Hey guys! I'm back and here's the 10 page chapter I promised! Many secrets and pasts will be revealed. And about the whole not being me thing, I will get better. To tell you guys the truth, my "friend" no longer talks to me for what I said. Bitch. Ohh well, excuse my language. I'm sorry if this chapter is not good. Though I hope it is. I spend a lot of sweat and dedication on it. Maybe not sweat but oh well. I'm just sooo crazy right now. Don't believe half the things I say when I'm like this. So here, 10 PAGES! And another chapter soon as well! Omg I missed writing. And thanks for the support guys. I appreciate it. People I don't know are more supportive than my "friends". Shall we call them comrades? Very well then. On with the story. And I'm not making someone tell child services about Max's abuse yet. It would spoil the big ending I have planned out. It's bigger than the ball at Times Square in NYC on New Year's. And I have seen that in real life. I live in the Big Apple. Yeah, be jealous.
MAX PO.V.
I decided not to tell Fang. Jeb did what he did last night again. Luckily I was able to buy birth control pills with the money he gave me. I thought it would be less hard and painful because I know what I'll feel. But it was only two times worse. He finished around two in the morning. After he left I got dressed and left the house. I didn't feel like disturbing Fang around this time. And Iggy was asleep as well and he had strict curfew as well. That left Dr. Martinez. But she might not want to be disturbed. I'll see if her house lights are on, if not I'll leave. We didn't really have buses running around here so I was going to have travel the old fashion way. My skateboard.
I'll probably fall down since I haven't skated in years. I went to the garage and looked for it. I saw it in the corner so I had to jump over all the little tools on the floor. I quickly detached it from the cow webs it was surrounded by. I took it outside and quickly brushed all the dust off it. I put one foot on it and pushed myself forward with the other foot. I almost lost my balance but I managed to ride it again. Apparently I was still rockin the skateboard. I remember my mom took me to one of Tony Hawk's shows and he signed my board. That day was my 9th birthday. Jeb stayed home to plan my surprise party. That was one of my best memories. Too bad mom left and Jeb became an asshole.
After a few trips and half an hour I made it. Her kitchen lights were on so gathered my skateboard and knocked on the door. I waited until she drew the curtain back to see who it was. She quickly opened the door when she noticed it was me. I'm pretty sure she didn't know about my whole emo problems. "Max. Honey what's up?" she asked. "Can I come in?" I asked first. She nodded her head and opened the door more so I could go in. I entered and I was greeted with warmth. I noticed it had gotten chilly outside. I put my skateboard in the corner behind the door and turned around to face Dr. Martinez. She closed the door and turned towards me. She motioned me towards the couch and we both sat down. "What's wrong? I know you wouldn't be visiting me at this hour", she said.
"Dr. M, please promise me that whatever I say to you stays here and you won't tell anyone without my permission", I said. "It depends", was all she said. I begged her with my eyes and she knew that I never begged. After a while she nodded her head. I took a deep breath and decided on where I was going to start from. "When my mother died both Jeb and I were devastated. He loved her so much and so did I. When she left us he was so devastated. He would come home in the middle of the night and most of the time drunk. He found his escape of his pain through the drinking and he would always come home drunk. He also found his relieve in hitting me. And r-raping me. Twice", by the time I was finished I had silent tears running down my cheeks.
I was remembering those nights I would stay up to wait for "daddy" to come home. I wiped the tears away, mad at myself that I was crying, and for seaming weak. Dr. M had silent tears running down her cheeks as well and I knew she was holding back sobs like me. After what seemed hours she finally got over the news and hugged me. I haven't been hugged by a motherly figure in such a long time, and it felt great. She kept stroking my hair and it felt sooo good. I put my arms around her and I started to cry along. We stayed like that, making a little crying scene for what seemed years. But I was glad someone still cared about me.
"Oh honey, why didn't you tell us anything? We could have helped you. We still can, Max why?" she asked worried. Her tone reminded me of when my mom used the same tone when my bullying issue started. "Because, who would listen and he threatened to kill me if I told anyone", I explained. I pulled away and wiped away all those stupid tears. I hate crying. It makes me seem weak. "We need to tell someone now", she said standing up. I quickly turned around to face me. "We can't tell anyone. And you promised me. I know Dr. M doesn't break her promises", I said. She seemed.
