Gym class, one place Max enjoyed once Fang had come into her life. Fang had gym class with her, but wasn't in her class group. He was still at a good spot where he could watch her, she looked how she usually did. Fierce and beautiful, like a hawk soaring through the sky.
"Alright class, today we will be playing." The couch paused for a moment. "Dodge ball."
"Yes." Max muttered under her breath.
"We'll have coach Ander's and coach Milson's class first; my class remain in the bleachers." He instructed.
The two classes came onto the basketball court, looking like two clans of gladiators ready for battle. The coaches made a line with dodge balls, cutting the court in half. The three stood on the sidelines; one coach grabbed his whistle and blew. Then the gladiators activated the battle, and began throwing the dodge balls at their opponents. Max watched from her seat in the bleachers, she saw Fang standing in the corner of his class. Then a ball came towards him, his eyes narrowed and he quickly moved to the right.
Fang grabbed the ball and threw it as hard as he could; the ball flew through the air and slammed against the wall. Another was thrown and this time Fang dropped down like a frog, a ball slammed the wall where his head would have been. He smirked, and then went into battle mode. Dodge balls slammed into other students, a few of them fell to the ground holding their limbs or torsos. Max's eyes widened, he was seriously knew the meaning of playing hardball. The class playing against Fang lost, now making it Max's turn. Oh boy.
When Fang saw Max he smirked and mouthed, 'I'm aiming for you.'
'You'll miss.' Max mouthed back.
The simple blow of a whistle send the balls flying, it was like the middle of a gun fight. Max and Fang shot the dodge balls at each other like there was no tomorrow, not even hitting each other. Max darted to the left while Fang when to the right, then they both ducked. Soon, they were the only two left on the court. Fang threw a ball and nearly hit her; Max was taken by surprise and tripped over a ball in front of her. She fell on the ground and sat up rubbing her lower back, and then a ball came at her like a bullet. Quickly she rolled and it missed, Max shot up enraged.
"What the heck is wrong with you?!" She screeched
"What I told you I was aiming at you." Fang chuckled throwing a ball up and down catching it.
"Well try to not aim at my head!" Max snapped.
"That's enough." One of the coaches said. "We've run out of time, good game you two."
The students went to dress out, Max walked past Fang and went to change. Fang saw a few boys sneak out through the back door, Iggy was one of them. He narrowed his eyes and followed them, wondering what the hell they were doing? Fang decided to follow them, figure out just what they were up to. When he got there he stood jaw dropped at what they were doing. They were looking through the girl's locker room door, which was cracked open probably due to the heat. The three boys sat stacked over each other so they all could look inside, Fang walked forward and yanked them back.
"What the hell are you stooges doing?" He asked quietly, that way the girls wouldn't hear him.
"Watching the girls change, what else?" One of the boys answered.
"Come on Fang." Iggy said waving his eye brows. "Max just got inside."
Fang stood silent for a moment, and then he sighed and joined the guys in watching the girls change. His eyes searched for Max, his black orbs finally landed on her. She was talking with Nudge, as she was taking off her shirt. Fang felt a lump in his throat; he knew that if Max caught him watching her change he'd be dead. Which was why he remained very quiet, not saying a single word except for in his head. His eyes ranked Max's naked torso, the only thing keeping her full body hidden from his eyes was her bra. Fang licked his lips, a devilish smirk on his face. Max was turned to the side due to the place of her locker, giving Fang a view of her chest. As he imagined the bra gone, Max began to remove her sweatpants. Then Max stood in front of his eyes in only her underwear, but only for a short moment since she had begun to put on her jeans.
"Damn her body's even hotter than I thought it'd be." Fang muttered out loud. He suddenly saw Max's eyes scan the area, had she heard him? He assumed she hadn't, seeing as how she went back to getting changed. "Aiee!" One of the girls suddenly screamed, pointing at the door. Before any of the four boys could leave the door flung open and Max stood there, her arms crossed.
"What the hell are you nimrods doing?!" She demanded.
"Max hold on let me explain." Fang said calmly.
"I expected this from Iggy." Max snapped pointing at her friend. "But not from you Fang."
"Hey!" Iggy said in offence.
"Get out of here, before I call the coach!" She roared, picking up a bottle of perfume.
Max sprayed it at them as they rose to run off, like cats to water they raced off. The four boys sped around the corner then began gagging; quickly they ran to the guy's locker room and put on either colon or deodorant.
~~~~~~ Time jump ~~~~~~
It was the end of school, Fang followed Max as she left the classroom in a hurry. "Max come on I already said I was sorry." Fang said walking behind her. She kept on walking not listening to him, she was still angry with him about what happened in gym. Fang sighed and just kept fallowing her, hoping she wouldn't be angry at him for long. When they got home, Max went to her room. Fang went to the kitchen and grabbed a soda then crashed onto the couch; he took out his phone and decided to text Max if she wouldn't talk to him. "Max come on, talk to me." His text read. Fang sat and waited for her to reply, but she didn't.
