Well, so many of you guys are very happy that I'm more into the Bethan shipping… thing… place… whatever. I was never good with choosing words, anyway. But I'm getting too much support for this. Why? *cries* I love you guys! But… I wasn't expecting this.

I don't want to put any drama in here and I know most of you guys want to read (and are excited as I'm told). So, we shall start with this new, awesome story. Hopefully, you'll like it. I won't promise that I won't be evil, though. I'll torture you Bethan shipper just as much. Mwahaha!

Oh, right! Story. Sorry (haha, that rhymed… in my accent, anyway).

Benny hated this day most of all. It was the morning before the first day of school. Well, it was three AM, but it was still the morning. It wasn't like he needed sleep. Vampires didn't have to rest, which was something he learned to enjoy in this whole year of being an undead creature.

He tried his best to keep his spirit up that day, but as he expected, nothing worked on him. Why would anyone be happy for school to start, anyway, other than those who think about seeing their friends only?

At first, Benny played a video game that wasn't any fun without the noises. But he didn't want to raise the volume up or else he would wake his grandmother up. Then, he'd switch to turning on the TV and watching something while keeping the volume low yet heard by him, which wasn't hard thanks to his super hearing. This went on for an hour until he got a text from one of his other vampire friends, Erica.

"U there?" was what had been written to him. After he answered her question, she typed, "U fine w/ listening what I have 2 say?" He couldn't say no because he was bored, so he agreed to. "I heard that there r those new guys in school, and rumors r, 1 of them is gay!"

He sighed at his friend's attempt to let him try to talk to a guy. Well, that was another thing about him: he liked boys. He knew he did right after his girlfriend bit him. It wasn't because he thought girls were just as bad as her. He believed many girls were nice, but he just felt like he didn't want girls anymore. He wanted something else. And now, everyone knew, even students at school, that he was gay. But being in "drama club", a club the vampires made for themselves, had its advantages. Not even jocks would tease him now. Instead, he could do it to them.

He thought about what he would type to Erica, then he wrote, "Air, stop it. Don't try to even look for the supposedly new gay student. I can handle everything."

It took her a few seconds, then he received, "Fine." Then she added, "But I'm not giving up on this, Weir."

He laughed at this. When she'd try to joke or show anything of that kind of humor, she'd usually use his last name.

But after that, the morning remained uneventful until his grandmother called him to go to school.

He groaned at this and lazily grabbed his leather jacket to put it on and took his backpack. After he ran downstairs, he went to his grandmother, who was eating breakfast, and gave her a kiss on the forehead.

"Benjamin," his grandmother called him just as he turned. "Aren't you going to eat?"

He looked at her as if she was kidding. She knew about what he was, so why ask him such a question?

"I'm sorry," she apologized. "Sometimes I forget." When he looked into her eyes, he could see the sadness that she so badly wanted to hide. He felt bad for her.

He gave her a quick hug, which she returned. "It's fine." Then the smile was back on her face when he let go of her. And since he didn't want to leave her upset, he headed straight for the door and said his goodbye.

He took his time driving to school since he wasn't in the mood to hear Rory's endless talks, or Erica's attempts of getting him a date or Sarah's talks about her boyfriends. Even with these negative points that existed in the three of them, he still loved them and wanted to see them.

When he reached the parking lot, he put his car somewhere a bit far from the school's building because he liked to walk. Once he was inside, he went to where his friends would usually stand. And as usual, he'd get greeted on the way by many people he barely knew, yet they bothered to look, smile and wave.

Once he saw his friends by one of the lockers, he smiled and made his way to them. And when he got close, he didn't really expect the hugs from the girls. For the first time, Rory was the normal one. He just extended his hand for shaking.

"You guys act like we haven't seen each other for months."

Sarah laughed. "I know we've seen each other last week, but it's nice to spend more time with you guys. You know what I mean?"

She received one or two nods from the others.

"Enough about this," Erica said. Then Benny was unexpectedly spun around by her. "What about him?"

He didn't even bother looking at anyone. He rolled his eyes and turned around. "I'll find someone when I want to, okay? For now, let me be."

A look of giving-up showed on Erica's face. He knew it was just for today, maybe, and not for eternity, which he would've been grateful for.

The four exchanged a few talks before Benny decided to go to his lockers to get ready to go to class. According to his schedule, he had math. So, going to his locker, he arranged a few things in it, which he found a bit messy since last year, and prepared for going to class.

But just when he was about to close his locker, he saw a guy. A new student, maybe? He was wearing a dark brown shirt with a dark hoodie and black jeans. He looked a bit short and he was talking to someone who Benny guessed was one of the geeks. What caught his attention was the fact that he heard his name from that side. He didn't want to eavesdrop on their conversation, but the mentioning of his name was a bit distracting to him. He quickly looked away and pretended to be busy.

