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THIS IS A REAL CHAPTER

So... 2012 has already messed up my head to no end. I hate 2012. But anyway, it's been a while...

I noticed not long ago that I haven't really done much with Angel, Nudge or Ella... or Iggy or Gazzy. Oops. Sorry. I'll try to include them in this story as much as humanly possible, but just so you all know, I'm all about Max + Fang – I'm freaking obsessed with these two love birds. So, I was just clearing that up... And THANK YOU FOR THE REVIEWS AND SUGGESTIONS!

I Promise – Chapter 11

MAX POV

"Angel! Nudge! Ella! I'm home!" And a millisecond later I was tackled by a halo of blond hair and skinny little arms. I fell to the ground in laughter.

"Max!" Ella called out from somewhere. She entered the room. "So... how was it?" She grinned at me and I knew she knew what had happened.

"How was what?" I asked, pretending I was clueless to what she was asking.

"THE KISS?"

I guess I was hoping she didn't know.

"Um..." I trailed off then smiled. "I think I'm in love."

That was when Nudge came and tackled me in a hug. "AWWWW! You guys must be so cute together! I can't wait to see you guys holding each other's hand and kissing in public and I'll be–"

"NUDGE!" I cried in laughter. Then I turned to address all three of them. "How did you all know?"

They all looked down sheepishly. Ella spoke. "Once we got Angel, we followed you, just to see what you were doing..."

"And?" I encouraged not very encouragingly.

"We saw you with Fang and JJ. And you were just standing there near Fang. And we thought that nothing would happen and we were about to leave and then JJ pushed her Mum out of the room and you were just standing there and Fang just leaned in closer and we were 'OMG, is he gonna kiss her?' And then JJ came in and we were all 'Damnit, so close'. And then you got a hold of his shirt and made out with him and we were jumping with joy all–"

Nudge. What are we gonna do with her. "I know, Nudge. I was there, remember?" I cut her off and she grinned.

"Yeah, but still, it's like watching a movie," Ella said, trying to explain. "You know when you see this great movie with a friend and it's so good that you have to tell the same friend you watched the movie with everything that happened? Well, it's like that..."

I thought for a moment... "Yeah, I think I know what you mean."

And then the doorbell rang.

"Oh, my god! It's Fang!" Angel squealed.

I don't think I wanted to know how she knew it was Fang. We all knew that there were a lot of unexplainable things when it came to Angel...

... Like how cute she is...

...And how she always knows what we're thinking.

The next day was school... again.

After everyone at school had gotten over the initial shock of two of the most unlikely people becoming friends, it didn't seem like that big of a deal when Fang appeared beside me in the hallway.

Well, until he kissed me in front of everyone, that is. And I kissed him back. Fang pulled away and wrapped his arm around my waist, bringing me close, as if he was claiming me as his; Max is Fang's territory sort of thing.

It was almost too hard to hold in the laughter bubbling in my throat when I scanned the expressions on the faces around us. Creeped out, jealousy, and... a burning hatred... seemed to be the main emotions flying through the crowd.

The rest of the day was actually pretty fun, besides the fact that a number of girls continually cornered me, all just to ask me "How did you do it?" Kind of annoying really.

The next day... well, a new girl arrived – Melissa Rafts, preferred Lissa.

Needless to say, she turned out to be a stuck-up bitch. And the spoiled brat liked to always get her way...

A week passed by me. And then another week. And then another.

I'd been dating Fang for around three weeks. Or, as Ella put it, 3 weeks, 6 days, 8 hours, 46 minutes and 33...34...35 seconds.

To me it was just another week being head over heels in love.

A pair of hands set themselves on my hips. I spun to see... Sam. A freaking pervert, he is. I shoved him away, but he came back at me. "Go away! Get off me, Sam!"

He was pushing his way towards me. And he wasn't backing down.

Well, as they say, desperate times call for desperate measures. I flung my foot clad much loved sneakers and hit him in the leg, then kneed him in the balls and, to top it off, clocked him in the jaw... Oh, yeah.

I left him there to be found by whoever found him and whistled happily, rounding the corner... and stopped dead in my tracks. No. No, no, no, no, no, no, NO, NO! Why am I screaming no in my mind, you are most likely wondering. Well, right there, was Melissa Rafts and, believe it or not, Fang. Kissing.

"Prick!" I screamed into the air. Fang startled away from Lissa at the sound of my voice. "I can't BELIEVE I trusted you!"

"Max–" Fang took a step towards me, his hand reaching towards me. I stumbled away from him and a flash of pain crossed his face. "Max, wait–"

I ran. I ran and ran and ran until I just collapsed on the ground.

I didn't cry. I couldn't cry. No matter how much I wanted them to appear, the tears just wouldn't come.

I lay curled up there for who knows how long until a pair of arms wrapped around me and took me away.

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