This Chapter is Max and Lissa becoming friends again. Aye. Be nice!

Lissa's POV:

I sat on my bed and looked at my old picture album. It was dedicated to me and Max. Her mom made it for us. I fount a picture of Me Max and Ella at The Ben and Jerry 's first Ice cream shop. Valencia had took us to it over the summer. We were all sitting on a bench with 3 different ice creams in each others hands. Max had a cookie flavored one. I had strawberry and Ella had chocolate. Me and Max were on each side of Ella poking . Max wore a black shirt with green lettering "Ben and Jerry 's ice cream shop!" I had a matching one that said the same, but mine was green with black lettering. Ella had a pink one.

In another picture, we were at her house. We all three made a fort out of blankets. We were fighting over what game to play. I wanted to play "Harry potter", Ella wanted to play Disney princess tea party, and Max wanted to play "Where the wild things are". We decided on just capturing fireflies instead.

I got up and walked down stairs. I stoped at the foot of the stairs to see my mom at the door taking her shoes off.. "Hi mom. " "What do you want sweet girl?" I could smell the alcohol on her. "You've been drinking again.""What's it to you, girly?" She slurred her words around. "Come on, let's get you to bed." I wrapped her arm around my neck and slowly guided her up the stairs. "Thank you sweet~" she muzzled her self in my neck.

My mom wasn't the greatest, but she wasn't one of those parents who hit their kids. No, my mom just drank till she passed out on the couch. "I'm going to brake up with Dylan. He's still being mean and I don't think it's ok to start dating him. It's starting to rub off fast." "Really~? Ok, if that's how you feel!" She started snoring a minute later.

I went back to my room and picket up a pen and paper. I decided to write Max a letter like we uses to. We would write messages and run around the house reading them. I wrote what ever came to mind.

Dear, Max

I know I have been the worst person ever to you. You probably hate me.

I'm sorry for everything. This might not make up for it, but I just want you to know

That I miss you. I miss us being friends and I miss us playing with Ella.

You were my best friend and I want us to become friends again. Please

Meet me at our old favourite cafe' shop.

Love, Lissa

I got up and ran to my wardrobe. I fount a outfit that wasn't to ...Well um...slutty? I pulled on a pair of blue jeans and winter boots. I wore a white long sleeved shirt and I pulled my hair up in a tight pony tail. I looked through my nightstand and found my old glasses. I put them on and ran down stairs. Before I left I put on a long winter coat and left .

I walked to Max's house and slipped the note in the mail slot. I rang the door bell and took off for a bush to hide behind. After a minute, Max came out and looked around. Her eyes landed on the letter. She picked it up and went inside. I took a deep breath and sighed.

"Waiting for your next attack?" Said a deep voice. I spun around and saw Iggy, Gazzy, and the emo boy I pretended to have a crush on. I narrowed my eyes and got up running. I didn't look back.

I reached the cafe' and ordered two vanilla swirled coffees. I slowly sipped my hot coffee and waited. The shop was empty except for a few old people. It began snowing lightly out side the window by my booth. Me and Max use to make snowmen and dress it up like a fashion model. Then we would find the most mould covered carrot and put it as the nose. I looked at the employee who got my coffee. He was cute. Wait, I'm here for Max. Not myself trying to hook up with a cute employee guy. And so I waited.

Max's POV:

I closed the door behind me and sat on the couch. I opened the letter and began reading it. My heart felt heavy after I scanned through it one more time then I should have. Did Lissa really feel this way? I would find out soon enough. I ran up stairs and changed clothes. I was now wearing a yellow and red striped long sleeve shirt and a blue scarf with kitty cross bones on it. I put on some blue bleached skinny jeans and I slipped on some black boots. I made it to the door when Iggy walked in.

"Where you going?" Asked Gazzy "Not that it concerns you, but I'm meeting up with Lissa, see ya." Before I walked out, Iggy grabbed my hair and tugged it. Not hard. "What?" "We saw her hiding behind a bush. She glared at us and ran." "Ok? So what? She dropped a letter off. She wants to meet with me."