"But Max, this is something major. I can't keep this to myself", she said sitting down again. Please I mouthed. She seemed broken with two choices. Either to keep her promise and let me handle this or to tell someone and breaking her promise. She nodded her head. A look of relive crossed my face but she held up a finger. "You promise me that you'll tell someone yourself and soon. And that you come here when you need medical attention. And that you'll sleep here often so I know you're safe", she said. Well, that rules out having to suffer much worse. I nodded my head and acting on impulse, I hugged her. She seemed startled but she hugged me back.
"Thank you. And considering the promise I made to you, you want me to stay over I suppose?"I asked. She smiled and nodded her head. "You can sleep in my room and you can borrow some of my clothes until tomorrow. I suppose you still have another 3 days the school gave you off for you to recover so tomorrow I'm taking you shopping for new clothes and supplies", she said. "You don't have to do that Dr. M. I'll just sleep on the couch and I can just use the clothes I already have. I'll just get them when Jeb isn't there", I said.
"No I'm buying new clothes and that's it", she said. She knew I would win the fight over where I would sleep. And she knew I could not argue over the shopping thing. "Alright Dr. M but if l only I choose", I said with a smile. "Alright, I'll let you choose", she said grinning back. She went to her room and gave me a pair of pajamas that'll fit me. Then I asked if I could take a shower and she said yes. Luckily the shower was downstairs so it wouldn't wake Ella up. After I came out I saw Dr. M doing paperwork it seemed on the kitchen table.
"Aren't you tired yet Dr. M?"I asked. "Not really. And tomorrow I don't work so I can sleep in. but I'm done so I think we should both get to bed", she said standing up and stretching. She put her hand on my back and led us to the living room. She already put a cover for me on the couch. She opened it up and I lay down. She put the cover over me and she tucked me in. I know it felt childish but I missed my mom doing this. She kissed my forehead and she whispered goodnight. I closed my eyes and I heard the lights click off.
I woke up to the smell of bacon and pancakes. I haven't smelled that in a long time, no pun intended. I stretched (thumbs up if that's the first thing you do in the morning when you wake up.) and got up. Luckily my hair wasn't messed up like most of the time it is. Dr. M was in the kitchen making breakfast. I looked at the clock on the wall and it said it was 10 am sharp. "Good morning Max. Breakfast?" she asked. I smiled, nodding my head. I'm pretty sure this was a dream but I didn't want to ruin it, so I kept my mouth shut. She served some food on a plate and set it down on the table. I sat down as she served her own food. I savored the food and ate slowly. "So today I'm taking you shopping and then we can go pick up Ell and take you guys to the park for a while", she said.
"That would be awesome. Thank you Dr. M", I said. "Don't thank me. It's the least I can do for you. Well not really. It's the least you'll let me do", she said. I looked up at her and she had a look of worry? I couldn't tell. "Are you done? We need to get going so we can get back in time", she said. I nodded my head and she took my plate and hers and put it in the sink. "Go get ready, I'll wash our dishes", she said.
I got up and went to the living room. I grabbed my clothes from yesterday and went to the bathroom to change. After I came out Dr. M already had her jacket on and was handing me my sweater and one of her jackets. I put them on and we left the house. The weather was getting colder and soon we'll have snow. We took a cab to town and went to the small mall the town had. There weren't a lot of people around since kids were at school and adults at work. You could see advertisements about Thanksgiving specials everywhere. "Which stores would you like to go to Max?"Dr. M asked. I looked around and Hot Topic seemed promising. I pointed towards it and we headed there. When we entered many people were getting makeovers. There were booths all around with stylist working on people. A person came up to us and asked if we were interested in getting a free makeover. "Max", Dr. M. said gesturing to me. "Will it be really exaggerated?"I asked. "No honey", the women said. I shrugged my shoulders and the women led me to a booth and got started on me.
