Sooo here's the new chapter. Yes, I realize that it's totally short and I seriously apologize for that. It's all part of the plan, I swear! Just bear with me, please, and review, review, review! You guys are viewing, but not reviewing and that is so not cool. Your reviews give me the inspiration that I need… Anyway, sorry but I left you guys with a cliffhanger on this one! Enjoy

KarleeRay

"That chemistry test is today?" I squeak. "I thought it was next week!"

Ella shakes her head from the passenger seat. "He changed it to today….I'm guessing you didn't study."

"Nope and I'm screwed," I reply. "Do you know this stuff?" My question is directed towards Fang who is sitting quietly beside me on our way to school.

He shrugs.

"Kay then, I'm cheating off of you," I say simply and Mom feels the need to scold me for the next five minutes.

"Would you rather me fail?" I counter, looking her in the eye through the rearview mirror.

"Max," She sighs, exasperated. "Cheating is wrong. You should have studied."

"Cheating is not wrong, Mom. Cheating is making good use of your resources," I explain and she rolls her eyes.

"I gotta go with Max on this one," Dylan offers up and I smile at him.

"Thank you! Give the boy a prize!" Dylan chuckles and my mother gives him a steely glance.

She opens her mouth to go on as we turn into the school parking lot, but I quickly cut her off, tired of this argument. "Fine! Alright, I won't cheat. I'll just fail."

She shakes her head, and I think she was trying to decide whether to be disappointed or amused.

We all hop out of the car and turn to wave goodbye to my mom as she pulls away.

"I'm so cheating off you," I mutter to Fang and he smiles slightly, but says nothing.

I glance up when I hear a commotion.

"What's going on?" Nudge asks, standing on her tiptoes.

I see Carter standing off to the side and catch her eye, waving her over.

"What's going on?" I ask, bewildered.

Carter laughs. "There's a new girl. Apparently, that's some kind of huge deal."

Relief floods through me. I hadn't even realized how worried I had been. I guess with my background, you kind of always assume the worst.

Fang grips my hand tightly, seeming to understand. After giving him a grateful smile, I turn back to Carter. "You were supposed to call last night!"

Carter blushes. "I know, I know. I'm sorry I totally forgot… My mind was elsewhere."

I giggle. "Well you'll just have to tell me all about it right now." I release Fang's hand and loop my arm through hers, leaving the others behind. She doesn't resist as I drag her up the front steps of the school and sit her down on one of the benches.

"How did it go?"

"Oh it went great, Max! He was amazing… We went to the movies and then we went to get ice cream and it was just so perfect. He even paid for everything like the perfect gentlemen."

I grin my approval, glad that her date had gone well.

"Maybe we can double date sometime," I offer and she nods vigorously.

"That would be fun. Yeah, let's go this Friday. Ask Fang what he thinks, okay?"

I nod, feeling optimistic and we sit there talking until the first bell rings, signaling that it's time for class to start. Carter jumps up immediately saying that she can't be late again. She leaves me sitting on the bench by myself, seriously considering ditching. It was just one of those days.

I'm lost in my own thoughts when I hear the tardy bell ring. Crap.

Taking my time since I'm already late, I stand and put on my backpack. As I enter the front doors, I catch a flash of red hair standing outside the front office. I feel a snarl taking over my face. Alexandra. The girl turns slightly and I see that it's not Alexandra at all. Alexandra's hair is a deeper red than this girl's.

I watch her curiously, wanting to know who this unfamiliar girl was. Suddenly, she turns around completely and her green eyes meet mine. From this far away, the girl looks like Lisa, the red haired wonder that made out with Fang back in Virginia. I keep walking towards my class, getting closer and closer to passing the girl.

I look up at the last second, just as I'm about to pass her and my heart stops. What the (insert swear word of your choice)?! Upon closer inspection, not only did this girl look like Lisa…. She was Lisa.