Disclaimer: I own nothing for if I did I wouldn't have to go to work every day.

Warning: AU, slash if you don't like it then don't read it.

"I'm tired of having to fake being nice to *him*" Edward Cullen's voice came out strong as Hayes Morganroth a.k.a Hayes Potter stood around a corner since he was making his way to lunch.

"Edward"

"I hear all of your thoughts and you are just as tired as I am about dealing with *him*. He's always around and I can never get a moment's peace" Edward said a sneer on his face that Haynes couldn't see but could hear. So this was what the Cullen's truly thought about him, at first when he had seen the Cullens he had stayed away he had been told what they were but soon Alice, one of the younger Cullens, was attempting to be his friend something that he never had. And so he had let Alice into his heart, along with the rest of the Cullens but it seemed that he had done the wrong thing. He had let them in and now they wanted nothing to do with him, as usual it seemed. Hayes held his breath when he heard the pair moving.

"Still" and there Hayes had it, she had admitted to not wanting to deal with him. He could understand that, he didn't want anything to do with himself. Maybe it would be easier if he left, never to return. It wasn't like anyone would miss him; his parents were too busy with training his older brother, while his Aunt and Uncle hated him with a passion. The only person who seemed to care was his Great Aunt Nancy "Nan" Morganroth. Maybe he would leave this world since it was always so cruel to him.

"I'm tired of dealing with *him*" Hayes shook his head, what did he expect from the most perfect family in Forks? It was then that the voices moved away from where Hayes was standing to go into the cafeteria.

"Your wish shall be granted Edward Cullen" Hayes said quietly before making his way into the cafeteria with his eyes firmly on the ground. He could hear the groan that came from Edward and held in the tears that wanted to fall. He would NOT allow the Cullens the satisfaction of seeing him cry, they didn't deserve any of his tears. It was then that he found a small table at the opposite end of the cafeteria, as far away from the Cullens as possible. Hayes took a seat at the table and began to pull out his lunch and a book he had been reading in his spare time, which it seemed, had just opened up more. Hayes read and ate for the whole lunch period, knowing that the Cullens were watching him wondering why he didn't make his way over to their table for lunch. When the bell rang Hayes made his way to his next class, he made sure he got there early so that he could speak with the teacher.

"Mr. Mason" Hayes said sticking his head into the classroom to see if the teacher was in his classroom yet.

"Mr. Morganroth" Mr. Banner said before smiling at the teen making his way to his desk now.

"I was hoping I could move to the front of the class" Hayes said fiddling with his glasses as if there was a problem with his glasses.

"Problem with your glasses?" Mr. Mason asked before Hayes nodded his head and was then shown a seat at the front of the room, nowhere near his old seat, a seat that was next to Edward Cullen. Edward stormed into the room intent on ignoring Hayes for the hour while he got his thoughts together but noticed the small teen was sitting in a different spot. Edward looked at Hayes as if figuring the other teen would spill what was going on, either after class or some other time.

"Mr. Cullen to your seat" Mr. Mason said just as the bell rang and a few students skidded into the classroom, barely on time. Once roll call was made Mr. Mason called order the classroom.

"Today we begin our lesson on mythology and magical creatures" most could tell that Mr. Mason was pleased as punch to start this lesson in English.

"I have paired up with Ms. Montoya, the art teacher to create your mythical creature" Mr. Mason said a smile on his. Hayes chanced a glance at Edward to see that he had a look of confusion and something else written on his face. Mr. Mason then proceeded to tell the students what they would have to do for the assignment. As the bell rang, Hayes could see that Edward was making his way over to where he stood stuffing his bag as quickly as possible before bolting to the door and then making his away to the next class which didn't have any of the Cullens. Hayes dreaded the last class of the day; he had to end up with having Edward in his art class. Hayes arrived before any students entered the large but filled room.

"Hayes" Ms. Montoya said a smile on her face at seeing one of her favorite students.

"I was hoping to change my seat" Hayes wasn't sure if Ms. Montoya would ask for a reason why, he had spent the previous class time trying to figure out a lie that was convincing enough to allow Ms. Montoya to see that there was nothing wrong. Ms. Montoya watched Hayes as if he would begin to fidget with telling some sort of lie.

"Where would you like to sit?"

