So, I have had someone ask me what Heath is, and I had to spoil it and tell her (you know who you are..:-- :L) But I don't want anyone else to ask what Heath is. Because I don't want to spoil it. It's all to lead up to what the surprise is. :D

But he isn't a vampire. I'll tell you that.

I will mention it somewhere in a near chapter, so let me know what you think, and I'll continue to write. :D

Thanks !

Chapter Six

Sarah-Jane

Heath felt very distant for the rest of the day. Every time I tried to talk to him, he always seemed preoccupied. I was worried. He didn't seem as happy and bubbly either. I felt like something had happened, but I was too scared to ask.

I felt lonely, for the entire day. There was no one to talk to, apart from Heath, and even he wasn't listening to me. I was beginning to worry. I didn't want to lose my new friend, especially since I cherished this one so much.

We were sitting in Math, and he didn't sit with me at lunch. He sat with his siblings instead. It had been five periods already, and I wasn't waiting any longer.

So, I bit the bullet and asked.

"Heath, is something bothering you?"

He looked up from his work, eyes open wide, like I had just discovered his darkest secret. He shook his head, eyes still wide.

"No, I'm fine."

I frowned. "Are you sure? You have barely talked to me all day. I was just wondering if-"

"I'm fine, Sarah-Jane!" he snapped.

I swallowed back some tears, and turned to my work.

Well, someone sure had anger problems.

I clicked my tongue in annoyance, and continued working.

I felt a hand reach over and touch my arm.

"Look, Saz, I'm sorry," he whispered.

I was astonished. He used my father's nickname for me. I had never even mentioned it to him before, and yet, here he was, calling me by the name.

I turned, trying not to show any emotion, and looked into his gorgeous blue eyes. No! I will not think about his eyes. I will not think about him.

"I'm sorry. Things have been weird at home lately, and there's always a time when I feel a little...on the edge. Today is one of these days. But that doesn't give me any excuse to treat you like I just did. I apologise."

Well, that was a pretty genuine apology for me.

I nodded.

"Alright. But I don't want you to hide anything from me. I want you to be able to tell me everything."
I saw him swallow hard, and slowly nod.

I frowned in confusion, and continued working.

We barely spoke for the rest of the day. When the bell rang for the end of class, I packed up my stuff and walked out with Heath.

We were almost at the gates when a tall figure stepped in our way.

It was Carmen.

"Heath," she said, in a flat tone. "We were wondering where you were."

She turned and looked at me, looking as gorgeous as anything.

"Hello," she said, holding out a hand. "I'm Carmen Collins, Heath's older sister."

I took her hand, and shook it. Her hand was dry and warm, just like Heath's.

"I'm Sarah-Jane. Marshall."

"Oh, I know. I've heard a lot about you," Carmen said, looking at Heath with an eyebrow raised.

I saw Heath frown back, and narrow his eyes.

Sensing the awkward moment, I let go of Carmen's hand, and shoved it deep into my coat pocket.

I could see a silent conversation passing through Heath and Carmen, and I decided it was best for me to leave.

I stepped around Carmen, and turned back to see Heath.

"Um, well, it was nice to meet you, Carmen. I'll see you tomorrow, Heath."

He slid his eyes from Carmen to mine, and his serious face pulled up into a small smile.

"Sure. See you then."

Carmen gave me a small smile, and I returned it.

Not paying attention to where I was walking, I accidentally backed into a heavy, bulky person.

"Oh, I am so sorry!" I exclaimed.

I looked up and saw Heath's brother, Isaac. He was so big. He towered over me. He gave me a small smile, and stepped to the side to let me pass.

"Thanks," I muttered.

Scared not to run into him again, I hurried off.

That was the most awkward moment I have ever had in my entire life.

Heath

"Must you always do that?" I snapped at Carmen.

She stood there, perfectly still, just smiling.

"Do what?" she said, innocently.

"Embarrass me like that," I hissed.

"Oh, that was nothing. Wait until I tell you what she was thinking," she said, hysterically.

"Forget it. I don't want to know."

I pushed past her and Isaac, and stomped off to the car.

"I'm driving," Isaac said, as I stepped into the driver's seat.

"No, I am," I replied.

"I don't mean to underestimate your driving skills brother, but last time I checked, you froze at fifteen, and I'm eighteen."

"I want to drive," I hissed.

"What if a policeman sees you?"

I narrowed my eyes and growled.

"Well, I guess I'll have to get Carmen to use her compulsion."

"And, what makes you think I'm going to do that?" Carmen interrupted.

"Because, I'm going to drive as fast as I can, and you're going to be with me the entire way."

I heard her groan, but I ignored her.

I drove so fast, I was home in less than five minutes.

I sprinted up to the house, and slammed the door, only to see that we had guests.

Lucius and Leshana were in the middle of the room, surrounded by Margaret's family.

Sharni gave me a great big smile. I had missed her so much. She was one of my closest friends before we left.

She wasn't very big. In fact, she was tiny. She was very small, and looked extremely fragile, but she was anything but.

She had long blonde hair, more white than Sarah-Jane's, and it rippled down her back in waves.

Her eyes were crystal blue, and they reminded me of the ocean.

She was wearing a beautiful black dress, that was strapless and sequinned at the top. It brushed the top of her knees, and look fantastic on her.