When it came time for Max and Fang to go to bed, Fang went up to Max's room. The door was locked; he sighed and laid his forehead against the door. He went downstairs and tried to find something to picklock the door with, he found a bobby pin on the counter in the kitchen. Fang then went back upstairs to Max's bedroom just as Ella was coming out of it, when she saw him she narrowed her eyes.
"Where are you going?" She asked stopping, crossing her arms.
"To talk to Max." He replied.
"No you aren't, you aren't allowed to go anywhere near her!" Ella shouted.
"Says who?"
"Says me, I'm not letting you go near her. You abused her, why would I let you go near her after that?"
Fang scowled then walked around her, he worked on pick-locking her door. Ella suddenly grabbed him by the ponytail and dragged him away from the door; she dragged him down the stairs and into the living room. She let go of him and pointed at the couch, Fang glared at her for a moment then sat down.
"Do you consider yourself part of this family?" Ella asked in a harsh tone.
"What kind of a question is that?" He replied leaning back into the couch.
"Don't talk to me that way; all I did was ask a question!"
"I can talk to you however the hell I want to."
Fang got up and walked to the basement door, and then Ella yelled at him again. She told him to sit down again, he sighed and stood instead crossing his arms. The two glared at each other for a long time, till Ella finally looked away. She suddenly began to tremble, she was afraid to say what she wanted to. She'd seen what Fang had done to her sister; she could only imagine what he'd do to her. Ella gulped, and kept unclenching and clenching her hands. "I-I don't think you s-should…" She stuttered, looking at Fang. "I-I don't t-think you should stay here a-anymore." Fang lifted an eyebrow, and then he saw her lift up her hand and start counting on her fingers.
"First you abused Max, second you left more than once, third you pissed off half the people in this house. I don't think you should be here, no one is safe if you're here." Ella said in a meek voice.
"I didn't abuse Max I-"
"Are you stupid, I saw what you did?! I saw the trashed room, the blood on the floor, and even the blood on my sister!" Ella cut him off.
"Why do you think I left then, I left to help her!" Fang shouted.
"If you wanted to help her you could have stayed away!" Ella yelled.
"Stay the hell out of my business, the fight happened a long time ago it doesn't matter anymore." Fang said.
"Doesn't matter?!" Ella screamed. "You severely hurt her how can you say it doesn't matter?!"
"I know I did, I'm not an idiot!" Fang countered
Ella winced at his yelling, each time he yelled he got louder and louder. She didn't know how Max could deal with him and his yelling, the girl looked at the ground. "Do you love her?" Ella asked. Fang suddenly softened, he didn't look as angry.
"Of course I love her." Fang said.
"Do you love her enough to let me help you get your anger under control?" Ella asked, bracing herself for yelling.
"I don't need anger management help." Fang growled.
"Oh yes you do, you think making a person bleed while fighting doesn't mean you need anger management?"
"Okay I'll admit, so it slips every now and then."
"Yeah? What happens if it slips one good time and you hurt Max so bad that you kill her, or she kills herself?"
"I've heard that crap already okay, I already swore to Max that I wouldn't do that ever again!"
Suddenly Max appeared at the stairs, "Will you two shut up?!"
~~~~~~ The next day ~~~~~~
Max was on her way to gym, Fang behind her. She hadn't talked to him since the locker room incident, how could he do such a childish thing?! Since then Fang had tried to get her to speak to him, but her lips remained sealed. She didn't know why he'd turned clingy, but it was very un-Fang-like. Entering the gym Max and Fang broke apart, going into their gender appointed locker rooms. Max quickly dressed out then went to her assigned attendance seat in the bleachers, she couldn't help herself, she glanced over at Fang. He was just coming out of the locker room; he had on all black as usual. Baggy yet non-baggy sweatpants, a black t-shirt, and black tennis shoes.
"Alright classes, today we will be doing something a little different today." A coach announced. "Today we'll be learning line and square dancing; you may choose your partners for square dancing. They do not have to be in your class, and no sharing a partner."
"They want us to do what?!" Max shouted in her head.
The students broke from their assigned areas and went to search for a partner, Max looked around not finding anyone. She spotted Fang coming towards her, but he was stopped by a group of girls.
"Fang, be my partner!" One yelled.
"No be mine!" Another shouted.
"Sorry ladies." Fang smirked walking around them and up to Max. "But I already have a partner."
