Well, finals are over! So that'll give me more time to update (hopefully)

To: Unicorn-Avian Girl – I honestly don't know how she got sick, I just wanted to write a chapter about how she gets sick and Fang takes care of her. So yeah, but we can pretend it was the ice cream's fault! :)

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Chapter 26 – She Likes Me Better

"Maximum, get your butt down here! Iggy is waiting!" Well he can wait longer.

I rinsed the toothpaste from my mouth and walked back to my room looking around. Now, what to wear? There was a grey shirt on my bed, jeans thrown on my chair, and a cookie on my desk, Hmm… wait, a cookie? I walked over and lifted the cookie, smelling it.

Smelled normal, it should be ok, I bit into it almost cracking a tooth. Jeez, hard as a rock. I threw it into my trash and headed for my closet. I found a dark blue long-sleeve and some faded jeans.

I dressed quickly, and put on my boots. I can formally tell you that winter is here, early. Last night was the first sign of snow. Our lawn was covered in a thin sheet of the dangerous ice.

"Maximum!" My mom was right outside my room. I grabbed my bag and burst through the door, almost hitting her in the face. "Yes?" I asked, casually walking by her. I heard her sigh behind me, and she followed me down.

Iggy was sitting on the couch, looking through his phone. I sat next to my dad on the counter and started eating the cereal in front of me. "Morning dad, morning Iggy." I was in such a cheery mood today. Iggy snorted and my dad squeezed my shoulder. "You better hurry up, Iggy is getting impatient." Looking over his shoulder, I saw Iggy look at the clock and get up.

I ate my last spoonful and put my bowl in the sink. "Bye mom, bye dad!" I yelled over my shoulder, then followed Iggy to his car. We both got in, and he quickly drove off. "You take forever Max, next time I'm leaving you." I smirked, watching other kids walking to school. "Suuure." He pulled into a space and we got out, Marilyn walking toward us.

"Max!" we hugged. "We need to get together, I miss you." I smiled sweetly. "I know, we should go to the movies tomorrow." She nodded head her, then walked to Iggy. I smiled as they hugged, then turned, giving them privacy. I walked through the main gate and saw Fang and Logan sitting off to the side.

"Hey." They both look at me, Fang with his ipod and Logan finishing some homework. I sit next to Fang, our arms touching. "Morning Max." I smile and noticed I didn't see Maddie. "Where's your child?" I looked everywhere, but no sign of her.

"Lissa has her, she is keeping her until we get back from break." He chuckled, "Our Thanksgiving should be quiet." We both laughed and then Nudge came, with a new magazine. "Max! OMG, you need to check out this top, it is amazing. You should get it! Please?" Everyone looked at me, so much pressure!

"No." I crossed my arms and tried to hide behind Fang. "But Max, it's so pretty. And I know you don't have a single piece of fancy clothing." Damn, I knew she would through my closet.

"Just look at it, and then if you don't like I will stop bugging you." I sighed and she sat next to me, opening the magazine. It actually wasn't that bad… I had to admit, it was pretty.

"Well, it is nice." I mumbled. She squealed and started jumping up and down. "Yay! We are going shopping tomorrow!" I knew that was coming. "We are going shopping tomorrow?" said a voice behind Nudge, Ella. Nudge ran to her, almost knocking her over. "Max liked the shirt, she liked the shirt! We are going shopping tomorrow!" Ella's eyes grew wide and she smiled brightly. I was going to regret this.

After we decided our shopping trip for tomorrow, the bell rang. Nudge, Logan and I went to first period. We had a quiz and then we just talked about some test we were taking when we got back. Second period went by super fast, we did nothing. When I walked into third after nutrition, I saw Dylan.

I sat in my seat and turned to look at him. He smiled at me with those perfect white teeth. "Last day!" I yelled, feeling jumpy and excited. "I know, can't wait for Thanksgiving. All that amazing food…" we both imagined our dinners, my mouth watering. We only need a few more chapters, and we would finish the Book Thief. It was actually a pretty good book, very interesting.

In fourth period, we played a game to review for another test when we got back from break. Fang, Logan and I walked to our spot once lunch started. Ella came with Nudge, they both had lunch. "So, no Maddie today?" asked Ella, biting into her apple. Fang shook his head, "No, Lissa has her. She's gonna keep her for the break."

In truth, I wanted Maddie to spend Thanksgiving with us. I really missed her and felt like she was my baby, not Lissa's. Not after a second he finished his sentence, there was a piercing scream that I knew all too well. We all turned to see Lissa marching toward us, with Maddie screaming in her arms. Perfect picture.

Lissa's face was red, her hair looked disheveled and her eyes looked murderous. Was that a grey hair…?

"Fang, you take her. I can't stand her anymore, she yells, smells, and is just… a monster!" I could have sworn I saw Maddie smirk. I laughed and looked to Lissa. "Well, did you ever think to, I don't know, act like a mom?" her eyes glued to mine and I glared back, feeling protective of Maddie. After a couple seconds, she flinched and looked back to Fang, putting on a fake smile.

"Fangy-poo, please help me. I am your wife by the way." I almost gagged, but just coughed politely. I saw her eyes flicker, but she kept staring at Fang. Then there was a forting noise, followed by an overpowering smell. Lissa shrieked, and Maddie started crying. I had enough; I grabbed Maddie and cradled her in my arms. She was quiet right away, and I started bouncing slightly.

Everyone watched as I calmed the baby, then they looked to Lissa. "Um, why are you holding my baby?" Lissa placed her hands on her hips, watching me. Fang stood and came to my side, looking down at Maddie with a smile. I heard Ella 'Awww' softly and I looked up to meet Lissa's green eyes. "I think see likes me better."