He sighed and turned away. "Yo, Ella! Where's my sandwich?" "Make one your self, ya bum!" She hollered from up stairs. I giggled and walked out. I ran to the coffee shop and looked around. I scanned the room. My eyes landed on a girl with red hair. It was Lissa sitting in a booth alone. Her hair was up in a ponytail like old times. She also had glasses she hadn't worn in a long time.

I sat in the seat across from her. She noticed and smiled a smile I thought was lost forever. "Hi Max." She said quietly I thanked her for writing me. After discussing everything, Lissa began crying. "I'm just so glad you forgive me, Max." I smiled and grabbed her hand from across the table. "It's ok. I'm here for you."

We sat there for hours and talked about ourselves. She told me about her mom and her parent's divorce. Her boyfriend scratch that, Ex boyfriend. After a little bit of talking and drinking several coffees, a song that me and Lissa use to sing tougher came on. We both laughed and sang to the lyrics aloud.

~ Keep holding on by Avril Lavigne

"Your not alone. Tougher we stand.

I'll be by your side, you know I'll take your hand.

When it gets cold, and it feels like the end.

There's no place to go you know I won't give in.

No I won't give in.

Keep holding on! Cause you know we'll make it through

We'll make it through.

Just stay strong.

Cause you know I'm here for you.

I'm here for you.

There's nothing you can say!

Nothing you can do!

There's no other way when it comes to the truth!

So keep holding on!

Cause you know we'll make it through.

We'll make it through.

So far away. I wish you were here.

Before it's to late this could all disappear.

Before the doors close

And it comes to an end.

With you by my side I'll fight and defend.

I'll fight and defend.

Keep holding on!

We giggled at the employees face. He was smirking and even acted like he was singing passionately. He was cute I guess. He had shaggy blond hair and brown eyes. We walked up to him and paid him a tip floor singing. He smiled and winked at Lissa. She blushed and winked back. Oh yeah! Time to play Hitch!

"Her name is Lissa by the way. So if you wanna pick her up ya know." Lissa's face was red now. "Sure. Nice name for such a pretty girl. My name is Sam. We should hang out some time." We both giggled and left with a long goodbye between the two.

"You wanna come over? My mom is making homemade pizza." (A/N: I can't eat pizza! I'm allergic to tomatoes. No pizza, no spaghetti, nothing with tomatoes. Life sucks. Oh! The song that Max and Lissa use to sing is Keep holding on: by Avril Lavigne. Don't judge! It's a good song.)

She shrugged her shoulder. "I guess. All your friends hate me though." "Leave it to me. I'm sure thay will love to get to know the old you." We walked home and right as I opened the door, people gave me glares.

Lissa seemed to be sweating and shaking. "What?" I asked "What is she doing here?" Nudge scrunched her nose. "Me and her talked things out. She's staying for dinner too." We walked up stairs to my room when my mom and Ella saw us. Mom's face went from surprised to sweet and soft. Ella kept her eyes on Lissa. With out anymore hesitation, we ran at each other and gave a big group hug.

"Oh Lissa... I hope you and Max made up. Oh I missed you." She wiped away a tear. "Mmhmm. Yeah, I made up with her today." "I'm so glad. I knew you two were so close and when you guys parted, I felt lime I lost a child." "Jeez. Thanks for the love mom." Ella teased. "Oh, you know I love all you girls." She kissed Lissa and Ella's heads.

"Can she stay for dinner?" "Of course. Your welcome here anytime sweet heart." And with that, her and Ella went down stairs. Me and Lissa followed and went into the Jam session room. "So Lissa...do you really like that weird Party 2.1 or what ever you called it?" "Not really. Dylan liked it so I just sang what he liked. Which reminds me, I have to call to break up with him." She took out her phone and called him.

"Hi sweet." She said "Um, hello? Am I on speaker?" "Yes. I have a something I want to sing you." "It's not some love song is it?" "No. Just listen."

~Done with your love

I thought about you and I,

We talked "hello, and goodbye."

You said its for you,

But honey my heart was glued.