When I came out with a new wardrobe and new look I was barely recognizable. My stylist had cut my hair into feathery layers and streaked it with chunky strands of hot pink and despite my protest, gone to town with make-up. So now I looked around 10 years older and being 5'8"helped. "Max, you look awesome. They did a good job on you", Dr. M said. I looked at her and it seemed weird she'll be saying the word "awesome". "What. I can say the word awesome too can't I?" she asked. We both burst out laughing and I nodded my head. After our little outburst we took my new clothes at the cashier and left the store. The people who made me over said I can have a whole free outfit, so I was wearing a white, v-neck Beatles shirt and a pair of purple skinny jeans and I pair of boot converse. (Both shirt and shoes on profile)
I also had a bunch of other graphic shirt of my favorite bands and such and new jeans and shoes. Well sneakers actually, I don't wear shoes. As we were leaving the mall some of the older guys were checking me out. I felt uncomfortable under their stares. So we to a cab outside and hopped in. Dr. M gave the taxi driver directions to the school. "So how do you think the others will take your new look. I think it's fabulous", she said. I shrugged my shoulders. "I'm still adjusting to it too", I said. "Well something tells me Nudge and Ella will go crazy over it", she said. "I think they'll go more crazy on how we went shopping without them", I explained and we both burst out laughing again. I forgot what it feels like to laugh like this with someone who's like a mother. Bang! It felt like someone slammed into me. The pain was forgotten after 6 years. The grieve over my mom came back after I buried alive 6 years go. I felt the little prickles around my eyes that told me tears were coming.
I swallowed the lump in my throat and held back tears. I didn't want to cry here and I certainly didn't want to cry after crying yesterday. Dr. M must've noticed my discomfort and asked what was wrong. I shook my head and she dropped the subject. "I'm sorry, about everything", she whispered so only I could hear. I shrugged my shoulders and lifted my head and gave her and apologetic smile. She smiled back and brushed some of my hair away. The simple gesture moved me a lot. I smiled a real smile and she smiled wider. "Thank you for everything Dr. M", I said.
"No problem. C'mon gather your stuff we're almost there", she said. I grabbed some of the bags and she did the same. We were in front of her house and she set down the bags to unlock the door. We entered and set the bags down by the couch. She went to the kitchen and handed me a water bottle. "We better get going if we want to catch up with them", she said. So we left the house again and began walking towards the school. The school was 5 blocks away and Iggy's house was 3 blocks away. When we got there nobody was outside. I looked down at my new watch and it was only a matter of 3 minutes until they came out.
"Let's wait by that tree over there until they come out", Dr. M suggested. We walked to the tree where all of us meet in the morning and sat down. "It's getting colder. But at least it's not as cold as this morning", Dr. M said, trying to start a conversation. So I decided to go along with it. After those 3 minutes we heard the dismissal bell. We stood up and brushed away the grass and dead leaves from our butts. Then they started to come out. We waited another minute until we saw all of them come out. They were talking amongst themselves minus Fang who was just listening and then Iggy saw us. I could see he recognize Dr. M but not me. He motioned to Fang towards me and said something that made him laugh and Fang smile.
I looked at Dr. M and she had an amused smile and I put my hands on my hips. Iggy told everyone else that we were here and they saw us. Everyone was asking themselves who was I. Was I that unrecognizable? When they approached us Iggy immediately came to me and tried to flirt. "Are you from Tennessee because you're the only ten I see", he said wiggling his eyebrows. "Flirt with my again Griffiths and I'll make sure you can't have babies. Got that?"I warned him. "Woahh Max. I had no idea it was you", he said backing away. Ella and Nudge started laughing and Fang actually chuckled. "Woahh Max, what happened to you? We couldn't tell it was you?"Nudge asked.
"Makeovers for free at Hot Topic until tomorrow", I said. "Omg Ella we should go. I've always wanted a makeover and maybe they can make me look better. They can like paint your hair black or something and probably curl it too. But your hair is a nice shade of brown. So you're already pretty so don't mess anything up. Talking about messing things up, today in art class James a boy in my class mad me mess up my painting. And I was doing a dress and I got so mad at him and I told the teacher and he got detention. Eve thought he messed up my painting I think it was harsh. She could have", Nudge rambled but was interrupted by us shouting her name at the same time minus Dr. M and Fang.
