Welcome to my new story, Seeing Stars. It's a Covenant fan fiction... and it's only my first so I hope you like it.

I do not own the Covenant nor any of it's characters (a girl can dream can't she?) . I only own my characters: Vanessa, Jacob, and Sam Evans.

Enjoy! R&R por favor!

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First Impressions

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Sam felt someone snatch his pen away before he could continue his rhythm on the desk in front of him. He looked up, startled, to see his brother Jacob shaking his head of dark hair at him.

"She'll be here. She at least has he brains not to be late on her first day." He handed the pen back to Sam. "And stop with the tapping. You're not a drummer." Sam sighed and slumped into his seat. His ever anxious eyes scanning the classroom again. It wasn't very quiet today, Professor Kempt, was grading papers and had given them a study hall since he was too lazy to give a lecture. People talked amongst themselves instead of doing work. His eyes gazed over room another time, Kira Snider was mouthing something to Aaron Abbott a few seats away from her, probably something disgusting that Sam didn't want to know about. Pogue Parry was whispering something to his girlfriend, Kate Tunney. They were two rows back. Right behind him and Jacob were Reid Garwin, who was asleep as usual, Tyler Simms, and Sarah Wenham. Directly behind Sarah was her boyfriend Caleb Danvers, beside Pogue and Kate. Tyler and Sarah were talking as Caleb leaned over the side of his row and wrapped his arms over Saran's shoulders. She jumped and they all laughed.

Jacob and Sam had made friends with the Ipswich Sons when they transferred in with Chase Collins from Hastings, an all boys school. Chase, unfortunately turned out to be a jerk, who hit on Pogue's girlfriend and put them all in danger. Sam straightened a little in his seat when he remembered how the group had to tell Jacob and him about their "powers" in order to explain the danger Chase had put them all in, Sam and Jacob included. At first Jacob didn't believe, but when Reid threw him into a fence with just his mind, he became pretty convinced. Kate was told not long after that, and the group had become even closer. Now it was October and the 8 of them had become a pack in a way, always looking out for each other, and never apart.

Today was really going to test their friendship when Vanessa, Jacob and Sam's sister transferred in. The three of them were triplets, Jacob being the oldest, then Vanessa, then Sam. Fortunately for their parents, they didn't look like each other and it was easy to tell them apart. Jacob had dark brown hair and slightly tan skin and blue eyes, while Vanessa also had slightly tan skin but with chocolate hair and big brown puppy eyes, and lastly, Sam had shaggy sand colored hair with his brother's blue eyes and slightly tan skin.

Transferring from Vanessa's school took longer than it did at Hastings, so she had to wait a whole month before entering Spencer's.

The clock above the chalkboard read 8:16 a.m. She was just over fifteen minutes late to her first class of the day. Where was she?

"Don't look so nervous, Sammy. You'll go prematurely gray!" Sarah chuckled as he turned around.

"Sorry, but V's late. Really late. I'm getting worried..." He trailed off, glancing at the door again. Reid suddenly popped up, cursing at Tyler for having kicked him.

"Oh get over it, 'bout time you woke up, Lazy Ass." Pogue grinned. Reid sighed and turned to his friend with his signature smirk of confidence.

"Well, my dear Pogue, when you look THIS good, you gotta keep it up." Pogue rolled his eyes at Reid.

"Does that mean you get manicures too, Reid?" Jacob offered. Making the rest laugh. He had a gift for making people like him, even his smile was contagious. "And, Sammy, just stop. V's gonna get here when she feels like it. Hell. By this point, I'll be impressed if she even shows up at all today. Knowing her, she figures you'll be freaked out if she doesn't show up, so she won't. Just to piss you off." Sam shrugged. Yeah that was V alright.

Oh what words could he use to describe his sister? Irresponsible, a troublemaker, dangerous. V was a bad girl. Total trouble magnet. She had been that way for a long time, getting in fights, drinking, and having one night stands like they were going out of style. That was the V everyone saw. The one people stared in awe at. Guys would bow down and girls would envy her. And it didn't help that she had killer looks and a witty personality. At least he wasn't her father, God knows that he would have her locked up until she was thirty. "She'd probably sneak out anyway..." he added as an afterthought. There was that V, and then there was the V people didn't see. The scared, broken, hurting V. The one he loved with all his heart. She could be honest and a best friend if she wanted to be. Unfortunately she only ever showed that side to Jacob and himself. She just didn't trust other people with that sort of thing. So it would be interesting to see what happened when she joined his group of friends today, IF she joined them that is.

