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Elfin69: Yay, family. Edward reaction in this chapter! Secrets!

CHAPTER FOUR: Ever Since We Met, That Regret Is You

Admittedly, the makeshift family was shocked, but they soon shook it off. "Not at all - " "- hello vampy-wampys." Fred & George chorused with a friendly salute. "How is it being - " " – undead today?"

Neville looked disapprovingly at his boyfriend. "Ignore them, they . . . like to joke."

"Well it is refreshing to have some people who aren't scared of us. I'm Alice," the spiky haired vampire was easily excitable.

"Harrison. This is Drake, Luna, Neville, Fred, and George." He pointed at each one in turn.

"This is Jasper," she pointed to the one beside her with slightly long blonde curls and black eyes, the boy nodded slightly with a pinched expression. "Emmett," was a burly brown haired boy with a large smile that threw off the threatening physique. "Rosalie," a beautiful blonde who was watching them with a cautious but appraising look. "And Edward," the last was a boy with hair similar to Harry's but golden and more stylized. By now Harry had accepted his gay tendencies and was currently checking out this handsome boy, then he felt a smooth probing at his occlumency walls.

Harry's head jerked as he looked around and searched for the possible threat but soon turned narrowed eyes on Edward. "What did you do?" He snarled.

Edward's eyes widened. "Harrison, I . . . Its – "

"He can read minds." Alice interrupted Edward earning a dirty look from him.

Harry quickly stood up and scowled. "Don't do it again. Stay out of my head!" He started to walk away.

"Harrison . . . " Luna breathed out in a slightly exasperated breath. "Stop. Breathe." So he did. "Edward doesn't know . . . It's part of his nature to read your thoughts."

"Most of the time I can't control what I hear, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you." Edward's voice was calm and genteel.

Harry looked back and quickly scrutinized the group and then his tense shoulders dropped. "And I'm sorry for overreacting." Harry walked back and sat down. "Anything else?"

"I can see the future and Jasper can sense as well and influence people's emotions, not control them completely." She quickly added.

"Thank you for telling us." Draco replied, ever the polite one. "What about you two?"

"I'm just incredibly strong," Emmett's voice was only slightly arrogant, "Rose here is just drop dead gorgeous."

"Yes you are," Draco complimented and Harry agreed.

"I can feel the future," interjected Luna. "It's a bit different from yours, Alice. I don't have visions or anything," Harry flinched, "but I just know things that will happen."

"Interesting," smiled Alice. "I think we'll be great friends."

"Yes, I agree," Luna's smile was eerily similar.

"Great. Now there's two of them," grumbled Harrison.

"Double the annoying," agreed Edward.

Then the bell rang.

"Well, vampy-wamps - "

" – this has been - "

" – fun, but we must - "

" – make our exit."

"Rosalie, Emmett – lead - "

" – the way." And so the four 'seniors' left.

"Do they always talk like that?" Asked Jasper quietly with his slightly southern drawl.

"Yes." The group all chorused.

The juniors then walked together to their respective classes and Edward started the next conversation. "Harrison Black, right? Do you have any family around here?"

"Well sorta, we were adopted, me and Drake, and the family here is very distant to my godfather. I'm assuming you're trying to discreetly ask if we're shape-shifters, huh?"

The vampires looked surprised. "We call them werewolves." She said with a small scowl.

Draco laughed. "Trust me, those mutts are not werewolves."

"We should know, our other father is one." Harry added.

Now they were significantly startled "You live with a werewolf?" Edward whispered, containing a growl.

"Yeah, he's a moon wolf, ya know. Susceptible to the full moon and all, perfectly fine until then." Harry explained."

"Well . . . He's a bit randy the week before, just have to disinfect all the counters." Neville added. At this the group laughed, confusing Edward and Jasper even more, while Alice looked alarmed, yet was smiling. They walked into class and the incriminating conversation stopped.

The group stayed together for the rest of the day and rejoined the seniors in P.E.

At the last bell they said their goodbyes and separated into their respective cars and drove home.

AN: So... There's that. Sorry for the delay, graduation is coming up and I've been CRAMMING. So, YAY.

Chapter Title: Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met . . . ) by Panic! At The Disco