"In the front if possible" Hayes said before giving Ms. Montoya the same story he had worked with Mr. Mason, just in case they decided to compare notes and the reason why he had requested the seat change.

"Sure not a problem" Ms. Montoya said showing Hayes to a seat and then watching as the students made their way into the classroom. Edward was one of the last ones to arrive and he noticed instantly that Hayes wasn't in his normal seat. It was then that Ms. Montoya started class, leaving Edward and Hayes sitting alone at their respective tables; one confused while the other was miserable about the information he had found out at lunch.

"As you may know, Mr. Mason and I are teaming up to work on mythology. As you may already know you will be working with Mr. Mason on creating a myth for your creature that you will create here." Ms. Montoya said practically bouncing on the balls of her feet.

"So here are the expectations on your art project. You may use any medium, and I do mean any with approval of course. The more details you give to your mythical creature the higher grade you will get. I want a detailed rendering of what the creature will look like before you do your final and also the myth behind the creatures. There will be no partners and you will have to present your creation along with its story to the class" Ms. Montoya said before allowing the students to start work on what they had been working on in English. Hayes pulled out a small notebook that he always carried around, flipping the pages one after another shaking his head. None of the creatures in the book were what he wanted to use. He had a huge number of creatures to choose from but none of them seemed to stand out.

"Hayes" Ms. Montoya said coming around and seeing the sketches and doodles of Hayes's creature book.

"Ms. Montoya" Hayes said leaving his book open to a page about hippogryffs, Ms. Montoya instantly was drawn towards the sketch of the beast.

"Hayes" Ms. Montoya said amazed that Hayes had such detailed notes about a mythical creatures.

"A hobby of mine" Hayes explained before blushing and closing the book, not wanting his teacher to see any more of his creatures in the book. Most of them were in fact real, but it wasn't as if he could tell his teacher that.

"Can I see?" Ms. Montoya asked watching as some of the students in class began to slack off, figuring that their assignment wasn't as tough as she was making it out to be. Hayes deliberated before nodding his head and opening the book again to the page he had left off on.

"Your sketches" Ms. Montoya said very impressed with the quality of work, then again Hayes Morganroth was one of the few in the class that had real natural talent. This just proved her theory even more; she noticed out the corner of her eye Edward Cullen staring at Hayes as if his stare would make the other teen turn around and meet his eyes.

"Let me speak to Mr. Mason" Ms. Montoya said having an idea that she thought was pure genius. This left Hayes and the class to themselves, very few had noticed that she had left the classroom. Unfortunately for Hayes that didn't include Edward Cullen, as soon as Ms. Montoya left Edward made his way over to where Hayes sat still flipping through his book trying to find the right creature that he could pick for his assignment. There were plenty to choose from, but which one would be the best?

"Hayes" Edward said standing next to where Hayes was sitting deep in thought about which creature to use. The voice startled him, making him look up with a look of shock on his face.

"Edward" Hayes said after a beat, when he was certain he had his heart beat under control.

"You didn't sit with us at lunch" Edward said trying and failing as usual to hear Hayes's thoughts.

"No" Hayes confirmed but didn't offer an explanation on why he decided to eat alone at lunch. Edward waited and when he realized that no explanation was forth coming he asked.

"Is there a reason why?" Edward said putting an emphasis on the why in the sentence. Hayes watched the vampire in front of him and decided that he could either go for the truth or he could go for a lie and hope that Edward believed him. He was a terrible liar but in this case he figured it was best instead of saying 'I heard what you said at lunch and I am giving you that space you so wanted.' Hayes was about to answer when Ms. Montoya came back into the classroom with a big smile on her face.

"Hayes" she called out while making her way over to where Hayes sat with Edward standing next to him.

"Mr. Cullen, return to your seat" Ms. Montoya said not wanting to embarrass Hayes any more than she had to. He was such a shy teen and she could tell instantly that something was going on with the pair that you had rarely seen apart. Edward stood for a moment before turning and returning to his seat, it wasn't as if he couldn't hear what she was thinking.

"So have you chosen a creature?" Ms. Montoya said pointing to the book. Hayes shook his head, he had been so busy trying to come up with a reason on why he hadn't sat with the Cullen's at lunch that he hadn't gotten any further in his book.