"I'll bill you for the hearing aid I know require Nudge, thank you", I said and she blushed embarrassed. She mouthed sorry and shrank back and we smiled including her. "So why don't we pick up Angel and Gazzy and head to the park", Dr. M said. There were yeah's and cool's around our group and we headed to the building next to the high school and middle school. The elementary school was right next to the high school and middle school. The kids were outside by grades and then by class. Angel and Gazzy were only one year apart. We saw Gazzy first and Iggy and Ella went to go get him and then Fang and Nudge went to get Angel.
I kind of felt alone since everyone else had a sibling, except Ella. I always wanted a younger sibling but mom couldn't have kids after me. Wow, mom is coming up a lot these past 2 days and it's sad because I haven't thought about her for this long in 6 years. Both groups came and the little kids rushed towards me. It was weird because they were able to recognize or maybe they told them about my makeover. "Max!" they both screamed. I got down on my knee and they slammed into me. They were hugging me and I hugged them back. I love how little kids can make you feel better without wanting to. "Hey Gazzy. Hey Angel, how was school?" I asked ruffling the Gasman's hair and stroking Angel's hair. "My day was great" they both said and then they burst out laughing. Too much laughing today as well.
I got up and they both took either of my hands. We walked towards the park, with Ella talking to Iggy, and Nudge talking to Dr. M. Fang was just watching how I was talking to both of the little kids. They kept telling me about their day and how they were going to spend the weekend tomorrow. Things have been awkward with fang and I since he kissed me. I still felt the tingle of his lips on mine. And I'm still asking myself why he wanted to kiss me? And did it mean something to me and him. Growing up was hard.
But before we could leave a girl with fair skin and black hair approached us. She had hazel eyes and was about my height. (ballerinagurl222) "Are you Max?" she asked me. I nodded my head. "Can I talk to you privately and Fang and Iggy", she asked. The three of us looked at each other. Iggy and I nodded and fang shrugged his shoulders. We walked towards a corner where no one would here us. "I know how you fell down the stairs", she said. My eyes widened and so did Iggy's. Fang's eyes widened by 1/16 of an inch. "How could you know?" I asked her. "I was inside the library and I left when they came. But I stopped by the water fountain near the lockers in the corner so I was hidden. I heard some commotion so I looked to see what is was and then I noticed how they pushed you. You fell and then Bridgid led Lissa away and I followed them. They hid in the girl's bathroom and by the time I got back you were being taken care of", she explained with a straight face.
"Why did you tell us now?" Iggy asked irritated. "I was trying to but I didn't have the nerve to just go up to a person I didn't know", she said. "Are you sure about that?" I asked. She nodded her head. "Alright, thanks for the information. We owe you one", I said to her. "No problem. I just didn't want those bitches to get away with it. I heard how you kicked Lissa's ass", she said with a grin. "That's kinda overestimating things. But I did punch her", I replied cracking a mile remembering that day. "You still stood up to her. You can do it again with Bridgid too", she said. "Don't worry. I think I'll find a way for revenge", I said. We said goodbye and another thanks and she left and we walked back to our group.
Angel and Gazzy were playing in the playground and Iggy, Ella, and Nudge were at the swings. Dr. M was reading a book on a bench and I was walking around the pond. The woods surrounded it and it stretched farther down but I wasn't sure where. During summer you can swim in the shallow end but you can only go 8 feet deep. Even though it was a pond it was a little deeper than you thought. I didn't hear his footsteps but I felt him behind me. I stopped and he grabbed my shoulder to turn me around so I can face him. "What happened last night? I saw you leaving your house in the middle of the night", he said.
He just had to bring it up again! I turned around and continued walking, not wanting to remember what happened. He followed me and called my name, but I ignore him. By now we were into the woods. "Max. C'mon I'm trying to help you out", he said, but I kept on walking. I felt his hands on my shoulders and turn me around. "Max, please. Let me in", he whispered. I didn't meet his eyes. The look he would give me would make me tell him everything. "Why? You haven't told me much about you", I said. He didn't respond and I was tempted to look up. After another minute he agreed. "Alright. I'll tell you about my past", he said. He took my hand and led me deeper into the woods. "Where are you taking me?" I asked him. He didn't reply. He simply kept leading me, twisting through trees and bushes.
