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*proceeds to try to write a good excuse for not updating in (almost six months) so long*

*erases.*

*tries again*

*flips computer off table and throws crappy next chapter at you*

*runs away.*

I love you guys. Don't hurt me.

I woke up the next morning in a fit of little tugging six and seven year old fingers.

"Max, Max, wake up, Max make us breakfast, Max" Angel said, continually shoving my cheek into the pillow.

"Yeah Max, we're hungry," Gazzy complained, jabbing my shoulder "huuunnngry,"

These kids were little devils. I don't even understand how anyone naturally wakes themselves up at six o'clock on a regular basis without collapsing of sleep, yet somehow these two, Gazzy and Angel if you didn't catch that earlier, managed to do it.

They are both six and seven. Aren't six and seven year olds supposed to take naps all the time? I don't even know, all I really know is that they always woke up ungodly early and they always woke me up with them. Although this is actually a school day and I'm probably supposed to be awake anyway, but what does that matter? Angel was still in kindergarten, they go into school at like, eight.

"No Gazzy, make mom cook for you," I grumbled, pulling my bulky comforter up higher onto my shoulders and burying my face into the fluffy pillow under me, "you do remember what happened last time you made me cook for you, right? I'm sure Angel remembers quite well, a trip to the hospital to get treated for burns can do that to a person." Angel shuddered next to me.

"I hate hospitals."

I chuckled into my pillow, "don't we all?"

"But anyway, Max" Gazzy started, leaping onto my back on the bed, effectively squishing the air out of my lungs, "I already asked mom and she said that she was in a hurry this morning so you should make us toaster waffles."

He flipped onto his back, staring up at the ceiling as I wriggled under him. Jesus this kid was heavy. "I think you've already eaten too many toaster waffles, bud, you're too heavy for your own good," said person grumbled something and slowly slid off of the bed.

"I'll make them myself, then," Gazzy stated proudly, "mom showed me how."

"Well why are you asking me to make them for you?"

"Because I'm lazy,"

I rolled my eyes and sighed as Angel and Gazzy walked out of the room.

"You still have to get up, though," sung Angel from down the hall. Oh my god, those two are such twerps sometimes, adorable twerps, but twerps all the same.

I flopped myself out of the comfort of my sheets and onto the hardwood floor, too lazy to stand.

Oh god those two are so going to get it later I thought, glancing at my clock. 5:30 AM.

Those little turds.

"HEY, MAKE LIKE, FOUR WAFFLES FOR ME, GAZZY!" I screamed from the floor.

"MAKE YOUR OWN!" I heard him scream from down the hall. They are sooo going to get it later. I will literally tickle them to death.

A couple of hours later I pulled my lazy butt off of the couch, a loud yawn escaping my mouth as I flicked off the TV. My bus leaves and seven. The only possibly good thing from waking up so damn early is that I get to laze around for an hour or so before I have to do anything

Quickly swiping my backpack off of the coffee table, I walked over to the front door. "I'M LEAVING NOW, MOM!" I yelled, slamming the door and quickly walking out of the building.

I arrived at the bus stop just as it pulled up, nodding to the bus driver as I quickly dashed to the back of the bus. I stopped to search for two people in particular.

Finally spotting them, I made my way to the back of the bus, plopping down next to two of my best friends, Ella and Iggy.

"Hey!" Ella laughed as I squished her over into Iggy, "watch the shirt, it's new I don't want it wrinkled," she said, shoving me over to the side.

"Alright, alright Ms. Fashionista, calm your buns." I said, sticking my tongue out at her. I switched my voice to a weird British accent, turning to Iggy "and how are you my good sir?"

"I'm quite well, thank you," he said, our dumb fake British accents making Ella giggle. Oh, yes, I almost forgot, Ella and Iggy dating, to put it bluntly.

"OH MAX," Ella gasped, "I just remembered, there's supposed to be a new kid coming to our school today." I stared at her.

"Oh, that's cool," Hah, no I didn't really care, "how exciting," not really.

Ella gave me a look, "Now don't overreact on me now, Max," She said sarcastically.

"Ooh, cat fight," Iggy said, behind us, grinning. He is such a dork. I rolled my eyes as the bus pulled up in front of the school. I elbowed my way into the sea of kids flooding out of their seats.

As we finally pushed our way out of the bus doors I was ambushed by a cloud of cinnamon hair and pink. Nudge, the last addition to our little group of friends, the flock as we like to call it. They were all my best friends and I had known them since I we were all in diapers. Nudge had been my best friend for forever, our personalities clashed horribly, but we made it work somehow.

Oh, yeah, and just for fair warning, I'd like to point out it the fact that Nudge can spit out a hundred sentences faster that an Olympic runner can run one hundred meters. Her ability to talk so much basically turns your mind to mush before you even realize that she's actually talking to you.

It's not like you'd be able to get a word in edgewise.

"MAX," she yelled.

It begins. "Hey, did you know there's a new guy coming today?! And on a Friday in the middle of the school year of all days, I mean how wacky is that? Someone said he transferred here from Westover High! I heard he got kicked out for mouthing off to a teacher. Can you believe that Max?! We're getting a bad boy at school! I hope he's hot. Aren't all bad boy types hot, though? I don't know, what do you think Ella? I'm pretty sure all bad boy types are hot. Wait. If he's hot does that mean that he's going to have a girlfriend? He probably has a girlfriend. Awww. I wanted Him and Max to date. You need a boyfriend, Max"

Yeah, I've had enough for the morning. "Nudge, Hun, I think you need to slow down a little," I said calmly, covering her mouth with my hand. "If I take my hand off of your mouth do you promise not to regurgitate profuse amounts of words?" Nudge nodded furiously. I took my hand off of her lips. It was the Nudge channel 24/7 in our group of friends. All Nudge all the time.

"You still need a boyfriend, though," I glared at her. We still had a little bit of time before classes, so we sat in our usual meeting area right outside the school. We usually sat there to study for huge tests, or work on projects. I pulled out my large history text book. We have a pretty big report due next week. Unlike a lot of other people in this school I actually like to get good grades and do well in school.

I started reading the large book from where our class had left off. The topic was something about some war. I think Gazzy and Angel had woken me up extra early that day.

Uugh. History is a stupid subject.

"OH MAX," Nudge yelled, repeatedly slapping my arm, "I THINK THAT'S THE NEW GUY!" She screamed excitedly in my ear.

I glanced up from my history book, not really looking at the apparent new kid. I didn't really care. He was just another kid who wasn't any more special than the last.

He did look a tad bit familiar, though.

I looked back down at my history book again, uninterested. Suddenly I jerked my head up in a double take, realizing who he really was.

"Fang?!"

Said person stopped and turned to me, "Oh, hey Max."

Okay, so I'm really sorry about not updating in a while, but here have a longer than normal chapter, just for you guys! :D

I promise I'll try to update waaaay more than I have been.

I still love you all and I'm surprised to actually see that a couple people found this story last month and followed it which was sort of a punch in the face to me.

Kind of like YO GET OFF YOUR LAZY ASS AND WRITE SOMETHING ITS BEEN A REALLY FRIGGIN LONG TIME.

But anyway sorry if there's a lot of spelling/grammar errors in this. HAAHA I DON'T CARE REALLY ITS LIKE TWO THIRTY IN THE MORNING WHERE I AM SUCKAS

AHAHA bye.

~Six

P.S. If you read all of that word throw up right there put... Elephants... yeah. put 'Elephants' in your Review.

Oh yeah and also you should review cuz that would be cool.