I have no homework all this week which means more updates. That's something I'm extremely happy about because I really love writing this story and updating it. Okay I will now just shut up and continue with this next chapter. There will be a bit of OC's so don't mind them and if anyone would like to help create a Victoria and a Laurent that would really help. I already decided Jonah would be James.

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Chapter Four: The Shay Family

As my first period I had Geometry which I was actually doing well with at my old school so working in that class seemed easy for me. I had been silent the entire time which was a first for me and I ignored the stares I was receiving as I focused in on what the teacher was saying.

Next I had History which wasn't exactly my forte because I never enjoyed learning about a bunch of dead guys killing other people and stealing land if there were no other options. I know who the first president was and I know about the thirteen colonies, what else was there for me to learn?

Third period was a class I knew I would be enjoying for the rest of the year. It was my English class and my teacher was hot. He is married and has two kids though; like I would ever anyways. I did well in his class as well and he gave me that special welcome to class treatment like all the other teachers but it was better coming from him.

Now I had gym which had to be my favorite period out of my eight different ones. I was good at most sports so getting through this class would be easy. Today was basket ball day so, just to show off, I dunked the ball a few times and faked out a few of the other students. I got nods of approval from the school girl's soccer team coach who was my gym teacher.

"Nice job Puckett." She said with a satisfied smile. "And welcome to Lewiston." She added. I was panting from all the work I had just done but I nodded in recognition of her.

"Hey watch out!" I heard someone call. I turned around at the call only to get hit by a basket ball right in the stomach. It knocked the wind out of me and sent me to the ground. Some people laughed while others just stared.

"Oh my gosh are you okay?" Someone asked. I looked up to see a blue eyed girl staring back at me. Her hair was brown and long enough to reach her waist. I blinked stupidly before remembering she had asked me a question.

"Oh, yea I'm alright." I said pushing the ball away from me as I glowered at it. The hit had hurt but I wasn't going to say anything because I'm Sam. The girl held out a hand to me and I took the offering for her to hoist me to my feet. Once I was back on my feet she smiled kindly at me.

"I'm Dani Sanderson by the way and you're…" She trailed off waiting for me to fill in the blanks.

"Sam Puckett." I said nodding in her direction. She made an 'o' with her mouth as if a sudden realization came over her.

"Oh, you're the sheriff's daughter who moved here from Seattle. Pleasure meeting you." She said as her kind smile reappeared. This was the first person I have met today who wasn't getting on my last nerve. She should be proud of this accomplishment.

"Oh! Samantha I am so sorry I hit you with that ball!" A boy exclaimed coming up next to Dani. She smiled at him before rolling her eyes; she obviously knew him. He was tall, just like Ethan had been but he wasn't as lanky. He had blonde hair and green eyes and his expression looked apologetic and distressed at the same time. Normally I would have punched him by now for two reasons: calling me Samantha and hitting me with a ball, however he actually looked rather sorry.

"The names Sam." I informed him. He smiled sheepishly at his mistake of calling me by my first name. He was kind of awkward.

"Sorry about that then Sam." He said putting unnecessary emphasis on my name. I laughed dryly as my annoyance began to go up once again. Just when I thought things were looking up when I met Dani.

"This is Travis." Dani said gesturing to the blond boy. I nodded and Coach blew her whistle meaning it was time to head back to locker room and change back into our normal clothes.

"C'mon Sam we'll see Travis at lunch." Dani said pulling me towards the double doors that led to the stairwell that went into the girl's locker room. Travis went in the opposite direction and I let out a sigh of exasperation. Like I said…he was awkward.

At lunch I found myself sitting next to Dani and another girl who was engrossed in a book. She had curly ebony hair and brown eyes that were hidden behind glasses. She didn't look much like a dork but she was giving off the vibe that she was one. Sitting along with us was Travis and Ethan who were joking around with another boy who went by the name Aaron. He was bald and had chocolate colored skin.

"So Sam I would like you to meet Jeannette. She is basically the brains of this group." Dani said gesturing to girl with her face shoved in the book. Jeannette closed the book and looked at Dani with a blank stare before shyly waving at me.

"Hi, it's nice to meet you Sam." She said holding out a hand to me. I took it and we shook and I realized right then she wasn't going to be on my most annoying list like Ethan and Travis already were. Aaron was making his way to the list due to the fact that he was spending most of the lunch period trying to get a fry to flip off his nose and into his mouth.

The lunch room was loud and filled with laughter before there was a sudden shift in the atmosphere. As if like an automatic switch, the laughter died down and the loud talking turned to hushed whispers as everybody's attention went to the front of the cafeteria.

In walked in a girl with deep brown hair that looked like she had a stylist do it every morning and she had beautiful deep yellow eyes. She was dressed in clothes that looked more expensive than my house and her lips were pressed into a line as she scrutinized every single person who looked her way. What freaked me out was how pale her skin was. It wasn't normal to look that way. The way she looked and carried hersle fgave off that superior vibe; I didn't like her already.

At her side was a really tall boy with shaggy blonde hair and matching eyes and skin as the her which was surprising. He was dressed in a muscle shirt and baggy jeans as he towered over every single boy in this school. He smiled at the girl and she smiled in return as she hooked arms with him and they strode into the cafeteria in perfect sync with graceful steps. They were both dazzlingly attractive in practically every way.