I grinned back and stepped forward to give her a huge hug.

She beamed and hugged me back.

I stood back, her still in my arms.

"It's been-"

"Years!" she finished.

We laughed, and I hugged her again.

"I've missed you so much!" she said against my shoulder.

"Same here."
We pulled apart, and I smiled and looked deeply into her eyes.

She placed her warm hand on my cheek, and grinned.

I looked over her shoulder and smiled at Phoebe and Hunter, Sharni and Margaret's parents.

I saw a tiny figure standing next to Phoebe.

She was blonde, like Sharni, but shorter, and her eyes were more blue.

I nodded at her.

"Savannah."

She nodded back.

"Heath."

Savannah and I never got along like we should. I was not a big fan of her, and she wasn't a big fan of me. She didn't like what I was, even though I couldn't help it.

Margaret's family was amazing. They were like mine, had psychic abilities.

Sharni could control others emotions. Handy in a fight. If someone was angry, she could calm them down in a second.

Savannah could phase into whatever animal she wanted. Her ability was more like mine, more physical than psychic.

Phoebe could not only see the future, she could control it. She didn't like using her power, because she always thought that the future should stay as it was meant to be.

Hunter could inflict pain on anyone he wanted to, and was gifted with super speed. When I sprinted, I was quick, but he was double that.

I smiled.

"It's so good to see you again."

Phoebe grinned. She was an older woman, frozen in her thirties, but she was absolutely beautiful. Her hair was black, and rippled down her back. Her eyes were a light grey, and she had a small body, but she was incredibly tall.

Her husband, Hunter, was like her. He had shoulder length black hair, and light grey eyes. But where she was small, he was big and bulky. He was like Isaac.

"It's good to see you too, sweetheart," Phoebe replied.

"We were thinking of sitting down, and having a cup of coffee, Heath," Lucius said.

I shook my head.

"I'm sorry. I have homework I have to do."
Sharni elbowed me playfully in the ribs.

"Are you still keeping up the "high school" act?" she joked.

"And what, you're not?" I elbowed her back.

"No! It's much too boring, especially since I know everything already," she said pointing to her head.

I rolled my eyes and pushed her away.

"Well, if you want anything, just let me know," Leshana laughed.

"I want to see Heath's room!" Sharni yelled.

And she was gone before I could catch her.

I sprinted to my room, and flung open the door, seeing Sharni lying on my bed, flipping through my school books.

I leaned against the door, and grinned.

"What are you doing, relearning all this...stuff?" she said as she tossed the book backwards.

"Keeping up, appearances, Sharn."

I turned to my desk, fixing up the stuff for school.

"Who's Sarah-Jane?" Sharni asked.

My eyes widened and I spun around, snatching the phone off her.

But I was too late, she jumped off the bed and was searching through the rest of my contacts.
"She's, just a girl from school."

"Oh! Is this the nerd Maggie was talking about?"

I smiled and snatched the phone off her again.

This time, I was successful.

"Maybe," I said.

"Come on, Heath. You can tell me!"

I kept silent.

"What, you don't want to because we dated for what, five minutes?" she complained.

I smiled at her, and shook my head.

"Her name is Sarah-Jane. She lost her mother to a tumour, and her brother was a victim to a car accident."

I saw her eyes widen in sympathy.

"Oh, goodness. Is she alright?"
"She is now. I think she's getting used to it. But there is still a lot of damage."

"Of course. So, what's so good about her?"

I sighed, and walked around the bed.

"She's just different. She doesn't care what others think of her. She's...real. She's not a plastic person. She's warm, and kind, and..."

Sharni's eyes lit up.

"Don't tell me you're in love with her."

I smiled.

"I can't be. I only met her yesterday."

She breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well, thank God for that! But there is such thing as love at first sight, my dear friend."

I laughed with her, and pushed her away.

She collapsed on my bed and grinned at me.

"So, what are you doing here?" I asked.

The smile on Sharni's face disappeared as soon as the words left my mouth. She sat up, looked down into her small, manicured hands, and stayed silent.

"We left Indiana."

My eyes widened with shock.

"What?"

"She was just pushing us around too much, Heath! And when Maggie told us where you were, we decided that we couldn't be part of that any more. It was just too hard. We couldn't turn on family."

"So what did you do?" I asked.

I saw her swallow hard, and her hands fidgeted.

"Well, Maggie came back yesterday, saying that she saw you and knew where you were. She started crying and saying that she didn't want to turn you guys in any more. Hunter agreed that we had to get out of there. So, Maggie transported us out of Washington, and down to here before anyone knew."
"You transported all the way from America!"

"We didn't have a choice, Heath! It was that or live in misery of Indiana for the rest of our existence. I couldn't live like that, Heath. I couldn't live knowing that something had happened to our family."

Tears rolled down her face. I wrapped my arms around her, and brought her into my chest.

"I'm sorry, Sharn. Really, I am."

She sat up, and pushed her way out of my arms.

"When is the next full moon? We have to get you ready for then."

I swallowed back the lump in my throat.

"It's on Saturday. I have to get as far away as I can. Hopefully I can get an animal instead of another girl."

"Please, be careful Heath. Don't have us travel here for nothing."

I sighed.

"I'll try, Sharni."