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Chapter 14 – First Day Of High School!

"Ring, ring, ring, ring…" I groaned, turned over in my bed and checked the time, 5:51. Who and their bright idea is calling me this early?

I looked at my screen, Ella. She'll forgive me; I thought and threw it back and my nightstand. My conscience went into dream mode again in like 1 second. I pulled my covers up to my neck.

"Ring, ring, ring…" Oh my fudge pie!

It better not be Ella. I grabbed my phone again, Nudge. I sighed, could they just leave me alone for one second? I mean I love them, for sure, but sometimes, they got on my last nerve!

She'll forgive too, I thought lazily, and put my phone on mute. I snuggled back under my covers again, my eyes automatically closing shut, and praying that I would be left alone.

But, of coarse, I was wrong. This time, the house phone started ringing. Were you kidding me! Obviously not.

I threw back my covers harshly and sprinted to the phone in the kitchen. If I didn't answer, I knew they were going to be knocking on my door any second.

I slid to stop and answered kinda rudely, "What!" this better be good, waking me up this early…

"Max, are you up?" Ella asked on the other line, "Well I am now." I said sitting on the sofa.

"Do you even know what today is?" God, I hated these guessing games. "Um, yes, it's called don't call Max at 5:50 in the morning day." I said angrily.

I heard her giggle, "Oops, sorry Max. And no today is not that day. It's the first day of high school!" she screamed so loud, I had to move the receiver away from my ear. Oh, jeez, that's right!

I totally forgot. I thought that was tomorrow…

"So what are you going to wear?" she asked, I rolled my eyes, "Ella, it's only the first day of high school. I was just planning on wearing a t-shirt, jeans and some sneakers. I am not wearing no dress, so don't even think about it."

I heard her gasp, "Nudge, she was gonna wear jeans and a t-shirt." Nudge was at her house? "Um, Ella, what is Nudge doing at your house this early?"

I just shook my head; I so needed to find new friends. "We are trying to figure out what to wear. What we should be doing at your house. And Nudge says no on your outfit of choice."

Excuse me? Since when did I get a second mom?

"Well tell her too bad, that I already have it planned." She whined, "Come on Max, wear something nice. Senior boys are going to be looking at you!" she said it like that would change my mind.

"Um, no, not even that would change my mind." "How about for Fang?" she asked, and waited for my answer. And like if he heard his name through the phone, Fang appeared. I looked at him,

"Um Ella, I gotta go. See you at school." I said quickly and hung up. I groaned and threw my head against the headrest of the couch.

"It's not even 7:15, and your mad already?" asked Fang, sitting next to me.

"They're bugging me about what I'm going to wear." I grumbled, looking at him. I noticed his hair was really messy, but in a way that looks like he meant to leave like that.

He was in black basketball shorts, and a loose dark red t-shirt. "Well, what are you going to wear?" he asked. "I was just planning on wearing skinny jeans and a t-shirt. But I know they want me looking nice."

I sighed and looked at him. "I need help. I don't want to hurt my friends, but I don't want to wear anything fancy." He laughed, "Well, looks like it's gonna be a long morning for you."

Sometimes he got me so mad. As he was getting up, I stood up on the couch, ran off the end and jumped on his back.

"What the…" was all he could say before we fell. "You are the biggest jerk in the history of jerks!" I yelled, landing on top of him.

"Oh am I?" and we rolled, until he was on top of me. He pinned my hands on my side and loomed over me. "Yes you are!" I spat in his face.

"That was very rude." He stated and then I saw a devilish grin appear on his face. What was he up too…?

Then he stared tickling me in the stomach, "No, Fang stop! Please, ok ok, you are not a jerk!" I said between laughs, he stopped but still held me down,

"What? What was that? I couldn't hear you." he said, leaning his head toward my mouth. "I said, I'm sorry! And that you are not a jerk. Happy?"

I asked, breathing hard. He thought for a second, "Nope, not yet."

He responded, and then he picked me up. "Fang!" he threw me on the sofa and sat on me. My arms were tucked under me, so I couldn't shove him off.

I had an idea, "Oh, god, I think you broke my wrist!" I yelled trying to shove him off me. "Fang it really hurts, please." And then I started crying!

I couldn't believe it, now it seemed so real. I was a genius.

He looked at me, panic in his voice, "Are you serious Max? Let me see!" he said getting off me and kneeling on the floor. I turned over and cried some more, just for fun.

"Max, please, let me see." he was really worried. "It hurts." I said turning and facing him. He looked at my face, then to my hand.

"Ha!" I said really loud and pushed him on the floor. He caught himself, and looked at me confused. "I was just playing, Fang. I had to do that or else you would never get off me." I said, sitting up.

"You scared me Max, I thought I really broke your wrist." I looked down at my wrist, and then cradled it, "I got an ouchy Fang. Kiss it better." I said in a little girls voice and put my hand out to him.

