Chapter 2 (Oh hell no)
"Why am I snapping at you? Wow, you're dumber than I remember." I glare at him.
"Come on Max."
"How do you not know why I hate you?"
"Hate me? Last time I saw you, you loooooved me."
"Shut up. That was almost seven years ago. Give it up."
"Fang… I suggest stopping." Angel whispers.
"Why? And why do you hate me? What did I… wait is this because I left? If it is, that's ridiculous, it's been years and I did it for the Flock."
"For the Flock? Are you kidding me? First of all that wasn't your decision, and second of all…"
"Wait just a second, I made a decision of what I thought was best."
"But I was leader if I thought there was a problem I would have said something."
"But you weren't and as second in command I made a choice that you were too compromised to make."
"Too compromised? What are we spies or something? And either way, my second in command left and I was left to do everything myself!"
"Oh please, you had Iggy, Nudge, and Dylan, I had thought you could handle it. It's not like you relied on me that much."
"Yes she did Fang!" Angel yells before I can say anything. "She needed you! We all did! You may have been dating Max, but she wasn't the only one whose heart broke when you left!" she turned and ran out the back porch.
"Nice one Fang. You just know exactly what to say don't you?" I growl before running after her.
When I didn't see her I knew where she'd be hiding. A few years back, when I first moved here, Angel and I convinced Dylan to help us build a tree house for when she came. We used to spend nights up there to remind ourselves of how things used to be. When either of us wanted space from everyone we'd end up there.
"Hey." I say as I step through the door.
"Hi." She whispers.
"Are you okay?"
"Just peachy."
"What happened back there?"
"He was just being so oblivious and so crude. It bothered me. He had no right." Her voice is barely louder than a whisper.
"I know. But then I always felt that way." She laughed.
"He thought he was doing what was best and that he would only really hurt you, but he hurt all of us, including me. I felt as close to him as I did you."
"Did?"
"Well yeah we're closer now than we were then."
"Very true."
"We should head back. Thanks for coming after me Max."
"Always sweetie." I kissed her head before we both stood up and took off towards the house. As we got closer I heard screaming. Then I heard Dylan. Shit! Angel and I look at each other and I knew shit just hit the fan. I land on the back porch and run in just as I see Dylan's fist go back.
"Stop!" I scream jumping between him and Fang.
"What the hell is he doing here? What are any of them doing here?"
"It's a long story, but it's ok." He looked way past pissed. "Dylan, I want to kill him probably more than you do right now, but we have to get the full story first." As I finish my sentence my phone starts to ring. Ella. Dam it.
"What Ella?" I snap.
"Where are you guys?"
"Uh, we got a little side tracked."
"Wait what?"
"Yeah, we'll leave in a…"
"Oh my gosh, you and Dylan actually got together!" my sister screams. Apparently it was loud enough for everyone to hear, because Iggy and Gazzy broke down laughing, Dylan smiled, and Fang grimaced.
"No Ella, we had some surprise guest."
"Oh no, we'll leave if you guys want time to yourselves." Iggy laughs. I glare at him then remember that he can't see it.
"I'm glaring at you Iggy."
"Whatever." He laughs.
"Oh my gosh! Iggy's there?"
"Yeah Ells he's here." She squealed in my ear.
"Here Iggy, it's for you." I say handing him the phone. They start talking and I turn back to the idiots about to fight. Fang still glared.
"So you guys are a thing now?" he growls through clenched teeth.
"And what if we are?" I snap.
"Nothing, just think you deserve better."
"Oh and you know what's best for me how?"
"Well I know you better than any one."
"No you don't. You know who I was. I'm not that girl anymore."
"Yeah well the Max I know wouldn't fall for his shit."
"Well unlike you he stuck around."
"And we're back to this."
"Yeah because you're a giant dick trying to control my life when you should be off dying in a hole or something."
"I'm not trying to control your life, I just wants what's best for you."
"Yeah that's why you made my best friend and support system disappear."
"Hey I'm still who I've always been."
"No you aren't. The day you walked out of my life the person I knew died, because the Fang I knew and loved wouldn't hurt his family like that."
"Um, Max, this might be a bad time but Ella wants you." Iggy says holding out the phone.
"Tell her we'll be there soon. Dylan, lets get ready to go to my moms." I say.
"She wants to know if you want to bring us?" Iggy asks.
"Sure tell her to make room for you guys if you want my moms cooking."
"Yes." They all proclaim.
"Max I think we should reschedule and deal with this." Dylan grounds out, his lips barley moving.
"Lets just go. It'll be fine."
"But…"
"Please Dylan." I say giving him the bambie eyes.
"But Max…"
"Come on Dyl." Angel says coming to stand next to him.
"Fine but I now hate you both." He says turning to get ready.
"No you don't." I yell.
"Yeah, I know." He says before his door slammed shut.
