Max's POV:

There are a lot of things I would call this day but "okay" sums it up pretty well. I mean, I got to talk with my friends, I had a good lunch, I got my revenge on Fang in Gym with track, "accidentally" tripping him while he was running, making him run face first into the dirt. I got to see Sam again, and he was as cheerful as ever. I just had a good day. No teachers yelled at me, no one bothered me, and nothing really got in my way. I was happy, and even though I hate to say it, I actually had some fun at school.

I was currently sitting down on the couch with Fang. The T.V. was on, but I wasn't really watching it. I what was thinking about what was going to happen now that the school was gone and that I remember everything. Ella left to her own house after school since she got grounded for disappearing for three days. Now the only time I see her was at school. Ari and Matt were sleeping in the guest rooms in our house, and Mom was keeping a close eye on Kyle and Nudge while they talked in the corner, much to their embarrassment. Iggy was over at Fang's, watching Angel and Gazzy, after being paid to do so.

There was suddenly a loud bang and I jumped. Embarrassingly enough, it was just the T.V. I realized that the show that Fang was watching was The Looney Toons. Bugs Bunny just made a cannon blow up in that short pirate's face, which was probably the loud bang I heard. Of course it doesn't help that Mom has surround sound.

Fang chuckled to the left of me, and I snapped my head towards him angrily. "Shut up, Fang. I wasn't paying any attention." I grumbled and settled back into my seat on the couch. I crossed my arms over my chest, with a frown, looking grumpy- which I was.

"Fine," He said amusedly. "After all, it wasn't your fault the big bang scared you." He chuckled again at my outraged huff.

"That's not at all what happened and you know it. You're just twisting everything!"

There was a silence, and after a few seconds of that, Fang turned to me with a serious look. "Max, what happened?" And me, being oblivious to everything that wasn't obvious, shrugged a shoulder.

"I'm surprised you're not paying attention. Bugs Bunny just blew up that cannon into that shorties' face. I'm shocked that the pirates not dead yet, why is that?" Fang rolled his eyes, exasperated.

"It's a kids show, they're not going to kill off the main characters, and that's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about what happened last night." He's been speaking a lot more lately, and I silently wondered why in the back of my head.

I turned to look at him; Bugs Bunny suddenly wasn't funny anymore. Fang's full lips were pressed into a firm line, his eyes were serious, and his well-defined jaw was clenched. Even when he was serious he was still able to look handso- NO. I will NOT think of Fang like that. He's my friend, and I'm not going to ruin that because of my stupid thoughts.

I looked back at the show but I wasn't really paying any attention to it anymore. "Nothing Fang. I just remembered that's all." I wanted this to be over with. How does he expect ME to know what happened, when he doesn't know? Why does he expect me to answer all of his questions?

"No it wasn't. You remembered everything from just two words that I said. What happened?" He was scooting closer, that way he didn't have to raise his voice for me to hear.

"I don't know Fang, just drop it." I said turning my head away from him. The mood got awkward and there wasn't a sound besides the T.V. Then Fang started again.

"Fine, I can respect that you don't know how you remembered. What I want to know is-"

"Why can't you just drop it?" I said interrupting him. I looked at him dead in the eye, glaring at him while I continued. "Geez, Fang, if you respect that I don't understand what happened, than why can't you just let it go. I remembered, end of story."

"No Max. It went a little more like you remembered, got tired, then asked me to stay with you for the night, end of story." His eyes bored into mine, and my glare instantly got harder.

"If you didn't want to stay you could have just said so!" I shouted at his face, not bothering to hide my anger.

"I never said I didn't want to stay." He said calmly. His face was emotionless his eyes blank and bored. He stared ahead, looking at the T.V.

"It sure sounds like that!" I stood up, in front of him, so he couldn't watch the freaking T.V. He started to lean sideways, trying to look at the T.V. I could tell that he was getting annoyed, but he wouldn't shout or yell at me to get out of the way. Did he just not care enough to do something?

"Max, I was just saying that that wasn't the whole story. It was nothing okay, now can you get out of the way of the-"

"Shut up, Fang!" I shouted, cutting him off. "If it was nothing than why'd you bring it up!"

And the calm, cool, and collected Fang exploded.

"Shut up MAX!" His voice broke and it was wavering with rage. His dark brown eyes were ablaze and it made me step back, shocked. I expected him to get control of himself again, but he didn't. It was like all the anger that he saved up was now being released. "I didn't mean anything by it! I liked it, okay! I just brought it up to make sure you didn't forget! I'm sorry, I didn't know you'd flip out!"

"Why do you care!" I yelled defensively. "You're always keeping to yourself, never say what you want, always keeping your emotions under control like you're afraid you'll explode-like you just did! Why can't you just open up for one god damn second?" My face and voice softened a tiny bit at the end of my last sentence, but I tried to maintain my angered and frustrated look.

