I pulled up to the terminal drive through thingie (AN: yes that is the technical term. Lol) as Derek stopped behind me. We both exited our cars and stood next to each other while waiting for my family to arrive. I closed my eyes and focused my hearing to see if I could find them that way, the loudest sound was the closest to me: Derek's heartbeat. Why is his heart beating faster then normal? I wonder if he's afraid that my family will realize we're werewolves, or something insane like that.
"Come on you guys, Brittney said she'd meet us at the terminal drop off/pick up." I heard my moms voice, it was a little ways away still but slowly coming closer.
"And you're sure she didn't forget us, again?" and there was Brandyn's ever criticizing voice.
"I know she didn't. There she is, but who's that standing next to her?" That was my dad, always protective.
"She did say she was bringing a friend to help bring all our stuff to her house." My mom reminded everyone.
I opened my eyes again to finally see everyone, they opened the doors and my mom ran over towards me, "oh honey! I've missed you so much!"
I smile at her pulling her in for a hug, "I've missed you too momma."
I'm not gonna cry, I'm not gonna cry. But I've missed them so much.
My mom pulled away from me and my dad pulled me into another hug, "good morning sunshine" my smile grew, he hasn't called me that in awhile. Every morning growing up he would say that to me, I promised myself I wouldn't cry.
"Hi daddy, I've missed you."
He pulls away and smiles at me before glancing at Derek who is watching the entire thing silently. I look over at my brothers and the shadow that seems to be hiding behind them. I wonder who it is they brought, guess I'll be finding out soon.
And sure enough my brothers stepped out of the way revealing Sam, "hey, twin."
She smiles at me and I feel tears starting to come, "Sammy? Is it really you?!"
She nods before we launch ourselves at each other. Sammy, my soul twin, my best friend in the whole wide world is here, in California, to see me? How did my parents manage this?! We both hang on to each other for a few minutes before I hear a few throats cleared around us.
We pull apart and smile at each other, I turn towards my parents "you guys are the best, I'm so glad you could make it out to visit. I'm sure you are all wondering who this is," I motion to Derek, "his names Derek, he's a close friend of mine, he recently helped me and a few of my other friends out and now were all really close." I turn to Derek, and meet his eyes, "Derek this is my mom and dad, Jan and Mike, my brothers Brandyn and Kodie, and my best friend Sam."
They all smile and shake hands while my twin whispers in my ear, "just friends huh? He's to die for sexy, and I think he likes you."
I feel the heat slowly entering my cheeks, as I shush her knowing Derek heard every word she just said to me.
"Okay so you guys can put your stuff in my car, and Derek will drive that back to the house while we take his car," I motion to his camero.
They all nod and agree before loading their stuff into my car and piling in the camero.
I look at Derek, "I'll meet you back at the house, and I'll text you when I can about meeting up for training and stuff."
He just nods and leaves in my car. I climb in his camero, my mom and brothers are sitting in the back seat while I'm driving and Sam is in the middle sitting next to my dad.
The car ride home is mostly silent except the usual questions, "how's school?" "How are you liking it here?" "Do you have many friends?" "Are you staying out of trouble?"
My answers were all short and I was avoiding giving details for fear that I would say something I wasn't supposed to. But after what seemed like forever we finally made it home and saw Derek waiting, leaning against the hood of my car. We all climbed out of his camero, and walked over to my car.
"I'll help you guys carry everything in, then I'd better leave. I'm meeting up with some friends later." Derek said once we reached him before grabbing a couple suitcases and heading inside.
I grabbed a couple suitcases and carried them inside with my family carrying stuff behind me.
"Ok, mom, dad, you two will be in the guest bedroom closest to the stairs, Brandyn you'll be next to them, Kodie you'll be between Brandyn and I, and Sammy you can share my room." I tell them before carrying the bags upstairs into the respective rooms.
Once everyone's stuff is in their rooms we meet back downstairs in the living room.
"Derek, honey, you've been such a big help. Why don't you join us for dinner?" My mom asked.
Derek glanced at me, "thank you for the offer Mrs. Bluebird, but I wouldn't want to impose."
"Please, dear call me Jan, and it's no trouble at all. In fact I insist you join us, I'd like to get to know Brittney's friends better."
Crap, this isn't good. I really shoulda seen this coming though! She always does this. "Mom, I'm sure Derek has other things to do then sit and eat a family dinner with us." I tell her.
She rolls her eyes, "I'm sure it's nothing that can't wait till after dinner, it's not like its life or death. And in any case I insist, so he stays."
Oh mom, how wrong you are. It is life or death literally. But you can't know that so whatever. My mom heads into the kitchen with my dad to figure out dinner leaving my brothers, my twin, Derek and I in the living room.
We all sat there in awkward silence until thankfully my twin broke it, "so Twin, you said earlier that you met Derek when he was helping out some of your friends?"
Ok, maybe it isn't such a good thing she broke the silence, "yeah, that's right. Why?" I eye her warily.
She shrugs, then turns toward Derek, "you're not a drug dealer are you?"
Derek looks shocked and really confused, while both my brothers are laughing.
"No twin, he's not a drug dealer, he's a werewolf." I add some sarcasm into that statement causing Sammy and my brothers to look at me seriously for a minute.
"What the hell is she thinking I can't believe she just told them that I'm a werewolf!"
Sammy and my brothers laugh even harder while Derek shoots me a glare.
"Hey the best way to convince people you're lying to them is by telling truth in a sarcastic voice. Then they think it's just a joke, and not the truth. It works every time." I think toward Derek.
"What the hell?! I swear I just heard Brittney's voice but she didn't say anything."
"Wait, how did he hear that? I'm thinking not talking. Unless it's another Luna power. Derek, can ya hear me?" I mentally ask, ok now I feel stupid.
"Brittney? How the hell can I hear you?! And why are you in my head?"
"This is so weird. My best guess is that it's another of my Luna powers, which is really weird."
"Ok well we will have to go see Deaton. Soon. He'll want to know about your new power. But for now let's just focus on getting through dinner. Ok?"
"Good idea" I turn toward my brothers who finally stopped laughing, "so have either of you gotten a girlfriend yet?" I smile and tease them.
"Actually you remember Alexis right?" Brandyn asks me. I nod. "Well we started dating a few weeks ago. And Kodie took Kelsey out for dinner last week."
I start laughing, "really Kodie? You're dating the manager of your fan club?"
Kelsey was my age, and adored Kodie, it probably didn't help that they spend a lot of time together at work.
"Ya, well I figured I'd give her a chance and if it didn't work then she might leave me alone, but it went surprisingly well."
I just rolled my eyes.
"And what about you Britt? Are you dating anyone?" My twin asked me, sending a pointed look towards Derek.
I just laugh, "I just moved in, I'm still getting settled."
She rolled her eyes at me, she knew me to well to believe that, so she sent me a look telling me that we would talk later.
My mom called us from the kitchen, "kids, dinner." Oh this will be fun. Not.