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I had heard about the new girl. Chloe, was it? The name sounded innocent. She sounded like the kind of girl that would fall head over heels for Simon. And what do you know? I was going through the pantry, looking for a snack. I could hear Ms. Talbot talking to Liz right outside the kitchen, but didn't give rat's ass what they were talking about.

I leaned against the wall and focused on the steady rhythm of the vegetable peeler. Ssk, ssk, ssk. I smelled blood and realized that she had hacked her thumb after getting past the fact that she was on her period and obviously wasn't as young as she looked.

"Peeling duty already?" Simon whispered from behind her. "What'd you do to deserve that?"

She wheeled around and looked surprised that a person was standing behind her. Oh, wow. I person. I thought sarcastically.

"You must be Chloe," he said when she didn't respond. He held his arm out and she jumped, making the carrot fly out of her hands and bounce off his arm. She looked even more surprised that the arm was real and not a figment of her imagination. I rolled my eyes, which were hidden under my greasy black hair.

Real smart, Simon. I thought.

"I-I–," she started, but he pressed a finger to her lips, silencing her, and pointed to the dining room door, where Liz and Ms. Talbot were talking. Oh, boy. She was already falling for him.

"I'm not supposed to be in here," he whispered to her. "I'm Simon, by the way."

Duh, you aren't supposed to be here, Simon.

He backed into the walk-in pantry, holding up a finger in indication for her to wait where she was. She peeked into to cabinet and smiled when she saw him pulling out an unopened pack of graham crackers.

"The other one's already opened," she whispered and pointed to the already-opened pack of graham crackers.

"Thanks, but he'll want the whole thing. Right, bro?"

I nodded and she turned around to see me standing there behind her. She let out a yelp and I could see her scrutinizing my face. "I-I-I–," she swallowed. "I didn't see you there."

I reached past her and took the crackers from Simon. I started to retreat, but Simon grabbed the back of my shirt.

"We're still teaching him manners," Simon said, rolling his eyes. "Derek, Chloe."

Obviously, dipshit.

"Chloe, my brother, Derek."

"Brother?" she asked, confusion coating her face.

"Yeah," I rumbled. "Identical twins."

"He's my foster brother," Simon said. "So I was just about to tell Chloe–," he started.

"We done here?" I asked, irritated, mostly with myself for being attracted to her. I'd never been attracted to a girl before. Why does it just have to be Simon's soon-to-be girlfriend?

Simon waved me away and rolled his eyes again. "Sorry. Anyway, I was just going to say welcome–," he started, but this time he got cut off by Tori, not me.

"Simon?" Tori's voice echoed through the kitchen. That little bitch. She was going to get us caught... "Aha. I thought I heard you. You and Derek always raiding the..." she saw Chloe and her eyes narrowed. My inner wolf growled at her. I was becoming more and more confused by the second.

"Tori?" Simon said.

She put on a flirt-y look. "Yes?"

He jabbed his thumb over his shoulder towards the dining room door. "Shhh!"

She babbled her apologies and Simon and I quickly made our way up the stairs.

Once we got to our room, I flopped down on the bed and opened the graham cracker pack. "I thought you said no more girls once you got here."

"Yeah, well..." he trailed off and then looked into my eyes. "Wait, do you like her, bro?"

Cliffhanger! Kind of. I hope it was! Anyways, please review. I hope Derek wasn't too OOC. Was he? Please give me some constructive criticism or something. Just don't be mean, please! Even a smiley face makes my day!