1. Never trust anyone.2. Remember that they are always looking.3. Don't get involved.4. Keep your head down.5. Don't fall in love. Five simple rules. Ariana Tucker has followed them since the night she escaped from the genetics laboratory where she was created by combining human and extraterrestrial DNA. Ariana's salvation—and that of her adoptive father—depends on her ability to fit in with the everyday people in a small Wisconsin town while hiding out at school from those seeking to reclaim her lost (and expensive) "project." But when a cruel prank at school goes wrong, Zane Bradshaw, the police chief's son and someone who knows too much, stands in her way. The one who really sees her. She's been trying to be invisible for years, but now Ariana has so much attention that it's scary and downright intoxicating. Suddenly, everything is not so simple anymore, especially without rules...