My Boarding School Chapter 10, a maximum ride fanfic

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I hated him. I hated, hated, and hated him. He wanted to go out with the girl that always teased Nudge.

Asshole.

There was always a voice in my head that claimed it was something else.

You like him. You LOVE him.

SHUT UP! I thought, attempting to bat away the treacherous thoughts. I couldn't STAND him, much less LOVE him. I sighed as my very annoying inner voice continued to taunt me.

Remember at Alex's sleepover? You admitted that you loved him!

I groaned, picking my phone up and texting Ella my situation.

To Max:

OMG! YOU LIKE A GUY! THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING DAY EVER! I BET HE'S LIKE SOOOO ADORABLE AND STUFF IF YOU LIKE HIM!

To Ella:

GIRL, did u not see a word I txted? I hate him cuz he likes some bitch girl. Get it into ur head, Ells.

To Max:

Aw...u guys have a love/hate relationship! I bet he's just tryin 2 make u jealous. I mean, ur so pretty, who wouldn't like like you?

To Ella:

Uh...mayb my english teach? I wrote him the awesomest short story, but he gave me a B-! I mean, WTH

To Max:

-_- ...ugh

To Ella:

To Max:

:3 I ship u and mystery guy

To Ella:

:( screw u

To Max:

Y r we using so many emotes? Anyway, GTG. Chores 4 mom. I'll say u said hi! Luv u, Max!

I sent her one last reply before getting off my bed and exiting my dorm with my cell and a crumpled twenty dollar bill.

"I'm gonna pop some tags, only got twenty dollars in my pocket..."I hummed, smiling. Ironically, I did have twenty bucks in my pocket. A few people waved at me, congratulating me on making the cut for preforming for the school. I thanked all of them, appreciating their support for the band. I reached the school Starbucks Cafe, and I bought a mocha cappuccino. Sipping it, I looked through my e-mails on my phone.

I perked up when I saw a new e-mail from J.J. in my inbox. I opened it, sighing in disgust when I saw it was one of those 'please forward to ten people' kinda thing. I caught sight of the word in the subject box.

Betray.

Huh. Betrayal, is it? I scrolled through the forwards, finally getting to the actual message. I read it, surprised and moved by its deep meaning.

Sometimes you're betrayed by that one person who gets you like no one else can. It's like getting your heart ripped out and stomped on. All of those strong bonds are broken just like that. All of the bridges you make tumble down with just an action. All of us feel that way. Everyone feels it, whether it's a broken friendship, a bad break-up, or even a family problem. All of us know what it feels like to feel...betrayed.

Send this to ten people that you love to death and don't want to be betrayed by.

I sat back in my chair, staring at the screen. Whoa. Crazy how the fact that Fang also betrayed ME just hit me. Hard.

"Whatcha reading?"a voice asked. I looked up and saw Gazzy, slurping a strawberry smoothie. I sighed. "Something,"I said. He rolled his blue eyes.

"C'mon, read it,"he demanded. I read it out loud. He looked at me in surprise. "Man, that's surprisingly really close to how I've felt before. Like, one time, I told my friend Bella this secret and she told half of the school,"he said. I rolled my eyes, grinning. "Gaz, you sound so feminine we say that,"I replied, smiling. He pouted. For a second, I was reminded of my sister Angel. "How's Anika?"I asked. "Fine,"he sniffed.

I sighed. "Gaz, you don't sound feminine...happy?"I said. He nodded, beaming. He smiled slyly. "So...why are you by yourself? I hear about the Fang thing from Nudge and she's only a bit pissed at him. Can't you forgive and forget? Just a little?"he asked. Stiffly, I replied, "Can you forgive and forget what Bella did?" He grimaced, sighing. "I see your point, Max."

I smirked. "Yeah. You should."

He checked his Droid. "Yeah. Anyway, I gotta go. Catch you later at Iggy's place for the Halloween Get-Together? You know Fang's gonna be there,"he noted. I groaned. "Whatevs. I'll hang out with the girls,"I said. He nodded and left, waving a hand. "Seriously? Halloween get-together..."I muttered. This year, Halloween was on Thursday. Today. The Halloween Dance had been a week ago, but Nudge and Anika were already planning the Winter Carnival. Considering its outward appearance, this school was actually the best I'd been to. It was fun and had amazing people (mostly), and we were allowed to do a lot of things...like airing 'Pranking Your Teachers'. The next show for that had already been planned out by Kate and Ratchet. Both of them had sworn secrecy, which pleased everyone. All of had to do was be the announcer and say what Kate told me to say.