After twisting around the woods we reached a cave I never knew was there. "How did you know this was here?" I asked him. "I was walking around here and found it when we moved", he said. It wasn't really a cave, just an opening. He took me inside and sat both of us down, not letting go of my hand. "I'll tell you everything I can, and just know that I never told anyone this, so I'm doing this for you, so you can tell me what the hell is wrong with you", he said. He put his elbows on his knees and bowed his head. I sat criss-crossed and I waited for him to speak. A minute went by and then another. Just I thought he wasn't going to say anything he spoke up. "You know I don't have a father right. That it's just my mom, Nudge, Angel and me on our own", he asked. He still didn't meet my eyes I said yes.
"I knew him, Nudge did but doesn't remember him well, and Angel doesn't know anything about him. I was eight, Nudge was five, and Angel was still inside my mom. He changed, a lot. He would come home drunk and cranky. He would try to hit Nudge and I, but mom always intervene. I saw him beat her in front of my eyes. I saw him hit Nudge as well", he said finally looking up at me. He took down his wall and he let me see the pain in his eyes. "One day he broke my mom's arm and he would shove her and she was 3 months pregnant. She could have lost Angel but luckily she didn't and Angel was born healthy. But that bastard could've done some serious damage", he said, his jaw tightening.
"We threatened to call the police if he didn't leave us and if he ever came back we would call the police. Then we changed every lock in our house. But then one day when I was in middle school I swear I saw him. I told my mother and we moved to California. But then two years later he showed up again and we moved again and again and again. So now we're just waiting to see when he'll show up", he said. I couldn't speak since I was still in shock. One reason was for what happened to Fang and the other for actually letting me in. He was watching me and he kept waiting for a reaction from me. After getting over my shock I was finally able to respond
"One, wow. Second, oh my god. Third, wow", I said. "I'm pretty sure you said wow twice", he replied. I smacked his arm and I turned towards him. "Oh, my fucking god Fang. You're deciding to joke around after what you told me?" I asked kind of mad at him. "What you told me was huge. Fang, I thought you weren't serious when you meant about letting me in. but after I know all of this…I'm actually blown away. I didn't expect this". "Yeah, well. My father's an asshole don't you think?" he said. "Oh Fang, I'm sorry", I said. "I wasn't like I am now. I showed my emotions and feelings", he said. "He changed me, a lot". We stood there in the quite opening for a while.
"Now will you tell me?" Fang asked. "Can I ask you something first?" I asked. "You just did but sure", he said. "Not what I meant but okay. How did you know I left at two in the morning?" I asked. "I heard you crying outside and I got up and saw you riding your skateboard somewhere", he replied. "Stalker", I said with a smile. "Hey, I'm sooo much better than a guy who sparkles in the sunlight", he said smiling back. Wow, he actually smiled. "I know. You can beat Edward Cullen any day. With your awesome sense of fashion and your mean harmonica skills", I said laughing. And what happened next surprised me the most. He laughed too. Then a memory came back to me. Him smiling at me in his house. I don't recall it so it must've happened when I still had amnesia. When we stopped laughing we just stared at each other.
"Maybe we have a lot more in common than we thought. Now would you be kind to tell me", he said. I wasn't sure if I wanted to tell him. Dr. M already knows and that's too much people who know already about Jeb and him raping me. "I just needed fresh air", I said. I knew he didn't believe me. "Alright. I was thinking about my mother yesterday. Yesterday was her birthday", I said. Oh, crap yesterday was her birthday. I had to go to the cemetery to give her flowers. But I know I don't have strength to visit her grave. I'll just have to ask Fang if he can come with me. He seemed to believe me because of my facial expression of pain.
"Let's go back", he said standing up and offering his hand to me. I took his hand and he pulled me up and we left the opening. But he stopped before we could start walking. "Please let me help you Max. I don't want you more hurt than you already are. Please, we have to stop that sick bastard", he said looking at me earnestly. "Fang he's not going to hurt me more than he already is. I'm The Maximum Ride! And do you think I'll let him keep hurting me? Please Fang, give me some credit", I said to him. "You can always change your mind Max", he said. I shrugged my shoulders and I bowed my head so I wasn't looking at him. He drew me to him and he wrapped his arms around my waist. I was taken by surprise but I still wrapped my arms around him too. We stayed like that for a while until I pulled away. H still put his hand on my shoulder and he kissed me forehead. "I would say that things will get better. And it will, but you have to learn to trust me more, please", he said and walked away leaving me confused in the middle of the woods. "You coming?" he asked. I shook my head to escape my daze and followed him.
