Hello all you awesome readers. Before I start, I would just like to say that school sucks and that Math is stupid and horrible and should die a long, slow painful death.
Ok, well thank you all so much for your reviews. I was on a super high after I read them; seriously my mum was looking at me like WTF.
I put a little Fang's POV at the end for Anonymous reviewer: AlwaysWatching. Coz i like Fangs POV too, but this one is a little fluffy, maybe later I'll give you guys some humour that goes on in Fangs head. Coz he has lots of random thoughts when he's not thinking about Max. Anyway this A/N has gone for too long so I'm gonna stop now...
OH OH OH! Thanks for reviewing! I is happy! I just thought I'd say that...Ok now I'll stop.
In case you're wondering, sitting in a car with Fang in the middle of terrible traffic and pouring rain is a wonderful combination that leads to one thing: an awkward silence. A very painful and uncomfortable awkward silence. That I was currently experiencing.
Life, just so you know, I hate you.
The rain hammered the roof of the car continuously and in some ways it felt therapeutic, but then I remember that I'm in a car with someone who is angry at me and could possibly hate my guts and all thoughts of happiness and calming sensations kind of just fly out the window.
Then, as if by some miracle, he coughed nervously. Halleluiah! The first sound! "You wanna pick up pizza on the way home?"
"Yeah sure" I said quietly. "What type of pizza?"
"I don't know I was hoping you'd have some idea."
To be honest, pizza wasn't really my thing unless it was cooked by Iggy, so I just gave Fang a list of toppings that Ella and the family might like. We stopped at Pizza Hut, or was it Dominoes? I really wasn't bothered looking at the sign, instead I focused on how Fang parked the car and just...sat there.
God help me. No, scratch that, the last time god helped me he sent the one person that could make the situation a hell of a lot worse. Hence the current silence we were in. "Fang?" I said nervously
He turned to me with his trademark face of...well nothing, that's why it was his trademark face.
"Are you going to get the pizza?" I asked, trying to avoid another awkward silence.
"Are going to come with me?"
"Are you going to stop answering my questions with questions?"
"That depends, are you going to come with me to order the pizza?"
"Why do I need to come with you?" I said mimicking the voice my mum used with babies "You're a big boy now, I'm sure you can do it yourself"
He smiled a little and just like that sent my heart into overdrive. "I don't want you to stay in the car by yourself." He admitted. I got mad at that.
"I can stay in here; I'm not a baby either. Or have you forgotten I'm sixteen?"
"Yeah, but you're still my baby." He paused a little and looked away. Cue blushing and annoying hormones. "Now get out or I'm gonna drag you in there myself"
I got out, but just to make it fun I slammed the car door really hard. Fang looked at me from his side as he locked the car and raised an eyebrow. "Does the baby need a cuddle?"
"No, the baby is fine" I growled. He laughed at me and opened the door to the pizza place where three guys sat waiting to be served. I noticed how Fang's expression changed as he opened the door.
"Go on, Nick" I said, because we were in a public place. "Age before beauty" (Kaida, you rule XD)
He looked at me in the watch-yourself-coz-they're-staring-and-I'm-so-jealous kind of way. Anyways, so we walked in and I was about to take a seat as Fang walked over to the counter, then he turned around and gestured for me to go with him. I rolled my eyes; if anyone knows someone this overprotective, please tell me. I followed him to the counter while one of the guys whistled at my ass. Well, what do you expect they were at a pizza place; they probably didn't get much action.
I leaned my elbows over the counter and waited for the kid with the cool hat to serve us. A hand curled around my waist and I straightened to give one of those jerks a full blown punch to the nose. The hand continued to tighten as I tried to wriggle out of it, and then Fang put his lips to my jaw line and gave me a soft kiss "stop wriggling" he whispered and pulled me closer. The guys whistled and the heat rose to my cheeks as a shiver crawled down my spine. Fang just...he just...and in front of people...and I was so going to bash him so bad when I got home!
"Fang" I whispered "what the hell are you doing?"
He pulled his lips away and I found myself begging for them to come back. "Showing them you aren't for sale" he tightened his arm around my waist so our hips were connected and I felt that familiar shiver again as he pulled me closer into his chest and kissed my forehead.
"Hello! May I help you?"
God damn you stupid pizza boy with the cool hat! I was having a moment. But anyway, Fang made his order. "Are there anymore seats in here?" I asked the kid. He seemed to blush at the fact that a girl was talking to him.
