A/N Hey, two updates in a week. This is a good start!!! I felt like writing some more on this story, so here goes.
Also, it occured to me that I spelled Nicole wrong. Sorry Nicole.
Don't own it. Never have, never will. I'm willing to spend money to keep Iggy though. I need a new highly developed sense of irony, mine is wearing off...plus Iggy's cute.
Max POV
I could hardly believe it'd been a week. An entire week of freedom. I couldn't help but let my spirits lift. Angel was happier than I'd seen her since our dad died, Ella too. Camy was enjoying her freedom as well, and almost all of us were spending the days outside.
The downside to our newly aquired freedom? Public school.
Mrs. Knight said that it would help us re-ajust to the outside world. Of course, my sisters were pshyched. They couldn't wait to go meet other girls their age, and play, and flirt, and dress up. Bleh. I was more concerned about my family, and about the fact that I wouldn't be able to communicate with anyone but Fang (who had an unnatural and annoying habit of still knowing exactly what I was thinking at all moments in time after two years of silence and an entire year of seperationg).
Here we go! I thought, slamming my hand onto the 'snooze' button of my alarm clock. I was immediatly wide awake. Being wide awake, the moment you open your eyes, becomes a bit of a habit after a year of it as neccessity. I grabbed some clothes and headed to the shower down the hall.
"Morning Max." Ella waved, passing me. "I know, I know," she added yawning, "you call the shower." I raised my eyebrows at her. "Please. We all know that the shower is like...your sanctuary." I nodded, trying to keep a satisfied smirk off my face. "But please, just leave a little hot water for the rest of us!" She called behind me. I waved her comment away, and continued.
Needless to say, I didn't leave any hot water. I heard plenty about it from everyone at breakfast though.
"Good morning, Max!" I'd never understand how Angel could be so chipper in the mornings. "Please, I get it from you! You try to hide it, but you're always the first one up every morning. You force Ella to get up and make breakfast, wake the rest of us up, and then hide and pretend that you weren't the one taking care of all of us." I blushed and tried to figure out how everyone knew what I was thinking.
I grabbed two peices of toast. One for me, and one for Angel. I slathered hers in jelly, handed it to her with a napkin, and kissed the top of her head before grabbing my backpack and heading towards the door purposefully.
Time to get this show on the road. I thought motivationally. We've got some learnin' to do! To get my unheard point across, I punched the air triumphantly, earning a few eyerolls, and a thrown piece of toast from Nudge (who wasn't quite awake yet). I threw the toast back, and headed out the door.
"Since when were you so eager, beaver?" Camy asked, and rhymed, enthusiastically. It may surprise you, but I didn't answer.
"Since when did you like to rhyme, all the time?" Ella added, creating her own rhyme.
"Got a dime?" Angel added.
"Or some lime?" Nudge threw in.
"Keep this up and I'll commit a crime." Fang scowled.
Fang the mime???? Oh, it was times like this that I wished someone could read my mind and discover what the wit I could be! As if he did hear me, Fang whipped his head around and glared at me, daring me to think it again. I gave him an innocent look. He rolled his eyes.
"Gee we're sorry, Mr. No-Fun!" Ella accused him.
"Look how nice it is outside, in the sun!" Angel said, giggling.
"You know what'd be better right now, a good pun." Camy was also giggling now, everyone was, except maybe Fang and me, but I was fighting a smirk.
"I can't think of another rhyme, I'm done." Nudge started, then realizing that she did, in fact, make a rhyme she lit up and started dancing. Everyone else was still giggling.
"All of you better run." Fang threatened, then realizing that he made yet another rhyme gave an exasperated sigh of annoyance.
After a few more minutes of walking, and much to Fang's dismay rhyming, we made it to school. It was a smaller school, one were everyone knew everyone. It wasn't tall or towering, and it didn't cast a long gloomy shadow, but it felt like it did. My stomach was turning flips as we approached it. I wasn't so sure about this anymore. I thought about turning around and running away.
A warm hand wrapped around mine, and I jumped in surprise. I looked up to see Fang giving me a reassuring smile. He squeezed my hand. I sqeezed it back.
"I'm here, Max." He whispered. My stomach did something funny then, and I wasn't sure what it was. It was like my tummy jumped, but it fell. No, more like it flipped over. What was that? My heart skipped a beat, and my breathing kicked up a notch. What was going on with me? Was I sick?
Nerves. It's gotta be nerves. I told myself, but I got the distinct feeling that I was lying. I ignored me. I ignore myself alot...
"Mom called the school and explained your situation to the teachers. You have quite a few classes with me, so you won't feel lost and lonely, but they want you to have your own independence. So, you'll have about half of your classes with me and half without. Okay?" Fang informed me as we entered the large, glass, double doors of doom, and trecked towards the office. I nodded.
The receptionist didn't seem to have time for three new girls. She shoved our schedules into our hands, threw a few maps in our direction, and shooed us from the office. All without hanging up her phone, greeting us, or looking up from her paperwork. It was quite impressive. Fang snatched my schedule, while I studied the map, and mentally compared it to his.
"Homeroom. Good, I can show you where to go. You're locker's right by mine too. English, fourth. Lunch. Gym, sixth. Study hall, seventh." He told me, leading me down a bright green hallway.
"Fang!" Someone yelled from behind us. He half turned, and I snagged my schedule back.
"Yo, Iggy!" I straightened at the name. I knew that name. Why did I know that name? Iggy...Iggy. Iggy. Ig- OH! Iggy! I turned around and waved enthusiastically. Then, realizing he probably didn't remember me back, I let my hand fall to my side in defeat.
Iggy was a little bit of a new kid when I was still in school. We'd just offered to let him eat lunch with us a few weeks before my dad's accident. The last day I saw him, Fang had just offered to change our name from the 'dynamic duo' to 'the three amigos'. At first they thought my silence was in protest.
He was taller than I remembered, but then again, so was Fang. They were both taller than me now. He still had bright strawberry blond hair, but it was spiked with black on the tips, so he looked like he'd stuck his finger in a light-socket. (A/N Discription from make-over in NY sort of. I liked the idea of Iggy with black-tipped hair for some reason though.) He had a small loop in his ear, and was wearing a green shirt that said 'bite me' across the front and jeans.
"Who's your friend?" He asked, raising suspicious eyebrows at me.
"Remember Max?"
"Max! Really? Is that really you?" He seemed a bit shocked. I nodded. After a moment his face fell. "Still not talking to me, eh?" I was confused for a second. "I wasn't trying to take your place! Geeze, can girls hold a grudge or what?!" Sexist Pig! "I'll see you later, Fang!" With that, he stomped off. I glanced at Fang, who looked guilty.
"I...never told him. I didn't feel like it was my bussiness to tell him about...your dad. I'm lucky Ella finally told me. He still thinks that you're ignoring him because of my offer to be the third amigo." I shrugged, and pointed back to my schedule. "Right. To history, and beyond." He replied, monotone.
So, HA! I introduced Iggy. I knew I would have him though, can't have a story without Igs! I love Iggy!!!! And just for you lovely readers, I added a bit of Fax :D Anyway, I'm gonna have Ari in the next chapter I think. I'm still trying to figure out how to have Gazzy, he was really my problem from the start. I want him to be Angel's sister, but I didn't want to many kids in Max's family. I'd already added Camy. I'll figure it out eventually, but if you have any idea's PM me or something.
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