Chapter 4: Therapy, We're All Walking Travesties

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Max has 6 ear piercings on each ear. One nose piercing on her left nostril. She has a tatoo of a feather on her left tricep. A tattoo of a small all black hawk on the nape of her neck, a tattoo of the words 'The stars are so far but they'll always be seen' around her wrist. The word 'imagine' on the small of her back with an yin and yang symbol above it. On her right shoulder-blade she has the words 'I feel infinite' and under it she has a dandelion tattoo.

Fang has 4 ear piercings on each ear. He has a tattoo of the words 'I am the architect of my own Destruction' between his shoulder blades. he has the words 'The best part of "Believe" is the "Lie"' on his left hip, a tattoo of the words 'Not all those who wander are lost' on his ankle. Across his wrist the words 'Am I more than you bargained for yet' over his self harm scars. Around his bicep he has the words 'To die would be an awfully big adventure'.

Nudge has 3 ear piercings on each ear. One nose piercing on her right nostril and a belly button piercing. She has a tattoo of yin and yang on wrist (She got this at the same time as Max). A tattoo of the words 'Long live' under her left boob.

Iggy has 2 stretched ear piercings (one on each ear). He has a tattoo of the words 'In poison places, we are anti-venom. We're the beginning of the end' on his forearm arm. He has the words 'Sell your soul, not your whole self' on his right shoulder-blade.

Dylan has a lip piercing and an eyebrow piercing. He has a tattoo of two swallow birds on his pelvis. He has the words 'The story so far' on his ankle.

Jack has 5 ear piercings on his right ear. He has a sleeve tattoo left arm. And the words 'A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.' on the small of his back.

Jason and Mason have one stretched ear-piercing on their right ear. They both have the word 'tvillingar' (Which means twins in swedish) on the right hand side of their ribcage. Mason has tattoo of a skull and cross-bones on his left bicep. Jason has a tattoo of an anaconda his calf.

Maya has 2 ear piercings on each ear. She has a tattoo of the word 'Loba' (Which means she-wolf in spanish) on her wrist and a tramp stamp of a pink fairy on the crescent moon. She has the outline of a love heart on her hand.

Lissa has 1 ear-piercing on each ear. She has a tramp stamp of a pink butterfly. She also has the outline of a love heart on her hand.

Brigid has ear piercings as Lissa. She has a tramp stamp of a pink heart with a swirly black design around it. She also has the outline of a love heart on her hand.

All of The Unholy Trinity have the word the 'Chienne' (Which means bitch/slut, but they thought it meant sexy, in french) on their inner elbow.

Gazzy has a bull nose piercing. He has a half sleeve tattoo on his right arm. He has the words 'Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.' around his ankle. He has a tattoo of a chinese fighting dragon on has left shoulder-blade.

Ethan has 7 ear piercings (3 on his right ear and 4 on his left ear). He has two sleeve tattoo arms. He has the words 'I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order.' on his shoulder-blade. He has the words 'Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.' on instep of his left foot.

Austin has 3 ear piercings on his right ear. One nose piercing on his left nostril. He has a tattoo of an anchor with the words 'Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.' wrapped around it on his left bicep. He has the words 'Life goes on' on his wrist. He has stars on his left calf. He has a tiny all black sun on the nape of his neck.

Other characters have not been introduced yet.

I do not own Maximum Ride or Any of the featured songs.

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Max's POV

Therapy Sucks. Right now I was at therapy with Dylan and Fang. Yay! (note the sarcasm). Why I'm here? Well... Dylan may have walked in on Fang and I after a one night stand. It was hilarious. Dylan went ballistic and attacked Fang. But Fang refused to fight his best friend because of some "morals" shit. Then Dylan got really frustrated with him for not fighting back and stormed out Fang's apartment. To conclude Fang, Dylan and I we're invited to a therapy session by our managers and publicist, to sort out all our quote unquote "differences". But the product of our differences is that Dylan is a Jackass.

I am sitting in the waiting room wearing my reading glasses, reading 'Fault in Our Stars' for the third time hoping for a different outcome. We are in a row of three chairs (they were the only ones available). Fang is in the middle with his headphones on, Dylan on his right intensely glaring at the both of us and me sat on Fang's left ignoring both. "Maxine Ride, Nicholas Venom and Dylan Grinch to Dr. Reed's room" the receptionist called. I sighed and jumped up with both. We approached the desk with receptionist. "Where is his room?" Dylan ask.

The receptionist looked up with an expression that said 'Who dare ask me a question' but as soon as she saw Dylan and Fang, her face broke out into a flirtatious grin. The receptionist was wearing a name tag with 'Brooke' typed across it. 'Brooke' was also wearing a tight leopard print blouse and a short red pencil skirt. The top three buttons of her blouse showing major cleavage. She had waist length dyed blonde hair that was tease up in the back. She also had a funny face which was not pretty but not immediately ugly. Not that you tell any of this because her face was caked with make up. She had tan orange skin that made her look like Ompaa Loompaa. She shamelessly stare at boys totally ignoring and not answering the question. I cleared my throat but she just kept staring. "Excuse me, can you direct us Dr. Reed's room" I say. She turns and gives me a dirty look then turned back and continued to stare. I looked at Dylan and Fang. Fang looked incredibly uncomfortable but Dylan looked angry. I turn back to 'Brooke'. "Listen woman, tell me Dr. Reed's room. Or I swear I will-"

"You will what?" 'Brooke' said in a nasally voice.

"Keep talking like that you'll find out" I say firmly. 'Brooke' looks me up and down in distaste, turns her nose up, then flicks her hair from her shoulder. I give her my death glare, she shrinks backs in her chair.

"L-l-last d-door dow-n the h-h-hall" She stutters out. I bear my teeth at her and she finches, pointing to the hallway.

We headed down the corridor and stopped in front of the last door. Dr. Reed printed in bold letters. I knocked politely on the door. "Enter" a deep voice called from the other side of the door. I push the door open, it reveals a gangly young man sitting behind a modest desk that is chaos with three evenly spaced out armchairs in front of him. Dr Reed (I presumed) reminded me of a preying mantis. Minus the green skin. He wore glasses the size of saucers and was oddly thin. His mousey brown, curly hair was severely dishevelled, as if he'd just rolled out of bed. He dressed casually but formal. He had a geeky cuteness to him but also looked way too young to be a professional therapist.

