Hey it's Charity, again so Max's POV.

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"An exposé?" I questioned, adding a slightly pose French accent to the word without considering it. "Who even says an exposé?" Fang looked at me in annoyance before continuing.

"Look, about Opal."

"I already know." I blurt out before he gets another word out, I looked around seeing an empty hallway, looking at my watch I realised it was 5 minutes after our school's finishing time.

"You do?"

"Well, off course. You warned me about Opal and this happened. So off course you are going to blame Opal for stealing his car."

"What do you mean blame her? She did it."

"Look Opal may look and act bad-ass, but even she has limits. Stealing someone's car, that's something too big for her to do."

Iggy turned towards me slightly. "Max, she did it."

Iggy didn't lie, I knew that. He would not, right now anyway, since he knew how close Opal was to me. Yet it hurt so much to believe him. My trust cracked inside my heart sounding a creak as it bends its thick skin.

"So, um, ice cream?" Fang questioned after a really long and awkward silence.

"I think I'll pass thanks." I mumbled, as I stood there like a statue.

"What? The world must ending not only did the Maximum Ride say no to ice cream, she also said thanks… to Fang." Iggy feigned fear. His mischievous smirk soon turned hesitant when I didn't respond.

"You guys go ahead, I will see you later." I responded giving him my best attempt of a reassertion. Fang glanced at Iggy who turned around and started walking, but not before giving me a hug. Fang looked more uncomfortable with the idea of physical contact so we settled for a friendly wave.

Turning around I spotted Opal walking towards me. "I have being looking all over of you, what happened? You still okay to come over to my house?" her fake concern drowned her eyeballs.

"Um, actually, I was going to grab some ice cream with Iggy and Fang." I avoided her eyes; I was not ready to face her yet.

"Fang? You are going to have ice cream with FANG? After all that?"

Defence thoughts ran straight to my head "well, at least he doesn't get me in trouble for a crime he did." I walked off after Iggy and Fang. "Guys, wait up, I change my mind."

They stopped to wait for me, and made small chit-chat all the way.

"Three strawberry sundaes please."

"Ugh, Max, thanks for trying to order for us and all, but I don't like strawberry, I'd rather a chocolate one thanks."

"Who says I am ordering for you. That's for me, Iggy… and Opal." As the sentence ended, so did my volume.

"On second, make that… two strawberries and two chocolates."

"Again Max, we are only three people."

"Yeah, but I am hungry."

While we stepped into the waiting line Iggy slightly hugged me, "it'll be fine, you'll see."

"Thanks."

"And you're Maximum Ride, pro at revenge. Remember?"

I cracked a smile "yeah"

"Plus, you have the greatest, awesomest, handsomest, smartest, most perfect guy on your side."

"Yeah, I guess, you are right. I mean fang is technically on my side now eh?" I said looking past Iggy to Fang as a joke.

"Oh and Fang too. But I meant me, you know, the guy that's always got your back, been there since you were 3, who helped you in science. People can be so ungrateful these days?"

I chuckled and hugged him back, assuring him I was just kidding and that he was really the awesomest person alive, after me off course.

You know that feeling you get, when you know you are going to lose something, but you really don't want to give up? Well, that's exactly what Fang would be feeling right now. He challenged me to an eat-off, an ice-cream eat-off. You don't challenge a upset girl with a high metabolism to an ice-cram eat-off, ever.

"And…" Iggy started dragging out the word to let me finish the bite in my mouth. "Max wins!"

"Now you owe me a favour. I could ask you for anything in the world, and you would have to do it."

"Fine- but nothing that is in any way sexual or something" he joked around.

"You afraid Lissa will freak out?" Iggy laughed as I simultaneously questioned. "Why would I even want to ask you from those kinds of favours?"

"No, but she probably would." He said to Iggy chuckling a bit, then turned to me and replied. "And you would totally do that because you think I am have the greatest, awesomest, smartest, most perfect and… what was it? Oh, yes the handsomest guy who you know."

"Look, I know you probably don't get complimented very much, and possibly never by someone like me, but try to not let it get to your head to much, alright?" I sneered.

"Yeah, because you're compliments are what makes me want to wake up in the morning."

"I'm flattered and all, but that's kind of creepy."

"It's called sarcasm."

"So, I feel kind of left out." Iggy interrupted my come-back. "Now I know what Opal feels like." Fangs eyes widen, just the slightest bit. I funny thing was, I had sort of forgotten about that till Fangs' eyes widened. Oh, that's right my best friend back stabbed and almost got me suspended today.

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Alright, so I know it not the best. But hopefully it's good enough.

I should have my part up by next week; see you then.

-Charity, Calamity.