Hey guys :D Yaaay it's chapter two I'm really excited for writing this story I'm not sure about the plot yet I just write it a chapter at a time but I do have a couple of specific ideas I want to put.

ANYWAY the song for this chap is 'Mr. Know It All' By Kelly Clarkson cz it reminded me of her parents and Luke :D

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"This place is beautiful" I said looking out the window of Patrick's car. It wasn't a small town but it wasn't very large either, greenery as far as the eye could see. "I can see why you like it here"

"Yeah it's great, the people are really nice too" he said smiling at me "I spoke to Dean and he tried to talk me out of renting the apartment"

"Why?"

"He said that it wasn't in good shape, that he was messy and never stayed in it except to sleep so it's pretty beaten up. But I couldn't find you another apartment so…" he looked at me apologetically 

"The place is in really bad shape"

I smiled and laid a hand on his shoulder "It's okay; believe me I'm thankful for whatever I can have. As long as I'm not in that house with my parents again, I'm happy"

"You might want to change your mind after you see it" he said as he parked his car. We both got out and I looked at the building, it seemed in good shape and the room couldn't really be that bad.

I was wrong.

"Oh" I said as Patrick opened the door. I tried to hide my surprise as I stared at the small apartment. It was a mess, dust covered everything, making the place look like a house from one of those horror movies, there was nothing in the living room but a couch and a small TV that I doubted even worked. "It's...unusual"

Patrick laughed "You mean scary-looking right?" he said as he swiped his finger on a shelf and frowned at the black smudge that appeared. "Damn"

"I think I actually like it" I said giving him a reassuring smile "It's a symbol of my new-found independence" I threw myself on the couch coughing when a cloud of dust surrounded me "A very dusty independence but it just means I'll have to work on it"

"Well I have to head off to work" Patrick said looking at me with a sheepish smile on his face "Took an early break to get you. Call me if you need anything okay? Oh and here...” he handed me a key

"This is the key to my apartment, its three doors down. If you need to use anything don't hesitate okay?"

"Thanks Pat" I said hugging him "You're the best"

"So I've been told" he said and laughed when I pulled away and rolled my eyes. "Bye Kenz" As soon as the door closed behind Patrick I decided to inspect the house. I went to the room next to the living room and found out it was the kitchen, it was very small with an oven that looked like it hasn't been used for a long time and cabinets with broken hinges hanging by the sides, the bathroom  was to my left; it wasn't very clean but it wasn't disgusting. What bothered me was that there wasn't a bedroom. 

I walked back to the living room and noticed a small door. I opened it and noticed it was the laundry room, it had a washing machine but just by looking at it I knew it wouldn't work and there were wire hangers so I guessed it was a closet as well as a laundry room which led me to conclude that the living room was also the bedroom.

I walked to the couch and pulled it open, confirming my assumption; it was a pull out couch. I sighed returning it to the way it was. I had a lot of work to do.

I tied my hair in a ponytail and got some stuff from Patrick's apartment and immediately started cleaning, I dusted everything, scrubbed the floor until I could see the hard wood perfectly, wiped the windows and removed the spider webs. By the time I was done I was filthy and it was after noon but the apartment did seem better, although it still needed a lot of work.

I wiped the sweat from my brow and sighed. A light smile splayed on my lips, the only room I had ever cleaned was Gabriel's room because even the hint of dust would make him sick so I wasn't really that good at it but the house wasn't that bad.

‘If you could only see me now Luke’ I thought with smugness. Luke always made me feel like I couldn't do anything, like I needed him to survive and my parents never argued with that fact, they were the only reason I was with him in the first place.

"I'm only fourteen Mother" I said angrily "What do you mean I'm going to marry Luke?"

"Please dear you're not going to get married now" Mom said with a roll of her eyes "His family is very important and marrying him in the future will make you look good."

"Shouldn't it matter if I love him or not? I don't even know him he's just in the same school as me" I said angrily "I'm not going to date him, and I'm not going to marry him Mother"

"Oh you should be thankful Kenzie" My mom said "a handsome, young and respectable man like Mr. Bayne, Luke's father, shouldn't even consider marrying you to his son in the future. There are millions of girls prettier than you he could have chosen from. You should be thanking me; this is the only way you'd ever get married"

"Wow Mom thanks for the confidence boost" I said sarcastically but I was used to her remarks. I was never good enough, something was always wrong with me.

"If I don't tell you the truth then who will? Everyone knows Grace is the beauty and you’re the brains even though I’ve told you innumerable times that men don't like smart women."

