophobic vehicle for any longer. Nudge and I walked into the building and I pulled one ear bud out to make sure the Nudge Channel was at pause, only to be put to disappointment. She was now going on about this cute senior she saw in the parking lot.

"Now, I have to go to the office to get my schedule so…adios amigo," I plainly stated. I saw Nudge's face contort before she said goodbye and ran forwards, in the same direction I was going. As soon as she was gone, I turned around and ran into something.

"Sorry, I—" I stopped talking as soon as I saw Fang's deep, dark eyes glaring into mine.

He was still clutching my forearms when he growled, "watch where you're going."

I pulled away from him and returned the glare. Sure, Ari, he's a real charmer once you get to know him. I soon realized many heads were turned in our direction as the clanking of someone's high-heels echoed throughout the halls. It was my turn to gape as I saw a 'Redheaded Wonder' heading in our direction. I didn't want to get suspended on my first day, I'll save that for my second, so once the girl reached us I headed for the office with only one glance back. When I turned to see the outcome, I saw the redhead swallowing Fang with her hands on both sides of his face. Bleh.

Once I reached the office, I saw Nudge waiting in the chair on one side of the room.

"Finally! It's about time you got here. I already got your schedule and I can show you where most of these classes since we have first, sixth, seventh, and eighth period together. But first, I'll take you to your locker," Nudge explained, while standing up from her chair. Without a word, surprisingly, we exited the office to see Fang and the redhead kissing. Still.

"Ugh. That's Fang, stay away from him. He's super popular for his looks and the sports he plays, not his personality," Nudge snorted. "The slut is Lissa. She's an even bigger threat because she can make your life a living hell. She's caused more pain in those stilettos than Satan himself. NEVER go after someone she once dated, even though that's almost, like, every guy at this school. Pretty much avoid everyone unless I give you the okay signal. Capiche? Come on, this is sickening." I agreed.

To my liking, we didn't talk anymore until we got to what appeared as my locker. My mom came over here to put my books in while I was exploring the town, and I glanced down to my schedule to see what stuff I needed to bring to my first few classes. First, I had math then Spanish. I at least had math with Nudge but for Spanish, I was on my own. I grabbed my supplies listed by Nudge and headed to first hour before making a pit stop at Nudge's own, pink, sparkly, locker.

"Come on, we have Mr. Batchelder for first hour and trust me, you don't want to get on the bad side of him," said Nudge. "We'll sit together, right? I think he lets people sit wherever the first day but I'm not sure." We walked for quite a while longer, memorizing the twisting hallways as we shouldered our way through. "Well this is it." Nudge headed into the room.

Once I stepped into the doorway, I stopped dead in my tracks. In the corner of the room, with his feet on the desk, sat Fang.

I heard someone clear there throat behind me. "Excuse me, but did you forget how to walk?" came a feminine voice behind me, followed by two girls giggling. I turned to see two redheads, one who I recognize as Lissa. I was about to retort something sarcastic when Nudge grabbed my arm and pulled me across the room to the front-most, empty, corner table of four.

"Max! That was too close! Are you not listening to anything I've been saying. Don't get in the way of Lissa, Brigid, or Fang," Nudge scolded. Lissa and Brigid. Huh. I guess now I know whose picture to hang on my wall while playing a game of darts. Now I've gotten the name of both she-devils.

"It's just...why do they have to all be in the same class as us? That doesn't help," I whined, knowing it would bug Nudge. Before she could respond, a man stepped in the front of the room as all talking ceased, at the same time the bell rang.

"I see you are all seated already. Well, get up. I already have your assigned seats," Mr. Batchelder said sternly as the class groaned. I grabbed my stuff and stood against my chair, silently praying I would get to sit next to Nudge. I'd rather have around the clock Nudge Channel than a gas-man or nose-picker.