I walk further into room and sit in the chair on the far left, closes to the window. Fang sits on the far right and takes off his headphones. Dylan huffs in frustration and sits in the middle. "Hi, nice to meet you, Ms. Ride, Mr. Grinch and Mr Venom. I'm Dr. Reed and I will be your group therapist, indefinitely" said the man (or should I say Dr. Reed) confirming my suspicions. "Shall we do introductions? What do you prefer being called? Mr. Venom?" He questioned.

"I prefer Fang, Dr. Reed" said Fang formally.

"Mr. Grinch?"

"I prefer Dylan. I HATE my last name" Dylan emphasised curtly.

"Ms. Ride?"

"Max" I state.

"Thanks for coming, all of you. Who wants to start?" Dr. Reed questioned. Silence follows. "Don't all ask at once" Dr Reed jokes. But silence still follows and I stare out the windows, praying for this session to finish. "Max, would you like to start us off?" He asked desperately.

"No" I reply.

"Well, you have to, so... let's begin. Dylan and you recently broke up, I understand"

"If you call 6 months ago recently, Yes" I say tersely.

"Why do you think you're here, All of you?" He asked. I shrugged but Dylan decided to answer for Fang and I.

"Max, is a whore that slept my best friend. Fang is a back-stabber who slept with my girlfriend. I'm the betrayed victim that has shitty friends" Dylan says grimly.

"First of all, EX-GIRLFRIEND-" I say but Dylan interrupted me.

"I said ex-girlfriend"

"I'm pretty sure you didn't"

"Well, then your 'pretty' wrong"

"Whatever, as I was saying. I'm not a whore. You've got the wrong twin. Plus it was hardly betrayal and you're definitely not an innocent victim. Stop being so dramatic, Jeez" I state.

"Whatever, Maxine" said Dylan in a snide voice. I grind my teeth together.

"Also, It took you this long to realise that you have shitty friends. But I'm shocked you think you have any friends. Well... that weren't imaginary" I shoot back.

"Guys, We are off topic. Can we get back on track?" Dr Reed interjects. The room is silent. I take a deep breath, then exhale.

"Fine, ask me another question, Dr. Reed. I'm an open book" I say finally calm again.

"How many boyfriends have you had?"

"In no particular order. There's Derek, Sam, Ratchet, Fang, Iggy, Dylan, Tommy, Zayn and Peter. That would be 9 boyfriends" I say calmly. He flips through some files then writes something down in his notebook.

"You are famous for your break up songs. Did you write break-up songs about all of them?"

"Yes" I reply.

"What songs did you write about Derek?"

"I wrote 'Potential Breakup Song' with Maya, 'The Moment I Knew', 'Your Biggest Mistake' and 'I Knew You Were Trouble'"

"Sam?"

"I wrote 'Ur So Gay', 'Mr. Know It All', 'Before He Cheats', 'Fighter', 'Circle the Drain', 'Hate On Me' and 'Catch My Breath'" I say slowly. Fang rolls his eyes.

"Ratchet?" he asked, I thought for a moment.

"'Ain't It Fun', 'And Run', 'Feeling Sorry', 'Kiss With A Fist' and 'I Love It'"

"I understand that this relationship was extremely abusive. Especially in its last few days... correct?"

"Yes, that's what the song 'Kiss With A Fist' is about. The relationship ended with arson. Top ten worst break ups" I said with a smirk.

"Fang?"

"'Really Don't Care', 'Another Girl', 'Cry', 'U + Ur Hand', 'You'll Never Know', 'Grow Up', 'My Happy Ending', 'Everything Back But You', 'What the Hell', 'Mannequin' and 'Caught Out There'" I recite, ticking the songs off on my fingers.

"Um... Fang? Did you write any in retaliation to Max?" Dr Reed asked. Fang nodded and I rolled my eyes. "Could you tell us?" Dr Reed asked again. Fang opened his mouth to say something. Dylan cleared his throat. Fang quickly shut his mouth and shook his head.

"Wow! Fang! I didn't know Dylan had your balls in his purse" I said sarcastically. Dylan and Fang glared at me. "Don't worry Fang, Dylan doesn't have any balls either" I say.

"Ms. Ride, do not speak about these two this way" Dr Reed said appalled. I rolled my eyes at Dr Reed. I looked back at Fang. 'NOT. HELPING' he mouthed at me. 'MAN. UP' I mouth back at him. Fang rolls his eyes at me then turned back to Dr Reed. Whom had written something down in his notebook.

"On second thought I can tell you what songs I wrote about Max" Fang said firmly, ignoring Dylan eyes boring into him.

"Hallelujah" I say dramatically, to cover up my curiosity. Dr Reed gives a disapproving look and then gives Fang an encouraging smile. Fang takes a deep breath.

"I wrote 'Bang The Doldrums', 'She's So Mean', 'I Hate You So Much', 'Reckless', 'The Daylight', 'To Live and Let Go', 'Girls Do They Want', 'That Green Gentleman', 'The King of Wishful Thinking' and 'B Team'" Fang said in a monotone voice. Dylan and I's jaws drop open in shock.

"What did the songs mean to you, Fang?" Dr Reed pressed. Fang shifted uncomfortably in his chair. The room was silent.

"They meant venting to someone about our secret relationship. Because I couldn't do that when we were together. I was trying to let go..." Fang said softly, looking down. The room was silent once more. Dr Reed wrote down something again.

"Max, What songs did you write Iggy?" Dr Reed asked to fill the silence.

"Ummm... I... wrote 'I'm Like A Bird',... '17','Rock N' Roll'... after the second break up I wrote two duets with Iggy, 'Changes' and 'Breaking Up is Hard to Do' but the songs had been misinterpreted to think we were getting back together. We never did. We knew we should stay friends. Best friends... I then wrote 'Roar', 'Landslide', 'For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic' and 'That's What You Get'" I said distractedly.

Dr Reed looked shocked that I was offering up more information but quickly recovered and quickly said "Why are you a lot more open to talk about Iggy, than your other exes?" I give him my best 'are you for real' look.

"Because it's Iggy" I said as explanation. Dr Reed didn't push me on the subject, as I suspected he would, instead he shuffled some of the papers in a file. He quickly read one.

"In the song 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do', you say 'Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up again'. What did mean if you weren't getting back together?" He questioned. I thought for a moment.

"Looks like someone a huge Miggy fan" I joked but cleared my throat then continued "It meant I wasn't ready to lose my best friend, however our relationship had a lot up and downs. But the downs outweighed ups, and the ups weren't high enough to ignore the downs. We grew apart because although we loved each we weren't in love with each other. I was in love with someone else. He deserved better" I murmured quietly. Dylan snorted then burst out laughing.