Her eyes shifted to me, then to Fang. "But I'm her mother, not you. And Fang is my husband." She smirked slightly, and I clenched my jaw. Everyone was quiet as Lissa and I had a stare down. I was not letting her win this fight. I looked down at Maddie and smiled.

"Fine then, here, take her. But don't come back crying to Fang that she hates you. Because honestly, we think alike, and we both don't like you. Not one bit. I honestly feel bad for her, having to spend time with you. All I know is that she loves being with me and Fang. We actually have a good time, unlike you who worries if your hair is perfect, or if your butt is sticking out enough so guys notice you. So hope you have happy holidays with your child. And if you do anything to her, well let's just say that you better have a plastic surgeon ready to fix your new face."

She stared at me in shock as I handed her Maddie. I glared one last time before I turned and sat next to Ella. Maddie began to yell again, and I desperately wanted to grab her out of Lissa's arms, but I fought the urge. Lissa looked to Fang, but he just stood where he was. "Fine. I'll see you soon Fang." She turned on her heel, Maddie's screams echoing after her.

I let out a breath as Fang came next to me. "Fang, I'm sorry, but I had to say something. She was getting me so mad, the way she treated Maddie. I just couldn't take it anymore." I leaned into his shoulder and heard him chuckle. "Actually, thank you." I looked into his eyes, confused.

"I have been dying to say that to her. She treats Maddie like trash, it really ticks me off. So thanks." His eyes were light, the gold flecks really standing out. I hugged his waist, feeling happy. "Well then, you're welcome!" Everyone laughed. "Shoot, I should have recorded that. The look on Lissa's face was priceless!" I smirked at Dylan's comment, then we all went our separate ways once the bell rang.

Fang I went to fifth period. The day was super easy, typing and sitting was my favorite combo. As we were walking to the locker rooms, loud alarms went off. Everyone in the halls stopped walking, listening to the alarms in horror. What was going on?

I looked everywhere, but didn't see smoke or people running. We quickly walked to the locker rooms and found everyone rushing out, soaked. What in God's name happened?

I rushed to Ella, who was ringing water out of her ponytail. "Ella, what happened? Is anyone hurt?" she shook her head, "No. When we got into the locker rooms, we heard yelling, and then the alarm went off followed by the sprinklers. Someone pulled the fire alarm." I looked around and saw Fang walking to Logan, who also was soaking wet.

"ZOMG, my hair!" I turned and saw Nudge come racing out of the locker rooms, holding her hands above her hair. She ran to us, her mascara already making trail marks down her cheeks. Ella and I laughed, Nudge glared at us. "It's not funny. You know how long it took me to fix my hair?" I continued laughing,

"Um, 2 minutes?" Ella asked, finally calming down. Nudge was fuming, "2 hours! And it went to waste!" Fang and Logan walked over to us, then the principal and other adults in charge started coming. The adults talked and finally the alarms stopped, but everyone was still wet. They cancelled sixth period, so everyone was allowed to go home early.

Thank God Fang and I had a long walk to PE, or else we would have gotten wet too. Once everyone had gotten dry and their clothes, we walked out the front gate. "Well, a whole week off!" yelled Logan, smiling like crazy. And food, I thought, thinking of all the food I would be eating in less then a week. Once everyone had gotten picked up, Fang and I decided to walk home.

"So you're not mad about I said to Lissa?" he shook his head. "Not one bit. She deserved that, I couldn't stand it any longer too." I grabbed his hand and entwined our fingers. "Well, glad I could make your day Mr., Harding. It was a pleasure." He chuckled. "Max, you always make my day."

I blushed at his comment, but felt so special. I leaned into him, resting my head on his shoulder. Once we got home, we went straight to the kitchen. We both made pizzas and enjoyed our lunch while watching TV. I was resting my head on the arm rest, my legs hanging off the other end, when Angel came racing in. "Max! Fang!"

She ran into her brothers' strong arms, and he lift her. "Fang, Fang! She's pregnant!" What the blubber? I sat up as Fang set her down. "Who Angel? Who's pregnant?" I asked, sitting at the edge of the couch. "Akila!"

I blinked, and then looked at Fang, he had the same blank face as me. "How do you know?" he asked. "Because she just got x-rays done." replied another voice. My mom walked in, followed by Akila who sat at my feet. My mouth was open as I stared at her belly, it didn't look big.

"How did you know mom?" she chuckled, "Please Max, I'm a vet. I know the symptoms. I noticed that she hasn't been eating, so I took her in, and sure enough. She's only a couple weeks though, the puppies will be born around February, March the latest." Angel smiled and started stroking Akila's back.

I still could not believe it; I just stared at Akila as she laid next to Angel. "Well, how did it happen mom?" Fang laughed behind me, "Um Max, I think you know how it happened." I rolled my eyes.

Idiot. "I know how, but like when? Who is the dad?" We all thought for a second, and then it hit me. "Total." I stated. "Total is the daddy?" asked Angel, her face excited. My mom thought, "Well, it does make sense. He's the only male dog Akila spends time with."

I couldn't believe Total was going to be a dad, a real dad. "Well, that's… interesting." Fang said, also looking at Angel and Akila on the floor. I fell back on the couch, imagining little Total's and Akila's running around the house.

Things being destroyed. Crying at night. The poop… It was going to be a nightmare.

But what I could do? I guess all I could do was to be happy for my dog. I could just imagine the dog's next plans, getting married.

Oh mama, now that would be bad!

Sorry if it was all rushed, but my 2 main points were the telling off of Lissa, and announcing that Akila was pregnant.

I know another filler, but I couldn't think of anything else.

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