Disclaimer: I don't own DP, Kelley Armstrong does. Unfortunately, she also owns Derek and the other characters except Zara. I made up Zara, although she's based off me. Except my eyes aren't purple. But I wish they were, because that would be cool. I'm only disclaiming once, because I'll forget. Yeah.
Oh, and thanks to all the people who reviewed. And also some people put it on story alert. Thanks. A lot. But could you pretty please review, so I know what you like? Seriously, even if you say it sucks, I'll take it as constructive criticism. I'm actually really surprised that people even read it, since I am younger than most people who update stories. Also I'm really sorry if I don't update often, because my mom says I should get out and exercise, and she would be really pissed if she knew I was making fanfics, though my friends tell me that I'm more "Hermione-like" in character. I'm rambling now, so I'll stop. Here's the chapter.
TPOV
I liked Zara. She was the only person who confused Derek, and he looks hilarious when he's confused. She was interesting, and I was itching to know about her. Dinner was nice, though I was kind of mad that she could enchant all the plates and glasses for such a long time. I could only have enchanted one or two, and only for a minute. But it was alright, because I met lots of sexy guys there. I kind of had my eye on that DJ, and he was her brother, so it was okay, I think. But I didn't get a chance to talk to him because after dinner, everyone wanted him to dance with Zara.
"Come on, sis, you love to dance!" a tall boy with light brown hair, said.
"Yeah, but not with my brothers," said Zara, "and Mason's an idiot."
"That hurts, sis!", the dirty blonde, sexy DJ, we met earlier said. Apparently his name was Mason. I would have to remember that. (Sorry, this is Tori after all) "Please?" He did an adorable puppy dog face. How could she resist, even if it was her brother? Turns out she can't.
"Fine," she muttered. Mason grinned widely, and the tall boy yelled, "Hey, guys, Zara's gonna dance for us!"
This was met with a lot of cheering, and I heard her mutter, "Right Jacob, go ahead and announce it to the whole world!"
I laughed. It was a long time since I had laughed, since I had been on the run for a while.
DPOV
I heard the tall boy, Jacob, start up some waltzing music, and Zara began to dance with Mason. It was amazing, beautiful, flawless, perfect. Her body moved so fluidly, like water. I can honestly say she was the best dancer I had ever seen. She was light on her feet and elegant, like she was made of air. The dance was indescribable, hypnotic, and dream-like. Her every movement was flowing and graceful, like those of a swan. It was a work of art, smooth, sweet, and wonderful. Next to me, Simon was sitting, breathless and wide-eyed, in rapture. The dance ended and Zara sat and caught her breath. Everyone was yelling for another dance, including, to my surprise, Tori. Odd. But Zara and Mason went back out on the dance floor, this time doing a salsa.
This dance was vastly different than the first one. Zara's movements were sharper, though none the less graceful for it. This dance was dirtier, wilder, and sexier. No, I thought, I can't say she's sexy, my heart belongs to Chloe. But you could tell that they were definitely having fun. This dance was more energetic, lively, full of life. Zara's eyes sparkled as she spun, and they ended the dance with a low dip. I laughed as Simon let out a low whistle and murmured, "Spicy!" I have got to get them to teach Chloe and me how to dance like that! People asked for them to dance more but Zara flatly refused.
She mingled, making her way over to us. She smiled and said, "Do you guys want to have introductions now, or tomorrow?"
CPOV
"Now," Derek grunted, "get it over with."
Zara's lips twitched in a smile, and she led us into a big living room, with two long beige couches and two short ones arranged in a rectangle around a glass coffee table. Our lot sat on one of the long couches, all seven of us sitting comfortably side-by side. At the end, Andrew and Kit were chatting amiably, relaxed in the atmosphere. Aunt Lauren was shooting dark glares at Derek, while Simon, sitting next to her was staring at one of the other girls. Tori, likewise, seemed obsessed with one of the boys, namely Mason. I leaned into Derek, who was sitting on the other side of me.
Five girls flopped on one of the short couches, while five boys did the same on the other one. Zara sat on the top of the long couch opposite us, with Mason sitting on the cushion at her feet. Two boys and a girl sat to his right, and the same sat to his left, with two more girls perched on the armrests of the couch. I noticed that Zara had changed into sweatpants and a T-shirt, as had Mason. Huh. She must have used her magic.
Once everyone was settled, Zara called for attention. "Hey, guys, we have some new people at the safehouse, so we're doing intros. Andrew, do you want to start?"
"Sure, Zara. I'm Andrew, a sorcerer, an ex-Edison group employee, and I used to lead a safehouse but they found it and burnt it down."
"Hey, I'm Kit, a sorcerer, ex-Edison group employee, Derek and Simon are my sons."
"Uh, sorry to interrupt, but I can read minds, and from what I can hear, you should probably tell Tori, um, what you have to say, Kit." This came from a redheaded boy sitting next to Mason. He looked uncomfortable.
"Yeah, Kit, you should tell them, it's really awkward sometimes." Derek looked at me curiously, and turned back to his dad.
