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MAX POV

After second hour I went to my locker, as was putting my books away and grabbing my lunch, a familiar voice came from behind me. I smiled up at my best friend, JJ, with Fang walking by her side.

"Hey!" She said and gave me a hug. There were very few people I hugged in this world, and JJ was one of them.

"Hi JJ! So I see you've met Fang?" Fang gave me a look, and mouthed 'Nick'. What the heck?

"Who's Fang?" Said JJ.

"Uhh..." oh, so she doesn't know his little nickname, I wonder why? "I was kidding, I mean Nick. I was messing with him earlier about him wearing all black."

"So you came up with Fang..?" She asked doubtfully. Then she looked over at him, "Actually, I kind of like it. Well I have to go to class, see ya Nick, or Fang!" She laughed, "Text me Max!"

"You text me first!" I yelled, I hate texting people. So much effort. "So, Nick?" I asked glancing up at him.

"Yeah, from now on tell people my names Nick, please? I'll explain at lunch."

"Okay..." I said, very confused. He's the one who told me his name was Fang, was he kidding when he said that? Or did he just not like the name?

Hopefully there were people I talked to in this lunch. 'A' lunch was normally a Freshman/ Sophomore lunch. Fang and I walked in and I looked around the cafeteria, finally spotting, my little step-sister, Ella. She waved for me to come sit by her so I grabbed Fang and we walked over there. She was also with some of her friends.

"Hey Els, this is F-Nick." Shoot, I almost blew his cover! Whatever cover that is. "I mean Nick."

"Oh, hi, Fnick." She laughed, "I'm Ella, Max's little sister- well step-sister."

"Hi." He said smiling. Fang sat down across from me and pulled out his lunch. Ella and her friends were all buying lunch and were waiting in line, leaving Fang and I alone.

"Soo... why the whole Nick thing?" I asked.

He sighed. "Well, I came here wanting to change and that started with me name. I didn't wanna be 'Fang' anymore. I wanted to leave the old me in Arizona and start out fresh, ya know?"

I nodded. "So why'd you tell me Fang?"

"I don't really know, habit I guess? Its funny though, because earlier to JJ, I called myself Fnick, too."

"Oh, wait. So you want me to call you Nick then?"

"Just in front of people who don't know." He replied.

"Why am I allowed to call you Fang?" I asked him, curious.

"I don't really know, I just feel comfortable around you. And you already know, so why not?"

Ella came back then and Fang was quiet for the rest of lunch, just nodding and giving one word answers. He was so cute. What? Stop it Max. No guys, guys are bad. Like Dylan. God I hate him soooooo much. Because of him, I might not ever trust a teenage boy, or any man in general, ever again. Fang was just a friend. And thats all he will be because of Dylan. I can't get close to another guy. Not yet at least. And plus, its not like he'd even like me back.

"So, Nick," I said reminding myself not to call him Fang. He looked up at me. "Where'd you come here from?"

"Arizona." He said.

"Really? Where at? My mom lives there in Tarries Hill, I go there every summer."

"Tarries Hill, really? I lived in Manson."

"No way! Small world. So where do you live at here?"

"I forget the name... Hillside something? Uhmm, Hillside View, maybe?"

"Seriously? I live in there!"

"This is really weird. We're like the second house in on the left hand side. The beach is practically in our backyard." He said, and this is totally crazy! He lived across the street from me. I was soooo happy!

"Ah, so you're the people that moved in across the street from me."

"Guess so." He said grinning. The bell rang and Fang and I headed off toward third hour. This was going to be a great year.