New chapter! See, aren't you happy you didn't kill me? Now you get this! Thank you soo much to the reviews. I never expected to have so many readers. You guys don't care though, so on to questions, replies, and the story.

Riptide2015: hehe. heres your post hope you like it.

ILOVEMBSAV: okay. thank you for the compliment. but she was avoiding everyone because she was grief-stricken and trying to figure out what to do. It's further explained in this chapter. ask if you have any other questions.

Cwarnic93: No, i've never read that, but i may have to check it out. i sorta got the idea from lots of different stuff but a lot from Ever from the Evermore series. the main character Ever can read minds, see auras, see ghosts, and other cool stuff, my character can't do all that but i was thinking about her when writing about Sam. I will not be enclosing specific pairings, sorry. :) but reading your review i got an idea for more story so i thank you.

Wolf: hm..more vampires. that gives me an idea. you guys my hate it, but i'll probably put it in anyways. I'm still not saying why Sam pretends to be a guy but its got to do with plot twists and stuff. You'll find out if you keep reading.

bcfclark: what don't you get? i really don't know how to answer this. but i do like to write a lot of plot twists and mystery, so some things you just won't understand until the end where everything falls into place like a good mystery book, or what i hope will be good.

LadyChandlerNorrington: aww, thank you. I hope you like where it ends up.

Disclaimer: do i really have to? I do not own MBaV or characters, but Sam and any OC's belong to me and me alone.

"What! What do you mean you brought them here?"

"I mean—I didn't exactly bring them, they followed me; me and my mom. I—I knew them when…" I swallowed, pulling out strength I didn't know I had in order to talk coherently. "I knew them when they were alive. Before they became Poes. We were drawn here because of the high magical energy in this town. They were drawn here because of us. But they wouldn't leave even if we did. With all the energy here it will only be a matter of time before they find someone with enough magical energy to last them decades, maybe centuries. And if they get that much power, I don't know if there's a way to get rid of them."

"Well how do we kill them?" Sarah asked.

"That's just it! That's what I've been trying to figure out for the past week! The only ways I've heard of to get rid of Poes is to kill them completely; to absolutely wipe them from all existence in this world or any other."

"Well isn't that what we want?" Benny asked, clapping his hands together and looking around.

"No!" I yelled then lowered my voice. "At least, that's not what I want. When they were alive, they were good people, better than good. I—I cared about them. More than cared; I loved them. To—to kill them…and for a second time. I—I don't know if I could do that."

"What do you mean, 'for a second time'?" Rory asked, but was answered with half the things on Ethan's shelves and desk falling to the floor.

"I have to go now." I half whispered, unable to speak any louder. I was out the door before another word could be said.

Rory cornered me the next day at school. "Hey Sam, what was up yesterday?" I grabbed a binder out of my locker and stuffed it into my backpack, avoiding his eyes. "Hey," he said, forcing his way into my eyesight, the most serious I'd ever seen him. "You can tell us."

I glanced around before pulling him into an empty classroom. "So what? We're going to make out?" Rory joked, back to his normal self.

I rolled my eyes and glanced out the door before becoming serious again. "Look, you can't tell anyone this, okay? And I mean no one." He nodded. "I'm—not normal. Weird things happen when I'm around. I—can't always control them." I winced and looked at him. "And you think I'm crazy now right?"

"What kind of weird stuff?" he asked, sounding more excited than freaked out.

"Well, things move by themselves, and I hear…thoughts. Other people's thoughts."

"What's this got to do with the Poes? How did you know them?"

I swallowed and looked away. "Because they're my dad and sister."

"They're—" he started loudly, but I put my hand over his mouth.

"Shh," I said, looking at the door. "They died in a car crash a few years ago," I whispered, my hand still over his mouth. I slowly backed away and wrapped my arms around myself. "I—I know they're evil now. When they became Poes they lose their own souls, which is why they spend their time looking for others'. They don't have any morals anymore, but they used to be my family."

The bell rang before I could say anything else. I readjusted my backpack on my shoulder. "I've got to go."

"Loser,"

"Geek,"

"Weirdo,"

"Freak,"

I heard the shrill voices over and over again, the sound of cruel laughter in my ear, the contempt, all at my expense. I trucked down the hall, ignoring the harsh calls that came from the other students. I kept my head down and trudged on, not giving them the satisfaction of seeing the sobs that burned in the back of my throat.

I kept running, trying to get away from the malice, but the calls kept coming, they shrieked with laughter, and the calls kept coming.

"Nerd,"

"Dork,"

"Freak…freak…freak…" It rang in my head, over and over, the sound a constant reminder that people didn't understand, that anyone who found out would turn against me.

I woke in my bedroom, my legs tangled in my blanket and my hair sticking to my face from sweat. I untwisted myself from the blankets and stepped out to my balcony. I looked out at the night sky. It seemed so calm, so peaceful, but I felt as if there was an underlying maliciousness.

I thought back; I used to love the night, thrived in it, but now it scared me. I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard a rustling in the bushes. I wondered if my life would ever be normal again, and if it had ever been in the first place. I gave a sigh and sank to the porch when I heard a vase explode inside. My life will never be normal.

A bit of drama, fear, sadness. for some reason i'm so much better at writing that than fluff. I have serious fluff problems. I love it, but i can't write it. If you didn't figure it out the scene with the creepy laughter was her nightmare. Questions, comments, suggestions, whatever, just send them in a review. i would like to thank you again for reviews. I seriously didn't think i'd get a bunch. if you just want to read and not review, then have a blast. glad you like it. Some weirdness may be coming up soon. byez :)