"Max, that was a good one. Like you care about anyone elses feelings. Need I remind you, you just slept with my best friend" said Dylan between fits of laughter.

"Mr Grinch -" Dr Reed tried but I cut him off.

"Don't you DARE sit there on your 'HIGH FUCKING HORSE'. You've had an affair with MY EVIL TWIN SISTER, MAYA. DO YOU REALLY WANT TO DO THIS DYLAN? 'CAUSE I'M COMING AT YOU LIKE A DARK HORSE" I shout at him. Inspiration for a new song came to me and I made a quick mental note of it. Dylan looks shocked and is heavily breathing from anger.

"Mr Grinch, I think you should leave the room to calm down. I'll call for you soon" Dr Reed spoke soothingly. Dylan stood and stormed out slamming the door behind him.

"Fang, Would you like to tell me about your relationship with Max?"

"Not really, No. But thanks for asking" said Fang with heavy sarcasm.

"You all have to co-operate with me or this will become weekly sessions..." Dr. Reed trailed off.

"Fine... We met in high school at age 16 and became close friends. At first we kept our friendship a secret because I had my reputation to up hold and Max's new friends thought I was trouble and a bad omen. We became openly close friends about two months in to the friendship. Her 'so called' friends disapproved but we found a new circle of friends together. The group of friends was called the Flock.

Max was the leader of the flock and I was second in command. At age 17, all of our bands became famous nationally. We signed with different labels but still remained close. We all became home-schooled with exception of Max. My lead single was, 'Just Friends'. Iggy's lead single was... um... 'The Return of Boy band'. Max's was... um... 'Royals'. Iggy and Max dated briefly twice. Max had a few public relationships but they ended badly, during which Max and I weren't friends. I had two public relationships but they ended with me being a jackass. At age 18, after being in many relationships, we started one in secret. Max wanted it a secret to the flock as well as everyone else"

"You liar. You wanted it as much as I did" I cut him off.

"Max, can you let him finish please?" said Dr. Reed. I rolled my eyes in response. "Please continue, Fang" He encouraged.

"Max and I stayed in the relationship for a year writing many songs about it. At age 19, we broke up because she thought I was cheating on her, then made the song 'Bust Your Windows', which Max failed to mention in her break up list, about me. When I tried to explain to her what really happened she said didn't care what really happened. She said talking to me was like talking to a brick wall and she couldn't take it any more. She just walked away" Fang finished looking like he was reliving a painful memory. I opened my mouth to say something but then closed it. Dr. Reed shuffled through some more papers then picked one.

"Okay, Fang. In the song 'Bang The Doldrums' you say 'Best friends, Ex-friends till the end, Better off as lovers, And not the other way around'. What did you mean by that?" Dr. Reed asked.

"That was the cycle of our relationship. Best friends, ex-friends and then secret lovers. I thought we better off as lovers but obviously the thought was not mutual" Fang replied, staring at me intently. I sunk further into my seat. This was going to be a long day. Dr. Reed was again shuffling.

"Max" says Dr. Reed claiming my attention, "In the song you failed mention early 'Bust Your Windows' you say 'Even though what you did to me was much worse, I had to do something to make you hurt.' What happened between you that you felt the need to make Fang feel hurt?" He asked.

"Fang cheated on me" I looked at Fang daring him to interrupt me, I continue "The worst part was he wasn't even sneaky about it. If you're gonna cheat on me make sure I don't find out about it. Seriously, how stupid do you think I am. Actually, that wasn't the worst part. The worst part was that it was the front cover of every fucking magazine. You and Lissa kissing blown up on A4 paper. Not an appealing site." I answered.

"I didn't cheat on you" Fang stated firmly. I turned to face him, he staring at the front of the room with his fist clenched. Refusing to look at me. I turn away and face the front also, being stubborn. I cross my arms over my chest. Dr. Reed is rapidly writing something down in his notebook. I roll my eyes at how oblivious to us, he is. And he calls him self a therapist.

"Whatever, Fang. You do realise that never said you're sorry. Not once. You got caught on camera kissing another woman, and you can't even say you're sorry?" I ask. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Fang's posture soften and he turns to face but I refuse to look at him. "Dr. Reed?" I say gaining his attention, he looks up from writing.

"Yes, Max" He asks calmly.

"I'm done for the day. I'm going home now. I can't sit in a room with either of these two" I say quickly. Dr. Reed surprises me and nods. I get up to leave but he stops.

"Max, wait. I have a 'homework' task for you and Fang. Write four songs. One about how you felt in the relationship. The second an apology for the way it ended. The third about your relationship/friendship with Dylan. The fourth about the start of your relationship with each other. You need to perform the first two songs to each other. You are free to go." Dr. Reed said dismissively. Fang stood to leave with me. I put my hand on the door knob to leave. "Ahh, Uhh. Fang, I need to talk to you" said Dr. Reed. Fang sat back down, "Max, could you get Dylan on your way out?" Dr. Reed says. I nod. I finally exit the room. Dylan heads snaps up at the sound of the door clicking shut behind me. He glares at me and I glare back.

"Dr. Reed says you can go back in" I say flippantly. Dylan stood up and left for the room. I continued towards the elevator.


I sat in my private in-house studio, thinking about today's events. I was sat at my new grand piano in the recording booth of the studio. My last piano was trashed at my house party. It took my cleaners forever to clean up. Iggy had to pay the cleaners' checks that week. Iggy really ruined my house. He managed to wedge several ping-pong balls into my flat screen TV. He put all my dishes in the washing machine and long story short I had to get new plates and a new washing machine. He pee in my bed (I had to burn my mattress). He smashed one of my windows, etc. I thought about my homework assignment. But every time I thought about my relationship with Fang, I felt a horrible pain in my chest. Not because the relationship was bad. The relationship was good. No, great. Scratch that, absolutely incredible. Fang and I just clicked. We were opposites but still same. We could talk for hours about absolutely nothing. This was amazing because Fang rarely spoke, ever. although, to me he was a chatterbox. We had a lot of communication problems. Caused by my lack of emotional speeches and his lack of emotions. I found it hard to sit and explain my emotions to anyone, especially Fang. I found it uncomfortable and awkward. Fang was never an open person. He didn't ever like to establish what page we were on. Or D.T.R. (Define the relationship). Every time I tried to force him to open up he would close up even more. It was frustrating.

He operated under the assumption that if something new was added to the relationship that's what we were. Like the first time we kissed. We were then friends that kiss. I had to explain to him that friends don't kiss. I used the 'would you kiss Iggy' analogy and that cleared things up quickly.

