AN: I have 50 reviews! YAY! Btw that part about air hockey really happened to me. A friend of mine and I went to the arcade and he MURDERED me at it. It was really upsetting. So Happy Mother's Day to all of your mothers out there!
Max's POV
I wake up and look around, thinking something's wrong. Why do I think something's wrong? Well this is the first time, after sleeping here, that someone hasn't woken me up. I've been jumped on, yelled at, drenched in water (don't ask), and even slapped into consciousness. I think I deserve to be a little paranoid if you ask me, but right now it's completely silent. I look at the clock at the side of the bed. It says its 9:16. Everyone must still be sleep. I decide to go to the kitchen and fix myself some cereal.
"Max!" I hear Nudge yell at me a couple hours later.
"What now Nudge?" I ask, exasperated.
"We need to figure out what you're going to wear to the carnival!" she says, walking into the kitchen.
"What do you mean? I'll just stick on some jeans and a t-shirt like normal." I say.
Before I even finished my sentence, Nudge is shaking her head no. "We are NOT having a repeat of yesterday so get your butt to my room so you can try on some of the clothes we got you," she says forcefully.
I glare at her and when she bravely glares back I sigh and silently walk to her room. What? I know when I'm fighting a losing battle.
Therefore, we spend the next hour and a half going through a craptastic amount of clothing that Nudge and Dreslin bought just for me. Oh joy. Please note my sarcasm. All the while they both critique how everything fits me. I have never had people insult me so much without punching them in the face. It's almost unheard of. By the end of it all though, we decided on something for me to wear for today. I'm wearing black skinny jeans and a loose red button down shirt with the first few buttons undone with black Chuck Taylors. Nice and simple thankfully.
"Yay! Max you look SO much better than you would if we let you dress yourself!" Dreslin says excitedly.
"Thanks," I say wryly. "And it only took an hour and a half to do it!" I say with fake excitement.
"Oh stop with the drama Max," Nudge says.
"Whatever. Just hurry up and get dressed so we can go." I say.
"I really wish you'd let us do your hair and make-up," Dreslin says.
"No can do. Have to maintain some of my dignity. Maybe another time though." I say.
"You mean it?" Nudge asks hopefully.
"No." I say and walk out.
Gazzy and Iggy are sitting in the living room when I walk out. They stop talking when I come in so they most likely are planning a new bomb.
"Whoa Max, why do you look like a girl?" Gazzy asks when he sees me.
"Nudge and Dreslin," I say simply and sit beside him.
Fang comes in a few minutes later and besides a slight widening of his eyes, he shows no inclination to the change in my clothing.
When Nudge and Dreslin come out, we drive to the carnival in the cars we usually ride in.
There are a lot of people at the carnival. Even so, it looks really fun. A Ferris Wheel among other rides, smaller games in booths, and a lot of different food smells waft through the air.
"Okay, same rules as the mall. Have fun you guys," I say and we all split into the same groups as we did yesterday.
So as Fang and I are walking around and eating cotton candy, guess who we see? Let me give you a hint. They're our two favorite people. Still don't know? Well its Sam and Lissa coincidentally. They're making out near the Ferris Wheel.
I point them out to Fang and say, "Looks like they got over us real fast."
He looks, thinks for a second, and then says, "It's actually a perfect fit."
"I agree." I say.
We start to walk by them, but it's just our luck that Sam notices us before we can get all the way past.
"Oh hey Max," he says, all charm even with Fang beside me and Lissa hanging off of him.
"Hi Fang," Lissa says in what I'm sure is her man eating voice, but to me sounds like she's constipated.
Do they have any shame at all? It's really disgusting.
"Hi," I say, not even trying to attempt to be pleasant. What had I ever thought was cute about him?
Fang gives Lissa a nod. I feel special, knowing that Fang has the decency to actually talk to me.
"Where's everyone else?" Sam asks.
"Around here somewhere," I respond.
"So are you two like together or something?" Lissa cuts in and asks rudely.
Me being me, I respond just as rudely. "Yeah, what's it to you?"
"Hmph. Nothing. Just wondering how he could stoop so low as to be with you." she says.
"Actually I think it should be ME asking YOU that," I say with a laugh.
"What's that supposed to mean?" she asks, her voice getting higher; she takes a step closer to me.
"Exactly what it sounds like. Or are you not even smart enough to know when you're being insulted either?" I ask.
"You whore! I should..." Lissa starts, but I cut her off.
"Now, now, now, calling me a whore isn't going to solve the fact that Fang doesn't want you." I say.
