Wizards, Vampires, and Love? Oh my!
Benny/OC
Summary: After my family forced me out of my house for the summer, I'm finally able to go home. On top of starting High School, one my best friends gets a really weird babysitter.
Chapter One: Freaky Stuff.
I sighed as I flopped onto my bed, missing the fluffiness of it. I had just gotten home from Miami, before I even flew home to White Chapel, I knew automatically I was going to go to my best friends houses first. A whole 3 months away from them was almost unbearable and not to mention extremely boring. There was barely a day left of summer vacation before we started our life as high school kids, and they didn't think I was coming home until next week, this is a better way to surprise them. I got up and walked to my bathroom. I showered and got dressed in jean shorts, a grey tank top, and my beat up black Converse hi-tops, and my hair was up in a messy bun with a black plastic headband, I wasn't looking to impress anyone. I grabbed my phone and walked downstairs and into the kitchen, my family wasn't home so I grabbed the pen and paper from the drawer and scribbled out where I was and that if they needed me, just call me. I left the note on the fridge and walked out the door. I ran over to Ethan's house, figuring he and Benny were over there numbing their brains with violent video games…. And I couldn't wait to join them! I knocked on the door and waited. After a few minutes, Jane answered, she gave me a weird look.
"Who the heck are you?" She asked. Well... Didn't expect that...
"Now Jane, I thought you'd remember someone you've known your entire life." I chuckled. Realization dawned her face and she beamed.
"LANEY!" She yelled happily, leaping and hugging me tightly. I laughed and hugged her back.
"I missed you too Janey." I laughed.
"The boys are upstairs playing video games." She explained, leading me into the all to familiar house. I nodded, slightly happy that I was right.
"You look different." She said, eyeing me over. I looked down, shrugging slightly. I guess I had… I was still short, 5 foot nothing at all, but my skin was tan from all the time at the beach, I still had my glasses. Oh, and my big sister allowed me to get my nose pierced as a way of letting me go to Miami in the first place. Then my mother allowed me to get my bellybutton pierced as a birthday present. You see, my parents split up when I was 11, we were living in Texas at the time, and my Dad ran off to Cali with some wanna be actress who can't be any older than my big sister, while Mom went to Miami with her new hubby, and we went and lived with our God-parents… The Morgans. That's how Ethan, Benny, and I are so close. As soon as we could though, we were out of their house and into our own. My sister sent me to Miami to see our mother since I hadn't spoken to her since she left, and she felt I should keep a healthy relationship with her.
"I guess I do." I laughed. She nodded and looked up the stairs, she cupped her hands over her mouth, now I should've seen what was coming after that, but it didn't register in my brain until it happened.
"BENNY! ETHAN! SOMEBODY'S HERE FOR YOU!" She screeched, I cringed and my hands flew to my ears.
"Jeeze Jane!" I muttered, she was still as loud as ever.
"Sorry Laney." She apologized,
"Jane? Why are you ye- Oh my, God!" I heard someone say, I turned to see Ethan and Benny standing at the top of the stairs, mouths agape. I smiled and waved at them.
"Hey boys. Miss me?" I asked, grinning. It took a few minutes for them to respond, but then Benny launched himself over Ethan and down towards me, where he pulled me into a giant Benny Bear Hug, oh, how I missed those hugs… Just like I missed him… Oh, wait…. Off track, focus Dale.. Focus.
"LANEY! I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH!" He yelled, I laughed and hugged him back.
"I missed you too Benny." I said, he pulled away and looked me over.
"You've changed! A lot! You got your braces off!" He laughed. I smiled and nodded, Ethan had since walked down and I hugged him too. We pulled away and Benny began walking into the kitchen, Ethan nodded after him,
"How was Miami?" He asked as we followed our friend.