Max smiled at him, Fang put his arm around her and walked to their appointed area. First the students formed a line; Max figured they were line dancing first. Fang groaned and crossed, he stood next to Max and listened as the coach explained the dances they'd do. His dark eyes swept over and observed Max, she looked like she didn't want to do the dances either. Fang sighed, the music started. He wasn't paying attention; he looked over at Max and followed what she was doing. Fang tripped over his feet a few times and managed to not fall, Max however followed the steps gracefully. As the students finished that dance they took a small break before starting the next, Fang took the opportunity to ask his question.
"How are you so good at this?" Fang asked.
"My mom signed me up for a dance class when I was five, Ella was four and wanted to do dancing I somehow got stuck doing it too." She replied.
"So what are you supposed to do, I wasn't paying any attention." Fang requested.
"Follow what I do when the music starts." Max sighed.
Fang nodded and waited, the music played again and Fang followed Max's movements. She took two steps back, two forward, then grapevine to the right, grapevine left, and finally did a turn. Fang stood confused, he wasn't very good at a lot of things. Dancing being one of those. He followed Max the entire time, once almost falling. After the entire Gym class finished their line dances, they went to square dancing.
The girls stood next to their partners, as Max stood next to Fang she noticed a group of girls glaring at her. Max glared back at them, she knew they were jealous because she had Fang as her partner. Fang even had some guys glare at him, he ignored them. Fang looked down at Max, he saw her glaring at the girls. He smirked, then put his arm around her waist. Max looked up at him in surprise, then she saw the group of girls turn white. Then Fang did something he knew would drive them away, he kissed the side of Max's head. There was a loud crack, then the girls disappeared.
"Fang?" Max asked.
"Hmm?" He replied looking down at her.
"What's with all the PDA?"
"Helping you run those girls off."
A whistle blew again, and the coaches began explaining the dances they'd do. This time Fang paid close attention, he followed the steps of the others around him and of the girl he danced with. Fang saw the spark in Max's eyes as he twirled her around, towards the end of the song they were dancing to Max tripped over Fang's foot. He quickly outstretched his arm and caught her waist, Max looked up into his eyes stunned. Fang smirked at her, and looked into her chocolate brown eyes.
"You alright?" He asked.
"Yeah, thanks for catching me." Max said trying to get out of his arms.
"Let me hold you like this for a little, I like seeing you this way." He smirked.
The bell rang and dismissed the students to their next classes, quickly the students ran to their dressing rooms and dressed out. Max pushed herself out of Fang's arms, and walked to the dressing room. "Don't try and sneak a peek." Max said winking at him. "Or I'll kill you." Fang smirked then went to the dressing room and dressed out. He changed and left the gymnasium, when he got into the hall he saw Max. Waiting for him, like she always did. He walked over to her and slipped his arm around her waist, the two teenagers walked to their next class together.
Max walked with Fang's arm around her to their language arts class, when they got into the room Max and Fang broke apart from each other. Max went to her seat by the window, and Fang went to his seat in the back of the room. Waiting for the class to begin Max sat there looking out the window, she imagined what it'd be like to fly. To feel wings pumping against her back, to feel the rush of air as she soared through the sky. She glanced back at Fang, he knew how all of those things felt. Max wondered how he'd gotten his wings, she remembered he had told her he didn't remember. Was it that he didn't want to tell her, was it something so traumatizing he didn't want to bring it up? Suddenly a hand was placed on her head, she looked up and looked into a familiar pair of eyes.
"What'cha thinking about, you seem dazed out today?" Iggy asked.
"Hey Iggy." Max laughed swatting his hand away.
"Thinking dirty thoughts about your new boyfriend?" He teased, wiggling his eyebrows.
Max flicked his forehead, "Go away you perv."
"Waaaaa, Max flicked me!" Iggy cried parading to his seat.
The teacher came into the classroom and greeted her students, Max liked her language arts teacher. Mrs. Walker was a nice woman, and a nice teacher. She let her students kick back at the last five minutes of class, she even let them take out their phones. She had blond hair that she wore in a bun, tan skin, and light brown eyes. She smiled at Max, since she was her favorite of the class. Once everyone entered the class, she began her lesson. Clapping her hands she got the attention of her class, "Today everyone we'll begin by doing the journal, so pull out your composition books. I'll post the topic on the board in a moment, then afterwords anyone willing to share will be more than welcome." The teacher instructed. Max pulled out her composition book and grabbed a pencil, then leaned back in her seat.
Fang sat in the back of the room, bored and not paying any attention. He watched as the teacher wrote something on the board, "Best childhood memory" was written on the board. Fang's pencil stopped still, he gazed at the board in disgust. He had no 'best childhood memory' because he had no childhood, his mother and father had sent him away. His mother had tried to give him crack when he was four, what kind of a mother does that?! Fang didn't do the assignment, seeing as how he had no memory to write about. His black eyes glanced over at Max, he saw her writing in her journal. Half the paper already filled with words, he didn't know if she was going to share or not. Students stood bit by bit as the teacher called them up, when Max was called on she shook her head and stayed in her seat.