I didn't like to work hard at anything. Least of all, my relationship. My motto was 'If it's broke, don't fix it'. If it requires work? It's not worth it. I believe every should be as easy as breathing. Natural. I have always leaned on my natural ability for everything that I've never had to work or put in effort. Suddenly, ideas came to me. Ideas for songs that wasn't 'your an idiot, i hate you'. I was making progress. I wrote down the chords for the melodies I couldn't get out of my mind. Once I had perfected them I started on the lyrics.

Around about two hours later I had two and half songs. I was ready to practice two of them but one of them wasn't really for the assignment. I pressed the record button then hovered my hands over the keys, took a breath and began to play.

We clawed, we chained our hearts in vain
We jumped never asking why
We kissed, I fell under your spell.
A love no one could deny

Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I can't live a lie, running for my life
I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah, you, you wreck me

I put you high up in the sky
And now, you're not coming down
It slowly turned, you let me burn
And now, we're ashes on the ground

Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I can't live a lie, running for my life
I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me

I came in like a wrecking ball
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crashing in a blazing fall
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah, you, you wreck me

I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
And instead of using force
I guess I should've let you win
I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
I guess I should've let you win

Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you

I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me

I came in like a wrecking ball
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crashing in a blazing fall
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah, you, you wreck me
Yeah, you, you wreck me

I continued to play. Morphing the keys into the next song. The chords were a lot bouncier and playful. I smile thinking of Tony's request last week.

Head under water and they tell me
To breathe easy for awhile
But breathing gets harder, even I know that

Made room for me, but it's too soon to see
If I'm happy in your hands
I'm unusually hard to hold on to

Blank stares at blank pages
No easy way to say this
You mean well
But you make this hard on me

I'm not gonna write you a love song
'Cause you ask for it
'Cause you need one, you see

I'm not gonna write you a love song
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this
If you're on your way

I'm not gonna write you to stay
All you have is leaving
I'mma need a better reason
To write you a love song today, today

I learned the hard way that they all say
Things you wanna hear
My heavy heart sinks deep down under

You and your twisted words
Your help just hurts
You are not what I thought you were
Hello to high and dry

Convinced me to please you
Made me think that I need this too
I'm trying to let you hear me as I am

I'm not gonna write you a love song
'Cause you ask for it
'Cause you need one, you see

I'm not gonna write you a love song
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this
If you're on your way

I'm not gonna write you to stay
If all you have is leaving
I'mma need a better reason
To write you a love song today

Promise me you'll leave the light on
To help me see daylight, my guide, gone
'Cause I believe there's a way
You can love me because I say

I won't write you a love song
'Cause you ask for it
'Cause you need one, you see

I'm not gonna write you a love song
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this

Is that why you wanted a love song?
'Cause you asked for it
'Cause you need one, you see

I'm not gonna write you a love song
'Cause you tell me it's make or breaking this
If you're on your way

I'm not gonna write you to stay
If your heart is nowhere in it
I don't want it for a minute

Babe, I'll walk the seven seas
When I believe that there's a reason
To write you a love song today, today

I continue smiling until the sound of muffled clapping. My head snapped up, I looked through booth's window. I pressed the stop button to cease the recording. Someone was standing in my studio. This didn't make any sense because I was home alone. "Come in" I called out to the figure. They open the booth's door to reveal that it was... Fang? Why was Fang here? How did he get in here? Fang answered my unspoken by holding up my spare keys. He walked further into the room. Cautiously. "What are you doing here?" I ask guarded.

"I came to see you" He replied in a 'duh' voice.

"No shit, Sherlock. Why are you here?" I retort.

"I wanted to apologise for saying that you just walked away" he said awkwardly.

"Yeah, right" I replied sarcastically.

"No, seriously. I heard your song earlier" he said uncomfortable.

"You were spying on me?"

"Yes, but not on purpose. Are you mad at me?" he ask, his voice filled with curiosity. I thought for a moment.

"Mad? no. Confused about why you're still here? Yes"

"I wrote you the songs for the homework assignment, I wanted sing the songs to you, now" he said nervously.

"Well, I'm not doing anything important. So... go ahead" I slid down the piano bench to make room for him. He hesitated but eventually sat down. "Question: how did you find my spare keys?" I asked curiously.

"Max... We had an affair for an entire year. I know that your spare keys are hidden under a tile on the front steps" he said embarrassed. I couldn't help my self, I had to ask.

"You remember that?"

"Do you doubt my memory?"

"No. Not doubt. I just find it hard to believe..." I trail off. We sat in an awkward silence "What one do you want to do first?" I ask.

"What?" he asked with a confused expression on his face.

"Your songs?" I reply in a 'duh' voice. He chuckled. "What's so funny?" I say self conscious.

"One of the songs is called 'Your song'"

"Oh" I join in with his laughter.

"I'll perform the break up one first" he said once we had both stopped laughing.

"Cool, just rip it off like a band-aid" I say melodramatically. He rolled his eyes. Then starts to play but suddenly stops. "What? Don't tell me that was the whole song?" I say.

"No, I just want to warn you that my piano playing a little rusty" he said flashing me his nervous smile.

"Dude, it's fine. Start playing, stop stalling" I say. He start to play again. He focuses on each key and doesn't look at me.

Joke me something awful just like kisses on the necks of "best friends"*
We're the kids who feel like dead ends
And I want to be known for my hits, not just my misses
I took a shot and didn't even come close
At trust and love and hope
And the poets are just kids who didn't make it
And never had it at all

And the record won't stop skipping
And the lies just won't stop slipping
And besides my reputation's on the line
We can fake it for the airwaves
Force our smiles, baby, half dead
From comparing myself to everyone else around me

Please put the doctor on the phone 'cause I'm not making any sense
Blame everyone but me for this mess
And my back has been breaking from this heavy heart
We never seemed so far
I'm hopelessly hopeful, you're just hopeless enough
But we never had it at all

And the record won't stop skipping
And the lies just won't stop slipping
And besides my reputation's on the line
We can fake it for the airwaves
Force our smiles, baby, half dead
From comparing myself to everyone else around me
to everyone else around me
everyone else around me
everyone else around me

He stopped playing. The song didn't sound like it should played on the piano. It was still a great song. He turned his head to look at me briefly. He gives me a weak smile. For once in my life, I am completely speechless. I stare at him in shock. He turns back to keys and starts to play again.

