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So anywho, here is my next chapter, hope it comes out fine cuz right now I'm low on ideas, I have so much planned for the summer, and they're barely in October :(

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Chapter 21 – You Gotta Love Pink!

I know you guys are probably wondering if Fang and I are together. Well honestly, I don't know either.

I mean the night of his birthday was… magical, you can say. It was weird but in a good way. I mean we are still best friends and all, but sometimes I feel like more than friends. We spend a lot more time together (if that's possible) and just seem to have gotten closer.

But not sure where the whole relationship thing is going. We haven't told anyone at school, no one. Like our little secret.

And if you guys remember the day before Fang left, a couple chapters ago where Iggy said we were going to become boyfriend and girlfriend, well maybe he was right. (For once) We haven't really talked about it; we're just keeping a low profile for now. Maybe we'll see what'll happen…

Anywho, it's been about two weeks since "the night", all is well. Iggy and Marilyn took a trip to some of the colleges they want to go to. So I am alone in a huge house with just my parents. How wonderful.

Most of the time it's really boring, and Fang can't come over since the Talent Show is like a month away, he's at practice everyday. With little miss singsong perfect.

And yes I still hate Lissa's guts, although she never did anything to me. Oh well, this is a free country, I can dislike whoever I want. The only fun thing that goes on now is track practice. I have my first competition in a week, super excited!

Anyways, our city always has this carnival in the month of October, to raise money for breast cancer. Now since I'm 14, I get to volunteer, and get some hours for high school. Every year it's really fun, there are jumpers, a live band, face painting and a bunch of carnival games.

So right now I am in my room rushing to finish my homework. I have a pencil in my mouth, jumping on my right foot, tying my left shoe and trying to finish my last math problem. Damn what was 7 + 9 again?

"16." Said a deep voice from behind me. I quickly turned, facing a smirking Fang. But smart old me, turned too fast and was now falling to the floor. I had closed my eyes, waiting for my butt to meet the floor any second.

Instead Fang caught my shirt and pulled me into him, protectively holding me. What would I do without him?

"Thanks. That one would have hurt." I said smiling. He smiled too and kissed my forehead, God I loved him! I sat back down and wrote 16 in the answer box. "You really didn't know the answer to that Max? This is like second grade stuff." He was so annoying.

"Well sorry I can't be like you, Mr. Perfect all the time." I closed my notebook and went into my bathroom. He followed me, but leaned against the doorframe. I brushed my hair and braided it.

"Everyone has to wear those pink shirts?" he asked, eyeing my pink shirt. "Yup, you can take the one I made you for your birthday if you want." I teased. He snorted, "No way, I'm not wearing that think in public." I chuckled and walked past him, grabbing my shoulder bag.

"Are you finally ready? Your mom and I have been waiting for hours." He smirked and I punched him lightly on the shoulder. We walked downstairs and Akila and Total were asleep on the living room. I went into the kitchen and grabbed two chocolate chip cookies.

My mom had made some last night, and they still tasted amazing. "Are you guys ready? About time Max." said my mom, grabbing the car keys. I rolled my eyes and followed Fang out to the car. I felt my phone buzz, it was Ella.

Ella: wher r u?

Me: on my way

Ella: so many cute guys! :P

I laughed, that's Ella. Minutes later we pull up to the parking lot. "Ok Max, you and Ella are doing face painting. The booth is right in front on the left side." We got out and I saw Ella right away.

She came running to me and we hugged. "Omg Max! A group of the hottest guys ever just got here. Ah, we like need to go now!" she started dragging me to our booth.

I turned and waved to Fang. He smiled and waved back, then disappeared in the crowd. We went to the face-painting booth, and there were already a lot of people in line. Jeez, this many people liked paint on their face?

There were 5 of us who were face painting, me, Ella, a sophomore girl and two junior guys.

I got my paint box and a little girl came to me, sitting on the chair. "Hi, what's your name?" I asked her, showing her the paper with some of the designs. "My name is Emily, and I want a heart on my cheek." She sounded so cute, she reminded me of a younger Angel.

I smiled and dipped my brush in the pink. I lightly traced the outline of the heart and colored it in with a darker pink. I added some glitter and handed her the mirror. "All done, how do you like it?" she looked at it and smiled, "Perfect, thank you!"

She got down, put $2 in the jar and skipped away. I smiled as I watched her go, wishing I could be small again. Worry free. My next customer was a boy, about 10 years old. He sat on the chair, "I want a kiss." he stated. A what?

I looked at the picture examples. "Um, I'm sorry, but we have no kisses." I said confused. He rolled his eyes and sighed. "Not a painted kiss, a real kiss from you." Was this kid crazy?

Ella heard him and her eyes shot to me. She started to laugh and I just looked at her for help. What was I supposed to do? I looked around, hoping to see his parent or someone. But like always, I saw no one. I looked down at the little boy,

"Um, look kid, I'm here to paint, not to kiss. So just go to your mommy, or I can paint like a little spider on your cheek." But he scrunched his stubborn face, "No!" I was going to kill him!

"Ok fine you want a kiss?" I asked through clenched teeth. He nodded his head with a smile. Little twirp. I grabbed a glob of red paint and made a kiss mark on his cheek. I handed him the mirror, "Is that ok?" he examined it, and then smiled.

"Perfect, but next time, it's not going to be painted on." And with that he winked at me, put a $5 bill in the jar and took off running. What was wrong with kids these days?

Ella had finished and came to me, "Well, looks like someone's gotta crush on you." I looked up at her, "Please Ella, that boy will be lucky if he can get a blind folded pig." She laughed and called her next customer.

