A/N: hello! Hello! My dear readers! So glad to join you again… Hehehehehe anyway, her is chapter 10, I hope you guys like it! REVIEW!

Max's POV:

I actually ignored Fang for a week, it wasn't a record. I already ignored him for almost two weeks. I usually hung out with Sam in music as Fang when off with his slut- sorry I mean Lissa. Nudge's mom got out of the hospital, she's okay just a minor car accident. No biggy. Sam on the other hand was a different story. He's been acting so weird, he won't go to our tree, won't hang out after school, god he barely talks to me! If it wasn't for music I wouldn't see him at all.

I drove everyone home today, Fang drove with Lissa. Obviously. After I dropped Ella and Nudge off I parked in my driveway.

"Do you want to come inside and study or something?" I asked.

"I can't my mom wants me to go clean the house." He told me. I nodded and walked to the house. He didn't kiss me goodbye... I said to myself hmm something was up. I sighed and walked into the house setting my bag on the table. After my homework I got bored so I decided to drive to the mall. I know me... The mall? Really? It doesn't sound right but I needed something to do plus I hadn't been to the mall in awhile. I drove there. I walked into the entrance and started walking around. I stopped at a music shop but continued walking when I couldn't find anything. I got hungry after awhile and walked to the food court. As soon as I walked in I got this feeling, then I saw them.

Fang's POV:

I tried to get a hold of Lissa all day, she finally texted that she was at the mall shopping for things. So I headed for the mall. I walked around trying find her but I couldn't I decided to try the food court. I stopped in my tracks when I saw Max walking towards the food court. I turned around furiously and walked the other way getting as far as possible. She didn't even like the mall, why was she here? I asked myself. I sighed as I made myself turn around again.

Max's POV:

I watched him slowly as he grabbed her hand. She blushed and leaned over the table to kiss him. That's where I snapped.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" I retorted. They both jumped and their eyes flew open. He looked right into my eyes.

"Max! Oh my god!" he gasped.

"Seriously that's all you can say!" I yelled. I stalked off.

"Wait max! Let me explain!" he yelled after me. I heard him running to catch up. I spun around, his face inches away from mine.

"How could you! I trusted you!" I yelled.

"Please! Lissa and I are just friends" he said.

"I can see you're really close!" I snapped. He shook his head.

"I didn't mean that! Please Max." he begged as I turned to walk away again. His arms wrapped around my waist. I pushed him off. "Come on Max! Forgive me." he said trying to pull me towards him again.

"Trying to force me to forgive you won't work." I hissed. Slapping his hand away.

"Max." he said. Without warning he crushed his lips to mine. He pushed me up against a wall. I tried to push him off me but he was too strong. I had just enough room to knee him. I took a deep breath and kneed him with everything I had. He fell to the floor instantly.

"Stay the hell away from me." I hissed as I walked away. As soon as I turned the reality of what happened overwhelmed me. When I looked up I saw Fang starring at me.

"Max are you okay?" he asked. I shook my head.

"No" I said breathlessly.

Fang's POV:

I walked into the food court to see Max yelling at Sam. I didn't understand and didn't have time to because the next time I looked up Sam was kissing her. I saw her try to push him off but he didn't budge. Just as I took a step to help her she kneed him where the sun doesn't shine and he fell to the ground.

"Stay the hell away from me." She hissed as walked away. She started to walk towards me, her face losing its composer as she walked. I watched her start to fall apart.

"Max are you okay?" I asked her. She shook her head.

"No." she replied in a broken voice. I saw her eyes start to water.

"What happened?" I asked. Her look darkened.

"Ask your girlfriend." She said as she ran to the nearest exit. I almost followed her until I saw Lissa's bright red hair in the crowd that was forming.

"Lissa?" I said. She looked at me uneasy.

"Did Max tell you what happened?" she asked me in a quiet voice. I shook my head.

"He cheated on Max." she said, it sounded like there was more. "With me." she added. I looked at her in disbelief.

"You what?" I hissed.

"Please Fang let me explain!" she whined. I shook my head.