"You sister sounds evil." Reid stated simply. Then he had another thought. "Is she hot?" Jacob rolled his eyes.

"Dude. She's our sister. She completes the whole triplets thing. We don't look at that shit." Jacob groaned. Of course she was good looking, and once Reid saw her he'd be on her like a dog. Jacob wanted to put a bag over V's head right now. But it wouldn't do any good.

"Poor Jake and Sammy," Kate giggled apologetically. "They're gonna go crazy with all the guys here hitting on their only sister." The group chuckled as Sam and Jake looked at each other and groaned aloud at the same time.

"Kill us." They said in unison. Just then the door of the room opened and V walked in. Confidence showing on her face as she walked up to where the teacher was sitting. Every voice in the room went quiet as the boys stared at the shiny new object before them, and the girls searched for an imperfection to gossip about, but of course they didn't find one.

The professor appeared flustered when he took in the gorgeous young woman standing in front of him. She smiled graciously and it was like the whole room lit up. From behind him, Sam heard a wolf whistle, and saw Tyler and Reid do their handshake while laughing silently. V glanced up, winked and looked back down at the professor who was now reading across his seating chart. "Do people really still have those?" she thought. Damn. Everyone was staring at her. And here she thought that she could slip in quietly, get a seat and blend in. Ah well. The professor was taking forever to find her a seat, probably just trying to extend the time she spent up beside him. Perv. She leaned down, God the room was quiet, and smiled as she placed her hands on the desk.

"How about I just make this easier on all of us, and sit with my brothers?" Her smile widened when he just nodded. "Wow. What a lady thriller. I'm sure he's great to meet in a bar. That is if you're looking for someone flustered and stuttering." she thought to herself. She turned, with her bag slung over one shoulder, to walk the stairs to her brothers' row. She took the first few steps, feeling all the eyes on her. Then she stopped and turned around. She turned in a petite circle before coming back to her original pose.

"There. Now you've seen every angle. So stop staring." V said, rolling her eyes at the onlookers. The room was so quiet that everyone could hear. And some people chuckled, others scowled. Either way, the room was talking again, if not louder than before. She reached the top and patted Sam's head. He immediately shrugged away from her, and got out of the row so she could be between himself and Jake.

"Hello, Sammy Dearest. Did you miss me?" V cooed as she slid in between the two boys. Sam sighed.

"You nearly gave Kempt a heart attack. And you're late." He raised an eye brow. "Care to explain?" She shook her head.

"Not really your business, Little Bro." She shrugged and turned to Jake. "Did YOU at least miss me? Even a little?" Her big brown eyes begged innocently as they waited for a response from the eldest sibling.

"Yeah I miss you when you're not being a bitch and messing with the teacher." He grinned. She laughed at him saying something like, "All in good fun." before turning around to the group behind them. Reid was immediately at attention, as was Tyler. You would have never guessed that the two of them had been half awake, and in Reid's case, not awake at all, only twenty minutes ago.

"Hi. I'm Vanessa. Call me V if you don't want to die slowly and painfully." She smiled. They laughed.

"I'll try to remember that. Caleb." The dark haired boy with warm eyes chuckled and introduced himself. "And this is my girlfriend, Sarah." He squeezed the shoulders of a pretty blonde with a genuine smile that hugged V. She liked this Sarah girl a lot. She was sweet.

"Pogue, and this is my little lady, Kate." A boy with dirty blonde hair down to his shoulders said as a very bubbly dark haired girl with tan skin leaned forward to V.

"Wow. You're like, really pretty. Do you do your own make up?" Sarah giggled at Kate and the boys groaned and sighed..

V laughed. Make up? Yeah right. "I'm actually not wearing make up. At all." Kate's eyes almost fell out of her head, Sarah's mouth popped open.

"How can you be that beautiful naturally? No fair." Kate playfully whined.

"Kate, shut up. You and Sarah are stunning." Their moods brightened suddenly and they were happy again. Nice girls. V turned to the next two boys. Both looked like they were undressing her with their eyes. They also looked like they wanted to jump in her bones right then and there. She smirked. They were really cute. One was brunette with blue eyes, definitely a shy guy. And the other was really blonde with ice like blue eyes, definitely cocky and over confident. She raised her eye brows for one of them to talk.

"Tyler Simms." The brunette half smiled meekly. She winked at him and turned to the blonde.

"Reid Garwin. Tell me... Does your head hurt?" Reid smirked. Over confident. She knew it. Well, two could play at that game.

