Disclaimer: I do not own L. J. Smith. I never will. Maybe someday. :Sniff, sniff: Anyways, on with the story!

Roses are Red

Book One of the Poem Duology

By: Sapphire Legend

Chapter 1: The Fourth Wild Power

"Let's study for the science quiz after school at my house," Sixteen year-old Lea suggested quietly to her best friend Marisa.

"Sure, why not?" Marisa asked as the two girls walked out to the field for Marisa's cheerleading practice.

Lea Stotler had blonde hair so blonde it looked white. Her hair was wavy at the bottom, and beautifully layered. She had a very shy personality and very pretty aquamarine colored eyes. She was smart, first chair flute in band, and very wealthy.

Her best friend, Marisa Shiw, was also very wealthy. Her long brunette hair cascaded down her back, and forest green colored eyes. She was also very smart, cheerleading captain of the cheerleading squad, and had an outgoing personality.

Both girls came from old, wealthy families. It was a wonder how those two could get along so well and stay best friends.

Marisa was more protective of Lea when the boys started to tease her. Lea was very supportive of Marisa when she led the cheerleading team. Lea talked very quietly, and Marisa would listen. The two girls had been best friends since elementary school, and were inseperatable.

---Outside-----

Ash Redfern, Rashel, and Quinn were outside, hidden in the bushes, talking.

"She's the fourth Wild Power." Ash declared firmly, as if he had just climbed to the top of Mount Everest.

"Which one. The blonde or the brunette?" Rashel asked.

"The blonde." Ash said.

"The brunette." Quinn said at the same time.

"It's the blonde." Ash said.

"No, it's the brunette." Quinn retaliated.

"Maybe we should ask Thierry." Rashel said.

"The blonde!" Ash yelled, standing up.

"The brunette!" Quinn retorted, also standing up.

"Shut up!" Rashel yelled.

The guys shut up and sat down while Rashel called Thierry on her cell phone.

"Which one's the Wild Power, the blonde or the brunette?" Rashel asked.

"You mean Lea Stotler and Marisa Shiw. Not the blonde and brunette that you're staring at. They're at the other side of the school, at cheerleading practice.

(Ash and Quinn fell down anime-style.)

Lea Stotler is the blondish whitish haired one. She's got aquamarine eyes. Marisa Shiw is her best friend. She's the brunette with forest green hair.

They're both very wealthy, and smart, so you'll have to be careful.

Oh, and we found out that there is a vampire who works for Hunter around the area. His name's Alex Blackthorn. He's very powerful and comes form an old family." Thierry said, sending over a picture of Alex Blackthorn.

Alex Blackthorn was very handsome. He had spiky gelled black hair, looked like the bad boy type.

"Uh oh… the bad boy type…" Quinn muttered.

"He looks tough… not…" Ash muttered.

Wham! Rashel slapped both boys on the side of the head.

"OUCH! What the heck was that for?" Both boys exclaimed.

"Don't judge someone by how they look. Alex is way more powerful than anyone you've ever encountered before." Rashel said quietly, her eyes seeming to flash.

"You've encountered him before?" Ash asked out of sheer curiosity.

"My gang. Half of them were slaughtered before you could blink." Rashel replied, closing her eyes. The she opened them. "Anyways, we should start looking for our girl before she gets caught by Alex."

The three of them went to the other side of the school, where they spotted a bunch of cheerleaders chanting. In front of them was a brunette, and sitting on one of the benches reading a book was a blonde.

"Found them." Quinn said quietly.

"Checkmate." Ash said at the same time.

---Cheerleading Practice---

While Marisa led the cheers, Lea sat on one of the benches reading a book. "Isa… I'll go get drinks. See ya later." Lea said quietly, so that Marisa wouldn't mess up.

"Sure. Can you get me a… strawberry soda?" Marisa replied.

Lea nodded, and went to the cafeteria, ordering two strawberry sodas.

---Outside---

"Damn…" Quinn muttered.

"I'll follow her. Let's split up." Rashel quietly suggested, and was gone.

