The next morning I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock going off. I groaned and sat up when I saw it said 6:30. I stretched. 'Why does school have to start so early?' I thought to myself as I headed to the bathroom to take a quick shower. Throwing on a white shirt on and black pair of pants, I quickly blow dry my hair and put it in a high ponytail. I grabbed my school supplies and followed the smell of food down stairs.
There, I found Ella sitting on a stool beside the toaster and told her to put a bagle in there for me. She nodded and hopped up and got the bagle and some butter. She sat beside the toaster again to wait for our breakfast to be done.
"Max, I never got to ask you yesterday- did you meet any friends?" Ella asked curiously.
"Oh, I met four friends: Fang, Iggy, Nudge, and the Gasman," I said proudly. Ella raised an eyebrow at the names, but then she just smiled and shook her head.
"...Good for you. I met this girl named Lisa. She's a good person," Ella said. My bagle popped out and she buttered it.
"Oh, is that all?" I asked as she handed it to me. I was confused. Ella usually made lots of friends, like she would be at the park for five minutes and have at least ten kids playing hide and seek with her.
"Oh, no she's just the main one." She said with a smile
"Oh." Was my not knowing what else to say reply.
When I was done eating, we told our mom that we were ready and took off toward the car and made then ten-minute drive to school. When we got there, we went our different ways; I headed to first period while she headed to her homeroom. I got to the door and was met by Fang. We made our way to our seats.
"Hi," I said.
"What's up," he asked. Before I could answer the teacher started class while Fang threw me the smallest smile. It still lit up the room, though. I wonder if they always have that effect.
When the bell signaled us to go to second period, I asked Fang, "Do you have any younger siblings?"
"A sister," I raised an eyebrow, "Named Angel," he replied simply.
"Oh," I said and took our seat in second period.
"You?" he asked.
"A sister... Her name is Ella," I shot back.
"Hey, don't mock me; it's not my fault I say stuff plainly!" Fang grumbled.
"Yeah, yeah," I said.
"Class listen up today we are…." The teacher started breaking mine and Fang conversation short again.
Well, that how the day begin and trust me; it was boring until lunch came.

"Hey Fang, what time's the cookout Saturday?" asked Nudge.
"Around ten-thirty," was Fang's response.
"Oh. It's going to be a lot of fun. Maybe we can invite Max over. What do you think Max?" Nudge asked.
"I have to check with my mom then get back at you but I think I could come, if it's okay with Fang and his parents," I replied.
So the rest of the day went by with me begging Fang to tell me what they do and he finally gave.
"Max, all we do is swim,talk, and eat. So I advise you bring your swimsuit," he said.
"Okay, well let's hope I can go," I said then asked, "What if you parents don't want me over?"
"Stop worrying. Everything'll be okay," said a chuckling Fang.
"Oh, hush it," I said then headed off to fifth period. That was where Iggy and I had a small conversion that I cannot remember if my life depended on it. I think it had to do with different kinds of explosions.I knew that Iggy was just trying to get me used to him.
When Mom picked me up after school was over the first thing out of my mouth when I got in the car was, "Mom, some friends of mine are having a cookout so I was wondering if I could go."
"You have to tell me when it is and who going to be there first," Mom replied, being her protective self.
"Saturday around ten-thirty and my friends and their family are going to be there," I said. Please, please, please...
"Okay, only if you're back by seven-thirty," my mother replied. YES.
The next few days were the same as the second day, boring 'til lunch. By the time Friday got here, Nudge was getting more and more excited about the cookout that I swear she exploded when I told them that I could come over. It went something like this:
"Oh guys, my mom said I could come to the cookout," I said then was surrounded by cheers from Iggy, Nudge, and Gazzy.
"Yeah, this will be so much fun we can swim and play water games till it's time then eat and then we're gonna have to wait to swim after we eat since people say you're supposed to wait to swim 'cause you can get cramps and drown and it would be so horrible if you drowned she we only know you for a few day then we can..." Nudge rambled on.
"Nudge, okay, we get it," Fang said then everyone started laughing.

During sixth period I asked Fang some more questions as he doodled weird things on his binder.
"Fang what's your mom's name?"
"Kate, why?" Fang looked over with a rare curiosity in his eyes.
"Want to know her name when I go over tomorrow."
"Ah, well Peter's my dad name and I believe that is all you have to know." Was all he said before he went back to his doodling.
"You are so boring." I muttered and got out a book to read. There was a low chuckle from Fang, but choose to ignore me.
But when eight period was almost over I remembered something important.
"Hey Fang."
"If this is about the cookout I'm uninviting you." He groaned.
"Humph, I was just wondering where you lived so I could actually come over." I snapped.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you where I lived didn't I; I'll text it to you later."
"Um Fang."

"Yes."

"I need your number then."
"Dang it." He wrote in a piece of paper and gave it to me. He growled when he saw that I was laughing at his old-timey gesture"Do you not want this?"
"Well I believe the girl next to you IS about to stanch that paper out of your hand," He looked confused and when he turned around to look I grabbed the paper out of his hand and stuffed it in my bag.
"Hey!" he shouted and everyone turned and stared at us, including the teacher.
"Mrs. Martinez, Mr. Rider, is there something you want to share with the class?"
Fang, "No, sir."
Me, "No, sir."
"Then I better not hear another word out of you."
Then the bell rang and we ran out the room laughing our heads off.
"Fang, you nearly got us in trouble!"
"You're the one who tricked me."
"Yeah, blame it all on the pretty girl," Fang got an odd look on his face, but then it disapeared.
"Yep, bye Max text you later."
"'Kay." He walked off to his car and I walked to my mom's car.
When I got home, I texted Fang:

Hi

A few seconds later

Max?

Yep

kay heres the address, its 369 Forest View Drive.

K gtg bye

Bye

I got my stuff ready for tomorrow and then I went to sleep.