A/N: Chapter 1! I know I haven't updated my other stories in over a year, but I just had such a writing block and looking at them now I don't know where to start. However, after rereading all of the Joss Stirling Savant books in a row, I had the inspiration to write this. I'm not completely sure where this story is going so bear with.

A/N(2): It takes place just after Finding Sky, and I've disregarded all the other books that follow so don't expect Phee or Crystal to turn up. I don't own any of the characters except Saskia and family

What I would never understand is why anyone would be so cruel as to schedule double Maths last thing on a Friday. This was the torture that I was sitting through and, as I checked the clock again, I saw that there was still a full forty-seven minutes left. I had got my hopes up back in England that after my GCSEs I would never have to set eyes on another maths text book. That was, until five weeks ago when Caia decided to drop everything and follow her loser of a boyfriend all the way across the fucking world to the United States of America. Before you start protesting that it's not that bad, let me clarify that we did not end up in New York, or Los Angeles, or any of those other amazing steel monsters of cities; no, we ended up in a tiny town halfway up a mountain in Colorado where, I swear, there is never less than a foot of snow on the ground. Of course, where ever Caia goes, so do I. My older sister may be a bad excuse for a family, but she's the only one I've got. Her boyfriend - or should I say ex - has now, predictably, gone off with his new flavour of the month, a leggy blonde leaving me and Caia alone once more. And there we have it; the long winded depressing story that ends with me sitting in a stuffy classroom listening to a middle aged man drone on about how exciting algebra can be.

My eyes flicker back towards the clock, and see that only four minutes have passed. Outside it has started to snow, yet again. The heating at home has been cut off, so that means another cold weekend spent wrapped in my duvet. My attention continues to wander, settling on the petite blonde sitting beside me. She's scribbling furiously in her notebook, seeming to copy every word the professor says. Sky Bright. In a rare streak of luck I had ended up neighbours, and now classmates, with my former neighbour all the way back from England. We'd never been close until I'd moved to Wrickenwridge, with our interactions being limited to bumping, literally, into each other at the local supermarket. She'd arrived in Colorado at the end of last year, in time for the start of the autumn semester, and I'd joined her at the beginning of the spring one. After recognising her on the first day, we quickly started to get on like a house on fire, two Brits stranded in a sea of Americans. She'd welcomed me with open arms, introduced me to all her friends and was now what I'd probably call my best friend.

As if sensing my eyes on her, Sky paused from her note-taking and flashed me a quirky smile. She then went as if to continue her notes, but instead stopped after a sentence and pushed the paper towards me.

What are you doing after school?

Raising my eyebrow, I replied, my scrawl looking even scruffier next to her perfect calligraphy.

At the moment it's a tossup between binge watching on Netflix and - oh wait, there isn't another option.

Sky glanced up to check that our exchange was still going unnoticed before continuing to write.

I'm going over to Zed's for dinner - do you wanna join? There's always room for one more...

Smiling ruefully, I shook my head. Sky and Zed had been going out for a while now, but they seemed to still be in the honeymoon phase. Don't get me wrong, they're so cute together, but there's only so much lovey-dovey stuff I can handle before I want to vomit, and my quota for this week was up to the brim. As you can probably guess, I'm not really a relationship kind of person. I'd tried it before, and dated this guy from my old school for a couple of months, but it never took off. To be honest, I don't really understand how anyone can be in a serious relationship at our age. We're growing and changing every day, and I know for one that I'm definitely not ready for a mature relationship. Added to that, I'd seen what had happened to my sister; Caia couldn't be alone, and became dependent on guy after guy, who all let her down in the end. No, I was going to wait until I'd finished uni and had got a stable job before I even thought about a relationship. In the meantime, I would just have casual fun. That being said, I seemed to be surrounded by couples; as well as Sky and Zed there was Tina and Nelson, hell, even Zoey was having a 'thing' at the moment with a guy from Denver.

While I thought this over, I inspected my nails with their chipped purple varnish. Repainting my nails; there was another activity I could do tonight. Making a decision, I decided that I'd had enough, and put my hand up.

'Yes, Miss Rossini'

'I have a migraine, sir. Can I go to the nurse.'