"No, I'm sorry"
Damn. Well...I could probably get one of the jerks to move, "Don't worry," Fang said making it hard for me to concentrate as he took away his hand from around my waist. "We'll just go sit in the car."
Oh no, not the car
"How long will it take for the pizza to be ready?"
"About fifteen minutes." The boy replied.
Fang turned to me and smiled before making his way to the door "Fifteen minutes in the car with yours truly, aren't you lucky?" he laughed. I groaned.
He moved towards the door and opened it for me, but as we stepped outside and entered our car I turned to him. "Was all that a show, Fang?" I asked with steal in my voice, but inside I was nervous, I wanted it to be real.
"Was all what a show?" he asked not looking at me; instead he was staring through the window of the pizza place.
"You know what I'm talking about "showing them you aren't for sale'" I repeated his exact words.
He was quiet for a moment and I was itching to wack him so I could get the answer out. "Well," he began and then stopped.
"Well what? It was all a joke because you can't stand the looks on other guys' faces when they see me?" I pushed, anger starting to rise.
"No. Well...yes." He continued to focus on the windows of the pizza place "I'm gonna go check if it's ready" he muttered
"No" I said grabbing him and pulling him down before he could leave the car. He stared at me with nervous eyes. "Tell me, was it all a show?"
He opened his mouth, turned away, looked back at me and then closed it. His eyes were different now, the same old emotionless orbs. "You're with Dylan aren't you?"
My jaw dropped in shock. He did that to keep me with Dylan? No, that's not right. Fang hates Dylan. I let go of his arm and watched as he got out of the car and walked in to wait for the pizza. It took him a few minutes and then he was back. "You wanna hold these?" he muttered not looking at me as he held out the pizzas.
"No" I said "Just put them in the back"
"They could fall" he insisted. "You'd better hold them"
I grunted but took the pizzas anyway. The warmth of them immediately flowed over my thighs as I put them on my lap and reached for my seatbelt.
-Fang's POV-
Did I mention the fact that I really hate pizza? Well, unless it's made by Iggy, he's the best cook.
We got home in complete silence. I'm the silent type of guy, unless I'm drunk, then all hell breaks loose, or unless I'm with Max and we're just talking like normal friends because in a way she's like a drug; With the good feelings and the bad results.
But today was weird. Silent all the way to the pizza place and then silent all the way back. It wasn't the good type of silence either, it was awkward and horrible and all I wanted to do was lean over a kiss her.
I loved the way she blushed when I kissed her in the Pizza place, but then after that I screwed it up. I stuffed it and now she hates me. I did it because... I don't know. I have no idea why I did it, I hate Dylan, and I hate his undeserving guts and his stupid perverted eyes as they roamed over Max at Mr Ray's office.
I guess I did it because I'm a guy. I stupid guy who doesn't know how to admit feelings to someone he loves. I loved Max, there you go. I said it. I love her so god damn much that it was hard to sleep at night; I loved her so much that I was afraid of leaving her in a car by herself. I worried about her at school as well. She had guys in her classes, I know she's strong and she could bash them up with one hand tied behind her back, but it wasn't the bullies I was worried about. That's what it used to be, when we just a family, when we were just kids, but now I'm afraid someone will take her away. A guy would come up to her and ask her out before I get the chance. Like Dylan, like that undeserving Dylan. Maybe it's still that sibling love, but maybe it's more than that. It used to be so simple and now it's complicated and I don't know what to tell her.
I'd give anything to just go back in time and tell her what I was feeling when I kissed her at the pizza place. I wanted to tell her I loved her and that I didn't want those guys staring at her like they were about to pounce. It hurt to let go of her, but I did. It hurt to know that kissing her lips might stuff up our friendship, so I didn't. I'd do anything for her to be happy, but I'd do anything to hold her in my arms and just tell her I love her every day. Maybe when she's asleep I could hold her tight and kiss her gently as she doses off.
It's a long shot, but it's what I wanted. God knows what she wants.
Me: Fang! You have a Delonghi in your ear!
Fang: where?
Me: in your EAR!
Fang: *face palm*
Me: Bubbles... *snickers* oh and if you guys wanna ask this dude anything he's not going anywhere, so he's all yours...*pokes fang*
Fang: *presses shut down button*
Me: NOOO!
Computer is shutting down