Fang and Lissa...sittin in a tree!... Now Max is mad cause Lissa won't leave!!!!
LOL. I realise that was a really bad rhyme but I was bored...teehee!
Well...since it's been brought to my attention --cough cough, people yelling at me, cough cough-- that I took forever to post last time, I decided I could try and make it up to you guys by posting two chapters! YAY!
So, here's the next chapter guys! I hope you like it!
Love from, CK
Chapter 8
Oh my gods. You've got to be kidding me… I thought in disbelief.
There is no reason in heaven and hell that Lissa should be here in Texas! It's not natural!
Do I sense a hint of jealousy, Maximum? My Voice asked.
No! I just wanna know how in the world Lissa—
"Nick! Oh my God!" She yelled and ran over to Fang, a happy, pretty smile taking over her already pretty face.
That priss.
I bit my lip angrily and felt guilt wash over me. That was a low shot.
Lissa was a friendly, good person (from what I knew). And I had no right to say that just because she was pretty and Fang found her attractive.
I took a deep breath.
You're fine, Max I told myself. You're fine…just ask her how's she's doing and why in the world she's here in Texas….
"Oh my god! What are you doing here!? I can't believe it!" she said through happy laughs.
She turned to look past Fang and caught my eye and I tried to smile at her.
It came out as more of a grimace, but she got the point.
"Max!" she said happily, her eyes widening. "Hi! It's so good to see you again!" she told me sincerely.
"You too" I said, in silent wonder of where this girl got all her happiness from.
"What are you guys doing in Texas?" she asked.
I tried to smile again and mentally raced through my head to try and form a plan.
"We're here on a…family trip. To visit our relatives" I told her.
"Really? So am, I! That's amazing!" she said. My smile quickly dropped.
"My grandparents live here in Texas and they invited me down to stay for the week. There's supposed to be this great carnival tomorrow and I was just on my way over to my pen pal Laura's house to ask her if she wanted to come and, well… I found you guys!."
Lissa suddenly gasped and I turned around, wondering if Iggy had just blown up something again.
"Hey!...Umm…would you guys want to come to the Carnival with us tomorrow?" she asked, her green eyes sparkling as they looked between Fang and I.
"Uhh…" I began uncertainly. The last ting I wanted to do was spend an entire afternoon with Lissa. But we couldn't make up an excuse because she was sure to know we—
"Sure" Fang said, and I snapped my head around to stare at him.
Lissa smiled happily and threw her arms around him in a quick hug. "Great! I'll pick you guys up tomorrow. Where are you staying?' she asked.
Uh-oh, meltdown moment.
"Umm…well uhh…"
"We can never remember our uncle's address. So how about we meet you in front of the Best Western Hotel on Eastern Ave.?" Fang asked her casually.
Lissa shot him a dazzling smile and nodded sweetly.
"Sure! We'll meet you there and then we can all walk to the Carnival together! It's only a short distance from there…"
"Sure" Fang said, and I felt as if I had suddenly become invisible. I stuttered for words but was constantly interrupted.
"So well meet at say…1'o"clock?' she asked.
Fang nodded silently in response.
"Cool…well, I gotta be going. Laura's probably waiting for me…."
"It was great seeing you guys again" she said smiling at both of us kindly.
Why does that only make me dislike her all the more…
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow then" she said softly. "I can't wait…"
She looked up at Fang from underneath her eyelashes and gave a tiny, shy giggle before she leaned up and kissed him on the cheek.
My anger hit the sky (since there is no roof strong enough to stop me when I'm angry), and I nearly screamed at her in fury.
Just what I the world did she think she was doing! That little—little--
She pulled away and (to my astonishment) I saw a light blush on Fang's cheeks.
She giggled softly and then jogged away, and I glared at her back until she was gone and then turned my gaze on Fang.
Fang looked away instantly and I felt myself shaking with anger.
What the hell did Fang think he was doing?! Let alone what did Lissa think she was doing!?...
I growled at the back of my throat, and was interrupted from interrogating Fang by Iggy's high pitched whistle.
"Ow, ow! Fang, the ladies man!" Iggy teased and I saw Fang's blush darken. "You sly dog, you! You've got the ladies practically drooling over you!" Iggy laughed to himself. "You have got to teach me how to do that!"
Iggy whistled again and Fang turned away and ran over to Iggy before tackling him playfully and I was left standing alone, breathing deeply, my heart hurting, and my head spinning with everything that had just happened in the last minute.
This. I thought bitterly to myself. Is. Not. Over. Lissa.
Not by a long shot…..and you better be ready for me tomorrow…Because I'm not always this nice…
Fang and I didn't talk about Lissa (or anything else) to each other the next morning.
I told the younger guys as calmly as I could that we were going to have to go to the Carnival because Fang had thought it would be a good way to keep our cover (or so he told me). Needless to say, they didn't see it in quite the same way I did…
"Sweet! We're going to a carnival!" Gazzy shouted happily and Angel looked at me hopefully,.
"Max? Could you or Fang win me a stuffed animal at the Carnival? You know, like those big brothers and sisters on TV sometimes do? Please?"
Her blue eyes were wide and hopeful, and I didn't want to disappoint her by saying no.
Thankfully, Nudge interrupted and I was rescued from answering Angel's question.