"Well, go ask him. Talk to him." He wasn't sure which this once, but he didn't care.

"No. What if-"

"Oh, shut up. Just do it."

Then he saw at the corner of his eyes one of them getting a few steps closer towards him. But the question was: why would they even talk about him now? Did something happen?

Then when he saw the one being pushed coming even closer to him. "Um, excuse me?"

Now, he turned his head to have a look at him.

It was the new kid, as he expected. He was definitely not very tall and he looked younger. But of course, he could be wrong. He had an innocent kind of face and a hair that was dark yet a bit longer.

"Yes?" he asked.

Maybe he wanted to come and talk to him, but why? He didn't even know him. Yet, the guy looked like he was brightened up just by coming close to him.

"I'm kind of lost looking for my way to class and I don't know if I'm bothering you or anything, but…" his words faded away as if waiting for him to say something. Then he realized what he wanted him to say.

"No, it's fine. Just tell me which class and grade."

"Thank you." Of course, Benny knew that geek would've been able to lead him to his path, but he had to come this way. He just shrugged this off. "I'm supposed to go to… eleventh grade math class."

"Lucky for you, I'm heading the same way." He was wrong after all. He wasn't any younger than he was.

And so, Benny got his backpack ready on his shoulder and led the guy to class. But he realized he couldn't call him "that guy".

"Hey, I can't not know your name, right?"

When he said that, the guy smiled and looked in front of him, walking behind Benny.

"Right. Um, I'm Ethan. Ethan Morgan."

He felt like Ethan already knew his name, but he said it anyway. "Benny Weir. Nice to meet you, Ethan."

"Nice to meet you, too, Benny."The same smile appeared on his face. But shyness also seemed to come when he put his head down and his hands in his pockets.

He felt the need to start a conversation, so he said, "So, first time in here?"

He looked back at him and shook his head. "Not in Whitechapel. Been here before. But in WC High, yes."

It was weird that if Ethan was there before in Whitechapel, he would've known him. But yet again, he mostly knew people in their school, so it wasn't that strange that he was unfamiliar. Plus, maybe he was here before because of some tiny situation and then left. Maybe. Just maybe.

He asked the simplest question in his head to keep the conversation with him moving. "Do you like it in here so far?" Benny didn't even like it there, but he felt the need to ask this.

"Kind of." Then it was silent. They just kept walking.

He figured out Ethan would need help with where his next class would be, so he asked, "What class do you have next?"

"I think I have…" he paused to remember. "Chemistry? Yeah, chemistry." He nodded to himself. "But why?"

"Well, if you want to go to chemistry after this period ends, it's the class directly to its left."

He nodded again. "Thanks."

He was about to reply to him, but then he saw that they were close to the door. So, answering back quickly, he kept his eyes on the door.

"Here we are," were his words. "Let's go."

Ethan looked a bit nervous to enter. All it took was a light push from Benny to let him look at his face.

"Dude, don't worry." But fear would not go away from his eyes. "Just go in." Wow, encouraging the new student, huh, Benny? It seemed like everything coming out of his mouth was wrong.

Now, his push made Ethan walk inside. Still, he was a bit shy around the others that were sitting. They were a few people sitting since they were early, but he understood that Ethan didn't know anyone.

"You can sit anywhere but the back corner seats. People near there are scary." Of course, even if the scary students freaked him out, he could do much worse to them. But he couldn't use his power, and that was one thing he had besides his popularity.

But something was weird about him today. He was giving more attention to Ethan than even his friends. Maybe it was the fact that he was cute distracted his thoughts and he didn't know it.

Before he could think further about this, he took a seat beside Della, Rory's crush. Rory would rarely sit beside her because he was afraid to mess things up. So, sitting beside her and maybe trying to mention Rory would be a favor. He greeted her and shook her hand, saying things about how much it's been a while how much he missed talking to her. Well, it wasn't a total lie, anyway.

He was a bit busy talking to her and trying to include Rory in the conversation that he didn't notice the teacher come in. So he sat straight and tried to listen.

Okay, yaaay!

The chapter's end sucked, I know. But anyway, the point of this whole chapter was that Benny meets Ethan. That is it. That's the whole purpose.

I think this story will be interesting. And if there's any note you'd like to point out, just tell me.

And oh, yes, I'm here to tell you that so far two people asked to collaborate with me. So, anytime, expect jujupops494 and JustBeYou182 to be involved in one of my stories. Jujupops494 and I will be writing "Unwanted Romance", though I think I will change the title (I always do). JustBeYou182 and I haven't decided yet. But just wanted to let you know that. Hehe. I'm kind of excited. :)

Until the next chapter… or story...

-TEM