Chapter 8

"Max wake up, we have to eat!" Fang laid beside Max roughly shaking her awake. He was fully dressed most of the flock was all done getting ready. Iggy was the last one to use the bathroom and he was almost done so Fang took it as the best time to wake the leader of the flock. The one who despised school the most; Max!

"Five more minutes," she said grabbing a hold of the comforter, already wrapped around here as a cocoon.

"Five minutes ended half an hour ago." That got her up. She shot him the bird before she noticed how close he was to her. He sat up, her glare was cut off by him throwing her close at her. "Get up!"

Fang was sitting the same place as last nights dinner. Edward jumped down the stairs heading out to the garage. Fang followed him. "Hey Fang, are you ready for school?"

Fang stopped then remembered the vampiric way Edward always knew someone was watching. He mentally slapped him in the head thinking he could go unnoticed. Edward let out a slight chuckle. "Where were you last night? Where do you go every night? You always seem to just pop in and out in the morning?" Fang again slapped himself for saying so much, and not better concealing his emotions.

"I was with Bella," He said opening the garage door, Fang lifted a single eyebrow. "Not like that. I stay and just like to watch her sleep it's so peaceful it makes me feel more human. Kind of like you and Max." He looked at Fang while he leaned against the hood of a yellow Porsche beside his Volvo. Fang nodded actually understanding what he meant for once. Edwards mouth curved up into a half smile.

"I'm just waiting for Angel, do you guys want a ride? Angel said she wouldn't go to school unless I drove her. And since now you attend our high school I guess it is my job to drive you there." He lifted himself from the car as Angel leaped into his arms. I noticed how tight her close fit her. "I think you guys should let Alice drive you shopping in Port Angeles this week end, you could use new cloths."

Angel turned her head, "Thank you Fang!" she said. She laughed as she climbed in the passengers seat of the Volvo.

"We have to pick up Bella Angel." Fang said. He shrugged when Edward gave him a look. "Iggy said it during breakfast, thats why he wanted to ride with you."

Edward nodded. "By the way, Nick," Angel laughed, and Fang grimaced. "You, Jeffrey, and Max all are freshman at Forks High School with all the Cullens and Hales and also Bella."

"Go figure," Iggy said sarcastically. He came around the front of the car with Max in cloths Fang didn't recognize.

"Alice dressed me this morning I feel like a paper doll. To make it worse, her and Nudge are the same size, so what I am wearing right now, is all Rosalie," Fang was frozen, he could do nothing else with this goddess standing before him.

"I can tell," Edward said elbowing Fang in the chest, very nearly knocking out his wind. Fang nodded composing himself.

Alice, and Rosalie came from the house next, before Esme wished everyone good luck. The with out anyone's knowledge, jasper came lifting Alice off her feet, just to hug her, Everyone laughed.

Then in they went, Rosalie driving, Emmett in the passengers seat, Alice halfway on Jasper's lap. And Gazzy in the middle of Nudge and the couple, all fit into Rosalie's M3 like a clown car.

While Edward drove, Angel in the front seat, then Iggy, Max and Fang in the back. They stopped by Bella's house she was waiting for them, but Edward could already turn off the car, and order around the teens in the back to accommodate Bella. When Bella got to the car, she decided to just let Angel sit on her lap since she was getting out first there was no reason stuffing her back there.

The second Edward pulled up behind Rosalie's car More people then who were already watching Emmett, and Gazzy stopped to watch Edward climb out with Angel she ran to Gazzy's side.

"Rosalie where is Nudge?"

"Edward I know I'm a better driver then you and all but I'm not that slow. I already dropped her off. Alice walked her in." Rosalie sighed looking in the back seat.

"Alright me and Edward will walk these two in to class," Emmett said with a wink before kissing his wife 'to-be'.

Just walking thru the halls was a challenge, they first went to the office before being directed to Gazzy – Zephyr- and Angel's classes. As they walked thru the halls the young teachers looked at the in admiration then saw the kids and quickly looked away.