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We walked in between the tombstones dug into the ground. Yesterday I asked Fang to come with me to the cemetery to give flowers to my mom. We walked some more until we reached hers
Katherine Miranda Batchelder
1979-2002
Beloved Wife, Mother, and Sister
Our hearts will forever remain with you
My eyes watered at the sight of it. She was a good person and she didn't deserve this. I knelt down next to her tombstone and I wiped away some of the dead leaves on it. I laid down the flowers I got for her and I sat criss-cross. Fang sat down next to me and took my hand. I felt cool trails on my cheeks. I must've let the tears fall down finally. "Hey mom. I'm sorry I didn't come two days ago. I feel like such a terrible daughter. But things are a little better. Mom this is Fang, my best friend", I whispered to the ground.
I knew she couldn't respond so I just shut my mouth and let the sobs consume me. A gentle hand pushed my head towards its shoulder. Fang. He held my face between his palm and shoulder blade, stroking my hair. I put my hands around his waist to support myself better. I kept my moment of weakness for about another 3 minutes. After my sobs turned to tears I sat up again. Fang still kept a hold of my hand and smoothed my hair off my neck.
I didn't know why I said he was my best friend, but these past few months with him and what he did for me was enough for me. I noticed until know I finally opened up to someone more than I had in 6 years besides Iggy. And we were pretty close now and I can tell him almost anything now. At least a little more than Iggy, but Fang could reach me on a level even Iggy couldn't. He was with me to an understanding level most would find creepy. Like our silent conversations with just our eyes. And how it seemed we could read each other's mind as well. His touches right now send good chills down my spine. I tried so hard not to shiver at his touch, to seem like it didn't affect me in any way. It was hard not to pay attention to his touch when it made me feel…alive? It send signals to my body to let me know I was still alive somewhere deep down inside.
I turned my head to the side to look at Fang. He was looking at me and our eyes met. His eyes told me he was watching me this whole time. His expression was expressionless and unreadable, but his eyes betrayed him. His eyes told me he hated seeing me being like this. He knew I wasn't weak and he knew this wasn't who I was. Everything was laid out in front of me, right in his endless black orbs. But he put his wall back up when he noticed I could read him. I only glimpsed them for 2 seconds but that was enough for me and I knew he knew. He coughed nervously and looked anywhere but me. I looked away too and for the first time-or it seems like- there was an uncomfortable silence between us.
After a few moments I decided to go home now. Or to Fang's house tonight. Nudge invited Ella, Alex, Juliette and I to her house for the weekend for a girl sleepover, but the boys end up joining us anyways. I took my hand away from Fang's and wiped my face clear of any stray tears. I looked at Fang and nodded my head. "Let's go. I think I'm good until next year again", I said, my voice hoarse from sobbing. He stood up and offered me his hand, so I took it and he pulled me up easily. He pulled me a little too easy so I ended up slamming up against him. He grabbed me by the waist so he could stand me up right. I looked up and he looked down and our eyes met again. I blushed, noticing our maximum closeness.
He helped me stand right again and he looked down at the floor. At first I thought he was embarrassed by what happened at he finally showed it but then I traced his stare and found he was looking at my mom's grave. That reminded me of something. "Bye mom, I promise I'll come for mother's day and for Christmas and this time I'll remember", I said to her headstone. Then I felt the prickling feeling again so I walked away without looking back. I knew Fang was behind me even though he didn't made a noise. He was like a shadow. But he wasn't dark, his touches actually made me feel…with life. Something I lacked of after 6 years, something I knew could never return to me.
A hot shower and a cup of hot chocolate later, we were in the living room. Meaning Nudge, Ella, Iggy, Sam, Dylan, Juliette, Alex, Fang and me…of course. We all found out Juliette and Iggy had been going out now for quite some while. They seemed pretty good together, but Ella was more quite when they were both together. Nudge said that her "girl intuition" said that she was jealous but upset at herself that she was jealous at Juliette, not happy for her. I think Iggy and Juliette were good together but Ella and Iggy were much cutter together.
