Hey everybody! I know it's been a couple days but I'm back! Thanks for the reviews and I know I constantly say this but, I hope you like the chapter. And to answer Umbra2129's question, I haven't read The Gathering, but if you recommend it, I'll definitely look it up:) Enjoy!

Chapter 13: Sweetness

The whole Benny and I being "acquaintances" thing didn't exactly work right away, but I guess what they say is true. Rome wasn't built in a day, right? My parents gave me permission to get out of the house that Saturday, so I could help clean up the cafeteria. I sat at an empty table scrubbing off bits of smushed broccoli and carrots. I had been there for almost a half hour before I heard Benny come sauntering in.

"Your late," I said not bothering to look back at him.

"Sorry…sweetness." I immediately turned around at those words. Sure enough "Benny" stood leaning against the cafeteria door with a black leather jacket on while biting down on a toothpick. "Miss me?"

"Where's Benny?" I said trying to create more distance between us.

"How am I supposed to know?" he replied. "And besides wouldn't you rather have me around. Don't most girls like the bad boy type?"

"I don't," I said crossing my arms. "And why would I want the Benny knockoff? I barely want the real Benny around."

"I think we both know that's not true," he whispered. He was now only a few centimeters away from me, and I could feel my heart beginning to race. I kept telling myself to pull away but I felt frozen to the spot. "Tell me you've never once thought about me ... him ... us, and I'll leave you alone." I thought for a moment hesitating to say anything. I would have been lying to myself if I hadn't admitted to having feelings for him when I was younger. But unlike most people, I was okay with lying to myself. I opened my mouth to speak but before I could, Evil Benny shoved his mouth onto mine.

At first I wanted to pull away, and I tried but he wouldn't let go. After a couple of seconds, the kiss became almost comfortable. Not thinking about what I was doing, I kissed him back passionately. Pull away!, I screamed in my mind. Pull away!

"Sorry I'm- Wow!" I pushed the brunette off me and looked to see the real Benny with his mouth wide open in shock.

"Hey Benny," I said with a small guilty smile on my face. "W-What t-took you so long?"

"I thought I would pick up some snacks…" he trailed off showing us the grocery bags in his hands while looking over to his twin. "Is that…."

"Hey goodie-goodie," Evil Benny's smirk grew larger.

"Benny," the original nodded. Then he corrected himself and said, "Evil Benny." Benny put down his bags and then placed his hands in his pockets. "Look why don't you get out of here. I really don't want to stare at the two of you making out. Cleaning up all the goo in here is bad enough."

"Chill, alright," Evil Benny said. "I was just leaving." He winked at me before he sauntered out of the room.

"Are you blushing?" Benny asked.

"No," I lied, but I could feel my face continuing to heat up out of embarrassment.

"You are a horrible liar," he said. "Why is it you want to be an actress again?" I smiled and threw a clean sponge at his head. "Hey, be careful with that. You could start a fight."

"I'll take the windows, you do the tables," I ordered grabbing an old rag and some window cleaner.

"Yes ma'am," he joked giving me a salute. As we got to work, Benny sighed and said, "You know I could just use a spell to clean all this up."

"Ethan said you would suggest that," I turned away from the window to look at him. "He also said you would end up burning the place down."

"You know just because Ethan doesn't trust me, doesn't mean you shouldn't," he said dumping his sponge into the foamy water in his bucket. "After all he doesn't trust you either."

"Actually," I started. "Ethan and I talked all that out. He promised not to go all brother bear on me anymore."

Benny didn't say anything; he just went immediately back to his work. The suspicious look on his face was what set me off. "He told you to come after me, didn't he?" My anger was rising quickly.

"Okay, yes," Benny responded seeing my face turning redder than a tomato. "But he had a vision and he knew you were in trouble, and I told him I would go save you."

"I could have handled it," I said stomping over to him.

"I told him that," Benny said trying to save himself. "But he looked so worried, and he's my best friend. Plus it would have been your first time handling the supernatural and believe me the first time is always the hardest."

"Then teach me," I said.

"Huh?" he breathed out of confusion.

"Teach me how to handle all this supernatural stuff," I said. "I know it'll be easier after the change on my birthday, but I want to be prepared."

"You're sure about this?" he said.

"Yep," I replied.

"Okay, but first you have to do something for me," Benny said. "Say, 'teach me the force, oh Jedi Master.' Oh, and then bow."

I rolled my eyes and mumbled, "Teach me the force, oh Jedi Master."

"Now bow," he nodded. I regrettably did, and watched him hold in a laugh.