"I didn't know we were dressing formally for breakfast this morning," Sean said to Eva as he watched her approach the breakfast table clad in her fancy nightgown and a tiara.

"That's okay," Eva said and zapped a bow tie around his neck which looked out of place next to the plain white t-shirt and boxers he was wearing. "There you go. All better." She then zapped up one of the cereals that was full of marshmallows to eat for breakfast and even went to put some chocolate syrup in her glass of milk that she was having with her cereal.

"It wouldn't kill you to take a day off from all the sugar," Sean remarked.

"Why should I do that?" Eva asked. "I like it."

"Okay," Sean replied, putting his hands up. "Never mind."

Just then, Mary came from her room and joined them. "You feel like talking to Liam today?" Eva asked her. Mary had moved in with her and Sean while she and Liam were fighting cause she couldn't stand her parents' questions or pitiful looks.

"No," Mary grumbled. "That idiot can go jump in a lake for all I care. I suppose I'll talk to him when I'm ready, but now is not the time." She then looked up at Sean. "I hope you're proud of yourself. This is your fault too."

"Fine," Sean replied as Eva hugged her. "I'll talk to Liam, all right?"

"Yeah, you do that!" Mary crossed her arms and glared at her brother for a few seconds before zapping up a bowl of a Frosted Flakes for herself.

Sean zapped himself some eggs, not speaking as they ate, and then announced that after he dressed, he was gonna go talk to Liam and they could come if they wished.

They did, with Sean and Eva showering together to save time (although it almost didn't cause Eva kept trying to cop a feel under the spray) and then letting Mary have the bathroom to herself.

Then, they headed to Liam's. Well, not so much Liam's as his parents'. He'd felt bad after his initial rebuke of her and had gone home to Adrian and Helene in shame.

"Is Liam around?" Sean asked Helene when she opened the door. "Can we talk to him?"

"Of course," Helene nodded and let them in. "He's not left his room since he showed up here after he and Mary had their fight."

"I hope he feels terrible," Mary scoffed. "I mean, you should have heard what he said to me. No one talks to the person they love that way." She paused. "Unless he doesn't really like me and he only did it for the sex."

"You'll just have to ask him, won't you?" Sean told her. Helene led them to Liam's room and knocked.

"Liam, honey," she called. "Sean, Eva, and Mary wanna talk to you. Are you presentable?"

"Just a minute," Liam's weary voice called from behind his bedroom door. Helene stepped away then, and a minute or so later, Liam opened the door and let the three of them in.

"So, what do you have to say for yourself?" Mary wanted to know. "I've been out being that monster every night since you ran away like a coward. Lots of people were killed who shouldn't have been."

"I know," Liam nodded, avoiding Sean's eyes as he turned to look at Mary. "But this whole thing…you and me…it's just a big mess."

Eva then nudged Sean. "Say what you need to say to fix this," she told him. "You know you're the only one who can. Tell Liam that you're okay with him dating Mary and that it doesn't bother you."

"It doesn't?" Liam asked, finally able to meet Sean's eyes. "It doesn't bother you that Mary and I have to…you know…to end the curse?"

"Well, if it will stop her from being a monster, of course I don't mind," Sean assured him. "And I suppose that since Mary is going to date, since I know you, it's a pretty good deal that you're the one she likes."

"Look at you, being a good sport!" Eva cried and hugged him.

Then Liam looked at Mary. "I know I hurt you," he said. "And you don't have to forgive me if you don't want to, but…I really do like you, and…I want to do whatever I can to make your curse go away."

"Thank you," Mary replied. "I accept your apology. Not just because there's no other way around getting the curse over with. But because I really hope you mean what you say."

"I do," Liam promised. "I swear!" He then leaned forward to kiss her, and that's when Sean and Eva decided it was time to make a swift exit and head back home.

"Are you mad at me for what happened with Liam and Mary?" Sean asked Eva while they sat hand in hand on the porch swing and rocked gently back and forth.

"No, it's not entirely your fault," Eva replied, laying her head on Sean's shoulder as he grinned and leaned down to kiss her blonde hair. "I mean, I'm a bit surprised that you were so against Liam and Mary being a couple, since you know him and she's not just running off with some stranger, but you were in shock. At least you're not against it now."

"I'm not," Sean agreed and picked her up. "What do you say we don't think about them anymore?"

"I like that idea!" Eva smiled. "I'm much more interesting anyway."

Smirking, Sean led her inside, carried her to the bed and undressed her as she lay on the mattress, leaving her in just her tiara, which she'd taken from the dresser where she'd put it before her shower. But before he leaned down to kiss her she zapped something on his curly dark head. He took the crown off and stared at it. "What's this for?" He asked.

"Well, I can't sleep with a common boy, can I?" Eva smiled and then brought his head down and kissed him deeply. Then he smiled down at her and as he nibbled her neck, she spread her legs so he could bury himself inside of her, which he did immediately. He then slid out and pushed into her a few more times, and when they were both lying beside one another and feeling like they needed to rest for a moment, Sean asked, "how are your parents? Any better?"

Eva sighed. "I wouldn't say they're better, but at least they haven't gotten any worse. I suppose that's a good thing."

"Yes," Sean nodded and played with the little strands of hair that hung down by her face as she put her arms around his neck and kissed his cheek. "I suppose it is."

