Hey everyone, yes, it's true, I am back from vacation! I had a really great time and do miss it. Anyway, you'll notice this chapter is shorter than the others but that is for good reason, I didn't want to jump into last Monday's episode in this one so much so, the next chapter starts Episode 3 I'm shooting for the next chapter tonight or tomorrow, which ever, anyway, I'm going to shut up now and let you read. BUT one last thing, PLEASE don't forget to Review!

When free period started Rachel made her way into the library seeing Lydia and Allison already waiting for her. "So what are we researching? An assignment I haven't gotten yet or..."

"This," Allison answered as both she and Lydia lifted there arms and showed her the bruises.

"Oh my God," Rachel answered, "How did you two..."

"Not important," Lydia spoke up. "We need help discovering what it means," she added as they walked to an empty table. Rachel stared at her iPad while Allison took the computer and Lydia semi looked through a book. "I can't find it, anywhere," Lydia sighed closing her book after awhile.

"Well what are we looking at?" Rachel spoke up.

"What do you mean?" Lydia sighed showing her friend the book, the three got silent when the light dimmed a little and they looked up, Keith stood in front of them and the three of them smiled. "Hi," Lydia was the first to break the silent.

"Um...hi," he said nervously. "Um...Rachel can I talk to you?"

"Is this really important?" Rachel sighed wanting to get back to research. "Kind of in the middle of researching..."

"She can," Lydia spoke up as Rachel looked at her confused.

"But...ow...Lydia!" Rachel hissed as the other girl kicked her under the table. "Ok, yeah sure, sorry," she added standing up she walked with him to the other side of the room.

"Your friends seem...weird," he whispered fixing his back pack strap on his shoulder as she laughed.

"If only you really knew," she replied rolling her eyes. "So what's on your mind?" she asked.

"Well, are you doing anything tonight?" She froze a strange feeling falling an awkward feeling settling in her stomach. "Cause if not, maybe you want to hang out with me, I mean it's really been a while."

"I don't know, I'm not trying to make excuses," she said quickly, "I mean with Scott wanting my help, and she looked at her table and saw Lydia smiling at her like an idiot. "Fine, I can always push Scott to the side for once," she laughed as his smile grew wider.

"Awesome, I'll pick you up at seven?"

"How's eight?" she squinted smiling as he laughed.

"Eight it is, you still on Oak Street?"

"How did you remember?"

"I never forget anything," he laughed as she nodded with a smile. She smiled again and walked back to her table.

"That a girl," Lydia laughed as Rachel sat down.

"What are you talking about?"

"You got knocked off the horse and now your getting right back on!"

"With Keith?" she laughed. "First of all, he's an old friend, and second of all, we're just hanging out," she added turning her iPad on trying to look up the symbol again.

"Rachel, honey, you don't hangout with hotties like that guy," Lydia laughed as Rachel rolled her eyes.

"Whatever you say." When silence took over the group again they all looked through the symbols they found.

"Hello," Lydia broke the silence again as both girls looked up. "I want one," she added as the two girls looked behind them to see twins walk in laughing.

"Which one," Allison responded with a smile turning it into a joke.

"The straight one, duh," Lydia sighed as both Allison and Rachel looked back to their electronics.

"What if it wasn't a symbol?" Allison spoke up. "What if it is a logo?" Rachel smiled remembering her thought before Keith showed up.

"I was thinking the same thing," she spoke looking up seeing Lydia gone and they turned to see her talking to one of the twins. "And we lost her," she added as the bell rang. She and Allison walked out of the library and made their way down the hall. "Can I ask your advice on something?" she sighed as Allison looked at her funny.

"It all depends."

"I think I'm quitting my job," she added Allison looked at her confused.

"What? Why?"

"I don't like it anymore."

"You got a promotion," Allison tried to make her friend rethink her decision.

"Yeah, but I'm doing the same thing I did last year, I almost failed finals because I fell behind on work, I can't. I'm a straight 'A' student here, one 'B' will destroy my GPA."

"Let's not be too rational," Allison laughed.

"I think it would be smart if I just took a break from work, and the new principal is just...whatever," Rachel sighed.

"Sounds like you don't need my advice at all," Allison laughed. "Your mind is already made up, just do it, rip it off like a bandaid." Rachel nodded laughing before walking away. When school ended she walked to the principal's office and knocked on the door.

"Come in," he shouted as she walked in she smiled and placed her office key on the table.

"What's this?"

"My key, I'm quitting," she sighed as he looked at her funny.

"Why?"

"This is getting in the way with my work and I almost failed finals last year, I can't do that again," she sighed as he shrugged and grabbed the key.

"Ok," he sighed as she stared at him blankly.

"Ok? That's it?"

"What should I say? Do you want me to crawl on the floor and beg a student not to quit a job?" he said bitterly as she stared at him for a minute.

"Whatever," she whispered before leaving the office. She met Isaac at the car and drove home with him.

"We're going to meet at Derek's apartment..."

"No," she sighed as he looked at her oddly.

"What do you mean no?"

"Tonight, I need one night away from this supernatural life, I just want to be normal once," she sighed as he looked at her funny.

"It's the full moon tonight, and Boyd needs our help."

"Isaac, you have Scott and Derek taking care of this, I think you can do it with out me," she sighed as they pulled up to the house.

The rest of the day Rachel spent her time researching more into the logo Allison and Lydia showed her, finishing her homework, and finally getting ready to go hangout with Keith. When her brother left she sat at her desk finishing a paper waiting for Keith to show up. She looked outside and stared at the full moon, her body felt a little heavier then most nights but she could control it now, thanks to Scott. Looking down she saw two red eyes staring up at her, she gasped and ducked under the windowsill hoping she wasn't spotted. She opened her phonebook and stared at Scott's number on the screen ready to push the call button. She stood up and looked out again seeing the reflection of the back lights of a car across the street.

The doorbell rang and she let a small scream out before laughing. She walked downstairs and saw Keith standing there with a dorky smile. "You ok there?"

"Yeah, I just tripped coming down the stairs," she laughed as he smiled. "Ready?" He nodded and she locked the door and followed him to the car. "So where are we going?"

"If I told you, I would have to kill you," he laughed starting the car. "You like raw fish still right?"

"Of course I do," she laughed as he smiled.

"Good."

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