I was sitting on Buffy's bed in his room. He and like had gone downstairs to get me something to eat. Although I wasn't that hungry. I was used to not eating at all, so any food I was given now lasted quite a while, all the extran nutrients or whatever.

I wonder how everyone's doing.... Angel should be fine with Jen, Cal is off doing who knows what, and Alice? Hmmm.... I hope she didn't get kidnapped or something. It, it would be annoying to have to rescue her! So she's like, a robot right? Or android? I wonder which she prefers? And robots are pretty much immortal right? Ha, she's little miss immortal! I'm gonna call her that next time I see her.... Heheh.....

I got off Buffy's bed and rolled around on the floor. Blaaahhhhrrrgg.... So borrrdd... When were they coming back? It shouldn't take this long right? They told me to stay here, but.... I bet I could go out and just peek from the top of the stairs.

I opened the door quietly and made sure no one was in the hall way. I tip toed to the top of the stairs and lied down to peek. I felt a strange shiver run down my spine. Buffy, Kile, and all the other guys were sitting on the couches talking to a strange lady. She didn't smell the same as them. Step mom?

I could only see the back of her head, but I immediately had the thought 'she is evil'. Like how dogs can sense if your a nice person. I got a huge 'evil destroy her bite bite growl' vibe. Like everyone from the facility.

Buffy saw me and motioned me to leave with his eyes while the lady wasn't looking. I nodded and went back to his room. Are your rooms clean? Do I need to check? You telling me not to means I should! I heard the lady say, with my above human hearing. Buffy slipped into the room and I saw the lady go to a different one.

"OK, I need a lie, quick. Who should you be?!" He said.

"Jays friend!" I blurted.

"He doesn't know you, remember?!" Buffy panicked. "Craaapp! Craaap!"

"Well, you, your the one who went downstairs! And how was I supposed to know you had a step mom?!" I said.

"Step mom? How'd you know that?" He asked.

"She smells different then you all. No blood relation. Its a wolf thing." I had my hat and headband on, and my tail was in my pants. Now we just needed an excuse for a 20 year old to have a 13 year old girl in his room. Wait, was he 20? "Hey how old are you?" I asked.

"Huh? 19, why?" He said.

"Woa! You are unreal. How can you be that, that mussley and fit if your not even 20?" I questioned.

"Uh, by working out? And going to the gym like, every 2 days? And eating right? Anyone can do it. They just have to stick with it." He said.

"No one believes that. Seriously, no one." I sighed. I'm not pretending to be your girlfriend. That is crossing the line."

"Well of course. Your at least 5 years younger then me. And its not like I can tell my step mom that my brother found a sleeping orphan girl in a snowy alley and took her home, then she went pshyco and kicked everyone except me and Kile in the head, knocking them unconscious." He put his hand to his face. "You are such a hassle."

"I bet she is." Someone said. We looked over and saw the step mom listening to us from the partially opened door. I quickly reached at my pocket for a knife. "Why don't you come downstairs for a 'chat'?" She said.

Ah crap.

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"So! Orphan girl, sleeping in a frozen alley, knocked three of my step sons unconscious. That about right?" The step mom said. She needs and name. Ok, I think she's evil. Evil, like maleficent from sleeping beauty. Of course last time I escaped I watched lost of TV. TV is life. So maleficent can be shortened to mal. Her new name is Mal.

"Pretty much." Kile said.

Mal looked at me. "So what do you think k we should do?" She asked.

Me? I think I should bite you. I reeeaaly want to. "Um. Forget you met me and let me leave without trying to find me again?" I said.

"Ha, no. We're not doing that. You need to go to the police-" Mal started.

"Do you know how many times I've heard that?! I dont needs a freaking foster home!! They won't let 3 girls go to the same one, so I'm not going!!" I shouted. I glared at Mal.

"What? 3?" She said.

"What, you think I'm alone? I have 2, um, sisters. If I didn't have them, there's no way I would have been in that alley! Dang, how dumb are you?" I said

"Do not use that tone with me!" Mal said.

"Lady, I basicly grew up in a cage having people tell me I was a stupid nobody. I'm not threatened by your 'mom threatening' you've got no taser or knife, therefore your not a threat." I folded my arms and huffed.

"I... What?" Mal seemed really confused.

Kile had tears in his eyes and jumped over to hug me. "Aawww!! You poor little thing!! Don't worry, if you stay with me I'll never neglect you!!" I was being squeezed to death by his animal girl love.

"Gaahh!! Laughing idiot!! Off me! I am a wolf!! I will destroy you!! Nnyyaahh!!!!" As much as I struggled, he was more motivated. I compromised by sitting on his lap as he hugged me. Not much of a comprise, but he stopped squeezeing and cooing to me. Just a hug now. And the affection did feel nice....

"This is humiliating..." I mumbled.

"Shudup. Your cute." Kile said.

"Kile? Why do you like her? I thought you were obsessed with animals?" Mal said, trying to get the conversation going again.

"Oh! You wouldn't understand.... She's just so cute!!!! And I won't have mipuch time left with her, so I wanna hiuge her to death!" He said.

"If you kiss me I will stab you." I said.

"Duly noted!" He replied.

"Well at least I don't have to work about that... But your an orphan! You can't just live on the street!" She said.

I really hate her. I don't know why. "Hey, do you like dogs?" I asked.

"What? Um, no. Every dog I've ever met has tried to bite me. I hate them." She said.

"Aaahhhh...." I said in realization. I leaned over to buffy and whispered in his ear. "that explains why I feel like biting her."

He chuckled.

"Hey! No whispering! If you want to speak, do it so everyone can hear!" Mal commanded.

"But if I don't whisper I can't keep secrets." I said matter o' factly.

"Wha, I... You are so..." Mal looked really frustrated. Heheh.

"I'm so what? Can I just go now? Its getting late..." I said, looking at the window. It had gotten late. It was night now. "Can I sleep under the table again?" I asked. Without waiting for a response, I grabbed the blanket I had had the high before and dove under the table.

"No!! No you can not sleep under the table!!" Mal yelled. I growled at her.

"Why are you growling at me?!??!!" She was freaking out.

"Mom, let's go to bed now..." Creeper said. I heard them walk upstairs. I was gonna run tomorrow. It was decided. Maybe I'll go to a mall. I haven't been there in a while. Ok! It has been decided. I shall go to The Mall!!

Dun dun dun!!!!!