Quinn followed Marisa and Ash explored the school.

---Rashel---

She casually walked into the school cafeteria, stood next to Lea, and ordered a coke. Then she sat down at one of the tables near her.

"Hey, I haven't seen you around. You new?" A soft voice asked.

Rashel spun around to see Lea. "Y-Y-Yeah… I'm new. I come here tomorrow with two other friends of mine." Rashel stammered.

"All right. See you around." Lea turned to leave, then turned back again and said, "If you want, you can come with me to the cheerleading practice. They're really good."

'Perfect! What better of a way to watch the fourth WP than to go with her?' Rashel thought. "All right," Rashel said aloud, then proceeded to follow her to the cheerleading area.

---Quinn---

He walked casually into the cheerleading area and sat down on one of the benches. He put on a pair of shades and relaxed.

Then the brunette came over to him. "Girls, keep practicing the pyramid until I call break." She said.

The girls rushed to obey her command.

"Name's Marisa. Haven't seen you around. You new?" She asked.

"Yeah. Exchange student. My name's Tyler Wilson. My best friend James and girlfriend Shelly are gonna transfer over here. Me too, tomorrow." Quinn introduced.

"Oh, look! Lea's back!" Marisa suddenly squealed in delight, making Quinn turn around to see Rashel and a blonde. Ash headed towards them in another direction.

"Three exchange students?" Lea asked softly. She spoke so quietly that even Quinn had to strain to hear her. Marisa seemed to be able to hear her just fine.

"Yeah, three. This guy's Tyler Wilson. She's Shelly, his girlfriend. And that blonde heading towards us is probably James, his best friend." Marisa replied, taking a strawberry soda from Lea, who held two.

"Yeah…" Quinn said slowly.

"Well, it was nice knowing you. We'll see you tomorrow. I hope you're joining our class." Lea said quietly, smiling.

Her smile was beautiful, and she looked like an angel bathed in light.

---Normal P.O.V.---

"I already called for our ride." Marisa said.

A sleek white limousine pulled up at a driveway.

"Our ride. Perhaps you'd like to come over to my house for some refreshments?" Lea asked politely.

"Uh… sure." Ash said hesitantly.

"John, please bring us, all five of us, home, if you please," Lea said simply.

"Of course, madam. All right, kids. Hop on in!" John said cheerfully.

Everyone climbed in: Ash, Rashel, and Quinn in the back; Lea and Maria in the front.

Lea turned on some anime music, to which Marisa and (to everyone's surprise) she sang to.

The anime song went something like this:

"I'm lying, I'm dying inside!
Don't forsake me, death, just take me…
Only you can stop me now…
The flower wilted long ago…
I came alive when got pricked by that rose

Through my smiles I know
I've taken yours away
My heart leads me into
the path… the path of betrayal..

Living deception
Is the life I'm leading now..
Someone please save me,
I can't stop, I don't know how!"

"How many cups of sugar does it take to get to the moon?" Marisa asked.

"Three and a half!" Lea replied quietly.

"How many cups of sugar does it take to get back to the earth from the moon?" Marisa continued.

"Seven!" Lea replied.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah-e yeah! Yeah-e yeah, yeah!

Why do you looks so familiar?

I can swear that I have seen your face before!

I think that I like that you seem sincere…

I think that I'd like to get to know you a little bit more!

I think there's something more…

Life's worth living for!

Who knows what could happen?

Do wha'cha do, just keep on laughin'!

One thing's true, there's always a brand new day!

I'm gonna live today like it's my last day…

Yeah, yeah, yeah-e yeah! Yeah-e yeah, yeah!

How do you always have an opinion?

And how do you always find the best way to compromise?

We don't need to have a reason…

We don't need anything…

We're just wastin' time!

I think there's something more…

Life's worth living for!

Who knows what could happen?

Do wha'cha do, just keep on laughin'!

One thing's true, there's always a brand new day!

Who knows what could happen?

Do wha'cha do, just keep on laughin'!

