Disclaimer: I do not own the Sinclairs.

"Took you long enough," spat a boy already sitting in Vincent's truck. Vincent ignored him for once and mentally replayed one of the love songs Evelyn had sang…

The next morning Evelyn was stuck with a teacher doing homework. At 7:50 she walked to homeroom. She ran into Vincent and the brown haired boy. Evelyn hugged Vincent.

The boy spat, "So you're the slut fucking my brother?"

"Excuse me!" yelled Evelyn.

"Oh where are my manners? I'm Bo, Vincent's… brother."

"I cannot believe such filth is related to him."

"I cannot believe that such filth is related to me!"

"Ugh! I can't believe this. Bye Vincent, I'm going to homeroom," said Evelyn before storming off.

"Damn she's hot," muttered Bo, practically drooling.

Evelyn dozed off in homeroom and when the bell ran she ran to PE. She got changed and went up to the gym. She saw a few of her friends. She went up to them. They said hi and then ignored her. The teacher said that they were to play dodgeball; boys against girls. Everyone lined up and Evelyn looked in front of her to see Bo!

"You are going to fucking die," she spat at him.

The teacher blew the whistle and Bo ran for the balls. Evelyn ran backwards and did nothing, but dodge balls (mostly from Bo). Thanks to this she was the LAST person on her team. When she realized this she grabbed a ball and threw it at the opposing team, hitting a girls leg. She continued throwing ball, getting hit once. But it was on the head so she was still in. Finally it was just Bo.

"CATCH A FUCKING BALL!" came angry yells from her team.

Evelyn wasn't going to do that. This was personal and she wanted him to get out. For five minutes the two threw balls back and forth, always dodging at the right time. Both teams were getting very anxious and the teacher watched in amusement. The teacher checked his watched and announced that it was time to go. The kids went to change, groaning because they wished they could have played more. Evelyn ran along with them, ball in hand. Bo did the same and when they were inches apart, he threw a ball towards her thigh. She barely dodged it, jumped up and nailed him square on the nose. He stood there in shock as she ran to her locker room. She got changed and the bell rang. She walked out into the pool hallway. The only working light in the hallway flickered and went off. Evelyn could barely see. Suddenly she was thrown into a wall. She looked in front of her to see Bo.

"What the fuck was that back in there?" he yelled at her.

Evelyn didn't answer. Instead she leapt at him, her nails scratching his face. He punched her in the face, hitting her lip. Evelyn could taste blood. He dodged at her and she jumped on top of him. He fell to the floor, his leg at an odd angle. Evelyn briefly looked up to see a group of students gathering. Evelyn kneed his face and stood up, putting her hands in front of her. He dodged at her and she tried to run. He grabbed her legs and threw her to the ground. Then she felt something sharp go into her upper thigh. She kicked him hard in his groin and saw him drop a knife. Evelyn dodged for it, but some of her friends took her by the arms and drug her away. Some kids were doing the same thing with Bo.

Finally her friends got her calmed down and cleaned up. The tardy bell rang and they all ran to class. Evelyn had Literature. She hobbled in and luckily the teacher wasn't there. She saw Vincent and sat next to him. He expected a smile and a hello, but he got none.

She put her head down on the desk and muttered, "I can't believe you are related to that bastard." She looked up and saw that he wanted to ask 'What happened now?' or something like that.

"Your idiot brother and I ended up getting into a physical fight. I believe that he'd be worse off if he hadn't pulled a knife on me. My lip was bleeding and I have a gash on my thigh."

"Every quiet!" yelled the teacher causing everyone to jump. "To get ready for our new book, we are doing a partner project. I will let you pick your partner, so don't make me regret it. You will be given a topic and will research it. Then next week you will present your finding in a speech."

Then the teacher went around giving topics. Of course Vincent and Evelyn were together. They got conscientious objector. They spent the period on their computers researching and talking on SecondClass about the fight. Vincent e-mailed Bo and told him that he had to drive himself home. After school Vincent gave his brother the keys while Evelyn sat under her tree. Bo usually wasn't aloud to drive because his mother didn't trust him. When Evelyn's mother came she introduced her to Vincent and her mother let him get in. She didn't find him freakish, because she herself had a fake eye. It was on the same side in fact, so she felt a connection with him. Evelyn was happy about this.

Evelyn and Vincent had spent a great deal of effort on their presentation. By 5:30 PM they were done.

"Let's take a walk," said Evelyn.

They went outside and walked around. The sky was cloudy and a big bang of thunder frightened them both. Evelyn talked to Vincent about her life and before he knew it, they were at a graveyard. Evelyn led him to a mausoleum. She sat down and closed her eyes. A smile crept onto her face. She opened her eyes and saw that Vincent was still standing.

"Come, sit," she said patting the ground near her. Vincent did as told and she rested her head on him. His arm found it's way around her waist, but after a few seconds he took it back like it was on fire. Evelyn sighed and they sat there for a bit longer, just looking out over the gravestones.

"I come here to think," she said. "It's usually pretty quiet."

Then they sat there a while longer until another bang of thunder shook the ground.

"We should get back," she said.

Vincent immediately stood up and offered his hand. She took it and thanked him. Then they walked back. It began to pound rain as they entered an empty street. They both stopped and Evelyn looked up at the sky. She closed her eyes and opened her mouth and arms welcoming the rain. She began to spin in circles, smiling widely. Vincent watched her. He loved her smile. He just wished he could tell her how beautiful she was.