Title: Only Human

Disclaimer: I don't own anyone except Andre, Erik and Marie.

(A/N~ O.K everyone. Get ready for this one. This story came to me in a
dream, only in the dream, I was Val, but I thought it'd make a really good
story. I'm about to show you the type of dreams I have. Their not all about
this subject, but there all just as trippi. This is definitely different
than anything I've written before. I really hope you like it! Without
further ado¦)

PART ONE
ONLY HUMAN

CHAPTER ONE: MYSTERY MAN

Val sat in English class with her best friend Caitie. They heard there was
to be a new student in school, and that he was absolutely gorgeous. They
chatted it up until the bell rang. While Mrs. Ryan was writing that days
lesson on the bored, Jamie, who sat behind Val and Caitie leaned in to join
the conversation.

"Hey, I heard he came out of a mental hospital, and he's still a little,
you know." Jamie said as he twirled his finger next to his temple.

The girls both looked at each other and laughed. "Come on Jamie, if he
wasn't fully recovered, do you really think that they'd let him out of a
mental hospital?" Val insisted.

"Well, probably not, but if he's as gorgeous as you all make him out to be,
he better stay away from my girl." He stated turning to Caitie.

"Jamie, you are so jealous." She returned mockingly.

"Hey, I just don't want to see some weirdo guy coming after you, and it's
not, not likely to happen considering how beautiful you are."

"Oh don't give me that. You're jealous and scared." They both gave each
other half smiles. "And I think it's totally sexy!" She pulled him into a
kiss, and as they released, they smiled at each other, completely
forgetting everyone else around them.

Val tried not to stare, but she couldn't help it. Caitie and Jamie were
completely lost in each other, and she wanted to have that more than
anything in the world. She once thought her and Tyler Connell could have
had a love like that. They definitely liked each other, anyone could tell,
even them. But neither had the guts to admit it, and before she new it,
Tyler was off to France. His mom and step dad thought he'd get a better
education there, and a stronger opinion on the world outside of Kingsport.
But Val was his world. If only she'd known.

Val sighed and looked down to he flat of her desk.

"Excuse me Mr. and Miss Waite, but maybe you'd like to get back to class
now?" The teacher interrupted, and they turned around, a little embarrassed
from suddenly realizing they weren't alone. Val gave a half laugh, and
Caitie shot her a evil look. Val turned and smiled to herself.

Half way into class, when everything was silent, and Val was half asleep, a
wave of whispers spread through the room. Val turned to try to find what
was going on, and she froze, as the most beautiful man she'd ever laid eyes
on entered through her English class door. Even Jamie had to stop and look.
This guy wasn't just good looking, he was perfect. She couldn't find a
single flaw on his body. No, a single flaw would've torn the rest of him
down.

He stopped at the door, put one arm up above his head, and leaned it on the
frame of the entrance. He scanned the class room, winking as he moved his
head, and Val swore he was winking at her, but so did every other girl in
the room.

"I'm guessing you're the new student I've been hearing so much about?" The
teacher suggested. He nodded his head. Every move, every action, was
perfect. "You can take a seat next to Ms. Linear." She pointed to Val's
desk, and again he nodded. Val stopped breathing. She watched as he slowly
moved his way over to the empty desk next to her own.

The teacher went on about her lesson, being more interested in it, than
him. He turned to Val who was still aimlessly staring at him. "Hi. I'm
andre." His voice was deep, and Val tried to answer, but couldn't. So she
attempted a smile and looked away.

He kept staring at her, and eventually looked back to the teacher. A few
minutes later he looked back to her. "So, what's your first name?" Still
she couldn't answer. She looked at him. "I know this, I know this!" She
thought. "O.K, so, maybe we should just stick with Ms. Linear then?" She
made a pathetic whimpering sound, completely having no control over
anything any more.

"Her name is Val." Caitie said, then leaned back into her desk.

"Val huh? That's pretty. Well Val, I guess we'll be sitting next to each
other for a while now, so we should become more aquatinted, don't you
think?" She just stared. Perhaps she nodded her head yes, he couldn't
really tell. "Well, maybe we'll start tomorrow." And with that, he gave his
focus back to the teacher.


Later that day, Val and Caitie were talking at their lockers. "I dont know
what happened Caitie? I mean, I always greet new people, take them around
school, and I never have any problems. Caitie, I melted when he talked to
me. I turned to Jell-O. A really weird Jell-O too. He's never going to talk
to me again."

"O.K, first off Val, he's like the most gorgeous guy that ever set foot in
America, and second, he said he want's to get to know you better. Wait till
tomorrow. He'll talk, and you and I will work on your talking ability
skills tonight at my house. Moms making my favorite, spaghetti and meat
balls, so we'll have to work at my house."

"Did I hear someone say that, what's his name is the most gorgeous guy
ever?" Both girls turned to see Jamie behind them.

Caitie replied, "Well, I expect you want me to say something like, oh, not
cuter than my man, but that might inflate your ego or something, so I trust
you know how I feel about you."

"Yeah but Caitie, a guy likes to hear about it once in a while?"

"Yeah, cause of their hormonal machoism, and their can't get enough of
themselves nature."

"No Caitie, cause were human." And with that, he angrily walked away.

"What was that about?" Val asked.

"I don't know. Maybe he's all shaken up about this André guy. Typical."
She shoved off the thought of Jaime, and went back to her locker. "My house
tonight?"

"Yeah sure. I'll come by after work. Save me some spaghetti."

"No problem." And Caitie walked away leaving Val to ponder at her locker.

When she looked up, she saw him across the hall. How could any one person
be so amazing? She wondered. He had to be Hawaiian, Maybe even fully
Hawaiian. His eyes were the darkest she'd ever seen. Almost so dark, they
looked black, but if you studied them, you could see they were a blue. His
skin was perfectly tan. Smooth and creamy. She couldn't find one freckle,
one scar, or even a zit. He had to be at least 6 foot, and his muscles. Not
to bulgy, but boy was he built. His body was perfectly proportioned, and
perfectly symmetrical. His clothes style was something you might find out
of an Abrocami and Fiche Magazine. (Not sure how to spell that)

He turned his head and saw Val. He flashed her an award winning smile. He
waved to the people he had been talking to, and then made his way over to
Val. "Hi, Val." He said so sweetly, and with even a fun tone. Again she
melted and couldn't speak. "Well, Maybe I'll try again tomorrow. You know,
I'd really like to talk to you. I think you're very pretty, and I've been
asking around about you, and people say you're very nice. A great combo.
Well, I'm a very nice guy to, you may come to find, and when you start
talking to me, maybe we could go out for coffee or something?" He waited a
while, and when she didn't answer, he kissed her cheek, and walked away.