Benny POV- People were still getting over the animal attack fiasco, yet no one believed the animals were brought back from the dead. At least no one knew other than Ethan, Sarah, Rory and Benny's grandma, who grounded him for a few days plus a good old fashion lock down spell on the doors and windows.

However, it was on the last day of his grounding when he got to see the new girl who moved in next door and she was HOT. Wavy dark auburn hair, soft white skin, bright red lips that formed a heart stopping smile, and bright almost unnaturally blue eyes.

In other words perfect and Benny totally called dibs… as in he literally texted Ethan and Rory saying 'new girl in school saw her first dibs'.

The next day at school, Benny waited for the new girl to show up because he didn't trust Rory to back off. As soon as she walked through the door he jumped.

"Hi, I'm Benny. I live in the house next to you and I was thinking I'd show you around… if you want?" Benny said as he started to blush.

"Hi, Benny. My name is Gwyn. Sure I'd love a tour" the girl said laughing softly.

"Really?" Benny asked shocked.

"Yeah sounds nice."

"Never fear mi'lady I shall show you around. I am Rory" he said swooping in from seemingly nowhere.

"Hi, Rory. I'm Gwyn. I love the offer but I already said Benny here could show me around. Thank you though, that was very kind of you" Gwyn said smiling genuinely.

Gwyn carried her books as Benny showed her around school and where her classes were.

"Ethan, Sarah, this is Gwyn. She's new" Benny said as he took her to their lockers absolutely beaming.

"Hi Gwyn" Ethan and Sarah said.

"Hi. Everyone here seems really nice and friendly" Gwyn said smiling.

"You've just met the awesome ones so far" Benny said standing closer to her.

"So Gwyn where you from?" Sarah asked.

"Seattle, Washington. Mom got a new job so here we are" Gwyn said hesitantly but still smiling.

"Cool what does she do?" Sarah asked.

"What do you like to do?" Ethan asked.

"Uh well… I …" Gwyn stuttered looking between the two.

Gwyn POV- She was starting to panic and it was never good when she panicked. A locker started to rattle.

"Guys, guys what's with the third degree? Let her breathe." Benny said laughing.

They all smiled and no one noticed the locker, which had stopped rattling when Benny spoke up.

"I don't really have any hobbies. At my old school, I didn't really have many friends" Gwyn said after a moment.

"Well no you've got us" Ethan said smiling.

"Totally" Sarah added.

Gwyn smiled at them and unclenched her fists. This time, things would be different. Then it was time for her first class and time for a fresh start.

Today also happened to be cheer leading tryouts but that was so not Gwyn's thing. However, Sarah seemed to have joined the squad. At lunch, it seemed cheerleading was all anyone could talk about.

Ethan and Benny were talking about dance steps and routines and that someone named Erika was also a cheerleader now. Also, Rory was the new team mascot so he could get with the hot cheerleader chicks.

After having too much Gwyn rolled her eyes got up from the table that the boys were at and walked off.

"Hey Gwyn, hey wait. You okay?" Benny asked catching up to her.

"Yeah sorry. I'm just not… big on cheerleaders" she said stopping in the hallway.

"Sorry, it must seem like everyone is pretty hung up on the cheerleaders" Benny said sticking his hands in his pockets.

"It's just why does everyone think they're so great? They're cruel to anyone not a jock but they're hot so who cares right?"

"Yeah they are hot which is why they get away with it but I know a few girls way hotter than any of them" Benny said smiling.

"Oh yeah? Name one" Gwyn challenged.

Benny got all red and flustered.

"Uh… well… later. I will tell you later" he stumbled.

Gwyn smiled.

"Hey look Ethan and I have to go… support Sarah but since cheerleading isn't your thing, how bout we hang out later? I could show you around the town a little?" Benny asked.

"Sounds great. So later?"

"Yes."

Gwyn went home to get her homework done.

