Hey there, guys! Here we are again with yet another not completely planned chapter. *sighs* Let's hope it goes well.

Enjoy!

It shouldn't hurt Benny as much as it did watching Ethan with his other friends, enjoying his time. It hadn't even been a week since he got to know him yet it still hurt him so badly. He thought he could trust him, but things weren't always what they seemed to be.

"Hey, Benny, why is Ethan with those jerks?" Rory said from behind him.

This was going to be hard to explain. Though there were a few words that he could say so he won't bother with the whole story. "He's the weapon." He eyes wouldn't even leave Ethan as he said that. Two years he had been hiding this secret while he knew theirs.

It took Rory five seconds before he got it. "Oh." Benny moved his eyes now, trying to see Rory's reaction. His friend's eyes widened. He whispered, "He's evil?"

"He claims he's not. Says he believes that Jesse's the good guy." He snorted. "Yeah, right."

"Wow." He never thought Rory would ever admit to anything obvious, but the next words that came out of his mouth surprised him. "He's either dumber than me or he just hates Anastasia."

Benny laughed. "You finally admit that you're dumb."

"My mom says I could actually be smart if I turn on my brain, but who does that anymore?" Then he flashed his usual goofy smile. "Anyway, let's forget about He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named."

"Who? Voldemort?" He joked. He was trying to seem happier, but he still couldn't forget about the pain. And that kiss in the car. Especially that kiss. Maybe Ethan still cared for him. That was enough to give him hope of getting Ethan on their side.

"Well, I think Voldemort would be a better teacher than Mr. Peterson." Even if Ethan was out of his reach, he still had Rory close to him. Maybe it was barely enough and he wanted the boy who he got to know these past few days, but he could go on for the day with just Rory.

Because the day was kind of dull and sad, Benny decided to make his slow, uneventful walk to match the mood. His mind was blank for the moment and his eyes only focused on his feet. Everything was peaceful.

That was until he heard talking from a distance. Wait, no. That noise came from his right. Where the woods were.

Carefully, he walked towards the source of the noise, knowing how risky this could be. A vampire could be there to attack him but he didn't care as long as he was quiet.

Up close, the noises coming from whoever it was were clearly yells at someone. "And you told him?" A pause. "He didn't even show any sign of doubting who or what you are and you just told him?" That voice. He knew who it belonged to. Jesse. And the topic was obvious.

"I'm sorry."

He got closer to get a look at what was happening. The best place to hide was… well, nowhere, so he used his magic to disguise himself. This way, Jesse couldn't hear him if he made any noise and he couldn't see him. At first, when he could see the scene, he only saw Ethan with Jesse. He looked like he was struggling to be strong, but he couldn't. As he got even closer, he noticed that Ethan was in fact struggling, but there was a defiant look on his face.

"Sorry? You're sorry?" Jesse wasn't only yelling. If he was human, Benny was sure his face would be red with anger. "I gave you one simple order! And what do you do? You ruin my plans when we're so close!"

Unlike Jesse, Ethan's voice was calm. "If you keep yelling at me, maybe I'll ruin the rest of your plans."

"What are you trying to tell me now? That you're no longer on my side?"

Now Benny was mentally begging Ethan to say yes. They were such high hopes that he felt stupid. Still, he had to believe in him. "No." That was a disappointment. "I'm saying that you should either treat me nicely or I won't fight in the battle. No Ethan, no weapon. Do you really want that?"

"If you're gonna leave, I'll find a new weapon."

Ethan turned his head to the side and gave a silent laugh. When he looked back at him, his face was dead serious. "You won't be able to train anyone like you did to me in such short days. I'm your only hope and you know it."

A growl escaped from Jesse's lips before he said, "Fine. But don't ever think of doing stunts like this one again."

Ethan didn't even give a reply. He just walked away. Benny was even surprised Jesse didn't hit Ethan. That anger wasn't going to fade overnight.

Benny quickly went out before Ethan could reach him, taking off the camouflage from the spell. Too late. Just when he stepped on the hard ground, Ethan's voice came from behind. "What are you doing here?"

Busted. He turned around and gave his best smile, though he doubted it looked real. "Nothing."

"Were you listening?" he questioned.

Benny was too tired of lying to Ethan. Even if Ethan was lying to him too, he told him the truth eventually. The least he could do is be honest now. "Why does he treat you like that?"

Ethan looked at the ground. It was awkward for a while, and Benny thought that he wasn't ever going to speak. When he wanted to lift his leg up, Ethan spoke. "Because of you." Now he felt guilty, which he didn't think he'd feel. If anything, he expected Ethan to feel that way, but did he? "He used to be so kind to me. I was special to him ever since he met me when I was six. But then I got close to you, and I started to actually care about things I used to avoid before. Like feelings. Mine and my family's. So I started to say "no" to Jesse and now he hates me."

"Are you becoming good?"

Now Ethan's stare was at Benny. "What do you mean "I'm becoming good"? Are you saying I'm the bad guy here?"

"Good guys don't do bad things to their friends!" If he would dare, he would've screamed at him. "Gosh, you're so blind. You're an ally with an evil guy. How could you not see that?"

"Shut. Up." Benny took this as a good sign. If Ethan didn't have a reply, then than meant something, right?

Benny stepped closer to him until they were inches away. At this moment, he remembered the moment they had in the car, but he didn't care. There was too much adrenaline to even think. "Make me." Then he added, "And don't even think about kissing me."

"What if I want to?"

"So you like me again?"

Ethan's sassy face turned to a serious one and the excitement was gone. "I never stopped liking you. Why do you think I didn't push you this morning when we kissed? I could've. But I didn't."

That made sense. Thoughts were so jumbled up in his head, and because of that, random words came out of his mouth. "I really want you back."

"I know."

"It hurts."

"I know."

"I change my mind. Just kiss me already."

This kiss was short and sweet. And paranoid, too. They were out in the street, locking lips, and anyone could pass by anytime. Luckily, they got to enjoy it for a bit before they pulled away.

The most surprising moment of the day was Ethan hugging him. It was too sudden for him that he needed time to process what was happening. It was so comforting having him in his arms, but it was so weird.

"If you're gonna continue being on their side, we can't do this," Benny said.

He felt him nod. "I know." He sighed. "I'd say we should forget about this, but it's gonna be hard." When they backed away, Benny noticed a slight unfamiliar smirk appearing on Ethan's face. "But what if we can see each other?"

This was scary yet he wanted to listen. "What are you thinking of?"

"Well," he started. "We could go somewhere secretive every day. We can stay for no longer than five minutes, then we can return to our daily routines."

"You know I can't risk that. What if they find us?"

"You underestimate me, Benjamin Weir." He shook his head. Before Benny could even talk, Ethan winked at him, said, "See you tomorrow at three after school," and then he was gone.

He didn't know what was going to happen, and if it would end well, but he knew he had to do this. If there was hope, he could maybe convince Ethan.

Replaying the conversation he had with Benny, Ethan frowned. What if what Benny was saying was true? That Ethan wasn't really as good as he thought he was? And that he was becoming more like Benny every time. He had tried to stop thinking about Benny, but it wasn't possible. He couldn't even go one day without him, so he figured he couldn't really avoid him.

And Jane. He could finally see a smile on her face when she was around him. Could he possibly be changing?

Yay! Another chapter done! I have not much left to say, so bye!

Until next time…

-TEM