Disclaimer: Max isn't mine. Duh.

Soooo tired, but I will write for all of you, just for you. Plus it's fun.

Max POV

I had to force myself to go to the science classroom. I would have chickened out if Iggy and Fang hadn't been with me. I paused in the doorway. There were a lot of students in here. It did smell like chemicals. The only consolation was an abundance of escape routes.

I stayed in the doorway, surveying the class. Just as I was about to go in, a student caught my attention.

I grabbed Fang's arm and pulled him back before hissing, "SAM is in there. Sam from Virginia." Fang's jaw tightened. I continued, "He thinks our parents are missionaries and we're adopted."

Fang calmly replied, "If he tries to talk to us, then we'll tell him that we found our real parents, but wanted to stay together."

I nodded, thankful for the reassurance. Finally, I lead the way in. The teacher was clearly an energetic woman. She asked us to introduce ourselves and of course we had to do so. I saw Jordan, Aaron, Darrell, Maria, and Sam spark with interest. I wanted to curl in on myself.

I kept it brief and simple. The teacher asked the students to volunteer to share lab tables with us. All five of the above mentioned put their hands up. I shot right at Maria, pretending not to see the others. Fang sat with Aaron at the next table over while Iggy sat with Darrell in front of Fang and me.

I am proud to say that I survived the period. However, when the bell rang I shot to my feet only to find that the rest of the class had remained seated. Maria explained, "It's a double period."

Inward groan.

I made it through the next period and when the bell rang there was nothing that could stop me from rushing out. Last period I had art class. I figured it would be a good time to nap. I was wrong, but the class wasn't unbearable.

At last the final bell rang. Fang, Iggy, and I walked over to the middle school where we collected Nudge, then went to gather Angel and the Gasman. We walked into the woods before flying home. We beat the bus; therefore we had dibs on the highlight of my day: Cookies.

The rest of the day we talked about school. Ella seemed eager to hear if we'd picked up any gossip. Wow, we actually did. The boys did. Weird. Then, I spent a long time dissecting the whole day with Fang. Apparently, we can't drop Biology. The world once again proves how cruel it can be.

We turned in early and I made sure not to be caught alone in the hallway. Ah, the buddy system. I don't think Ella picked up on my odd insistence on her presence.

In the next chapter I'm going to try to get to gym class. I really need you all to review and tell me what should happen. The possibilities are endless… Should Max be teased for changing in a stall? One of the guys? What sport?

Review. And check out the twilight story I posted.

P.s. Fang will pick a fight in a little while. I haven't decided what I'm going to do with the dance, though. Should the fight be before or after the dance?

Review. Sorry about the rambling. Review!