A/N I HAVE AN ACTUAL VALID REASON FOR NOT UPDATING! SO basically, I tried to close my garage door, and it doesn't have a handle on the outside so i just grabbed it and pulled it down, not realizing that the panels flatten out when it closes, so my fingers got crushed in between the panels of the garage door and I spent 6 hours in the ER. I didn't break/fracture my fingers, however, they have been incredibly sore for the past couple weeks and I couldn't type. Yes, I could have typed the next chapter with one hand but that would've taken too long, plus the hand I hurt was my dominant one. Fortunately my fingers are all better now and are no longer purple, YAAAY! Also sorry if I keep doing time skips in between chapters, I just don't find it necessary to write out their school days because then it would just be a bunch of filler chapters.
Max's POV
It's wednesday and I'm halfway through the second week of school. Kill me.
In all seriousness though it really hasn't been too bad, especially my music class with Fang and the end of the day.
Right now our music teacher (Mr. Walters) has everyone in class working in pairs, obviously Fang and I have paired up. Were currently practicing in the music room, since it's lunch it's empty so it's the best time to practice without interruption.
We have to find a song and present it in the form of a duet (duh), the trouble is, we have to present tomorrow and Fang and I are still deciding between two songs, Use Somebody by Kings of Leon and Blackbird by the Beatles.
Both are equally amazing songs, we just can't pick.
"Why don't we just flip a coin?" Fang suggests.
"Why didn't you think of that last week" I glare at Fang as I grab a coin out of my wallet, he shrugs and smirks.
"Heads for Use somebody, tails for Blackbird" Fang says as I flip the coin and catch it in my hand, "Use Somebody it is" I grin and sit down next to him.
"Alright, we both know our part, right?" Fang raises his eyebrows and looks at me pointedly.
I hit his arm, "Yes I know my part you asswagon".
"Asswagon?" he holds back laughter and raises his eyebrows.
"Yes, Asswagon, that's what you are" I say crossing my arms.
Fang holds up his arms in surrender "okay okay don't kill me".
Fang starts strumming the guitar and humming.
(A/N Yes the whole Max/Fang duet crap is overdone but I think it's cute af so I'm putting it in)
Bold=Fang
Italics=Both
I've been roaming around, I was looking down at all I see
Painted faces fill the places I can't reach
You know that I could use somebody
You know that I could use somebody
We continue harmonizing and working out the quirks until we have 5 minutes to get to class.
"Are we hanging out on Friday?" I ask, knowing full well that we are because it's what we do every weekend.
"Actually..." Fang trails off, rubbing the back of his neck nervously.
"Omg Fang" I say covering my mouth in fake shock.
"You're finally getting the surgery done aren't you? Oh I always knew you were a girl! I love you an accept you know matter what!" I say wrapping my arms around him while pretending to cry.
"Ha ha very funny Max" Fang says, picking up his bag as I let go of him.
"So what's up then?" I ask walking out of the classroom with him towards our english class.
"I um... I..." Fang stutters.
"HE HAS A DATE WITH LISSA!" I hear Nudge squeal as she walks up beside us.
"How do you know that?" Fang asks, "Oh come ON Fang, did you really think you could ask out one of the most popular girls in the school without me finding out?" Nudge rolls her eyes.
"Aw Fangypoo has a date" I tease him.
"Omg Fang where are you taking her? What are you wearing? Are you gonna kiss her? Or have you already kissed her? OMG I bet you have you dog!" Nudge rambles on until she has to leave to get to her own class.
I try to talk to Fang more about Lissa but he just avoids the subject, weird.
He's probably just being and moody because Nudge and I teased him about his date.
Fang's POV
I'm not really sure how I ended up on a date with Lissa, it all kind of happened really fast, I'm not even sure who asked who out.
How can I be thinking about Max right now? I'm on a date with one of the most beautiful, popular girls in the school.
She does have really nice auburn hair.
"I really liked that restaurant" Lissa says casually as we walk down the street, it's just starting to get dark.
I smile, "Yeah, my mom told me to go there", Lissa laughed "Oh crap, that sounded really lame..." I trail off.
"No, it's cute" Lissa says, taking my hand as we continue to walk down the street.
We walk onto a small bridge and lean our elbows on the railing, looking at the water below.
"You know, a lot of people have been saying I'm crazy for liking junior " Lissa says turning to look at me, the moonlight shining off of her emerald green eyes.
"You like me?" I question.
"Of course silly!" Lissa giggles, "I wouldn't be here with you if I didn't"
"Well, that makes me feel better" I sigh, giving her a small smile.
We stand there, looking at each other for a couple seconds before we start leaning in, I notice Lissa's eyes flutter shut and I do the same.
Then I feel her lips crash against mine and her arms wrap around my neck.
It was a sweet kiss, nothing serious.
We break apart and Lissa smiles at me, I was crazy to ever have been thinking about Max when I was with such a beautiful girl, who actually wanted to be with me.
"I take it that you like me too then?" Lissa asks, "Why wouldn't I?" I ask, taking her hand back into mine as we leave the bridge and continue walking along the street to Lissa's house.
"Well, to be honest I always thought that you and that girl, what's her name? Mary or something?" Lissa asks.
"Max?" I say, "Yeah her, I always thought that you and her had a thing" Lissa says.
"Max is just my friend" I say reassuringly, she didn't need to know that I had feelings for Max.
Max's POV
"Hey" I say smirking as I watch Fang walk up his driveway, "Were you waiting up on me?" Fang asks with a tone of amusement.
"Yes" I say, still smirking, "Nudge told me too" I shrug.
"Since when do you take orders from Nudge?" Fang asks walking over to me.
"Since I'm also pretty curious as to how your date went" I say, "Did Fangypoo give Lissa a little smooch" I say puckering my lips and making kissy noises.
