If anyone was confused about the whole Sam/Dylan/Fang thing, here you go:

Fangs mum and dad both brought home their girlfriend and boyfriend while still being married. Fangs mum had Ella - deceased. Fangs dads girlfriend had Sam - asshole. Dylan was from the girlfriend and another man before this whole fiasco. So relations go like this: Dylan&Sam Sam&Fang all half brothers but Fang and Dylan aren't related.

DISCLAIMER: I ONLY OWN CLAIRE AND THE PLOT

Max

When Fang left I thought about that kiss. Did it mean anything to him? Obviously it did, it was his first, but will it screw with our already short friendship? I just hope he doesn't cut or do anything that could permanently hurt himself.

While I was pestering myself with these questions my phone started to ring. Who could it be?

I looked over and saw a number that I didn't recognize, so I answered with the standard greeting of "Hello?"

"Hey Max! How are you and Fang doing?"

"Claire?"

"Of course it's me! Who else would it have been? Santa? No, that's my twin..." She said sarcastically.

"No, I just didn't know that you had my number..." I trailed off.

"Wow, Fang must have really taken your mind off things. Insert suggestive wink here. I'm just kidding. You gave me your number on Wednesday, remember?"

Now that she mentioned it, I did remember. "Sorry Claire. Did you want to meet up today or something? Fang and I are going to the 7 o'clock service tonight, are you going?"

"Want to go to the mall before hand? Also could I catch a ride with you two for the service?"

"Yeah of course Claire." I give her my address and wait until she arrives.

I hear a nock at my door 10 or so minutes later. Claire was standing there in a red NOTW shirt that had the character for love on it. She also had black skinnyish jeans and was supporting Wayfarer look-alike yellow and black sunglasses.

"Hey Max!" She then looked me up and down. "I know people are trying to be original now a days, but going out in your pajamas, really Max? I'm just messing with you, but you should go change."

"You're probably right."

I went back into my room after excusing myself. I found a black Fall Out Boy shirt that had black letters in white squares. I found old white skinny jeans and put them on. I put my beat up black AirWalks that look like Converse on, and I went back to Claire.

"So let's go?" I asked her.

"In a sec, because I absolutely love your shirt! I wish I had it. Fall Out Boy is my favorite band." She was staring at me like she was in love.

"I was lucky enough to find it at a garage sale a year or so back. I too have a great love of Fall Out Boy." I smiled. "It was so cheap."

"Well l am extremely jealous." With that she walked out the door. I just looked at the space where she had been. Then she pops back in and says. "You coming?"

I just silently laugh and shake my head.

She leads me out to a dark maroon Jeep that has its top down.

"Shopping with me is like nothing you have ever been through before." She warned as we climbed into her car. "Shopping means to me that I get to make fun of hookers with crap on for clothes and such. I don't usually even buy anything."

"Awesome." I smirked.

Once we got to the Parkway Plaza we go in through the Sears and walk around the inside. We went past the carousel and the kids area that I'm convinced is filled with germs.

We made fun a hooker lookalikes that had gunk covering their faces and showy tops and bottoms. Now all they need is to be on a street corner.

We also pasted by the Icing shop by Claire's. I made fun of her for a bit until the conversation led to us talking about all of the money that she stuffs up her butt. It went a little something like this:

"So millionaire, where do you keep all of your money?" I questioned.

"Oh you know, here and there, mostly here though." She said, trying not to laugh.

"And where is here?"

"My butt..." She trailed off.

"So you keep all of your money in your butt?" I asked horrified.

"Yup. You should have seen the surgeon's face that had to put it in there." She said laughing.

"You just went to far." I said laughing with her.

"Did I? I didn't notice." We were both laughing hysterically now.

There is something bonding about acting crazy I front of a bunch of people you don't know. I'm really glad that we came.

Hold that thought, did I just see my mum walk by? I stopped laughing abruptly. Claire noticed and followed my line of sight.

"Hey are you okay Max. You are just starring at some weird old lady."

I smiled a little at Claire's description of my mother.

Well, I should go talk to her, shouldn't I? What have I got to lose?

I walked over to her, with Claire following behind me. "Hey, mother? You remember me? You know, just that oldest daughter you had that you abandoned. Not a big deal, right? How are you and father?" I sarcastically asked.

"I don't know who you are, street trash." She spit.

"Old age getting to you already? You can't even remember me? That's to bad. Whatever." With that, I walked away. Claire was again scurrying after me.

"Wow, that's your mum? I thought she would have been your grandma atleast."

"Yup that's my dead old mother. I shouldn't have gone over to her." I snap.

"Jeez sorry Max. So you want to head back to your place? It's five thirty and the service starts at seven."

"Yeah, sounds great."

Hey guys, how was the chapter? If you didn't see, I put chapter 11 up last night.

SOTC

Cause when it's black (it) means watch your back because you're probably
The last person in the world right now she wants to see
And when it's blue it means that you should call her up immediately
And ask her out because she'll most likely agree
And when it's green it simply means that she is really stressed
And when it's clear it means she's completely emotionless (and that's all right I must confess)

Hope you guys had a wonderful and safe day!

Thanks for the reviews :3

-Shaire