"Oh my GOD! They are together!? Why are the hot ones always gay?" one of the second grade teachers wondered. Edward grimaced at the thought. Then smirked he leaned closer to Emmett, putting his arm around his shoulder bringing his head lower.

At a vampiric speed, he spoke to Emmett " These teachers they think we are together!"

Emmett turned to say to Edward who was already smiling, " And they are supposed to be the educators of tomorrows youth?" he said sarcastically.

When they got to Zephyr's class they stood outside the door for a minute. Emmett nodded at Edward and he waited in the hall with Angel. Her big eyes watching everything. She turned her head with confusion noted she said, "Edward what does gay mean?"

Edward coughed and laughed, Angel's attention went to the teacher that swooned at the sight of Emmett. Then her eyes rolled back at the sight of his dimples. He left her there gripping onto her desk for support and approached Edward and Angel in the hall behind the door.

"I think that teacher will very much enjoy having Gazzy in her class. Don't you think?" The teacher looked up to the door just as Edward stood, she fell into her seat staring her eyes bulging from their sockets. Angel just waved before resuming lease of Edward's hand as the pranced off to her class.

In the car both Rosalie and Bella gave them looks as each climbed into their seats, in the car. Giant grins on their faces.

Max, Nick, and Jeffrey walked alongside and behind of the Cullen kids and Bella. Enough behind that no one would guess they were together; none-the-less knew the them unless they saw them exit the same car.

As they walked passed the office, Edward made it known to only the flock that it was indeed the office. Fang squeezed Max's' hand before letting it o to open the door for her, and Iggy. When they walked in an immediate warm breeze brushed past them. This little lady with red hair sat behind the counter at her desk, on the far wall Max saw a sign that said nurse above it.

Fang was speaking already to the red-haired lady – and it reminded me so much of the red haired wonder from Virginia. I clenched my teeth and sat beside Iggy in the chairs in lining the wall. The door opened again and we all looked up to see a blond boy bit taller then Bella with blue eyes. He was very attractive just nowhere near equal with Fang – I mean not that cute-- after all we wouldn't be here long.

He nodded to me and smiled, I couldn't help returning it. Though Fang saw me he turned around his back, had gone rigid. She handed Fang three sheets of paper for each of us to have our teachers sign.

Then we went ahead on our warily way to first period. We all had history-- yippee!

We had our teacher sign our sheets. Iggy sat near the front of the class, while me and Fang had seats toward the door. We had the last table, majority of it was empty with the exception of this girl across from Fang who kept looking over her shoulder to look at Iggy.

She looked at Max then down at the desk, "Is he really your brother?"

"Adopted," Fang said looking at Iggy who looked around the room as if he could see it then looked at the direction of Max and Fang.

"Really wow, all of you?" she looked back at Iggy still looking at Fang. "He looked at me!" Max coughed a laugh while Fang preferred his usual smirk which meant he thought that was hysterical. "I'm Mai, what's y'all names?"

Max looked at Fang suddenly not laughing anymore. "Max, Nick, and Jeffrey."

"Oh, so who adopted you? I didn't hear about any one new moving in?" Mai said. Fang was scrutinizing her face for any detection of evil. While looking her over he found her to be gorgeous she had brunette hair with blond high lites, a heart shaped face. Her hair went straight down her back, he couldn't tell how long it was because she was sitting.

Max elbowed him; hard. "The Cullens," she said for him.

"Wow, actually my brother is friends with them, well actually Bella --"

"Wait you know them?"

"Yes," Mai said, before she looked at the board.

"Um, Max, and Nick please, could you come to my desk for a moment?" Mrs. Parker asked.

They got up and cautiously went to her desk. "Um in these transfer papers it says that Jeffrey has seeing problems. But I'm a bit worried,"" She was watching him closely while he stared blankly. Then he looked directly at her and she flinched.

