"Look, new blood," Abby Chambers whispered on the bus to school. "Delia, stay away, you'll scare her."

Delia didn't sacrifice a look for her sister. She continued to read over her hastily done but nevertheless perfect English paper. When Abby gave up and went back to talking to Andie, Delia looked up and saw what Abby had called new blood. There was a girl their age making her way down the aisle, trying to find an empty seat. She had long dark hair and her eyes were downcast. She didn't look very happy to be there. Probably nervous to be starting at a new school, that's all. Screw it. Delia wasn't about to go out of her way to be friendly just yet. She'd leave that to Andie Weiss, AKA God's gift to the world.

After a short ride, the bus' few occupants piled off in a slow and mindless manner.

"Mondays suck," Chris Chambers, Andie's boyfriend and brother of Abby and Delia, muttered. "Death to Mondays."

Teddy Duchamp shook his head. "Don't even talk to me."

Gordie smiled at Abby as she ran into a garbage can.

Delia caught Teddy's eye and he blushed. "Hey, Abby told me to stay away from that new girl. Same goes for you. No touchy."

Teddy smirked. "Okay. I'll keep my hands in my pockets."

"Don't do anything I wouldn't do," she warned him.

Abby found out the new girl was in her English class, and she found out that her name was Libby. She never spoke throughout the entire class. However, Abby approached her after. She asked, "Do you want to eat with me and my friends? Well actually, my sister might be there too, but I'll make sure she wears her muzzle."

Libby smiled and shifted her backpack. "Okay, sure. Thanks."

"I'm Abby. I saw you on the bus this morning, so I took it upon myself to assume you just moved to Castle Rock. What street do you live on?"

"Stratton."

"Oh, so you're the people who moved in next to the Tessios. Vern said he hadn't met you guys yet." Abby said. They entered the cafeteria and got their food. On their way over to Abby's table, Libby eyed the food suspiciously.

"This looks lethal. Will it kill me?"

"No one's died yet," Abby assured her. "I hope you're not allergic to puke though, because I think that's what it is." She put her tray down next to a girl with dark blond hair and an out of place Californian look to her. She sat down and gestured for Libby to sit next to her. "This is Libby. Don't frighten her away. I need friends, dammit." She regained her composure and introduced Libby to her friends. "This is Andie. That's Vern," She said, pointing to a boy with eager blue eyes and a sweet face. "He's the one you moved in next to. And that lovely creature is our very own Ice Queen. Don't touch her. You'll turn into dust or stone or something."

The Ice Queen girl smiled coldly and said, "I'm Delia, Abby's sister. You'll learn to tolerate her. I hope you have your rabies shots."

"Delia, go worship some roosters or something."

Andie smiled tenderly at the two sisters and then at Libby. "We'll have to introduce you to the guys."

"We have stupid boys," Delia grumbled.

Vern dropped a wink at Libby. "Chris and Teddy pantsed her this morning."

"Oh dear," Libby said.

"Oh haha is more like it," a guy with thick blond hair that flopped over his eyes said. He kissed Andie's cheek and sat down.

"Bite me, Chris," Delia snapped.

Chris finally noticed Libby. "Hi. I'm Chris. You're new."

She laughed. "Yep. I'm Libby. I am the new addition."

"Where's Gordie?" Abby asked.

On cue, a doe-eyed boy approached the table with a blond guy with thick glasses and a confident walk. Gordie sat next to Delia, much to Abby's dismay and Teddy sat next to Vern.

"Gordie, there's a new girl. Libby."

Teddy sighed. "Fine, Abby. Don't acknowledge my presence or introduce me, I don't care."

"That's odd. Teddy's mouth is moving but I can't hear anything," Abby said.

"Abby, are you semi-retarded?"

She smiled at him. "Honestly, I'm hearing sounds like HKRAGAAGRR. Does anyone understand him?"

"Hi, Teddy," Libby laughed.

"Thank you. Hey Libby."

"Do you have any brothers or sisters?" Andie asked.

"Yeah, an older sister, older brother and an annoying creature we've dubbed Jake who's nine."

"An older brother you say?" Delia asked slyly.

Abby threw a carrot stick at her sister. "No! You will not sacrifice Libby's brother! Or eat him after mating. Praying mantises do that, you know."

"Abby," Vern said. "You're rambling again."

"What kind of creature is Jake?" Chris asked. "Edible or toxic?"

"He tastes like peanuts."

Andie laughed. She asked, "Do your siblings have names? Or are they just It One and It Two like me and my brother are?"

"Tabitha and Gage. Gage's stupid and Tabitha's ill."

"Mentally?" Chris asked excitedly. "Andie's unstable! She's off her rocker."

"No. Tummy ache."

"Damn. There goes another potential roommate for Andie in the loony bin."

Andie glared. "Yeah, and you wonder why you're not getting laid."

"I know why. You're always here and you don't like prostitutes around."

Laughing, she slapped his shoulder.

Abby sat up straight. "Holy crap! Those clouds look like they're having sex!"

Gordie grinned. "Hey, Chris, your sister is a genius."

She looked proud. "Did you hear that, Teddy? Gordie called me a genius. I'm a genius."

Teddy stared at her critically. "Most geniuses don't have mashed potatoes on their noses."

This made her pause. "Yeah--but some do."