Sunday morning I called everyone an hour before we were supposed to meet and told them just to practice on their own parts. The truth was that I kind of wanted a lazy day . . . and I was scared that Fang would ditch us. But he couldn't ditch us if we didn't have practice now, could he? I know, I'm crazy and a little over-dramatic but still . . .

I should probably tell you what happened at lunch on Monday. Iggy, Tess, Sam, and I were sitting at our usual spot and Fang was walking toward us when Lissa looped her arm in his, turned him around, and started walking with him to all of her friends. I stared, shocked at what just happened.

Everyone stopped eating to watch what was happening and to see my reaction. I let out a heavy sigh and looked back toward Iggy, Tess, and Sam. Iggy and Tess were staring in Fang's direction with their mouths hanging open. Sam looked at me and gave me a sad smile.

"It's okay." I reassured them. "I knew this was going to happen." We all continued eating our food and I glanced over at Fang who was already sitting down. He met my eyes and gave a small shrug. Lissa sat down on his right, which blocked us from seeing each other, even though there was space on each side of him.

I'm pretty good at first impressions. If I thought Lissa was nice before she started acting like this, then I need to keep an eye on her. This girl could act.

At the end of the school day on Wednesday, I was walking to my car when I heard a little yelp. I stopped where I was to listen to where the noise was coming from.

"Please don't hurt me." I heard a girl's voice call. I threw my bag into my car and stomped off toward the girl. I found her under the bleachers outside with some guy, a football player I think. He shoved her into one of the metal supports and it made me furious. I stood right behind the guy and tapped his shoulder twice. He was holding each of the girl's arms and was pinning her to the support. He looked over his shoulder at me and I smirked and waved. Once he threw the girl to the ground, he turned around to face me.

"You ain't a very smart girl, butting into other people's business." He growled.

"Well I'm definitely smarter than you since I can talk properly." I said snidely. His face became bright red.

"I don't need this shit." He muttered and started turning back toward the girl. I snapped my fingers in front of his face, making him turn back toward me.

"Unfortunately for you, I still need this shit. You see, I pretty much just lost my best friend to his girlfriend because she's really good at acting and I thought she was nice. So I kind of wanna beat someone up right now. And I'd rather it be for a good cause then for a bad cause like beating someone up for no apparent reason."

"Like you could beat me." He challenged.

"Try me." I smirked. His fist came straight at my face. I dodged to the left, grabbed his arm, and twisted it behind his back until I heard his shoulder pop. I kicked the back of his knees and he crumpled to the ground. He moaned pathetically and held his shoulder. I placed my foot on his chest to keep him down and I leaned toward him.

"I think you lost." I told him. "Now get out of here before I do some real damage." He scrambled up from the ground and ran faster than if some psycho murderer was coming after him. I know I sound like a bully, but I couldn't let this innocent girl get hurt. I let out a sigh and looked at the girl who was staring at me in shock, not knowing whether to be grateful or completely freaked out. I started to walk away when she talked.

"Thank you, by the way." She said, getting up. She ran up next to me and we continued walking toward the parking lot.

"You're welcome. I'm Max." I said casually.

"JJ." She replied.

I sat in the driver's seat, seriously aggravated with Fang. He was supposed to be here by now. I mean, I was late and I was still here before him. Finally the passenger door opened, and Fang hopped inside. I sped off to show him how pissed I was.

"What's wrong with you?" He asked.

"You do realize we have practice today, right?"

"Yeah." He said in a bored tone. That pissed me off even more.

"Then where were you?" I yelled, which surprised both of us.

"It's none of your business!" He yelled back.

"You were with Lissa weren't you?" The yelling continued. He didn't answer so I knew it was a yes. He stared out of the window and I could feel all the negative energy going on.

"I told you not to make a habit of this but no, you just had to." I continued.

"Just shut up!" Fang snapped. "You don't know anything about me. You're just mad that you can't get a boyfriend." I stopped the car.

"Get out." I told him angrily. "Just get out of my car right now. You'll be walking to my house for practice." He slammed the door and I drove off.

"And I know everything about you." I muttered to myself.

JJ sat at our table on Thursday and Friday. She had this really energetic and happy personality that made everybody love her. Fang never even looked at me anymore, and I never looked at him. He moved his seat in the classes we had together and made sure none of the teachers paired us for projects. Practices were always really awkward and now he rode with Lissa to school, and Iggy to practice.

I realized, as JJ talked to us, that fate had given us a new friend in place of an old one.

Sorry for taking so long you guys. The school year is finally over though! Remember, if you have any ideas, send them in and I'll try to incorporate them into the story. So tell me what you think! Oh and don't stop reading this story if you're mad, it'll get better. I also think I'm gonna bring Dylan in somewhere in the next few chapters. And don't get mad if you don't like Dylan. Okay, that's it! :D