Hey guys! Chapter three! Uh... are you guys liking this story? I thought I would get a better reaction but you know... *wink wink nudge nudge* Ok. Thanks for reading! Love you guys!
Disclaimer: I will never own MR
Finally the lunch bell rang and I practically ran to the cafeteria. I walked in and scanned the room for Nudge, Iggy, Angel, or Gazzy. I spotted them about to sit down at a table near the the windows. I went through the line and got a Coke and sat down. Nudge was the first to notice my- now bandaged- hand.
"Holy shit! What happened?" She yelled, grabbing my hand. I winced and yanked it away from her.
"Just an accident." I said scanning the room for Fang. I couldn't get the kid off my mind. Every time I closed my eyes, I would see his perfect face with that crooked smile. I shook my head. What's wrong with me? I hardly know the guy!
"What do you think Max?" Iggy said, pulling me back into reality.
"Think about what?" I asked.
"Who do you think is better:" Gazzy started.
"Wonder Woman or Black Widow?" Igg finished. I looked at them like they were crazy.
"And why would I have an opinion on this?"
"Because," Gazzy whined. "Ok. Look at them this way. Look at their combat skills. Who would be better in a fight?" I thought carefully. Although Wonder Woman did have her whip- right?- Black Widow can definitely do some damage if she landed one punch, let alone a flurry of punches and kicks. Hmmm... choices, choices. I opened my mouth to answer when I saw him walking into the lunchroom. Before I knew what I was doing my hands were in the air waving him over.
"Hey Fang!" I shouted. He looked over at me, shrugged, and started walking over. Everyone was looking at me. "Guys, be cool. He's new and really nice... I think." I said, remembering the few words we'd exchanged. Angel and Nudge gave me a weird look.
"I wonder if it's possible that Max has a crush." I heard Angel whisper to Nudge. She nodded, then giggled when they saw the glare I was sending their way. I urged them to be cool one last time before he sat down at our table.
"Hey Max." He said in his beautiful deep voice. He nodded to everyone else. I mentally face palmed myself.
"Okay. Introductions. Guys, this is Fang. Fang, this is Angel, Nudge, Gazzy, and Iggy." I said indicating each of them as I said their name. They all murmured their greeting then our table delved into an awkward silence. After about two minutes I was squirming in my seat. I guess Gazzy could tell because he suddenly spoke up.
"You never answered my question." I cocked my head to the side as he said this. "Who's better? Black Widow or Wonder Woman." I smirked.
"Obviously Black Widow. Not only is she strong but she is amazingly fast. She also plans out her strategies before she attacks someone or something. Wonder Woman on the other hand just basically attacks and hopes she'll land a hit. Black Widow has a certain grace about whatever she does- especially her fighting. That, and she basically just looks more bad ass then Wonder Woman." I finished, crossing my arms.
"But Wonder Woman has her whip. She can easily make long distance attacks using that." Iggy argued.
"Even though Wonder Woman has a silly whip does not mean she can win a fight. Like Max said- she relies more on brawn then brains." Fang jumped in. Huh. He's adorable and he knows his heroes. I guess the girls noticed too.
"Hey Max, come to the bathroom with us?" Nudge asked. I shrugged and followed them. As soon as I was in the restroom, they grilled me about him.
"Do you actually like him?" Angel asked.
"No! I only met him last block!" She shrugged and let Nudge ask a question.
"What do you think about him?" She said, eyeing me.
"I don't know. He's nice. And funny. Definitely attractive. And a nerd- you don't find a cute nerd around like you used to." I started blushing. Why the heck am I blushing?! Ugggg. They both looked at each other and huge smiles broke out across their faces,
"ZOMG! It's love at first sight!" Nudge sang, dancing through the stalls. I rolled my eyes.
"We knew it would happen! Max has a crush! Max has a crush!" Angel joined Nudge's song. I got up and left them in the bathroom and walked straight into the one and only Fang.
"Oh my God." I said. "Uh... sorry. Hey, why aren't you in there with the guys?" I asked him. He shrugged.
"School's almost over, I thought I'd grab my stuff now so I don't have to go later." I nodded. He started walking away and I had to jog to catch up to him.
"I'm coming too." He looked back at me and shrugged. "God, is that all you do?" He looked at me with question in his eyes. "All you do is smirk and shrug. Honestly, have some real human interaction!" I said exasperated. He stopped and turned to me.
"You want human interaction?" He asked me. I gulped and nodded. He thought for a couple seconds then looked at me seriously.
"How are you Max?" He said with a straight face. I tried not to. I really did, but a giggle escaped my lips. I just couldn't stop. Soon, my sides hurt from laughing so hard. He joined in after a few seconds. Our laughter filled the hallways. "Well," He said when we both recovered. "How was that for your human interaction?" I let a few more giggles out before I answered.
"I loved it. I totally underestimated you my friend." I said, slapping him on the shoulder. We started walking again. "So where are you from?" I asked him.
"Manhattan, New York." He said.
"Oh my God no way! Me too!" I said excitedly. "Yeah I was in the Oaks apartment building."
"I was a couple streets up from where that is." He replied calmer. "I was on 5th street."
"How did we not meet each other?" I mused.
"Well, don't think of the past, think of now." He chuckled at some inside joke I guess. I stopped at my locker when we got to it. He stopped too.
"Hey you know you can go to your locker. I'll catch up to you." He nodded with a smirk then went to the locker next to mine and opened it. "Wait." I started. "This is your locker?" I asked. He nodded and filled up his backpack. I shrugged and did the same. Right as we closed our locker doors the bell rang.
"Do you want a ride?" He said, slinging his backpack on his shoulder.
"Yeah sure. Hey can we wait for everyone else?" He shrugged and I rolled my eyes. By the time we were all in the car it was about three o'clock. We went to my house to hang out. That and I wanted my friends there to meet my dad. After we finished doing our homework we just sat around and talked. Fang even stayed. Then at around five I heard a faint knock at my door. I sprinted to it and yanked it open, expecting to see my dad. Instead I found two people in a navy blue uniform with medals decorating their breast pockets. They wore hats that stated "Biological Warfare". I got a bad feeling in then pit of my stomach.
"Are you Maximum Ride?" One of them asked. I slowly nodded. The men took off their hats.
"Um... Max. This is always hard to say." The other started. I took a step back and shook my head.
"No. This can't be happening." They looked at me with sad looks in their faces. I clenched my teeth. "How. How the hell did this happen." I growled.
"We found him this morning in his room. We think he overdosed. I'm so sorry." The first one said. His brown eyes were full of sorrow. I stumbled back and fell. I heard my friends coming. They must have seen the look on my face and the two men at the door. They said thank you and closed the door after the men said that they would call with the funeral date. I was more shocked then anything. I felt myself start shaking. I just wanted to curl up and disappear.
"How!" I screamed to the roof. "How could you leave me?" Nudge and Angel were trying to shush me. They told me it would be okay but it wouldn't be. Nothing would be the same because he's gone. I had no one. I had nothing. I was an empty body. Just a void. I could never be anything without him in this world. I would never wish the pain that I felt upon anyone. I tried to cry but the tears wouldn't come. It went for days like this. I eventually ended up just staring at myself in the mirror. So this is me. I thought. This is what nothing looks like.
I really hope you guys liked this chapter. I really had a hard time writing this one. I hope I captured the pain that hundreds of people feel each day and showed it through Max. If you have recently went through something like this, I know it sounds cheesy, but trust me it does get better. Okay. Enough sad stuff. Thanks for reading!