"It was fun for the most part. It would have been better if y'all were there though." I admitted, looking at them both. I grabbed a Pepsi from the refrigerator and turned back to them,
"Everything's better with us Laneybug." Benny said, using one of his many nicknames for me, as he threw an arm over my shoulder. I laughed and nodded in agreement, hoping neither of them noticed the blush creeping on my cheeks. I have no idea what it is about Benny, but I always get this weird feeling when I'm around him, I'm always afraid of messing up and looking stupid, but only recently, like last year in 8th grade is when it started. Before that, I didn't give a damn how he saw me, it was just Benny… But it's no longer just Benny…. It's different… Okay, I'm getting off track, let's get back to the story at hand.
"Yeah. You got that right." I laughed. I maneuvered from his grasp, much to my displeasure, and wandered over to the pantry, I rifled through it before I grabbed a chocolate cupcake and set my Pepsi down and opened it. I took a big bit and began chewing.
"Is that Little Laney we hear?" I heard a female voice ask, I spun around and saw Mr. and Mrs. Morgan walking in wearing bowling shirts, they chuckled when they saw me. At first I wondered why, but then I realized I looked like a chipmunk with cupcake bits falling from my mouth. I quickly swallowed the remainder of my snack and washed it down with a sip of soda. After I did, I turned and greeted the adults properly.
"Hi Mr. and Mrs. Morgan." I smiled, waving at them.
"Hi honey." Mrs. Morgan smiled, as she walked over and hugged me tightly. Mrs. Morgan was like my mother, always there when I needed her,
"We thought you weren't getting home until next weekend?" Mr. Morgan asked, also hugging me.
"Mom sent me back early." I explained.
"Oh okay, well we're going out for the night you're welcome to stay as long as you want, the boys have missed you." Mrs. Morgan said, looking at Benny, who instantly smacked Ethan across the head, glaring slightly at him, Ethan merely laughed and shrugged. I felt like I was missing something, but I shrugged it off and laughed along with everyone.
"I've missed them too, I never realized how boring my life was without them with me… It's sad really…" I said, everyone laughed again. But then Mrs. Morgan noticed the time,
"Oh, honey we're going to be late!" She exclaimed to her husband, he nodded, and they quickly bid us all goodbye and scrambled out the door. Ethan, Benny and I walked into the living room to find Jane watching some stupid cartoon, she noticed us and turned to me.
"Laney, will you watch the Dusk marathon with me?" She asked. I thought about it for a minute, as much as I didn't like the story… Jane was like my little sister, so, I would endure the torture for her. I checked the time.
"Well, it's 5 now, the marathon starts at what? 7? I'll watch it with you, if you let me hang out with them until it starts. Uninterrupted of course." I said, pointing to Ethan and Benny. She thought about it for a second then nodded,
"Okay, deal." She said, sticking out her hand, I laughed and shook it, then she turned back to the TV and was soon lost in the stupidity of the cartoon. I turned to the boys,
"Video games anyone?" I asked them. They grinned and nodded then we raced up the stairs, I made it there before either of them, like usual, and began going through the games. I settled on Halo and began setting it up. They sat down on either side of me, grabbing a controller.
"I can't believe we start high school tomorrow." I said, leafing through the levels.
"I know, it's crazy. But it's going to be the best time of our lives." Benny agreed.
"Yeah, unless you brand us as nerds our first day there," Ethan muttered, Benny shot him a glare.
"I don't make us look like nerds!" He yelled indignantly, I laughed and shook my head. Benny was the nerdy one of us all, he compared almost everything to a video game and or Star Wars, Star Trek, etc.
"Guys, let's not celebrate my return by fighting." I said, they both slumped and nodded.
"Yes ma'am…" They muttered. I smiled and nodded.
"Good boys." I grinned at them, they glared and I laughed, we continued playing video games until Jane walked in. I ignored her at first, continuing to kick Benny's butt. But she was not having that.
"Laney! It's starting! Let's go!" She exclaimed, stomping over and standing in front of me, I scrambled to see the screen, attempting to keep my high score and not let Benny catch up.
"Bu- bu- I'm winning!" I whined, twisting to look around her. She glared and easily blocked my view. Hmph... Little brat...