"He is completely blind, he sees nothing, but I think he is quite uncomfortable, I mean really look at him." Iggy looked at each of the people surrounding the teachers desk in turn as if watching their every move, every time the teacher figited he looked at her again. "Can he sit with us at our desk it might make it easier for him, if he does." explained Max.

Mrs. Parker just nodded and they wondered off to their desk with Iggy. He sat next to Mai, his eyes widened as he figured out someone was sitting beside him. "Hi" he smiled. She blushed bright red turning away from him so he wouldn't see, go figure?

Mrs. Parker started the lesson after that, and class ran smoothly, Max wanted to see how long it would take for the school to find out his secret, they hoped long because he was being treated the same way the flock had. And Max couldn't be happier.

Afterwards, as Max went of to computers Fang and Iggy went off in search of the gym, which they had with Edward.

Max

I walked into the room filled with computers and sat back at my desk, or the desk farthest from anyone else. And I hit the Internet, first to check out Fangs blog. I hadn't been on it in a while, with everything going on. But when I looked around the room -- waiting for my computer to load-- I saw I wasn't alone on his blog at least three other computers were on that site. And some computers had more than one person using it.

I had mentally reminded myself to tell Fang to watch what he wrote for a while.

After second hour finished I headed to Pre-AP English with mister Simmons.

Fang (with Iggy)

In the gym we sat on the top row of bleachers while girls stared at us, I stared at them. They stared at Iggy, he stared at. . . actually I have no idea what he stared at. Edward skipped up the bleachers, in basketball shorts, and Rose sat on the row below us in the smallest shorts I'd ever seen. They were so small I doubted Celeste would fit them.

Rose looked up at me first in scowl; then she got a wicked smile, "Wanna play some basketball?"

"Sure though I can't say I know how, a little too busy to head to my – non-- local park." I said sarcastically Rosalie grabbed both mine and Iggy's wrist dragging us from the bleachers in away that made us look like wusses.

She led us to an unused basket and Edward was behind us twirling a ball on his finger. He tossed it to Iggy he caught it and without looking hooked it into the basket. All the mouths in the room dropped, including mine. Iggy just shrugged and tied his shoe. "So when do we start?"

Rosalie chose Iggy on her team, because she'd rather not break something that can't grow back. And I was on Edwards' I guess he knew I wouldn't really be paying attention to the game, at least not with Rosalie as my opponent.

The game was almost equivalentant through out the game. It was fun and I was good at it after I got the hang of it. I'd have to add to my blog I learned how to play the all-American pastime Basketball! Wow that sounded corny.

3rd period

We were watching a movie of one of Edgar Allen Poe's books, don't ask which one because I've never heard of him before. All the kids in our class were on the floor in front of the Tv, eyes glued to the screen. Max and I leaned against the wall she laid her head on my shoulder with her back resting on my chest. I had my arm wrapped around her waist, she held my hands to her stomach as it seemed she drifted to sleep. Iggy had a different class than us, and at that I am grateful, he had a regular English class.

After the bell rang I reluctantly let go of Max as went off to our math class while Iggy had Science. The walk to the math building was probably the most crowded everyone stood around, and as we walked Max's shoulder would gently rub against mine. Then we ran into that kid from the office, he was with Bella, Edward and a few of their friends.

We were introduced to Mike, Angela, and Ben, before we went on our way. Max took to much of an interest in Mike for my liking, but I said to myself that it was all in my head. In Algebra I, we were reintroduced in things we had learned partially in Virginia. When Mrs. Wilson, asked of our lack in Algebra we simply supplied we had attended an inadequate school in Virginia along with a horribly foster parent whom suffocated our brains, with ridicule. She dismissed us watching us closely. Max's eyes were wide, her confused face made me smile.

