The sequel: No Matter What is now uploaded. Enjoy.:)
Christmas Eve
Max
So there you have it folks, Fang's safe at home with Ms. Monroe, they went to court the day after we rescued him so now he's Fang Monroe. It has a nice ring to it I think. Ella turned sixteen on Thursday so Iggy finally asked her out, Nudge's parents never gave her an age-rule so Gazzy asked her out without any issues. It's kind of fitting, the two brothers dating the two best friends. I'm sure that's all going to work out but if Iggy hurts Ella I will personally kill him. Same with Nudge too-she's like a sister so if Gazzy hurts her then he's in trouble. Of course, Ig and Gaz are like my brothers so I hope none of the happy couples get into any fights any time soon.
As for Angel, she's still six and too busy worrying about "coodies" to try to get a boyfriend of her own (thank goodness). My mom and Jeb are getting along really well and I've definitely warmed up to the man who saved my at the time fake boyfriend but now very real boyfriend. How are Fang and me? We're great. We didn't even bother telling everyone that it was all a sham since we felt the same way the whole time. No point you know? Well, I need to put this book away. My mom's calling me downstairs for Christmas Eve Service at church.
Fly on,
Max
Christmas Day
Fang
It's been a few weeks since Max saved me from my mom. She helped me escape from that nightmare. I love her so much and I'm glad I don't have to hide it anymore. Now I can scream it to the world...although that would be remarkably out of character for me and I think Max would take me to the hospital. Anyway, Ms. Monroe and I are going to Max's house for Christmas, Iggy and Gazzy's family will be there, and Nudge's too. I wanted to walk but we would have had to carry gifts and food in the snow which realistically would have been very inconvenient and kind of stupid since we have access to a working vehicle, so we're driving to Max's house.
"Are you excited?" Ms. Monroe asks (I'm still not sure whether I should call her Mom or not. Part of me doesn't know if she'd want it and part of me doesn't like to be reminded of that crappy month and a half or however long I was stuck with my birth mom.)
"Yes, it should be fun." I reply making sure to be respectful and not say "yeah" to an adult.
"I'm glad you're happy again." Ms. Monroe says, smiling at me for a second before gluing her eyes back to the road.
"I'm happy to be home." I tell her, smiling back.
She looks as though she may cry but keeps her eyes on the road. My heart fills with dread and I wonder what I did wrong. Why's she suddenly upset?
"What's wrong?" I ask.
"Oh nothing's wrong sweetie, you just have no idea how happy I am to hear that." She says.
Then we reach Max's house. I get out and open Ms. Monroe's door. Then I sort of awkwardly hug her.
"You're a good mom." I tell her softly.
"And you're a good son Fang." She says, hugging me back tightly.
Aside from Max, she's the only one I can hug and still feel safe with. I'm even wary of Nudge sometimes and she's one of the sweetest people I know.
"Let's go join the party." I suggest, pulling away.
"Yes, I wouldn't want to keep you from your girlfriend." She says, smiling at me.
I feel my face flush and I hope Max doesn't see as I start grabbing gifts from the trunk.
We knock on the door and Ella answers, babbling about where to put the presents and food. I considers times like this valid evidence as to why she and Nudge get along so well. I ask where Max is and Ella just giggles, pointing to the staircase where Max is making a grand entrance in a red dress of modest length that covers everything but doesn't make her look like a nun as Max once put it. It comes down to her knees, her legs are covered in white tights and she's wearing green Vans. She looks very festive.
"Fang, you're drooling." Iggy unhelpfully informs me.
I ignore him and walk over to Max, vaguely hearing Iggy say something about reporting PDA and Ella saying something about giving people privacy. They're gone in a matter of seconds, leaving just Max and me. Her hair is done so it's wavy and she looks gorgeous. I mean, she always looks beautiful when she doesn't try but now...she looks stunning and way out of my league. I'm one lucky guy to have such a gorgeous, remarkable and wonderful girlfriend on both the inside and outside.
"You look beautiful." I tell her. "I mean, you always look great without trying but you clean up quite nicely."
Max blushes awkwardly. "Thanks, whenever we have company for holidays my mom makes me dress up. Ella nearly attacked me with make-up before-I'm guessing you-knocked on the door and she ran downstairs. You saved me from the brutal attack to my face and for that I thank you." She says with a curtsy.
I chuckle at her joke. "No make-up at all; right?" I ask.
"None." She replies.