"Oh! Can we get cotton candy while we're there?! I love cotton candy! I remember I tried it somewhere before—can't remember exactly where, but it was really good! And now I like it a lot! Do you think they'll have cotton candy there?"
"I'm sure they will, Nudge" Iggy told her grinning. "And if not, we can always grab something else to eat. They'll probably have loads of sugary-good foods in there…"
I raised an eyebrow at the lanky blonde. "Sugary-good?' I questioned.
"Yep" Iggy replied, still grinning, "sugary-good…"
Fang walked into the room and the younger kids jumped up, eager to get going to the carnival. I stopped at the doorway and waited for Fang to go first.
He simply stood there, and motioned for me to go first before I looked at him curiously and took a deep breath of air.
"Are you wearing cologne?" I asked suspiciously. He shot me a what-are-you-crazy?-look and I sighed reluctantly before walking out the door.
We headed outside and waited on the steps of the Best Western Hotel (it was the same hotel we had slept in last night, so it was easy for us to wait for Lissa and her friend there.)
After a few minutes of waiting in the warm, summer air, We heard someone call out the name "Nick" and we turned to see Lissa and a dark-haired girl walking happily over to us.
Alright…time to put Plan KLAFF into action… I thought determinedly to myself.
I do beg your pardon?... My Voice said.
I sighed to myself.
You do realise that thinking up evil schemes to keep Fang from happiness isn't making you a better leader, nor is it bringing you any closer to saving –
Saving the world...i know, I know. I grumbled. But what makes you think my plan is evil, huh? You don't even know what KLAFF stands for!
I could hear my Voice chuckling in my head.
I'm in your head, Max…. I know your thoughts….and I know that KLAFF stands for 'Keep Lissa Away From Fang'….Am I wrong?...
I frowned at how accurate my Voice was.
Don't start… I grumbled, just as Lissa arrived in front of us.
"Hi guys!" she greeted, "This is my friend, Laura. I told her about you guys on the way here. So, are we ready to go?"
"Last one there has to buy us dinner!" Gazzy shouted and he, Angel, and Nudge took off running.
Lissa and her friend seemed a bit taken aback and I mentally told myself to remind those guys that we were trying to act "normal".
After a moment, Lissa and her friend both laughed and said how cute they were before Lissa (that sneaky--) hooked her arm through Fang's and tugged him lightly to walk with her to the carnival.
I had to refrain from snarling at her and was shocked when I saw Lissa's friend hook her arm through Iggy's and tugged him to follow her as well.
What the heck are those witches doing my guys!?
I put my hand on the girl, Laura's, arm protectively over Iggy.
"Umm…Laura" I began but was cut off.
"Don't worry" she said smiling kindly. "Lissa told me already that Jeff is blind."
I did a double take in surprise that she knew that.
"I'd thought I'd be nice and lead him to the carnival so you don't have to" she said, her eyes looking shy yet sincere.
Oh great, I thought to myself.
Iggy is more than able to walk on his own! I felt like yelling, but gave her a closed smile instead.
"Thanks" I said, and then touched Iggy's elbow softly, telling him to go with her.
Iggy nodded almost unnoticeably at me and then said thanks to Laura and she lead him away.
We arrived at the carnival, which was noisy, loud, smelly, over crowded,(which meant to the other guys that it was wonderful)
Throughout the day I would check on Iggy to make sure he was okay with Laura parading him around.
He may be blind, but he's not stupid! Was the only thing I continually thought of when I saw Laura leading him cautiously around. But she was sweet, and she wasn't turning into an Eraser so I accepted that Laura was okay—just wanted to make Iggy comfortable.
Other than that, I kept an eye on the younger kids, but my main focus was on that sly vixen—Lissa.
She would smile, and laugh, and act all cute and shy when asking Fang to go on rides with her, and whenever I could I'd pull them over to a group ride instead, so she wouldn't be able to get too cozy with Fang.
What? I was doing this out of his best interest. We were in no position to get attached to people—we were mutants on the run! Hel-lo!
Finally we arrived at the Ferris wheel, a two-person only ride and I felt like smacking my head against the nearest solid object.
Why are you so insistent on keeping Lissa and Fang apart , Max? Your jealousy is blinding you and keeping you from what you—
Oh stuff a sock in it! I shot at my Voice, in no mood to hear that I was "jealous" or "wishing I was in Lissa's place" or how I was (still) "supposed to save the world."
Stupid Voice…
"Nick?" Lissa said. "Do you wanna come on the Ferris wheel with me?" she asked, batting her eyelashes sweetly. Before I knew what I'd done, I grabbed Fang's hand and tore it away from Lissa's.
"Oh! Can we go on the Ferris wheel, Nick?" I asked. Fang shot me a confused and irritated look and I turned to Lissa sheepishly.
"Nick always comes with me on these high rides, I just don't feel safe without him holding my hand…" I told her, playing a sweet, scared sister.
Lissa (luckily) bought my act.
"Oh" Lissa said, her voice betraying her disappointment. "Are you scared of heights?" she asked.
"Yeah" I said quickly and Fang glared at me harshly.
A deep voice chuckled from behind me.
"That's ironic, I always thought you loved heights, Max…"
My blood ran cold and I saw Fang stiffen beside me.
…Ari.
OH SNAP!!!... Ari is here!? And we still have to deal with Lissa!?
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
...okay, I'm done now.
