Chapter 8: Ice-skating
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"To be able to find the…..blah….blah...Max. MAXIMUM!" Somebody yelled.
I moved my eyes towards the voice that was speaking and noticed that it was Jacob, my "teacher".
"Yes?" I said innocently.
"Pay attention to what I'm saying," he said, frustrated.
"What? But why? Let's be honest here. You don't like teaching us anymore than we like being here, so lets just all go do whatever that we do. Like really, all these numbers and letters are just killing our brains and-"
"Max. Do you want me to notify Nancy about your behavior?" Anna said, standing up from her desk.
Shit. No. Not Nancy again. The last time they told on me, Nancy threatened to kick me out of the team, which is not good.
"No," I said, scowling.
"Good, now pay attention," Anna said, sitting back down.
I rolled my eyes and looked at the front of the "classroom" again. "Okay, so after finding the…"
A vibrate in my back pocket brought me back to life again. I looked around the room and saw that nobody was looking at me, so I took out my phone and read the message from Blaine.
(Blaine: Italics Max= Bold)
Way to go, Maxie!
Wow, thank you very much. & yes
"Max!" I jumped and looked up at a very annoyed Jacob. I blindly clicked the send button then put my phone back in my pocket.
"Yes?" I said, while tucking a piece of hair behind my ears. I heard snickering come from behind me and I turned around to glare at Blaine.
"What did I tell you before?"
"Uum, to sit and pay attention?"
"Yes, and what did you do?"
"I sat and paid attention?" I heard chuckles come from around the room and I sent glares to everyone.
"Max," Anna said as she closed her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Please, leave if you're not going to learn-"
"Actually", Jacob said. "Just leave. This is the third time you'd done that. I'm sick of it."
I looked at Jacob and smirked. "Gladly." I stood up, gathered all my stuff and headed back to my room. Hhmm, what to do to kill time? One hour…Oh! I know!
I changed into some fit gray sweatpants, a black hoodie, and threw a white beanie over my head. Okay, ready! I got into my car and turned on the engine, instantly turning up the heater. As I waited for it to warm up, I texted Blaine and said I'll meet them at the ice skating rink.
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When I got there, I noticed that there weren't many people here, considering that it's a weekday and people were either in school or at work. I reserved a table for us then went and got my shoes. 20 more minutes and they'll be here. Okay. Let me tell you something. I'm not that good with ice-skating. Actually, to tell you the whole truth, I'd never ice skate before. But anyways, I pulled on the shoes and made my way over to the skating rink.
I closed my eyes and took a few deep breaths before opening my eyes again. Okay, here we go. I let go of the railing and moved my right foot. "One, two, one, two, one, AH!" I screamed as I fell. Damn.
"You new with this?" A deep voice said above me. I looked up and saw the most handsome guy ever! (Well, third handsome-est guy ever) He held out his right hand and I took. He pulled me up as if I weighed nothing and I came crashing into his chest. Damn, he was...muscular. Strong.
"Yeah," I muttered as I pulled away from him. I held onto the railing and looked up at him. Oh my gosh. His eyes. They're the most beautiful eyes ever. Emerald green with a hint of gold in it.
"I'm Josh," he said, holding out a hand.
"Max," I replied as I took his hand.
"Nice name"
"Thanks?"
Gosh, why was I getting wordless with him. I'm not usually this quiet around people, right? RIGHT? So, why do I feel so insecure around him?
"You're welcome," He said, flashing me a smile. I swear my heart literally skipped a beat. His smile was so… wow. "Well, anyways. Do you need help?"
A little time with him won't hurt, right? "Sure," I said, giving him a grin.
And here we go. While skating, I learned that he's in his first year of college here. He likes to sing. He has 2 sisters and a brother back at home in California. He's fun and funny to hand out around.
"Can I get you anything?" He asked me as we sat at the table I reserved.
"Sure. I'll just get a hot chocolate."
He nodded and waved for a waiter to come over. After ordering, he turned to me and gave me a smile. Oh my gosh. That smile is going to be the death of me.
"So.. Are you waiting for someone?"
"Yeah, my friends are supposed to be here in a couple minutes," I said as I checked the time on my phone. "Yep, a couple minutes." I looked back up at him and saw his face fell.
"Oh, Okay." He said, a hint of disappointment in his voice.
I reached out my arms and grabbed his hands in mine. "It's okay, they'll like you," I said, reassuringly.
