So, I'm getting reviews. And I thank you people. Keep up the good work. Here's the next chapter. It's the week after the last chapter, just so you guys know. Enjoy
This is Sam singing, this is Jesse singing, and this is Jackie singing in the back ground.
Sam's POV
"Sam Johnson?" I looked up. Mrs. Smithers, the secretary, was walking over to me with a clipboard in her hands.
"Oh, Hi." I said, returning to my fingers. I had been lazily picking at them while waiting for the people who I was showing around to show. Mrs. Smithers handed me the clipboard. It had a bunch of names written down, and where each name went in the school.
"Okay, all the information to show these kids around is on this. You're a good student. I put them into your hands." She told me. Then she got up, and led me to the main room. 5 kids were standing in a row near the front desk.
The tallest kid reminded me of Jesse. He was tall, dark, and mysteriously handsome. Like he was dressed in all black, had the messy black hair and dark skin. His face was impassive. The only real difference was his eyes, which were dark.
The next tallest boy was blonde; pale skinned, and had light blue eyes. His eyes weren't looking in my general direction but didn't focus on me. I realized he was blind.
The next kid was a girl with chocolate colored skin and curly brown hair. She had brown eyes and looked like she could talk. And talk and talk. Because Jackie has that mouth, and Jackie talks. A lot.
Next was a younger boy with blonde hair and blue eyes. He looked exactly like the youngest girl, who also had blonde hair and blue eyes. I guessed they must be related. The young girl carried a small white bear with angel wings and a halo.
"Okay, kids this is Sam Johnson. She's a straight A student, and knows the ropes. She'll show you around, explain everything, and then show you to your classes. Sam, they're all yours." Mrs. Smithers smiled at me, and turned around and went back into her office.
I stuck my hand out to the tall dark boy. "Sam. And you are?"
He took my hand. "Nick. Nick Ride."
I pulled my hand back. "Nice last name. It's cool." He just stared at me. But of course it didn't creep me out because Jesse did that.
The next boy, the blind one, I knew wouldn't see my hand if I held it out to him, so I gently reached down and took his hand in mine.
He looked a bit surprised, but smiled. "Jeff."
I held his hand a bit longer, letting him recognize me. Letting him get my hand print into his mind.
"Nice to meet you." I said as I smiled.
"I'm Monique. I love your name. Sam. It's feminine but with a tough edge, ya know?" the dark skinned girl said.
"Ha, yeah my friend said that. I think you'll get along with her fairly well, even though she's older than you." Monique smiled.
"I'm Zephyr. But you can call me Zeph. And this is Ariel. She's my little sister." The youngest boy said.
The young girl smiled at me. "And this is Celeste." She said indicating the bear. I kneeled to her height and shook the little bear's paw.
"Nice to meet you Celeste." Ariel giggled. And I smiled and stood up.
"Okay, so as I said, my name is Sam. Yes I am a straight A student, but she really had no reason to tell you that. SO first I'll show you around, then we'll have a small break before its time for our classes." And with that I turned around and led them out the door.
I showed them all the places they'd need to know, like the cafeteria, and the library and the gym. Then for the break I led them to my table.
"Sam!! There you are. We were, well okay okay I was, totally worried about you!" Jackie yelled when she saw me.
"I have the new students, remember?" I told Jackie, indicating the people behind me.
"That's right! I totally forgot. How you guys liking this place so far? I've gotten kinda bored with it, but I've been here forever so that's why. Plus there's like no good looking boys anymore." Jackie sighed before smiling at the new kids.
"Yeah, that's Jackie. Monique, she's the one you'll probably get along with the best. The twins over there, that's Mike and Trevor. The girl behind the book is Macey. Where's Jesse?" I asked, and Jackie shrugged.
"He had that test, remember? He had to take it cuz he was sick last month." Macey told me looking up. I slapped my forehead in frustration.
"Yeah I remember. Well guys, this is Nick, Jeff, Monique, Zeph, and Ariel. Oh and Celeste." Ariel smiled.
I gestured at the table, and they sat down. Just then arms wrapped around my waist and someone kissed my cheek. I laughed and turned around and whacked Jesse.
