Hello my duckies! Just thought I'd let you guys know that I'm going on vacation today. I'm going to my family's cabin for the weekend, and then I might be going to my cousin's for a while. I don't know how long I'm going to be gone so I thought I would give you what I had for the next chapter. I know it's short, but that's all I have done at this moment and I just couldn't leave you with nothing. I would feel guilty. I promise I will write a lot while I'm gone so when I get back I'll have a couple chapters to post as the very least. Hope you guys don't hate me too much!

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Chapter 4: Humans

I walked into my English class a few minutes early and settled into my seat quickly before pulling out my notebook to doodle as I waited. There really wasn't much to do. On principle I didn't go to class early. That left me with too much time to think about things I didn't want to think about. And it was more a nerd thing to go to class early. Call me picky but I didn't need—or want—that reputation. People would ask me to do stuff for them…and I'm sure you know the story. I just didn't want to risk it. And yes, ok, I'll admit it. I have my pride.

And yes I am aware of the saying 'pride come before the fall'. What can I say? I live dangerously.

"Hi, my name is Sarah."

I blinked and looked up at the pretty blond girl who was sitting in front of me. I smiled tentatively at her. "Viviane."

She smiled brilliantly at me. "So how do you like Spencer so far?"

I shrugged, hiding my panic. Why did everyone in this school try to talk to me? Did they have no respect for my wishes to remain apart? "It's ok," I mumbled at last.

"I remember my first few days here," she said with a laugh. "I was so scared and I was sure everyone hated me. But I got over it really fast thanks to my boyfriend and great friends."

I nodded not quite sure how to reply. "Lucky gal."

"So I was wondering if you'd like to have lunch with my boyfriend and my friends. I'm sure they'd love to meet you."

I hesitated. I liked my lunch times alone. It set me apart from the others so I wouldn't become attached, and I was able to get more schoolwork done. Besides that it was my tradition. My tradition. I didn't want to sound greedy or anything, but it was mine! I frantically tried to think of a polite way to refuse, but none came to mind. Reluctantly I nodded.

"Ok, I don't want to be a bother."

"Its fine, Viviane. My friends would love to meet you!"

I smiled uncertainly at her and let out a small sigh of relief when the teacher called us to order and started talking about today's lesson. I turned my attention to taking notes and ignored the people around me, trying not to think about my future lunch.

My morning classes passed too quickly for my state of mind and all too soon a very excited Sarah was dragging me to the cafeteria. I tried to plaster a cheery mask on my face, but it didn't work so well. All I managed was a nervous smile.

"Hey guys!" Sarah chirped cheerfully. "This is Viviane. Viviane, these are my friends Kate, her boyfriend Pogue, my boyfriend Caleb, Tyler and Reid."

I blinked at the last two boys and smiled icily at Reid, then a more genuine smile at Tyler and the others. "Hi."

"Hey." They said at once, smiling cheerfully at me.

The girl, Kate had dark skin and hair, but looked very friendly Her boyfriend Pogue had longer brown hair and sat with one arm wrapped around Kate. Caleb had shorter, spikier, dark hair and gave Sarah a quick peck on the cheek before grinning in a friendly way at me. Tyler smiled at me, but Reid just looked at me strangely.

"So Viviane. Where did you move from?"

"Boston."

Sarah laughed. "Really? That's where I moved from."

I smiled slightly and sat down on the bench, ready to high tail it out of there if things got too awkward. I didn't want to connect to these people; it wasn't safe for them! "It's a small world."

Sarah laughed and bit into an apple. "It sure is!"

"So, Viviane. How do you like things here at Spencer?" Caleb asked.

I smiled politely, hoping this wasn't going to move into a full blown interrogation. "It's nice. I like it a lot more than I thought it would." I grimaced and plucked at my skirt. "Though I can't say anything good about the uniform."