"I will not date him now and I will not marry him when I turn eighteen Mother no matter what you do"

"Oh yes you will" My mom said sternly "Or you won't have your inheritance"

"I don't want it" I said smirking "you can have it" I stood up to leave the room and go to Gabriel

"I'll have Nurse Sasha take care of Gabriel" My mom said making me freeze in my tracks "And I'll make sure you never step foot in that room again"

I turned around, eyes blazing with anger "You would do that? You know Nurse Sasha treats him roughly. You'd do that to your son for me to agree?"

"I'm doing this for your own good. You'll thank me later. I'm ensuring you don't live the rest of your life alone"

'You're ensuring you get rid of me and gloat about it to your friends' I thought to myself. I stared at her in silence before nodding "Okay" I said as I fought back the tears "I accept"

"Wonderful" My mom said "Now I'll have to get you on a diet for you to lose weight and maybe talk to a plastic surgeon about that godforsaken nose you got from your great grandmother. We could dye your hair but it wouldn't work blond isn't a good color for you so we'll have to stick with that plain brown you have...." I spaced out as my mom kept talking. 

My future was decided for me. I would date Luke for the next four years and when I'd turn eighteen we'd get married, I just hoped he was a good guy.

I shook my head, clearing away the memory. That's why I hated sitting alone without having anything to do but think, it brought back too many memories. When I was still at home that wasn't a problem, taking care of Gabriel was a full time job and I loved every minute of it. It was a usual occurrence for us to sit for hours and talk, he was smart for his age and we discussed anything and everything, from the books we read to mother and fathers recent lectures about how Grace was getting modeling offers while we sat at home doing nothing.

I decided I wasn’t going to sit around and do nothing. I needed to get some stuff for the apartment and got out of the house. I really didn't care that I was a mess; I was going to clean the house some more when I came back anyways. Plus nothing I could do would ever make me look better and I accepted the fact that I wasn't beautiful.

I went to the grocery store I had spotted while I was in Patrick's car and got a few things to eat for dinner knowing Patrick only ate junk food. 

I was just picking out some plastic forks, cups, and plates, since I couldn't afford proper ones, when suddenly a guy crashed into the shelves making various things fall. I let out a yelp of shock and stepped back.

The guy looked up and his eyes widened in fear. I looked at what he was looking at and saw a very angry looking girl walking towards him with two guys following her, trying to muffle their laughter.

The girl was beautiful; she had black hair and red lips. Her blue eyes were blazing, indicating her anger and she was wearing black skinny jeans, a purple shirt and a leather jacket.

She grabbed the guy by the collar and raised him easily, making me stare wide-eyed at her, while wondering ‘How was she so strong?’

The girl smiled and looked at the guy calmly "May I ask why is it you felt obliged to slap my ass?"

"I-I...”

I just continued to stare in shock as the girl was holding the guy in the air effortlessly while he seemed to be scared out of his wits.

I noticed the two guys following her were standing almost beside me; they looked exactly alike, twins of course.

The girl pulled her hand back and punched the guy right in the face sending him to the ground.

"Shouldn't you stop her?" I whispered to the two twins, fearing for the man's safety, he was bleeding already.

One of the guys chuckled "No let her kick his ass. Better him than us, she tends to hit things when she's mad"

"Plus he deserves it" the other guy added "Everyone around here knows not to mess with Lux and he goes and slaps her ass and offers her a good time." he shook his head "Idiot"

The girl, Lux, left the guy and walked towards us with a smile on her face "Can we get the ice cream and cookies now and leave?" she noticed me and smiled "Hi, I'm Lux Marison" she offered me her hand and I shook it.

"Kenzie Tatum"

"These idiots over here are my friends, Shane and Cameron"

"Nice to meet you" I said with a small smile. One of the twins reached out and brushed my cheek.

"You know you’re covered with dust and whatnot" I blushed and looked at my feet, I should have changed my clothes, they must be thinking I’m a slob.

"I was cleaning my apartment" I mumbled "I'm new here"

"Who are you here with?"

"I’m alone, though my friend Patrick Evans has been living here for a while." I looked over her shoulder at the guy who was getting up, flinching and holding his bleeding nose and his already swelling eye. Lux didn't seem to mind him

"I think I know Patrick, not personally but Dean did mention finally getting rid of his apartment to him" realization flashed across her face and she grimaced "Oh no! He gave it to you, didn't he?"

"Yup" I smiled at the sympathy in her eyes.