"Nice to meet you. And no, the fall from heaven was surprisingly gentle." Her reply caught him off guard slightly. She knew that line and deflected it so gracefully. But that wasn't all. No one had ever matched a Reid Garwin 'famous' smirk. And there she was, perfectly mirroring it on her face. Even Tyler noticed. Still, Reid didn't back down. It wasn't his style. So he shrugged and the smirk grew wider. "Well playboy, I know your game. I play your game. Hell, I INVENTED the game." She chuckled.

"Do you know a lot of games?" Reid leaned in suggestively.

"Yessir. I can teach you if yah want." She played along. Reid licked his lips out of habit and stared her right in the eye, probably about to say something vulgar and inappropriate, when Sam cut in.

"V, stop being a tease. Reid, no sleeping with my sister." Reid and V pulled back from each other, both their faces holding looks of annoyance.

"Shut up Sam." They said at the same time. They glanced at one other, but Reid just shrugged it off. The rest of the group watched in wonder. Reid had met his match. This girl was a definite tease, but they could tell she was just going to mess with him. No way was she giving into his tricks.

"So, V." Kate distracted her. "You going to the party next week?" V turned her full attention on Kate.

"A party?" V thought aloud. "Are the parties here any good? Because I've been to some pretty wild parties, and I don't know if this school can top those."

"There'll probably be beer, sex, and dancing." Sarah chimed in, enjoying how V's face lit up.

"I'll be there. But it had better be good. Or else." She laughed at her threat and Sarah and Kate laughed with her.

"There's also going to be a party in my pants that night. Of course, you're welcome to come." Reid stated, earning a 'Dude!' from Pogue and Jake, a punch from Tyler, and Kate and Sarah rolling their eyes. He just smirked at V.

She grinned. "Somehow I get the feeling that party isn't as impressive as it sounds."

He tapped his index and middle finger on his chin. "Only one way to find out." Her eyes widened slightly, but she composed her face.

"Thanks but I'd rather not get an STD within my first week of school." Now it was Reid's turn to look uncomfortable. He sighed and leaned back on the chair, a sign of defeat. The guys all looked at him. Reid never gave up. Ever.

"Would you mind if I brought my roommate to the party?" V asked Sarah.

"It's not our house, so bring whoever you like." Sarah smiled. V was really liking these people. Definitely cool. Just then the bell screeched out from the hallway. Ugh. Loud. Luckily it was Friday and they wouldn't have to get up for classes tomorrow. The group left the classroom and was walking down the hallway, discussing weekend plans even though it was only first period.

"Nicky's tonight?" Caleb offered. V raised her eyebrows. What the hell was Nicky's? Seeing the look on her face, Caleb laughed. "It's a bar." Then she nodded, grinning. The first thing that came to mind was a crowded place with alcohol. Sam and Jake caught the look on her face, Jake stiffened and Sam practically growled.

"Don't get any ideas." He warned. She looked up innocently, the rest of the group looked... confused. There really was no better word for it.

"Sam, don't you know me? You know that I wouldn't-" She smiled at him, still trying to look innocent.

He cut her off. "I DO know you. And I know exactly what you're going to do if you get the chance. And believe me, you AREN'T getting that chance." Sarah's eyebrows raised so high it was like they were reaching for her hairline. Kate's mouth dropped into a perfect 'o'. Sam was not an angry person, he was just like Tyler, minus the shyness. V's smile disappeared and she glared at Sam. It was actually incredibly intimidating on her pretty features. Reid stared in fascination. What special secret were the arguing about?

"Shut your mouth, Sam. Before I shut it for you." V took a step towards him, ready to fight, when Jake caught her arm and started dragging her around the corner. Reprimanding her the entire way. She just rolled her eyes and followed him.

Meanwhile everyone was staring at Sam. He just sighed and leaned his head against the lockers on the wall.

"Can you guys help us make sure she doesn't drink tomorrow?" He sounded exhausted, like that entire fight had taken years off of his life. Tyler was concerned as he watched where V and Jake had disappeared. The hallway was emptying as he looked back at Sam.

"Why?"

"She's been in rehab for alcohol TWICE now. She's been sober for like a year, but God only knows how long that's going to last. And we don't want to push it by letting her drink even a little." Now a lot of the group looked concerned, except for Reid and Pogue. Reid appeared intrigued while Pogue looked bored.

"Kay. We'll do what we can." Sarah hugged him. And Sam was suddenly very grateful for his friends.