"Fine…. You win…." I grumbled, she clapped happily and grabbed my hand, I got up off the floor and allowed her to pull me out the door. I heard Benny and Ethan laughing.
"GOOD LUCK!" They called after me, I glared at them and followed Jane. She pushed me onto the couch and placed a bowl filled with popcorn in my hands and a Pepsi.
"Here, you're all set." She said, plopping down next to me, I gaped at her for a second before I was able to face the TV again. I got through the first movie, and about 15 or 20 minutes into the second one, then my phone rang.
"SHHHHH!" Jane hissed. I jumped a bit.
"Sorry, sorry." I muttered, I looked at the ID. It was my big brother.
"I'll be right back." I said. She ignore me and I got up and ran from the room.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Hey Laney, you're needed over here." He said, cutting straight to the chase, just like usual.
"But, Jane wants me to watch the Dusk marathon with her. I promised." I replied, looking in the living room at the little girl, who was staring with a blank stare at the TV, completely absorbed in the melodrama of the movie. Maybe I could leave and she wouldn't notice? Oh who am I kidding. This is Jane we're talking about.
"Well, Lora needs you over here. No questions." He said, I groaned.
"Fine. You win. I'll be over there in a minute." I said,
"Good." He said, he clicked the line and I walked back into the room.
"Hey Jane. That was my brother, and Lora needs me at home. I have to go." I told her, she frowned.
"Okay…" She said,
"I'd finish watching if I could." I said, she nodded in understanding. I gave her a quick hug and ran back up the stairs to the boys. I found them walking out of Ethan's room, talking in hushed tones. Ethan noticed me first, jumping a bit, then Benny noticed.
"WHOA!" He exclaimed,
"Oh! Wow! Hi! Didn't know I was that ugly! But, um, I gotta go home." I jumped out of my skin, not expecting that reaction at all.
"But… We were about to make sundaes!" Benny protested.
"What? For real? Man! Lora has the worst timing!" I exclaimed.
"No joke!" Benny exclaimed.
"That's beside the point though, I gotta go, like now. Are we meeting up before school tomorrow?" I asked.
"Definitely." Benny answered automatically.
"Yeah. Same place as always." Ethan added.
"Great. See you then." I nodded and gave them both a quick hug before running back down the stairs.
"BYE!" I yelled, slamming the door shut. I stood on the porch, all of a sudden really cold. I walked down the front steps and down the driveway with a sense that someone was watching me. I spun to look at the window to see if it was Jane or Benny peeping out the window, but no one was there. I heard a twig snap above my head, I looked up and saw a faint shadow of a person, with glowing blue eyes. They hissed at me. I flipped out and full on sprinted home. I ran inside and didn't stop until I was in the living room with everyone, as soon as I entered, 5 pairs of eyes landed on me. I bent over, attempting to catch my breath again.
"Umm…. Did you just run a marathon or something Dale?" Nick asked. I shook my head, wheezing as I did. I reached for my inhaler and took a few puffs.
"Just got….. a little…. scared." I replied, panting, I caught my breath and straightened up and leaning most of my weight on the wall. They all looked at me as if I grew 6 heads.
"You're easily scared… It's odd…" Joe muttered thoughtfully, I glared at him.
"Thanks Joe… Feeling the love…." I said.
"That's what I'm here for." He smirked, leaning back, placing his arms behind his head. I rolled my eyes and turned to Lora.
"What's going on?" I asked her, she was the oldest, at 26 followed by Wyatt, who's 22, then Drew, who's 20 then Nick, 18 then Joe, who's 15, the me, the youngest, at 14.
"I need you to babysit the rest of the night, and possibly tomorrow night too." She said,
"What? Why?" I exclaimed. It's not like I didn't love my niece and nephew to pieces… But I wanted to hang out with my friends whom I haven't seen in like 3 months!
"Because, Wyatt, Drew and I have to go…. And visit some friends… And Leah and CJ need their favorite aunt to watch them. Personal request." She said, grinning at the last part. I highly doubt that….