"Well I spoke with Mr. Mason" Ms. Montoya started out slowly looking around the room and seeing that Edward Cullen was staring yet again at Hayes.

"Oh" Hayes said looking at his teacher and seeing that her eyes were somewhere else in the room, a place that Hayes knew all too well.

"Yes….well" Ms. Montoya said breaking out of whatever trace she had been in, a smile made its way on her face. She could only hope that Hayes would find the opportunity something to be relished.

"As I said, I spoke with Mr. Mason and well he's going to do some research, but he says that he is pretty certain there are some contests out there that your book could be submitted to" Ms. Montoya said happy that she would be able to see one of her best students grow and possibly become someone famous in the world of writing or art. Hayes blushed at the words, he didn't want to submit his book; he was pretty certain he was breaking some sort of Statute for Secrecy about the creatures and beings in his book.

"Do you want to do something like that?" Ms. Montoya asked worried when Hayes began to blush at her words.

"I'm not good enough for that sort of thing" Hayes said knowing that his words along with Ms. Montoya's were heard by Edward, who sat at the back of the classroom.

"Pish, posh….you are and I think if you put your book together and submit it to some of these contests you might actually win"

"Yo….you think?" Hayes asked uncertain, all his life he had been uncertain on his worth. He had never quite accepted that what he had to say had any meaning, his Great Aunt Nan tried to tell him that he was worth much more than what his parents and extended family thought of him. She had as of yet been able to make Hayes believe her.

"I know so, so here's the deal you put that book together in a formal way and I will waive the giving a speech" Ms. Montoya said watching Hayes for any sort of decision the teen was making. Hayes thought it over, it would be fun to make his book into the real thing and if people thought of it as fantasy then who was he to correct them?

"You got yourself a deal" Hayes said a smile on his face; maybe things were better than they appeared.

"I'll let Mr. Mason know so that he can find a contest for you and if not we can just submit it to a book company. This is good enough to get someone's attention" Ms. Montoya said beside herself with happiness.

"Ms. Mallory is there a reason you are out of your seat?" Ms. Montoya said ending her discussion with Hayes to see that Lauren Mallory was standing next to Tyler Crowley, her on again, off again boyfriend. Lauren quickly made her way back to her seat as Ms. Montoya came over to review what she had gotten done. Hayes tuned it all out and began to make a small list of art supplies and other items that he would need for his book. As the time for the end of class neared, Hayes could feel Edward's stare as if wanting him to turn around and meet his eyes. Hayes resisted, but not by much there was just something about Edward and the Cullen's in general that had most of the population of Forks bending to their every whim. They of course didn't do it on purpose but they still knew they held power over the mortals of the town.

"Tomorrow I want at least the name of the mythical creature or beast you plan to do" Ms. Montoya said just before the bell rang. Hayes was quick to pack up his things and make his way out of the classroom and building as soon as possible. He knew that should Edward really wish to speak to him that he would be able to catch up with him no matter what, and it seemed to be the case since Edward was now standing in front of Hayes on the sidewalk when moments before he had been in the art classroom. Hayes wanted to groan, he was giving Edward and the Cullen's what they wanted; space but it seemed that Edward was intent on wanting to know the reason why things seemed to have changed and he didn't know about it.

"Hayes" Edward said his arms crossed over his chest making everyone that past him either cringe in fear or sigh at the look that he projected. Hayes stopped a good fifteen paces away from Edward, wanting to have as much space as possible between the pair of them.

"We need to talk" Edward said giving the small teen a look that told him that he wasn't playing games.

"About" Hayes said not moving any closer to where Edward stood. He could now see the other Cullen's standing a good distance away, but Hayes knew they could hear what they were saying just fine.

"You didn't answer me about why you didn't sit with us at lunch" Edward said getting angry at the way that Hayes was acting. Hayes weighed his options, before he had thought that saying that he heard what they said was a bad idea, but now with Edward and the rest of the Cullen's standing a bit away from them, he was beginning to think it was a good idea; he would give them the freedom they felt they didn't have with him hanging around.

"Well" Edward prompted waiting for Hayes to answer him. It was then that Hayes made a decision; his Great Aunt Nan always told him that it was better to speak the truth than lie and so he was going to do so. It would hurt but in the end he wouldn't have to worry about coming up with an excuse every time he made his way to another table.

