SmilesSaveLives (I don't know what your actual username is...sorry :/) This story takes place after the series I guess. Since there are more books I shouldn't really say that but...I'm a rebel lol :D Thank you for the review.

Here is Chapter Two (:

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Disclaimer: This is a House of Night Fanfic that is based on the characters created by P.C. and Kristin Cast. I do not own these characters. I do, however, own the storyline/plot.

Chapter Two

Stevie Rae

It's not fair. I've been Zoey's BFF since the day she arrived. Why couldn't she ask me for help instead of Aphrodite? She's been doing that lately and it's been gettin' on my nerves. I have to admit. It's makin' me a little jealous. I wonder what it was about anyway. Probably about sex. Aphrodite is a slut. Or atleast she was before she started Darius. If it was that then I guess it's fine. I'm not experienced when it comes to that. I mean me and Rephaim haven't done it yet. He's still trying to get used to his human body. And there's only one other boy I had sex with and he's a jerkface now.

"Stevie Rae!" Damien's smiled at me as he unknowingly calmed me down from my internal rant. The Twins...er...I mean Shaunee and Erin (It was still weird thinking of them as two seperate people.) were right behind him.

"Hey y'all."

"Did you get an idea for Zoey's birthday present?"

"No. Aphrodite didn't help at all." I figured I shouldn't tell them the details of what she actually said.

"I still say we get her a Santa Hello Kitty doll." Erin spoke up.

"We can't. Z can't stand combining her birthday with Christmas remember?" I crossed my arms. "That would make things a lot easier if she did though."

Why does she have to be so difficult? I thought.

"Besides a Santa Hello Kitty doll is fallacious."

"English Mr. Maslin!" Shaunee finally talked.

Erin routinely opened her mouth to follow but closed it instantly. She glanced at her former "twin" and a flash of depression crossed her face. I looked at Damien who apparently saw it too.

"Fallacious: Wrong; Unsound; Illogical." I continued."And yeah. He's right. She isn't turning eight; she's turning eighteen."

"Well what do you get an eighteen year-old vampyre who just finished saving the world and who's birthday just happens to be the day before Christmas?" Erin was freaking out.

"Anything we get her would probably be mediocre." Shaunee suggested.

"I'm surprised you know what mediocre means." Damien nudged her and smiled.

"I'm not stupid Damien." She rolled her eyes and nudged him back.

We arrived at our usual lunch spot. We were so caught up with the conversation that none of us got food. Rephaim walked to us and sat next to me.

"Hey." He kissed me on my cheek before I lay my head on his shoulder. I grabbed his hand under the table. He was unusually warm today but I didn't really think much of it.

"We're still tryin' to figure out a birthday present for Z."

"Isn't her birthday tomorrow?"

"Exactly. We want to give her a group present but we can't think of one." Damien explained as he looked at his phone. It was one of those HTC Status phones. You know, with the little facebook button. He just got it a couple of months ago and it seemed like he's been on it since.

Rephaim looked at me and the rest of the group. "What does she need?"

"A new wardrobe." Erin blurted.

"A good book." Damien added.

"Apparently new friends 'cause we don't know what to get." I took my head off of Rephaim and banged it against the table. Damien looked at his phone again and started texting, his thumbs moving hastily.

"Damien who are you textin' to the point where they're more important than Zoey's birthday?"

"Damian's gotta new boyfriend." Erin made him blush. He rolled his eyes though he was clearly embarassed.

"He isn't my boyfriend. He's just my male friend."

"Male friend you wanna do." Shaunee had finally contributed since we'd gotten to the table.

"It's no big deal. You guys are being vexatious." His cheeks were as bright red as my Mark.

"It's another word for annoying." I slid in before the girls could ask. "Don't be embarassed Damien. It's been a while since 'the situation.' If you're ready, than be ready."

"Like I said, it's no big deal. He doesn't even know I'm a fledgling."

"He's human?" I couldn't keep it in.

"Yes." Damian checked his phone again and then...

It hit me.

"A CELLPHONE!"

Everyone looked at me, blank expressions.

I rolled my eyes. "For Z."

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