So as you can see the chapters are gonna be out much faster now. I was suppose to update this yesterday but my computer had other heated and it would turn on all day but it's all better now so hope you enjoy this chapter. Oh! And things between Max and Fang are going to heat up starting now i believe so yeah enjoy!
MaxPOV
After finishing our dinner I called Tara.
One. Two. Three rings.
"Hello?" Tara answered.
"Hey Tara, Nudge is having a sleepover thing. Can Ella and I go?" I asked leaning back in the passenger seat.
"Sure."
"Thanks, we'll be by to pick clothes up and drop off dresses."
"Dresses?"
"Yes, dresses. Nudge and Ella signed me up to be in the running for Snow Queen."
"My little athletic sister in a running for a school queen."
"Be quiet, I'm only doing this 'cause it'll make Ella and Nudge happy."
"Sure," Tara held out the word, "so who's your escort?"
"Fang," I mumbled.
"Who?"
"Sorry got to go, tell you later. Maybe." I hung up and set my phone in the cup holder.
"Why'd you mumble my name?" Fang asked pulling to a stop.
"Tara wanted to know who my escort is and I'm not going to tell her. She'll find out this weekend."
"Nice."
"So when do we learn this dance thing?"
"Tomorrow through Friday."
"What times?"
"Tomorrow at noon and Tuesday through Friday lunch time and after school."
"So we don't have lunch?"
"We will have lunch." Fang said rolling his eyes.
"'Kay good." Fang smirked and I closed my eyes and fell asleep.
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FangPOV
"Max. Max. MAX!" I shook Max but she didn't wake up I checked for a pulse and found one.
"She's a heavy sleeper." Ella said walking out of the house with three bags. "I grabbed stuff for Max."
"Can you get me a bucket of water or a glass?" I said.
"Fine," Ella walked over to the garage and grabbed a bucket and the hose and filled the bucket. She walked over to me and handed me the bucket.
"Thanks," I said and looked at Max. "Now to do this without soaking the inside of my car…" I unbuckled Max and picked her up and laid her on the grass. I slowly poured the water on her and she shot awake.
"STOP DOING THAT!" Max yelled tried to pour the water on me but only managed to get more water on herself.
I got back in the car and saw Max throw the bucket towards the garage and then stomp to the car. I drove out of Max's driveway and started toward Nudges' house.
Nudge beat us to her house by a minute, but since I didn't know we were racing I win! (Ow! I just burnt myself on my coffee. Bad coffee.)
"'Kay we're sleeping in the basement. The guys will sleep on the floor and the girls will sleep on the couches expect we have room for 2 couches so one girl will have to sleep on the floor." Nudge said throwing a couple air mattress' on the floor.
"I'll sleep on the floor." Max sighed.
"Okay," Max threw her stuff on the floor and Iggy set his stuff next to Max's stuff. "No Iggy." Nudge pointed to the spot next to the couch Ella was sleeping on. "Gazzy sleep over in the corner. Max and Fang sleep anywhere but by Gazzy."
"And eachother."
"Shut it Ig." I said before Max could swear. "Max don't swear. Nudge's parents will hate you."
"They already do." Nudges mom said walking down the stairs with a tray of food. "Thought you'd be hungry even though you ate 2 hours ago."
"Thanks," Nudge said, "but Mom, you haven't ever met Max. How do you hate her?"
"Because, I know her older sister and I knew her parents."
"How?" Max asked.
"Your mom was my best friend since middle school. But when she stole my boyfriend senior year of high school we didn't get along. Then she married him and you know the rest."
"Well he turned out to be a di-as-jerk, and he left. So you were probably better off."
"Yes, you're right but that doesn't change who your sister is… or was."
"What do you think she was?" Ella asked.
"A murder."
"WHAT?!" Max nearly screamed.
MaxPOV
I can't believe her! Accusing Tara of murdering someone.
"She killed my son."
"No she didn't!"
"How do you know? You were in middle school."
"I was there. He threatened her. Shoved her to a wall, and when I tried to help my sister your son picked me up and threw me in a rose bush, breaking my arm and I remember the doctors pulling 12 thorns out of the broken arm. The doctors thought Tara had beat me because of all the cuts, bruises, and my broken arm being broke in 2 different places."
"But he OD'd and your sister gave him the drugs."
"Yeah, because he threatened to kill me."
"With what?"
"A knife. You know that knife that had the blood on it? Yeah, well that blood was mine. He pulled it on me and cut my arm and he had started cutting my throat when Tara gave in and gave him the pain killer. My sister did that to protect me!" Fang was holding me back now. "So if you want to blame someone. Blame me!" I pulled out of Fang's grip and stalked up the stairs.
I heard footsteps pounding up the stairs as I slammed the door and walked outside.
"Max!" Ella shouted when I started running down the middle of the road.
I started running through the woods when I was tackled.
"Max, don't scream, it's just me." I was spun around on the ground and I looked up at the person pinning me to the ground.
"Fang," I felt a tear slide down my face and he got off me and sat next to me.
"Shh, Max, It's okay." Fang cradled me to him and he rubbed my back.
"No," I shook my head against his shoulder, "no, it's not okay." Fang took my shoulders and pushed me back so he could look at my face.
""Max, it's in the past it doesn't matter."
"Tell that to Nudge's mom."
"No one's hurt. Maybe grieving, but its okay."
"My arm still hurts every now and then."
