A Summer Never Forgotten Chapter 6, a maximum ride fanfic

Hey everybody!! I just want to apologize for not updating in forever. If you saw my schedule you may understand. Well here is chapter 6. I hope you all like it. Read and Review.

Max's POV

"Max what are you doing?" Ella asked me as I sat on my bed and drew in my sketch book. I quickly closed it before she could see.

"Nothing. I was just thinking." I told her. She gave me an odd look.

"Max please tell me what's wrong." The only problem with that is that there's nothing wrong.

"Ella I swear to you that there is nothing wrong." I said shaking my head. She didn't seem to believe me.

"Well then will you tell me what you were thinking about?" Just tell her Max. She's your sister. She won't tell anybody.

"Okay. I was just thinking about…" Think of something Max. "how much fun this summer is going to be." Good thinking Max.

"That's it? You made me worry over nothing?" She punched my arm. "You jerk." I smiled at her.

"I told you it was nothing El. Now go back downstairs with the others. I'll be down in a few minutes." Ella reached over and gave me a hug and then went back downstairs. Thankfully she shut the door behind her so I opened my sketch book to the page I was on. Right before she walked in I was drawing a picture of two people, a teenage boy and girl, lying beside each other on the beach. The girl was nestled under the boys arm and lying her head on his chest. Just by looking at the picture you could tell that they were in love. "I wish it was only this easy." I said to myself. So closing the book again I placed it under my pillow and went downstairs.

Sitting down on the couch beside Fang in the living room I asked, "So what does everybody want to do now?" There were slight muffles and shoulder shrugs but no suggestions. And then Angel with her genius mind spoke up.

"Can we play SingStar?!" Angel asked excited. To that there were three different replies.

"No!" Gazzy and Iggy replied

"Yeah!" Ella and Nudge yelled.

"I don't care." Fang said honestly not caring.

"Okay how about we all just sing one song. And then who ever what's to play more can." Everybody just nodded. Wow I didn't think it would be that easy. So we started the game with Gazzy singing, "Over My Head" by the Fray. He actually did pretty good for an eight year old. Then Iggy sang "Hanging By A Moment" by Lifehouse. Iggy on the other hand…well let's just say he should stick to playing piano and making bombs. Ella and Nudge sang "Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne. There voices blend really well together and that's how they always sing, together. And then came Angel who sang the same song she always does, "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper. After the forth time I heard her sing it, it got a little old.

"Okay Max it's your turn." Iggy told me.

"You guy's know I don't sing with SingStar."

"Yeah, so go get your guitar and then sing." I sighed. Stupid friends. So I ran up to my room and grabbed my guitar that was laying on the window seat.

Back in the living room I sat down in the same spot that I claimed my own. "So what should I sing?" Having no idea what to sing.

"Oh sing "I'm Only Me When I'm With You" by Taylor Swift." Nudge suggested. How did I know that there would be a Taylor Swift suggestion.

"Fine." So I looked down at my guitar placed my fingers in their right position and started to play. (I'm Only Me When I'm With You-Taylor Swift)

Friday night beneath the stars,
in a field behind your yard,
you and I are paintin' pictures in the sky.
And sometimes we don't say a thing;
just listen to the crickets sing.
Everything I need is right here by my side.
And I know everything about you
I don't wanna live without you.

I'm only up when you're not down.
Don't wanna fly if you're still on the ground.
It's like no matter what I do.
Well you drive me crazy half the time;
the other half I'm only trying to let you know that what I feel is true.
And I'm only me when I'm with you.

Just a small town boy and girl
livin' in a crazy world.
Tryin' to figure out what is and isn't true.
And I don't try to hide my tears.
The secrets or my deepest fears.
Through it all nobody gets me like you do.
And you know everything about me.
You say that you can't live without me.

When I'm with anybody else it's so hard to be myself.
Only you can tell.

That I'm only up when you're not down.
Don't wanna fly if you're still on the ground.
It's like no matter what I do.
Well you drive me crazy half the time;
the other half I'm only trying to let you know that what I feel is true.
And I'm only me
Who I wanna be
Well, I'm only me when I'm with you
With you
Uh huh
Yeah

As I played the last chord I looked up and everybody's mouth hung open. "What are you guy's looking at?" I asked them kind of confused.

"Max that was so good. I've never heard you sing like that before." Iggy told me.

"I live with you and I've never heard you sing like that before." Ella said with a smile plastered on her face. What's up with that. All I did was sing the exact same way that I always do.

"Okay well that's weird then. I guess in a good way though."

"Oh yeah totally! OMG! Max you should try out for American Idol! You could sing that song and you would have no trouble winning the whole thing all together. And then you could get a big record deal and then we could go to all these really big parties and you could introduce me to Taylor Launter and Orlando Bloom and then…" Gazzy and Angel placed their hands over her mouth.

"Wow." Fang said. That made us all burst out laughing.

"This is a side of Nudge that you were going to see sooner or later." I told Fang. Nudge moved the kids hands away from her mouth.

