So I have nothing to say right now so ... enjoy chapter 8 ... I guess.
And CrippleX I have no real reason as to why Max doesn't know Iggy or Gazzy. Let's just say that when Max came over she just so happened to go into the basement and didn't recognize them. Yeah that's all I got. Sorry for the confusion.
"Fang, are you nervous" Angel asked.
"No, Angel it's just lunch with Max. I'm fine." I lied nervously. Okay so I'm on my way to Max's house to pick her up for lunch at originally Chik-fil-A, but Angel convinced me to make a homemade meal for our lunch. And before you ask yes she did use Bambi eyes on me.
"Are you sure because your hands are shaking". I look at my hands and guess what they were moving so I put one hand over the other.
"My hands are shaking because it's cold" I lied to her again. Well not really lied it was below 30 degrees out now.
The rest of the ride was quiet until parked in Max's driveway. I opened my door and looked at Max's house. It was a 2-story house with cool hand drawn designs on the side and front of it. Angel was already up the driveway and on her porch before I can even blink. Angel rang the bell ass I was on the last step of the stairs leading to her house. Someone that looked distinctively like Max answered the door and smiled at me and Angel.
"Hello you must be Fang Wolfe" She smiled at me and I smiled back."and you must be Angel" She said looking down. Angel giggled and said she was.
"Why don't you come in Fang, Angel Max will be down in a few.". I decided I like who I'm presuming is Max's mom.
"Are you Maxie's mom" Angel asked innocently
"Yes I am Max's mom" she said with a smile."would either of you want a snack before you go"?
"No thank you Ms. Martinez"
"Yeah me either, but thank you" Angel said smiling.
"Oh it's no problem at all, and please call me Valencia"
"Mom was that Fang and Angel" I heard Max yell from upstairs,
"Yes it was and they are waiting here for you" Valencia yelled back up.
After about 10 minutes of talking about school, family, and friends Max came down wearing simple skinny jeans, a tie-dyed shirt, and black converses. Somehow even though wearing simple stuff like this she still looks beautiful as ever.
"Hi Fang. Hi Angel" She said smiling. Wow her family likes smiling that much. I gave her a small wave and Angel ran up and wrapped her arms around Max's legs.
"Hi Max" We stayed there for another 10 minutes of Valencia showing us pictures of Max when she was younger.
"Okay mom I think we should be going" Max said to Ms. Martinez
"Alright hon be careful. Alright"?
"Yeah mom I'll be careful" With a goodbye to Ms. Martinez we left. We got into my car and buckled up.
"So Max, you wanted to be princess when you were younger". Max blushed a deep red ans said
"That was when I was five and princesses were the dream jobs of the year" Max turned away and I started driving. We got home and I parked my car in my driveway. I opened the front door and that was when I heard a loud bang come from my backyard. I ran inside and through the back doors to see Iggy and Gazzy messing with colorful liquids. Beside that I saw half of my porch blown to bits.
"Iggy Gazzy why is half of my porch gone" I said calmly.
"Well Fang we found a loophole in your rule about 'no explosives in the house' it was a simple one. It was no explosives in the house so we brought it through the gate and are working on explosives now". Gazzy said way too fast.
"Well guys to make this all fair you guys will have to rebuild my back porch by yourselves and" I couldn't think of anything else "I'll get back to it later".
"Hi Iggy. Hi Gazzy" Max popped her head out beside me to see the commotion.
"Hi Max" They said in unison. Max giggled and went back inside.
"I'm watching you guys" I said and went inside.
Max and Angel was in the family room watching a cartoon. Max stood, whispered something in Angel's ear, and walked over to me.
"So Fang you need any help"
"Nah I got it all covered". Max noticed my piano in the middle of my music room and walked over to it. She ran her hand on the top of it and sat down on the stool there.
"You play"?
"Yeah I used to my dad taught me how"
"You want to show me something or am I going to have to show off" Max gave me a smile and stretched her arms out. And played a couple of notes and started singing:
I can't stand to fly
I'm not that naive
I'm just out to find
The better part of me
I'm more than a bird. I'm more than a plane
More than some pretty face beside a train
It's not easy to be me
Wish that I could cry
Fall upon my knees
Find a way to lie
About a home I'll never see
It may sound absurd...but don't be naive
Even heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed...but won't you concede
Even heroes have the right to dream
It's not easy to be me
Up, up and away...away from me
It's all right...you can all sleep sound tonight
I'm not crazy or anything
I can't stand to fly
I'm not that naive
Men weren't meant to ride
With clouds between their knees
I had recognized the song and started singing along. That's when I spotted Gazzy, Iggy, and Angel at the entrance to my music room
I'm only a man in a silly red sheet
Digging for kryptonite on this one way street
Only a man in a funny red sheet
Looking for special things inside of me
Inside of me
Inside me
Yeah, inside me
Inside of me
I'm only a man
In a funny red sheet
I'm only a man
Looking for a dream
I'm only a man
In a funny red sheet
And it's not easy, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
Its not easy to be me
Max ended the song and Iggy, Gazzy, Angel, and I clapped wildly. Max has an angelic voice that can make even the toughest men cry.
"Max that was beautiful" Angel said
"Max your singing is just... wow" Iggy said
"Wow" was all Gazzy said. Max turned to me and asked
"What did you think Fang"
"I honestly have to say that was better than I can do on the piano" With that Max smiled and played another song while I went into the kitchen to finish lunch. After Max had played 2 more songs I came in and announced that lunch was ready. Everyone washed their hands and we said a prayer. I had made baked ziti and honestly this is the only thing that I can make better than Iggy. After everyone finished I cleant the dishes while everyone was in the music room listening to Max's beautiful melodies.
I finished cleaning the dishes and walked into the music room where Iggy had his drum sticks, Max in front of the grand piano, Gazzy with the flute, and Angel with her violin. I grabbed my guitar and walked in.
"Nice of you to join us, Fang" Max said
"Well I think it's time that we have another jam session. Don't you say Iggy" Iggy nodded "So does everyone remember the lyrics and tune to Use Somebody by Kings of Leon" Everyone nodded, Even Angel and Gazzy. We began to play one by one to make the beat sound better and more natural. When the beat started to sound like it's supposed to I started singing:
I've been roaming around, I was looking down at all I see
painted faces, fill places I can't reach
You know that I could use somebody...
you know that I could use somebody...
Someone like you and all you know and how you speak
countless lovers undercover of the streets
You know that I could use somebody...
you know that I could use somebody...
Someone like you
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Off in the night, why'd you live it up, I'm off to sleep
waging wars to shape the poet and the beat
I hope it's going to make you notice...
I hope it's going to make you notice...
Someone like me...
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Someone like me...
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh someone like me... somebody...
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I'm ready now, I'm ready now
I'm ready now, I'm ready now
I'm ready now, I'm ready now
I'm ready now
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Someone like you... somebody
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Someone like you... somebody
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Someone like you... somebody
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I've been running around, I was looking down at all I see...
We ended the song with smiles on everyone's faces, surprisingly including mine. So that is what the whole afternoon was spent playing music. Everyone playing separately, playing as a whole, singing individually,and singing as a whole.
I learned a lot about Max also. I learned that she learned how to play piano at a young age. I learned she can eat as much as me and still look hot, she can probably tie me in a fighting match, and that her father left her and her mom when she was only 2 because he had to go on a 'business trip' that is supposed to last for about 18 years.
There you go ch.8.
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