Ok, I am sooooooooo sorry that I haven't updated for 5 days but on Friday my comp wasn't working and on Saturday I had 2 do my hw but that's all I was allowed 2 on the comp and on Sunday I had a million places I had 2 go and on Monday I did type some, I did I did I did!!!!!! and now I'm ranting so what-the-heck-ever JUST START WRITING ALREADY sorry that was the voices in my head yelling at me…eep…

Chapter 11: Max

"Okay then, so where were we?" I asked after we'd settled down.

"Alrighty then," said Spidey. "Who next?"

Gazzy raised his hand shyly. "Okay, then. I guess I'll do Gazzy now," laughed Spidey.

She scrolled down and clicked on a song. I couldn't tell what it was, but decided I'd find out soon enough, and started listening.

"Dressed up for a big date
Like Halloween day but it was Fourth of July now
A car crash with a suitcase and a painted face
She was one of a kind
She wears a plastic crown like Cinderella
And roller skates in bed

"Crash rides the greyhound from his hometown
When he comes around 'cause they don't let him drive now
Mixed up as a milkshake
But make no mistake
They're shooting for the stars

"You and me
We're invincible together
We can be so tragical, whatever
Dressed up just like ziggy but he couldn't play guitar

Captain Crash and the beauty queen from Mars"

Once the song ended, we sat deep in thought.

"Nice," I said after a pause. "Not perfect, but close—very close. Especially the part about not letting him drive anymore."

"Hey!"

"It's true, Gaz," said Iggy. "Cars are essentially big containers of gasoline. Can you imagine what we'd—I mean you'd—blow up with access to that?"

"Not to mention when you're filling up the tank," added Fang.

"Ditto," agreed Angel.

"And we all heard you, Iggy," said Nudge. "We heard you say we. Then you tried to cover it up, but guess what? It didn't work! We heard you!"

"We're kind of off-topic here, aren't we?" I declaimed. But honestly, if Gazzy ever started dating, that would be the type of zany girl he'd go out with, and probably also what they would do.

Wowie.

"Who was the artist of that song?" I asked Spidey.

"Bon Jovi," she responded immediately. "One of my all-time favorite bands."

"Cool," I responded.

"Well, Gazzy, that's all I have for you," Spidey said. "Sorry if that offends you, but you aren't exactly an easy guy to read. Like Nudge."

We all burst out laughing at that.

"Alrighty then," said Spidey once we'd settled down. "How about Iggy, next?"

"Okay," he replied.

"This one is I am Understood? by Relient K," said Spidey as the music started playing.

"You looked into my life and never stopped
And you're thinking all my thoughts
Are so simple, but so beautiful
And you recite my words right back to me
Before I even speak
You let me know, I am understood"

"Holy chipotle," said Nudge, which was possibly one of the shortest statements I'd ever heard her make.

"Yeah, I'd kind of agree with Nudge on that one," said Gazzy. The rest of us murmured in agreement. Iggy looked pleased. "That is a pretty good one for me," he admitted.

"Yeah, I thought so," said Spidey. "And I also have two more."

"Let's hear them," said Iggy.

"Okay, next is Falling Out, also by Relient K."

"Face down

This carpet tastes like coffee grounds ground into my

Face now
And every angle's covered with just another

Band-aid

I'm out here way beyond
A shadow of a doubt
And i know i'm never falling out

Of favor with you"

"Okay, that was also pretty good," I said as the song finished.

"Very nice," agreed Fang.

"Wowzers! That was so you, Iggy! That was so totally awesome!" shrieked Nudge.

"Agreed," agreed Gazzy.

"No kidding," said Angel.

Iggy blushed. "Okay, now what's the last one?"

"I thought you'd never ask," said Spidey as she clicked on the last one. "Forward Motion, again, also by Relient K. They are a very good group for you, Iggy."

"Evidently," I muttered.

"I got evicted now I'm living on the street

My spirits lifted...oh wait, that wasn't me
Too many turns have turned out to be wrong
This time I learned that, I knew it all along

When car crashes occur
Then I'll be what you were
When I see what I should
When I see that it's good (that it's good)

To experience the bittersweet
To taste defeat
Then brush my teeth

Cause i struggle with forward motion
I struggle with forward motion
We all struggle with forward motion
Cause forward motion is harder than it sounds
Well every time I gain some ground
I gotta turn myself around again

It's harder than it sounds
Well everytime I gain some ground
I gotta turn myself around again."

"If you ask me, that was the best one yet," I said after a pause.

"Ditto," agreed Fang.

"Like, totally!" said Nudge.

"Personally, I thought I am Understood? was better, but that was really good, too," commented Gazzy.

"Yeah, I'm with Gazzy," said Angel.

The consensus: Everyone agreed that the songs fit Iggy perfectly, as if they were custom-made and tailored for him.

"Now then," said Spidey, "Fang, you are next."

Fang did a double take. "Who, me?"

Which was an incredibly dumb thing to say. No, the other Fang. I mean, really.

"Yes, you," said Spidey, rolling her eyes. "Now this song is kind of overly Goth and emo-y, but otherwise it works."

"I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore, I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes"

Fang was staring dumbstruck at the laptop by the time the song was ending. "Yeah, I see what you mean. I agree," was his response.

"Wow," was all I could say.

Angel's eyebrows went up. She said nothing.

Of course, that would be too much to hope for Nudge. "Wow. That song freaks me out! It is overly Goth! It kinda scares me. But not totally. But that's a good song anyway."

"Holy crap," said Gazzy.

"What the heck," said Iggy, not in a bad way, but not in a good way, either.

Spidey seemed to agree with everyone else. "However, I have another song that I just thought of."

The music flowed from the laptop.

"If everyone cared, if nobody cried

If everyone loved, if nobody lied

If everyone shared, and swallowed their pride

Then we'd see the day

When nobody died."

"Yeah, this one is better," I said.

"I agree with that," said Fang. "The first one needed to be a little less Goth, if you know what I mean."

"Yeah," said Angel, nodding.

"This was really good," responded Iggy.

"Yeah, totally! I especially liked the last part about the stars and how small we are," said Nudge (A/N: "And as we lie/beneath the stars/we realize/how small we are/if they could love/like you and me/imagine what/the world could be).

"That was my favorite part, too," said Gazzy, for once agreeing with Nudge.

"Now then," said Spidey, "it's your turn, Max."

I wondered what they would be. I hoped they would be as good as the rest of the flocks'. I waited for the first one to start playing to answer my questions.

Max's will be next chapter. I didn't want to keep you waiting any longer, plus Max has a lot. Again, soooooo sorry for keeping you waiting!!!!!!!!!! And I swear afterwards I will get on with the plot.

Today in gym we started a unit on softball. I feel like it's a waste of time, considering I've been playing since I was 5, but on the flip side, it's the one sport I'm actually good at, so….yeah. It's also fun making fun of my friend
Renate when she can't catch the ball. (it actually is pretty funny…)

rogue4eva, who is a very bad friend to Renate :(