It was never you.

Never you.

I pushed you shoved,

Baby I'm done with your love.

Its sick its cruel,

I'm done with you.

Never wanted your heart.

So I'm tearing it apart.

No more you and I,

It's time are love died.

Life has never felt so fun

Now that we're done.

I pushed, you shoved!

Baby I'm done with your love.

Your love!

Don't look down, you might

Fall and die.

On second thought I was

yours. Don't treat

Me like your whors.

Time to turn the other Way!

I'm having a happy day!

Now that your away,

I'm going to party everyday.

He was silent for a moment then he spoke "What's the song about?" Dumb ass. "She just broke up with you. Now go die in a hole." Lissa giggled while I hung up her phone. "That was a grate song. I knew you sang better than what you sang at the concert. She shrugged. What's up with people shrugging? "So this is the real Lissa." A familiar voice said. Fang? I turned around and looked at him. "What's up?" He just stood there staring at us. Or rather me. "Your mom said dinner is done." "Yes! I haven't ate homemade pizza in awhile." I got up and stretched. Lissa got up and looked at Fang who never left the doorway. She sighed and walked up to Him. "Um okay, I'm sorry I acted the way I did at the concert. I don't really think of you in that way. I was only trying to be a bitch. Which I was successful at." She turned to me and sniffed "I'm sorry I brought up you being adopted. I really shouldn't have done that." I looked down at my boots and slowly walked towered the door. I mumbled "It's ok." Fang finely made his way to the kitchen. I followed and was followed by Lissa who was staring to sweat. We sat at the table and waited for my mom.

Nudge walked in and sighed. She took a seat next to Angel instead of next to me. Well she couldn't. Lissa was next to me. Iggy interrupted the scary atmosphere. "So Lissa, your song was um, interesting." She scoffed "It sucked. I only sang it to impress the party players." "You should have heared the song she sang in jam. She sang about braking up with that Dylan kid." Fang walked in with one of the pizzas mom made.

"Thanks Fang for helping me bring in the pizza." Mom came in with the other. "Your welcome Valencia." He sat down next to me. "You should sing more songs like that." He continued. "Yeah. He was like "What's the song about?". He's dumber than rocks." I'm glad Lissa broke up with that square. She seemed to glow today. I noticed because her outfit wasn't showing off her teen formation.

"Mmmmm. Valencia, this pizza doesn't compare to Domino's. It's to good for that." She smiled widely. "Yep. It's a Martinez family tradition. My Ma'la showed me and I'll show it to my girls." Fang had a confused face. "Ma'la?" "That's what mom calls her. Just like we call her Grama'la. You'll get used to it." Ella said with cheese on her face. "Oh, this pizza is going right though me." "No! Gazzy! Outside with Total, now!" Pointed Angel.

We all had horrified faces. No way is he doing that in here. He laughed and said "Haha. Just kidding. I knew you guys would react to that."

Iggy high fived him while all us girls plus Fang stared at him with a look of What the fu... Gazzy looked at Lissa. "Say Lissa, how did you and Max make up?" She placed her hand on the table "Well I wrote her a letter apologizing for being mean to her." Nudge rolled her eyes "I'm sure anyone can write down a simple apology. It isn't that hard you know." I kicked her under the table.

"Well Nudge, Max and Lissa use to be like peas and carrots." Ella helped us out. "Ok, we aren't Forrest Gump here." Iggy said in the Alabama accident. "Run Forrest! Run!" Gazzy imitated Jenny's voice. Oh God, goofballs. "Thanks for clearing that up kids." Mom said laughing. Angle giggled "I just felt like running." Gazzy high fived her.

"Ok kids. I'm going to clean up. Fang, you don't have to help me with dishes tonight." He nodded. "So, who's up for Jam?" I asked Nudge got up "Not me, I'm going home. See ya tomorrow." She left leaving us baffled. "Damn it, Nudge." I muttered "You girls have problems. Boys don't get jealous over friends." Iggy took his plat to the kitchen.

We made our way to Jam and hook up our instruments.

Lissa sang My immoral by Evanescent.

