"I know things didn't go so well last time, but I felt like we really connected. Call me back if you're interested, alright?"

Justin stared at those words, etched into liquid crystal. It was the last line in an e-mail he had received from Isabella. Isabella, the girl he connected with so well. Isabella, the werewolf.

Was he interested?

He sighed. Why must his love life be so complicated?

And furthermore, why does everyone around here seem to think he doesn't get dates?

He would have to figure that out later. Right now, he had to make a decision: Would Isabella's companionship be worth the risk of becoming a werewolf? Would it be inevitable should he date her?

Well, it wasn't like he had many other dating options. Miranda had mysteriously disappeared after their first kiss. That left a centaur and... Daphne. He shuddered at the memory.
A/N: Daphne is the crazy girl who crushed on Justin in Family Game Night.

One date couldn't hurt, right? He hit the reply button. "Dear Isabella"...

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Alex watched Justin get ready for his date. She was not happy about this, not at all. Well, curious about how exactly this would blow up in Justin's face.

But not happy about Justin exposing the entire family to a Morbimagia, or magical disease. She was proud of herself for knowing the term.

Had Justin not gotten enough of Isabella's stupidity the first time?

*bzzzz-*

She flipped open her cell phone, if for no other reason to stop the annoying buzz.

"can u hang l8tr?" Harper's text read.

As she finished firing off a reply, Alex glimpsed Justin leaving out of the corner of her eye. She figured a warning was in order.

"Hey Justin. Wait." He stopped and turned around with a look that told her he already knew what was coming.

"Whazzup?"

"I don't want to end up becoming some sort of werefreak like you did. So, for every werewolf hair I find in the house... I shall kill you."

"I'll keep that in mind" Justin said, spinning on his heel and swiftly slamming the door in Alex's face.

A/N: So, not very long I know, but I needed this intro to get things rolling. The action will pick and the chapters will be longer, but I need feedback to know what to improve!