"Maximum, you go sit in the back corner seat. Fang, you sit next to her. Ella across from Fang, and Iggy, across from Max.." Mr. Batchelder pointed to our table. My eyes widened and I gulped as I sat on my chair. Just great. A nightmare has just satisfied himself in his chair as I trudged to the table, eyeing the other classmates already there. Nudge ended up sitting in a table with Lissa and a few other kids I didn't know, all the way on the other side of the room. I glanced at Fang and he just smirked. The person sitting in front of me, Iggy, was scrawny, pale, and had strawberry-blonde hair. While Ella, sitting diagonal from me, had brown wavy hair to match her eyes, and tan skin.

I glanced at Nudge to get her attention but she was already looking at me with her large, scared eyes. I nodded my head in Iggy and Ella's direction and she put a universal 'okay' signal with her hands under the table. I exhaled with relief and leaned back in my chair. I zoned out for the rest of class until I noticed something peculiar. The whole class was staring at me and Mr. Batchelder was looking at me expectedly.

"What?" I asked in defeat as the whole class burst out laughing, well everyone except a few.

"Miss Lissa here, volunteered you to answer this question," Mr. Batchelder said, first pointing to Lissa then to the board. I glared at her and she just shrugged with a smug look on her face. I looked at the board and was relieved to see something that I knew the answer to.

"Easy. The answer is—," I answered, bored, until Mr. Batchelder interrupted me.

"Come to the board and show us how you solved this problem." Mr. Batchelder held an uncapped marker out to me. That's when another round of laughter came by as I got to the board and finished showing my work. What? I'm almost positive I got that one right. Almost.

That's when I saw Nudge glare at Lissa and stomp up to me. She ripped a piece of paper off of my back that read 'Kiss me'. Classic. At the same time, Nudge crinkled up the paper and threw it at the back of Lissa's head. And that, my friends, is how you get sent to the principal's office on the first day of school.

When the final bell rang, I was more than elated to run to my locker and get out of this hell hole people call school. I went straight to my bus and followed the same moody procedure as this morning. I sat down in the same seat as before, trying to get as far as possible from Fang. Feeling a waft of air, I realized someone came right in the seat next to me. I turn, expecting to see Nudge, only to see a dark shadow. Fang.

"Piss off, Fang, the spot's taken," I growl.

"Not anymore," he said taking off his black backpack. Nudge walked onto the bus to see Fang in her seat as her eyes starting shooting daggers in his direction. Fang kept on an emotionless mask, his eyes on the seat in front of us. Nudge sat in the seat on the other side of us, not taking her glare off of Fang. After the last people sat down, the bus began to move. Fang finally stopped staring at the seat and craned his neck, without moving his broadened shoulders, to look down at me. I was pretty tall for my age but he still had a couple inches on me.

"Max is it?" Fang questioned. I didn't answer but I did lean forward to rest my forehead on the leather seat.

"No," I muttered, this time I turned my head to look at him with narrow eyes.

"Max it is," he stated defiantly.

I pout and go, "Why ask if you already know my name?"

"Just wanted to make some conversation," he says as he puts his hands up in the air in surrender. I snorted. Mr. dark-and-brooding wanted to make small talk. Puh-lease.

I ignored Fang the rest of the bus ride and put my ear buds in. I began to subconsciously hum until we the final stop. Fang and I got up and I went straight to my house, against his protests to make conversation. Once I walked in the house, I could smell something cooking.

"Why are you cooking? We usually just get take-out," I told my mother whom I found at the stove.

"We're having some guests over so dress up, please," my mom begged. I snorted. She knows I'm not one to dress up. But she does bake me cookies every time she is pleased with me so… I decided to dress up. Or at least what I thought was dressy. I ran up the stairs and threw my backpack against the door. I quickly changed into a pair of black skinny jeans and an electric purple ruffled tank top. I took a few knots out of my rat's nest and listened to music until it was dinner time.

I heard the doorbell ring and hear my mom call out, "Max! Can you get that?"

I shuffled to the door and when I opened it, I slammed the door shut again. There was Fang, with his midnight colored eyes being the last thing I saw.

A/N: So I just finished the first chapter! (Pats self on back) The rest of my chapters will be this long (at least 3,000 words) IF THERE WILL BE MORE CHAPTERS. I know the first one was bad and boring but IT WAS the introduction so stay tuned. R/R!