One thing's true, there's always a brand new day!

I'm gonna live today like it's like my last day…

Find yourself, cuz I can't find you…

Be yourself… who are you?

Find yourself, cuz I can't find you…

Be yourself… who are you?

Who knows what could happen?

Do wha'cha do, just keep on laughin'!

One thing's true, there's always a brand new day!

So you go make it happen!

Do your best, just keep on laughin'!

Tell that you, there's always a brand new day!

Who knows what could happen?

Do wha'cha do, just keep on laughin'!

One thing's true, there's always a brand new day!

I'm gonna live today like it's my last day…"

They started singing the song from Under My Skin, track nine, by Avril Lavigne. Marisa sang the yeah part while Lea sang the rest. The rest of them stomped their feet and clapped their hands in rhythm with one another.

John clapped. "It was… marvelous! Astounding! Miss Lea, you could go into show business!"

---Later---

"Oh, we're there." Lea said, pointing at a huge white mansion with white rose designs. The mansion was as big as Thierry's mansion in Las Vegas, and just as luxurious. There was at least five floors, if not more.

A maid opened the door, curtsying as the group stepped inside. "Welcome home, Miss Lea," She said, as other maids lined up on either side, all curtsying and saying "Welcome home, Miss Lea," in unison.

Lea smiled and mentioned for the others to follow her.

"Perhaps refreshments, Miss?" One of the maids asked.

"Iced tea and cakes, Rebecca," Lea said, then added, "Rowana, please make sure that the master bedroom is clean," Her eyes narrowed down.

Another maid curtsied and ran upstairs with some cleaning supplies.

"Rowana is mute." Lea said simply.

"Miss, perhaps this dress? Oh, and Miss Marisa, your room is prepared," Another maid called.

"Oh, um…" Lea quickly glanced at Marisa, who nodded.

"We'll go change. You can watch T. V. or ask one of the maids to give you a tour of the house or John can bring you to the courts to play tennis or basketball or whatever sport you like," Lea said.

---Ash, Rashel, and Quinn ---

"Basketball!" Ash said.

"Let's grab a tour. It'll make Thierry's job much easier." Rashe suggested.

"Let's grab a bite to eat first," Ash said.

"Ash, for God's sakes, you're a vampire!" Quinn groaned.

---Normal P.O.V.---

Lea and Marisa came downstairs a few minutes later. Marisa wore a white tank top with a sophisticated pattern on it and a light green colored skirt. Lea wore a pink t-shirt with a red rose on it and shorts. Both girls wore tennis shoes and carried a pair of flip-flops.

"You up for tennis? Two on three." Marisa said, throwing her flip-flops outside. Lea did the same.

"Uh… sure," Quinn answered.

"Then we can go for a tour of the house," Lea said quietly.

---At the Tennis Courts---

The tennis ball bounced back and forth between the courts. Lea and Marisa played Home. Rashel, Quinn, and Ash played Visitors. John played Referee.

"I serve!" Lea threw the ball up in the air and slammed it down towards Ash, who ran, tripped, and missed.

---Later---

"Home wins!" John called a few hours later.

Lea and Marisa changed into flip-flops and started stripping their clothes.

"Um… shouldn't you be doing that inside a room?" Ash asked.

Lea and Marisa stood in swimming suits, both girls wearing bikinis. They tied their hair up, placed their clothes on chairs, and jumped into the pool, warming up and doing laps.

---Ash, Rashel, and Quinn---

They sat on benches. Rashel called Thierry and told him the whole situation.

"AHHH!" Lea suddenly screamed.

All three looked up, surprised.

The two girls were tangled in something and a man stood at the water's edge. He looked familiar…

Author's Corner: So how was that for Chapter 1? This is my longest chapter ever! I'm so happy! Oh, and the title of this story is from the Valentine's Poem, as we all know. This story will have two parts. I hope you guys like it, and will review telling me to update. I was originally going to make this story a oneshot, but I changed my mind. Anyways, on to chapter two!