"Who are they?" I asked under my breath as I narrowed my eyes at the obvious couple. I glanced over at Dani who also had her eyes narrowed in a similar glare. Jeannette rolled her eyes.

"The girl is Valerie Shay and the guy is Jake Shay. They're sorta together." Dani explained. My eyes widened in shock.

"But they have the same last name." I pointed out as another pair entered the cafeteria right after Valeria and Jake. It was a girl and boy again except this girl looked more pleasant.

She had deep brown hair that nearly looked black and cascaded over her shoulders perfectly. Her lips were pulled back into a smile and her deep yellow eyes that matched Valeria and Jake's sparkled with enthusiasm and optimism. Her skin was also sickly pale and I began to wonder if there was a sickness going around.

She was tightly holding hands with a dark haired boy whose wide yellow eyes darted from place to place frantically. He looked worried like a bomb was about to hit the school or something and just like the other two this girl and boy were amazingly good looking. They could pass off as models.

"That girl who seems to never stop smiling is Carly Shay and that's her boyfriend Shane Shay who always looks either in pain or constipated or both..." Dani said pointing in their direction. I watched as they passed our table to sit with Jake and Valerie. Carly automatically started laughing as she sat next to her boyfriend and leaned into him.

"But that still doesn't make sense. They all have the same last name but they're going out?" I questioned giving Dani a strange look. She shrugged.

"That's what I say every day." She said nodding in my direction. I twisted my face in confusion until Jeannette tapped my arm and decided to explain.

"They aren't actually related. The area doctor, Dr. Shay, he adopts orphaned children. Valeria and Jake were together before they were adopted and then he adopted Carly who fell for Shane instantly when he was adopted and their son Fredward was the first to be adopted." Jeannette explained. I nodded in understanding before another question came to mind.

"Wait there's another one? Who's Fredward and what kind of name is that?" I said as the cafeteria nearly went dead silent. I looked towards the door to have my questioned answered.

Standing there was a tall pale boy who looked completely oblivious to his surroundings and even in doing so he was amazingly attractive. My mouth gaped open a bit just at the sight of him; he had to be the hottest guy I have ever seen. He was dressed formally, yet casually and he seemed to be impossibly perfect in every way. His brown hair was messily spiked and what really got me were his bright topaz eyes; they were captivating. He had dark circles under his eyes though, like someone had punched him in both eyes but they didn't look like bruises; I knew what a good bruise looked like.

Dani's scoff brought me back to reality as the boy walked past our table and joined the rest of the pale looking Shay's where he belonged. I stared at him still while listening to what Dain had to say.

"To answer your question, that is Fredward Shay, the boy that every girl wants but can never get. He seems to be too good for anybody in this school, so it's all wasted efforts." She mused rolling her eyes. I glanced at her to see she was rather annoyed. I would be annoyed with that type of guy as well.

"You only say that because you had a crush on him." Jeannette said. Dani snorted in response to the statement and shook her head.

"It was a ten minute crush. The guy's an enigma!" Dani said raising her arms for emphasis. I glanced over at said enigma to see him smirking over in our direction, mainly at Dani. He couldn't have possibly heard what she had said, could he? His eyes landed on me and his smirk slowly faded. He cocked his head to the side as he stared at me as if he were trying to figure me out. I gave him a strange look in return.

Carly must have noticed his staring and looked over in my direction as well. She smiled at me kindly and soon the others were staring at me as well. I simply stared back, mainly at this Fredward guy who was still trying to read me. Valeria muttered something, her mouth moving so quickly I couldn't tell if she was forming words. As soon as she was finished they all turned away at once. I really didn't like her.

"So they're all adopted and by the area doctor." I muttered turning away from them and looking towards Dani and Jeannette. They both nodded.

"I still think having the same last name, living under the same roof, and dating is slightly illegal." Dani said crossing her arms over her chest in a stubborn fashion.

"They aren't related so its fine." Jeannette said shaking her head at her. "Doctor Shay is a miracle worker. He only doctors the people who live in the forested area though. He's also extremely handsome….just like his adoptive kids."

"He also has a dazzling wife and he looks way too young to be a doctor." Dani laughed lightly. Jeannette shook her head and went back to the book she had been reading earlier. "The Shay's keep to themselves, they never leave there little coven so don't put effort into them."

I nodded while cocking my head to the side to use my hair as a veil so that I could look towards the Shay table one last time without looking obvious. They were all looking at me once again which annoyed me. They were probably making fun of the new girl. I looked at Fredward (I hate calling him that) to see him staring intently at me.

His bright eyes seemed permanently locked on me and they were narrowed as if he were focusing. I wanted to yell at him for staring at him but I thought against it and just returned to my lunch.

"Let him stare." I muttered to myself as I took a bite out of my ham sandwich.

Well there is your vampire family. Oh and a special thanks to ANMProductions for giving me a character. I hope I made Dani in character with the proper traits. This is progressing pretty well so I will continue with updating so you don't have to wait long for the next chapter when Sam gets close to Freddie for the "first time". Thanks for reading and do what ya need to do and Pweez review

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