Bea had woken up to Benny's face hovering over her, a smile widening his face. Benny moved back when he noticed Bea's eyebrow rise, a confused expression on her face. Bea slapped Benny further away and stretched her arms backward, her shirt's hem rising up an inch. A maroon tint appeared on Benny's cheeks when he noticed the small discoloration on the pale flesh of Bea's hip.

"It's called a birthmark, I'm sure you have some in awkward places as well." Bea mumbled as she rubbed the sleep from her eyes. Benny's face paled as he avoided her gaze, feeling awkward from being caught.

"Rex is in the cage outside," Ethan stated as he walked into the living room. Bea lifted herself from her spot on the couch, the fleece blanket falling from her body, and stood in front of the two.

"Is he…?"

"Yeah, he's human again." Ethan answered as he gave Bea a small smile. Ethan nodded to the blanket lying on the couch, "he may need that."

Bea walked away and Benny looked to Ethan. "You know what this means right?"

"No…?" Ethan answered confused.

"Rex said that his cousin would kill him if I'd been hurt, Bea is his cousin." Benny stated, pointing to his temple as he put this all together. "Think about it."

"Maybe he just meant that she has a weak spot for other geeks."

::

Rex had his legs bent, covering his naked form from the bright sunlight. Bea opened the cage door, after figuring out how to unlock it, and threw him the blanket. Rex wrapped the blanket around his waist and stood to leave; Bea slammed the door shut, relocking it from the outside.

"We need to talk first," Bea sternly stated. Rex sighed and sat back down, staring at his cousin with a bored expression. "You tried to kill me."

"I had no control over that." Rex was being honest and Bea had known that, but she still wanted to hear him say it.

"Why are you like this?"

"Aren't we going to be late for school?" Rex avoided the question.

"We have an hour, Rex. I'm sure Sarah can go grab some of your clothes in less time than that. Now answer the question."

"It's not my place to tell you, Bea." Rex answered with a sympathetic look.

"Then whose is it?"

"Your parents can tell you everything." Bea growled at the answer, wanting the truth now.

"I swear, Rex, if you don't tell me right now-"

"You're adopted." Bea gasped and glared at her cousin. "When I was born, our family realized what I was. The gene carries on and every once in a while a werewolf is born. Your mom didn't want to take that risk, so she adopted. They didn't want you to become a part of this, that's why they hid it from you." Bea felt her breath hitch as tears formed. She was adopted and her own "parents" didn't even tell her. Bea kept her composure as she unlocked the cage and walked away in silence.

::

At school, Sarah searched everywhere for Bea. After having read Bea's journal, Sarah felt horrible and wanted to return the book. Sarah felt like laughing when she saw Bea, but held back when she noticed the vulnerable aura Bea was giving off.

Once Bea had learned the truth, going back to her house to change was a no, so Benny let her borrow some of his clothes. Bea was wearing a green striped polo that hung loosely from her shoulders and baggy pants that refused to stay up, even with a belt. She looked out of place in the clothes and people took notice, whispering to each other as she passed. Sarah walked forward and handed Bea the journal silently; she watched as Bea's eyes widened.

"Did you read this?" Bea asked in a quiet, broken voice.

"Uh, yeah." Sarah chewed at her bottom lip, attempting to give Bea a smile.

"You won't say anything… right?" Bea's tone had become more worried and Sarah shook her head as an answer.

"Of course not. Just one thing," Sarah waited for a signal to go on. "Benny? Of all people, Benny?" Bea let out a quick, semi-forced laugh and a small smile appeared on her lips.

"I guess I have a thing for guys who are boss at Calculus." Sarah grinned and slung her arm around Bea's shoulders.

"Yeah. But... it's Benny!"

::

Rumors had been spread around the school that Bea had stayed at Benny's house and they were now a couple. Oblivious to the rumors, Bea sat with Benny and Ethan at lunch. Rex had taken notice and felt horrible, his cousin was not only avoiding him but Laura as well. Laura knew about Rex but kept it hidden from Bea, which Bea had found out that morning.

Rory walked up to Benny and Ethan, not noticing Bea sitting across from them. "Benny! Why didn't you tell me you were dating the hottie from Chemistry class?" Bea gave Rory an incredulous look.

"Because I'm not?" Benny stated, though it sounded more like a question.

"Really? It's being spread around school that she's wearing your clothes." Rory then noticed Bea who gave him a small wave and a smirk.

"I wear your clothes one day and now we're a couple?" Bea asked, lifting her eyebrows in wonder. Though on the inside, Bea was completely ecstatic. Even the thought of being referred to as "Benny's girlfriend" made her happy. "Wear one of my shirts tomorrow, let's see what happens." An image came to Benny's mind of him wearing a tight shirt that hugged his body.

"No thanks. It would ruin my look." Benny replied as he grinned at a girl who walked past. The girl giggled and then looked to Bea, who sent a glare her way, and she ran off scared. Benny frowned, not realizing that it was Bea who scared the girl off. Once noticing this, Bea sighed and stood on the table.

"I, Bea Dwyer, am not dating Benny Weir." Bea announced to the entire cafeteria.

"Then why are you wearing his clothes?" Someone from a nearby table shouted.

"Because he's a good friend who let me stay last night when I lost my house key," Bea lied without hesitation before she sat back down. Ethan and Benny both stared at her with their mouths open. "What?" She growled, knocking them both out of their trances.

"Why did you do that?" Ethan asked, Benny still not being able to find the words.

"Better stop the rumors now before they get worse."

We wouldn't want that to happen now, would we?