We sat on the floor, in a circle like this.
Alex, Ella, Iggy, Juliette, Sam, Dylan, Nudge, Fang and then me. All of us except for the boys were in our pajamas. I usually put on boxer shorts and a tank top for bed but know since Dr. M took me out shopping, I now had black pajamas. The pants had pictures of cookies and the tank top said "Come to the dark side, we have cookies". Ella had on red Hello Kitty pajama shorts and tank top. Nudge's pajamas had cupcakes on the pants and on the tank top had a picture of ice cream cones melting and it said "Hot Mess". Alex and Juliette had on matching pajamas except Alex's was green and Juliette's was pink. (Pictures of their pj's on profile)
We had an empty coca-cola bottle in the middle of the group, Nudge and Ella decided that we should all play spin the bottle. Great! Note the sarcasm. "Whatever we do or says stays here with no consequences. Agreed?" said Ella. After we all grudgingly nodded our heads she sat back. "Okay who goes first?" asked Nudge. When nobody stepped up she gave it a spin and it landed on wait for it… Iggy. He gulped and Nudge giggled at his scared expression. "Iggy, Truth or dare?" she asked him. He gulped again and this time we all giggled. "Dare", he said not wanting to seem like a sissy. "I dare you to… kiss… Ella", she said pretending to think about it. She told me that her plan was to get Iggy to notice he loves Ella, not Juliette. "Um, hello Nudge I have a girlfriend. That counts as cheating on her", he said. "We said no consequences so this does not count", she said.
Juliette had on a wary expression while Iggy leaned on to an embarrassed Ella. He pecked her on the cheek and quickly sat back again. Both were blushing and everyone laughed minus Iggy, Ella, and Juliette. "Awww, why the cheek Iggy?"Nudge whined. "You didn't say where so. Okay my turn", he said spinning the bottle. This time it landed on Sam. Iggy asked him truth or dare and he chose truth. "Is it true that you got a boner in fourth grade when you were pretending to be looking at a social studies notebook when you actually had a playboy?"Iggy asked with a grin. Sam blushed and stammered a no. "It's so true, don't deny it", Dylan said. Sam shrank back more embarrassed. We all laughed again and then Sam gave the bottle a spin.
This time it landed on Alex. She picked dare before Sam asked her. "Umm, okay. I dare you to go make out with Fang in the closet for 6 minutes", he said. She looked at Fang and they both shook their heads. Everyone protested how they were supposed to play along and then after 3 minutes of yelling they got up and walked to the closet in the hallway. My blood ran cold and I felt my body tense when they entered the closet together. Sam went outside the door and set the kitchen timer and told them to start. Every minute that went by, my blood became more cold and my body more tense. When the timer went off my body relaxed somewhat and they both came out.
They had their clothes slightly rumpled but besides that they were tidy. They stiffly went back and sat down, not looking at each other. "How was it Fang? Did Mr. Emotionless finally kiss a girl", Iggy asked Fang with a smirk. Fang shot him the bird and an annoyed look that said fuck off. Iggy sat down and left Fang alone. When everyone sat down Alex gave the bottle a weak spin and it landed on me. Great! "Truth or dare?"Alex asked in a bored tone. I'm no pussy but if I must endure a dare to prove it then it's not that bad, depending on circumstances. "Dare", I said.
FANG P.O.V (from Alex's dare)
I didn't want to kiss Alex but then Iggy would hold it over my head if I didn't. So I got up and so did Alex and I led her to the closet in the hallway. I opened the door and led her in. Sam closed the door and he said to start after he set the kitchen timer. The lights were on but I could faintly see Alex's outline with the light streaming through the bottom and top of the door. She was looking at the floor and when she noticed I was looking at her she gave me a look that said should we or should we not? "It's a dare after all", I said. "No consequences", she replied. So we both leaned in and I could feel her breath against my neck. Our lips touched but it felt different from when I kissed Max. I felt a spark, almost like an electric current passing through us.