We did our work as best we could and turned it in when the other kids did. We got plenty of stares and I noted I had seen majority of these kids in other class. Mike had invited us to sit with them at lunch saying, any friend of Bella's was welcome then gave a subtle glare at Edward saying pretty much except him which made Max laugh and I simmered in my own fury.

LUNCH!!

When Iggy and I walked into the cafeteria Max stood in line with Bella and Edward. Edward grabbed a tray and filled it with food, and Bella followed with some iced tea. Max grabbed about the same amount as Edward, as did Iggy and I. We paid and followed the others to a table already partially filled with Bella's friends. Emmett waved at them from the table across from us. Mai had come out of the kitchen smiled at Iggy then stopped to give one of the nerdy looking boys something.

"Hey Jeffrey, um that's my brother Eric, he is such a geek, do you mind if I sit here with you?" Bella coughed a laugh and Edward rubbed her back. Iggy shook his head. I was watching Max she hates the idea of school, she's been in a mood, since Charlie came to dinner last week. I was watching her some how I got the feeling she didn't like Mai very much. Or she doesn't like the idea of Iggy and Mai.

Many people including those at the table and a few others came and introduced themselves. When they took to much interest in us Emmett usually stepped in. Which some how I think they enjoyed that just as much if not more.

Max and Iggy had Theatre Arts next while I had regular art. I liked it in there. The class was currently painting in their group drawings while the art teacher Mr. Patterson said I could just draw what I pleased until they started the next project. Instead completely by accident I thought I was drawing lines, but my lines ended up with wings and bodies and they looked like the flock but I ended up shading in the faces. We were in the sky, or at least all except me. All you saw of me was part of my back as if it were a picture of me making the picture. It had Max the largest, she was shooting up at super speeds her wings folded back in the shape of a heart. Iggy and Nudge were diving. Gazzy had a streak coming from behind him if you could guess what that was. Angel had her arms spread wide her wings out behind her she looked just like a real angel.

Thebell rang and everyone scrambled to get everything hung. While I simply threw it over a tall cabinet. And left the room for Science with yes Max.

Max walked into the building looking around for me. She went up to Ms. Johnson stool at the front of the room, then was told to sit beside me at our lab table in the back corner. Honestly I thought Ms. Johnson was very good looking she appeared not much older then twenty-five. I stared bored to tears out the window waiting for next period to come and go. The second Max sat beside me my whole body went on hyper alert. Like I normally did when she was around but this time something else happened and when she brushed my hand to grab a textbook. Something that never – or at least un documented-- happened a little friend of mine came out to play. I wrapped my arms around my mid section and put my head on the desk.

Max got worried naturally she grabbed my arm which made it worst, I groaned. "Fang," she said now she was really worried, crap. "Are you ok?" I shook my head and she tightened her grip trying to get me to look up at her. I moaned and curled up in a tighter ball. Max raised her hand "Ms. Johnson! Something is wrong with Nick!" she said. I was aware that the kids in the room turned to look at me and I became tense I felt Max tense as well.

Another hand rubbed my shoulder, "Nick are you ok?" it was Ms. Johnson, and she was close. I groaned again and went into a tighter ball. "Um, Max how about you take him to the nurses office?" I groaned again anything but the nurses office, if she told Max why I was sick then Max would use it against me forever, I just knew it.

She handed Max some slip of paper, and rubbed my back "Hope you feel better Nick," she said and I gripped my sides tighter. When we were half way to the nurse Max stopped me.

"Fang whats the matter?" she said so seriously I shook my head before a cold hand was placed on my shoulder.

"Alice," Edward said from behind me with a shrug. He looked at me then Max, then back at me and laughed, "Um, Max do you mind if I borrow him for a while, why don't you go back to class I'll fill you in when I go to get his stuff from the classroom if you want I could take you both home early, if you want?" he couldn't say it with a straight face dang it he knows.