"Dean isn't the neatest guy around, you can't walk five steps into his office without cringing and I've seen his apartment before" She shivered "I don't think it's safe for you to live there"

I didn't answer as I noticed the guy she hit marching angrily towards her. I was about to warn her when she turned and punched him again, he fell to the ground unconscious.

"Damn it, he got blood on my shirt" she said "Stupid wimp"

The twins burst laughing "Wow Lux." One of the twins said "You just got him boiled"

"Roasted" The other twin added

"And steamed" Lux said before they all laughed. I smiled, the twins kind of reminded me of Gabriel, he never failed to make me laugh even when he was sick and I'd be worried as hell about him, he always made sure I smiled whenever I was around him.

"Wow, you okay?" Lux asked, snapping me out of my thought "You kind of looked like you were about to cry just now"

"I'm fine" I said smiling "But I need to go. I still have a lot to do"

"Okay" she smiled at me "If you need anything just let me know, okay? I work with Dean at the mechanic shop"

"Thanks, Nice meeting you guys. Bye" and before they could answer I left. Lux seemed like nice girl; she was gorgeous, nice, and strong. If only I had been as strong as her when... No, I wouldn't think about what happened with Luke anymore. It was a chapter I had ended a long time ago.

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"Is everything okay?" Damon asked his arms wrapped around me as he kissed me right beneath my earlobe, causing me to shiver "You've been unusually quite"

"Just thinking" I said smiling and giving him a peck on the lips when he looked like he didn't believe me "Really. I was just lost in thought"

"Yeah Damon, Lux isn't used to using her brain so go easy on her" Shane teased and I rolled my eyes, throwing a pillow at him. We were all sitting in the living room. It was almost a week after graduation and we were all glad we could start the summer holidays. "Probably thinking about that guy she hit today"

"What guy?" Damon asked, immediately his protective side taking over. I sent the twins a glare and they just smirked at me.

"No guy" I said smiling "The twins are being their usual selves"

"Don't tell me you forgot about the guy you hit at the grocery store. Remember? Because he-"

"You're hallucinating" I said dryly and Damon grabbed my chin and turned my head so I would look at him, his eyes were darkening.

"Because he what?"

"He was just a human" I shrugged "The idiot slapped my butt"

"And offered her a 'good time' " Cameron added making air quotes

"He what" Damon said angrily and I immediately pressed my lips to his, calming him down. "I should kick his ass"

"I already did that" I said pulling away "You really need to lose his over-protective thing. You know I can take care of myself" Damon had been a bit too over-protective after we fully mated. I guess almost losing me affected him more than I thought. His protectiveness lessened after a while but like any other male wolf he couldn't help but having that trait.

"Is that why you've been so quiet?" Jason asked "Because of that guy?"

"No" I said shaking my head "it was this girl we met there; I don't know she seemed..."

"Hot?" Shane said 

"Shy?" Cameron added.

"I was going to say guarded" I said giving the twins a look, I was going to get them for telling Damon about the guy at the store later but I really couldn't help but think about that girl, Kenzie "I don't know there was something about her"

"You mean dangerous?" Taylor asked "A rogue?"

"No she was human" I said "And not dangerous she just...she's not like most of the human girls here. She seems more mature and....careful, like she doesn't want anyone near her"

"A lot of people are like that Lux" Chase said "A lot of things happen to good people sometimes" I nodded knowing what he said was true. "You’re not going to let this go, are you?" Damon asked with a smirk and I laughed.

"Nope" I tangled my fingers through his and kissed him, he immediately deepened the kiss. Soon enough Damon stood up and with me in his arms, never breaking the kiss.

The twins groaned, "Haven't you gotten tired of that yet? You know when you spent a week in your room after new years." Shane asked "Save it for the honey moon"

Neither of us answered as Damon carried me up the stairs and to out room. Our wedding was soon, we decided to have it in the summer. Ren and Melissa have been handling most of the stuff but I made sure they didn't go overboard. 

Damon threw me on the bed and I laughed. I couldn't help but think about how I should approach Kenzie, maybe offer to help her with the apartment. I didn't know why but I wanted to figure her out. But all thoughts of Kenzie left my mind when Damon started kissing me again and I let myself surrender to his touch.

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See? I wasn't gonna mention how Luke was her soon-to-be-fiance until at least after a few chapters but I decided to clear your confusion. It was arranged by their parent's.

Don't worry guys Chase's P.O.V. will be coming up soon

Anyway I'll upload as soon as I can :D