Hey guys, just wanted to say thanks for reading this and I'm sort of having somewhat of a writers block but I can still write this chapter so if you think of anything that you want to see in the story like ideas or some that maybe I could go off that would be amazing and I will pick a few things and then in the beginning of the chapter I'll say who's ideas I went off. So if you have an idea please PM me or leave a review saying your idea I hopefully will read through them all if I get like 50 ideas and it will probably hard to choose which ones I would like to go off. Just know I kind of like to work into the FAX so if your ideas like 'Make Fang and Max make out!' I probably would use that but it would be later in the chapter! So thanks to you if you have an idea! Oh and I need to reply to a review really quickly.

Skatzaa: I've heard some songs by RED and I'll listen to Superchic when ever I get my computer back.

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FangPOV

"Hey Fang, how ya feelin'?" I opened my eyes and saw Tara looking at me in her work uniform.

"Good, I think I'll go back home later." I sat up on the couch.

"No you won't."

"Fine, I'll stay at Iggy's."

"Fang, that's the first place your dad's gonna look. He won't think to come here." There was a knock on the back door. "Ella don't answer it. Fang go to Max's room and hide in her closet. There's a wall panel that isn't nailed into the frame of the house. Pull it out and go in there and put the panel back into place. I can help you if you want." There was another knock on the door. "Ok, just run and get in the secret room."

I did as I was told and ran into Max's room closing the door behind me. I flung the closet doors open and found the loose panel.

I pulled it away, closed the closet doors and got in the room. I put the panel back in place after I got inside the room and found the light string.

I pulled it and the light flicked on. I looked around and saw Max had painted the walls black and spray painted her name in red and a heart with a black outline of a skull sort of like the one of Avril Lavigne uses.

I heard talking in Max's room so I turned the light off and hid in the shadows between the wall and a rack of clothes.

The closet doors opened and the sound of clothes hanger slide across the pole.

I waited in the darkness of the room occasionally looking at my phone for the time.

After 15 minutes I felt it was save and I popped the wall panel out.

I blinked and squinted at the bright light. I put the wall back in place and walked to the bedroom door.

Peeking out the door I saw an empty hallway and I heard the TV's speakers and Ella laugh slightly.

I stepped out of the room and silently closed the door.

Tara was talking to someone in her room.

"He's not here!" my eyes widened and I walked silently but quickly back into Max's room and into her closet.

I left the closet doors open the way I found them.

I was popping the wall back into place when I heard someone talking. It was getting closer to the closet. I hid against the wall and in the shadows.

The panel was pulled out and the light from Max's room flooded in. I held my breath and stayed silent.

I silently moved so I was behind some clothes.

A hand shot through the clothes and grabbed my wrist pulling me out.

"Dude, it's just me. Your dad left to find you. I was in the tree outside Max's window and I saw you run into the room." Iggy laughed. "Man your dad really beat you last night."

"One, you're a stalker for waiting in a tree outside Max's window. Two, how'd you know I was here?"

"Ella told me at school."

"I slept through school again didn't I?"

"Yup, here's your homework." I took the books and tossed them onto Max's bed. "Oh by the way Max is awake."

"What?"

"Max, our friend, is awake, as in not sleeping." I slapped Iggy upside the head for talking to me like I was an idiot. "Ow!"

"How do you know?"

"'Cause I was there in the room with her when she woke up."

"Bye," I put my Pre-Calculus book in my backpack and jogged out of the room. "Ella, do you have a car I could borrow?"

"I don't , but Max has a motorcycle."

"Where are the keys -wait Max has a motorcycle?!"

"Yes, and the keys are in the dish by the door."

"'Kay thanks." I grabbed the keys from the bowl and went into the garage.

I saw a black cover over a motorcycle. I pulled it off to revel a shiny red and black motorcycle.

I sat down and kicked the kick stand up and wheeled it out of the charge.

I put the black helmet on and sped off down the road.

I pulled to a stop at a red light. I looked across the intersection and saw my dad in the driver's seat in the car across from me. I keep the dark face shield over my face as I drove through the intersection.

MaxPOV

I slowly opened my eyes before squinting at the bright fluorescent lighting.

Looking around I saw blue walls with pinkish colored flowers of different sizes. There was a tanish curtain pulled closed. Two windows one that I thought probably looked out into the hallway had its shades pulled down so no one could see in. The other windows shades were up and I could see out into what looked like a garden.

There was a little girl dancing around a tree but also being chased by probably her older brother.

Her long dark brown tight curly hair was pulled into pigtails, which when she turned hit her lightly in the face. She giggled every time her hair did this.

I smiled and remembered what my other step brother Ari would do when I would close his textbook when he was doing homework and I would ran and hide from him.

Flashback

I giggled as I hid behind my mom.

"Maxie! Where are you?" Ari smiled

I giggled again as he picked me up under my arms and cradled me to his chest and ticked me, I squirmed around in his arms laughing.

Fast forward 3 years, Max 9 Ari 18

"Ari can you take me to the park?"

"Sorry Maxie, I can't. But even if I could your mom would be mad at me." Ari ruffled my hair

"Why?"

"Because I have to go to school and you have the flu." Ari poked my nose lightly and I smiled at him

"No fair,"

"Sadly Maxie, life isn't all that fair if at all."

I never really liked it when I was called 'Maxie' but Ari was my only exception.

I sighed and nodded.

"I have to go to school now." Ari hugged me and then kissed my probably burning hot forehead then left the house.

End of Flashback

It was then I realized I was crying slightly.

Ari has always been a hard memory to re-live.

He had died in a car accident, when he was coming home from school the day I had asked him to take me to the park.

I cried that day so much I ended up getting sicker with the flu because I had cried day and night for 3 days straight. Everything I had and knew reminded me of him.