"I'm find now. So know it's Fang's turn." He looked down at the ground.

"If you don't want to, you don't have to sing." I told him. I would understand. I hate singing in front of people I don't know. Even though I just did. How did I do that?

"No it's okay. Can I use your guitar?" He asked me.

"Uh…yeah." I said handing my baby over to him. When he held the guitar he placed his fingers where they were suppose to go. With the pick he strummed the string and started playing. Right off the bat I knew what he was going to sing. (Thunder-Boy's Like Girl's)

Today is a winding road that's taking me to places that I didn't want to go
Whoa (whoa, whoa, whoa)
Today in the blink of an eye I'm holding on to something and I do not know why
I tried

I tried to read between the lines
I tried to look in your eyes
I want a simple explanation
For what I'm feeling inside
I gotta find a way out
Maybe there's a way out

Today is a winding road
Tell me where to start and tell me something I don't know
Whoa (whoa, whoa, whoa)
Today I'm on my own
I can't move a muscle and I can't pick up the phone
I don't know (I don't know, I don't know, I don't know)

And now I'm itching for the tall grass
And longing for the breeze
I need to step outside
Just to see if I can breathe
I gotta find a way out
Maybe theres a way out

Yeah I'm walking on a tightrope
I'm wrapped up in vines
I think we'll make it out
But you just gotta give me time
Strike me down with lightning
Let me feel you in my veins
I wanna let you know how much I feel your pain

Today is a winding road that's taking me to places that I didn't want to go
Whoa

Your voice was the soundtrack of my summer
Do you know you're unlike any other?
You'll always be my thunder, and I said
Your eyes are the brightest of all the colors
I don't wanna ever love another
You'll always be my thunder
So bring on the rain
And bring on the thunder, and I said
Your voice was the soundtrack of my summer
Do you know you're unlike any other?
You'll always be my thunder
So bring on the rain
Oh baby bring on the pain
And listen to the thunder

The whole time he played his eyes were down on the guitar. But when he was done he looked up and our eye's locked. I couldn't look away even when he did.

"I…wow…ah…" I stopped trying to talk before I made an even bigger idiot out of myself.

"Who's speechless now Max?" Nudge said waving her hand in front of my face. I turned my head toward her.

"Thanks Nudge." I told her. "Okay…ahhh…who still wants to play?" Angel was the only one who raised her hand. "Okay well you can play for a little bit sweetie. It's going on six o'clock right now so I'm going to make some food for everyone. El when are you and Ig leaving?"

"In like 5 minutes. The movie starts in half an hour so we need time to get tickets, buy snacks, and get seats." Okay so I only have to make food for four. Since Nudge is leaving when Ella leaves.

"Alright let me know when you two are leaving. I'll be in the kitchen."

"Do you need help?" Fang asked me. That was nice of him.

"That would be great." Since I can't cook for the life of me a little help would be good. So we walked into the kitchen both trying to think of something to eat.

"How about macaroni and cheese."

"I don't like using the stove. Oh I got it. Let's just order a pizza." I told him. Now that was the easy way out of things. Just to order a pizza.

"Sounds good. What toppings?"

"Mushroom, sausage, pepperoni, pineapple, and extra cheese." I said. I knew he would think I was crazy. A lot of people think it's disgusting but it's really not.

"You are my dream girl." What did he just say? "Everyone of those toppings I would have named." Okay he was just talking about the pizza. Get a hold of yourself Max. So just how any other normal girl would act to that sentence I smiled at him.

"You wish I were your dream girl." Whoa! Did I really just say that? He started walking over to me.

"It's got nothing to do with wishing Max." He said bringing his hand up to cup my cheek. His hand was calloused and rough but it felt good against skin. I really liked it's feel. So much that I leaned my head into his palm. What are you doing Max!? He started to lean in closer so that our foreheads were touching. What is he doing? Our lips were inches away and then he finally brushed his against mine. Did he just kiss me!!! His lips were soft and warm on mine. I wanted him to kiss me again but he didn't get the chance to because my cell phone started to go off. I got my phone out of my pocket and saw that it was my mom. Wow does she have impeccable timing or what?

"Hey mom." I answered her clearing my throat.

"Hey Max. I just wanted to call you to let you know that Linda and I won't be back till later. We were going to go shopping for a bit and then get a bite to eat."

"Okay well, Ella and Iggy are going to see a movie and…" I didn't get to finish.

"Did you say Ella and Iggy are going to see a movie?" Oh crap.

"Yes." I said shyly.

"Well that's great. I knew Ella had a crush on Iggy and she's old enough to date. Beside Iggy is one of your friends so I trust him." I smiled. I just spilled the beans and my mom is totally fine.

"Okay well their leaving in like two minutes and Fang and I are gonna watch Angel and Gazzy for Iggy. We were actually just about to order a pizza to eat."

"Alright. I'll see you when I get home. Love you."

"Love you too." And I hung up. Stuffing my phone back in my pocket I looked up at Fang.