He smiled at me and was about to say something but our drinks came. I took a sip of my hot chocolate and sighed in satisfaction. I heard Josh chuckled and I glared at him playfully. He held up two hands in surrender then took a sip of his drink.
"So..you're single, right?" He asked, out of the blue.
"Yep." I said, popping the P.
"Yeah. Okay, stop interrupting me! Okay, so I went to the store the other day with Iggy, then this slutty blonde chick, like literally. She was only wearing a super short miniskirt with a low cut tank top in this super cold weather. How can she not freeze? Okay, anyways, she saw Iggy and then she started walking towards us- Oh, hi Max!" Nudge said as she ran over to me and hugged me.
"Ugh, get off me! I saw you an hour ago!" I said as she started laughing.
She let go of me and looked at Josh. She slowly turned to look at me again, raising an eyebrow, a smirk slowly sliding onto her flawless face. "Who's this?"
I blushed and looked everywhere but her. I heard an "oou-la-la" and turned to glare at Iggy who had an arm around Nudge. I rolled my eyes at them and turned to Josh.
"Guys, this is Josh. Josh, these are the people who I call my friends."
He let out a small chuckle and said hello to everyone.
"Well, I'm so excited! Oh my gosh! I love ice-skating! Let's go get our shoes! Hurry, Iggy!" Nudge said as she dragged Iggy over to the paying counter. I rolled my eyes and turned to look at Josh again.
"I thought you said you were single?" He asked.
"I am," I replied confusedly, taking a drink from my hot chocolate.
"Then who's that guy in the black? He's been glaring at me ever since he came inside."
I looked behind me and saw that he was talking about Fang. Why was Fang here anyways?
"Oh, he's just a friend."
Josh smiled at me again and stood up. I raised an eyebrow at him and he held out a hand, cocking his head to the side, motioning towards the skating rink. I smiled and let him towed me towards the skating rink. When we got there though, he never let go of my hand. Instead, he held onto it tighter and started skating around the rink, dragging a laughing Max along with him.
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"Yah, and then Iggy started to drag me with him while we were skating and I asked him why he was doing that, then Iggy was like 'Oh. I don't know. I guess it's because I saw Josh and Max doing it'. And then I looked over at Max and she was all cheesy and stuff. Oh my gosh! Speaking of cheese, remember when we did that cheese prank on the students where we-"
"Okay, you can shut up now," I said, covering her mouth. I looked at Josh and tried to fight back the blush that was making its way to my face. She nodded and I took my hand away from my mouth. "Sorry, she's always like that," I said to Josh. He nodded at me and took a bite out of his pizza.
"Oh my gosh! You guys will make the best couple ever! Like really! Your babies will be tall and beautiful since both of you are beautiful. Oh! The daughter can have green eyes like Josh's and blonde hair like Max! And the boy can be a spitting image of Josh but with Max's eyes and they both can be tall and pretty like you guys! Oh, and the other girl can look like-"
"Nudge. Shut. Up!" I said, glaring at her, which instantly shut her up.
I took a bite out of my pizza and looked down at my phone again.
"Well, let's go guys! It's 1:30. Nancy's gonna be mad at us if we're late for practice again!" Angel said as she stood up and put on her coat. Oh. Good little Angel.
I groaned and looked at Josh, who was.. Blushing? Well… okay..
I cleared my throat and Josh looked at me, blushing harder. "Uum, we're gonna leave… so.."
"Yeah," He said, standing up and walking over to me. "You have my number. Call me anytime." He opened his arms and I wrapped my arms around his lean, yet muscular body. He was soooo warm! "Yep, it was nice meeting you," I said as I let go of him.
"You too."
"Hurry up, Max!" Blaine yelled from the door.
I rolled my eyes and ran towards him, waving a goodbye at Josh.
"Well, somebody's totally in love," Blaine said, smirking.
I punched his shoulders and looked at Angel who was wrapped around his arms. "More like you." I ran to my car and noticed that Fang was leaning against it, crossing his arms in front of his chest, expressionless.
"Hi Fang," I said as I unlocked my door.
He looked at me then opened the passenger side. Well, that was rude. Like boy, get out of my car if you're not gonna talk to me.
I sighed then got inside and turned on the ignition. "Why are you riding with me?"