It's a little bit funny this feeling inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
I don't have much money but boy if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live

If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a travelling show
I know it's not much but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song and this one's for you

And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world

I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well a few of the verses well they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
It's for people like you that keep it turned on

So excuse me forgetting but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen

And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world

I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world

He continued to play morphing the melody into a new song "I know we were only meant to write two but this one came to me, while we were in the relationship. I have to sing it to you" he says, focused on the keys. I nod. Which is pretty stupid because he can't see me.

Girl im in love with you
This ain't the honeymoon
Past the infatuation phase
Right in the thick of love
At times we get sick of love
It seems like we argue everyday

I know i misbehaved
And you made your mistakes
And we both still got room left to grow
And though love sometimes hurts
I still put you first
And we'll make this thing work
But I think we should take it slow

We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
Cuz we're ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow

This ain't a movie no
No fairy tale conclusion ya'll
It gets more confusing everyday
Sometimes it's heaven sent
Then we head back to hell again
We kiss then we make up on the way

I hang up you call
We rise and we fall
And we feel like just walking away
As our love advances
We take second chances
Though it's not a fantasy
I Still want you to stay

We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
Cuz we're ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow

Take it slow
Maybe we'll live and learn
Maybe we'll crash and burn
Maybe you'll stay, maybe you'll leave,
maybe you'll return
Maybe another fight
Maybe we won't survive
But maybe we'll grow
We never know baby youuuu and I

We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
Cuz we're ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow (Heyyy)
We're just ordinary people
We don't know which way to go
Cuz we're ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh)
This time we'll take it slow

"Fang that was... beautiful" I say. Holy cookies, Is Fang blushing? Fang doesn't blush ever. This normally is because he's always saying sexual innuendos. Anyway, moving on. "I have an idea let's do a duet" I ask good naturally.

"Ok... What's the catch?" he answered cautiously. He knew I loved challenging my self musically, I smile.

"You know me well. Well, we will be allowed to agreed on the title, write the chorus, chords and melody. Apart from that we have to sing from the heart..." I trail off knowing he understood what I was saying. He was silent for a long while. Pondering.

"What type of song is it?"

"Break up"

"Fine"

"Really?"

"Yes, come on let's start" he said. And so we did. It took us 30 minutes, bouncing ideas back and forth. He decide this needed an electric guitar. I agreed and lent him Isis (my electric guitar). I played the piano because I was better than him. I was to start the song because Fang wasn't use to improvisation. Fang started to play the agreed chords. I start to sing.

Max (Italics), Fang (Bold), Both (Bold Italics)

I didn't wanna say 'I'm sorry'
For breaking us apart
I didn't wanna say 'It was my fault'
Even though I knew it was
I didn't wanna call you back
Cause I knew that I was wrong
Yeah I knew I was wrong

One in the same
Never to change
Our love was beautiful
We got it all
Destined to fall
Our love was tragical
Wanted to call
No need to fight
You know I wouldn't lie
But tonight, we'll leave it on the line

Listen baby
Never would have said 'Forever'
If I knew it'd end so fast
Why did you say 'I love you'
If you knew it that it wouldn't last
Baby I just can't hear what your saying
The line is breaking up
Or is that just us?
Or is that just us?

One in the same
Never to change
Our love was beautiful
We got it all
Destined to fall
Our love was tragical
Wanted to call
No need to fight
You know I wouldn't lie
But tonight, we'll leave it on the line

I try to call again
I get your mailbox
Like a letter left unread
Apologies are often open ended
But this one's better left unsaid

One in the same
Never to change
Our love was beautiful
We got it all
Destined to fall
Our love was tragical
Wanted to call
No need to fight
You know I wouldn't lie
But tonight, we'll leave it on the line

Fang and I stared at each other. We jump up and high-fived each other. "We just improved an amazing song" I said in disbelieve.

"Yep, high-five for awesomeness" he says and I freeze. That was what we used to say when we were going out. The phrase brought back memories. Good memories. I stared blankly at him "Hey Max, Earth to Max" Fang said snapping his fingers in my face. I pushed his hand away.

"Stop that, will ya?"

"Sorry I thought I lost you to the Martians" he said jokingly. I stare into his piercing grey orbs. After all this time... I was still in love with him. I couldn't help but think... What if? What if that stupid article never happened? What if our relationship was never secret? What if he was still in love with me? I quickly dismiss this knowing the answer is no. Just look at him. He's perfect. Even with his messy hair and his overly flirtatious grin. Also his stupid british accent and his weird outlook on life; everything about him intrigued and intoxicated me. But he's moved on, even if it is to one night stands. As hard as I try I don't think I'll be able to move on, ever. He's the best thing that ever happened to me. The only thing I can do is make it seem as if i have moved on. Right? Or should I tell him how I feel? Honesty is the best policy. But it's not lying if I withheld the truth from him. Is it? Has this gone on for too long? Am I ready to forgive?

"What? Do I have something on my face?" he asked.

"No, I was just... thinking" I smile weakly and look away. "I want to sing a song I wrote before we broke up,"

"Okay" he said confused.

I sit back down at piano bench and he sits with me. I am uncomfortable with this proximity to him but I say nothing. I breathe slow and begin to play.

I looked in my rear view mirror and
It seemed to make a lot more sense
Than what I see ahead of us, ahead of us, yeah.
I'm ready to make that turn
Before we both crash and burn
Cause that could be the death of us, the death of us, baby

You know how to drive in rain
And you decided not to make a change
Stuck in the same old lane
Going the wrong way home

I feel like my heart is stuck in bumper to bumper traffic,
I'm under pressure
Cause I can't have you the way that I want
Let's just go back to the way it was

When we were on Honeymoon Avenue
Honeymoon Avenue
Baby, coastin' like crazy
Can we get back to the way it was?

Hey, what happened to the butterflies?
Guess they encountered that stop sign
And my heart is at a yellow light, a yellow light
Hey, right when I think that we found it,
Well, that's when we start turning around
You're saying, "Baby, don't worry,"
But we're still going the wrong way, baby

You know how to drive in rain
And you decided not to make a change
Stuck in the same old lane
Going the wrong way home

I feel like my heart is stuck in bumper to bumper traffic,
I'm under pressure
Cause I can't have you the way that I want
Let's just go back to the way it was

When we were on Honeymoon Avenue
Honeymoon Avenue
Baby, coastin' like crazy
Can we get back to the way it was?

They say only fools fall in love
Well, they must've been talking about us
and sometimes I feel like I've been here before
I could be wrong, but I know I'm right
We gon' be lost if we continue to fight
Honey I know, yeah,
We can find our way home

I feel like my heart is stuck in bumper to bumper traffic,
I'm under pressure
Cause I can't have you the way that I want
Let's just go back to the way it was

When we were on Honeymoon Avenue
Honeymoon Avenue
My baby, coastin' like crazy
Can we get back to the way it was?