Although he knew he shouldn't, King decided to stop by the school while Vivi was working and check out the competition. He found them sitting together at lunch and when he sat down next to Eric, the man told him, "Vivian and I were just discussing Shakespeare. Do you have any opinions on Shakespeare?" He asked. "I mean, it's okay if you don't, but since you've decided to intrude on our lunch, we might as well make you part of the conversation."

"Don't bother," Vivi replied dismissively. "He probably doesn't know anything."

"Are you serious, Vivian?" King scoffed. "Do you honestly think my mother would let me go my whole life without knowing any Shakespeare at all?"

"Well, she can try and make you learn it, but that doesn't mean you'll listen," Vivi shot back. "You rarely do anything that other people tell you to do."

King narrowed his eyes at the pair, rose to his feet, and said, in a grand voice that made the whole cafeteria stare, "And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by from this day until the ending of the world but we in it shall be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, For he today who sheds his blood with me shall be my brother, Be he ne'er so vile, this day shall gentle his condition, and gentlemen in England now abed shall think themselves acursed they were not here, and hold their manhoods cheap whilst any speaks, that fought with us upon St. Crispin's day!"

The cafeteria applauded and then Vivi and Eric stared at him.

"Did you just quote Henry V's St. Crispin's day speech?" Eric got out.

"Yes," King said smugly as he sat back down. "I think I did. Weren't you listening?"

Vivi was staring at him openly now. Being able to quote Shakespeare, especially one of the history plays, was something she didn't think he was capable of. But then she brought herself back to earth. This was probably just some selfish ploy to get her back. She couldn't let one show of intelligence move her. She would need more than that. She stood up and then told Eric to rise with her. "We have to go," she told him. "We don't want to be late for class."

"All right," Eric replied even though the clock said they still had several minutes until lunch was over. He followed Vivi out of the lunch room while King chuckled to himself. "The poor sap," he said. "He doesn't have a chance against her at all."

"Can I stay at your house tonight?" Vivi asked Eric as they drove away from school. They usually graded homework together over coffee and then he took her back to her and King's at nightfall. They'd discussed having her stay the night, but so far she hadn't felt ready. However, King's display in the cafeteria, his show of intelligence that she knew he'd just brought out in an attempt to lure her back into his bed, made Vivi realize that if she were really gonna show him a thing or two, she'd need to move quickly.

"Sure," Eric nodded after a minute or two of stunned silence. "If you're ready, that would be great!"

"And I'm really sorry about King being so intrusive at lunch today," Vivi apologized. "The man has no sense of boundaries."

"I didn't mind, honestly," Eric said. "I know he's acted rather childishly in the past, and today is no exception, but that doesn't affect us, does it?"

"No," Vivi shook her head and kissed him at the stoplight. "Of course it doesn't." They drove home in silence, and when they arrived, they commenced their usual after school routine, except he didn't take Vivi home, and she zapped in some things instead, a sexy black teddy and matching silk panties that she'd meant to show King, but now, thanks to his behavior, Eric got to see them first.

The foreplay was slow. Vivi could tell Eric was interested, and when he pulled her to him and kissed her, she could feel that he was aroused, but…it wasn't the same as when she was with King. There was no fire, no intensity. It just felt very…calm. And maybe…maybe for once in her life, that was a good thing. They went on until they both drifted off to sleep, and then, the next morning, Vivi woke up and turned, hoping to see Eric, but she saw King instead. She let out a shriek that woke him up, making him hit his head on the headboard and swear.

"My god, Vivian, what is your problem!" He asked her. "Can't you see I'm trying to sleep? I deserve that after how hard you made me work last night." He then lay back down again and started to turn away from her, but she stopped him when she realized that she was as naked as he was. "Did you kidnap me?" She asked. "I thought you'd get it by now that that sort of behavior won't work."

"No, I did not kidnap you!" King replied indignantly and sat up. "I was just dozing off around midnight when you burst into the bedroom door naked as can be and climbed in bed with me! I know I should have stopped you, but you wouldn't let me and I thought it would be safer to just give you what you wanted. You were like an animal or something!"

All of a sudden, her father's words about her werewolf side being very choosy about who she slept with came back to her and Vivi groaned. "Fuck," she said and pushed back her hair. "Why did Daddy have to be right? He told me this would happen! I knew I should have told Eric to close the curtains and not let the moonlight in!"

"Your dad told you this would happen?" King asked. "Well, you could have given me a head's up. Even though you were naked, seeing you like that was shocking."

"I'm sorry I frightened you," Vivi apologized curtly, then got out of bed and zapped clothes on herself. "And when this happens again, cause I'm not naïve enough to think it won't, do what you need to do so we don't have sex again, okay? Please?"

"All right," King replied. "I can't promise I'll be successful, but I'll try."

"Thank you," Vivi told him. She turned to go and he said, "Can I say one more thing?"

"Sure," Vivi nodded. "What is it?"

"After I got over the initial terror of seeing you all animalistic and stuff, the rest of the night was pretty good," King admitted. "I know it's probably not anything that will happen again soon, but…it was nice not to be sleeping alone."

"You mean, you don't usually bring women to bed with you?" Vivi asked in surprise.

"No, what good would that do me?" King asked. "No one else could be as good as you."

"Well…thank you," Vivi flushed a little. "I'll try and remember that."

"Yeah," King nodded, locking eyes with her before Vivi disappeared. "I hope you do."