Me: I hate myself.

Angel: Don't hate yourself!

Me: But I haven't updated in... like... I don't know! That's how long! m

Angel: Well it's not your fault. With homework and that other stuff... what was it?

Me: Band, STAGE, extra gym class, tutoring... (moi being the tutor)

Angel: ...Well all of that plus homework you just never got the chance.

Me: Which is why I'm doing this now!

Angel: No guest star this time. And give Turtlezz a break, blame school, her teachers, all of that stuff.

Me: So, without further ado, the next chapter of KTaRbNL!


Chapter 7

"Oh my god, Kana!"

Nudge almost yelled this and sped over to Kana's side. Kana just smiled, but it faded.

"Hey, Nudge." she said, her voice weak. I shut the door behind me as Angel and I walked in. Nudge began asking a ton of questions.

"Who shot you? Is he dead? Did they arrest him? Where is he? What happened in the school? Are you going to be okay? Are you going to die? Answers Kana, I need answers!" she finished. I sat down in a chair beside her bed and Angel stood beside Nudge.

"Whoa, Nudge. Okay, the person who shot me was... Nick I think, yes he is dead which means they didn't arrest him, he's... in the ground probably, I'll tell you what happened later, yes I'm going to be okay, and no I'm not going to die." she finished. I'm sure I was shocked because I had never met anyone who could catch every word Nudge ranted before. Nudge sighed in relief.

"Why can't you tell us what happened now?" Angel asked. She looked completely innocent, but I knew under that disguise she could be evil when she wanted.

"Well, I'm sure Max might need to help tell the story, and I still get shivers remembering it. I also want to tell everyone what happened." Kana explained.

"Oh." Angel replied. I looked at the heart moniter and listened to the annoying beeps coming from it. Beep... Beep... Beep...It was beginning to get on my nerves when there was a soft knock on the door. The door was opened and we turned to look at who was coming in. It just so happened to be the doctor.

"Your time is up to visit her. Go tell your other friends they come see her if they want." he told us. His voice was like stone instead of cheerful like nurses or doctors at the check up places. I stood up and ushered Nudge andAngel out of the room.

"Bye Kana!" I called over my shoulder. I swear I heard her chuckle as Nudge tried to stay in the room. I finally got her into the hall and I shut the door.

"Jeez Nudge, you could kill someone with that grip." I said to her as we went to the waiting room. Nudge immeadiately perked up and I sensed that she might try to kill Gaz.

"Don't get any ideas, Nudge." Angel said to her. Angel always acted like she could read your mind, and I wouldn't be surprised if she actually could. Okay, maybe a bit, but that's it. We finally came to the waiting room, and I sat down beside Fang. I leaned back in the chair and closed my eyes, sighing.

"You guys can go." I said to them. I opened my eyes and saw Iggy and Gazzy stand up, but Fang stayed where he was.

"Going with them?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. Fang shook his head.

"I'll be fine. Besides, I need to tell you something." he answered, watching Iggy and Gaz. Once we were sure they were out of ear shot, Fang looked at me.

"Gazzy told me something about Kana..." he said, his voice almost a whisper. I nodded.

"Go on." I replied.

"Well, he said that he... likes her. LIKE likes her." he says, his voice still a whisper. I chuckled.

"This isn't first grade, Fang. No need for the "Like Likes"" I say. Fang rolls his eyes.

"Anyway, I think it would be a problem though because of his, you know..."

"Soccer Tournaments?" I tried. Fang shook his head.

"The other thing." He answers. I look at him, not knowing what he was talking about. Fang sighed.

"He's part deaf..." He whispers so quietly I wonder if he really did say that.

"Oh..." I say, remembering finally. Gazzy hadn't always been part deaf, but I remember how it happened like it was yesterday.

Flashback (3 years ago)

We were at Gazzy's soccer tournament on a pretty okay day.

The score was tied, 2-2, and the next goal would determine who won.

Me, Nudge, Fang, Iggy, and Angel were on the edge of our seats, and Nudge was cheering for Gazzy along with the players on his team that were on the bench.

Gazzy was making his way up the field, jukeing players easily. He passed to one of his other teammates as he went further up the field.

His teammate pased back to him, and just as he was about to score a goal, an oppisite team member took the ball from him.

The sky was getting clouded up now, and I didn't like how it looked.

Gazzy's team stole the ball back, and they made it back up the field quickly.

I watched as the first few drops of rain fell, but the players didn't stop. The kept going up the field.

I heard thunder, and saw the lightning. It was so loud, I swear it was right on top of us. I clamped my hands over my ears, but I heard a muffled yell from the field.

I stood up as the lightning flashed and looked out onto the field. Fang tried to get me to sit back down.

"No! Someone got hit by the lightning!" I yelled to him, and he let go of my arm. The lightning flashed again and I saw who had gotten hit.

Gazzy.

I ran down from the bleachers, and out onto the field.

"Gazzy!" I yelled. He didn't move. I saw one of the coaches pull out of phone and call 911 while the other was gathering up the teams. The referee was helping keep everyone else on the bleachers as I ran out to Gazzy.

I kneeled down beside him, and looked at him. Nothing looked hurt, but I saw some blood trickling out of his ears.
"Gazzy!" I yelled to him again. This time he groaned.