Max nodded taking one more look at me over her shoulder. Then went around the corner. Edward turned me around so fast I'm surprised I didn't suffer from whiplash. We walked toward Edwards car in the parking lot. And we talked about things, and how if he was human the same thing would happen to him when Bella was around. I told him it wasn't the first time that had happened to me because of Max, ofcourse usually I make a fool of myself and kiss her.

After a long talk he said that Max was getting anxious, he told me to stay here while he went to get her, our first day was officially over. He and Max came back I acted like I was sick, it wasn't hard seeing how I was so embarrassed at her effect on me that I couldn't lift me head to look at her. My arms still wrapped around with just the fear that my, 'little friend' might want to make another appearance, today.

When we got home Esme looked worried Max told her I got sick during Science and Edward just brought us home and needed to get back to class. So I went upstairs and lied on the couch my hand holding the bridge of my nose thinking this day couldn't get any worse, then Max walked in, she came from the bathroom she had changed from Rosalie's cloths to shorts and one of my big T-shirts.

"You can have the bed if you want I'm a head downstairs see if Esme needs help." I nodded keeping my eyes closed till she left, I large sigh collapsed my lungs as I rolled off the couch I grabbed the remote to Edwards stereo, and layed on the bed playing a Metro Station cd.

"God Max, how slow do you get?"

"Hey Fang are you sure your okay? Because I mean you sounded awful during class, I'm not worried about you or anything I just wanted – no I mean Esme was just wondering--"

I shook my head. "Max come here I think my temperature might be a little high, could you check my forehead, please I really can't tell." She just nodded she stood at the side of the bed and placed her hand against my cheek. It was cold, but soft, I could see her freshly manicured hands, thru the corner of my eye. I sighed.

She took a step back, "You feel fine Fang," she said her eyes were narrowed.

"That wasn't my forehead," I had a plan and she walked right into it. She took another step toward me again pressing her hand to my face, she sighed about to say I was fine, I grabbed her waist, "Oh my gosh Max, just come here," I pulled on her until she fell against my chest. I gently grabbed her face with one hand, my other wrapped against her waist preventing her escape.

I put my hand under her chin, lifting her face to look at, my thumb grazed gently over her lip. Before she bent down and kissed my lips softly. I released her waist, holding her face with both hands, she freed her hands, they grazed a trail of heat moving up to my neck, she moved kissing from my collarbone up to my earlobe, then from ear following my jaw, to my chin, she kissed there twice before I moved her mouth back to mine.

"Fang," she gasped out of breath. "Fang," she sighed notting her fingers in my hair, her heavy breathing against my cheek caused me to shiver. I pulled her to me harder, wishing her cloths would disappear. She rolled over onto her back, and I rolled onto her, she laughed quietly and I kissed everywhere avoiding her lips knowing thats where she wanted my lips, keeping her well excersized.

I kissed her lightly on her nose and rolled off of her. I had gotten to happy, I need to – I don't know what I needed, but I wanted to stay here in bed with her, but I couldn't let her know my weakness – her.

I got up crossing the room to enter the bathroom.

We had just finished dinner, I headed upstairs, Max was in the shower, so to avoid temptation, I went to check on the flock. Angel and Gazzy were curled up with Esme on their bed watching, some old cartoon show. Esme looked at me with a maternal look that reminded me of Dr. Martinez and how she looked at Max. I quickly turned and walked out of the room not even saying good night.

I walked into Carlisle's office forgetting Nudge and Iggy now occupied Alice and Jasper's futon, I ducked my head and said goodnight. "Fang can I speak with you?" oh no.

Esme stood at the door after Carllisle and me finished a long conversation consisting of what had happened to day, at school. But Esme wanted to revue what happened after I and Max had returned from school with Edward. She admired that I stopped, before I lost complete control over my 'friend'.

I nodded at everything they said, I truly understood what they were saying to me. But now I just really needed to sleep.

I guess they could sense me sagging slightly where I stood, and shood me off to bed.