Chapter 23- New Knowledge

I'm feeling terrible you guys and right now you guys are going to be my outlet so enjoy the chapter.

Fang

"Hey, Fang," Angel says softly.

I turn to her and attempt to smooth out my glare. "Yeah, Angel?" I force a pleasant tone.

"This came for you," she drops a letter on the edge of my sleeping mat and backed off and I sigh. I pick up the paper and chuckle under my breath a little. She opened it and Valencia probably read it for her.

To Fang, JJ said that since we don't have phones or whatever we have to write letters back and forth. JJ thinks I'm writing you a love letter and said I had terrible handwriting so that's completely unfair. I never went to school. Anyways I found out something very interesting and you could maybe pass the message along to Max. Also, the rest of the gang says hi.

Ratchet was looking through JJ's room who knows why. He found a couple notes and bags of white powder and when we searched it up, it turns out that's illegal. Also, I heard about a robbery at the bank. Iggy and Gazzy and Sam were in the newspaper! That's also illegal! They're criminals, Fang!

Kate

I clench my teeth. Max was somewhere in downtown Manhattan with Sam right now. I grab a coat and run out to find them. It turns out I didn't need to because I heard Max's angry yelling and Sam's weak attempts at calming her. Tough luck, Sam, when she hears about this she's going to be even more furious.

Max

"What the hell was that, Sam? How did he know you? And why did you tell me that you can take money from banks legally?"

"I never told you that, princess. Calm down, I'll tell you the whole story, okay?"

I rip my arm away, "Don't call me princess," I growl.

"Okay, Max. I only know Jonathan because we ran into each other once and I didn't know he's a cop. He's sort of known in my circle," he lies actually pretty convincingly but I can see the little smirk in his eyes.

"Then what about the robbery?"

"It's not a robbery, they really do owe me money," he insisted and unlocks the basement door from the alley entrance.

"You're lying again, Sam! Tell me the truth now before I beat you!"

I whip around to see Fang leaning against a wall, his jacket on like he was going out. There was a soft smirk on his face and I stomped past him into the bathroom to change. This dress was ridiculous. Who seriously wears this in real life? I peel it off and throw it aside, desperately hoping that it landed in the trash or the toilet. No wonder Iggy was so upset! He robbed a bank!

I mutter a "don't" to both Fang and Sam waiting outside.

I sit in my mat, lifting my hair and sighing deeply. Is it stupid to feel betrayed? I barely know the guy but he kissed me. I opened my eyes to see a piece of white paper on my lap and the faint sound of yelling in the next room.

Rubbing my face in frustration, I picked up the envelope gingerly. "To Fang" the top of the paper read. I furrow my eyebrows in confusion. If it's for Fang, why do I have it?

Fang

"You stay away from her," I growl, "From all of us."

"Just so we're clear, lover-boy, you're staying in my house," Sam laughs but it didn't reach his eyes, "You're welcome to leave."

"I know what you do, what you and JJ do," I threaten, "Ratchet found out and Kate sent a letter to me. Max is reading it right now. Whatever you had is over."

He throws a punch but I dodge it, catching it and twisting his wrist over, hitting his elbow. He quickly took his arm back and spat, "You don't know shit about me."

"I do, I know that you're a criminal, I know that you robbed a bank, I know that you're a drug dealer or whatever you call it."

I think I saw fear in his eyes and he glanced over at the door. There was a little distress in his voice as he spoke, "So what?"

"I know Max more than you do," I tell him, "She's going to hate you, trust me."

"I don't think so," he suddenly took on a sly look, "She kissed me, tonight."

Something just snapped in me and I pushed him against the wall and he snorted, "Didn't know you rolled that way, Fangie? Sorry, I have a thing for Max."

I grabbed his collar and punched him as hard as I could in the face.

Sorry this is short you guys, I just don't feel like writing much and I just don't feel like focusing on anything right now.