"Max? Max, you okay?" I shook my head trying to clear my head of the memories of my one and only brother.

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine." I looked and saw Fang's form leaning over me. It was now I realized I was in a different room then the one I had woke up in earlier and I saw the pervert in the room. Also known as Iggy.

"You sure?" Fang said sitting down on the edge of the bed.

"I'm sure." I looked out the window again and thought of Ari.

"Who's Ari?" I turned my head to face Fang again and gave him a questioning look. "You've been mumbling 'Ari' for the last five minutes."

"Oh," I told Fang that he was my step brother and he had died when I was nine.

"Was he your mom's or dad's child?" That was the first sentence he had said after I had finished talking.

"Dad's, though he stayed with us after Jeb had left and he hated him as much as I do."

"Oh," he was quiet for a moment thinking then began speaking, "You should probably know this." He took a deep breath and then began again, "Your dad, Jeb, is your doctor…"

"Oh well, he wasn't at his own sons funeral so I doubt he cares he died or even about me anymore." The door opened and Fang looked at the open door.

"It's been a long time Max, how long's it been?"

"Well you left when I was 3, Ella 1, and Ari 12, so about 15 years." I scowled at Jeb.

"So Ella's 15 and you would be a senior correct?"

"Yes,"

"So you'll be graduating in about 2 months." I said nothing and he continued, "So I'll get the dates from Tara so I can be there to see you graduate."

"No you won't,"

"And why not?"

"Because, I don't want you there. You're not family or friends plus I'm in charge of inviting people."

"Max, Iggy and I were going to have our party thing together. So if you want to combine your party with ours you can." Fang mentioned.

"That's a great idea Fang, I think I'll join you guys in that." I smiled

"Jeb, you can go now." Tara said walking in and pulling the shades up.

Ella was waving at me and a huge smile on her face. I waved and smiled back at her and looked back at Jeb smile fading.

"Jeb, leave now."

"Fine, but just know I'm the only one keeping you alive. I know what you're deadly allergic to." Jeb left the room.

"You'll be okay Max. You're getting out possibly at the end of the week. So you'll be just barely okay enough to perform at snowcoming. I also brought your guitar so you can write and practice in here just with Iggy, Fang and yourself using an acoustic guitar. Nudge said she had a piano/keyboard app on her iPod. Then Gazzy could use books and his drumsticks. Why am I telling you this?" Tara walked out of the room and Ella came in.

"Here's your notebook Max." Ella said handing it to me, "I can't stay, sorry. I'm going to the mall with Nudge." Ella squeezed my right hand and I squeezed back.

"It's fine go have fun, Ella." I assured her smiling

"Thanks Max." Ella smiled letting go of my hand and leaving the room.

"So, please tell me how you talked your mom into letting you have a motorcycle." Fang smirked.

"You know about that?" I pressed the button on the remote that moves the bed to a sitting position. I winced at the sore spots around the stiches on my chest.

"Yes I do, considering I rode it here."

"What? Weren't you at your house? Wait what happened to you?" This was the first time I saw the bruises on his arms and his cheek, and the long bandage on the aide of his head.

"You ask a lot of questions."

"Will you answer them?"

"Only if you answer mine."

"Fine, I bought it without her knowing about it because this summer I had a job and I raised enough money. I bought it then it was a total surprise to her. She ended up grounding me for buying it but eventually loosed up about my having it." I rushed it out, "Now answer my question."

"Fine, my dad hit me a couple times."

"A couple times?"

"Yes, I ran to your house thinking my dad wouldn't find me or coming looking for me there."

"But he did and beat you."

"No and stop interrupting me."

"Sorry," Fang raised an eyebrow at me then continued.

"I slept on the couch. Iggy came and told me you were awake so I asked Ella if she had a car I could borrow. She told me about your motorcycle and said I could use it to get here."

"Oh, well where are you gonna stay while your dad cools down?"

"Probably a hotel for a while but just so you know my dad never will cool down, even long after he's dead." Fang said bitterly

"Well what about your mom?"

"Alcoholic, but at least she tries to act like a normal person but then gets drunk and passes out."

"Oh, I'm sorry Fang." I took ahold of his hand and squeezed it so he knew he would have my support with his family. "Fang?"

"Yeah?"

"You can stay in my house, and in my room. You don't need to stay at a hotel."

"Max, I'll be fine at a hotel."

"But I won't, since I know you're staying at a hotel."

"Ok, I'll stay at your house."

"Good,"

We were quiet for a while but then Fang broke the silence.

"Do you want to see the lyrics I just wrote then maybe we could write the actual music to go with it?"

"Sure."

Fang took a notebook out of his backpack, opened it to the page and handed it to me.

I looked over the lyrics and nodded.

"I like the lyrics, but one question."

"What's your question?"

"Who's the person you're talking about in the song?" Fang looked away when his cheeks started turning red. "Is there a girlfriend or future girlfriend in sight?"

"There would be if I had enough balls to ask her out."

"Can I know her name?"

"No,"

"Why can't I?"

"Because I said so."

"Why did you say so?"

"Because I don't have enough balls to admit that I like her either!"

"Oh,"

FangPOV

"Oh," Max looked down disappointed and upset with herself that she was pushing to much

"I'm sorry Max; it's not your fault." I half smiled at her

"It's fine Fang."

I knew if I gathered enough balls, I could ask Max out and admit to myself I'm in love with my best friend. I don't know when I would admit this to myself and ask her out, but it would probably take a lot of time. I needed to admit it before graduation, if I didn't I was fucked. I would never see Max again other then maybe the holidays or summer break, because I knew Max's dream was to go to college in England. (I had found this out while we were talking one day and playing Truth or Dare, Max got asked what her dream was.) Why couldn't I admit this to myself?!