She strides toward me and raises her hand to slap me in the face, but I grab her wrist before she even makes it that far.
"Violence isn't the answer." I say into her face threateningly. I grab a slushy from someone walking by then dump it on her head. "But a slushy to the head always is," I finish satisfactorily.
I turn to the surprised guy who's slushy I took and hand him three dollars and say, " Sorry 'bout that."
Then I grab Fang's hand and walk around the shrieking Lissa. I almost feel bad for leaving her with Sam. Almost.
When we're a good distance away, I stop walking and turn to Fang. "Why did you let me do that?" I demand.
He finally let's some of his emotions through and chuckles then says, "You don't understand. That was one of the funniest things I've ever seen,"
I roll my eyes and say, "Well, I'm glad to provide you with a source of amusement from day to day."
"Don't get upset with me. You're cute when you're angry and jealous." He replies and gives me a peck on the lips. "C'mon, let's go get on that ride over there."
What he points to is what looks like two cars attached to each other that each have like 24 seats. When the ride starts, the cars swing around in a 360. The highest point of the ride looks to be about 30 feet.
"Yesss!" I exclaim when I see it.
We wait in line for about thirty minutes. We watch the people in front of us get on and off. For some it's the perfect thrill ride, for others it scares them witless, and to others it just brings up their dinner. For me, it's peaceful. When Fang and I get on, the 5 minutes the ride lasts are moments to not think. As everyone around me is screaming, I just feel the wind whipping my hair back and the adrenaline that surges through me the higher we get.
We get off and Fang asks, "What do you think of the ride?"
I give a small grin and say, "Best ride ever."
After that, we get on a few other smaller rides before we decide to eat and then try some of the games in the booths.
We stop at one of those games where you have to knock the small plastic cylinders that are stacked up off with a plastic ball. This big burly guy just got done trying. He kept coming close, but never got them all down.
"Good luck kid," he says to Fang when we come up.
Fang just smirks and says, "Don't need it."
So he gets 3 balls to try and knock them over. The first time he gets them all except the two on the bottom.
"That was just a warm-up," he says to me.
"Suuure," I say with a laugh.
Of course the second time he knocks them all over. The third time too. The guy running the booth looks thoroughly impressed.
"Pick either two small prizes or one big one," the guy says gruffly.
Fang looks at me and says, "You pick."
I'm surprised, but nevertheless I look over all of the stuffed animals on display and pick a small panda.
"You pick one," I then say to Fang.
He then examines the animals and picks out a Siberian Husky.
"So why'd you pick a panda?" Fang asks me as we walk away.
"Because pandas are the best. Why'd you pick the Husky?" I ask back.
"Because Huskies are the best." He says back in what I can only guess is his impression of me.
"Hmmm…it's getting late. Let's get on the Ferris Wheel and then we can go back. Okay?" I say.
He nods and we make our way there. As always, the Ferris Wheel has the longest line of anything else out here so we end up waiting almost another hour to get on.
Either way, we do eventually get on. When we get to the very top, we can see the whole of the carnival and even beyond that. Not to mention the stars in the sky.
"It's beautiful up here," I say to Fang.
Fang drapes his arm across my shoulder and whispers into my ear, "You're even more beautiful."
I don't respond. Instead I just lean my head against his shoulder. He kisses my forehead and we silently stay like this until it's our time to get off.
Afterwards, we meet up with everyone else so we can leave.
This day at the carnival really did all of us a lot of good. We all just needed time to have fun and relax a little bit. My favorite part of it though? The carnival food. I love funnel cakes especially. They're the best. Not to mention the French fries though and the random humongous turkey legs. Wow I am fat. Anyway, enough ranting about food.
The ride back is quiet. Nudge and Dreslin are not talking for once. Most likely tired. I know I definitely am. I'm pretty sure we all are too tired for the shock that awaits us when we get back to headquarters.
"Oh my gosh." Nudge breathes out.
We all get out of the car, not really believing what we're seeing.
"Hi guys," she says with a sheepish grin from where she is sitting outside the building. "What took you so long? I've been waiting for hours."
"Angel," Gazzy says, his voice cracking.
AN: This is also partially based on a carnival I went to. The ride is a real one that I got on. Sadly I can't remember its name. This update was thoroughly inspired by one reviewer in particular- kk24 ()- your review literally made my whole day. Thanks!
And I also love pandas that is real. So what are your favorite animals? Tell me in a review. You could also tell me your favorite part of carnivals. Or maybe just tell me how you liked the chapter.