A/N: I admit, that last chapter was random. I didn't have any ideas last time. I had a little, just a little, writer's block. And right now, I'm wishing the ideas will come to me. Oh, well.
Chapter 16
Fang POV
Seeing Max's family leave made me lonely.
We never had any visitors before. Well, before Mom married Gazzy and Angel's dad and went to travel the whole world.
Max was. . . In her usual self.
Stubborn and craving for Dr. M's cookies.
I yawned. This day is getting boring.
I've been sitting on this loveseat for two hours and nothing interesting is happening.
Yesterday was the Fourth of July.
Iggy and Gazzy made fireworks. I know, it's illegal. But lucky for us, the police or the FBI or the Bomb Squad didn't come. Lucky.
Iggy and Gazzy started lighting up the fireworks as soon as the sun set. After that, the sky was suddenly painted with assorted colors. I even pictured it and posted it on Facebook. No one asked who made the bombs.
Max was delirious. For drinking a whole bottle of champagne.
I think it was already past nine when she started acting weird. I helped her to her room and made her sleep.
Two minutes after I tucked her in to her bed, she suddenly sat up and started laughing for no apparent reason.
"Fang, the sky is so pretty," Max pointed outside her window. She was grinning like the Cheshire cat. She hiccupped. "Look! Look! It's full of pretty colors!" Max grabbed my arm and hauled me to look at her window. Man, she's strong.
"Yeah. . ." I pried Max's fingers off my arm because it's starting to hurt. "Just sleep."
Max shook her head vigorously. "Don't wanna! No! No! No!" She punched her mattress with her fists. I stopped her. "Let my hands go!" She flung her arms to get me away.
Oh, Max. I have to get this on video. Then, Max shouted. "I'm hot! Why is it so hot? It's so hot! Fang! Turn on the AC! Turn it on!"
"It's already on."
"Well, it's not working! It's broken!"
"It's not broken."
"I don't care! I'm stripping naked!"
My eyes widened. Max was unbuttoning her shirt. Now my face is getting hot.
I stopped her hands before she takes her shirt off. "Don't."
"Why not? It's already hot! Argh!"
I frantically buttoned her shirt while looking away. I pulled her blanket away. Once gone, Max was getting her jeans off.
DAMN IT! NOT NOW!
"Max, stop."
Max stopped. She plopped her head on her pillow. "It's so hot. . . I'm so hot. . ." Max whispered over and over again. "I'M FUCKIN' HOT!" Max yelled.
Yes, you are, honey. I took out my phone and opened the camera. "Max, say cheese."
Max grinned. "CHEESE!"
I grinned. This is going to be embarrassing and a good blackmail. "Are you hot?"
"Yeah!" She punched the air.
"Are you drunk?"
"Yeah!"
"Are you having fun?"
"NO!"
Oh. "What do you want to do?"
She stopped and thought. "I have absolutely no idea. . . " Her voice trailed off. Her head plopped on her pillow. And this time, she slept.
She tired herself to sleep.
Nice.
I stopped the video.
Now, what could I use this for?
As I was saying, this day is boring.
Max woke up this morning, not sober. But she was usual self.
I wanted to show the video I took last night. But I was having mixed thoughts since I clearly have no idea what Max will do to me. I can't even imagine it!
I WISH SOMETHING INTERESTING WILL HAPPEN THIS SECOND! I yelled inside my head.
As if someone heard me, my wish was granted.
I heard the faint piano music coming from upstairs.
Max.
I bolted up to my seat and ran upstairs. Just in time.
Max was in front of the piano again and Angel was right beside her.
"Play a song! Play a song!" Angel clapped happily.
"OK." Max smiled at her.
I leaned on the doorway and watched Max play the piano.
Who'd have thought this is how the pieces fit
You and I shouldn't try even making sense of it
I forgot how we ever came this far,
I believe we have reasons but I don't know what they are,
So I blame it on my heart oh...
Love moves in mysterious ways
It's always so surprising
How love appears over the horizon
I'll love you for the rest of my days
But still it's a mystery
Of how you ever came to me
Which only proves, love moves in mysterious ways
Heaven knows, Love is just a chance we take
We make plans, but then love demands a leap of faith
So hold me close and never ever let me go
'Coz even though we think we know which way the river flows
That's not the way love goes, no..
Iggy and Gazzy came up beside me. I didn't even know they came up here! Iggy nudged me. "What the heck is happening?"
I pointed at Max. I never left my eyes from her.
Love moves in mysterious ways
It's always so surprising
How love appears over the horizon
I love you for the rest of my days
But still it's a mystery
Of how you ever came to me
Which only proves, love moves in mysterious ways
Like the ticking of the clock, two hearts beat as one
But I'll never understand the way it's done, oh
Love moves in mysterious ways
It's always so surprising
How love appears over the horizon
I love you for the rest of my days
But still it's a mystery
Of how you ever came to me
Which only proves, love moves in mysterious ways
Love moves in mysterious... ways...
Iggy and Gazzy and Angel started clapping loudly. Max turned around from her seat.
"Woo!" Iggy shouted.
"Awesome, Max!" Gazzy shouted too.
I clapped slowly. I'm not a clapper, either.
Max smiled at them. "Thanks."
Iggy and Gazzy went inside and started shooting Max questions.
Max was getting uneasy. "Uhh. . . Thanks. Guys. . . Yeah. . . Yeah. . . Thanks. Get off me!"
She pushed Iggy and Gazzy off her.
I smirked.
Ahh, the brotherly love. . .
A/N: If you people have read my other story, Pretend or Not Pretend?, I'll have to remind you that starting now, I'm gonna update every three days for all of my stories. So the second chapter will be updated tomorrow. No worries. The sam goes with this story. The next chapter will be updated on July 8. See you soon!
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