The end of the day came quickly. Benny spent the entire walk home glaring at the ground while Rory pranced around and Ethan walked beside them.
"So is she hot? Or is she weird? Does she look like you cause that would not work. Or is she like –"
"RORY!" Benny shouted at the bouncing vampire. "We are a block away. You can wait." The next block was walked in silence.
As they approached the walkway to the house Benny slowed. Ethan could tell he was not looking forward to seeing his cousin. He was about to speak when the sound of the door caught their attention. There, in the doorway of Benny's house, stood a tall girl. Her dark brown hair was tied away from her face and she wore a simple red t-shirt with jeans and tennis shoes. She wasn't drop dead gorgeous but she was beautiful in a simple way. A smile lit her face and she jumped from the top step to the path and ran to meet the boys.
"Hey cous', what's up?" her voice was smooth and mellow and a smile graced her lips all the while. Benny gave a small smile back and shrugged.
"Not much, how about you Jilly Bean?" Ethan saw a small scowl cross Jill's face at the name but just shrugged.
"Nothing really. Amazingly, it's dryer up here in Canada than Vancouver. Are you going to introduce me to your friends Benny Rabbit?" Benny glared at her but gestured.
"Ethan, Rory, this is Jill. Sarah's around somewhere, you'll meet her too. Anyway, I'm going to Ethan's. Bye." Benny walked the extra length to Ethan's path and headed into the house. Jill watched and sighed.
"Well, that went better than last time." Ethan glanced at her, suddenly curious.
"What happened last time?" he questioned. Jill glanced at them, a strange look on her face.
"He hit me over the head with a light saber. But I guess that's family for you."