"Gaz, I need you to listen to me. Do not fall asleep, you hear me? Whatever you do, just don't fall asleep." I told him, hoping he could hear me. Angel came over behind me.

"G-Gazzy?" she asked, her voice shaking. Her hair was soaked, and she didn't have a jacket with her. I shrugged mine off, and told her to put it on. The coach jogged over to us then.

"The paramedics are on their way." he said. I nodded.

"Hear that Gaz? The paramedics are coming. Everything will be fine." I said comfortingly to him. Angel was standing beside me, and I heard her sniffle.

"Is he going to be okay, Max?" she asked me, her blue eyes wide. I nodded.

"Of course, sweetie." I said, hugging her to me. She wrapped her arms around my neck, and looked at Gazzy. I heard the sirens in the distance, getting closer. Finally, they came and the paramedics brought a strecher over to put Gazzy on.

They wheeled it back over to the ambulance and lifted it into the back. We watched as the ambulance drove off.

"Let's go. My mom will take us to the hospital, no biggie." Iggy says. I look over at the parking lot and see his mom waiting for us. He must've called her while we waited.

Later, at the hospital, we recieved the news that he was okay and the lightning barely missed him, but he was now partially deaf and might be like that for the rest of his life.

End Flashback

Ever since then, he's had trouble in school because of it so he gets tutored. He also goes to these special hearing classes to help him try and get his hearing back all the way. I don't know if he still goes to those though, I really don't.

"But... how would that..." I finally caught on to what he was saying.

"Sexist pig!" I yelled at him, and smacked him upside the head. He just sat there smirking. Angel and Nudge hadn't stopped talking even when I yelled at Fang. I saw someone walk into the waiting room a few seconds later then. He had orange hair, and looked familiar. Oh, duh. It was Kyo, Kana's brother.

He sat down in a chair in the corner, and tapped his foot nervously. That, or he had ADHD. Who knows? I glanced at him, and looked back at Fang.

"There is a bright side to this though." I say. Fang looks at me.

"And that is?" he asks. I smirk, and take a deep breath.

"You me. Admit it, Fangles! It's true, isn't it?" I say teasingly. He looked away from me, and I leaned to look at his face, but he turned further away from me.

"You're no fun." I huffed. I crossed my arms over my chest, and slumped down in the seat. Nudge and Angel were having a conversation about different colors of nail polish, and celebrities, and every other thing in that was in their magazine. I looked over at Kana's brother, and saw he was looking at me. He held my gaze for a few seconds, but then looked away. Strange...

Iggy came back into the room then, and Gazzy was behind him.

"We have to go, NOW." Gazzy says urgently. I look up at him.

"Why?" I asked him. He sighed.

"My soccer championship! Come on, we gotta hurry, your mom is waiting!" Gazzy almost yells. He grabs my arm and yanks me out of the chair and into the lobby.

"You can let go of my arm now." I say. He let's go of my arm, and I walk back to the waiting room to get the others. Nudge comes up to me then, and I prepare myself for a long rant.

"Hey Max, which do you think is a better color? This pink, or this purple? I can't decide because the pink is really pretty and girlish, and I have a lot of things it would go with, and it's sparkly also which makes it even more cute, but then the purple wouldn't go with anything which is pretty much the style these days, and it's more chic, you know? And mysterious, which makes it even better, but then again..." I tuned Nudge out, and got into the car.

"Nudge?" I said, interrupting her. She looked at me.

"Ask Angel." I say, and turn back around in my seat, putting my seat belt on. I hear Nudge start babbling to Angel, and know that she could always ask Nudge to explain again. I look at my mom as she drives, and slowly reach my hand to the radio switch. I turn on the radio, and then take out my iPod, and plug it into the port. I scroll through my songs, and finally pick one I like.

I listened as the song started, and smirked as I heard groans coming from the backseat.

" All my friends know the low rider.

The low rider is a little higher

Low rider drives a little slower

Low rider is a real goer

Low rider knows every street yeah!

Low rider is the one to meet yeah!

Low rider don't use no gas now

Low rider don't drive to fast

Take a little trip

Take a little trip

Take a little trip and see

Take a little trip

Take a little trip

Take a little trip with me."

I then listened as the song ended, and heard sighs of relief that the song was over. Then I got an idea.

"Hey, Angel! Remember that song you told me about? Why don't we start singing it now?" I asked her, turning around in my seat to her. Her face lit up, and she smirked as she began to sing.

(Italics are Angel, Bold is Max.)

"This is the song that doesn't end!"

"Yes it goes on and on my friends!"

"Some people, started singing it, not knowing what it was,

And we'll continue singing it forever just because,

This is the song that doesn't end!

Yes it goes on and on my friends!

Some people, started singing it not knowing what it was-"

I heard more groaning from the back seat.

"-And we'll continue singing it forever just because..."


Me: So how'd y'all like the chapter? No, I am not going southern.

Angel: V.V You had to use that song, Turtlezz?

Me: Yes. And it's Clove.

Angel: Not this again...

Me: Well, it's true, Ange.

Angel: Because of The Hunger Games movie being released on the 23rd, she's obsessed with it. Her and her friends have named everyone with a name from the book. And Turtlezz is Clove.

Me: Yepp. It's going to be MARVEL-ous.

Angel: Not the name jokes again...

Me: What? Is this some kind of CATO-strophe?

Angel: Help me, please... also...

R&R!