after the bonfire
is over,
ej just wants
to go home.
but his peers
have other
plans for him.

tara uley
skips to him.
"hey, ej!"
she exclaims.
"we are gonna
catch a movie.
wanna join us?"

she is hoping
for him to come.

but ej is tired.
his back hurts
and he wants
to see his siblings.
he shakes
his head.

"thanks, tara,
but i think
I'm gonna
head home."

tara heads back
to her family,
disappointed.

donovan grunts.
"how can you
like a half-leech
like him?"

tara frowns.
"he is n o t
a half-leech!"

it's true.
ej is no
"half-leech".
he isn't even
a "leech".

the only
vampire thing
he has
is his better
hearing,
which he likes.
it helps him
with writing music.

EJ [6] - a The Twilight Saga Fan Fiction