Haou opened the door to the room he was in. The light created a tiny bit of a passageway for him to go from Judai's room to his own. He looked around at the full moon outside of the window just ahead of him.
"Hey Haou, where are you going!? We haven't even finished the game yet!" Judai yelled after him.
"Go away; you know I hate board games. You're so annoying." He growled glaring at Judai who was standing behind him.
"Aw come on bro! Just one more round!" Judai pleaded giving his brother the puppy face.
"No." Haou turned his head so that he wouldn't fall for his brother's stupid attempt to get his way. He continued to walk away from Judai.
"Alright, see you tomorrow, Haou!" Syrus said waving.
Haou walked down the dark hallway ignoring Syrus completely. He really didn't like Judai's friends. It's not like he wanted to hate them…they were just so…annoying; like his brother. Haou opened the door to his room and turned on the overhead light. Haou looked at the alarm clock by his bed. It read 10:27 p.m. Judai was busy having a bro's night with his guy friends. Haou didn't have any friends…none at all. This made him slightly envious of Judai; who was able to lure people to him with his great smile. Haou however only attracted trouble. He was judged harshly by the way be treated Judai and everyone around him.
Haou walked over to his desk and sat down. He grabbed his back pack, which was leaning up against his chair. He might as well do his homework since he was up and without anything to do. Haou grabbed a pencil and his Chemistry homework and went at it.
"You're brother sure is weird." Syrus said to Judai.
"Really? He seems normal to me." Judai said stuffing his face with cheese balls.
"What he means is your brother is a freak-show. He just struts around in his dark clothing. He doesn't have any friends either, what is his problem?" Chazz said in a huff.
"Well you didn't have friends either Chazz, until Judai came along." Zane crossed his arms.
"Shut up Zane, I wasn't talking to you." Chazz crossed his arms.
"Is there a reason that he is so cold?" Atticus asked Judai.
"I don't think so. I doubt he would tell me if there was a problem anyway." Judai said putting his finger to his chin in thought.
"Why are we even talkin' about him? We gotta a game to play." Hassleberry said to all of them.
Haou could hear them through the walls. He expected them to do this…talk about him. Haou got up because he was done with his homework. He grabbed his mp3 player and turned his music up louder to drown out the sound of Judai's friend's laughter. He lie on his bed and tried to think of something else. He stayed like that for about three hours. Haou's mp3 player died before he could get to sleep. He got up from his bed and put his mp3 player on its charger on his laptop. He went out of his room and into Judai's room. There was no sounds coming from it and the light was off. He opened the door and saw all of Judai's friends sleeping. Judai was lying on the floor without a blanket snoring. Haou pulled a blanket off of Judai's bed and threw it over him. He left the room quietly, closing the door behind him.
Haou went down the stairs to get a drink of water. He was in the kitchen without the light turned on. He knew his way around in the dark. He grabbed a glass out of the cupboard above the sink. He then turned on the water and filled his glass. Haou finished and rinsed his glass off and dried it on the cloth beside the sink. He put it in the cupboard and then walked out of the kitchen. Haou was now at the bottom of the stairs.
Before he could take the first step of the staircase he heard a small noise coming from the front door. From the moonlight in the kitchen he could see the doorknob move to the right slightly. The door opened a bit when he heard a voice, like no one he had before.
"That was easier than I expected. These locks get easier to pick every time." The voice was deep and sinister.
The brunette stepped lightly away from the stairs and into the shadows beside the staircase but even closer to the person that had just entered his home. Haou's blood rushed through his veins at his next plan. His heart beat was increasing with every second.