Hi Guys! I'm back! Thank you so much for posting the ten reviews like I asked, and now back to the story… CaitySky

Max's POV

One Week Later…

Fang and I acted as though nothing had happened that night, and we actually became better friends then we had been before. We went to the movies and saw 'Our Idiot Brother,' got ice cream with the whole family after school one day, and we were constantly going over to the other ones' house to do homework together. Well, actually, I just did my homework before they came over and helped Iggy with his and answered any questions Fang had. Wasn't like I didn't already know this stuff, duh!

Anyways, so life was finally calming down and I was finally getting used to having a more relaxed schedule at school, while having a bigger social life, when I heard the most horrible news in the world.

Ella ran into my room one afternoon while I was quickly finishing up an English assignment, and she was squealing at the top of her lungs something unintelligible. I covered my ears and shrieked over her, "ELLA! SHUT UP! I HAVE NO FREAKING CLUE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING!"

She took a deep breath and grabbed my by the shoulders and said, "They announced the theme and the date for this year's homecoming dance!" Then she shrieked again, officially splitting my eardrums.

She ran out of the room already whipping out her phone to text Nudge and squeal with her for the next few hours about the dreaded dance.

A few minutes later Iggy and Fang came by and we got started on their homework. I was sort of Iggy's unofficial tutor, since he was blind and couldn't do the homework by himself. But he was somehow really good at math and science even though he couldn't even see the numbers or problems. So I was mostly just helping him with English when he randomly brought up the dreaded topic again.

"I heard they were hosting a dance in about two weeks, I'm thinking about going. Can I ask Ella? Do I have your permission?" He asked seriously.

"Uh, yeah, sure. I don't hate you or thing you're too much of a creeper." I said with a smile.

"Too much?" He asked, pretend offended.

"Shut up and do your homework, Mr." I snapped at him, and Fang snorted under his breath, then turned his attention back to his homework.

When we'd finished it was dinner time and mom offered to let the boys stay over for dinner. We also got into the habit of eating at either house we liked that night or the one we were doing homework at that night, so tonight it'd just be mom, Ella, Fang, Iggy and me. The other night it was Nudge, Ella, mom and me. And so on.

But unlike the other nights we were eating together, tonight just seemed… awkward. You could practically see Iggy blushing from trying to eat a meal with Ella without saying something stupid. I bet he was also trying to think up some way to ask her and was having trouble. And then Fang didn't say anything at all either, which wasn't unusual for him, but it left the floor open for mom and Ella to talk.

"So I heard there's a dance coming up." Mom spoke up.

"Yup." I said, popping the 'p.'

"Are you finally going to go!" Ella said excitedly. She had probably just thought about the fact that I NEVER went to dances (never had and hopefully never will). "You HAVE to go this year! You finally have people to hang out with at the dance! You don't even have to find a date for Homecoming, everyone just goes as one big group. Come on, please!"

I could practically see Iggy's head droop out of the corner of my eye, and Fang perked up for some reason.

I shot her a look that clearly said, 'for the billionth time, shut up about it already you know I'll never go' but for the first time ever, she dared to glare back and it clearly said 'oh hells no! You're coming this year.' So basically I was screwed.

"We've got to go shopping! Mom, can we please go this weekend? Please please please?"

"Uh, sure, I guess so." Mom shrugged.

I'm doomed.

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-CaitySky