Chapter 11

I've looked through everything. I've actually learned a bit about Phoenix mythology. I heard a knock at the downstairs door - who the hell was here at 2- oh... it's almost 1pm. I've been up all night. Damn. I yelled down a, "Give me a moment!"

I scrambled to get dressed in some new clothes. I slid on a skull crop top, and a pair of black highwaisted jeans. Sliding on my shoes, while combing my short hair, and then I quickly brushed my teeth, and spit into the sink, before wiping away the dry running makeup.

And then I was back to my usual, ugly self.

I closed my laptop, and slid the letter underneath it, and then opened my bedroom door. Quickly, I jogged down the stairs, and opened the door, meeting the face of Liam.

I froze.

"Anna, I came to say that I was sorry." he apologized, glancing up to me, then back down.

I sighed, leaning against the door. "Liam, you don't need to be sorry. I shouldn't have tricked you, so how about we just forget everything between us, alright? The friendship, our supernaturalness, what I told you. Just forget it, okay? Hell, I only got a few more weeks until the Waters' get tired of me and call my social worker, and then it's sayonara to Beacon Hills, so I might aswell just fu-" I was cut of by Liam grabbing my cheeks and kissing me softly.

He pulled away, and I felt a massive blush run to my cheeks. "What was that for?" I whispered, quietly. "I thought about what you said, yesterday. All last night while I was chained up to that pole, I thought of you." he stated, softly. I just nodded, opening the door for him to come in.

"Can I show you something?" I asked, as he walked into the house. He nodded softly, before I grabbed his hand and pulled him up the stairs, and into my bedroom.

I turned around to see him gaping. "Damn, this bedroom is huge." he muttered, causing me to let out a soft chuckle. I walked over to my laptop, and pulled out the explanation letter, and handed it to him. He cautiously took it and looked up to me.

"I found it in one of my mom's old shirts. Thing is I've worn that shirt before, and these were never there. It's like my supernatural side triggered it, or something. I want you to read it, it tells you what I am." I said, softly. He nodded gently, before unfolding the letter, and quickly reading it.

I sat down beside him, and pulled my knees to my chest, while I leaned against the window. "So you're a phoenix? As in the fire bird?" he said, looking over to me. "Not exactly. It says in there that I'm a hybrid, or something. I'm half-fire phoenix, and half-winter phoenix." I say, wrapping my arms tighter around myself.

"You remember when you got bit, and I burned you?" I asked, glancing up to him. He gently rubbed his arm, then looked up to me. "You were scared?" he asked, looking over to me. "Actually, I was terrified." I sighed, placing my chin on my knees.

"And that screech, was you too?" he asked. I nodded, "I still don't know what that was. I guess it was the phoenix's instinct of something. I had absolutely no control over that." I muttered.

He let out a small laugh, causing me to look up to him. "What?" I asked with a soft laugh in my voice. He pointed to my necklace, which I glanced down to, and saw my hand wrapped around it. I blushed, softly. I really hope he didn't notice.

"You always do that when you're nervous, scared, or angry." he chuckled softly, looking back down. "Liam, what I said at the boathouse, I-" I began, but then ringing cut me off.

"So sorry." Liam said, scrambling out his phone, and answering it.

"Hey mom."

"I'm at Anna's."

"The girl next door."

"No, please don't do that."

"Mom."

"Fine. I'll ask."

"Okay, see you in a few minutes. Bye."

I played with my necklace, softly, before he glanced over to me, and sighed. "My mom wants to know if you want to come over for dinner?" he asked, staring at my carpet.

I just shrugged. "Sure, why not?"

Liam glanced over to me with a surprised look on his face. "You actually want to meet my family?" he asked, which I nodded, softly. "You sure?" he asked again. I just nodded, before swinging my legs onto the floor.

"Okay, c'mon." he stood up and offered me a hand. "You're cold again." he sighed, before we walked out my bedroom door. "The winter phoenix. I'm calm, so it's made the fire dormant, and take over. In the letter, my mom said that over time, I could learn to control it, but not instantly." I explained softly, before he opened the front door, and we walked out, and over to his house.