He smiled and grabbed it, "Here you go." And then he kissed it. The top of my skin tingled, and I looked at him.

"All better?' he asked. I nodded and he came close to me. I felt myself stop breathing and I stared into the depths of his eyes. I could get lost in them forever.

He then started leaning in, was he going to do what I think he's doing? Oh, God, he was getting closer!

He was about 2 inches from my face, when his hand reached out. He grabbed a strand of my hair and pulled it away from my face, tucking it behind my ear. "I'm sorry."

He whispered, and then he backed away. I sucked in a lung full of air and blinked. Whoa, that was…intense. I saw him leave the living room, and then my mom came downstairs, still in her P.J.'s.

"Max, you need to go change, it's your first day of high school." She said walking by me. I got up and walked up the stairs slowly into my room.

Fang's POV

When I kissed Max's hand, I felt a tingle through me. Without my wanting too, I started leaning toward her. I kept getting closer and closer. I was so close, I could count her eyelashes.

I wanted to kiss her so bad, but something held me back. Instead I grabbed a strand of hair that was right in her face, and put it behind her ear. And then I freaked, I left her, alone, on the couch and went back to the den.

Stupid Fang! That's the second time I've done that. You need to stop!

Max's POV

I looked at the clock 6:57. We needed to leave the house by 7:30 so Fang and I could get our schedules. I quickly threw on a dark purple v-neck and my favorite pair of skinny jeans. I went into my bathroom and looked at my hair.

It was disastrous.

I sprayed on detangler and ran a comb threw it. It still was really messy, so I just put into a bun. I brushed my teeth, and walked back into my room. I quickly looked through my very small jewelry box.

Ella and Nudge were going to kill me if I didn't have on some sparkly thing. I found a matching necklace and earrings. The necklace had a small black flower and the earrings were black studs.

Simple enough.

I looked at myself in the mirror and thought I looked decent. Then Iggy came in, "So how's my freshmen sister doing?" he asked looking at me.

I turned to him. He had changed so much these past couple of years. He had actually gotten very good looking, and taller, he was almost 6'4". And he was the quarterback for the varsity football team at school. I was so glad he was my brother, I loved him so dang much!

"Do I look ok?" I crossed my fingers hoping he would say yes. He looked me up and down and nodded, "Perfect." He said with a smile.

I breathed a sigh of relief, "Good, I thought you were going to say something else." He just laughed and we both walked down together.

He was a senior this year, the big dog on campus, and he would make sure everyone knew. It's gonna be so weird seeing him at school.

"Bye guys. I'm going to pick up Marilyn, see you at school." He said looking at Fang and I and going out the door. "My baby boy is a senior." My mom said, touching her heart, and then she looked at us,

"You guys grow up so fast." Fang and I answered in unison, "That's what they all say." Then we both laughed. "Where's my dad and the twins?" asked Fang, taking a bite of his toast.

My mom started putting on her white lab coat. I shuddered every time I saw it, and I don't know why. I always picture mean evil scientists. But it's probably just my imagination.

"He went with Angel and Gazzy to their new school. Just to make sure they were ok." He nodded and got up, both of us getting our backpacks. We walked out the door and got in the car.

Suddenly I started to get nervous.

What was high school going to be like?

Iggy said it was awesome, and if he could, he would relive it again. So I'm guessing it will be fun. We drove down the street and turned right.

I looked out my window and saw the perimeter gates. Ok Max, take a deep breath, you can do this. I saw the board, Newport High School: Home of the Tigers I saw already a bunch of kids going in through the main gate.

My mom pulled up to the curb and turned around, "Do you need me to go with you guys?" she asked. Secretly I did want her to go, but I said shook my head and said no thanks.

We got out and she called from us through the window, "Good, luck. You are going to have fun!" I smiled and walked forward with Fang. At least I felt better with him at my side.

We went in through the main gate and saw a sign that said: Freshmen and had an arrow pointing to the left. We turned the corner and saw a huge line of freshmen, also waiting to get their schedules.

We got in line behind these two girls and I felt my phone buzz in my pocket.

I pulled it out, Nudge. I opened it,

Nudge: Hey! R u at skool?

Me: Yeah, waiting in line w/Fang. Where r u?

Nudge: I c u guys! :)

I looked up and saw Nudge and Ella walking from where we entered. "Oh my gosh! We are in high school! And I think I saw some cute guys over there…" whispered Nudge looking around the front of the school.

I laughed and we moved forward. "Have you guys seen Logan? He said he was gonna be here already." Said Ella, checking her phone.

