It was 6:00 at night and Simon's dad were driving them to visit his friend. Apparently, they were to sleep over at their house since we had to get to know each other and somehow, somehow, Tori manage to imprint with a guy.
From his dad told him was that the person they were visiting had kids and one of them happened to be a wolf and sometime during the day at school Tori and the guy managed to imprint and now they're madly in love.
God, whoever this guy was, boy was he was going to regret being with Tori. What was worse was that Tori was sighing all day and hadn't managed to make a comeback even when he stepped on her favorite shirt.
"It's okay." She said not really looking at him and now he was like, blah.
Tori had changed and wore tight black velvet pants and a white halter top with her hair cut short near her chin.
She went to cut her hair as soon as she got home. She said it bothered her and she wanted it back in her usual style.
Derek and Chloe were sitting all snuggled together.
Chloe changed into a black skirt that reached her knees and a red cap-sleeve top with some flats.
Simon and Derek were still dressed in the same clothes they left for school.
Simon wasn't used to being rejected and now Samira was doing the same thing Chloe did. But this time, he was going to fight for her even if she didn't want him to.
He looked out the window.
Chloe always looked good and Derek always appreciated it. However, when guys were checking her out, Derek would shoot them a glare that sent them running home.
Kit's phone rang and he answered, "Hello? Oh yes, is everything ready? Oh good, we'll be there shortly."
Simon didn't have to ask who it was since he knew where they were going. Chloe's aunt Lauren wanted to stay back home to make sure they weren't 'robbed' which he thought was an excuse she used to get out of coming.
After a while, they reach a big house with a bunch of paintings around the walls. Someone must be artistic in the house.
The windows on the second floor were long and they could be pushed out from the inside, the first floor windows had wooden covering like in those old country homes where you could open and close it.
They house was a dark blue color and he saw a black car in the garage. It was open and the lights were on.
His dad parked in the garage next to the car and they got out.
"Alright kids, we're meeting other kids from the Edison Group but the house they escaped from was called, Frost house."
"Yeah, dad, we know." Simon said. He really didn't want to meet these kids; he was more interested in trying to see Samira.
"Okay, let's go." They walked up to the front door and knocked.
"I'll get it!" a cheery voice said. They heard footsteps and the door swung open.
A girl was in front of them, she was practically bouncing with enthusiasm. She had dark red hair with highlights, green eyes and a creamy skin tone. She was wearing flip-flops, khaki shorts that reached her knee, and a white t-shirt.
"Hi! You must be a friend of Mr. Everson!" she said, taking his father's hand.
"A pleasure and you are…"
"Oh, I'm Jessie, come on in."She opened the door and they walked inside. The first thing he saw was the TV which was inside a cabinet with little figurines on the side and a whole rack of DVDS under the TV.
A coffee table was in the middle and around the table were two long sofas which could seat 4 people and one love seat table in front of the table.
To the right was stairs that went up and disappeared behind the ceiling. Next to the stairs were a fish tank and a door that probably led to the basement.
"Mr. Everson is back here." Jessie said as they followed her through a tiny hallway that had glass on one side like a mirror.
Simon saw a silver refrigerator and a long table to the right of it. He could see the outside through the windows that were all over the walls where the table was.
To the left was the kitchen, the cupboards closed and the sink and countertops clean. Next to the kitchen was a door that led to the backyard and he could see the backyard and the garage through the window that was in the kitchen.
"Kit!" They turned to see a tall, graying haired man who looked to be about in his mid-30's walking towards us.
"Kevin!" They hugged and laughed.
The girl seemed to have disappeared.
"So these are the kids?" The man asked as he gestured to the table.
"Yep, this is Chloe, my son Derek and Simon and my daughter Tori." My dad said as they sat down.
The seats were cushioned and felt nice. "Tori, is she the one that imprinted with my son?"
Tori face brightened and she practically jumped up and down and searching the house. "He's here, David's here? Where? Where?"
The man chuckled and smiled. "I'll take that as a yes. Seems you've imprinted with my son. That makes you a part of our family."
Tori blushed, actually blushed and smiled. "Where are your kids?" Kit asked.
"Oh, they're upstairs playing around. Both of the boys are wolves so they need to rough house each other. Dave, Mike, Jessie! Get down now, we have a visitor!" They heard thumping and laughing and soon heard a rush of footsteps coming from the stairs and into the room.
The two guys were tall, as tall as Derek. One of them had blonde hair and blue eyes. His muscles were big as Derek's. The other one had dark hair and brown eyes and was in the same shape as the other.
"David!" Tori yelled as she ran to his arms. He laughed and twirled her around. "I missed you!"
Tori missing someone? Now, Simon knew pigs were flying somewhere.
"I missed you too." They kissed as they held each other.
"Oh, god, please! Get a room!" Simon yelled, covering his eyes.
"Oh put a cork in it, blondie!"
