A/N And the winner of the title contest is….*drum roll*…..MPH Knows! With "Beneath the Dirt, Under the Ink". A close runner up was OfficialRiliana. I want to thank all of my followers who participated in the contest and I also want to thank anyone reading this story. You guys inspire me every day.

Disclaimer: I own only the plot.

Max POV

I walked to the living room with Fang at my heels. He slumped on the couch next to me and I turned on the TV. I found out that nothing was on and turned it off again. I looked at Fang and he just shrugged as if to say "I don't know what to do." I shook my head and lay down so that my head was in his lap. He stroked my hair as I looked up at him and it felt really nice. His fingers were gentle as they slid through my hair. I closed my eyes for a second and purred at the feeling. Fang's fingers stopped and I opened my eyes to see him staring down at me.

"Did you just purr?" He asked and cocked an eyebrow.

"Yes, I did. Problem?" I asked and he just shook his head with a smirk on his face and continued stroking.

"Max?" I heard my mother's voice. Crap. I forgot she was home. I sat up off Fang's lap immediately and looked over to my startled looking mom.

"Max, what are you two doing?" She asked still shocked.

"We're relaxing because there was nothing on TV." I told her honestly.

"You looked a little cozy there. Do you have something to tell me?" I looked down at my feet.

"Um…Fang and I have been kind of….together, since that day it was raining." I told her and glimpsed up at her face. I was surprised to see a smile there.

"Well, why didn't you tell me? You two make a lovely couple. I'm happy for you. It's not every day you have a boyfriend, Max."

"We thought you would be mad." I said surprised.

"I'm not mad. I think it's fine if you two date but I will have to adjust some rules. No staying in each other's bedrooms past eleven pm, and your curfew for coming back from a date is ten thirty."

"Okay, I think we can do that, thank you, mom." I said and laid my head back down on Fang's lap. She exited the room and I looked up at Fang. He looked pretty shocked.

"Your mom is so easy going." He said, "Mine would have flipped out."

"I doubt it would have been that big a deal with your mom." I told him and rolled my eyes at his exaggeration.

"No, I'm serious. My mom would have yelled at me for not telling her and kicked you out." I furrowed my eyebrows.

"Is your mom under a lot of stress?"

"Yeah, I guess. She does work a full time job but yours runs a farm and takes care of you all by herself, so I don't take that as an excuse."

"Hey." I said and grabbed his chin to force him to look at me. "Don't be so hard on her. My mom is a lot different than other moms. Yours is probably just dealing with her stress in a different way. You can't always expect the worst from her."

"I know. It's a habit. I'm sorry." He said and looked away from me. I sat up and cupped his chin so he had to look at me again.

"Don't ever be sorry." I told him and wrapped him in a hug. He quickly returned the gesture and buried his face in my hair.

"Hey, tonight I want to take you on our first date. Just you and me." He pulled back and looked me in the eye. He had a hopeful gleam in his.

"Okay," I said and nodded.

Night couldn't have come any faster. I was sitting in the kitchen reading one of my favorite books, Beautiful Creatures. It was the only romance novel I had ever liked and now that I had Fang I could totally connect with the main character. Fang waltzed into the kitchen behind me and rummaged through the fridge. I heard the door to the refrigerator close and quiet footsteps come toward me. Warm arms enveloped me from behind and Fang's breath tickled my ear as he spoke.

"I'm taking you somewhere fun so you better go get changed." He murmured.

"Okay," I said and put a bookmark in my book before heading to my room.

My closet was filled with T-shirts and different assortments of pants. Finally, I found some of my nicer stuff buried underneath all of my everyday clothes. I pulled on a black tank top, blue jeans, and my combat boots. I held up one of my T-shirts and examined it. On the front was a screen printing of a spider and the back was cut to look like a web. I pulled the purple top on over my tank and decided it was good. Before leaving my bedroom I ran a comb through my waves. Fang was waiting at the bottom of the stairs. He wore his usual black ensemble along with his black sneakers and hoodie.

"You ready?" He asked as he turned around. His eyes scanned my body and widened when they fully took me in. I blushed a little and replied with a small, "Yeah, just let me get my jacket."

After pulling my gray leather jacket from its hanger I pulled it on and nodded at Fang. He opened the door for me like a true gentleman and then led the way to my car. I tossed him the keys and he smiled at me shyly before coming to open my door. After I sat he closed the door and walked over to his side. When the car started the radio turned on and started to play some stupid song about partying. I turned it off and looked out my window.

"You look really beautiful tonight." I heard Fang say and I blushed again.

"Thank you, you're pretty handsome yourself." He grinned at that and continued driving. We rode in a comfortable silence until we arrived at our destination. I could see Fang gauging my reaction from the corner of my eye. My eyes widened and a massive grin grew on my face. I looked at him excitedly and he smiled at me. Laser tag. I jumped out of the car and sprinted towards the door. Fang locked it and jogged to catch up. Inside the walls were black with neon splatters of paint and weird designs that glowed in the black light.

