Now, how did Fang and Lissa really end up in a lip lock? I know I didn't explain it well in the story…well that's because I meant to alter the chapter before I posted it but, for lack of a better term, I forgot. So I'm making it up to you now. Hope you enjoy.

Disclaimer: I don't own MR

Chapter 28 alternate POV's.

Fangs POV:

Loving someone and vocalizing it are two completely different things. Especially when you are usually the stoic person in the relationship. Not that Max was emotional, unless you count a fiery attitude (which I loved), it's just that I wasn't a sap.

With all the crap that Lissa and Lizzie had been putting her through, and then watching her deal with it in finesse, well it made me realize just how strong my feelings for her were.

She made me laugh when nobody else could break through my barriers; she brought out the best in everyone; she was a great friend, a great role model, and the room seemed to glow when she entered it.

I was totally whipped.

I loved—once I was able to admit that was the feeling I was experiencing- her smile, the light that came into her eyes when she was antagonizing Iggy, the way she let Angel in, the small splatter of freckles across her nose, the way she looked at life, the way she looked at me.

I was in love with this amazing girl and I didn't know how to tell her.

I spent days trying find a way to tell her but most of her time was preoccupied with her rift with Lissa and Lizzie. I would catch myself spacing out in conversations and stare at her or randomly across the room. It wasn't normal for me, and I knew Max noticed my behavior if nobody else did. She didn't say anything though; she just tried to pass it off (for what I don't know) and act normal. I pushed her overboard, though. It was a stupid conversation but I pushed her too far with my aloofness.

"What do you think?" Max asked. It took me a second to realize that she was talking to me. I looked up from staring blankly at my hands folded in my lap.

"About what?" I asked quietly.

Max rolled her eyes in sync with Nudge and Ella, it was pretty well timed. Iggy just snickered.

"Well somebody wasn't paying attention now were they? I asked what you thought Lissa's next move would be?" Max said, giving me an incredulous look.

I shrugged and Max frowned slightly.

"Don't know. She'll surprise us." I said. It was true. I didn't know what crap they'd throw at us next but I knew it would be on a whole different level then we'd originally thought Lissa capable of. Don't ask me how I knew it because I didn't know. It was a gut feeling.

"Well that doesn't help. We already figured that out thank you very much." She said in a snide voice. I knew it was just her defense for confusion, but it still stung.

"Well then why did you ask me?" I matched her tone.

"I thought you may give it some thought but apparently not."

"Trouble in paradise." Iggy muttered.

"Shut up Ig!" we both said at the same time.

"Look, whatever they do, we'll just have to tough it out." Ella broke in, trying to save the situation. "It can't be anything you can't handle. Besides, you'll always have us."

…..

I spent the next few days after my spat with Max trying to come up with a way to apologize. After our fight I had to wonder what Max's feeling towards me were. Did she love me back? Was I just going to make a fool of myself by professing my love for her? Would she break up with me because the relationship was getting serious?

So many questions.

I didn't make it better by keeping my silence. I knew it was stupid but she'd understand soon enough.

The answer, no matter how simple, came to me on December first. It was after the final bell rang and I was going to my locker when I thought of the dance way back when. And our reveling conversation afterwards.

It was so simple. The park.

I decided then. I'd take her to the park where she'd ran after her secret got out. I decided I'd take her there and go to the swings where we'd spoken that night.

There I'd tell her that I love her.

I was going to do it. Today.

I'd just decided this when a very annoying, high pitched voice spoke from behind me. I hadn't realized that while I was planning tonight's events that the hallway had emptied.

"Hey Fang, what are you doing her alone?"

Lissa.

I managed not to groan out loud as I shut my locker and turned to face her.

She was dressed in some reveling top, too short of a skirt, and three inch heels.

Max never wore that kind of stuff. She'd look beautiful in grungy jeans and a hoodie. Lissa was aiming for hot but overshot it and hit skanky right on the mark.

"What do you want?" I asked in my ever docile tones.