Well, he thought, at least her attitude's the same
"Well, his name is David. The other is my son, Michael and his girlfriend Jessica."
The man frowned and searched around the room. "Where's Samira?"
Samira? Did Simon hear him right? Samira? The girl he was falling for was here?
"I'll get her!" Jessie said as she left. His heart was pounding.
He heard footsteps come down and he straightened up only to be disappointed that Jessie was the only one who came down.
"She's asleep and I can't wake her up." She said, her smile gone and worried. She turned to David and Michael and they shared a look before it was gone. He knew something was up.
"Oh, well. Okay then." The man said. "I'm sorry that my daughter isn't coming."
Kit waved it off. "That's okay."
"So," the man began, "should we let the kids introduce their powers?"
"Yep. Chloe go first!" Chloe blushed and Derek was rubbing her shoulder to comfort her. "I-I'm a necromancer."
"Derek and I'm a werewolf."
"Tori and I'm a witch."
"Simon and I'm a sorcerer." Something flashed before the faces of the other kids but it disappeared as Jessie came over to him.
"Cool! You can make spells and stuff?" Jessie said, her eyes bouncing with curiosity.
He smiled at her jumpy attitude, "Yeah,"
"Well, I'm a werewolf." Mike said as Jessie hugged him.
"And I'm an enhanced pyrokinetic."
"You control fire?" Chloe asked curiosity in her voice.
"Yep and electricity." She said smiling that seemed contagious.
"And is the other girl normal?" Kit asked.
"Oh no, Samira isn't normal. She's a hydrokinetic. She takes it after her mother." He said but his eyes filled with loss and pain quickly before it disappeared.
"Well, too bad she can't come down. I'd like to meet her. Perhaps tomorrow she'll be better."
"I hope so, so now that we've met, who's hungry?" he asked, standing up to the kitchen.
"I am!" all of the boys said while the girls rolled their eyes.
"Okay, let's order pizza with some salad since Simon's a diabetic." Kit said. "Maybe you guys can watch a movie while Mr. Everson and I talk about rooming options."
"Alright!" Mike said, holding Jessie by her hand and going to the sofa.
Obviously, Derek and Chloe sat together in one of the long sofas and she snuggled close to him.
David and Tori sat on the opposite end where Chloe and Derek were.
Jessie was searching through one of the cabinets and taking out a lot of DVD's.
"Mike, could you check if Mira is up yet? We're usually the ones picking movies."
"She's not awake."
"You didn't even check."
"I don't have to. Super hearing, remember?" he wiggled his eyebrows at her which she blushed slightly.
"Whatever." She mumbled as she searched through the crates of DVD's.
After some time, he heard a door opening from upstairs and closing and footsteps coming down the stairs.
"Finally, sleeping beauty awakes." Jessie said as she stood with her hands on her hips.
"Shut up." Samira girl walked past Simon and Mike, not noticing them.
She was wearing short shorts, a tank top, and socks and was rubbing her eyes.
She walked into the kitchen but Simon could still see her from the mirror like wall.
She was talking to her dad but he didn't seem to be paying any attention to her as he talked to Kit. Mike walked in and as soon as he walked in, her dad started talking to him and ignoring Mira completely.
Something in her face showed resentment as she walked back into the living room.
"So, what are w…" she stopped as she notices Simon. Her eyes locked with his, her face turning red as she lashed out on him.
"What are you doing here?" she hissed angrily. He should've seen this coming but he didn't. He was too busy looking at her curvy body.
He didn't know what to say. He was caught off-guard. "What are you doing here? Here to bug me again?"
Her eyes were flashing with anger and her body was rigid and stiff.
"Whoa, sis back off. He's one of the kids dad was talking about earlier this morning." David said.
Her anger seemed to simmer down as David came over and placed an arm around her shoulders.
"Really? Then, what is he?" She asked impatiently.
"I'm a sorcerer." Simon answered. He didn't expect her to react the way she did, not even her brothers or Jessie.
"A…a what?" Mira was no longer angry but afraid.
"Sorcerer." He repeated.
Her brothers were suddenly anxious and defensive as they hovered around Mira protectively as she blanched.
"What? What'd I say?" He asked as he saw the tension in the room get high. Derek and Chloe frowned. Tori was looking from one person to the other.
"Nothing, it's just…" Jessie hesitated and looked to Mike.
"I…I have to go." Mira said as she ran towards the kitchen and walked out the door.
"What's wrong?" Simon was worried that he may have said something to offend her but how can saying he was a sorcerer offend her.
"Let's just say that Mira doesn't do well with sorcerers." Jessie said.
"Well, maybe I should say I'm sorry." He started to walk towards the kitchen when Dave stepped in front of him, blocking him.
"No, she'll be back." Simon stood his ground, wanting to check on her but then slowly stepped away. When the movie was being played, Simon kept wondering what he did wrong.