Fang suddenly jumped up, making me blink and take another step back at his sudden closeness. "Because no one would care! Ever thought of that? No one would care if I smiled or laughed at one of the jokes you guys tell! No one would even care if I disappeared!" I didn't really know what happened but suddenly my hand snapped out and slapped Fang, hard, across the face. Instantly there was a red handprint on the left side of his face. He blinked and a hand went to his face like he couldn't believe it.

"I would care!" I didn't know what exactly made me say that but once I said it I realized that it was true. I would care if he left, I would care if he smiled, and I would care if he laughed. I'm his friend, and even though I haven't been his real friend for a while I feel like I've known him forever. I can read his looks; I can read his body language, his eyes. I can read him. "Don't you dare say that no one would care, because I would care!"

"Max..." Fang's voice turned suddenly soft and I looked away, not wanting to see him. I basically just told him I liked him, which I knew he wouldn't say it back, being him and all.

He was handsome, I'll admit it, and I could even say that he was hot. His tall form that towered over me by four inches, his black shaggy hair that flopped over his eyes stylishly, his dark brown, almost black, eyes that seemed endless, his well defined jaw that looked so kissable now, his full mouth that looked incredibly soft, it all made him look like the incredibly handsome and some what dangerous-looking like the guy he was. How he's so in control of his emotions, how he can be so kind when he wants too, how he puts up walls and never lets anyone in…it makes me think something happened to him when he was younger that made him think the world was a horrible and unfair place. I wanted to break down those walls; I wanted to make him see the wonders of the world.

Oh my god...

I was falling for him. I was falling in love with Fang. I don't know when it started, and I don't know how it happened, but it was. I was falling in love with Fang, and there was nothing I could do to stop it. I mean, how can you fight love? How can you make your love for someone go away? You can't, and I don't really like fighting useless battles.

I shook my head and started to walk away, suddenly tired of fighting with Fang and not wanting to hear Fang's rejection.

I had only gotten to the edge of the couch before Fang caught my hand. His bigger, calloused hand was warm, and I couldn't help but want to feel it around mine all the time.

"Max, I didn't know you felt that way..." Fang said, trying to make me look at him. I wouldn't and, despite what I really wanted, I tried to tug his hand out of mine. Right now, I wanted to be alone, with just me, myself, and I, no one else to tell me to get lost and bury my feelings so I wont be an inconvenience to them.

I know that's a little out there, but that's what I feel like. I feel like Fang's going to look me dead in the eye, say, 'Sorry, Max, but I don't like you. So why don't you do me a favor and try not to show it, okay?' I wanted to crawl in a hole. I hate these messed up emotions. Why do they have to mess with my mind? I would have never thought these kinds of thoughts if I stayed at the school. I wouldn't think of how it would feel if someone could wrap their arms around me, giving me butterflies like normal girls. I wouldn't think about how it would feel if FANG did those things, if he made me feel weak in the knees, if he made me feel like I was flying without using my wings, if he made me feel like a normal teenaged girl.

I wouldn't think about how it would feel to get my heart crushed.

Because that's what Fang was doing right now- crushing my heart. It hurts when you love someone who doesn't love you back. Isn't that called something? Unrequited love? Yeah, something like that. That's what this was.

"Max, look at me," Fang said, practically begging. His voice wavered slightly, and his hand was gripping mine harshly, not letting me go. I shook my head sharply, taking in short, shaky breaths. I didn't say anything since I didn't trust my voice. Tears threatened to drop down my cheeks but I refused to let them fall.

I tugged again at my hand, with more force this time, but Fang countered it, yanking me back, making me look up in surprise. His eyes were mesmerizing with the unknown fire that burned in them. His lips were turning up at the corners, like he was mocking me. My heart seemed to clench at that, but when Fang put a hand to my cheek I didn't know what to expect or do.

Was he going to mock me more? Was he going to laugh in my face? Did all this amuse him?

"Max, I didn't know that you liked me." Fang whispered, starting to close the distance between us, and I didn't know if that was a good or bad thing.

"I didn't either." I replied, trying to control my voice. My voice was soft, not exactly what I wanted, but at least it was steady.

Fang chuckled. It was then that I realized how close Fang was. We were so close, in-fact, that if I tilted my head up and he tilted his down we would be kissing.

"Max," he said and I turned my head down, not wanting to look at his hauntingly beautiful face. "Max, just look at me." I refused and he put his hand underneath my chin to make me look up into his dark brown eyes.

"What?" I asked, and I couldn't help but say it bitterly. Fang grinned, showing off his perfect teeth.

"I like you too."

A/N: Tell me what you think of it, and I'm sorry that I haven't updated in a while. I got school supporting my sister in her volleyball games, and I just lost my beta so now I have to fix it all by myself. :( But anyway, I decided to write the rest of the chapters to the story before updating, that way I could do whatever I want. I also wrote some chapters to my other story, "Am I Really A Monster", so after I update those I won't be updating in a while, so I hope this chapter's enough to last for however long it will take me to finish the rest of the story. Bye.

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