"I just ordered the pizza's. One with our toppings and then one with just pepperoni for the kids." Thank god for Fang.

"Thanks." I said not bringing my gaze up from the floor.

"Look Max about before I…" Oh God here we go.

"Don't worry about it. Totally forgotten." He didn't reply. All he did was shake his head. Well now that's over and dealt with.

"Max!" Ella yelled running into the kitchen. "Mom just called me and told me to have fun at the movies with Iggy. What did you tell her." MOM!!

"Well…ah…it accidentally slipped out that you were going to the movies with Iggy. But she said that was great." I added in quickly.

"Are you serious. I worried over nothing."

"Yes. Now go have fun. I'll see you when you get home." I told her. I walked around the table and hugged her. "Be careful." I whispered.

"You be careful too." She breathed in my ear. I let her go not understanding what she meant. Looking back at Fang I smiled at him.

Fang's POV

"Come on. Let's go wait for the pizza outside." Max told me. I followed her through the living room. She told the kids to come outside with us. Angel ran over to her and she picked her up and Gazzy followed behind her. Once we were off the porch Max sat Angel down to play with Gazzy and the sidewalk chalk. She looked around and sat in a spot a couple feet away from the kids. I looked over at her and noticed how beautiful she really is. Walking over to her side I joined her on the grass

"I love just sitting outside and looking up at the sky." I confessed to her.

"Me too. Sometimes I just like sitting on the roof and looking at the stars at night. I've always wanted to go to the beach and stay out night and just…lay." That made me look over at her and smile.

"I've done that before with…" I faded away before I finished. She gave me a questing look. Just tell her. Max is your friend. "with my old girlfriend Bridget." She just shook her head.

"How was that?" She surprisingly asked me.

"It was…cool. Considering we had to leave in the middle of the night because she didn't like all the bugs outside at night. So I guess I've never really stayed out all night." I chuckled.

"Their just bugs. It's not like they would have hurt her." She said smiling up at the sky.

"Yeah well I tried to convince her of that but she wouldn't listen." Max just rolled her eyes. She is so fearless. Then she said something totally unexpected.

"I can't imagine you dating a girl like that." Yeah never though she was going to say that.

"Yeah well, that relationship didn't turn out very well." Max smiled lighting up the night. "She was way to girly. Heck she didn't even like scary movies." Her jaw dropped.

"How could anyone not like scary movies?" I shrugged my shoulders. "That's just un-American." I laughed. I don't think I have ever laughed so much in one day. Then Max laid down on to her back and looked up at the sky. I did the same. We stayed like that for a while. It was nice just to be able to lay and not talk. A comfortable silence overwhelmed me and It made me happy. I was so comfortable with this girl and I've only know her for a day.

"Hey Max." A guys voice said getting closer from the street. We both sat up. I saw Max shudder. There was a boy with sandy blond hair and bright blue eyes walking towards us with two pizza's in his hand.

"Since when do you work for Pizza Hut?" Max asked in a bitter voice.

"Since a week ago." He said to her. "This is my first delivery. I made sure of it." Who the hell was this guy. "Who's he?" He asked nodding in my direction.

"None of your business Sam." So this was the asshole who broke Max's heart. "Now just give us our pizza's and go back to work." She said to him.

"Awh Max is on a date." Sam said clearly wanting a fight. I took a step toward him.

"Hey why don't you…" I was cut off.

"Hey let me handed this." Max told me. I stepped back nodding my head. She took another step toward him. "Sam." She said sternly. "Give us our fucking pizza's and then you can go and crawl back into Lissa's bed. Here's the money." Max said taking the money out of her pocket and dropping it on the ground in front of him and then took the pizza boxes out of his hand. She turned around and right when she did Sam reached forward and slapped her butt. I was about to do something when Max turned around dropped the pizza boxes and punched Sam right in the face. It was the best punch I have ever seen a girl throw. He grabbed his cheek, picked up the money, and then walked back to the delivery car.

When he was out of sight I walked up to Max and saw that a tear was running down her cheek. So I turned her towards me and held her in my arms. At first she stayed stiff like a board but then she loosened in my arms and held me back. Her warmth radiated off of her and hit me like a brick wall. Finally she pulled away from me. "I'm sorry." She apologized wiping her face.

"Don't apologize. He's an asshole. I don't know how you ever went out with him."

"I don't either." Picking up the pizza's we both looked over to Angel and Gazzy. They were busy writing on the sidewalk. I hope they didn't see that.

"Come on." I said. "Let's go eat. I don't' know about you but I'm starving." She laughed.

"Alright. Angel Gazzy! Come on inside guys and I'll get you two your pizza." The two turned around and smiled at the sight of the pizza. Running inside ahead of us. "Thank you, by the way." Max said nudging me with her shoulder.

"Why are you thanking me? I didn't do anything."

"But you were going to. And if I didn't stop you I'm sure you would have hurt him worse then I did. So thank you…for almost stepping in." "Hey, what are friends for. Besides no girl deserves to be treated like that." I told her. With that we went inside to eat our pizza.

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