They laughed and dug into their lunches. We talked about all sorts of things from the teachers to places that they suggested I see while here in Ipswich. And despite my inner warnings I began to relax and have a good time. That's probably why Derrick appeared in the first place. God forbid that I should ever have time to relax and not have something bad happen.

"Hey there, Viviane. Did you miss me?"

I stiffened and set my water bottle down on the table. "Yes," I said sarcastically. "I totally missed having a psychotic, moody teenager stalking me."

Derrick smirked. "I know you love me Viviane. You don't need to pretend anymore."

I rolled my eyes and turned to face him. "Is there something you want?"

"Yes. I want you."

I clucked and shook my head mournfully. "I'm sorry, let me clarify. Is there something you want that you might actually get?"

I heard someone snicker but I didn't turn to see who it was. Derrick's eyes narrowed and my instincts immediately forced my senses into high alert. I had to force myself not to let the Demon take over.

Derrick leaned closer to me, his eyes flashing dangerously. "Careful, Viviane. Or you might find yourself attracting unwanted attention. You wouldn't want that now would you?"

My eyes narrowed and I glared up at him. Was he hinting about my plan Omega? How did he know about it?

Derrick chuckled at my expression and leaned in even closer, speaking so softly only I could hear. "I know a lot of things, Viviane. You'd be surprised at how much I know." He glanced at the others who were watching us with rapt expression, ready to interfere at the slightest sign. "Continue playing around with the humans. We'll meet again. And when we do, I won't be so nice. You've had your chance, Viviane. I won't let your father keep you to himself. You're mine."

My eyes widened with shock and I was about to ask him questions when he straightened and walked briskly away, leaving me stunned and with a million questions. Talk about a dramatic departure.

"Viviane, are you all right?" Sarah asked worriedly.

I blinked at looked at the others who were staring at me. "Um…yeah. I'm fine." I stood up and took my tray. "I need to go and talk to one of my teachers. See ya guys later," I muttered and I hurried away.

XXX Reid POV XXX

I watched Viviane walked quickly away then turned back to Caleb, triumph in his eyes. "I told you there was something funny about her."

Caleb sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "I did have a funny feeling about her," he admitted. "What about you, Pogue?"

Pogue shrugged. "I might have felt something about her, but I'm more concerned about that guy who talked to her. What was his name? Derrick?"

Tyler nodded. "Yeah, I don't like him either. My instincts just shriek at me to either kill him or run away."

Reid smirked at his friend. "Why Baby Boy. I didn't know you had instincts."

Tyler rolled his eyes. "Shut up Reid. This is serious."

Reid immediately stopped laughing and turned to Caleb. "What do you say? You heard what Derrick told her right?"

Sarah looked curious. "What did he say to her? I didn't catch it."

Reid rolled his eyes. "He said something about not attracting attention, meeting again, not being so nice next time, and something about her father. That he wouldn't let him keep her to himself or something?"

Caleb looked troubled. "He said something else."

Reid blinked. "What else did he say?"

Caleb looked at his friends and swallowed hard. "He said 'continue playing with the humans'."

Tyler blinked. "But that hints that…"

"She's not human," Caleb said grimly.

The group sat in silence and tried to absorb that. Finally Reid broke the silence. "So now what do we do?"

Everyone turned and looked at Caleb. He frowned and thought about if for a moment then looked up.

"We're going to have to talk to her. I'll see if I can catch her after school."

"She's been hiding her identity probably for her whole life, Caleb," Pogue spoke softly. "I don't think she's going to tell you anything."

Caleb nodded and rubbed his eyes. "I know, but I'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt anyways."

"And if she doesn't talk?"

Caleb sighed then stood. "Then we're going to have to resort to drastic measure." The bell rang a second after his final words and the group of teenagers quickly dumped their garbage then went to their next class.

So there you go. Again sorry that I won't be able to post for while, but I still want lots of reviews! Just because I'm going away doesn't mean there are excuses for you!