In Protection: The new me
Chapter 4
Fang Pov:
Max seemed nice although I was slightly wary/curious whether this was really her or her cover. Well she has already passed one test the fact that she hates pink is a win in its self. Although Nudge will most probably spend most of her time trying to convert her.
Iggy Pov:
Awesome Fang and the family got another "kid". Things might start to get exiting. I mean its not like were not a crazy/zany bunch already but this girl might make things different. She also seems to like black. Looks like Fang has found his soul mate…
Nudge Pov:
.Pink. I cannot believe it. What type of girl doesn't like pink? Oh Oh maybe she is an alien from Mars were everything is reversed and all the girls like black and she has been sent here to like convert all of the girls. Well she will not be converting me… no that is just stupid. Maybe she is just Emo (Like Fang who I think is just slightly no matter how much he tries to deny it). No I don't think that either she doesn't seem like the type. Either way she seems different… she will fit right in.
Gazzy Pov:
So Max seems ok. Of course Iggy and me will probably put her through a few "pranks" just to see what she is made of and then if she doesn't totally hate us after that we can involver her in a few. I usually just treat the kids that come to stay with them as part of the family but I am still curious why she is here…
Angel Pov:
Max seems really sweet. I'm not sure that sweet is the right word but nice. She seems a bit quiet, I wonder what happened to her, but I will not judge her, which is what Mum is always saying.
Ella Pov:
She seems nice apart from the fact that She. Hates. Pink. I mean what is wrong with that girl. Nudge and me are totally going to have to change that. But if I am being truthful I can't really gage much else. I will have to get to know her better. Oh my god. Nudge and me could like totally do a sleepover. I like her look like even if it involves a lot of black. I wonder what she looked like before…
Max Pov:
We all walk down the stairs into the living room. Jeb and Perky lady who I have now discovered is Dr Martinez (better known as Val) are sitting in one of the sofas. All of the kids pile in sitting on various couches and beanbags. The whole time I just remain standing there awkwardly. The only remaining seat it the loveseat next to Fang.
He smirks at me and speaks in a voice that says quite the opposite "I won't bite"; I hesitantly sit down next to him on the couch
I hear Iggy chortle from the other side if the room, "seems like she's immune to your charm, hey Fangy"
I cushion sail over my head thumping Iggy in the chest. "Boys no fighting!" says Dr M.
"Now" says Dr M turning back to the rest of us, "We need to get our story straight before we go to school, we cant have all of us saying different stories as to why Max is here, so Max is Ells cousin, that shouldn't arouse much suspicion since no one here knows much about Ella's family."
"Why don't you guys know much about Ella's family?" I asked confused.
"Because I was adopted," said Ella Curtly.
"oh… Sorry" I said turning an apologetic glance at Ella.
She just shrugged her shoulders in response.
"So" said Dr, turning excitedly to me, " How do you like your room?"
"Uhhh" I said awkwardly.
Iggy saved me from further embarrassment "Max isn't really a pink person so we thought it would be a good Idea to do a lawn sale. Then with the money we can redecorate."
"Oh that sounds like a great idea I have been meaning to get rid of a whole lot of stuff in the Garage".
"Perfect" says Ella "Nudge and me have already started on the flyers."
I am currently curled up against the headboard in my still totally pink room. Everyone else has gone to bed and the house is quite. I lean over the side of my bed rustling through my backpack for a photo. The department said I could not bring anything related to my old life with me but I could not bear to leave this behind.
The photo is one from my 14th birthday 2 months ago. It's my family and me at the party. It was taken by my friend Jessica's little sister Mary so it is at a bit of a lopsided angle. Everyone is smiling brightly totally oblivious of what was to come in the following weeks.
Weeks it's only been a couple of weeks. I feel like I have aged since then, like I have become indifferent about most things in life...
Just then I hear the creaking of the floorboards outside of my door. I tense up as the door handle slowly turns and… Fang pokes his head in the door.
"Jesus Fang you gave me such a fright"
"Sorry " he murmured, then he came and sat on the end of the bed. "Why are you still up"?
I shrugged my shoulders, "couldn't sleep"
His eyes glance down to the picture in my hand, "can I see?"
Hesitantly I hand the picture over to him. He studies the picture for a minute before speaking "Blondie in the middle is you?"
"Yeah"
"What's your name?" He asks out of the blue
"What do you mean my name is Max-" I start
"No your name before" Oh…
"Lacy, Lacy Mavrick"
"No offence but I think your new name seems to suit you better"
I smile slightly "Well it suits the new me"
He won't meet my eyes after that. I look over to the side of the bed were an empty pink photo frame lays. I reach my hand out for he photo, which he hands back to me. Positioning it in front of the frame and glancing at it one more time I turn my attention back to Fang who seems to be sitting there in an uncomfortable silence.
"Was there something you wanted?" I query.
Sighing he stands up.
"You should get some rest" chuckling he says "You will need it for tomorrow"
"Why?"
"School" Fang says simply
School
Sorry I haven't updated in a bit but I just got back form oversees and have been really jetlagged.
Thankyou to Loganlermanlover for suggesting the name
R and R