When we were on Honeymoon Avenue
Honeymoon Avenue
Baby, coastin' like crazy
Can we get back to the way it was?

You know how to drive in rain
You decided not to make a change
Stuck in the same old lane
Going the wrong way home

I feel like my heart is stuck in... traffic,
I'm under..., pressure, pressure
Let's just go back to the way it was

When we were on...

Let's just go back, back, back.

Fang was silent. "I had no idea... You felt that way before we broke up" he said shocked.

"You were distant, too quiet, too flippant" I say coldly as an explanation. He is quiet again. He abruptly stood up and held out his hand to me. I look at his hand.

"Come on, I want to show you something" he said nervously.

"Sure... as long as it's not the trunk of your car... because you're trying to kidnap me" I say.

"No, just come with me" he says while chuckling. I take his hand and he leads me through the house and to his Black Chevrolet Camaro. I clamber into the passenger seat. He gracefully slides into the driver's side. He drives off at a reasonable pace through the NYC traffic. We eventually pull up at his apartment but there seems to be a cluster of paparazzi outside the lobby doorway.

"What happened? Please don't tell me you're gonna show me a dead body?" I joke. Fang laughs. It sound like music to my ears. But his face gets serious.

"Do you want me to drive you back before the paparazzi see you?" he asks calmly. I thought about it.

"No" I said before I could stop myself. Fang looked surprised. I felt like saying 'you and me both pal'. But I refrained.

"Are you sure?"

"Yep, I'm over the paparazzi ruining my life. They can think what they want about me" I say firmly. He looks at me in astonishment.

"You do realize they will think we're dating?"

"Let them think that, As long as you and I know the truth. Who cares?"

"What about your fans?"

"They'll live with it" I say defiant. He sighs at my stubbornness, nods and opens his door. I open mine. The paparazzi notice use and hurry to take pictures. "MAX? FANG!" They shout at us. They then shout incoherent questions at us, the flashing lights as they take millions of pictures. Fang looks like a deer in the headlights. I grab his arm and push through the crowd. We finally make it to lobby. Leaving the paparazzi outside. We then take the elevator up to the penthouse suite that Fang lives in. Fang taps in his code.

"Strange" he mumbles.

"What?" I ask.

"Something's different and I don't know what" he says quietly, he then shakes his head.

We ride in silence. When elevator door open I stumble and almost fall on my face. But I style it out by doing a hand stand and walking on my hands then doing a back flip so I was back upright. Fang smirks but looks surprised.

"I saw you stumble" He whispers in my ear. I giggle. Knowing that I caught.

"No I didn't" I say denying it. As we walk through the foyer to the living room. I was totally ignoring my surroundings and focusing solely on Fang. He was doing the same thing. I was walking backwards in front him and he was walking forwards so we were face to face.

"Yeah-huh" he says, imitating my little sister, Angel, in an argument. I chuckle and he joins in.

"Na-uh" I reply.

"Yeah-huh"

"Na-uh"

"Yeah.." Fang trails off "Holy shit on an alter" he mumbles, staring at something over my head. I turn around to see Nudge, Iggy, Mason, Gazzy, Ethan, Austin and Dylan. They are staring at us tapping their feet in unison. They stand in front of the fireplace and Fang's large flat screen TV that over looked his plush couches and a glass coffee table.

"Hey guys..." I say. They continue to glare to us.

"Don't take personally but can you guys leave my apartment" says Fang. They stop tapping their feet and look taken aback.

"Why would we do that?" asks Mason. I face-palm at Mason's stupidity.

"Because this breaking and entering, it's a criminal offence. Fang could turn you over to the police, genius" I say. They all look ashamed. Except Mason who looks confused.

"How is this breaking and entering?" He asks.

"All I'm saying is, did Iggy or did he not, hack the elevator system? and are you not in Fang's apartment?" I ask rhetorically. Iggy flushes knowing I know his handy work well.

"Yes..." says Mason confused by the questions.

"That's breaking and entering, then" I say. Mason still looks confused.

"Dylan told us everything" says Nudge interrupting my conversation with Mason. I flopped down on the couch closes to the entrance. Fang stands in the doorway looking murderously at Dylan.

"Oh, Really?" I asked sarcastically. I smile menacing at all of them. they flinch. How could they believe Dylan? I thought they were my friends with the exceptions of Mason and Austin.

"How could you be having an affair behind my back with Fang for four years, Max. I thought we told each other everything. You're having an an affair with your sworn enemy. You cheated on Dylan. I know he's an asshole. No offence, Dylan. But that's going against all your morals. With his BF is just cold. If you didn't want to tell me, it was Fang. You could just say 'I'm having an affair'. Not leave me in the dark. Don't you remember we did thing 'number 8' together. I could have done that by myself but I took you for moral support. This how you repay me?" says Nudge. 'Number 8' was code for abortion clinic. Nudge was pregnant with Austin's baby. Her and Austin had just broken up. She never told him, she said wasn't ready to be a parent. Nudge spent three weeks after crying... and eating chocolate ice cream.

"This isn't about you, Nudge. As of this afternoon Dylan and I, are longer friends. Let alone 'BF's" says Fang. This was news to me and apparently everyone else. We all looked shocked by this comment.

"Like hell it is about us. We all know what happens to Max and you get when you're together" says Gazzy.

"Yeah, Fang. Don't you remember why the flock broke up? also four years ago" interjects Iggy.

"Max was the only one who was still was your friend after that" says Ethan.

"I don't know why you're talking, Ethan. You weren't even apart of the flock" states Fang.

"Nothing is happening between Fang and I" I interject.

"Yeah, Right? We all know you and Fang like each other" says Iggy.

"You know PI is our sworn enemy. I thought you said we were friends. I'd hate to see how your treat your enemies, if this how you treat us. Oh, wait? You fuck them behind your friends' back!" adds Ethan.

"Again, why are you still talking? Nobody cares" retorts Fang.

"I care" replies Ethan.

"Well I don't, so put the shut to the up, Ethan"

"This is oppression. This is exactly why the flock broke up. Fang oppress us and you couldn't take your head out of his ass long enough to notice" says Gazzy.

"That's a lie, Gazzy. I admit Fang had an affair for one year. 3 years ago. I hated Fang at the end of our relationship. The flock was not together when we had an affair. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was going out with Iggy when the flock broke up. You're just saying that Fang oppressed you because, you were always jealous of him" I retort at Gazzy.

