Authors Note: this is my first fanfic, if you like it, please review it, if you don't like it, tell me why. I'm going to continue it regardless.

Ethan looked up as his laptop beeped. Request for a video chat from Benny. He clicked accept.

"ETHAAN! I'm so boooored." Benny complained.

"Sarah's gonna be over any minute so I do-"Ethan started.

"Great! I'll be there in five with movies and popcorn!" Benny interrupted. The screen went black and Ethan sighed.

"Ethan! Sarah's here!" his mom called. Ethan ran downstairs.

"Hey!" he smiled.

"Okay, Sarah, Ethan's dad and I are going to a square dancing class! We'll be back before midnight so make sure Jane gets to bed." Mrs. Morgan instructed.

"Sure thing!" Sarah replied as she led her out the door. A few minutes after they left, Ethan heard the door bell ring.

"That's probably Benny." he said as he opened the door.

"So, I have three movie choices guys. What do you wanna watch?" He was just about to list the choices when Erica appeared.

"Holy crap, Erica, there's something called a doorbell! You scared me!" Benny exclaimed.

"Sorry." Erica mumbled.

"Okay, as I was saying. Spiderman, Superman or Batman?" Benny asked.

"Really, that's all you brought?" Sarah groaned.

"I have the Dusk series, I can go get that," Erica offered. Benny hesitated but gave in, he wanted go see what Erica was so obsessed over.

"Who's coming with? The vampire council says we can't travel alone." Erica said. Sarah took this as an opportunity to be alone with Ethan and told Erica to take Benny.

Erica snorted,"Yeah, like Benny's gonna protect me. But, fine, come on." She offered him her hand.

"Nuh uh, we aren't flying." he said.

"Fine, then we walk. Why must you make everything so difficult?" Erica and Benny both started to walk along the sidewalk to Erica's house.

"You should've just let me fly us." Erica groaned.

"We always do things your way." Benny mumbled.

"What was that, dork?" Erica hissed.

"I'm sick of you calling me that. I'm sick of you always thinking you're better than us. Newsflash, Erica, you're not. You'll always be the same old nerd you used to be, no matter how much you try and change yourself." Benny said, standing up for himself. Erica fell silent. Nobody had ever been honest to her and what Benny said actually made her think.

"Um, wow, ok, I didn't realize you hated me so much." Erica said, hurt. "It's fine, just go to Ethan's, I'll go get the movie. I'll deal with the vampire council." She said and flew away. Benny knew he had hurt her, he felt the guilt in his chest. He didn't know what had come over him but he walked back to Ethan's house. Erica had gotten there before found the gang in the kitchen. Erica glanced back at him every few minutes but quickly turned away, afraid to make eye contact. Little did she know, Benny was doing the same. Erica knew what he had said was true. Benny knew what he said was out of line, but with Sarah and Ethan there, neither of them said anything to one another.

"You two are awfully quiet," Sarah pointed out.

"Yeah, and you guys didn't even get home at the same time. Did something happen?" Ethan asked.

"No, it's fine." Erica and Benny said in unison.

"Then come on! Popcorn's popped, and the movie's on. Find a spot to sit." said Sarah, who was sitting next to Ethan. Benny went to go sit on the chair next to the couch, but he wasn't the only one who wanted that spot. Erica stood face to face with Benny expecting him to fight for the spot.

"You take it." he offered.

"No, you take it, you got here first. I'll take the floor," A surprised Erica found words coming out of her mouth without even realizing what she was saying.

"No, that wouldn't be very chivalrous of me, now would it? Why don't we both take the floor so it's fair." he offered.

"Um, ok," she said, confused.