"First off, I'm their only aunt, and second, what about Joe or Nick?" I replied, pointing out I had two other siblings more than capable of babysitting, both of which weren't helping me prove my point by wrestling over a cookie…. God… Idiots…
"You're kidding right?" She laughed, eyeing the two weirdos we were blessed with as brothers. I shook my head… Why me?
"Fine… I'll do it…" I grumbled.
"Oh, thank you sweetie! You're a lifesaver!" She gushed.
"Yeah, yeah, just go before I change my mind." I muttered. She hugged me tightly and they all laughed, I rolled my eyes and heard distant crying, I rolled my eyes and ran up the stairs into my niece's room. The 9 month old little girl sat up in her crib, crying loudly. I sighed and walked over to her, hoping that CJ was still sleeping. I picked her up and began rocking her back and forth. I checked the time, 8:45. I sighed, I walked out the door to bid everyone a goodbye, of course, watching Lora leave made Leah cry even louder.
"Good luck Dale." Drew grinned,
"Shut up Drew…" I muttered, he laughed and ruffled my hair before following the other two out the door. I locked it and leaned against it, rocking Leah.
"Dude, I'm gonna go crash at Ty's if that screaming continues." Joe told me, I glared at him.
"She's a baby! What do you expect?" I asked. He shrugged before walking up the stairs. Nick walked by me, to follow after him.
"What? Nick? You're gonna abandoned me too?" I whined,
"I love you, I love Leah. But I love sleep even more. I'm gone!" He said, and with that, he disappeared. I groaned and followed after them, but went into her nursery instead. After a while, she quieted down, but I couldn't even think of sitting down with her, or setting her down, otherwise, she'd start wailing. Finally, after it ticked past 11, I reached my boiling point. I placed her in her crib and she automatically began screaming. I ran a hand through my hair, the crying got louder, I spun around and held my hands out dramatically, letting my head flop backwards.
"Leah! Hush!" I exclaimed, then silence. Well… That's not what I expected. I composed myself and looked at my niece. It looked like she was still crying…. But no sound came out… What the heck? I walked over to her and leaned towards her, maybe it was so loud it went like, supersonic? But I heard nothing.
"Leah? Honey?" I asked, I picked her up again and she stopped, but I still couldn't hear anything. I began to panic. What the hell did I just do? I let my niece cry until she went mute? I'm a terrible person! I racked my brain, maybe she just needs to sleep it off. She'll be fine in the morning…. Yeah… If only she'd sleep!
"Oh, Leah. Why won't you just sleep?" I groaned, I rocked her back and forth, I noticed she had stopped squirming and whimpering. I looked down at her and she was fast asleep in my arms. I gasped… What the freak? I gently set her down and she stayed still and silent. I quietly backed out of her room and shut the door. I half expected her to begin screaming, but she was fine. I sighed happily, I crept out of the room and shut the door silently. I tiptoed to my room, only to be stopped by Joe.
"Dude, I saw what you just did." He said. I jumped and spun to face him.
"What are you talking about?" I asked, playing the clueless act extremely well.
"I saw what happened with Leah." He explained.
"What? That I put her to sleep?" I replied. He shook his head.
"Everything will make sense soon, little sis." He said cryptically. I raised an eyebrow at him, half expecting him to bust out laughing, but he didn't. He walked away and into his room. I just stared after him.
"Um… Weird…." I muttered to myself. I shook my head and walked into my own room, I quickly changed into pajamas and flopped onto my bed, thinking of the freaky stuff that just happened. I checked my phone and saw I had text from Benny.
"By the way Laneybug, you are NOT ugly."
I felt the heat rush to my cheeks, and I was more than thankful I was alone. I set my phone down and layed my head on my pillow, thinking about that text, and somehow fell asleep.
So, tell me what you think. I have this new obsession with this show, and Benny. No idea why. This is going to be based off the movie mainly, I think I may continue it into the series if people want me too.
Much Love.
Rhey.