Angle did a solo to Lion heart by Of Monsters and Men.

Fang and Iggy did Red paint by Matt and Kim.

"So Max, what song you doing?" Gazzy asked I thought of a moment "King by Lauren Aquilina." I grabbed my acoustic and wounded if I should use a pick this time. Maybe it wouldn't hurt. Besides, I don't want to mess up on this song. I took my Nirvana guitar pick that I haven't used in a long time and began playing.

(A/N: I can't listen to My immortal anymore. Every time I do, I cry. 0-0 like a baby. Oh, and King by Lauren Aquilina is a beautiful song.)

~ King by Lauren Aquilina

Your alone, your on your own.

So what have you gone blind,

Have you forgotten what you have and what is yours.

Glass half empty glass half full,

Well eather way you won't be going thirsty

Count your blessings not your flaws.

You've got it all, you lost your mind in the sound.

There's so much more, you can reclaim your crown.

Your in control, rid of the monsters inside your head.

Put all your faults to bed.

You can be king again.

You don't get what all this is about,

Your to wrapped up in your self doubt.

You've got that young light,

Set it free.

You've got it all,

You lost your mind in the sound.

There's so much more,

You can reclaim your crown.

Your in control, rid of the monsters inside your head.

Put all your faults to bed.

You can be king

There's no method in my madness.

There's no logic in your sadness.

You don't gain a single thing from misery.

Take it from me.

You've got it all. You lost your mind in the sound.

There's so much more,

You can reclaim your crown.

Your in control, rid of the monsters inside your head.

Put all your faults to bed.

You can be king

You've got it all, you lost your mind in the sound.

There's so much more, you can reclaim your crown.

Your in control, rid of the monsters inside your head.

Put all your faults to bed.

You can be king again.

I put down my guitar and looked at two gleaming faces. Lissa's and Nudge's. Wait, Nudge came back? "How long have you been here?" Ella asked Nudge. She looked away and said "The whole time. I didn't feel like walking home alone." "Then sit." Lissa patted the seat next to her. "Ella, I believe it's your turn to sing us a song." Iggy picked up his bass. I smirked and plugged in my amp. "Gazzy, get drums." Nudge pushed Ella up closer to the Mic.

Ella was looking at me with such scaredness. "You know what song I want you to sing." I told her. Angel took the piano Ella sighed and began singing Lithium by Evanescent. She could hit the pitch just right. I couldn't even get my voice that low even if I tried. She sang that song with me once in the school talent show.

After we sang, Angle asked me if she could sing a song. I of course agreed to Angle being the weak one to her pout face. "What song do you want to sing?" Fang asked while plugging up his guitar. She smiled cheekily "Monster by Meg and Dia. It's my favourite song ever!" She bounced up and down. Fang smirked of course. "Alright, I can play that song. Good choice by the way." Somethin snapped inside of me. How dare he go and take my place! I'm the guitarist who knows that song better than anyone. Gazzy played the beginning drum part of the song.

(A/N: You have probably heared this song with dubstep. I prefer the original version. I hate when people think this song was a so called DuBsTeP rEmIx. Causes its not. The original is better.)

~ Monster by Meg and Dia

His little whispers "love me, love me"

That's all I ask for love me love me.

He bet on his tiny fist to feel something.

Wounded what it's like to touch and feel something.

Monster, how should I feel? Creatures lye here,

Looking through the window.

That night he caged her, bruised and broke her.

He struggled closer, then he stole her.

Violent wrist and then her ankles, silent pain.

Then he slowly saw their nightmares were his dreams.

Monster, how should I feel? Creatures lye here,

Looking through the window.

Time will, hear the voices. I'm a glass child. I am Hannah's regret.

Monster, how should I feel?

Turn the sheets down!

Murder ears with pillow laces,

Bathtubs, full of glow flies.

Bathed in kerosene!

The words tattooed in his vains!

Yeah!

