Okay, this is a pretty awkward silence. Fang and me have been sitting here for about a minute. Which probably doesn't seem like that long to you but when you are in such an intense silence it becomes overwhelming. I couldn't take it any more, Ugh why did they just leave me here wi-
"So um, you're sure you're alright?" He questioned me keeping a straight face. I had just noticed that there was a stabbing pain on my neck that I hadn't noticed sooner due to the adrenaline running through my veins. I put my hand to my neck and started rubbing it over where it hurt. Obviously Fang had noticed because he walked over and sat down next to me before I could respond. He had a puzzled expression on his face.
"Oh, yeah I'm fine. It's just my neck randomly started hurting. Its nothing." I knew and most likely so did he that it wasn't nothing. But since I wasn't already on the floor balling my eyes out. I was pretty sure I could last a few more minutes until he left.
"Here Max, move your hand so I can see." I did so and his face turned from curious to miserable in a split-second.
"No way! Oh. My. God. How could I do that? Ugh Max I'm so sorry!" He pleaded with me; the thing was I had absolutely no idea what he was talking about.
"What? What did you do?" Fang didn't respond to me quickly enough "Fang talk to me!" By this time I was practically shouting.
"Uh, Max I- it looks like I kind of accidentally shot you in the shoulder while trying to get Mike off you. I am so sorry!" He added sympathetically.
"Oh, uh Fang its fine I mean, here just let me go to the bathroom to look at it." I stated before getting up. I arrived in the bathroom and looked in the mirror. It didn't look too bad. I mea there was a big red blotch that looked pretty disgusting. And we can't forget about the humongous blue paint splatter but I have been hit worse. Take it like a man, I told myself. I heard a faint knock on the bathroom door and then opened it. Of course no other than Fang was there.
"Is everything okay?" He asked, his face still looking guilty.
"Fang I'm fine, don't worry about me. I know how to deal with these things myself." I walked past him hoping that I didn't seem too mean. After all today was one of the worst days of my life.
"Hey Max?" He shouted after me questioningly. I turned around to face him without saying a word. "I can wrap up your neck so it wont get infected. I've had to do it to myself and Nudge a lot." I nodded my head in agreement. "Thanks". We headed to my bathroom upstairs where all the first aid kit stuff was. We walked through my room in order to get there and I became a little self- conscious of my posters on the walls of Lil' Wayne and Eminem, but can you blame me? Finally we reached the bathroom. I got out the kit filled with band-aids and gauze.
Fang reached for the first aide cream and squeezed some out on to a large bandage. He gently taped it onto my neck, but it didn't matter how gentle he was it still hurt like hell. I winced in pain and took a deep breath.
"Sorry Max." He breathed as he patted down the enlarged band-aid to ensure it stayed in place. "No problem" I muttered through my clenched teeth.
Fang had just finished putting the band-aid when things got a little weird. My head started exploding with pain and I almost dropped to the floor, but didn't. The fireworks in my brain were overwhelming but suddenly everything went blank. The next thing I knew I was on my bed with Nudge, Gazzy, Angel, Iggy, and of course Fang all crowded around me. Them staring at me expectantly like I was some seal at a zoo about to balance a beach ball on my head.
"Uh, whas' gon' on geeys?" I asked puzzled. Nudge responded first.
"Well apparently you passed out in the bathroom then Fang picked you up and shouted for all of us to come help you. Then we all raced up here and we decided to lay you where you would be most comfortable…in your bed. Then Fang said that he had just finished putting on some band-aid that you put your hands on your head, started to scream, and then passed out." Nudge being the motor mouth she is said in one breath. "Oh yeah and if you were wondering how long you were out, its been about 16 hours." Said Angel so sweetly. Wait 16 HOURS. Holy shit.
"We looked online and everything kept telling us to give you something called Actacode. It's some weird foreign medicine that makes you really tired and once you wake up you'll feel fine but a little while after, you start to feel like crap. So don't be surprised." Gazzy stated in a normal tone. Then Gaz and Angel left to leave me with only Nudge and Fang. Nudge stated "Oh and if our mom asks, Fang is spending the night with Ig and me and you are having a sleepover."
"Oh-tay" I said sheepishly. A few minutes passed and I still felt fine. But I began to prepare for what Gazzy had warned me about. And eventually my fate happened.
I ended up in a fetus position on my bed. Dry heaving every couple minutes. My brain was exploding with pain. If I were to fall asleep I would wake up constantly with cold sweats. It felt like it would never end.
Angel was downstairs playing Just Dance 2 with Gazzy when we heard a big thud. Since I left Nudge in charge while I was, well ya, she went downstairs. I tried to fall asleep but it wasn't working. I rolled over and looked at my alarm clock. It had been a couple hours since I took my last pain pill.
"Hey Fang, could you get me my pain killers and a water from the bathroom please?" Fang nodded his head then turned around heading for my bathroom. When was the last time I cleaned that place? Maybe he wont notice. Fang returned shortly after with a bottle and a glass of water. He then handed it to me.
"Thanks" I stated nonchalantly.
"Need anything else?" He asked me. One of my dry heaving attacks occurred. I turned on my side and moments later I turned back to facing Fang.
"Nah I'm fine, you know that you don't have to stay here with me, go hang out with Ig or something." I said figuring that just standing here staring at me has to be pretty boring.
"I'd rather stay here with you than be with Iggy anytime." Now that caught me off guard. Did he just sorta say he liked me? Maybe…I hope.
"Um, thanks Fang. That's pretty nice for somebody to say." Well how cheesy did that sound?
"Max, your amazing and I guess I should just go out and say this. You're a really cool girl and I kind of like you…" He said with a slight smirk on his face.
"Oh, uh Fang oh I guess that, I mean-" I cut myself off by looking at the intent glaze of his stare. Those eyes are amazing. The black lining around the darkest brown eyes I had ever seen. In the middle of this novel worthy moment our lips met. They moved in sync with each other's until his tongue glazed over my bottom lip hypothetically asking for entrance. I allowed and our kisses became hungrier and hungrier. He made his way on top of me and it was like all of my pains had left. Fangs hands slept slowly up my back and then back down. I had no desire to stop. I temporarily lost track of timing because soon Nudge was standing at the top of the stairs scream/whispering at Iggy to get upstairs and come see this. Before Iggy had reached the top Fang and me parted still only inches away from each other.
"Ugh why did I miss this?" Iggy asked. Gazzy came down and whistled at us still frozen in time. I reluctantly made my way off of Fang and faced the crowd of three staring.
"So…does this mean you've got a date for the dance Friday?" Gazzy questioned. I looked over at Fang who was now slightly grinning.
"Hells Yeah!" I responded sarcastically.