We all shook our heads and moved forward again. After 20 minutes of waiting, and Nudge pointing out 'cute' guys every second, we finally made it to the office. There was guy at the desk and he looked up at me,

"Your name?" he asked, looking tired and fixing his glasses. "Maximum Ride." I said. He looked through a stack of papers. He found my schedule and handed it to me,

"Welcome to Newport High Maximum." He said, smiling. I thanked him and moved to the side. I waited till all my friends had their schedules and then we went outside.

We stood in a circle and compared our schedules, here how mine looks:

1. Biology with Mr. Gabuardi

2. Spanish with Mr. Vargas

3. English with Mrs. Smith

4. Geometry with Mrs. Ferkin

5. Computers with Ms. Cantu

6. P.E. with coach Costa

The way the day works is on Mondays and Wednesdays we have first, third, and fifth periods (odd days) On Tuesdays and Thursdays we have second, fourth and sixth periods (even days) and then on Fridays we have all classes, but school starts at 9:00. Yeah I know, confusing, hopefully I don't walk into a wrong class.

As I was reading my schedule and trying to figure out where to go, I felt someone behind me, I turned and saw Logan smiling. "Found him." I said, and then I hugged him.

"That line was so big to get the schedules." He said, saying hi to everyone else. In 1st period I had Nudge and Logan. In 2nd period I had Ella and Nudge. In 3rd period I had no one. Great. In 4th period I had Fang and Logan (that's going to be fun) in 5th period I had Fang, and we all had PE together for 6th period.

Well at least I knew someone in almost every class! I looked behind the schedule and there was a map of the campus, it looked huge. But I found my 1st period class, it was pretty close to where we were.

The bell rang and all the kids started moving to their class, "Well, Nudge and Logan, come on our class is this way." They followed me and I was concentrated on the map.

I was looking down, when someone ripped the paper out of my hands. People being mean already?

I looked up and saw a girl, Marilyn! "Max!" she yelled and we hugged. "I can't believe you are here, in high school!" I smiled "I know! I am so excited." "Let me see your schedule," she looked down and smiled,

"I had most of these teachers freshman year, they are all really nice. Oh, and by the way your biology class is just behind here," she pointed behind us, "To your left, Mr. Gabuardi is great, you'll love him."

We smiled again, "Thanks Marilyn! See you later!" she waved and walked away with her friends. I followed her directions and turned left.

I saw a man outside a classroom. I hope that was our teacher… we walked up to the class and he looked at us,

"What class are guys looking for?" "Um, biology, with Mr. Gabaurdi?" he smiled, "Welcome! You guys can have a seat anywhere, the bell should be ringing any second."

We walked in and sat in the back. I sat behind Nudge in the last seat and Logan sat next to me in the next row. Some more kids came in and then the bell rang. Mr. Gabuardi closed the door and stood in front of the class.

"Welcome, everyone to freshmen biology!" he said smiling. Not to bore you with details, but you've all been through first days of school. The teacher talks for hours, says the class will be super easy (But by the third week you're already stressing!)

And we have the "Get to know you games" that we all love. (Note the sarcasm)

So 1st period went by really quick, and since the classes were only like 35 minutes, we didn't get a nutrition or lunch.

We got to home at 12:30! Sweet!

So I walked with Nudge to our second period, Spanish. Great, learning a new language, yay. We walked into the class, and saw Ella already sitting in a chair. We went with her and all sat together.

The teacher seemed really nice, he was really funny too.

Until he started speaking Spanish.

Most of us just gave him blank stares, not knowing a word he said. So again, just like the period before, the class went by really fast. We walked outside and I pulled out my schedule and started walking where I thought my next class was.

I turned into a hallway and I bumped into someone. I looked up and saw this really cute guy, he had soft brown eyes and his light brown hair was in a small mohawk. "I'm so sorry, I didn't see you."

I said looking down, pretending to see the map. The guy laughed, "Freshmen?" he asked. I looked up blushing,

"Does this give me away?" I held up the map. "Yeah, most freshmen use that during the first week. But don't worry, by next week, you'll know this campus like the back of your hand." He said, and he had a dazzling smile on his face.

"Which class are you looking for?" he said, looking at my paper, "Um, English, with Mrs. Smith." His eyes widened, "Wow, you're a freshmen and you're already taking this honor class? This class is designed for sophomores, guess you like the subject."

I blushed again, jeez Max! Get it together!

"Yeah, my dad is a professor at the university. And I love reading." He smiled and shook his head, "Well I'm Dylan White, and lucky for you, I'm in that class too. You must be really smart." I laughed,

"Well the class is this way, just behind the main office." I followed him and shoved my schedule in my back pocket. We got to the class and I followed him in.

I looked around the room, yup, all sophomores. This was going to be fun.

I sat next to Dylan, feeling so weird. Every time a new person came into the room, they all knew him. "You must be popular." I said, as another guy came over and said hi to him.