"You obviously cheated on me with Fang, that's why you broke up me and are still having an affair now. Just last week, I walked in on you two after you had sex" says Dylan speaking up for the first time. Everyone glares at Fang and me. This is bullshit on bullshit.

"Nothing is happening between Fang and me. I refuse to answer any more question the topic. This is fucking bullshit. I hope that you're all high because if you're not. You. Are. Fucking. Insane" I say frustrated.

"It looks pretty shady from where I'm sat. You weren't meant to be here. Yet, here you are. We all know you're a hypocrite. Dylan told us all about how you been sneaking around behind our backs for years. And you know what? It made sense. You went after Fang because I said I had a crush on him. You then turned your back on PI to cover up your tracks. You made me feel guilty for going out with Austin after you broke with Dylan. All the while you were dating Fang. You're a tramp. I can't believe I was your friend for so long. What did I do to deserve such a bad friend? I can't believe I'm friends with a liar and a cheater. What happened to the promise we made to always tell each other the truth? What happened to friends stick together to the end?" says Nudge, rapidly.

"How could you believe anything Dylan says about me? He also told the press, I was pregnant. I'm not a cheater. Friends stick together to the end? Funny, I could ask you the same question" I state. Nudge thinks for a moment.

"How can I trust you? You've lied before" Nudge states coldly.

"I'm not lying to you. And you know it. I didn't cheat on Dylan" I say.

"Are you denying that you having an affair with Fang, currently?" She persists. I look at her as if to say 'you really think I'm lying to you'. She looks back at me with a 'yes, I know you're lying to me'. Iggy, Gazzy and Ethan have the same look on their face. I felt so hurt, so betrayed, so angry, so alone. This was exactly how I felt when I tried to kill myself at age 15. It was the real reason I went to high school. Fang was the only one I ever told about this. It's not something you bring up a casual conversation. 'Hi, I've tried to kill myself' is the best way to lose friends. Not that I needed that to lose friends. Apparently, I can do that all on my own. Well... with Dylan's help. These were the very people holding me back from sinking into a pit of depression and anxiety. And now I was drowning in depression. I hold back my tears and stare at Dylan. He looks at me as if to say 'I've won and your alone, with no one to turn to. How does it feel?'. I almost lose it and attack but Fang's voice stops me.

"Everyone leave. This is my home and I'll be damned if I'm ambushed in it. Dylan, if you don't leave within 5 seconds, I swear to god, you will get what's coming to you. Nudge, how you manage to make anything that happens between Max and I, about you, is beyond me. You are a pathetic narcissist. Mason, your stupidity has reached an all time low. Ethan, I don't know why you're still here. All of you, leave, NOW" says Fang heatedly. He breathes heavily as everyone stares at him. Fang never outbursts but as the saying goes 'there's a first time for every thing'. "Is everyone DEAF? ONE, TWO!" Fang bellows. Everyone scurry to the lift. I stand and start following after the rest assuming Fang wants to be alone. As I walk past him in the doorway, he grabs my wrist. I freeze then slowly turn towards him. I hear them all pile into the lift and the doors close. "Are you okay?" Fang asks. I look at him shocked.

"Yes, It seems that the impossible has happened. My friends believe Dylan over me. Dylan, the pathological liar, over me" I state solemnly. I look at Fang with hurt eyes. He pulls me into a bear hug. I freeze but gently ease into the hug. I don't know how long we stood holding each other. We eventually pull away to look into each others eyes.

"Green" he says randomly.

"What?" I say confused.

"Your eyes. They're green with a hazel tint and a hint of blue" he states. I laugh.

"From your song. I don't know colour my eyes are but thanks for telling me"

"Are you being sarcastic? I can't tell" he asks.

"No, really, I don't the colour of my eyes... Dark grey with blue dots" I state.

"What?" he asks.

"Your eyes. I could never tell what the colour was before but they're dark grey with blue" I say.

"Oh" is all he says. "... come on, I'll show what I was going to show you, before the rude intrusion" says Fang. He then quickly interlocked our fingers and drags me upstairs and into his bedroom. He lets goof my hand and begins to briskly and rapidly look through his drawers. Finally, he pulls out a small black velvet box that had been buried in his sock drawer. I look at him confused. Hands me the box. I take but don't open it.

"You brought me earrings?" I ask.

"No..."

"A necklace?" I ask.

"No..."

"A key?"

"No, Max. Just the open the box, will you?" he says nervously. I hesitate. I pinch the lid of the smooth box. I pull it open to show... a ring.

"Please tell me this is a promise ring" I say. My heart rate accelerates. Fang is silent for a moment. This ring is too beautiful and expensive to be a promise ring. I closely at the silver band of the ring. The words 'I love you, Max. Forever' are engraved into the ring. There is a huge sapphire gemstone perched on top of the ring (my favourite gem is sapphire). This clearly not a promise ring.

"This is a promise ring?" he says unconvinced.

"Are you just saying because I asked to?" I demand.

"Yes" he states "It's an engagement ring I brought when we were going out. I was going to propose the night you broke up with me" he mumbles.

"Why are you showing this to me now?" I say. He sits down on the end of the bed and pats the spot next to him. I cautiously sit down next to him. I untie my converses and remove them. I push myself further back on the bed. I lay down, face up. He lays down next to me. We lay in comfortable silence.

"It was meant to be a surprise, that's why I was so distant. I knew if I spent too much time with you, I'd blurt it out" he said quietly.

Fang's POV

"Oh, yeah. I remember you're like the worst secret keeper of all time. Remember when I told you that Lynn was gay? and you accidentally blurted it out in the school cafeteria. That was hilarious. Well, not at the time. But looking back it was pretty funny" said Max while giggling. Her giggle sounded like bells. I was guessing she was remembering Lynn chasing me down the hallways. I was paranoid the entire day.

"I've seen you so... on edge. It was like you expected Lynn to pop up and grab you" She said during a fit of laughter. She confirmed my suspicions.

"Hey, in my defence, Lynn was pretty scary for a girl" I joked defensively.

"Am I scary for a girl?" She asks.

"No..." her face fell "you're terrifying" I mock whisper. She laughs again. I join in. I missed this. Max's ability to bring me out of my shell. If anyone can make me a better person, she could. We were like Bonnie and Clyde, minus the awful ending. Is there no great love's that don't end in tragedy? My thoughts are starting to take a dark turn. I decide to focus on Max. Her beautiful face. With her extremely kiss-able lips. Her button nose, her high cheek bones that looked extremely squeeze-able. Her eyes at first used to freak me out, because they look like she is constantly staring at you. Into your very soul. But they are actually very beautiful. She is everything I need that I never knew I wanted. She is everything I want that I never knew I needed. We lay and talk for what feels like hours until Austin calls me. I sit up and answer while Max stares at my ceiling.