"No Lissa, were over." I said as I walked away. I ran to my house locking myself inside my room where I laid on my bed. I loved Lissa, or at least I swear I did. But she cheated on me. Max was right, she was a slut. Oh god I should have listened to Max. The image of her in the food court played over and over in my head. She was heartbroken. I grabbed my phone and called Iggy. He picked up instantly.

"Whatz up?" he asked.

"Lissa Cheated on me." I said.

"Dude, I'm so sorry. With who?" he asked. I sighed.

"Sam." I told him. He gasped.

"Seriously? Does Max know?" he asked.

"Yeah, when I walked in Sam was pushing her up against the wall, she kneed him though. Lissa told me she cheated." I said. My voice was getting weaker.

"That's rough do you want me to come over?" he asked.

"No I think I'll be okay." I replied.

"Okay then, see you later" he said.

"See you." I replied.

Max's POV:

I ran to the house an into Ella's room. I didn't even knock. Nudge and Ella looked up alarmed then took one look at my face and basically ran to my side.

"What's wrong?" Ella asked. I couldn't get the words out. My eyes watered and tears started falling down my face. They wrapped their arms around me.

"Sam cheat-ted on m-me-e" I blubbered.

"With who?" they asked at the same time.

"Lissa." I said. They hugged me again.

"God Max I'm so sorry, we'll watch a happy movie to cheer you up and maybe a slumber party too." Nudge babbled. I shook my head.

"I don't want to watch a movie right now. I going to go to bed early." I said as I hugged them one last time and walked upstairs. I snuggled up in my bed drifting to sleep with fresh tears in my eyes. I was hurt, I couldn't deny it. Part of my heart was broken.

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Max's POV:

I got to school dreading it before I even woke up. I walked in the building to see Sam first thing. Just my luck of course he walked up to me.

"Max." he said.

"Go away." I hissed as I pushed past him. Tears boiled in my eyes again as I walked. I ran through the hallway and ran out of the school. I almost ran up the tree. I set my bad on a branch and curled up against the tree. Letting it consume me.

Fang's POV:

I planned to talk to Max, but when I go tot school she wasn't there. I waited till lunch to do anything rash but I freaked when Ella said she texted her mom and said Max wasn't home. We began searching and asking around. Iggy told us that some people heard her talking to Sam early this morning. She was obviously hiding. Where would Max go to hide though? I asked myself. I could only think of one place. I headed for the tree. I started to climb. I saw Max's bag hanging on a branch.

"Max?" I whispered. Something moved at the top of the tree. I saw her converse slowly come down.

"Fang? What are you doing here?" she asked.

"Everyone started looking for you since you disappeared." I explained.

"How did you find me?" she asked.

"I followed Sam one time…" I replied. She nodded.

"I'm sorry, I didn't listen to you" she told me.

"I'm sorry too, I didn't listen either" I answered.

"I missed you!" she said as she hugged me. I glad hugged her back.

"I missed you too." I told her.

"So how you holding up?" she asked.

"I'm okay, not perfect… you?" I asked. She smiled sheeply at me.

"I'm just peachy" she replied her voice full of sarcasm. I laughed.

"I'm sorry we fought." I said.

"Let's not do it again…" she suggested. I nodded in agreement.

"What were you doing at the top?" I asked. She smiled. She grabbed my hand.

"Here, I'll show you." She said. She pulled me to the top. I was overwhelmed, the sun was perfectly hidden behind the clouds but you could still see the light shining through.

"It's beautiful." I breathed. She nodded. I looked at her. I hugged her tightly.

"What's that for?" she asked.

"My promise." I told her.

"A promise?" she asked. I nodded.

"I promise we will never get into another fight." I vowed. She smiled. I starred at the sun again. Then without warning she kissed my cheek.

"What was that?" I asked.

"My promise." She told me."

"What's yours?" I asked.

"I promise you'll never be alone." She vowed resting her head against my shoulder. Honesty rang through every word in her promise. I knew she'd keep it. It was then I realized something. I never wanted to be alone or away from her. I was in love with Max. I was in love with my best friend.