"Now I get it." Fang says.
"Get what?"
"Why you kept him around, it was because he does everything you say."
"That's not true."
"Yes it is."
"I'm not having this argument with you. Nudge, you want a change of cloths?"
"Yes please."
"I'm right and you know it." Fang yells as Nudge Angel and I walk away.
"Whatever."
About an hour later I pulled up to my moms house. I had changed into some purple dress Ella had insisted I get a week ago. I had leant Nudge a pair of jeans and a shirt I hadn't known I even had. Angel and Dylan had changed as well but I didn't really give it any thought.
"Hey Maxie." Ella said when she answered the door.
"Why does everyone call me that?"
"Because we all know you hate it."
"Touché." I walk in and hug my mom as everyone else followed. I hear some shrieks.
"Nudge!"
"Ella!" then they shrieked again.
"Well that's not fun." Iggy says as he walks to the door. "I'm already blind I don't need to be deaf too."
"Iggy!" My sister yells as she jumps into his arms nearly tackling him. Gazzy squeezed past followed by Angel and Fang.
"Wow, you got the whole Flock together hu?" my mom says to me worried.
"To my dismay." I whisper. "Angel brought them and I nearly killed three of them."
"Maximum!"
"Hey they ambushed me." I laugh.
"Yeah I'm sure they did." She laughed in agreement. I noticed Fang standing in the corner staring at me, Dylan, and mom whilst Gazzy went on about god knows what. I glared at him and he rolled his eyes at me.
"Max," Dylan's voice was low in my ear as he wrapped an arm around my waist. "We need to talk."
I see Fang burning holes in the back of Dylan's skull.
"Yeah, sure." He leads me out side with a devilish grin. Once we get outside I turn and face him. "Why do I feel like you did that just to piss off Fang?"
"Why do I know you went along with it for that reason exactly?"
"Fair enough. So what's up?"
"Um, well here's the thing…"
"Oh god. Dylan, there's a thing?"
"Max seriously."
"Okay, okay I'll try to be serious."
"Thank you."
"So what's the thing?"
"I'm getting a promotion at work."
"Oh cool. That's amazing."
"Yeah, but there's a slight issue."
"How could there be an issue?"
"It's in New York." He flinched as if I'd punch him or something.
"New York?" I ask.
"Yeah…"
"Max, dinner's ready." Nudge says from the door.
"We'll talk about it later." I whisper to Dylan and head inside.
After we all ate our five servings each Iggy and Ella disappeared to "catch up." I think we all know what that means… anyway, Nudge had started rambling to Dylan about the color teal and how it's, and I quote "totally his color." I forgot how much Nudge truly talked, although maybe it's just because it's been six years. My mom was chatting with Angel, probably getting details about Fang and all that stuff. I sat on the couch with Gazzy as he told me how he was developing a new bomb that exploded in three parts after releasing a gas, and I was too afraid to ask what kind. But then I was barley listening as I could feel a pair of eyes burning a hole in my back and watched as Dylan wordlessly threatened the owner of said eyes.
"The only problem is my sucky parents found it and took it away so I have to rebuild it, which totally sucks because it took me three months to get as far as I did."
"Awe sorry bud. Well you and Ig can work on it a mile from the house if you guys are staying."
"Yeah, we're staying. None of us are stupid enough to go against Angel."
"What?"
"Well, she told us to come so we did. Don't get me wrong I'm glad to see you but I didn't know what was going on until she told you."
"Huh."
He continued telling me about life after we split up. I continued wanting to turn around and punch Fang.
"Dylan." He looks over. "I'm gonna go get Iggy so we can leave." He nods and I get up to find my sister and Iggy. I go down the hall to Ella's room and knock on the door.
"Guys, we gotta go so wrap it up." I yell through the door. I turn to start back to the door and run into something. Something very solid and very dark.
"We need to talk…now." Fang says.
"Um, no." I side step to go around him but he predicts the move and does the same.
"Now, Max."
"Well I can't right now so how about we talk, oh I don't know… never."
"Max." he grumbles as I push past him. "Max!"
"Not now Fang." I walk out to the living room and give my mom a hug before ushering everyone out.
"Iggy, now! Lets go!"
When they finally came out I noticed my sisters shirt was inside out and that both of them had very messed up hair I gave my sister a look that made her blush before I hugged her. When the door closed I smacked Iggy.
"Ow, what was that for?" he whined.
"That was for you screwing my little sister."
"Hey we didn't get that far!" I smacked him again, as if that made me feel any better.
"Okay, I'm sorry, Max. I'm a dude that has effing hormones. Sue me." I roll my eyes as I get to the car.
"I'm gonna take a fly, we'll talk later." I whisper in the open window where Dylan sat in the driver seat.
"Kay, see you at the house." I nod then turn around and take off.