"What do you want?" I snap into the phone.

"I know you and Max aren't having an affair" Austin replies.

"Really? It didn't seem like it earlier" I say sarcastically.

"Hey, I just remembered when you dragged me 'mission j-all', when you and Max were 'U.C.S.'" says Austin quietly. I leave the room, quickly. I go to my computer room and shut the door. 'Mission J-all' was code for ring shopping. Get it? Jewel Mall. J-all. Well... that and or jail. Because marriage was like jail. I went ring shopping. The reason I took Austin was because I was hyperventilating and totally lost. 'U.C.S.' was code for 'Under Cover Sexing'. We only used code words if they were people present.

"Yeah, about that, you can not breathe a word of what I'm about tell to anyone. Actually, leave the room you're in with Nudge" I say.

"How do you know it's her? What if it's Mason?"

"Well then put 'Mason' on the phone" I say. I hear movement.

"Hello" the voice was an octave too high to be Mason's. I hear a snicker and 'shhh' in the background.

"Hi Nudge"

"Why do you think its Nudge?" she replies in the same deep voice.

"Mason answers the phone saying: Jello, Hollo or Hilo." I say.

"Fine, it's me. Why can't I hear?" She wines in her normal voice.

"Because it's none of your business. It's on a need to know bases, and you don't need to know" I reply.

"Fine" She says. I hear a lot of movement and a lot shuffling. I finally hear a door close.

"What's up?" says Austin.

"The sky"

"You know what I mean, Fang"

"I gave Max the ring"

"WHAT?!"

"I said I gave Max the ring"

"I heard you the first time. You proposed to Max? Did she say 'yes'? Are you getting married? I think you should wait a few years. Have you been having an affair this entire time?" Austin practically shouts through the phone. I hold my phone away from my ear. Waiting for him to calm down.

"I didn't propose to her. I just gave the ring"

"You just gave her the ring. What kind of idiot does that?"

"Is that a rhetorical question?"

"Is that a rhetorical question?" he said frustrated.

"No, it wasn't. Stop repeating what I say" I state. Austin breathes in and out deeply.

"Okay, I'm calm... Are you starting to move on from Max?"

"Maybe..."I lied. It was silent. I decided to change the subject. "So why did you call me anyway?"

"Oh... Dude, have you checked your email?"

"No"

"I seriously wonder what you do when you're alone. On second thought I don't want to know. The band has to practice, which is not ideal for your war on everyone you know, but its true. There's an event next friday. A Beatles tribute event. We have to write a song and sing couple of the Beatles songs" he stated.

"Really?"

"Yes, Fang. Oh! and I forgot. Everyone has to dress like it's the 50's"

"Why? The Beatles were most famous in the 60's and 70's. Wouldn't it make more sense to dress like it's the 60's?"

"You ask a lot of questions. It's a theme, Fang. The theme is not the Beatles. There's also the bands roast off. It's a new event where two select members from several bands are allowed 5 minutes to insult and joke about everyone present on the stage. Isn't that awesome." he says excitedly.

"Yeah..." I say sarcastically. "I'll talk to you later, I have something to do" I say.

"No, you don't have something to do but I can tell you don't want to talk to me. Bye." he says cheerily. The line went dead. I pressed the end call button. I sighed. I slowly trudged back to my room. Not bothering to check for email. When I entered my room; Max was still staring at the Austin. She looked up as I entered.

"Do you want to get back together?" she asked with an unreadable expression on her face. I widened my eyes in shock.

Hey guys, I hope you liked it. Sorry to leave you on a cliffy. I'm extreme busy-

Max: No, she's not.

Me: Yes I am

Max: No your not. Your just lazy.

Me: ...No... I'm not... Okay, I am.

Here's the list of the songs mentioned, see below:

'Potential Breakup Song'- Aly & AJ

'The Moment I Knew' -Taylor Swift

'Your Biggest Mistake' - Ellie Goulding

'I Knew You Were Trouble' - Taylor Swift

'Ur So Gay' - Katy Perry

'Mr. Know It All' - Kelly Clarkson

'Before He Cheats' - Carrie Underwood

'Fighter' - Christina Aguilera

'Circle the Drain' - Katy Perry

'Hate On Me' - Jill Scott

'Catch My Breath' - Kelly Clarkson

'Ain't It Fun' - Paramore

'And Run' - He Is We

'Feeling Sorry' - Paramore

'Kiss With A Fist' - Florence and the Machine

'I Love It' - Iconapop

'Really Don't Care' - Demi Lovato

'Another Girl' - Wild Belle

'Cry' - Kelly Clarkson

'U + Ur Hand' - P!nk

'You'll Never Know' - Ariana Grande

'Grow Up' - Paramore

'My Happy Ending' - Avril Lavigne

'Everything Back But You' - Avril Lavigne

'What the Hell' - Avril Lavigne

'Mannequin' - Katy Perry

'Caught Out There' - Kelis

'Bang The Doldrums' - Fall Out Boy

'She's So Mean' - Matchbox 20

'I Hate You So Much' - Anabor

'Reckless' - You Me at Six

'The Daylight' - Andrew Belle

'To Live and Let Go' - All Time Low

'Girls Do They Want' - The Maine

'That Green Gentleman' - Panic! At The Disco

'The King of Wishful Thinking' - New Found Glory Feat. Patrick Stump

'B Team' - Mariana's Trench

'I'm Like A Bird' - Nelly Furtado

'17' - Avril Lavigne

'Rock N' Roll' - Avril Lavigne

'Changes' - Butterfly Boucher Feat. David Bowie

'Breaking Up is Hard to Do' - Renee Olstead & Peter Cincotti

'Roar' - Katy Perry

'Landslide' - Dixie Chicks

'For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic' - Paramore

'That's What You Get' - Paramore

'Just Friends' - Jonas Brothers

'The Return of Boy band' - The Midnight Beast

'Royals' - Lorde

'Wrecking Ball' - Miley Cyrus

'Love Song' - Sara Bareillies

'I've Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth' - Fall Out Boy

'Your Song' - Elton John

'Ordinary People' - John Legend

'On The Line' - Demi Lovato Feat. Jonas Brothers

'Honeymoon Avenue' - Ariana Grande

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