She ignored my obvious annoyance with her and continued. "Well I was wondering if you'd heard the latest gossip on that….girlfriend, of yours." She said girlfriend like it was a dirty word.

"No but I'm sure she hasn't either. I'm sure nobody but you has." I snapped.

"Well, that hurt Fang." She put her hand over her heart like I'd stung her. Or at least she tried. Someone should tell her that the heart isn't on the right side of your chest. Doesn't she do the Pledge of Allegiance every day? I sighed internally and let her continue. "I just heard that—"

There was a loud squeak somewhere down the hall and Lissa jumped in fright, tripping over her heels and falling forward.

I was sorely tempted to step aside and let her fall into the lockers, but instead I braced myself against the locker and caught her as she fell, wrapping my arms around her for support.

"Oh, sorry," she gave an annoying giggle.

"Yeah, no proble—"

She cut me off by attacking my mouth.

And by attacking my mouth, I mean forcefully shoving her tongue down my throat.

I made a noise of protest but her arms locked around my neck, hands in my hair, holding my face to hers.

Damn this bitch is stronger than she looks.

I was putting my hands on her hips to push her away when I heard it.

So faint I could have missed it if the school wasn't absolutely silent.

"I hate you,"

I finally succeeded in pushing Lissa away and looked up to see Max standing at the corner of the hallway. Her face told me I was in a world of trouble.

"Max," I gasped but she'd already fled towards the school's exit

"Oops," Lissa giggled as I ran past her and followed Max, calling for her to wait. To let me explain.

She ran faster. I heard Ella call out after her as she passed. I ran around the corner to see Max run past the Flock and out the schools exit. She jumped the stairs and tore off across the lawn.

"Fang what going on?" Ella called after me as I rushed past them. I heard them start to follow me but I didn't answer. I needed to get to Max. The look on her face just before she ran….

Oh I screwed up.

Well no, I didn't screw up. Lissa screwed us over.

I kept calling for her to stop, the Flock joining in my calls. Max didn't slow down. I was catching up to her in a ground eating sprint. Faster, Fang, faster! I yelled at myself.

Two more feet…one foot….I grabbed her shoulder and pulled us to a halt.

"Max, you don't understand…" I managed to gasp out. She yanked out of my grip and started walking away. "Please, you have to listen to me—" I called after her.

"No you listen to me Nicholas Walker!" She shrieked, her voice shrill and slightly hysterical. I blinked. It wasn't her voice that shocked me; it was her using my real name. She hadn't called me Nick since that first day at lunch. She'd fallen into using my nick name quickly and never looked back. Using my real name told me just how hurt she was. "I trusted you! Do you know how hard that is for me to do?" I opened my mouth to answer but she cut me off. "Of course you know! Because I told you everything about me! I trusted you and you took that trust and just threw it in my face." Her voice broke and tears leaked down her face. "Just do us all a favor and stay away from me."

She turned her back on me, leaving me stunned and drowning in my own misery.

…..

Lissa's POV

"Well, that went well," Lizzie said joining me as I walked swiftly after Fang, towards the school's exit. I smirked at her and licked my lips, still savoring Fang's amazing taste on my lips.

"Yeah, it did. Your timing was perfect." That squeak really had scared me, I hadn't faked that jump. But that trip….please! I've been wearing heels like this since I could toddle; there was no way I'd trip in them. Of course, Fang was to gallant to let a girl just fall into lockers.

He really did make it too easy.

And the look on Max's face….

Priceless.

"This tops everything else we've done." I told Lizzie as we reached the schools doors and watched Max yell at Fang while their stupid posse stood watching.

I pulled out my camera and zoomed in on the 'happy' couple as Max yelled at him. I snapped a few quick shots and smiled at my partner in crime.

"Do you still have that sources address?" I asked her as a distraught Max stormed off the campus, leaving a stunned Fang in her wake.

Sorry I forgot to add the explanation in the actual story! Read and Review!

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