"Finished the test I see." I said, he shrugged and adjusted his beanie cap, seeing as I had messed it up when I whacked him.
"Easy. New kids? I'm Jesse." He said his face completely blank. I looked over smiling, and my smile faltered a bit when I saw the anger that flashed behind Nick's eyes. It was gone before it really even came. I blinked it away, and turned back to Jesse and forgot about it.
Fang's POV
When that guy kissed Max's cheek, I nearly jumped up and strangled him. But she seemed so happy. She had friends, a boyfriend, great grades, and overall a great life. Without us. Without me.
She hadn't even given me a second look. Any of us for that matter. She clearly had no idea who we were or even who she should be. Whatever it was the white coats had done, it had apparently worked. And we expected to get her to remember us?
"Come on guys, it's time for class. Nick and Jeff, you have class with me and Jesse. Ariel, you're in the youngest section, so right now it's your lunch. We'll drop you off there first. Zeph, you and Monique are in the same section, the middle one. Right now is study hall. So we'll drop you guys off there." Max, or Sam, told us. She gave Jackie and Macey hugs, waved bye to Mike and Trevor, and took Jesse's hand and started walking away.
We dropped Angel off at her lunch time. She immediately found someone she liked so I decided she'd be okay there. Nudge and Gazzy stuck around together at study hall, before Nudge found some fashion magazines and the girls behind them, and Gazzy found comic books and the guys behind those. Next we came to our class.
"Excuse me, Mr. Jones. But I have two new students with me who are in this class. These are Nick and Jeff Ride." Max told the short bald teacher standing at the front of the classroom.
"Ah yes. Well thanks for bringing them Sam. You and Jesse may take your seats. Nick and Jeff, there's a spot behind Sam, and a spot up here near the front. I hope you don't mind me saying this Jeff, but perhaps it'll be best for you to sit up near the front. Nick, why don't you take that seat behind Sam." I just nodded and tapped the back of Iggy's hand. We took our designated spots, and Mr. Jones returned to the lesson.
The lesson was something about angles and percents or something totally mathematical that I didn't understand. Max however was taking notes, trying out problems and asking questions. Occasionally, she and Jesse would talk about something and she'd laugh and he'd give a small smile.
The girl I had ended up sitting next to was absolutely not interested in the class whatsoever. She seemed to be one of the girls who was into the fashion and stuff. So naturally she turned and gave me a look over before turning back to doodling on her notebook.
After math class, there were only 2 classes left in the day. Thanks to Dr. Martinez, Iggy and I had been placed in all of Max's classes. And to my delight, Jesse didn't have the same last class of the day. And one of the only open seats in this class was next to Max.
I sat down beside her after giving a brief introduction to the class. And I mean brief. Max gave me a small smile before returning to the book she had been reading. When the teacher started talking she didn't put the book away, but the teacher didn't seem to mind.
"Shouldn't you focus on the lesson?" I asked, giving her a small nudge. She jumped and looked up slightly surprised. I would be too, I hadn't really talked to her all that much since we got here this morning.
"I finished this assignment last weekend. This class, English, is my second strongest class, but also my favorite. So I put a lot of effort into the assignment and handed it in early. Plus I'm busy this weekend so I couldn't do it." she whispered back.
"Busy?" I asked. She sighed and put her book down.
"Yes busy. Jackie's band is performing on Friday and I'm singing for it. You should come." I almost laughed. Max, singing? Well I guess you can't knock it til you try it.
"Maybe. But that's only Friday." I pointed out. She looked a bit embarrassed.
"Me and Jesse are spending Saturday at the beach. You're welcome to tag along to that too. Sunday I'm free but I'm gonna spend it catching up in Math." She told me. "Anyways, what's with the questions?"
I shrugged. I hadn't really spoken much in these past 2 years that I was surprised at myself. She gave a small laugh, before returning to her book. I smiled. It had been awhile since Max had laughed at something I did, that I had almost forgotten the feeling. I had never forgotten the way it sounded though.
"I'll be there Friday." I said and she nodded. I'm not sure if she heard me or not, and I'm not sure what made me say it, but I murmured, "I've missed you."
