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Chapter 3

I was half way down the street already when I heard footsteps pounding after me. After Dylan had hit me, I had run out of the house.

I had ignored the pounding footsteps coming towards me until a hand grabbed my wrist. I swung around, not bothering to wipe my tears away. I had thought it might be Dylan coming to apologize, but it was just Fang.

He hadn't let go of my wrist so I used my free hand to swipe the tears away. They just kept coming though. "I thought I told you to leave me alone Fang. What do you want?" I couldn't meet his eyes. I could tell from his expression that he was worried. About what I wasn't sure, but I had a pretty good idea.

He stared at me for another moment before blinking. His gaze hardened as he spoke though. "Tell me I didn't just see what I think I saw in there." When I still couldn't meet his eyes, he said, "Max?"

"Why do you care?" I asked, my tears stopping and more confidence in my voice.

He looked surprised at that and his eyes widened a fraction of an inch. Then he laughed. "You're joking right? You think I've spent these last four years chasing you just to annoy you?"

To be honest that's exactly what I had thought at first. When I got with Dylan, I thought he'd stop, but he never did.

Fang laughed without humor again. Sighing, he raked his fingers through his dark hair. He groaned and then looked at me.

"I know you don't like me, but I'm asking you to let me help you just this once. I am not letting you walk home this late at night by yourself. So either I give you a ride or I walk you home. You're choice."

At least he gave me a choice, I thought. I didn't want to walk, but then again, I knew he drove a motorcycle and I didn't feel like having my first ride on one be tonight. Plus, I had nowhere to go. My parents were out of town and I doubted Nudge went home. And if she did, I didn't want to go there. But he was what seemed to be my last resort.

So I took my phone out and went through my options. Well, Angel was at her dad's house. She was out. Nudge was "busy". Dylan was definitely out, and I was running out of friends.

Fang seemed to see my problem and asked, "What about my sister?"

I looked up at him for the first time all night. "Who's your sister?" I remember hearing about him being someone's brother, and the idea felt familiar, but I usually zoned out when I heard the name 'Fang'.

He raised an eyebrow and looked at me incredulously. "Ella," he said. "My sister is Ella. One of your friends, right?"

I felt like mentally slapping myself. Ella was indeed one of my best friends, I just didn't usually go to her for stuff like this because she always stayed home on weekends. Just as I was about to call her, Fang stopped me.

"She's my sister, she'll be okay with you staying the night," he said as if I hadn't already knew that. I had just wanted to warn her. I could show up unannounced at practically any of my friend's houses and spend the night.

Without me realizing it, we had slowly walked toward Fang's bike. I watched as he swung a leg over the side and sat down. There was only one helmet and he held it out to me. I sent a quick text to Ella and took the helmet.

Fang waited all of three seconds for me to get the helmet on before turning on the engine and driving. I closed my eyes and wrapped my arms around him to keep from falling off.

Even though I couldn't see his face, I knew he was smirking.

Hey guys! Sorry it's been awhile but I was hoping to get an update on my laptop so I didn't write. I'm not so sure about this chapter, it played out a lot better in my head. I'm gonna try to update at least once a week, but not on a certain day. Review please!