"Go away, slut!"a voice said. Everyone in the hallway laughed. Lissa's face turned tomato red as she ran away.

The girl who said thIS stepped forwards to Max and me. "Ha ha. I'm Brigid. "

Max p.o.v.

A long-russet haired girl with jade eyes grinned at us. "I'm Brigid. Lissa's my sister. Please don't mind her. She's always like her,"

I sneered. "You aren't just like her, I hope?" Ignoring me, Brigid turned to Fang.

He gave her a charming grin. "I'm Fang."he said. Brigid looked starstruck with awe. "Er...i, I mean, you were so brave to stand up to her, Fang..."

Fang smirked. "Thanks, Brigid." Both of them ignored me as they flirted. I huffed in annoyance. Did Fang have to be this annoying? I rolled my eyes inwardly. He was such a flirt!

"Hi, Brigid, I'm Max. I'm sorry, I was just pissed at your sister, Lissa."I said in a loud voice to get her attention.

"Oh! Uh-huh, hi. So, Fang, how about a date sometime?" Brigid said, her undivided attention focused on Fang.

Fang gave me a sidelong smirk. "I'll text you when Max wants to break up." He winked at me.

I rolled my eyes and smiled down at the boiling mad Brigid. Just to get on her nerves, I giggled and pecked his cheek. "We'll be late for class, Fangy, let's go."I said.

As we walked away, Brigid called,"I'm always open...Fang..." I laughed.

Desperate girl, eh?

Fang snickered. All of a sudden, my eyes widened. "OMG, Fang!"I said in an excited tone.

His expression turned concerned. "Huh?" I grinned. "You know, you should go on that date with Brigid, and then when you're on that date, you can just pretend that you thought it was a 'friendly' outing."

He laughed. Then his face turned impassive. "Don't look now," he murmured. "Maya's on the loose."he muttered.

I turned to see a girl who held herself with pride, a slightly arrogant air around her. Her eyes were stormy grey, and her honey blond hair was streaked caramel brown. To anyone else, we may have been sisters or even fraternal twin. Her hair was curly while mine was straight, and I was about two inches taller, too. We shared similar high cheekbones and a perfectly-placed nose. She was wearing a scarf, boots, jeans, and a cute sweater. She looked...elegant yet casual enough.

I stared at her. Then I noticed she was also staring. Her eyes were flashing and green with envy.

She coughed. 'What are you doing with my boyfriend?"she glared. It was a full-blown, 'if looks could kill' kinda glare, unlike Lissa's weak one.

Fang clenched his fists. "Stalker, go away. This is Max, my real girlfriend."
He said.

Maya gasped. "Fang, are you sure? 'Cuz I know some girls just love forcing you into making them their boyfriend. And you do it cause it stops them from 'hurting' me." She made quotation marks when she said hurting. I laughed, flipping my hair and tossing off my high heels. "And I'm not the girl who would do that. Which means I really can hurt you."I said coolly.

(A/N: Is this too crappy? Maya is acting not like the book at all. Sorry if this is really really bad)

Fang grabbed my hand, leaving.

He let go. "Maya, "he said quietly, "I love Max. She's the one who makes me happy. And your not right for me. OK?"

I was stunned. Either Fang was an amazing actor...or he really did care about me. Maya's eyes widened to the size of saucers. She stiffened. She whispered, "I was your girlfriend, and you forget about me. Why?"she stalked off.


Fang p.o.v.

Max...that girl was amazing. She wasn't perfect, of course. There were negatives about her. But she was everything I really actually wanted. Funny, quirky, awesome. She seemed to have multiple personalities. She was the shoulder to cry on, the one to tell who you hated and who you liked. She could lighten you up, make you feel happy again.

She was Max.

Lunch. As Max and I left the lunch line with huge sloppy joe's and tons of snacks, someone knocked into her, spilling her food all over her clothes. She narrowed her eyes and dropped the tray, glaring at Lissa, the one who had 'accidentally' knocked into her.

Lissa giggled. Max grabbed her face and punched her in the nose. It seemed like she broke Lissa's nose. "Oh! sorry, let me fix your face,"she said sarcastically. Then she wrenched Lissa's nose back in place. Lissa let out a horrified scream. Sobs wracked through her body. Collapsing to the floor, Lissa created a huge scene about her perfect face.

People gaped at Max. Tears fell down Max's face, her eyes bright and angry. This was just like what happened when Maya was my girlfriend. Girls were jealous, and Maya...Maya just snapped under the pressure.

Maya was different, though. She had been too controlling, too stoic and mean.

Max ran into the hallways, crying. Iggy raced after her. I saw Iggy catch up to her, then twirl her into his arms. He rubbed away her tears and kissed her forehead. She sobbed into his shoulder.

My blood boiled. That was supposed to be me. Not Iggy. I turned away from them, my heart broken. Max had always been Iggy's, hadn't he? They lied about being just friends. Why hadn't I known?


Max p.o.v.

Iggy held me in his arms, calming me down in a big-brotherly way.

"I'm sorry, Iggy. I promised to be good, but it didn't work."

Right on cue, the principal's voice boomed from the loudspeaker. "Ms. Maxine Ride, please report to the principal's office."

Iggy took my hand. "C'mon, let's go talk to the principal. She's a nice lady, she'll understand."he said.

I nodded.

In the office, the principal told me to sit. She nodded curtly to Iggy.

"So, Lissa said you punched her nose and it broke."

I took a deep breath, wiping my eyes.

"Max has anger issues, ma'am. Lissa provoked Max by purposefully spilling Max's lunch all over her. Please understand, Max has had problems over the years with other students, but she's never actually hit anyone without being provoked first. She's good." Iggy said. I sighed. Iggy was in his protective brother mode.

"Um, ma'am, I'm so sorry for the trouble. It was horribly wrong of me...and I'm sorry I really don't have any self-control when this sorta thing happens. I try my hardest, I really do."

The principal nodded. "Well, Max, I see why you did that."

I sighed in relief.

"But you still have a punishment. Unfortunately, Lissa's parents are very rich; they have been immensely important benefactors to the school since its beginnings, so I must give you a punishment. If I don't, then they will complain about this."

I nodded. That, I could deal with. As long as I didn't get suspended, I would be fine. I couldn't disappoint my dad again.

Sorry I switched POVs so much. How did I do?

Song I listened to while writing: Complicated by: Avril Lavigne

I love Avril's songs sooo much. I listened to her since I was like seven or eight. :)

Book I'm reading: The Lying Game

It's an awesome book. It's as good as Pretty Little Liars

I know this chapter was really bad, but I hope you guys liked it anyway.