Friday
"Fang, are we going to see Max sing tonight?" Angel asked me when I picked her up from her class.
"Yep. Okay with you?" She nodded.
"I can't believe Max will be singing. I mean, she used to sing to us when we were trying to sleep, and then it was too quiet to be horrible. But she's never sung out loud, or in front of an audience. I give her credit though. People must like her if she does it a lot. I wish I could sing. I could try. I don't really know many songs though. Beyonce can sing. Have you heard her-" Iggy clamped a hand over Nudge's mouth.
As soon as classes had ended our first day, everyone was so happy having seen Max, that they somewhat forgave me and were mostly back to their original selves.
"Everyone ready? The show starts in 20 minutes." I told them. They nodded and we began the walk. We could fly, but the little party area where the band was playing wasn't far enough away.
Sam's POV
"Okay we're on in 10." Jackie told me. I nodded and adjusted my shirt. I was wearing a black skirt with a chain on one side and a red tank top. I had fishnets on my forearms, and my hair was down and wavy, the red tips perfectly visible.
"Hey Jesse, you playing tonight?" I asked.
"What songs?" he asked me. I thought about it.
"Um we're starting with Play with Fire, and then Going Under, followed by Where Is Your Heart. If you sing then we'll throw in Somehow, Somewhere." I told him. We only sing four or five songs, because we aren't the only band who plays, though we are one of the favorites.
"Sure." I smiled.
"SAM! We're starting. You and Jesse take your places. Announce the band, etc etc you know the drill. Now get on stage!" Jackie yelled at me.
"Demanding." I muttered as I walked on stage. I smiled when I saw the big crowd, and even more when I noticed Nick and the others had come to watch.
So, confident, I announced the band name.
"Hey guys! We're Venomous Heart. Of course you guys already knew that right?" I asked, and the crowd screamed back at me.
"Okay. Hit it Mike!" and mike started up Play with Fire by Hilary Duff. I came in once and started singing.
Play…. With…. Fire
Jackie and Jesse came in on guitar followed by Trevor on bass.
I can't believe it's really you
Been so long, you look good
I hear you're doing really well
Don't ask me let me tell
You how I've been since when you left
Since you left me for death
But finally every tear has dried
I've wiped you from my life
Do you
remember all the times you said you'd call me And now I hear you saying
that you still adore me Love me, love me
'Cause I remember
all the reasons people warned me
But if you think I'd ever get with you
again
Then you can just
Feed the
flame
If you want me back again
Burn through the sky
Higher and higher
Baby, can you play with fire
Burn to the sky
Love me, Love me
Burn to the sky
If you want me
You never
know just what you got But it
was insecurity that made you run So don't you
sit there trying to Love me, love me Ooh, by the way, by the way Love me, Love me I can't believe it's
really you
'Til it's gone, you freak out
But I'm
not falling for that game
Boys like you never change
You made
me feel I wasn't enough
Wasn't enough for your love
It wasn't me
Give me more excuses
I don't have time for
this
I'm off to play in Houston
And I'm too busy with the
million things I'm doing
You can't make up for what you've
done
But you still try to be the one
Feed
the flame
If you want me back again
Burn through the sky
Higher
and higher
Baby, can you play with fire
Love me, love me
Far into the sky
If
you want me
I've found someone
who gives me space
Keeps me safe
Makes me sane
Found someone
to take your place
Now I'm safe in his arms
And I decided only
he can play with fire
Feed the flame
If
you want me back again
Burn through the sky
Higher and
higher
Baby, can you play with fire
I hear you're doing
really well
If you want me
Finally every tear has
dried
Love me, love me
Can boys like you, boys
like you
Play with fire
The song ended and the crowd cheered. There was something about this song. Something that made me sing it with more feeling.
Fang's POV
She was amazing. The only problem was the song she had just sung seemed to be directed at me. It seemed to have all her feelings bottled up into it. She had someone new, she didn't need me.
She sang beautifully. She looked beautiful. I could tell the other kids were really enjoying listening to her. I don't believe they noticed anything about the song. But I did. But she started singing the next song before I could think about the song much longer.
A/N Sorry if you didn't like the song choice. I just thought it fit rather well. Review!!!