'Yes, off you go...'

He waved his hand towards the door absently as he collected his thoughts, and was back to discussing Pythagoras before I had even left the classroom. Having no intention to actually go to the nurse, I glanced around me before heading towards the parking lot. The halls were empty, as there was still another half hour before the day ended.

Stepping out into the stinging February air, I pulled by black sheepskin coat tighter around me as I trudged through the slush in the direction of where I thought I had left my shitty excuse for a car that morning. As I was halfway across the parking lot a deep voice cut through the air, causing me to start in surprise.

'Hey Saskia, skiving again?'

I turned around to see what can only be described as Adonis in a human form. Even from ten metres away you could sense the raw energy he emitted. Six foot tall, tanned skin, thick unruly black hair. In other words, Zed Benedict, Sky's other half.

'And I suppose you're not?'

Zed was currently leaning casually against a monster of a motorbike, seemingly without a care in the world. He chuckled as I said this.

'I wasn't in the mood for English.'

'And what would Sky say if she knew?'

He stiffened slightly, his whole demeanour changing. His eyes became hard, and I found myself faced with the guy the rest of the school knew; bad, dangerous and, frankly, a little bit scary. Even after spending a few weeks constantly around the guy, as he was always with Sky, I still didn't feel entirely relaxed around him.

'She's not going to find out, is she?'

I half shrugged, half shook my head as I continued towards my car. I didn't have the time or energy to try and figure out Zed Benedict today. The funny thing is, he was probably one of the more chilled out of his six other brothers. The oldest three kinda gave me the creeps, to be honest, especially Victor. I'd only met him once, but it felt like he could see right into my soul and knew exactly what I was. Which is ridiculous. No one outside my family knew I was a savant, and I intended to keep it that way. The way I viewed it, being a savant was more of a curse than a gift, and just meant that I was always slightly separate from everyone else with their normal lives. I hadn't used my gift in forever, instead burying it deep, and I was doing just fine pretending that it wasn't there.

I climbed into my rusty orange car, immediately putting the heating on full as I rubbed my hands together. After I had thawed out slightly, I slowly navigated my way back to the two storey detached and slightly run down house that I called home. Letting myself in, the heavy silence made it immediately clear that my sister wasn't home. The answering machine flashed red, and as I pressed a button, Caia's voice filled the house.

'Hey, so I guess you're at school or something. Anyway, Jake's asked me to stay on for a few more days with him in California, so I won't be back for a while. You're old enough to look after yourself. Only use the joint bank account if you're desperate. Oh, and don't call unless it's an emergency, I'll be, well, busy...'

I didn't even know who Jake was, but Caia had disappeared a couple of days and it now became apparent where she was. I hadn't been worried when she didn't come home, it was a regular occurrence, and I'd become used to effectively living alone. I sometimes preferred it.

Looking around at my gloomy surroundings, I didn't feel that way tonight. The thought of a microwavable meal and movie didn't raise my spirits, as it echoed the way I'd spent the last four nights.

Trying to distract myself, I picked up the letters lying by the door, and starting to flick through them. As I stood back up, I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror. In the dark my olive toned skin seemed paler than normal, made even more so when framed by my dark hair. My murky green eyes didn't do much to brighten up my appearance. As Caia had always said, I wasn't a classical beauty unlike her. I guess the word that would sum up my looks would probably be average.

Shaking myself out of my reverie I made my way into the living room, collapsed onto the sofa and started to flick through endless channels on the TV. Nothing seemed that interesting though, and I soon stopped and ended up staring at a blank screen.

I sighed, and picked up my phone, giving in. I tapped on Sky's contact, and waited for the ringing to stop.

'Hey, it's me. I don't suppose the invitation for tonight still stands?'

A/N: So there we go, chapter 1 done. I'm already half way through chapter 2 so hopefully that will be up soon but bear in mind I have exams atm as well. And I don't want to beg but please please review it is unbelievably helpful when you give constructive criticism as it helps me with my writing immensely. Also if you have any ideas on the story or want it to go a certain direction feel free! And if you just want to post and say you read it and maybe liked it then that would make my day. Love you guys