"I heard what you said, so I'm giving you the space you want" Hayes said before eyeing the other vampires as they became suddenly very, very still; a true indication that they had heard Hayes's words.

"You heard" Edward said slowly as if he was in disbelief of what Hayes had just said. Hayes nodded his head before looking at the other students that were still making their way to the parking lot, some turning back to watch the pair of them.

"You heard" Edward stated again before looking at Hayes and wondering what was going on behind the closed doors of Hayes's mind.

"I heard, so your wish had been granted. I won't throw my presence on you or your family again" Hayes said fighting hard not to sound as if he was about to cry, which he was in fact. Edward stood there stunned, he had assumed that no one was around when he spoke to Alice about his not wanting Hayes near them any longer, but it seemed he was wrong. What a gross miscalculation on his and his family's behalf. When Edward didn't say anything to indicate that what Hayes heard was wrong the small teen made his way around Edward and towards the parking lot, which would take him to the main road which would lead him to his Great Aunt Nan's book shoppe. Hayes walked with his head pointed down hurt at the Cullen's actions or in this case inaction, he had allowed them into his heart and now they wanted nothing to do with him. Maybe his parents were right for giving him away; he was after all just a waste, he had plenty of confirmation after all. It was as he reached the main road that the unmistakable silver Volvo pulled up beside him, with the passenger side window rolled down.

"We'll give you a ride" Alice said sitting in the front seat of the car, her face drawn as if she was in pain.

"No thank you" Hayes said not wanting to be anywhere near the Cullen's at this point in time. They couldn't take back what he had heard and he certainly wasn't going to overlook what they had said.

"Hayes" Alice said watching as Hayes walked on the main road with the group in the Volvo moving slowly with Hayes's pace.

"Look, why don't we just cut the crap. You don't want to deal with me, so I'm gone. Enjoy" Hayes said before picking up his pace as he neared a bend in the road. Edward held onto the steering wheel with tense hands, he hadn't meant for the words to tumble out of his mouth but they had and Hayes had heard. There was nothing he or even the others could do that would show Hayes that they words were said in anger.

"Hayes please…."

"Just leave me alone!" Hayes screamed before taking a deep breath and letting it out. Here he was fighting with the Cullen's over the wish he had granted them.

"Please" Alice said pleading with the teen as he made his way slowly into the main strip of downtown Forks.

"Please what? Overlook the fact that you don't want me near you? Look you made your bed, now lie in it" Hayes said just as he saw the black awning of his Great Aunt Nan's shoppe. The Cullen's were at a loss on what to do, on the one hand they wanted to talk things through with the teen but on the other hand they were getting what they had been wishing for more and more frequently.

"Just go and leave me alone" Hayes said before pulling the door of the shoppe open and hearing the twinkle of the bell on the door.

"Be right with you" Nancy "Nan" Morganroth called out as she was in the back of the store. She made her way quickly to the front so as to not lose a customer.

"Oh Hayes" Nan said a smile lighting up her face, before she saw the infamous silver Volvo parked outside of the shoppe with the resident vampires sitting inside.

"Is something going on….wrong" Nan asked, Hayes was never at the shoppe after school. He had always gone straight to the Cullen's house but it seemed that something had changed which left the Cullen's in the car outside the shoppe while Hayes was inside.

"They don't want to deal with me any longer" Hayes said bluntly as he placed his bag on the counter near the cash register.

"They what? I must have heard you wrong" Nan said before turning to the window and seeing that the vampires were in deep discussion over something, for none of them seemed to notice her glare.

"I overheard Alice and Edward talking about how they were tired of dealing with me" Hayes said turning his back to the window and finally letting the tears that had been threatening to fall finally do so.

"Are you sure they were talking about you?" Nan said hoping that this was all just a big misunderstanding.

"I'm the only other person they speak to while at school" Hayes supplied, he had told his Aunt Nan about how the Cullen's stuck to themselves but she seemed to forget that bit of information.

"They're not worth your tears" Nan said pulling Hayes to the back so that the vampires couldn't see how much their words had hurt her baby boy.

"It still hurts" Hayes said wiping the tears from his eyes only to have more replace them.

