~∞ ROSES ∞~

Chapter Eight: The Mysterious Rose

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Thanks, doll ;)

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Who's this?

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Guess :)

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Uh… Well, you text a LOT of emoticons… So you're a girl?

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Wait… You called me doll…

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Closer :)

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

You're a lesbian girl? This just became awkward… er…

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

I don't have a problem with that, but um…

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Hell no! I'm a guy, thank you very much!

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

So you're gay? I'm a girl, FYI, even though my name's Max...

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

I know.

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Uh… Have you considered talking to a COUNSELOR about your… situation?

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

I LIKE GIRLS – NOT GUYS! GET IT STRAIGHT!

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

I am completely totally straight.

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Yeah…

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

You don't believe me.

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

PSH NO! Where would you get THAT? That's absurd… Psh…

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

ME? AND A GUY? *shiver*

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Are you SURE you're not a girl?

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

We went over this: I am a frickin guy.

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

That's what Justin Bieber says…

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Did… Did you just compare me to that… thing?

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Uh, yeah?

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

I am NOT JUSTIN BEIBER!

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

It's Bieber.

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

And I never said you were.

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Just a JB wanna-be. Duh.

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

I hate you.

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

New record! Someone I don't know hates me!

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

But you DO know me *suggestive wink*

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Okay, are you SURE you're not female?

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Do I LOOK female?

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Don't answer that.

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Well, you can't look as female as Fang Walker…

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

EXCUSE ME? HE DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A GIRL! HE IS VERY VERY VERY MASCULINE!

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

And you wonder why I question your sexuality.

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

I HATE YOU.

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Good. Now, WHO ARE YOU?

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

The guy in your dreams ;)

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Fang?

~…~

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

He's in your dreams?

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Well YEAH. I mean, if I can't actually murder him, I can dream about it, can't I?

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Don't tell me he's in YOUR dreams.

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Hell no!

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Oh. My. God. He is, isn't he?

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

I said it once, and I will say it again: NO!

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Oh my God… Er… I don't know if talking to you is healthy…

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

How? Don't tell me you're in love with Fang.

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

How the hell does that come back into this convo?

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Oh really? I wasn't aware this was a conversation. Esp since one person keeps insulting the other XP

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

I KNOW! Insulting isn't nice!

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

I was talking about you, nimrod.

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Exactly my point. You just insulted me.

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Did I mention I HATE YOU?

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Do you even KNOW me?

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

New record! Hate someone you don't know.

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Well played man-girl, well played.

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

WHAT did you just call me?

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

A man-girl?

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

*sigh* At least I'm more man than girl

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

O.o Did you seriously just say that?

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

WAIT! DELETE THAT! I COMMAND YOU!

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

*evil laugh* Sorry, no can do.

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Blackmail XD

From: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Not if you don't know who I am…

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Ooh, mysterious. You are…

To: (***) ***-**** Unknown

Mysterious Rose.

From: Mysterious Rose

WTF?

To: Mysterious Rose

Ah, my friend, you have a long way to go.

From: Mysterious Rose

I. AM. MALE! A rose is tooooo feminine.

To: Mysterious Rose

Just like your texting.

From: Mysterious Rose

What about you?

To: Mysterious Rose

Man-girl, I AM a girl. I have the right to text like that.

From: Mysterious Rose

Whatever.

From: Mysterious Rose

So no "you're welcome"?

To: Mysterious Rose

Er… Why?

From: Mysterious Rose

Read your first text.

~…~

To: Mysterious Rose

No. NO WAY IN HELL.

From: Mysterious Rose

Yep! It's MEEE baby!

To: Mysterious Rose

*sigh* At least I have blackmail now. *evil laugh*

From: Mysterious Rose

I HATE YOU.

To: Fang Walker

*sad*

From: Fang Walker

?

From: Fang Walker

Max?

From: Fang Walker

I am sorry

From: Fang Walker

I promise I am sorry.

To: Fang Walker

Ever notice that "I promise" and "I am sorry" have eight letters? Then again, so does BULLSHIT. Count it.

From: Fang Walker

I apologize.

For some reason, at that last text, Max smiled. She didn't know why, nor if she wanted to, but she did. And for some weird reason, it felt natural.