I could feel the cool moist ground under my bare feet, I could feel the squish as I my foot pounded on the soft mossy earth. The full moon was out, making all the trees glow a silvery glow. I ran, trying to get away from something from what I can never remember, even though this is the tenth time I've had this dream. I stop in front of the same tree, and I trip on the same branch. I feel the stinging pain in my leg, and I realize it's broken. I drag myself trying to escape whatever it is that following me, and then I stop cold as I hear a growl. I turn around and then……. I wake up in my room.

I burry my head in my hands and try to remember what it was that was following me, what I was so scared of. After several heart beats I give up and fall back on my bed, the silence of the house almost puts me back to sleep again but I hear whispers outside of my door.

"Oh no" I groan, and then my friends explode into my room.

"Happy Birthday!" they yell, throwing confetti on me and jumping on my bed.

"How does it feel to be seventeen" asks Madison, her red hair bobbing, and her tripp pant chains tinkling as she jumps on my bed.

"Get up Lazy bones" says Leah, her chocolate brown hair is all I can see through the covers and the confetti.

I pull the covers away and sit up, "Alright" I say "I'm up"

"yay" they all shout and then they carry me towards my shower, so they can drag me ice skating later on.

The ice felt cold on my knees as I skidded to a stop on the ice rink. Behind me I could hear the snickers of all my friends, "that is now twenty one falls" yelled out Haiti. I slowly picked my self off the ice and began to sway my way over to where my friends were.

"Hey it's my birthday you guys should be clapping not laughing". I say

"Oh now it's your birthday" says Jessie, swirling around me in circles.

I ignore her and separate myself from the group, letting me self just float on the ice.

"Derek, you ass keep your balance!"

I turn around my head following my body and try to look for the voice who said that. At the other side of the rink I see two boys. One small, with Asian eyes and blonde hair, the other boy is the total opposite. He had pale skin, his biceps were huge and through his shirt you could see the faint outline of a six pack, he had huge broad shoulders, and black hair that covered the upper half of his face.

"I'm working on it" said the huge boy, taking gingerly steps.

I felt like I had known them before but I couldn't figure out where exactly. I boldly skated to the other side of the rink trying to see if I could get a better look at the boys. When I finally reached them something dawns on me, "What if they're from the Darkest Powers trilogy". Before I could ponder on the idea, I could the voice of my friend Zuzim in my head saying. "Derek isn't real, he is just a fictional character!"

I feel my cheeks burning up, ashamed I try to turn my self away from the boys, but it's already to late, I'm heading right towards the wall, that is in between the two boys. Desperate I try to turn my self again, but I have already hit the wall, and my body is now falling into the ice dragging the two boys with me.

I feel the ice seep into my shirt, the two boys each of my sides swears, and I can hear my friends laughing and woooooing me. I let myself burry my head into the ice, hoping that the two boys just ignore me but instead, I feel two strong hands grab my forearms.

"Are you ok?"

I look up and see that the big hulky boy picked me up, and see his green eyes, glowing like a cats. My heart begins to pound and it hits me.

"I know you" I whisper out. Its Derek, werewolf Derek.

I quickly got up and skated away before Derek could even respond. I skated all the way to the other side of the rink as fast as I could trying to catch up to the group.

"Haiti" I yelled as I fell down once again,

"Twenty five" she says and she skates over and tries to help me up from the ice.
"Dude, those guys look like Derek and Simon" I whisper in her ear. Haiti look over my shoulder for a second and then gasps.

"Oh my god dude, it does look like them" she says and then drags me across the ice.

"Where are you taking me" i ask.

"Emergency bathroom meeting" she says, as we exit the rink and head down to the bathroom.

"We have to talk to them" says Haiti, in a loud whisper.

"Why are you talking like that" I ask her.

"Because Derek might hear us with his supernatural werewolf hearing then he will know we are hot on his trail, and he might run away before we have the chance to talk to him and feel his awesomeness!"

"you do know he's still on the ice right?"

"Still, he might hear us"

I roll my eyes and lean up against the counter.

"So what do you suggest we do" I ask her, thinking of the piercing gaze Derek gave, it was almost as if he knew me too.

"Well" says Haiti, clasping her hands together, "I have a plan"

"and?" i press.

"Well we could trip Madison, causing a catastrophe on the ice, there fore making us the victim of her fall, and forcing Derek and Simon to help us up"

"Or we could just get Zuzim to say hi" I say

Haiti ponders over this for a while. "It seems like it might work, aw but where is the blood and guts in that" she says looking down at the floor.

"Haiti, we can't use Madison as a weapon of destruction on the ice" I say, taking my phone out of my pocket and heading out of the bathroom.

Haiti and I clunk back to the ice rink, and see that Derek and Simon are still there. I hesitantly get on the ice, my knees are buckling as I realize that maybe i might have a chance with Derek. I slowly make my way over to where my friends are, but Zuzim and Robert grab my hands and lead me away from the group, and in the direction where Derek and Simon are at. "No, no, no, no!" i yell. "What are you doing"

"Getting you a date" Say Robert and Zuzim in unison.

"NO" i yell again as Robert and Zuzim let go of me, sending me flying to the wall where Derek and Simon are.

I ricochet in their direction but quickly stop my self as i dig my blade, into the ice like an ice pick. My plan fails though, because instead of ricocheting towards them, I'm thrown flat on my face, and I'm sliding towards them now.

I let my self slide towards them since its no use. Either Zuzim, Robert, Jessie, Madison, or one of my many friends will find a way to make me talk to him.

I finally look up to see that Derek, is looking at me again. Only this time its not some harsh gaze like like the one he gave me earlier. It's gentler, i can see the humor in his eyes as I slowly pull my self up off the wall.
"I'm sorry" I say, skating away, but then I feel, someone hand on my shoulder again. I turn and see that its Simon.

"Hi" he says, giving me a bright smile.

"Hi" I reply.

"My names Simon, and this is my brother Derek" He says waving his hand toward Derek, who is pretending to look bored.

I fight the urge to say, "I know" but I bite my tongue instead and say.

"I'm Karla"

Simon smiles again, and i feel myself relaxing a little bit more.

"Nice to meet you Karla, Derek isn't it nice to meet her" he says, giving Derek a slap in the chest.

"Um Yeah" grumbles Derek, and from the corner of my eye I can see Simon slapping his forehead.

"Sorry" says Simon, we still need to teach him manners.

"Likew-"

"KARLA"

I turn around see Madison and the rest of the group bustling over to me. All of them looking at me with this look that says "Aww Karla's grwoing up"

I turn my attention back to Simon and Derek. Simon is smiling at my friends but Derek, looks away, as if bored. My heart drops to the floor.

My friends all introduce them selves, Simon smiles at everyone of them and apologizes for Derek again. The whole time I sit in the back, glancing over at Derek trying to read him every once in a while, but all there is, is a scowl on his face.

After the exchange of numbers My friends and I say bye to Simon and Derek, and head to take off our skates.

I sit down next to Zuzim, "See, see, Karla" she says look what i did for you"

"It's not going to work" I snap, as i shove on my shoes. "It's going to end in failure like all the other ones"

Zuzim opens her mouth, ready to argue but I just get up and leave, heading towards the door. I look back on the ice one more time and to my surprise see Derek. Staring at me, with those soft green eyes. It takes all my strength to turn away and head to my car.