Kit fidgeted. "Um, Tori, uh, the guy your mom married, uh, wasn't your dad. I was. You and Simon are half-siblings."
"WHAT?"
They both started screaming at Kit for not telling them, not noticing the other people in the room. Kit was backing into the couch cushion, his face red. Derek laughed softly. I looked at him and he murmured, "They act like siblings, so I'm not surprised they are."
"OI! Tori, Simon, chill. Flame, you're a moron, you should have given them privacy," Zara said, smacking the redheaded boy. "Anyway, Lauren, would you mind introducing yourself?"
"Yeah, I'm Lauren, I'm not a supernatural, but I am an ex-Edison group employee, and Chloe's my niece," she said, glaring at Derek.
"I'm Simon, a genetically suppressed sorcerer and I like movies, comics and drawing. Kit's my dad, Derek's my brother, and Tori's apparently my half-sister," a pointed look away from Kit, who sunk into the couch.
"I'm Tori, a genetically enhanced witch-sorcerer cross, and I like shopping. Kit's apparently my dad, and Simon's apparently my half-brother," she glared down at her feet.
"I guess it's my turn. I-I'm Chloe, a genetically enhanced n-necromancer. I like directing m-movies, and Lauren's my a-aunt." Shit, I hate my stuttering.
"I'm Derek, a werewolf, I'm dating Chloe, so back off." Wow, so eloquent. But that was Derek for you.
TPOV
"'Kay, I'm Jacob, I'm a werebear, and I like food." So that was the tall guy's name. He was cute, but he was like four years older than us and I still had my eye on Mason.
"Were-bear?" What? I was curious.
"Like a werewolf, except I turn into a bear." He rolled his eyes.
"I'm Jace, and I'm a half-demon that sees the future. I like reading and music, and I play the guitar." OH MY GOSH! Jace was so smexy! He had light brown hair that fell into his adorable dark blue eyes. He was totally better than Mason.
"I'm Ethan, and I'm a genetically enhanced vampire. I like blood, and David's my twin brother." Ewww. Blood. But they were good looking, I guess. They had dark brown hair and grey eyes. The only difference was that David was tanned and Ethan was pale, like Chloe.
"I'm David, and I'm a shaman." Huh. Same attitude as Derek. They would get along great. Like seriously, they had the exact same expressions on their faces.
"Hey, I'm Sam," said a blonde boy with a huge, cheesy grin on his face, "and I'm not sure what I am, everyone thinks that I'm like a quarter demon or something, but I can sense people's emotions. And I like oranges."
"I'm Ella, and I'm a witch." This came from a girl with long blonde hair on one of the short couches, "I like running."
"Nat. Shaman. I like soccer and Roni's my sister," a girl with short spiky red hair said.
"I'm Roni, they don't know what I am yet, I just have the ability to fly. I like cinnamon." This came from a girl with green hair that was cut like a boy's.
"I'm Claire, a witch, I like winter." I was happy there were two other witches but they didn't seem like me.
"Brooke, necro." Wow, even more Derek-like. But she was a necro like Chloe. Weird. But finally we were gonna talk about the people on the long couch across from us. Odd, but they seemed like siblings, or something like that. They spoke from left to right.
"Ani, half-demon of air. Zara's my best friend," said a girl with pale blue eyes and platinum blond hair. "Aqua, water half-demon. And Zara's my best friend!" This time a girl with long wavy brown hair and piercing blue eyes. "I'm Spark, an fire half-demon. Zara's my sister and my best friend!" shrieked a pale redheaded girl. "Clay, earth half-demon, and I'm pretty sure we're all Zara's siblings so that argument doesn't do anything," a dark-skinned, black-haired girl remarked, with a roll of her eyes, "and anyway, I'm probably her best friend."
"Sorry to interrupt, and thanks, guys, I feel really loved, but hurry up! I love you all, you're all my best friends, happy? Good. Avir, go."
" 'Kay, I'm Avir, and I'm a half-demon of air," drawled a boy who looks exactly like Draco Malfoy. Mmm Yummy! "Arlen, half-demon of water," smirked a tall boy with dark brown hair. "Flame, half-demon of fire, obviously," remarked the redheaded boy from earlier. "Chip, half-demon of earth." This came from the tall brown haired boy who asked Zara and Mason to dance.
"I'm Zara, obviously, and this is Mason. Ani, Aqua, Arlen, Avir, Chip, Clay, Flame, Mason, Spark and I are all siblings, of a sort. We came from the same experiment. Mason and I have unique powers, and they're hard to explain, so I'll just tell you about the experiment we were in. Oh, and I know you're bursting with curiousity, since I can read minds. The reason I own this place is because I am seventy-three years old." A bitter smile crossed her face as our jaws dropped.
What do you think? Sorry if it's confusing, but I did the best I can. Hehe… Anyway, I'm kinda excited! But I might not update for a while because my mom is like obsessed with me swimming and exercising and stuff. Yeah. So I'll start working on the new chapter ASAP, but it might not be up for a while. Luv ya all, -Cari.