A/N: This chapter was soooo much easier to write. I'm now back into the groove of this story, I think. This chapter is dedicated to TwilightHeart21. She's starting college soon! This is funny, because I'm just starting high school soon! So I wish her good luck! Enjoy!

Chapter 9: Before The World Shifted

"You…let us believe we had no family?" Kierian suddenly shouts furiously. He starts shaking.

"Kier…" I put my hand on his shoulder. I'm breaking my Number One Rule when it comes to Kierian: no physical contact unless he initiates it. But I have to. He is scaring me.

"Aiya, step away!" my dad barks as he walks into the room.

"No!" I yell back. Kierian is still shaking. I wrap my arms around his waist, and squeeze. He usually finds my 'bear hugs' hilarious. But it's not working this time. He continues to shake, and I continue to hug him as I begin to shake too.

Through my blurring vision, I see Dimitri staring at us. He begins to shake as well, so Heidi hugs him in concern. She begins to shake as she realizes it's not working, and then Tai begins to shake as he watches his twin. Aria hugs him, and she begins to shake in return.

What the hell is going on?

"Crap!" I faintly hear my dad yell. I see him, my mom, and Uncle Jake rush towards us. Mom grabs me and Kierian, leads us out to the backyard, and into the forest. Uncle Jake is following with Dimitri and Heidi, and Dad with Aria and Tai.

"Mommy!" I screech in shock, "What's going on?"

"You're about to phase," Mom replies in a stressed voice.

I scream as my body begins to tear, my bones begin to shift. It hurts... so bad.

You know that feeling you get when you eat a lot of food, and then your back starts to hurt? Yeah, well, that's the pain I am feeling... times a hundred.

A/N: Thanks again to my Beta, TwilightHeart21! Also, I'd like to thank my friend mutlu134. She recently turned me on to a show called Beautiful People. It was cancelled sixteen episodes after it began, but it features Jackson Rathbone! So, if you want to see it, check out (just remove the spaces) http:/ www. youtube. com/ user/ saskiaj

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