Chapter 19-
I was waiting for everyone else to arrive when the home phone rang.
"Max!" Mum yelled.
"Hold on, Jeb," I heard her speak into the phone. I knew I was in for it.
"Max, you told me you called your father," Mum looked at me.
"I was going to but I couldn't" I admitted.
"We'll talk about this later," Mum sighed and handed me the phone.
"Hello," I said trying to stop my voice from shaking.
"Hey, sweetie, how are you?" Dad asked me.
"I'm fine," I answered.
"I was wondering if you wanted to catch up today?" Dad asked me.
"Oh um, Dad, I'm sorry but I can't today I have plans," I apologised. Dad was silent.
"Dad?" I asked.
"I'm sorry it's just I haven't seen you in a very long time and you're too busy to come and see me," Dad sounded a bit hurt but it only made me mad.
"Hang on, you were the one who called at the last minute, I would I just can't today," I was trying to hold in my fury but it wasn't working all that well. I could tell because of the hot tears streaming down my fuming cheeks.
"Well, I can't say I'm not disappointed," Dad sighed.
"Ditto!" I snapped and hung up the phone.
It wasn't long before the phone rang again, I have no idea why I picked up but I did.
"Hello?" I growled.
"Honey, I'm sorry you were right," I heard Dad's voice apologise. My anger softened and I was willing to listen. The front door opened and Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy and Fang walked into the room.
"Hey, Max!" They all shouted. I held my finger up in the 'shush I'm on the phone' gesture.
"Well that's rude!" Nudge scoffed.
"Tell me about it," Iggy said in disgust. My eyes caught Fang's confused look. He took one look at my face and nodded.
"Come on guy's let's set up in the lounge room and give the girl some space," Fang told them and pushed them down the hall.
"In the other direction!" I called out. I saw them walk back past but this time in the right direction. Which was actually the left.
"Listen, how about tomorrow you, me and Ari go and do something?" Dad asked me.
"You mean it?" I asked since he'd let me down before.
"I promise," Dad promised.
"Alright well my friends are here so I have to go," I told Dad.
"Alright, sweetheart, I love you and I'm sorry," Dad told me I hung up in shock. My Dad was apologising.
I walked into the lounge room in some kind of trance.
"Now, let's try this again… Hi, Max," Nudge tried. I wasn't really paying attention.
"Hi," I replied in a mono-tone with a vacant expression.
"Unbelievable!" Nudge exclaimed.
"Max, can I talk to you?" Fang quickly asked and dragged me outside the room.
"It was him wasn't it?" Fang asked me.
"Yeah, he apologised," I gasped.
"For what?" Fang asked me.
"Oh, did I forget to mention that I haven't seen my Dad in about a year because he went a business trip and didn't call me?" I asked quickly.
"Um kinda yeah," Fang nodded.
"Oh well that's why I was mad at him," I shrugged.
"Yeah, I can get that," Fang told me with sympathy in his eyes.
"Oh by the way thanks for the whole phone thing," I thanked him.
"Any time, Nudge is just in a grouch because she ran out of cheese this morning," Fang growled.
"When will the girl realise that the world doesn't revolve around cheese?" I sighed.
"It is to!" I heard Nudge yell from the lounge room. Fang and I burst into laughter.
"Anyways so you're ok?" Fang checked.
"I'm fine," I told him. I was secretly wondering how long I could keep my other secret from my friends. I'd have to talk to Ella about keeping that from Nudge and Iggy and Gazzy and Fang.
"Nudge, would you like some cheese?" I asked her.
"Do you even have to ask?" Gazzy groaned.
"Yes please!" Nudge yelled.
"Mum, could you please bring Queen Nudge her royal cheese plate?" I asked sarcastically.
"Right away," Mum grinned.
"What are we watching first?" Ella asked me.
"Let's make the guys watch a chick flick!" Nudge squealed.
"No way in hell!" Fang refused.
"Aw, come on, Fang," I cooed.
"Bite me!" Fang sneered.
"Don't tempt me," I fought back.
"Oooh relationship troubles," Gazzy sniggered.
"Shut up Gazzy!" Fang snapped.
"Never!" Gazzy refused.
"Don't make me come over there," Fang warned him.
"Give it your best shot," Gazzy dared him.
"Whoa guys, guys chill," I told them I gazed into Fang's gorgeous midnight eyes and he gazed straight back into mine.
"Fine," Fang grumbled. Iggy's jaw dropped open.
"Max, hallway now," Iggy ordered me.
"Yes, sir," I saluted him.
"Jeez, drill sergeant, what's the big deal?" I demanded of Iggy.
"How the hell do you do that?" Iggy demanded.
"Do what?" I asked I was officially confused.
"Get Fang to tell you how he feels and to stop him from getting into a fight even if it's just a friendly one!" Iggy said in a quiet shout.
"What's the big deal?" I asked.
"He talks to you, Max, Fang doesn't talk to anyone… not even me," Iggy sighed. I could see the hurt in his blue eyes as he brushed his shaggy blonde hair out of his face.
"Oh," I mumbled.
"I don't know how I do it I just do," I shrugged.
"Well it's just confusing," Iggy sighed.
"Iggy, get back here with Fang's wife," Nudge called.
"She's not my wife," Fang growled.
"Oh, finally signed the papers I see," I smiled around the corner.
"Nope he lost them, he doesn't want to lose you, Max, don't leave him," Gazzy cried. Iggy and I walked back into the lounge room.
Gazzy threw himself at my feet.
"Max, please go back to him, whatever idiotic thing he did to lose you he's sorry, he loves you," Gazzy cried in an overly dramatic fashion.
"Wait how do you know I'm the one who did something stupid why not her?" Fang demanded.
"Kinda obvious genius," I smirked.
"Go back to him," Gazzy cried. I started to blush… how do I know this? Well I saw the all too familiar smirk crawl across Fang's lips.
"Blushy," He smiled. I could feel my face turn beet red.
"I am going to kill you," I glared and him and headed towards him.
"Yeah right, Max, you're too much of a rule follower and you're too much of a girl," Fang told me.
I screamed and almighty war cry and jumped on Fang. Screaming and slapping his arms.
"Max, you know the saying where boys can't hit girls?" Fang groaned.
"Yeah," I answered.
"I always ignored it," Fang grinned and before I knew it he was fighting back just as hard.
"Um are we ever going to turn on the TV?" Ella asked.
"Why would we, this is so much better than TV," Iggy, Nudge and Gazzy all replied.
"Yeah until Mum walks in, I doubt she'd like to see her daughter rolling around on the floor with Fang," Ella pointed out. Fang and I were still slapping and yelling at each other.
"I hate you!" I yelled.
"I hate you more!" Fang yelled back.
"Fang!" I yelled.
"Blushy!" He yelled back.
"Too girly?" I demanded as I kept slapping his arms.
"And by the book," Fang added.
"You… you… you," I began.
"Go ahead say it!" Fang dared me. I took a deep breath.
"You're not worth it," I sighed and stopped slapping him.
"Real nice, Max!" He panted and fell beside next to me.
"Yeah, yeah," I sighed.
"Eh, it's all in fun anyways," Fang shrugged.
"Yeah," I laughed.
"Come on let's start the movies," I sighed.
"Why, that was far more entertaining?" Gazzy laughed.
"So, I'm too girly huh?" I asked Fang.
"Nope, you proved me wrong," Fang smiled.
A/N
Me: So there you have it. Fang got beat up by a girl.
Fang: Seriously? Out of that whole chapter that's all you got?
Me: hmmm yep
Fang: Lovely.
Me: Anyways review and tell me what you think I'm all eyes since it's through the net and I can't hear you.