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Chapter 11-Date (Part 2)
Max POV
As I walked out the door with Sam, I could still feel Fang's eyes glaring at my back.
"So. What movie do you wanna watch?" Sam said shyly.
"I really don't give a crap." I responded elegantly.
We walked awkwardly to his car. During the entire ride to the movies, we talked (again, very awkwardly) about what movie to watch.
"Do you want to watch Breaking Dawn?" Sam suggested.
I winced. Twilight is the dumbest book/movie known to man, in my expert opinion. (No offense to the Twilight lovers out there.) I mean, so this chick Bella falls in love with a sparkly (probably gay) vampire and mopes around after he left. Love triangles are so hyped up.
"Um, maybe something not so.. chick-flick-ish?" I said sluggishly.
Sam stared at me. "Wow. You are really different from the other girls."
I snorted. "Well, love is overrated. Optimism is overrated. Reality is definitely better faced heads-on."
Sam whistled in amazement. "So you're no true love freak, huh?"
I shook my head quickly. "Hell no."
Sam chuckled and parked into the space at the mall. "Well, I guess you'd want to watch something like Sherlock Holmes then, right?"
I grinned at him. "Now you're getting it."
We got out of the car and started walking to the movie theater when I saw a familiar strawberry blond head.
"HEY IGGY!" I shouted. Iggy turned around with a sheepish look on his face. "Wow. It's so coincidental that I see you here, Iggy," I teased. "Oh yeah. By the way, Sam, this is Iggy. Iggy, Sam." I introduced.
"Nice to meet you," Sam said politely.
"Yeah, whatever, we've met," Iggy said curtly.
"IGGY! Be polite!" I scolded.
Iggy grunted. "Yeah, whatever, mother."
My annoyance turned into curiosity. "Why are you here anyways?"
"Um…. I'm not at all following you because Fang told me too. Not at all. I came here to… um… buy some… purses for… um… Nudge." Iggy stuttered unconvincingly.
"WHAT? Fang told you to follow me?" I hissed quietly at Iggy. Suddenly, I turned to Sam and whispered, "Wait one sec. I have to murder my friend. Meanwhile, buy the tickets for me please? Thanks!" I gave Sam a quick hug and then turned back to Iggy.
"Explain. NOW." I demanded.
"Well, um… hey, did you know that Fang ran our team to the ground today in soccer practice and I have a huge bruise on my ass?" Iggy said, trying to change the subject.
"Why is Fang asking you to stalk me?" I said, not to be deterred.
"Um… well… um…. oh, he wanted to make sure… that…. Um… that you won't… um… get hurt since you're on the team! Yeah, that's it!"
"What? I'm on the team?" I said, extremely surprised. "Fist bump!" We knocked knuckles together, but before I can interrogate Iggy (read as: the worst liar the world has ever seen), Sam tapped on my shoulder and asked, "Well, can we go watch Sherlock Holmes now?"
"Yeah, sure, let's go." I let Sam drag me away. I gave Iggy my you-are-not-off-the-hook-mister-I-am-going-to-kill-you-and-Fang-next-time-so-get-ready-for-Armegaddon glare and went into the dark movie theater with Sam.
During the previews, I wanted to shoot myself from the awkwardness. I was trying to think of something to say (my mad skilllz involve fighting, surfing, soccer, sarcasm, pranking Iggy, detecting liars such as Iggy, killing said liar, but they do not include thinking up charming and witty things to say) when Sam reached over and grabbed my hand.
It actually wasn't bad.
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After watching Sherlock Holmes, (which was AMAZING compared to Dream House), Sam and I went to Max & Erma's to eat together. As I was trying to sip hot chocolate cutely and failing epically, Sam noticed the bracelet Fang gave me. (Yeah, the bracelet with the Air Force wings on it that Fang gave me back in Chapter 1. Keep up with the story, people!) I had refused to take it off, even though Nudge all but used a flamethrower to take it off my arm because "it doesn't match the fashionable outfit I spent hours picking out at ALL!"
"Where did you get this?" Sam asked curiously, and I think, a little jealously. Maybe a wee bit.
"Oh! Fang gave it to me a long time ago, when we were kids. His dad was in the Air Force, so that's why there's wings."
"Who's Fang?"
"Oh, I mean James." I forgot that Sam doesn't know about the stupid nickname I gave him.
"Are you guys really good friends? Do you guys spend a lot of time together?" Jeez, down boy! It's only the first date. There's no need to be so jealous…
"Um, yeah of course we're good friends. I've known him forever." I said truthfully. And then- "Why does he hate you?" I blurted out bluntly, with my usual delicacy and tact.
Sam looked taken aback. "He still hates me? But that was so stupid!"
"What was stupid?" I pressed nosily.
"Nothing important. It's just that he thinks I stole Lissa away from him."
My blood ran cold. "Lissa and Fang-I mean, James- used to be together?"
Sam looked at me strangely. "Yeah. Until I supposedly kissed Lissa and supposedly cheated with Lissa on Fang. Supposedly. Don't believe anything James say."
"Okayy." I nonchalantly ate my food, but inside, I wanted to throw up. Lissa and Fang used to be a couple? Why didn't anyone tell me? I mean, yeah, of course, I've been gone for a long time, and Fang has his own life, but… why would he date that slut? That dumbass Lissa.
"Are you okay?" Sam looked at me worriedly.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Don't worry about me," I said automatically.
"Sure. So, did you like the movie?"
We talked about random meaningless topics for a while, but my mind kept returning back to Fang and Lissa. Why would Fang go out with Lissa? Out of all the people in our school, why did he have to pick the sluttiest? God, sometimes I just don't understand men. Pssh. Who needs them?
Sam's gentle voice broke me out of my stupor. "So do you want to go now? It's getting dark."
"Really?" I looked out the window and was actually surprised the stars are out.
"Yeah. Let's go."
The car ride home wasn't as uncomfortable as the one to the movies. We talked about soccer, my life back in Cali, how Paradise Falls had changed… you know, stuff normal people talk about on normal dates. And it was nice. Sam is the perfect gentlemen, like I had said. He even walked me up to the door.
"Thanks. I had a really good time." I muttered, feeling awkward and at a loss again.
"Me too," said Sam. "You know, you're completely different from the other girls I've met. In a good way," he added.
I blushed. "Thanks." I even giggled a little. And I know what you're thinking: the great Maximum Ride is giggling? Where are the flying pigs?
We were standing really close together. I noticed Sam has a nice smile. He moved even closer to me, put one hand on my shoulder, and the other under my chin. My eyes went wide when he kissed me. Woah. WTF?
And even more surprisingly… I kissed him back. And for a second, everything was perfect. Except… it feels like there's something missing, you know?
Fang POV
I watched Max and Sam kiss each other from upstairs. It was a short kiss, but it felt like someone was shooting my heart.
"Fang? You're wrinkling the drawing of Max and you that I drew! Stop!" Little hands pried my fists open. Angel.
"Wait one second, sweetheart. I just need to get Max," I muttered to Angel. "And kill Sam and rip his heart out and make him eat it," I added in my head.
As I walked downstairs, I thought about Max. Why does Sam kissing Max hurt me so much? She can date and kiss anyone she wants. I knew she even had a boyfriend back in Cali. But why does Max kissing Sam hurt so much? Is it because… is it because I'm in love with my best friend?
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