She pulled away embarrassed. "I'm sorry I can't do this", she whispered. I nodded my head to let her know I understood. She held up a finger as to say, give me a minute. I nodded my head again. She stood there breathing in and out and unexpectedly she put her hand on my neck and ducked my head closer to her and kissed me. I was frozen for a second but then my arms snaked around her waist while her other hand came up around my neck. I tilted my head to deepen the kiss but it felt so much different from when I kiss Max. My arms felt a different person but in my head I saw Max. I saw myself holding Max closer to me in the darkness of the closet.
But when I opened my eyes I noticed it was Alex. I pulled back and so did she. We didn't look at each other for a minute. Then she spoke up. "I'm sorry, it's just that I have a boyfriend and this feels wrong", she said. "I don't have a girlfriend but it does feel wrong", I replied. "If we don't kiss there gonna think we're a bunch of pussys and I have a reputation to keep. Hey I got an idea. Crumple you shirt slightly so it looked like we actually, ya know? Kiss", she offered. So we immediately started to scrunch up our shirts and then the timer went off. "You guys can come out now", Sam's muffled voice said. "Mum's the word", she said and cracked a grin. I nodded and we both put on our expressionless face. I opened the door and gestured for her to exit first. As she exited I followed and closed the door. I tried not to look at anyone but I caught a quick glimpse of Max's expression. She was tensed and her jaw as well. Wonder why. We sat back down and Alex lamely gave the bottle a spin. She asked Max truth or dare and she answered dare. "I dare you to…let Dylan give you a hickey", she said. What, why would she say that?
MAX P.O.V (from she left off)
WHAT! "Um I'll pass", I said with a shocked tone. "You can't Max. Either that or you have to face the consequence of not following the rules", Ella taunted. Last game's consequence was that Iggy had to clean up Gazzy's room and that's not fun. And I sooo did not want to suffer that. I gave a deep sigh and motioned for Dylan to come. He seemed hesitant and then he got up, not wanting to seem like a sissy either. He knelt next to me and smoothed the hair out of my neck. I gave Alex and Ella my death glare and they both flinched. I felt Dylan's lips and his warm breath tickled my neck. He began to kiss my neck and then he started to suck my neck. I felt like he was a vampire and me the helpless victim waiting for him to drain me of my blood. It felt different, I felt nothing with him. When Fang kissed me I felt a spark and it made me shiver. His touch sends good chills down my back and makes my head lighter. I could hear everyone's whistling and their cheers.
After 2 minutes he backed away and I moved away from him. He went back to his place and sat back down. He received a pat in the back from Iggy and Sam. Sexiest pigs. The only one not happy over this was Fang. His jaw was taut and his muscles tensed like mine were when he and Alex made out. I send him a questioning look but he looked away from me. What's up with him? He probably has feelings for you the voice said. Great it's back. No voice. He's my best friend that's all. Anyways why do you think that? I asked the voice. Like always it didn't answer. "Max! Yoo-hoo Max! Yo Max, it's your turn", someone kept saying. I blinked and snapped out of my conversation with my voice. "Oh sorry, what were you saying?" I asked. "It's your turn to spin the bottle Max", Nudge said. "Right. Sorry", I whispered. I gave the bottle a spin and then someone rang the doorbell.
"I'll get it. Don't start till I get back", Nudge said standing up and heading to the front door. We looked at one another asking who it could be amongst ourselves. "Max come here", Nudge yelled. "Be right back", I said standing up and heading to the front door. The Devil himself stood there, AKA Jeb. "Max, honey I know you're at your sleepover now but I need you at home. You know what yesterday was", he said to me, sober enough. "Mom's birthday. I already went with Fang to give her flowers this morning", I said wanting to get out of it. "Please Max. You know how much I need you for this", he pleaded. "Max should go. Don't worry, you can come back tomorrow if that's okay with your dad", Nudge said.
If I put up a fight I'll lose anyways so might as well give up easily. "Alright. Nudge is it aright if I leave my stuff here. I'll come back tomorrow anyways?" I asked her. She nodded her head and I put on my shoes that were right there at the entrance. I put on my jacket and stepped outside. "I'll tell everyone it was a family emergency", she said. "Alright thanks Nudge", I said and we walked home. Well my definition of hell.
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