Surprise?? Heh-heh

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Mr. Brown was still not back yet so we had a sub. Thankfully, this one was not a demon trying to kill me. The sub turned on a movie, seeing as today was presentation day and the real teacher was not here, so I was stuck watching The Little Mermaid.

"Psst." Kim jabbed me with her pencil. "Raven - can we talk?"

I looked at Kim out of the corner of my eye. "About?"

She rolled her eyes in exasperation. "You know what I'm talking about! C'mon, we need to talk."

I sighed and nodded. "Fine. How about I join you and the rest of the Scooby Doo gang at lunch? I'll answer your questions then, yeah?"

Kim laughed softly and nodded, "Sounds like a plan."

I squinted my eyes at her before looking back at the screen, watching as Ariel brushed her hair with a fork.

X.X.X.X.X.X

I met up with Tessa as per usual at the cafeteria doors. The blackette was radiating with energy as she approached me.

"Hey Tess," I greeted suspiciously, looking at her. "What's got you so happy?"

She giggled. And I mean giggled. "Seth is the best guy in the world."

I smirked. "Oh really?"

She nodded, almost swooning. "He's just so sweet, and funny. And muscular."

I laughed, covering my mouth with my hand to keep it from being that loud. "You are such a sap!"

Tess looked at me with a smirk and a raised eyebrow. "Says you, Miss Googly-eyes-at-Paul."

I scoffed as we entered the lunchroom. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Mmhmm, sure." I followed my sister to the lunch line, feeling like having a snack for once. "By the way, I won't be at the lunch table today, I hope that's fine."

"It's cool, 'cause neither will I." I replied, getting a flabbergasted look in return. "What? I have other people I associate myself with."

Tessa gave me an pointed look. "You mean friends?"

"Sure." I shrugged, looking at an assortment of fruits before deciding on an orange. "So, who are you sitting with?"

Tessa has a mischievous glint her eyes. "Seth and his friends."

"What a coincidence. I am too." I said, taking the orange to the check out so I could pay for it.

After paying for it, I looked back at my sister. She seemed a bit shocked. I smiled to myself before going to join Kim, who was frantically waving me over.

"Hey Raven!" Kim happily greeted me as I sat down next to her. The other boys gave me a wave, Embry and Quil saying hello with a mouthful of food.

"Hey." I replied, looking to see who all was here. I was sitting at the edge of the table with Kim to my left and Jared next to her. In front of me was Quil, and to the right of him was Seth, then Paul and Embry.

"Where's Jacob?" I asked, wondering where the teen who did not like me was.

"He's dealing with a... situation up in Forks." Jared answered, picking up his burger and taking a huge bite out of it.

I narrowed my eyes. "Oh, really? And what kind of situation?"

Jared gulped under my gaze. "Uh - nothing. There's no situation whatsoever. Yep, nothing."

I continued to stare at the boy. His eyebrow twitched and I knew I was making him nervous.

I shrugged. "Okay."

Embry gave me a quizzical look. "So what was that thing the other night? You called it a hellhound, I think, right?"

I nodded as I began to peel my orange. "Yep. A hellhound a creature from the Underworld. It's like a dog, but a hundred times more deadly and scary. My father gave me one on my twelfth birthday. I named him Louis."

Quil let out a snicker. "You named it Louis?"

"Yes, and Louis can rip your arm off with simple tug." I replied, taking an orange slice and biting into it.

Quil snapped his mouth shut and looked down at his food. Kim laughed, giving me a high five.

Tess joined us after that, squeezing herself between Seth and Paul. I wasn't jealous. I have no idea what you're talking about.

"Hey Rae, nice to see you again." Tessa laughed at her little joke. "Boys, Kim."

Everyone gave their own form of greeting, and soon everything went back to normal.

"So what about the sword?" Embry asked, leaning forward.

"Oh, um, her name is Isolde, it means "ice ruler". She's made of Stygian Iron and can damage any mythological monster because of it." I replied, taking another orange slice.

"Wait," My sister intervened, "They know?"

I nodded.

"How? And why?" She asked, looking confused.

The group of boys looked at each other in panic, Seth especially. Luckily for them, I was a master at coming up with excuses. "I saved them."

The group looked at me, now in shock. I continued to explain, "A few days ago, I was taking a walk when I was attacked by some empousai. These boys were walking along and saw what was happening. The empousai saw them and went after them. I killed them before any of them could get hurt."

"Really?" Paul and Tessa asked at the same time, Paul sounded amused while Tessa still looked surprised.

"Don't you remember, Paul? You, Jared, and Quil all ran like babies while Embry, Seth, and I handled the monster." I taunted them. "I'm kinda surprised, because Seth was the real hero. He distracted them so I could kill the dang things, Embry was the one who kept the three of you from wetting yourselves."

Kim held back her giggles while the others turned red. Tessa looked at Seth, her eyes wide. "Is that true?"