Anyway. All of us were to old to trick-or-treat, according to Nudge, but I was totally in for trick-or-treating in a nearby neighborhood. Before the 'fight', Fang, Gazzy, Alex, Star, and I had planned on it after we mysteriously decide to leave Iggy's Get-Together. Now...I wanted Gazz to slap Fang and tell him not to come. Anika was staying because she wanted to talk to Maya and Kate and Nudge and talk about the pranks planned out. Maya and Kate agreed with Nudge about the Halloween thing. Because I didn't want to spend money, I was using the costume Nudge got me. The others thought the same, but Fang was going to be a biker. Cue emote: -_- WTH.

A biker? Creative...It's like saying 'I'm going to be Dracula!' Hell to the no.

I exchanged text messages with Alex, confirming our plans. I went to the library with my school bag, planning on studying there. My homework was all done, and the teachers hadn't given us so much since it was Halloween. When I reached the library, I sat down on a black bean bag right next to the window that covered the entire left side wall on the second floor. It overlooked the lion statue that sat in the center of the court yard. I sank in, sighing.

Opening my Economics textbook, I read the next unit. My ears perked up, listening to the beat of a song close by that was blasting from someone's headphones. One of my favorite songs.

I'm at war with the world and they
Try to pull me into the dark
I struggle to find my faith
As I'm slippin' from your arms

It's getting harder to stay awake
And my strength is fading fast
You breathe into me at last

[Chorus]
I'm awake I'm alive
Now I know what I believe inside
Now it's my time
I'll do what I want 'cause this is my life
here (right here), right now (right now)
I'll stand my ground and never back down
I know what I believe inside
I'm awake and I'm alive

I'm at war with the world cause I
Ain't never gonna sell my soul
I've already made up my mind
No matter what I can't be bought or sold

When my faith is getting weak
And I feel like giving in
You breathe into me again

Waking up waking up
Waking up waking up
Waking up waking up
Waking up waking up

In the dark
I can feel you in my sleep
In your arms I feel you breathe into me
Forever hold this heart that I will give to you
Forever I will live for you

Waking up waking up
Waking up waking up
Waking up waking up
Waking up waking up

-Skillet, Awake and Alive

I tapped my fingers to the beat, humming. It was a great song, and I absolutely adored Skillet. The girl with the headphones turned to me, grinning. She had dark brown and slightly frizzy locks, sparkling light brown eyes a dark green hat with lighter green letters on it that read: 'Linkin Park', tattered black jeans, lace-up black boots, mocha-colored skin, a dark green army jacket, and a red shirt.

My eyes widened. The similarities were terrifying. This girl looked almost exactly like Nudge, but I could tell she wasn't. She had lips darker than her sister's, an almost maroon color. Her eyes were lighter than Nudge's with light golden specks in her eyes. She was also taller. Her hair was also streaked with deep red highlights.

"WHOA...I swear, you look almost the same as someone I know,"I said, smiling. She laughed. "Oh, well. I'm Ash. I have a twin sister. Nudge. I came back to the states to visit her. This was supposed to be surprise so I came to the library. I know she never goes to libraries,"she explained. I grinned. That was true. There was a slight accent in her voice, like she was British or something. "Wow. This is so awesome. Why are you here during the school year? Where are you from? Oh, yeah. I'm Max, by the way. I'm Nudge's room mate."I said.

"Well, I live with our grandma in Australia. She died a week ago, sadly, so now I'm back here. I was living with Mom and Dad, but I wanted to visit Nudge so Mom sent me here. Anyway, I heard from the front office that Nudge was at a club right now, so I'm waiting here,"Ash said. Oh, that explained the accent.

I sighed. Poor girl. "I'm sorry about your grandmother. Why did you live with her, though?"I asked. Ash laid back, taking her headphones off. "Well...I was, um, having a problem. I'm a pyromaniac. It was a problem with my parents so they decided to send me to Grandma, and she sorta helped me overcome it. Not completely, though,"Ash replied, smiling sheepishly. I rolled my eyes. "You'll get along great with our friends Gazzy and Iggy. Iggy's Nudge's boyfriend, by the way. They love each other to death,"I said.

Ash laughed. "Same Nudge,"she commented wistfully.

"So why the name? I know I shouldn't be talking...but Nudge is Monique and I'm Maximum and Iggy is James and yeah. Lots of weird names in our group."I said. Ash nodded. "Yeah, I was wondering about your name...anyway, I'm actually Ashlyn. But everyone at my old school called me Ash. Ashlyn just isn't me, ya know?"Ash said. I nodded and checked my phone. The time had passed pretty quickly with Ash here!

"We should get back to my dorm. Nudge is probably already there! C'mon, let's surprise her!"I said, beckoning her to follow me. We left the library, talking about what Nudge's reaction would be.

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