He laughed, "I guess, I just know a lot of people." I rolled my eyes and the bell rung. Our teacher got up from her desk,

"Good morning class, hope you all had a wonderful summer break. But as you all know we are back in school," from the back of the room a guy yelled, "Really, so that's what this place is called?" and we all laughed. She glared but continued, "and I hope this will be a good year."

She looked at her roster, "and if I'm correct, we have a freshmen? A Maximum Ride?" she looked up, waiting for an answer. I was so not going to raise my hand…

Then Dylan grabbed it and waved it in the air. "Here, she is right here." He said loudly. I blushed and he let go, smiling at me. I glared at him and looked at the teacher.

"Um, yeah that's me. But I go by Max" I said softly. She gave me warm smile. "Well Max, welcome to my class, I am sure Mr. White will make sure you are comfortable in this period."

I looked at him, and he was grinning, "You know me too well, Mrs. S." he said. She rolled her eyes and started taking roll.

Did they know each other? I looked at him, "You know her?" I asked and he chuckled.

"Yeah, last year, I had the class next door and I would always get in trouble for talking too much. So my teacher would send me here, and that is how I got to know her. She is a really good and nice teacher."

I nodded my head. Mrs. Smith talked about some of the novels we would be reading. One of them was "The Book Thief".

So the bell rang again, and I walked out of the class with Dylan. "Where are you headed to next?" he asked looking over my shoulder at my paper. "Geometry with Mrs. Ferkin."

He scrunched his face, "I hated geometry, I barely passed my class with like a C- or something." And we started walking, "Your class is behind that building, first row." He said, pointing to the building on our right.

I smiled at him, "Thanks Dylan." I said and started walking away, remembering I had Fang and Logan in this class. "See you tomorrow?" he asked after, almost like a question.

I turned around, "Yeah." I saw that dazzling smile again and he turned, walking in the opposite direction. I smiled, waiting to brag to Nudge and Ella that I already knew a cute sophomore.

I met Fang at that door and we walked in, finding Logan seated in the middle. I sat next to him with Fang behind me. The bell rang and our teacher started taking roll. She put the papers on her desk and looked at us, "Good morning everyone, my name is Mrs. Ferkin and welcome to geometry."

She seemed nice and joyful. She talked about the different standards we needed to know, how the grading works, blah, blah, blah.

Before we left she handed us a piece of paper asking us questions about ourselves. "I want it to be ready for tomorrow, we are going to play a little game." She said, and the bell rang.

Homework already! The joys of high school.

"Well we have the next class together." Said Fang, "And it should be just around this corner." We walked around the corner and saw our classroom. We walked in, facing 30 computers on desks.

We walked to the second row and sat next to each other. More kids filed in and sat down. The bell rang, jeez; I didn't know bells could be so annoying.

Our teacher was already standing, leaning on her desk. She looked really young and had a good sense of fashion. She had bright blue eyes with thin black glasses framing them. I knew I was going to like her.

"Hey, guys! My name is Ms. Cantu, and welcome to computers! I know you will all like this class, sitting and just moving your fingers. Great way to earn high school credits huh?"

She got up and walked to her little podium, "So, I'm going to take roll, explain the rules and all that stuff and then I will leave you guys about 10 minutes to talk. But please, no texting."

She started calling out names and when she was done, she told us what we were going to be doing throughout the year. The class did seem pretty easy, but when I pulled out the keyboard, the letters on the buttons were gone!

Was this a joke?

Obviously not, she explained to us that we needed to learn how to type without looking at our fingers. Right when I thought this was going to be my favorite class…

When the bell rang for our last period, I walked out with Fang. We were supposed to head to the big gym, to meet for PE. It was all the way across campus. We hurried in and saw the rest of our friends sitting on the bleachers. I sat next to Ella and put down my backpack.

Our teacher, Coach Costa called roll, again, and handed us some paper work. "Please, these need to be brought back by the end of the week. Without these forms, you are not allowed to do PE."

One paper asked for our general info. Another asked about insurance in case we get hurt and the last one was some Locker Promise, it said the rules about how to treat our locker and all that.

Then for the last 20 minutes, we all talked. We all told each other about our classes and all agreed that so far high school was good. The bell finally rang to go home. Yes!

We all ran out and walked out the main gate. Ella's mom picked up her and Nudge. Minutes later Logan's mom came and we said bye. Pulling up behind them, my mom.

She stopped at the curb, and we got in. "So, how was it?" she asked, looking through the rearview mirror. I smiled and nodded. I had a feeling I was going to like high school.

I liked all my teachers and classes, and already met a new friend. And he was cute!

I smiled and put my head back. Yup, high school was going to be awesome!

OK guys, there it is!

I had a lot of fun writing this chapter. And hope you like my new character…don't worry; he and Max are not going to like each other. They are just going to be friends.

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