"Well, I came with Iggy but Nudge is with him, and I clearly am not ready to go deaf. And Blaine's car is already full, which leaves you."
"Okay..were you here the whole time?"
He nodded then looked back out the window. "You were?" He nodded again. "Oh. I didn't even see you."
"Yeah, if you weren't too busy with your new boyfriend," he muttered.
"What was that?" I said, annoyed.
He turned to look at me and sighed. "Who was that? You spent the whole time there with him."
"He's Josh. Didn't I introduced him to you guys already?"
"A friend?"
"Yeah?"
"Well he sure seemed more than a friend," He muttered again.
I pulled up on the side of the road and slammed on the brakes. "Okay, what's up with you? Why are you even mad at me?"
"I'm not mad."
"Stop lying, Fang. I grew up with you. You're still as easy to read as a book. Now, we can make this easier if you just tell me why there is a stick up your ass."
"Nothing."
I narrowed my eyes at him while he looked at me, expressionless. "Is it Josh?"
"Fine. Yes, it's Josh! Max, you just literally met him 2 hours ago and you're already all mushy and soft around him. What happened to the Max who would push every boy away from her? This is not you, Max."
I studied him for a minute and smirked. "You're jealous?"
"Of course not," he said, looking away from me. But his face was betraying him by turning a light shade of pink.
"Whatever," I said, as I pulled onto the road again.
We stopped at a red light and I looked over at him, who was looking straight ahead. "Fang, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to get you mad." He nodded and I sighed. The silent treatment now? Fine.
My phone started buzzing in the cup holder and I reached for it. I smiled and slid the arrow to the right.
Hi Max. I was gonna call you, but I have a meeting to get to. Anyways, I was just going to congratulate you for getting a solo for the first competition. I wish I can come and watch, but you know, my schedule is always full. Good luck! Love you! 3 -Mom
The light changed to green and I stepped on the gas pedal.
"So…" I started. "You're next show is Saturday, right?"
Fang nodded, still looking ahead of him.
"At 2 right?"
He nodded again.
Fine, don't talk to me then. I parked in Nancy's driveway and gathered my stuff then followed Fang into the house
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"Why did you do that?!" I yelled angrily. I was mad. No, actually. I was beyond angry!
"You totally deserved that."
"What? Because you're jealous of Josh? That's it?"
"Oh my gosh, Max! I already said no earlier!"
"Then why the heck did you delete his number then smash my phone on the wall? Why are you even mad?!"
"Ugh, Max. For the last time. I. AM. NOT. MAD."
"Maybe you should just take a chill pill. Everything will be easier if you-"
"Maybe you should just stop opening your legs everywhere you go."
I closed my mouth and glared at him. Oh hell no, you did not just go there. Like bitch, I don't even open my legs at all. Do I look like a slut to you? That's more like Lisa.
Okay, I know you might be wondering what's happening. Well, after practice, we decided to come over to Iggy's house for dinner and everything was cool. And then I went up to Fang's room to talk to him, because he was still giving me the silent treatment. Then I asked him again if it was Josh. (Which turned out to be yes) Then he just suddenly broke. He took my phone from my hands and deleted Josh's number from it then threw it at the wall. Yep. He threw it at the wall, which caused this argument.
He smirked, his eyes looking amused. Then he raised an eyebrow, as if daring me to say something. I broke eye contact with him and stood up to leave before I have to kill anyone.
"You know what? I don't even have time for this. I don't have time for you or your stupid little games anymore. Like really? Slamming my phone on the wall? Please grow up," I said as I picked up my phone from the ground. I walked towards the door and opened it. "And please stay out of my life," I said before slamming the door shut. I walked quickly out of the house, throwing a terse "goodbye" at everyone then slammed the front door shut as well.
I stood outside my car and looked at my phone in my hands. The screen was broken, cracks everywhere on it. No.. my baby. "That stupid motherfucker…" I said under my breath.
I let out an angry scream and threw my phone up at Fang's expensive glass window, feeling satisfied as I heard the window shattered. After a couple seconds, I saw Fang came to the window, looking furious. I threw him the finger then got in my car, driving away, feeling more than satisfied.
Well, I'm just gonna end it here. I know, this chapter was probably pointless, but.. idk. I just needed some filler chapters and then I'll put the original plot in it later. Help me! I don't know what to write about!
Question: Should I make Max forgive Fang or make her stay angry at him for a while?
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