I had to admit, this was pretty fun. The band didn't suck, people were having a good time and it was all for a good cause. It was starting to get dark, the sky a soft pink with orange streaks. I had just finished painting a Spider-Man face on a little boy, and I was cleaning my brushes when a familiar voice caught my attention.

I looked up and saw Dylan sitting on my chair. "Hey Dylan! What are you doing here?" The day after Fang told me about him and Lissa, I had talked to him. He told me about his parents and the remarrying. We were fine, but Lissa was still on my bad side.

He smiled brightly, "What, I can't come to a carnival without getting yelled at? Jeez Max, fine, I'll go then." He got up and started to walk away. "Get back here you big baby!" I called. He turned and gave me a hug. "So, this is what Maximum Ride does in her spare time. Paint unicorns on kids faces."

I glared at him, "No, not unicorns, rainbows. Duh!" we both laughed, and then he waved to Ella who blushed. Hmm, Ella never blushes…

"Well, in that case, can I have a…" he looked at the examples. "I'll take a bright pink flower!" he was such a dork. I shook my head playfully. I dipped my brush in pink and painted a daisy on his fore arm. Once I was done I stood back and smiled. "Wow, that so matches with your tan."

He looked at it and smiled big, "Perfect Max." he got up, put money in the jar and hugged me. "Thanks Max. See you at school." We both waved and I cleaned the brushes. After another 30 minutes, the lines had finally started to get shorter, and my arms were aching. Who knew you could get a workout while painting?

When Ella had finished another little girl I walked up to her. "So, Dylan?" my eyebrows were raised. She looked at me, "What? Not even Max, no way!" I sighed, "Whatever Ella. But I saw you blushing." And I walked away, with her glaring at me. There was finally no one else in line, so I just sat and rested my arms.

I made sure all the colors were clean, and then I saw Fang walking over. "Are you almost done with your job?" he asked. "Well there's no one else, unless you want something?" I smiled, but he shook his. Then I noticed he had no pink shirt, he needed to have one.

"Um, Fang were' s your pink shirt? Everyone here is supposed to have one." I crossed my arms. "Those people don't have one." He turned and looked over his shoulder, but every single person had a pink shirt. Too bad for him.

"Ells I'll be right back." And I grabbed Fang by the arm and dragged him to the main booth. I took him to the back and threw him a pink shirt. "I'll be waiting outside." And I left him with a smug smile on my face.

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He was taking forever! Girls don't even take this long! I had been waiting outside for like 20 minutes, and he was still not out. I pounded on the door, "Fang, come on! It's just a damn shirt!" and nothing.

Ugh, sometimes I hated him. "Fang you better open the door right now, or I'm coming in!" I was getting annoyed. I heard mumbling and something crashing behind the door. Then the door flew open and there was Mr. Coolio, wearing a pink shirt.

He stood there, staring me down with a death glare. He stepped down and I couldn't help but laugh. "Wow, you should wear that color more often, it brings out the complexion on your arms." He turned, "You better be happy Max, cause this is the last time I am ever doing something like this."

I tilted my head and put on a puppy dog face, "Oh Fangy-poo, then I guess you don't know me as well as you thought." He just rolled his eyes and we walked back to the face-painting booth. There was no one in line and Ella was on her phone.

I walked by her and coughed. She looked up and saw Fang, who still looked pretty ticked off. Oops…

She smiled at him, "Nice shirt Fang, totally goes with you." And we both burst out laughing. He sat down, "Yeah, take a picture, it'll last longer." He grumbled.

I widened my eyes, "Oh my gosh, what an amazing idea!" I went to my bag and pulled out my camera. "What a coincidence I brought it!" I was so enjoying this.

I handed Ella the camera and kneeled next to Fang. "Smile Mr. Pinky!" I said, and then I saw the flash. I got up and looked at it. There I was smiling like crazy while Fang was slouching on the chair, looking miserable. "Perfect!"

I put my camera away and then came Anne Walker, the person in charge of the carnival. Her daughter Maya, had died of breast cancer about 4 years ago, and since then she always does this carnival. She and her husband only live a few blocks down from where we live, so I knew her pretty well.

"Hi Max! So glad you and your friends can help this year. It was such a great turn out." I smiled and hugged her, she was super nice. "Glad we could help. It has been a blast." I turned and smiled at Fang.

"Well we are about to close, but there are some baked goods still left over if you guys want some." Her eyes were warm and friendly. "Thanks Anne, and here are the jars from the face painting." I handed her 4 jars full of money. She grabbed them, smiled again and walked away.

Ella and I grabbed the brushes and paints and turned them into the main booth. We walked over to the bakery table, "Oh God, this looks so good!" and Ella grabbed two muffins, a handful of cookies and a slice of pie. "Slow down Ella, it's not like the food is going to walk away." I teased, also grabbing a muffin.

I grabbed a cookie and handed it to Fang. He took it and looked at me. I smirked and bit into my muffin, enjoying my reward. After we were there for 10 minutes my mom came. We took Ella home and then we dropped off Fang at his house.

It's so weird now that they don't live with us. Although he's only a few steps away, it seems like he's a lot farther. I walked up to my room and sat on my desk, pulling out my camera. I saw the picture of Fang and I at the carnival. It really was funny and perfect.

I smiled to myself; sometimes you just gotta love pink.

I hope you guys liked it as much as I did, it was really fun writing this chapter!

And this was just kinda a filler, so yeah.

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