I tried to make this chapter really long.

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Ch. 4 Decamping and School

"We are not the only beings on this planet that have the ability to live forever," Keegan continued, "There are others. Some are shape shifters. Some are spell casters. And some are blood drinkers."

Sera was frozen with shock. What is she saying?! She thought, Am I really supposed to believe there are such things as shape shifters and witches? And what about the blood drinking? I suppose there are vampires too?

She would have thought it was all a joke, but the look on Keegan's face told her otherwise. It was calm and serious. It must be true.

"Now you are of our status, you must to be able to identify these creatures and, if they threaten you, how to effectively destroy them. By all accounts, the witches are easiest to kill. The only things that keep them alive so long are their potions and rituals. But, they are also the hardest to identify, since they look like regular humans. You must catch them in the act of spell casting to be sure of what they are. Or you could consult the fire. It will never lie to you"

Sera was concentrating on Keegan's voice so fully that it shocked her when Edana spoke up. "But do not become dependant on the fire. It will never lie to you, but it can be tricked into believing lies others tell it. Also, it cannot know the essence of that of which it has not seen. Remember that."

Keegan continued with her instruction. "There are two categories of shape shifters. There are true shape shifters and then there are werewolves. Their only difference is the way they become wolves. When shape shifters lose control of their emotions, they transform. Werewolves only change during the full moon. Unlike what you have heard about them, silver doesn't cause them any discomfort. You can kill them like any other creature, but they heal amazingly fast. So kill them quickly and make it irreversible. It's not as easy as it sounds. They are strong and fast, but we are nearly their equals in those areas. All shape shifters give off excess body heat, so it's easy to tell if one of them is near us.

Vampires are the easiest to recognize. They are pale, cold, and amazingly beautiful. They are fast and strong. Their senses are better even than ours. And, in addition to that, some have enhanced abilities. I've met some that can read every thought you've ever had with one touch, and another that can cause you immeasurable pain with one glance. Their eyes are red from the blood that is their food. Killing them is nearly impossible for most beings. All we must do is call upon the Todesfeuer, the death fire.

They can be destroyed with normal fire, but as you know, the Todesfeuer is impossible for anyone to be put out except for the one who summoned it.

There is a certain royal family of vampires, the Volturi, who make sure that the secret existence of vampires doesn't leak into the human's world."

Sera sat there for a few seconds, taking it all in. "How do you know so much? About vampires and shape shifters?"

Keegan blushed. "I, um, knew a vampire years and years ago. The Volturi learned of our relationship and killed him because they thought he told his secret to a human. When they found out what I was, they took me with them back to Volterra, that's where they live, and there I had access to all of their information."

Sera understood. There was a whole other world that she hadn't known anything about. Until now. Now she was part of that world. And she liked it.

They were riding comfortably in the black corvette that Keegan had rented, on their way to their new house in Forks.

They pulled into the driveway of a small but comfortable looking two-story house. It was made of dark red brick, and the minute she saw it Sera knew she would love living there.

Sera got the front room with a window seat looking out over the street. She sat down and gazed out the window. Although it was starting to get dark, she could see as well as she would have if it were the middle of the afternoon, thanks to the change. She let her mind wander, thinking about school the next day.

It was bound to be boring. She had already been through high school once. The only difference would be that Keegan and Edana would be there with her. They were posing as triplets. Still, the day was sure to be horrible.

She yawned and laid down on her bed that had only been delivered hours before, and fell asleep.

The next day was cloudy. Sera woke up to Edana yelling up the stairs, telling her it was time to get up.

She dressed quickly, throwing on whatever was closest, and ran down the stairs to get some breakfast. Her speed still surprised her. Laughing, she ran into the kitchen.

"Why are you so cheery this early?" questioned Edana, who was eating a granola bar and pulling on a coat.

"I'm just still getting used to all of the changes," Sera replied also taking a granola bar. "Where's Keegan?"

"Waiting in the car. Apparently I was supposed to wake you earlier and now we're going to be late."

Edana grinned and grabbed Sera's hand. "Come on. Let's go."

The parking lot was nearly full when they pulled in. They walked into the building with a sign saying Front Office. Keegan led the way in. They walked up to the counter. It seemed slow to Sera now, but it was just human paced.

"Hi, we're the Calem triplets. We're new here." Keegan said to the red haired lady behind the counter.

"Oh, right. We've been expecting you." She brandished a handful of sheets at them. "Just have your teachers sign this slip," She handed them each yet another piece of paper, "And bring it back here at the end of the day."

They smiled at her and walked out of the office. They had their first three classes and their last class together.

Most of the morning was uneventful. It was when Sera walked into her first class she had alone that she noticed something strange. There was one person in the room that had an elevated body temperature. At first she thought the person was running a fever. But then why would a sick person be at school? She thought back to Keegan's tale. Could there be a shape shifter at the school?

She handed the slip to her teacher who signed it and told her to take a seat in the back of the room. When she got there and sat down she scanned the room, trying to pinpoint the source of the extra heat.

There! In the second row there was a girl who looked about 16 or 17. She was beautiful, with pale skin and curly, bronze colored hair. She had clear brown eyes and was looking at Sera with a confused expression on her face.

Sera was confused too. Who or what was this girl? She had the temperature of a shape shifter, but the pale skin and beauty of a vampire. Thank goodness lunch is next. I need to consult Keegan and Edana, She thought.

All through the class she kept glancing at the girl. When the bell finally rang, she jumped to her feet and was out of the door, maybe a little faster than a human should move.

Sera waited outside the doors of the cafeteria for her family. They turned the corner and ran to Sera.

"We have something to tell you," Keegan said as soon as she was in hearing distance.

"Me too,"

"Well in our last class there were two vampires. One was a big and strong looking male, and the other was a blond female. But the strangest thing was that their eyes weren't red. They were golden."

"Well in my class there was a girl with bronze colored hair that had the body heat of a shape shifter, the pale beauty of a vampire, and regular brown eyes like a human!"

Keegan frowned. "We don't know who these people are, but I don't think they'll harm us. And we don't have any reason to harm them. Now, let's just go have lunch, shall we?"

They all walked in through the doors and froze. It was worse than they thought. A couple of vampires would have been no problem. But there weren't just a couple vampires, there were six, the strange girl, and a shape shifter.

What kind of town was this?

So now there are finally some Twilight characters! They'll officially meet the Cullens in the next chapter. Please review!

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