"I know it does honey, but believe me when I say this will make you stronger"

"It doesn't matter, I'm not worth it" Hayes said with a sniff at the end of his words. Nan knew that Hayes would try something; he had always been very sensitive about what others thought of him and this was a major blow to the small teen in her arms. Hayes had a history of people not wanting him, from his parents giving him up with the excuse of his older brother needing training to defeat the Dark Lord, to his Aunt and Uncle; who hated magic with a passion. It had only been pure coincidence that she had been visiting her nieces and her dead sister's grave, while Harry had been given to his Aunt Petunia by his own mother, Lily Potter. She had arrived to the house to see Petunia placing a baby in the cupboard under the stairs while another baby lay in a large bassinet. She had been truly shocked when Petunia began to rant and rave about having to take care of one of her sister's children when there was nothing wrong with the couple that sired the child. Nan had asked Petunia for the child and then politely left, baby in her arms and Petunia gaping at the door. Once back on a plane to the United States, she began making documents that would prove that the baby in her arms was adopted by her. Months later Harry Potter disappeared and Hayes Morganroth appeared, with no one none the wiser. Years later when Hayes was able to understand that she wasn't his mother, she explained all that had happened to get him where he was currently. He had cried for days and from that point forward began to weigh his worth by what others thought of him. It was just too bad that the Morganroth last name coincided with being the town kooks, believing in magic and other fanciful things.

"You're very much worth it" Nan said to her child, she was angry with the Cullen's for saying such a thing but she also knew that the vampires had always believed that they were above everyone, mortals or not. The wolf in her growled at the thought of her baby boy hurt and by the 'cold ones'. Hayes shook his head; he didn't believe his Nan's words for she was the only one that thought them. Hayes cried for a minute more before deciding that he would move forward and hope that things would get better.

"So how was school" Nan asked after she saw Hayes getting his emotions under control.

"Fine" Hayes said before remembering the exciting news about his book.

"Mr. Mason and Ms. Montoya are working together about mythology and mythical creatures" Hayes explained before hearing the twinkle of the bell at the front of the store.

"I'll be right back" Nan said putting on her game face for she knew that it was one of the Cullens in her store, had they not done enough damage? Hayes nodded his head and wiped away the last tears before finding Nan's office and the supply of shirts that she kept for the workers. He grabbed one and placed it over his long sleeved shirt. Once the shirt was on he made his way out of the back and to the front of the store where Nan was standing hands on her hips and her posture screaming danger.

"Hayes" Alice said popping up at the counter where Hayes now stood at the till watching his Nan berate Edward about something. Hayes knew what it was but decided to act as if he didn't see the scene.

"Hayes" Alice said a small smile on her face as she watched Hayes watching the scene with Edward and his Nan. Hayes snapped his eyes to where Alice stood and locked down his emotions, he wouldn't give them the satisfaction of seeing him hurt.

"Alice" Hayes said in greeting before noticing that the other vampires were scattered around the store, as if positioned in the best spots should an attack occur.

"Hayes please understand…"

"Haven't we gone through this already? Just leave me be and I won't bother you any longer" Hayes said his voice tight as he spoke the words. Alice looked like she was about to cry, which made Hayes want to cave in and listen to the reasons why they had said what they did, but he knew he would have to stand firm on this. If they truly wanted to be near him then they would make an effort to right the wrong that they had created.

"Will you at least hear me out?" Alice asked hoping that she would be granted this one thing, she felt as if she had lost a part of a soul when she heard that Hayes had heard their words. Hayes thought about it, there was nothing that the Cullen's could say at the moment that would make him forgive them. Hayes nodded his head in agreement and then Alice spoke knowing that her brothers and sister would hear her words.

"Let our actions speak louder than our words" Alice said before watching Hayes trying to judge if he believed her words or not. She knew that an apology wouldn't cut it this time, no they would have to fight to gain back the trust that Hayes had given them. It was just too bad that she and the others had been directed by Carlisle to not speak the reasons on why Edward had said what he had. It truly was a miscommunication, but it seemed that Hayes had heard the worst of it and assumed that they wanted nothing to do with him. Hayes nodded his head in acceptance before Alice bounced away grabbing Edward and leaving the shoppe with the other vampires in tow.