He opened up the door to his house, and called to his mom, that he was home. Liam's mom walked over to us with a huge smile on her face. "I'm Brenda. You must be Anna, right?" she quired, with this joyful tone in her voice. I nodded quickly.

She chatted us up, before Liam spoke up, "Hey mom, can I give Anna the tour?" She nodded, before asking if I was a vegetarian, and I said no, and she said something quickly, before walking back into the kitchen.

Liam gave the the tour, before showing me to his room. It was your normal teenage boy room. A queen size bed, a caged closet, a flat screen TV, and Xbox 360, and a ton of video games stacked beside it.

I saw CoD: Black Ops II, and immediately grabbed it.

"You play?" he asked, stepping closer to me. "Hell yeah I play. At one of my old foster homes, that I actually liked, my foster brother and I played this all the time. I always beat him at it." I smirked, glancing up to him.

"Oh you're on." he shot me a smile, grabbing the case, and turning on the Xbox and TV, putting in the disk. He handed me a controller, and we both sat down, and began the game.

It had been an hour, and the score was 7 to 3. I was kicking his ass at this. I decided to let him win this time.

"Finally, I beat you." he groaned, setting down his controller onto the carpet. "Yeah, finally." I grinned, setting mine down to. We both leaned back against his bed, and sighed.

"Thank you." I whispered, almost silently. "For what?" he asked, glancing over to me.

I just stared up at the ceiling. "For being my friend. I don't know how long it's been since I've felt this human."

I saw him nod out of the corner of my eye. "I couldn't agree more."

"Liam! Anna! Dinner!" I heard Liam's mom call from down stairs. He stood up, and offered me a hand. I took it gently, and he pulled me up. I glanced up to his bright blue eyes, and then I felt a huge blush across my face, and I let go of his hand and motioned for us to go.

We walked down the stairs, and ate dinner.

I hope I didn't embarrass myself. Especially around him. Or his parents.

Hey guys! Sorry I didn't update last week! I was super busy trying to catch up with studying, because the teachers I have have been riding our asses for final classes! Why is 7th Grade so hard!?

Anyways, today in my 2nd Block (English), we had a project due, and that is one of the two classes I have with my crush, who I can not talk to without freaking out. So we had to convince the people in the class individually to read a book we read, so of course I sat by one of my my really good friends, and did it. Then he (my crush) sat in front of her.

She starts laughing at me, while I trying to 'convince' this person to read my book, and I went blank. I forgot everything about the book, the characters, I even forgot my name for like a split second. And that's all while he started talking. He has this higher pitch, but at the same time lower pitched voice, and you can distinctly pick it out of a crowd, and I was freaking out.

So, my right leg always wraps around a desk leg, and his foot hit mind and I went blank, and I quickly undid my leg, and turned completely around, and wanted to cry.

Like what the fudge?

I get embarrassed super easy. I'll tell you something. I'm not exactly the prettiest or skinniest girl. I weigh over 200 pounds, and I'm 13! I've been trying to lose it, but yeah.

I'm self conscious.

But is that bad that I completely lost my mind when he spoke?

And to top that off, one of my BEST friends, J (which is what I'm gonna call her because she will kill me), got asked out by my crush's best friend. She said no, but they are so cute together! They are like the Glenn and Maggie of the school, just Gender swapped. My crush's best friend is your average white boy, and J is Asian, (Japanese). [I know Glenny is Korean! Shhh!]

So yeah. I'm gonna shut up now.

I love you guys! If you actually read this, congrats!

Anyways! If like this chapter, PUNCH that favorite and follow button in the FACE, and maybe drop a review(that would be awesome), LIKE A BOSS! And I will see all you dudes, IN THE NEXT CHAPTER!

-Erin

(how's 'bout a round of applause for JSE? No, okay. :p)

I hope to god that J won't find this. She will kill me. Literally. D: