Even though it's only been a couple of days since I've see Fang, his face is the best thing I've seen since I've been here. That's pretty sad, I know.
"I miss you," I say miserably, not caring if he makes fun of me for it.
He sighs, frowning a little. "I miss you too. How's the family over there?"
My smile immediately goes down, and he notices. His face is filled with worry.
"Um. Let's just say it's not home-sweet-home here," I say, trying to downplay everything.
"Why?" He asks, wanting answers.
I sigh. I don't want him to get worked up over everything. If he finds out about the closet punishment thing, he'll be on his way over here in a second. And he won't be able to do anything about it; Jeb or Clarissa will send him straight back to Dallas.
I decide to play it safe. "Jeb is alright, Clarissa is just not that pleasant. Same with Derik. He's trouble, I can definitely tell that. Megan, at first, was a complete jerk, but I think she's warmed up to me a bit. She seems lonely in this house."
He nods understandingly. "Clarissa did seem weird when I was there. As for Derik. Just…stay away from him. That's all I can say."
He looks helpless. I know he wishes he was here. But he knows I can take care of myself.
"Well anyway," he says helplessly, changing the subject. "How's school over there?"
I shrug. "It's alright. I mean, I did meet some good people but it will be nothing like Dallas."
He nods understandingly. "Hey, at least you met some people. It could be worse."
"Yeah," then I remembered something. "Oh! You should see the guys Iggy was hanging out with. They're total jerks from the looks of it." I knew I shouldn't be judging them like that, but what can you expect when someone looks at you like you're a total dumbass?
Fang gets an alarmed look on his face. "What do you mean? He's not getting in with the wrong crowd, right?"
This is exactly what I'm worried about. "Eh, I don't know," I say uncertainly. "I mean they sure look like they're no good by the way they were looking at me, but my friend said they were fine. Just pranksters."
"Why, what way were they looking at you?" He says, his tone angry.
"Calm down, boy!" I say in a sarcastic way. "It's nothing! They just didn't look nice, that's all."
He seems to calm down. I think he was worried that they were looking at me like they were too nice.
"Oh, okay," he says, relieved.
I smirk at him. "Aww, was little Fangy worried about me?" I say this like I'm talking to a child.
He rolls his eyes, but I see a smile tugging at the corner of his lips.
"Anyway," he says. "Well, look, about the Jeb's family thing. Call me anytime they bother you, okay? I know you probably already knew that was open, but seriously. If you need to just let off some steam or anything, just call me and anytime of night I'll be there, okay?"
I smile at him and nod, wonderfully grateful that I have such an amazing boyfriend.
We continue talking, catching up with each other and things at my old school. We make a promise to text throughout the day and Skype once a night. Maybe this long-distance thing could really work for us.
After about an hour of us talking, Megan comes in the room and sets Grace down in her crib.
Fang, seeing Megan, raises his eyebrows and gives me a look that says good luck.
"Hey, I gotta go, but I'll talk to you later," he says.
I smile sadly and say, "Alright. Text me."
We say goodbye and log off.
I turn around to see Megan looking at me. Grace is quietly sleeping.
"What's up?" I say uncertainly.
She shrugs. "Was that your boyfriend?"
I nod at her. "Why?"
She shrugs again and I turn around getting my books out of my backpack to start on my homework. Sadly, I still get homework despite being the new girl.
I hear the door shut downstairs so I get up to see who it is. It's Iggy, finally home from school.
"Where have you been?" I ask suspiciously from the stairs. He looks up with a sheepish grin.
"At Drew's house. You should meet the guys. They're fun."
I give him a deadpanned look. "I met them today. Remember? Lunch? Awkwardness?"
"Oh, right," he says and starts walking to the kitchen. I go downstairs and follow him. "Yeah, uh, sorry about that. You just took me off guard."
"Hmm," I mumble. "What's with them, anyway? They looked at me like I was a freak."
He shrugs and looks at me. "I don't know. They're a pretty tight-knit group. Maybe they just don't like outsiders. Except me."
I roll my eyes but go, "Aw, is my Iggy fitting in? I knew you could do it!" I reach up and pinch his cheeks with a grin on my face.
He smacks my hand away but laughs anyway.
"What a touching scene." I turn to see Derik and his group of friends smirking at me. What makes him want to mess with us? We didn't even do anything to him.
I roll my eyes and swiftly walk to the stairs, pushing my way through the group. I feel their eyes on me as I walk away but ignore it. I definitely don't trust any of them; it's best just to ignore them and not get involved with any drama.
Please review. I need reviews to know that people are reading this and if not that many people are interested, I'm considering not continuing the story. Just let me know what you think. Still tell me what your suspicions are with everything though! I'm curious.
P.S. if I continue the story, I'll be doing Iggy's POV starting soon.