Benny POV- Benny hadn't totally been lying to Gwyn about supporting Sarah, he just hadn't mentioned that he and Ethan dressed up like girls to join the cheerleading squad to stop a vision Ethan had of Erika biting and drinking them all.

He didn't think anyone normal would believe him. However, he did get a date out of it. True, he never said date but to him it was a date.

"The star is the most important position for the pep rally tomorrow. It has to be perfect if we're gonna get enough team spirit. Okay I want to hear you shout" the head cheerleader Stephanie instructed.

"We're forces of nature, that's what makes the star, we may look like girls, but that's not all we are!" Benny said along with the other cheerleaders.

"Way to cheer! Let's hit the mall" Stephanie said.

"I can't believe I signed up for this" Sarah sighed.

"So where to next? Straight home?" Sarah asked Erika.

"No I think I'm gonna go grab a bite."

"We're forces of nature, that's what makes a star. You know something about that I mean just makes me feel all tingly inside. It's great" Benny said smiling.

"Sure it's our new cheers and not your new boyfriend?" Ethan teased nodding at Rory as he came their way.

"Well hello there my Beelzebabe" Rory greeted.

"Sweetie stop. Stop" Benny said in a high pitched voice then growled at Ethan before walking away.

Back at Ethan's house Benny was still feeling off.

"Benny are you sure it's the cheers making you tingle? Maybe it was gas?" Ethan suggested.

"My tingles are never wrong. Look. Forces of nature: earth, air, fire, water. That's what makes a star… oh man. E this isn't just some kind of incantation" Benny said looking at his spell book.

"We're forces of nature, that's what makes a star, we may look like girls…" Ethan said working it out.

"But that's not all we are" him and Benny finished.

"So Stephanie doesn't just act like a witch" Ethan said.

"She is one" Benny added.

"So that vision I had in the gym it wasn't Erika's it was Stephanie's. And tomorrow's rally has nothing to do with team spirit."

"She's after the human spirits of the whole school. Erika's in for a nasty shock."

"And so is Sarah. She says she's on her way over. Sarah's bringing Stephanie and the whole squad to see Betty and Veronica" Ethan said checking his phone.

After getting into the costumes and wigs Ethan had to pay his little sister Jane to help cover for them.

"Oh there you are! Don't be shy girls join the fun" Stephanie said when Ethan and Benny walked into the living room.

"The spirit squad is now in session."

"Hi gals! Nice hair! Oh my gosh cheerleader sleepovers are so fun! And later on we're going to give each other mani-pedis!" Sarah squealed as she came over to them.

She didn't even seem to know who they really were.

"Sarah what are you doing? You know Stephanie's a witch right?" Ethan asked.

"Okay I know she seems like a witch because she acts like a witch but she's actually really sweet. You know as long as you're not ugly" Sarah giggled and went back to sit down.

"I think Sarah's under Stephanie's spell. She's acting like a total girl" Ethan said.

"Yeah you and I on the other hand are just…" Benny said.

"Point taken" Ethan relied.

"So what do we do now?"

"I know. Let's have a pillow fight!" Sarah said picking up her pillow.

Soon feathers were flying.

"Wasn't there something we were supposed to be doing?" Benny said starring thinking he should also be doing something else but he forgot.

"Yeah the whole school might die tomorrow if we don't stop the cheerleaders."

"Tomorrow is hours away."

"This is literally the coolest moment of my life" Ethan grinned.

"You thinking what I'm thinking?"

"Pillow fight!" the both yelled before grabbing a pillow and joined the girls.

Gwyn POV- After her homework was done Gwyn waited for Benny to show up… and waited and waited. Minutes turned to hours the sun was starting to set. Slowly, she became more and more disappointed.

"You okay, sweetie?" her mom asked.

"Yeah mom just… thought I'd made some friends today that's all."

Gwyn smiled at her mom before heading up to her room. Truth was she kind of liked Benny. He was nice, cute, and funny. She thought he at least liked her for a friend but guess not.

She could hear the party going over at Ethan's house next to Benny's and she guessed Benny was there.