~~~~ Time jump ~~~~
A loud ring filled the air, the students were dismissed from school. Max packed up her things and headed out of the room, she walked the halls to the front of the building. As she walked, she noticed all the girls glared at her. She simply ignored them and walked on, she could hear girls muttering as she walked. "Oh look, its Fang's girlfriend. He could do way better than her." One girl had said. Max bit her tongue and resisted the urge to punch the girl out the window, once outside Max could breathe easier. Her feet tapped against the ground as she walked, looking ahead she saw Fang leaning against the gate.
"Yo." He said once she got to his side.
"Hey." Max said walking past him.
"Want me to fly you home?" He whispered in her ear.
"I'll walk." Max answered.
Fang walked with her the usual way, once they got to the fallen log. Fang lifted Max into the air by the under arms, he flew high into the air so no one would see him. "Fang put me down!" Max snapped struggling. He refused, something had upset her and he wanted to know what. Max struggled more, making it hard for him to hold her. His grip on her began to slip, "Max stop it!" He demanded. It was too late, she had slipped out of his grasp. He saw her spiral down towards the ground, quickly he dove down to catch her. What surprised him was that she wasn't screaming, she was curled together, and was holding her head. Fang's arms reached out to grab her, but she was too far down. "Come on." Fang thought as he got closer to her. "Come on, you have to catch her!"
Fang finally managed to lock his arms around her, he stuck his foot out and kicked off the ground. If her hadn't they'd be like ice cream dropped onto the sidewalk, Fang could feel Max shaking in his arms.
"It's okay, it's okay, I gotcha." Fang assured her.
Max slapped him, "You're the one who dropped me in the first place!"
"Hey you were the one struggling, how the hell was I supposed to keep a grip on you?!" Fang snapped.
"Just shut up and put me down, on the ground." Max ordered as she crossed her arms.
"No, I'm carrying you and you're going to deal with it." Fang said flapping his wings.
"Whatever." Max muttered crossing her arms.
When they got home, Max went straight to her room. She even ignored her mother's warm greeting as she walked in, "She's had a rough day." Fang explained going to his room. Dr. Martinez looked concerned and decided to go and talk with her daughter, Max rarely had rough days at school. Walking up the stairs quietly Max's mother knocked on the door, she could hear Max moving around inside.
"Go away Fang!" Max shouted.
"Max honey, it's me." Dr. Martinez said.
"Doors unlocked mom." Max told her.
Dr. Martinez came in and saw her daughter face down on the bed, her arms spread out and her legs dangling over. Dr. Martinez laughed, and sat on the bed.
"What are you doing sweetie?"
"Laying down."
"Fang told me you had a rough day at school, why is that you usually have good days at school?"
"I heard some girls…say stuff about me and Fang…"
"What was it they said?"
Her daughter was silent for a moment, she buried her head back into the bed. Letting out a sigh, Max sat up and brought her knees to her chest.
"They said, and I quote '"Oh look, its Fang's girlfriend. He could do way better than her." Max explained.
"Oh, honey." Her mother said hugging her, she kissed her forehead. "Don't let them judge your relationship, the both of you are perfect for each other."
"I know mom, could you uh…leave me alone? I've got homework I gotta do." Max requested.
Max's mother nodded and left the room, just as Fang came up the stairs. As soon as the boy's eyes landed on hers he turned to go back downstairs, Valencia stopped him and allowed him to go to see Max. She knew that even if she were to tell him to leave her alone, he'd still sneak into her room. He nodded and went around her into her daughter's bedroom, the door was still open so she didn't worry.
When Fang got in Max's room, he saw her laying on her stomach with her face buried into the pillowed. He smirked and tiptoed over to her, then he softly laid on top of her. He slipped his arms around her waist and kissed her ear, "What are you doing goofball?" He asked. Max simply grumbled, and slammed her face back into the pillows. Fang was the last person Max wanted to see, she tried to push him away but Fang wouldn't allow it. He held her in his arms and turned over so that he was underneath her, he held her in his arms as he leaned against the headboard.
"C'mon Max, talk to me." Fang requested. "Tell me what's wrong."
"Some girls said something about us, and it just made me mad." She muttered.
"What'd they say?" He wondered.
"They said you could do better than me." She replied.
Fang smirked and turned her head so she was facing him, "They're just jealous because I chose you."
Fang's lips met hers, Max pulled away and tucked her head under his chin. Her arms wrapped around him, they stayed that way for a while. Then Fang suddenly got up, he took Max's hand and led her. He opened the front door, and walked outside. He took Max into his arms and leaped into the air, flying usually cleared his head, so he figured it would help clear Max's too.