"A private room please." Fang told the person at the desk and handed him a twenty. The guy nodded and led us to a small room with gear lining the walls and a monitor in the corner. He made us watch the safety video before letting us each put on an armor type suit with a gun attached. He led us into the room separately, me at one end, Fang at the other. It was filled with neon colored columns and walls. The room was probably thirty feet by twenty feet. A loud booming voice over the intercom blared into our room.

"Welcome players, to the ultimate laser tag experience! In thirty seconds we will begin the game but first I must remind you of the rules! No running, rough housing, or food or drinks are permitted in the laser tag room. We are not responsible for any lost or stolen items! You have five minutes! Ready….3….2…1...GO!"

Loud techno music blasted from the speakers and I ran behind a wall for cover. My gun at the ready, I glanced around the wall and saw a black sneakered foot. I quickly stood and whipped around with my gun aimed on Fang. His armor made a loud alarm like noise to signify he had been hit and the number on the monitor in the corner changed from GREEN 0 to GREEN 1. I smirked and ran away from him, ignoring the no running rule. I hid behind a bright orange column to catch my breath and "reloaded" my gun. I turned around to head in another direction when my armor made the same sound as Fang's had. I turned to see a black figure running around a corner and the monitor change from RED 0 to RED 1. Oh, it is so on. I told myself and snuck in the general direction he had gone.

The rest of the game went on like that. It was about a minute before the game ended and I crouched behind a wall. A hole in the middle of it gave me a clear view if someone was coming without them seeing me. I used this to my advantage as I saw Fang heading towards my hiding place. I rolled over to the other side of the wall and just as Fang was about to turn the corner I beat him to it and pulled my trigger. His suit blared the alarm and the buzzard sounded for the end of our session. I yelled in victory and jumped up and down. He glared at me before wrapping his arms around my waist and holding me close. He ducked his head and captured my lips with his. I quickly reciprocated the action as my hands found their way to his hair. He pulled away and smirked down at me and walked off. I stood there shocked for a second then jogged after him. We pulled our gear off and hung them back on the wall before exiting the room to the gift shop.

"Did you want anything?" Fang asked and I pointed at a shirt that said "I'm a winner!" in bright neon lettering. He rolled his eyes and walked over to the cashier. "How much for that shirt?" he asked.

"Ten dollars," The guy said. "What size?" Fang looked to me for an answer.

"Women's medium," I told the man and a grin spread on his face.

"Lost to your lady, I see," He said to Fang, still grinning. "Don't feel too bad it happens a lot."

"I don't feel bad at all. She's no ordinary lady." Fang said pointing at me and giving me the smallest of smiles.

"Excuse me, still here." I said and crossed my arms over my chest while cocking my hip and giving both of them a look.

"Sorry, miss. Here you are." The cashier smiled at me and rang us up. Fang handed him the money and took my hand as we walked out the door towards the car.

The ice cream was cold and delicious on my tongue. I had chocolate in a waffle cone and Fang had mint chocolate chip on a waffle cone. He looked across the table at me and shook his head.

"What?" I said.

"You have ice cream on your nose." He said and pointed at my face. I crossed my eyes to try and see it but failed miserably. Fang chuckled from across the table and wiped it off for me.

"Thank you," I said and smiled at him. I licked my ice cream again and closed my eyes to relish in the sweet taste. All too soon my ice cream was gone and I frowned. Well, it was good while it lasted. We both got up to pay and I went to reach for my wallet. Fang swatted at my hand and I furrowed my brows at him.

"I'm paying." He said.

"Who said? I already let you pay for the entire date." I said and went to reach for my wallet again only to be swatted by Fang.

"Maximum Martinez, you are not paying." He said and went to reach for his wallet. It was my turn to swat his hand away but I had already gotten my wallet and pulled the money out. I handed it to the lady at the register and smirked while Fang glared at me and then rolled his eyes. I grabbed his hand and walked him out of the store to a bench outside. He put his arm around my shoulders and kissed my temple. We stared at the stars for a few minutes before getting in the car again and headed home.

Fang walked me to my bedroom door. I turned around and faced him. His eyes studied my face as if he was searching for something.

"I had a lot of fun. Thank you, Fang." I said and hugged him. His arms came around me.

"Thank you, Max." He murmured into my hair before pulling back and kissing my lips. I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him back before pulling away and stepping into my room. My heart was thudding in my chest and butterflies swarmed my stomach as I gave him a quick smile before closing my door.

A/N How did you like the chapter? Was it cheesy or good? Please review! I made it long. Once again, thank you to all of my readers and a big congratulation to MPHKnows!

~TAGGWRITC