Chapter 9

"Okay guys be good, remember crack is wack, hugs instead of drugs " I shout out to Iggy and Gazzy as they make their way to class pretending I'm not their embarrassing sister.

I pull my car out of the schools drive way and head to my school. Since we moved out I was responsible for taking the boys to school, which meant they had to get up earlier than usual so I wouldn't be late, but a part of me knew I would be late anyways.

I park my car locking it as I walk onto campus. I owned a 2011 midnight black Cadillac escalator. It's my dream car and I love it. I never thought I'd be able to fully pay off the car. I had to do lots of fights for that car. Gustavo's voice repeated it's self in my head if you need the cash you can always go back to street fighting.

I use to do street fights back when we lived in east LA before the fire. I was the best of the best. I was undefeated at least until 'The Battle Slam'. That was the first fight I lost and my last. I was in such bad shape after the fight. I spent three months incautious in a hospital.

I woke up that day in the hospital to a crying sister lost without her older sister. I promised never to do anything that could hurt my siblings again. That included illegal fighting, street racing, and gangs. All of which I at some point was involved with.

Anyways I pull my short black leather jacket on followed by my sunglasses. I walk to my first period. I enter the room disrupting my teacher's lesion, all heads turn to me. I glare back at each one 'til they all turn away. Fang was the only one that held my glare. We stare at each other until the teacher holds out his hand for my slip holding my reason for being late. I shrug and shake his hand.

"DETENTION!" shouts at me.

I take my seat pulling out my iPod and listening to music. A few minutes later I'm hit by a paper air plane disrupting my game of 'Angry Birds'. I look around the room to see a thin white girl looking at me. She mouths 'Open it'. I unfold the air plane and read her message.

That was funny She had written.

I look back to her giving the back of her head a weird expression. Who was this girl? And why was she talking to me? Doesn't she know who I am? I feel Fang's eyes dart toward the note. I hide the note from his vision under my note book.

Thanks? I reply throwing the air plane back.

She read it and scribbled so your Max right? I'm Jenifer Joy, but they call me J.J :) so you got detention. Need a buddy?

When she threw the plane back she hit Fang in the eye. I stiffen a laugh, and quickly taking the note from his grasp.

Um...sure. I reply.

I don't know why, but I liked this girl. She seemed real, sweet, innocent. And God knows I need more innocent friends. I watch the girl raise her hand disrupting the teachers lecture.

"Yes Jenifer Joy?" The teacher says.

"You suck" J.J says.

"I beg your pardon" He says appalled.

"Sorry, but you may not have my pardon. Whatever that means." J.J boldly says.

I hear giggles go around the whole room. I stiffen a laugh too. She was good. I definitely liked her.

"Well Max, I guess you're going to have some company in detention today" He says landing a blue detention slip on JJ's desk.

"The more the merrier" I comment.

Looks at me like I'm the scum under his shoe, but ignores my comment. A second later J.J turns around and winks at me.

Fang turns to look at me but I pointedly ignore him. I slip on my ear phones blasting my music. I feel Fang's eyes burning holes in the side on my head but I keep staring out the window. Finally Fang sighs giving up and turns to the board.

I hate Study Hall. I was failing my science class so I had to take Study Hall. It sucked. I sit all alone at a table pretending to be reading my textbook now. That's another reason I don't really enjoy Study Hall everyone is too scared to sit by me. But today I'm thankful for my rep. I need time to think about what I'm going to do, how I'm going to do it.

I feel someone comes up from behind me and takes the seat by mine. I look up to find Fang sitting down looking at me. I turn back to my text book ignoring him.

"This seat taken?" Fang asks.

"Yes" I say sourly.

Can't this boy take a hint. I want to let him sit by me, to let him in, but I can't. Fang stays in the seat anyways still staring at me. I turn to my left looking at my science book trying my hardest to ignore him. After five minutes I turn only to find him still sitting there staring at me.

"Can I help you?" I ask rudely.

"Well now that you asked there is something" He says ignoring my tone of voice.

"Well were closed" I say turning back to my book.

"So I want to know, what's wrong with you?" He continues.

I stiffen but Fang continues "You're getting into a lot of trouble recently, coming in late, and just been acting weird towards me"

"Go away" I shout at him standing up.

"Just tell me what's wrong" He says his voice calm as he stands up too.

"How 'bout I tell you what's not wrong, much shorter list" I shout pushing him out of my way.

I run out of the hall into the fresh air. I don't know where I was running to, but I kept running, faster than I've ever ran in all my life. I need to get away.