Hi. It's me again. I'm just going to get right into the chapter.

Max's POV

My room was bigger than what I usually got. It almost seemed too big. I had a queen sized bed and three windows. I also had the balcony that I had seen outside earlier. I placed my duffel bag carefully down on the bed and looked around my room some more. On one wall there were two doors, one that led to a rather large closet that contained enough space for five times the amount of clothes I'd ever owned in my life. The other door led to the bathroom which contained a shower, bathtub, sink, full length mirror, and a make-up table. (I only knew it was a make-up table because I saw one in a movie once.)

I felt uncomfortable. This room was too nice for me. I was used to small offices that had been converted into last-minute rooms for people like me, not actually nice rooms meant for girls from rich families. I sighed and walked out of my room and down the stairs. I saw Dr. Martinez running to the door. "Oh! Max. Ella, Angela, and I are going out really quickly. Snacks are in the cupboard. Jake has some friends over, but they won't bother you. We'll be back in a couple hours." She, Angel, and another girl, who I guessed was Ella, walked out of the door. I was left alone in a new house with a boy that I've never met before- and his friends.

Gazzy's POV

I walked in my back door with Fang following close behind. That's when I saw her. I almost let out a gasp. She was tall, about 5'8. She had short brown hair with golden ends. She wore a green jacket and some black jeans. She looked really, really confused. She must've noticed my entering, because her head swung in my direction. Her eyes were a pretty hazel-ish color. She looked back at the front door. Then, she pulled a phone out of her pocket. "Hey," I say.

Max looks up from her phone. "I'm Ga-er, Jake." Walk over to her. Fang slips into the basement where Iggy is. "Max." She said. "Do you know where Mom went?" I ask her.

"Uh, yeah. She said that she, Ella and Angel were going out somewhere." Right. Mom had wanted to go out to the store before Max came, but never got a chance. Although, I didn't see why she had to go now of all times. I haven't even properly met her yet and now I was alone with her.

It was getting kind of awkward, so I said bye and went downstairs. She waved a single time at me and went back to her phone.

Fang's POV

I had seen a girl standing at the bottom of the staircase. She had short brown hair that had a golden glow at the bottom. Her outfit wasn't too girly either. She looked... cute.

What was I talking about? I barely even knew this girl and I was already thinking stupid things like that based off her looks.

I quickly slipped into Gazzy's basement. Iggy sat on the couch down there, playing Fortnite. I disliked the game, but he and Gazzy both liked it, so I had to put up with it.

"Oh, hey." Iggy didn't look up from his game. "'Sup?"

"Did you meet that girl upstairs?" He would've probably started talking about his new record of Victory Royales if I hadn't said that. "Huh? You mean Gazzy's new sister? She shouldn't be here for another-" Iggy checked his phone. His eyes widened. "Hour and a half ago..." I took that as a 'no'. He quit the game and shut off the console. He jumped up and grabbed my shoulders.

"HAVE YOU MET HER YET?" I shook my head. "Good." I looked at him questioningly.

"And why is that?" I asked.

"Because, if she has to get an impression of Gazzy's friends, the best-looking one should be the one to make at least the first impression on her." I rolled my eyes.

"C'mon, let's go meet her!" Iggy raced up the stairs and flew open the basement door. I knew that I'd have to do it eventually, now I actually was going to meet Gazzy's new sister.

We ran into Gazzy on the way up. "Where are you guys going so fast?" he hissed.

"We're," Iggy put his arm around my shoulders. "Going to meet your new sister. Care to introduce us?"

Gazzy sighed and motioned for us to continue on our way up the stairs.

Max's POV

A blond-haired boy came hurtling out of a door on the opposite side of the stairs. He looked about my age. This was most-likely one of the 'friends' Dr. Martinez had mentioned.

He spotted me and froze. I gave him a death glare and went back to trying to text either my dad or the Lieutenant. Neither had answered so far, but I had gotten read messages from both of them, so that was a start. I sighed. Dad was worried about me, but he also had more important things to do than to listen about my first impressions of the Batchelders (I guess Martinezes too). The Lieutenant was probably running some errands for the higher-ups, so he would text me late at night. I guess I had to socialize with Jake and his friends for now. Or maybe just say 'hello' and run off to my room.

I slipped my phone into my jacket pocket as Jake ran through the same door as the blond-haired boy, who was still staring at me despite my death glare.

The black-haired boy I had seen following Jake slipped out of the door as well. I'm guessing that that was their basement.

"Ig, it's not nice to stare." Jake walked up to the boy and elbowed him. Ig- what kind of name was that? It sort of reminded me of Iggy Azalea.

"I know, but... wow." I could already tell that this 'Ig' dude was going to be another sexist pig, I mean, boy.

"Ah, uh. Hey Max." Jake awkwardly waved at me. "My friends said they wanted to meet you." Both Ig and the black-haired boy looked way older than Jake. I smiled at him slightly.

Ig was tall and had strawberry blond hair. He wore a plaid flannel covering a gray shirt. He also wore blue jeans. He had pale blue eyes.

The other boy, whose name I didn't know yet, wore all black. His black hair covered one eye. He had smooth tan skin. His eyes were a dark black.

"So, this is Igg-JAMES. His name is James. James," Jake points at the blond. "And this is F- Nick. NICK. Yep, Nick." Jake pointed at the dark-haired boy. He nodded his head in a 'hello'.

James reached out to shake my hand. "I know he calls me 'James', but my nickname is Iggy. Sometimes Ig. It depends. Call me that." He winked at me and finally let go of my hand. Nick said nothing.

I looked at James- Iggy, whatever. I looked at Iggy. "Do you have a thing for Iggy Azalea or...?" Iggy's face flushed and Nick snickered.

"Nah. She has a thing for me, though." Ugh. I knew that Iggy was going to bother me the whole entire time that I was going to stay here.

Iggy's POV

The moment I saw her, I stopped. She looked like a goddess. Her hair was beautiful. Shades of chocolate and honey. Her eyes were the most beautiful hazel color ever. I only stopped staring at her when Gazzy elbowed me. Even then, I wanted to look at her. No matter how this girl acted, she would still be a goddess in my eyes.

Oh God, I think I'm developing a crush.

Her cold glare raked over my face. Something about that glare snapped me out of my trance. Her hazel eyes turned into a milky chocolate. It looked tempting- a trap. Her mouth dipped into a small frown. She looked disgusted.

Fang came out behind Gazzy. He glanced at Max once and then at me. He shook his head slightly. 'Don't say anything stupid', it read. I looked at him, blinked, and faced Max again.

"Do you have a thing for Iggy Azalea or...?" I heard Fang laugh from behind me.

"Nah. She has a thing for me, though." Max rolled her eyes.

I turned back to Fang to wiggle my eyebrows at him. By the time I turned back around, Max had run up the stairs to her room.

Okay, that's it. No, Miggy won't happen. Welp. This chapter is over, time to start writing the next! (I'm so sorry for my weird updating schedule.) Please review.

Thanks for reading.

-Andy