Chapter 3
Fang's POV
Jesus Fang! Why do you have to be such an idiot around Max? She obviously wants nothing to do with you.
But I cant leave her alone, damn it. I like her too much.
Well you have a funny way of showing it. You made her cry just ten minutes ago.
And now she's sleeping. So just shut up. Let me think for myself.
Fix things with her before things get too far.
Yeah yeah. Whatever.
I sighed. I hate having a conscience. That thing is so annoying.
I looked into the rearview mirror, and saw Max sleeping peacefully. Her face was red, and there were tears still streaming down her face.
*Flashback*
I had just moved to Lowell and there was nothing to do here. I flopped down on the couch, and stared at the wall. Our new house was bigger than the last. We just moved here and the only thing that was here was the couch. The t.v. was going to be moved in later.
I got up and went to the stairs. The first platform had a small square window lined with a colorful border. I looked out and saw a girl walking with what seemed to be her friend. The girl had blonde (Dirty blonde?) hair and had on sweatpants and a short sleeved short, paired with converse. My type of lady.
I went to the door, and went outside. Might as well make a new friend, or two. I opened the gate and walked toward them. They still hadn't noticed me. I'm a ninja like that. The girls started laughing at something, and I quickened my pace.
I finally caught up with them, just a few meters away but then they stopped. The girl that was with Ms. Blonde said a quick goodbye to her and she just nodded and waved at her. That made me smirk.
I decided to just follow her, see where she lived. She turned where the street ended and crossed over to the one next to it. She stopped outside a house that was a little bigger than mine. She pulled out her phone and texted someone.
Then she stared at the house, and I saw a tear start to roll down her face. I looked at the house again. What happened here?
I decided to comfort her strangely and started walking to her. She was just staring at it with her tear eyed face. When I reached her, I put a hand on her shoulder and she turned around. I nodded at her for some reason and she smiled at me and cried on my shoulder. I rubbed her back comfortingly in small circles.
After a while she stopped, and looked at me finally noticing that she didn't know me. She started to panic and tried to get out of my hands. I let her go willingly. "I'm not a stalker and I'm not going to hurt you." I said in a soft voice.
She nodded again and wiped the tears away from her face. "Do you, uh, want to talk about it?" I asked uncertain. Why would she tell me something personal when we just met? I inwardly shook my head
She nodded and waved me closer, a small smile on her lips. I got close to her and she told me to come closer and when were about an inch away from touching noses, she spit in my face. I backed away immediately and wiped my face. Ick. Why did she do that?
This girl thought this was hilarious, and she started laughing her ass off. Well at least she's happy. I smiled at her, and she stopped.
She smiled back at me, and put out her hand. "Max."
I shook her hand and responded with, "Fang."
"Fang?" She said with confusion.
"My full name is Nicholas Ride. But Fang is way better." I explained to her.
"Mine is Maximum Martinez."
*End Flashback*
I sighed again. We were more or less friends after that. That summer was the best. But me, being a douche bag, told everyone a big secret about her. It wasn't even true, well part of it was, I just made up some of it. The truth was hidden in what I said, no one would believe the truth or wouldn't care for that matter, so I made something up around the truth. I didn't realize how much I had hurt her.
After that scene, I found out that, that wasn't her house. The one a few houses down and across from mine was hers. She was walking a little girl home, someone that she babysat that day, and she decided to visit that house.
I found out that someone very close to Max had died in there. Some robber who had broken into the house to steal a few valuables. Her twin sister had slept over there that night while Max was on a date. When she went to pick up Maya she saw the commotion and found out what happened.
Max stirred from the back seat just as I had pulled into her driveway. I wasn't even old enough to drive. I was only fifteen but I had a fake license. I looked older than fifteen anyway.
Max noticed that we had stopped and got out of the car. I was about to do the same when I realized that I shouldn't. I caused more than enough.
I wanted until she was safely inside and then drove to my house, still thinking about Max.
A/N: So? How'd I do? Did you like the way they met? By the way, everyone from the books besides the scientists, erasers, flyboys, M-geeks, and other bad people will be in here. Including Lissa, Brigid, Ari, and no not Fang's gang. Well maybe, but I don't know them that well so I'll probably make up their appearance.
Edited 7/1/13