"Remember when I broke my leg in like third grade, 'cause I was showing off on the monkey bars?" I nodded and he continued. "Well my leg hurts every now and then. Mainly after a concert or gym."
"Yeah, but sometimes it feels like the thorns are getting pressed deeper and deeper in my arm."
"I can't say I know how you feel, because I don't know what it feels like to have thorns stuck in my arm. I don't know what it feels like to not have parents or have a sibling accused or murder. But I can comfort you and be there for you." I hugged Fang and he rubbed my back again.
I felt tears start running down my face again and Fang continued to rub my back.
When his phone went off I was still crying on his shoulder.
"Yo," Fang answered.
"Yeah she's fine."
"Ella, she's fine. I'm with her right now."
"No, we'll be fine, I'll take her home."
"Bye." Fang hung up and looked me in the eye.
"You want me to take you home?"
"No, I'll be okay at Nudge's house."
"You want to go back?" Fang raised an eyebrow at me.
"Yes,"
"You sure?"
"Fang, I'll be fine."
"Okay." I stood up and grabbed my phone.
Fang stood up and stood in front of me. He started leaning closer and before I knew what was happening, his lips were on mine. My eyes fluttered closed.
I wrapped my arms around his neck and he placed his hands on my hips.
We kissed for what seemed like an hour but we pulled apart and started walking back to the road.
When we got back to the house, Ella ran up and hugged me tightly. Fang went up to Nudge's mom and pulled her aside.
"I understand your upset about losing your son, but that was four years ago. Plus you shouldn't treat your daughters friends like that. She could have gotten hit by a car!"
"You're right, Fang."
We walked into the living room and Max looked at me. I sat down next to her and looked over at Iggy.
"Fang," I looked up at Nudge's mom, "Max," Max looked over too, "And Ella, are not aloud in this house anymore. So leave now. Grab your things and get the hell out of my house."
"Mom! You can't do that!" Nudge yelled standing up.
"Yes I can and I can also do this, Monique you are not a loud to talk to them or be in the band."
"Mom, our first gig for the school is this Saturday. I have to play and I have to have an escort to the dance."
"After the dance, no more." Nudge's mom walked out of the room.
"Whatever, I'm out of here." Max stood up and walked to the door.
"No, Max wait." Max turned around and jumped when she saw me standing right behind her.
"We can all stay all at my house or in our tree house thing." I handed Max her coat and her sleeping bag.
"Let's stay in the tree house, Fang."
"Iggy, a tree house is tiny all of us aren't going to fit in it." Max said.
"Yes we will." I closed the house door and followed Max to my car.
We got into the car and drove towards the public park.
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"Fang, where are we going?"
"To the tree house."
"But we're in the woods."
"I know Max. The tree house should be there." I pointed up into a weeping willow and saw the window in the tree house. "The latter is right here."
"That's a huge tree house." Max said starting to climb up the tree.
"Yeah, don't you remember it?" I said climbing up after her.
"No I- Holy Shicabobs." Max's eyes were wide looking around.
"Holy Shicabobs?"
"Yes, Shicabobs."
"You remember it now?"
"Yeah," Max picked up the soccer ball Iggy, Max and I sighed. "I remember when we would play with this in the park after school."
"Maxie's going down memory lane." Iggy said smiling."
"I can still push you out the window."
"I'll help." I added.
"I'm just going to set up my bed." Iggy walked away and Max smirked.
"Good luck, your stuffs down there. Or are you sleeping under the stars tonight?" I told Iggy.
"Damnit."
I threw the rope down and Gazzy and Nudge tied the rope to a few sleeping bags. When they finished I pulled up the sleeping bags and untied them.
After Max and I had untied them Max threw the sleeping bags at Iggy's head.
"The hell Max?!" Iggy screamed.
Max smirked and threw the rope back down.
After getting all our stuff inside Ella, Nudge, and Gazzy climbed the latter.
"Fang can you set an alarm on your phone so we can get up at 9?" Ella asked.
"Nooo, please don't." Max groaned.
"I can't my phones dead." I said.
"Really Fang?" Ella asked
"Really Ella." I threw my phone at Ella and she tried to turn it on.
"I guess it really is dead." Ella handed me my phone and I put it in my back pocket.
We all set up our beds and now we sat on the floor in a circle.
"Let's play Truth or Dare!" Nudge clapped. Ella smiled, Gazzy shrugged, Iggy, Max and I groaned. "Come on!"
"Fine," Iggy sighed.
"No, every time I play I get stuck locked in a closet with some guy!" Max yelled throwing her hands up.
"Max, do you see any closets?" Ella asked.
"No, but knowing you, you'll come up with something."
"Well so far its four against two."
"Fang, you want to people?" Nudge asked.
"Not really." I said sighing.
"Please play Fang."
"No Fang, don't leave me alone to die."
"I don't care if we play or not! Don't say I'm in or against it."
"Max, just play."
"Why should I?"
"Because, I'm your favorite sister."
"Since when have you been Tara?"
"Very funny Max." Ella narrowed her eyes.
"I know I'm just so freaking hilarious!" I smirked at Max's comment.
"Now Max, you have no choice you have to play."
Max groaned and laid on the floor throwing her hands up.
"Suck it up, Max." Iggy said.
"I don't wanna."
"Just do it!"
"NEVER BITCH!"
"I'm not a female."
"You are now."
"Iggy, truth or dare?" Ella asked.