"You really don't need it. It would be a waste to put paint on an already beautiful canvas." I tell her, blushing as I reveal these truths.
Max blushes the color of her dress and says, "Thanks."
"I have a present for you." I tell her.
"We aren't supposed to exchange gifts until later. We all have to make that circle while eating cookies and fudge." She says.
I pull out the mistletoe and Max smiles. "It's kind of a present for both of us and I really don't think your mom would appreciate watching me give this to you." I say with a grin.
"What are you waiting for then?" She asks with that mischievous spark in her eyes that makes me feel elated.
With that I kiss her and she kisses me back. Jeb clears his throat and we whirl around real fast, both of us with wide eyes and red cheeks. He just wiggles his finger at us, making tsking sounds. Then he leaves and I let out a sigh of relief. I sound like such a wimp right now but frankly, I don't give a crap.
Max just laughs at me.
"What?" I ask.
"I've never seen your face so red before. It matches my dress." She laughs.
"That just means I now have to follow you around all day since I'm clearly your accessory and not a human being." I retort.
"If you say so." She says with a smirk.
"Food's ready!" Nudge says.
When did Nudge get here?
As if sensing the question and appearing at a time of inconvenience as always, Iggy helpfully says, "She came while you two were making out. Her mother wasn't too thrilled to see the action."
I glare at him and so does Max. Then Iggy wisely leaves. I look at Max and gently out the mistletoe in her hair.
"There, now I have an excuse to kiss you whenever I want." I joke.
"When have you ever needed an excuse?" She smirks.
I kiss her again, catching her by surprise.
"I love you Max." I whisper.
"I love you Fang." She whispers back.
"Merry Christmas." I whisper.
"Feliz Navidad." She whispers before kissing me.
So yeah, all in all this was a pretty good first semester. I met a girl who became my best friend, I saved her from her abusive dad, she saved me from a perverted psychopath, I showed her that not all guys in her life will treat her like crap, she showed up a spoiled, stuck up snob with her mad singing skills, she saved me from my abusive mother and showed me that people can love me. Now we're together and I'm kissing the most beautiful, funny, smart, tough, and kind girl on Earth. I guess it pays to have anti-social tendencies. If I hadn't then I never would have met Max, I never would have met my escape, I never would have met my soulmate and we never would have fallen in love.
Until next time,
Fang
Be My Escape
(by The Relient K)
I've given up on giving up slowly, I'm blending in so
You won't even know me apart from this whole world that shares my fate
This one last bullet you mention is my one last shot at redemption
Because I know to live you must give your life away
And I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity and
I've been locked inside that house all the while You hold the key
And I've been dying to get out and that might be the death of me
And even though, there's no way in knowing where to go, promise I'm going because
I gotta get outta here
I'm stuck inside this rut that I fell into by mistake
I gotta get outta here
And I'm begging You, I'm begging You, I'm begging You to be my escape.
I'm giving up on doing this alone now
'Cause I've failed and I'm ready to be shown how
He's told me the way and I'm trying to get there
And this life sentence that I'm serving
I admit that I'm every bit deserving
But the beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair
'Cause I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity and
I've been locked inside that house all the while You hold the key
And I've been dying to get out and that might be the death of me
And even though, there's no way in knowing where to go, promise I'm going because
I gotta get outta here
'Cause I'm afraid that this complacency is something I can't shake
I gotta get outta here
And I'm begging You, I'm begging You, I'm begging You to be my escape.
I am a hostage to my own humanity
Self detained and forced to live in this mess I've made
And all I'm asking is for You to do what You can with me
But I can't ask You to give what You already gave
'Cause I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity and
I've been locked inside that house all the while you hold the key
And I've been dying to get out and that might be the death of me
And even though, there's no way in knowing where to go, promise I'm going because
I've gotta get outta here
I'm stuck inside this rut that I fell into by mistake
I've gotta get outta here
And I'm begging You, I'm begging You, I'm begging
You to be my escape.
I fought You for so long
I should have let You in
Oh how we regret those things we do
And all I was trying to do was save my own skin
But so were You
So were You
So yes, this is the last chapter of Be My Escape. Thanks to everyone who has stuck around for Max and Fang's journey. I hope you've enjoyed the ride as much as I have. Special thanks to everyone who followed, favorited and reviewed my fanfic. It's been fun and please look for the sequel: No Matter What which is now uploaded. Until next time, Fly on!
-Kay-