Fang's POV:

I felt daggers in the back of my head during the entire performance. Aw man. I knew it was Max. She walked up to me and pointed a finger at my face. "You wanna go another round emo boy?" Ok, quite with the emo boy. It was like she read my mind. "I'll stop calling you emo boy if you stop smirking like there's no tomorrow." She sat in a chair and started tightening the strings to her guitar. I rolled my eyes. "Your not doing it right. Your tightening them way to tight." She snapped a string and it whipped her hand.

Blood trinkled down her hand. "Max? What tha-?" Gazzy hopped up and grabbed a bottle of water from the frigid. "Why's there so much blood?!" Ella wrapped her hand in a towel. "Max, are you a Hemophiliac?" I asked. Max had a panicked face. "No. Why? I just probably wiped myself to hard."

"Max, I think we should postpone the challenge this time." Ella said. Max scrunched up her nose. "No. I have a good song I wanna play. Come on. I'm not even that hurt." Gazzy poured the bottled water on her wound. She winced and held back her inside pain. Wow, that looks pretty bad. "Ok, I think it stoped bleeding. Now how about we play a song by Icon For hire." Everyone sighed and grabbed a instrument. "What song?" I asked. If there was one thing, that's that Icon For hire was amazing. "I'd like to play Off With Her Head." "Wow, good song." Lissa said. She bandaged up Max's hand and put gaz on it.

Max took guitar, I took bass, Angle was drums, and Max sang. The thing is is that Max sounded similar to Ariel, the singer to Icon For Hire. We were doing good till we reached the part where Ariel sings "Guilty as charge." Because Max stated to run out of air. "Max?" Lissa said with worry. "I-I'm fine. Let's stop for now."

We took Lissa, Nudge, Gazzy, and Angle home. Iggy slept over. He feel asleep on my bed snoring and giving me sleep trauma. I got up and knocked on Max's door. Luckily she answered. Wait, why am I here? "Yes?" She asked leaning against the door frame. "Uhh, you wanna hang out? Iggy stole my bed and I'm not really that tiered." She blushed and opened the door wider for me to enter. Ahh, she blushed. Well it is a bit awkward to be asked by a boy you only knew for a few days to hang out in your room.

She sat on her bed and clicked a key on her laptop. Music began playing. I sat in her hanging chair and swayed in it. "So, what's going on with the dog pills?" I asked looking at a pill bottle on her nightstand. She sighed "Ok, you listen up emo boy. I know your emo and you know I'm hiding something. So I'll tell you." I started up and pulled at my sleeves of my jacket. "I am a hemophiliac. I'm also having some muscle spasms lately. So I am taking some dog pills till I get this under control." "Why don't you just go see a doctor? Max, this is pretty serious. I mean aren't you scared that it might get worse?" She was silent for a bit.

"Fine, I'll go see a doctor if you stop cutting. It's only fair." I raised a eyebrow "You can't tell me what to do. It's not like I cut because I want to." She relaxed "I see, then why do you cut?" "To see if I can still-" "Feel at all." She finished. I looked up at her surprised. "I heared that excuse before. Find another way to feel." She turned up her music. The song that played was Bleeding Out by Imagin Dragons I tapped my foot to the beat Max began tapping her pen to the beat as well. "Cause I'm bleeding out. So if the last thing I do is to bring you down.-" " I'll bleed out for you. For you." I finishing for her this time.

Max looked up at me and starred into my eyes. Or was it me starring into hers. Her gleaming brown eyes where pulling me in. Asking me to look deeper into them. A small thud pulled our gazes apart and to the floor. "Aw. My song book." She reached down to pick it up, but I got to it before she did.

"So, Max has one of these too." I teased looking through the songs. One song caught my attention.

~ To be a burden

Do you see the look in my eyes?

I'm looking for a place to go.

Do you know!

Do you know what it's like to be a burden?

It's not easy to deal with this pain.

So to tell you my secret,

I'm one with the rain.

My life is empty and broken

Glass cuts my heart and whispers

Words that have already been spoken.

I'm leaving my shadow,

Of misery.

I'm trying to tell you,

But your always to busy.

Do you know what it's like to be a burden!

It's like being asked to never leave.

