A moment alone. Chapter 1

"Sorry Benny, but we can't tonight. I have a double date with Sarah." Ethan apologized through the computer screen. The night was young and Ethan was dressed rather nicely and Benny knew before Ethan had even uttered a word that he was going on a date with Sarah.

"It's ok, I can just call Rory over." Benny replied shrugging his shoulders. He was expecting it. Of course Sarah wanted to go out the night that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows came out, and with the nonrefundable tickets tucked in Benny's pocket.

"Rory and Erica are the other couple. Sorry buddy, I promise that I will make it up to you." Again Ethan apologized but Benny just ignored it. This had been happening a lot lately and when Sarah couldn't babysit Benny was the replacement.

"Could you…" Ethan started but then Benny cut him off.

"Yeah, I'll babysit Jane. Have a good time." Before Benny could click off of the chat Ethan muttered something. "What did you say?"

"Oh, I said that tonight my cousin is coming, the rest of her family died in a car accident a month ago, so please be gentle. She is still in shock."

"What's her name?" Benny asked only mildly interested.

"Annastia." And with that Ethan clicked off of the chat leaving Benny to sit in his room by himself.

"Stupid Sarah… stupid Rory… stupid Erica… stupid Ethan." He yanked a pillow from his bed and he started to pummel it with his fist.

This is probably the most tough time of his life, and his best friend, or used to be best friend, isn't there for him.

It had been three years since Sarah had turned into a full out vampire, and sure a lot of things had happened fantasy wise, and yeah Ethan and Benny were now seniors. There had been fairies, aliens (weird right?), more werewolves, and the most recent… mermaids.

Benny had recently broken up with his mermaid girlfriend… Aria. He had found out that she had been cheating on him with the prince of mermaids. Benny originally didn't think anything of them hanging out together a bunch because he thought he was gay. But it turns out he wasn't and he had been smacking on Benny's girlfriend behind his back.

It had been hard on him, he had loved her a lot but he couldn't keep his mind from wandering toward her.

She had been his company when he was forced to babysit Jane, and his excuse on Fridays to not have to accompany Sarah and Ethan as the third wheel.

But now she was gone and Benny was alone.

So Benny decided not to mope and head toward Ethan's house. He drove his brand new car, a ford truck (classic), and started the engine.

He crawled the few blocks to Ethan's house and parked just as Ethan left with his new convertible. The two parents had already left and Benny let himself in.

"Hey Jane!" He faked enthusiasm as she hurried down the stairs to greet him.

She pointed toward her cheek ad he pecked it. He and Jane had become close during the last miserable two months and she had developed a crush on him. She was only an 11 year old with a crush on a 17 year old, actually quite normal.

"Ok, so I heard that you have two tickets tonight to a movie." Jane questioned and he smiled down at her.

"I have to stay here and watch you. Anyway you aren't into Harry Potter remember?" He rustled her hair and she trailed him as he went toward the living room.

"But I like the idea of going on a date with you…" she started.

"No Jane. Anyway your cousin is coming tonight and she has already had a tough time, so let's not make her arrive at an empty house." Benny patted the girls head and she nodded. "What room is she staying in?"

"She is staying in the attic. We couldn't fix up the guest room in time so we stuck all the furniture in the attic."

"And does the attic need to be cleaned up?" He asked and she shook her head no. "Alright, what do you want for dinner?"

"Pizza!" She cheered and Benny frowned. He picked up the phone but for some reason when he dialed a number, he got nothing on the phone. It was almost as if the line was cut.

The doorbell rang and he trudged toward the door. He opened the door and there standing on the front porch was a girl the age of sixteen.

Her blonde hair was curled in a mournful way and her bright blue eyes were cast down. She wore a white blouse and dark blue jeans. Benny's eyes flew open and his jaw fell to the porch. She was extremely pretty, even prettier than Aria had been.

Her brown suitcase sat next to her on the porch.

"Ethan?" She asked as she looked up at him.

"No, I am his friend, Benny."

ANNASTIA POV

The strong boy stood in front of me. His hair was everywhere and was as brown a milk chocolate that matched perfectly with his eyes.

He seemed stunned at my appearance, and I would've looked equally stunned if this body wasn't so foreign to me.

"Come in, uh… Ethan isn't here right now nor is his parents and I am babysitting Jane." He reached for my bag and opened the door wide to allow my entry.

"Thank you." I muttered and I crossed into the house.

"Hi Annie!" Jane called and crashed into my arms. I remembered her face and my feelings toward her but I couldn't feel those feelings right now.

"Hey Jane why don't you give her some room? She probably wants to get used to her surroundings first." Benny asked and Jane immediately backed away smiling. "I will lead you to your room. And later on if you feel alright then you can come down and hang out with Jane and me." I smiled a little even though I felt strange.

He lead me up the stairs and then he had to go up another flight of stairs to get to my room. We walked in and the smell of moths and rotten wood offended my sense of smell. It smelt like a febreeze came here to die. In my small room was a bed covered with pillows and blankets and in the corner was a nightstand and a desk with a large mirror over it. As Benny set my suitcase on my bed and I caught a good glimpse at him. When I first saw him I had only seen his face but now I could see all of him. He had a strong look to him, not too muscled but with a lean kind of muscle covering his body.

For some reason I felt a pull toward him but I restrained against this urge.

"My offer still stands." He whispered as he left the room. He closed the latch to my room. I turned on a lamp near my mirror and then I shredded off the blouse, leaving only a tank top.

And with a sigh I left my wings spread from my back…

THE TITLE IS FIRST MENTIONED. IT ISNT NUCH OF A SECRET BUT IF YOU DIDN'T GET IT SHE IS AN ANGEL. I SPENT LIKE A WEEK COMING UP WITH THIS STORY SO TRY AND ENJOY IT.