"I don't kiss and tell" Fang says, flipping his long, dark bangs out of his eyes, "You need a haircut" I state.
"Yeah, thanks for telling me mom, I forgot that I'm not capable of realizing when my hairs getting too long" he rolls his eyes.
"So really, how'd it go?" I ask sitting down on my porch swing, Fang sit's down next to me.
"Good" Fang replies with a shrug.
"Oh come on"
"What?"
"Good? That's all I get? I'm your best friend and all I get is 'good'?" I say as I raise my eyebrows.
"What do you want me to say?" Fang asks me, it's dark out and I notice that the evenings are getting cooler as I shiver.
"Are you cold?" Fang asks, starting to shrug off his jacket, it's his old worn leather one that I bought him for his birthday a couple years ago.
"I'm fine" I say, rubbing my arms for warmth, things suddenly got very quiet, and not the comfortable kind of quiet that I'm used to, it was awkward.
Fang sighs and runs a hand through his hair, the evening breeze blowing small strands of hair into his eyes, "Don't lie to me" Fang says as he places his jacket around my shoulders.
Fang gets up and starts walking down the porch stairs "Goodnight Max" he gives me a small smile before walking across to his front door and going inside.
I sit on the porch for a couple more minutes, wrapping his jacket tighter around my arms.
I take in one last breath of the nice fall air and walk inside.
I need a bath, a nice long bath. I don't know why but for some reason I feel like something's wrong, I just can't pinpoint exactly what that is.
I walk upstairs into my room and place Fang's jacket on my desk chair, then I open my vanity drawer and pick out a lavender bath bomb.
Once I have the tub filled up with hot water I throw in the bath bomb and climb into the water, closing my eyes and taking a deep breath.
I put in my headphones and place my phone on the side of the tub, making sure it doesn't fall in, after I dropped my last phone in the bathtub my mom said that if it happens again I'll be the one replacing it, whoops.
After what seems like hours the water cools down and I climb out of the bathtub and wrap a towel around myself, the clock on my phone reads 11:30 PM.
I walk down the hallway, my feet making small padding sounds on the floor and open my door.
I put on an old pair of grey roots sweatpants and a black tank top and throw myself down on my bed, I'm just about to open my laptop when my phone dings.
It's Dylan, yet again attempting to flirt with me, that boy just can't take a hint. I guess he hasn't realized that throwing a girl into a pool fully clothed isn't the way to her heart.
I ignore him and turn off my ringer in case he keeps trying, which he usually does.
After a couple hours of surfing the internet I get too tired to keep my eyes open and turn off my lights.
I crawl under my covers and close my eyes, too tired to even think.
It's Monday morning. Joy. But not really. Because Mondays suck ass.
I'm wearing a pair of baggy light blue ripped boyfriend jeans and a maroon t-shirt along with my matching doc's.
My army green bag is slung across my shoulder and I'm groggily walking beside Fang as we make our way to school.
"Geeze someone's tired" Fang says and nudges my shoulder, "What?" I say rubbing my eyes and yawning.
"I've been trying to talk to you for the past 5 minutes" Fang says.
"You have?"
Fang laughs "Geeze, I haven't seen you this tired since exams last semester"
"Yeah, I guess I just didn't get much sleep this weekend" I shrug and yawn, again.
"Why?"
"I have no idea" and that was the truth, I hadn't been able to sleep all freaking weekend and I had no idea why, but it's really goddam annoying because now I have to get up early all week for school.
"Weird. Anyways, we get our grade back today for our duet assignments in music" Fang says, attempting to make conversation to wake me up.
"Yeah, but come on, let's be honest, we killed it" I smile at the memory of Fang and I together in music class last week.
Fang rolls his eyes, "Maxie, Maxie, Maxie always so arrogant"
"I'm not arrogant, I just know that we kicked ass, just like I'm going to kick yours if you keep calling me Maxie" I threaten as we make it to school.
Before Fang has a chance to reply, Lissa walks up next to him "Hey Fang" she says, she leans in a kisses him on the cheek, "Hey Max" Lissa smiles and grabs Fang's hand.
"Hey Lissa" I smile, they make a cute couple.
"Morning Lissa" Fang smiles at her and squeezes her hand.
I suddenly realize that I'm kind of third wheeling and make up an excuse to leave "I have to go to my locker before the bell rings, I'll see you in class Fang, later Lissa" I nod and quickly walk toward the front doors of the school.
I look back and see Lissa leaning her head on Fang's shoulder, I watch as Fang grins and laughs at something Lissa says.
I get the strangest feeling in the pit of my stomach, but I ignore it and make my way to my locker, even though I don't really need anything from it.
After reaching my locker I lean my head against it and close my eyes, sighing.
"ZOMG MAX! Did you see Fang and Lissa yet this morning? Well of course you saw Fang you walk to school together but like, did you see him and Lissa together? They make such a cute couple! Although I have to be honest I always shipped you and Fang together because I mean you two obvs have chemistry but him and Lissa are cute too like they look so sweet together and not only that but Lissa isn't even a total s to the l to the u to the t like most of the other senior girls and I mean aren't they just the most sweet-" I cut Nudge off "Morning Nudge", I say as I slap a hand over her mouth.
"Oh, sorry, was I rambling again?" Nudge asks as she blushes, "Yes, but you wouldn't be Nudge if you didn't" I say smiling.
After saying goodbye to Nudge I finally make my way to first period and sit down as the teacher begins rambling on about stuff I don't really care about.
Man, it's gonna be a long week.
A/N Sorry this one's so short guys, I promise I'll be back to updating regularly now that my fingers are better! I'm just a little rusty since I haven't updated in a while. Hope you enjoyed! :)