Even though you want me gone.

Well I'd rather be gone.

Do you know what it's like to be alone?

It feels like I'm a ghost in my own home.

A shadow of fear,

A whisper in your ear,

And no one to wipe away your tear.

Well it would be nice to live in the afterlife.

So please end mine with a knife.

It would be a shame!

If only it was God who came.

Now I'm in my shell!

It feels lonely as hell.

Right here I'll burn!

It seems to be the only way I'll learn.

Do you know what it's like to be a burden!

Burden!

Burden!

Fly away with my eyes of guilt.

Your wings are burning with sin.

God won't forgive you.

But how needs to be forgiven?

No one will love you like me!

Is this pain!?

No, it reality!

My eyes are flames of serenity!

Your hands are dirty and filthy.

A burdens a burden.

Max wrote songs that took you places. It was like she was chasing her dreams. Maybe she and I want the same thing. It's possible I think. Max knows I cut and I know she's different from others. It's like she's a person who wants to live life without sadness. So she sings it all away.

I gave her book back to her. Time to play Tweny Questions. "You wanna get to know me better, Max? Well ask me a question." She gave me a confusing look and smiled "Ok, bring it."

What's your favorite color?

Fang: Black

Max: Green

What can you live off of?

Max: Cookies

Fang: Pizza

What's your favorite band?

Fang: Bring me the horizon and Black Vail Brides

Max: Icon For Hire and Linkin Park

What's your favorite song?

Max: Don't go by Bring me the horizon

Fang: Bullet by Hollywood undead

What's your favorite book?

Fang: Alex Cross

Max: Haven

What's your favorite movie?

Max: Kick Ass 1 and 2

Fang: Repo! The Genetic Opera

What's the saddest song you know?

Fang: Hurt by Nine inch nails

Max: How to save a life by The Frey

What's your opinion on new age music?

Max: It sounds like someone torching a pig.

Fang: Are people in need of help? Are they trying to signal us?

What do you know about the government?

Fang: It's gone against us and it might shut down Twinkies again.

Max: The government took my baby. Quote by Seth MacFarlane

End of game. Well it was fun getting to know her. Max got up and opened the door for me. I looked at her up and down. "What?" "Out. I'm tired and its been fun. But we must sleep." "Iggy took my bed. Remember?" She sighed. "Then sleep on the couch over there." She motioned to the couch by her T.V. I got up and flopped on the couch. Max went into her bathroom and came out in a tank top and happy bunny pajama pants. She curled up in bed and turned out her light.

I watched her till she yet again sighed. "Why ya staring at me?" I shrugged under the blanket. "I don't know. Hey Max?" " Ye?" She had a thing were she would say "ye" and "ne". It was kind of cute. "Why are we so cool with each other?" She waited "Well I guess some people get along better." I sat up and looked at her in the eye. "And what if those people want to get along better then anyone else?" She looked at me with a open mouth. "Then...they should become closer then others." I got up and walked to her bed side and keeled. She sat up propping up with one hand.

I lifted my hand up to Max's face and lifted her chin up. I wounded if it would be alright to do this. I stared at her lips before bringing mine to hers. They only brushed against each other before Max's gave me the kiss. It wasn't a sucking face kind of kiss. It was a real and passion on the inside kiss. My butterflies in my stomach came alive. I pulled away and looked at her face. She was magnificent looking.

Her blond and peacock curls where swiped to one side while her bangs were pinned back with Bobby pins. No make up today. Her brown eyes where the darkest color of brown I'd ever seen. Her cheeks are a light tint of red. Oh Max, you beautiful creature. Could you be the new way I can feel again? Let's hope so.

"So um, I guess we should be getting to bed. It's late and my butterflies are probably eating my stomach." I smiled and kissed her cheek. " You better know that this means something." She giggled rolled over in bed. I looked up at her ceiling that night and wondered if things between me and Max would change things for the best. "Hey Max?" "Ye?" "Who sang "Knocking on Heaven's door"?" "Bob Dylan."

Oh, yeah. Things between us would be successful. Till then, Max my love.