Seth gulped, his face turned red. "Y-Yeah, I guess it is."

Tessa smiled at him, and the two lovebirds cuddled close together. I ignored the knowing look Paul was giving me and ate my last orange slice.

"I - I did not hide like a coward!" Jared announced, looking at his girlfriend, and then us. "Just for clarifications, I did not hide like a baby!"

"Of course you didn't, Jared." Kim said to him reassuringly. "You're the manliest person I know."

Everyone at the table laughed, including me. "It's cool you guys can see through the Mist, me and my mom can, but my dad can't."

Everyone looked at Tess.

"What's the Mist?" Paul looked back at me, his brow furrowed.

"The Mist is something that keeps mortals from seeing the monsters. They might see an old lady instead of a chimera or a kindly one." I informed the group. "Like with my sword, the Mist would make ordinary people see a gun, or a knife instead."

Embry nodded. "Speaking of the sword, how did it disappear like it did?"

I held up my hand, "My ring is like a suitcase for my sword. I tap the jewel in the middle and Isolde appears in my hand. I tap it again for it to disappear."

Embry gaped. "You are so gonna have to show me that."

Quil looked at me in awe. "My family is so cool."

"I can show you more after school, if you'd like?" I asked, gathering the peelings from my orange together.

Embry and Quil nodded, "Wanna meet up at Sam Uley's place?"

I looked to Tessa, who gave me a nod. "I'm hanging out with Leo, remember?"

"Oh, yeah." I nodded. "Sure, Uley's house it is."

X.X.X.X.X.X.

After I dropped Tessa off at home, I shadow traveled to the Uley's. I showed up in a closet of sorts, the small room had coats and a few bags filled with winter clothes in it. I opened the door and found out I was in the hallway closet. I walked out and down the hall, towards he sounds of laughter and Quil's whiny voice.

"I had that first, Jared!" Quil shouted, fighting over what seemed to be a piece of chicken.

Jared smiled. "I don't think so, Quil, superiority always wins."

"Share with your brother," I saw Emily walk towards the group of boys with a plate of cookies. She handed at least five to Quil before setting them down on the table. Quilt stuck his tongue out at Jared, who glared at him in response.

I walked into the room fully, getting everyone's attention.

"Hey, Raven." Emily greeted, coming over to me and giving me a smile. "It's been a while, huh?"

I nodded. "Yes, it has."

Paul stood up, offering me a cookie, "Want one?"

I took the cookie. "Sure."

I bite into it and I almost moaned. It was literally the best snickerdoodle I had ever had. My eyes widened and I looked up at Paul. Pail laughed at me. "I know, right? Emily is the best cook I've ever met."

Emily blushed. "Oh please."

I swallowed the bite of cookie before saying, "Emily, I swear on the River Styx that this is the best cookie I have ever had."

Everyone looked at me in confusion. "By swearing on the River Styx, you have to mean it and you can't break the path you just made. Otherwise you could die or be terribly punished." I turned back to Emily. "So these cookies are literally killer."

Emily laughed nervously. "Well, thank you! That means a lot."

I gave her a small smile and went back to nibbling my cookie. Suddenly the sound of a motorcycle was faint until the sound was right outside. The engine was cut and everyone stood up and began to walk outside. I stood by Paul at the window, raising an eyebrow at the pretty brunette Jacob stood next to. I recognized her from the picture in Jacob's room.

"That's Bella." Paul told me. "Jacob has a crush on her."

I nodded. "She's pretty."

I watched as Jared gave Quil a noogie, and the others laughed at the two goofballs. I began to wonder what they were talking about, so I decided to walk outside and meet the famous Bella.

"Fun, isn't she?" Jacob asked as Leah walked off into the woods.

"Bella! Hi!" Emily walked over to Bella, giving her a hug. Sam walked up from behind Emily, wrapping her hands around her. The boys looked at him, asking him a silent question. Sam nodded. "We're good. She won't be getting in our land anytime soon."

The pack whooped and hollered in celebration. In celebration of what though, I wonder?

I decided to join them then, "Who's she?"

The boys jumped, and Bella looked at me curiously.

"No one." Paul said, appearing behind me, his chest almost touching my back.

"Sure." I replied, staring at the girl I had yet been introduced to. Bella looked uncomfortable, but who could blame her? I have been told I can be pretty intimidating.

"Oh, right," Jacob said. "Bella, this is Raven Morgan. Raven, this is Bella Swan."

Bella gave me an awkward smile. "Nice to meet you."

I looked her up and down. She didn't look like a threat. She didn't even look like she could snap a pencil. Deciding to speak to her, I said, "He has a picture of you in his room."

Bella gaped at me, Jacob blushed, and the other boys all laughed. Sam chuckled, pressing a kiss to Emily's cheek. Paul chuckled and I felt him move closer to me, his front was now indeed touch my back.

And this time, I didn't pull away.