The school hallway was filled with kids, ranging from the pretty and popular girls to the geekiest of geeks. The chatter created by the students was almost unbearably loud, the noise making the teachers grumble about the brats they have to teach. But the noise went by unnoticed by Ethan, who was busy exchanging books from his locker. His mind was so focused on the algebra test he had coming up later, that he didn't hear the sound of footsteps coming his way. When Ethan shut his locker door, he was met with the face of his best friend.

"AHHHHH! Gosh darn it Benny, don't scare me like that!" Ethan squealed. He put his hand to his chest, trying to calm down his beating heart. Benny laughed at Ethan's expense, which made Ethan pout.

"Sorry you're easily scared, Mr. Scaredy Cat. Dude you should have seen the look on your face. It was priceless!"

"Whose face was priceless?" a peppy voice asked.

"AHHHHH!" Benny and Ethan both screamed, surprised at the sight of Rory. Ever since he became a vampire, he had unnatural speed and agility, and seemed to pop up out of nowhere a lot. Yet, becoming a vampire hardly changed Rory personality wise. He had his usually happy-go-lucky smile on his lips, unfazed by the boys' reaction.

"Is everyone trying to give me a heart attack today?" If vampires or werewolves or any other supernatural beings weren't going to kill him, Ethan wondered if his friends would. At this rate, it seemed like a possibility.

Rory just ignored Ethan's whine and started to talk eagerly, practically bouncing with excitement. He was always hyper, but today he was through the roof.

"So guys, you'll never guess what I got!" Ethan and Benny looked at each other, completely clueless

"What did you get Rory?"

"Ta-daaaaaa!"

Rory pulled back the hair around his ears, his smile even bigger than before. Instead of seeing normal ears, Ethan and Benny saw something different. The tips of the ears were pointed, not round and were bigger than normal. For any other person, it would have looked weird and abnormal. But to Ethan and Benny, the experts of all things science fiction, the alien ears were familiar, as one of their favorite characters had ears just like that.

"You got Vulcan ears?" Benny raised his eyebrows incredulously.

"Uh-huh! Aren't they cool? I'm sure they will attract the ladies too." Rory winked while Ethan just rolled his eyes and Benny shook his head. If anything, the ears would probably repel the girls.

"Watch this." Rory searched the hallway for a possible girl to woo. His opportunity came when Erica strutted towards them, looking as beautiful as ever. As she got closer, Rory made his move.

"Hey babe. What's shakin." He nodded his head and crossed his arms, trying to look cool. It didn't work.

"Go away you pointed ear dweeb." Erica barely glanced at Rory, but it didn't deter him one bit. It actually made him even more ecstatic. He turned towards Ethan and Benny, proud of the way he got Erica's attention.

"See! It worked! She didn't ignore me, like she usually does! AND she noticed my Vulcan ears."

"Yeah, it totally 'worked'," Benny said sarcastically.

"So when did you get the Vulcan ears?" Ethan asked. He had always wanted a pair of Vulcan ears for a long time, but could never find a good website to order one. They were either all really cheap looking or too expensive. Not that he would ever admit at school that he would want Vulcan ears.

"They came in this morning. I ordered them from this website weeks ago, and they finally arrived. And just in time too, The Sci-Fi channel is going to be having a mega-marathon on Saturday. Star Trek movies all day! Of course, they are going to show the first Motion Picture, which kind of sucks, but the Wrath of Khan blows my mind!"

"And don't forget about the Voyage Home!"

"Who could forget about the Voyage Home? It has whales in it!"

"Haha, sounds sweet, a Star Trek marathon all day."

"It is definitely awesome! Do you guys want to come over to my house and watch it with me?"

"Um-" Ethan started, but was soon interrupted by Benny.

"We can't Rory. Sorry. We have a project, for-uh for- for science. It has to deal with-uh-garlic. Yes garlic. And we would have the smell all over us, which isn't good for you" Benny shook his head sadly, looking disappointed. Ethan could tell Benny was only acting though, and nudged him in the ribs hard. Benny gave him a glare and Ethan stopped.

"Oh. I see." Ethan swore he could see Rory's smile disappear, but he wasn't sure since the vampire began to speak happily again. "Well, another time, right?"

"Right. Well better get to class. See you Rory."

"Yeah, see you! Live Long and Prosper!" Rory split his fingers into the Vulcan salute and bounced cheerfully away, turning down the next hallway and out of sight.

Ethan turned toward Benny, a frown on his face. "Benny, why did you make up that lie? We do not have a project for science."

"I know, but do you really want to hang with Rory ALL day? I mean, he'll probably be quoting stuff the whole time, and we won't be able to enjoy the movies"

Benny's words were true. Rory had a hard time focusing, and he would probably sprout out facts and ramble on and on and on. But Ethan still couldn't shake off the guilt he felt. "Yeah, but still. Rory is our friend."

"But he's annoying." Benny accentuated the last word, looking expectantly at Ethan. "Don't you agree that he gets on your nerves?"

"He does a bit…" Ethan confessed. It made him feel like a bad person, but the blond did sometimes irritate him. He was just so…hyper and goofy and totally uncool.

"Then there you go! Now come on, we better go before we're late to class. I do not want to get on Mr. Bradford's bad side" Benny noticed that the hallway was empty and pushed Ethan to get going.

"I don't even think Mr. Bradford has a good side. That man has issues."

Ethan and Benny walked off to class, chatting the whole way about their crazy science teacher. Unbeknownst to them, there was one other person in the hallway. He watched the two boys walk away, his smile gone and his throat tight with sadness, holding back tears.

"They find me…annoying?"

This is my first chapter story, which makes me really excited. Sorry if Benny seems mean, I'm not making him that way because I don't like him. Actually Benny is one of my favorite characters from MBAV, second to Rory. Anyways, I plan to update this really soon :)