Bill... bill... bill... and only one small pink envelope had my name, Kris () stamped on it in fancy expensive ink. What a suspicious invitation... I thought to myself as I held the few things that had been in the mail box that morning.

I dropped the many bills on the counter and ran to my room, quickly closing the door behind me in case my sister saw me with the pretty envelope. I hastily cut it open with my finger to find a hand made card, made of expensive print paper and colorful stickers of cupcakes inside... well that's somewhat odd... I thought and began reading the calligraphy styled words...

Dear Kris (),

You have been invited to the first annual halloween party at Kirkland's Mansion~! Reservations must be made at this number: 287-2253 area code if needed: 911.

Date: October 31st.

Note: Please do not bring any weapons or food, food will be provided. DO NOT BRING ANYBODY NOT INVITED.

We hope to see you there~!

With love,

Arthur Kirkland, The Cupcake King~!

I frowned slightly, "hm..." I skimmed over the card again and again, was this another prank? I usually didn't get invited to parties considering I wasn't that popular at school, let alone a party at apparently someones mansion. Besides, I didn't even know who this, 'Arthur Kirkland' was, maybe I had heard of him around school once or twice but I definitely didn't know the kid.

I stuffed it into my jacket pocket and shrugged.

"Kris! let's go, your going to be late for school! and I want to show you something!" something pounded on my door loudly.

I groaned, "one minute!" I quickly hopped over to my closet and grabbed a pair of gym shoes, slipping them on and examining myself in the mirror. Jacket, jeans, gym shoes, pony-tail, necklace. Yep. That about covered it.

Another knock at the door and I opened it before my brat sister could let out another scream. She quickly held up a small purple envelope in front of my face, smirking.

"Kris! look what I found outside the door! I thought you got the mail!" she yelled, I practically ignored her until I saw what she was holding...

"What!" I checked to make sure my own letter was still in my pocket and knit my eyebrows in confusion, "you got one too...?"

Dallas grinned from ear to ear, waving the letter in front of my face, "seems I'm still more popular then you, eh?" she laughed obnoxiously, "oh well! Seems you just can't compete with your lil' sis'!"

Maddox, my other younger sister walked down the hall, READING THE SAME LETTER? She looked up at me and smiled, "seems I've been invited to a party..."

Dallas laughed, "dude! Me too! seems Kris can't get friends even if she DOESNT try!" she continued laughing "I don't even know this 'cupcake king' dude!"

I looked up boredly, deciding not to tell the two and pushed past them "..whatever, Dallas..."

I heard smack, cry, and a sharp hiss from Maddox before walking out the door.

I peered at the letter again from under my math textbook, the lesson wasn't all important, it was about quadratic equations and I didn't get that crap anyway... Apparently, this "cupcake, Arthur, King, Kirkland" person or whoever the heck he was had become a big hit, including anyone who had gotten invitations.

Most of the people whom had gotten them were popular and well known throughout the school. Which didn't make much sense to me. I wasn't popular. I wasn't the smartest or the prettiest. I wasn't on any of the sports teams or even on the cheerleading squad! So why would this Arthur person give me an invitation...? More so, it was on the night my parents were going out of town, and I wasn't all that comfortable going in the first place...

Before I knew it, the bell had rung and I began gathering up my stuff quickly. Now, for the one part of school I actually LIKED. After school every day, me and a bunch of friends would meet up for a few minutes before we where picked up. At the moment, I was almost certain they wouldn't get invited. I mean... this whole thing could be a mistake...

I sat in the math room, staring at my desk, there was something wrong here, I could just feel it...

Jerry, our Korean friend, walked up to me and started poking me continuously, "I ATTACK YOU!"

I suddenly felt a smile appear on my face as I laughed triumphantly, "you call THAT attacking?" I started poking him back furiously, "take that!"

"What are you two doing!" a voice came from the other side of the room, the door shut and I jumped. My intense battle with jerry had dulled my senses!

In the doorway stood Michael and Chase, our other two friends that would meet up with us... now all we where missing was Tyler and Matt. I grabbed my backpack and walked over to them.

"You guys ready?" I asked, poking Jerry's shoulder while keeping eye contact with Chase and Michael.

"i've been ready." Michael responded, "not so sure about him..." he pointed to Chase, who was over in the corner of the classroom having an intense fight with his father over how he could get home...

I frowned slightly, "hm..." I wasn't feeling too talkative today and I was sure that was going to raise up questions later.

Suddenly Jerry piped up, "hey! Do you guys know when Tyler's coming?"

I pondered the question for a moment and pulled out my phone, "um... he says he'll meet us at the car loop... he's talking to his dad on the phone, apparently he got... one of those invites to that party tonight?" Now there was most likely no WAY I was going to that party...

Chase turned around and walked back over to Michael, finally getting off the phone "invites..? he got one too!"

suddenly, i felt my heart beating loudly in my chest, as each one of my friends pulled out a small purple piece of paper from their pockets and backpacks.

I frowned slightly, suddenly realizing an odd difference in my letter from everybody's else's I had seen... mine was pink... while theirs were all distinctively purple... why had I been singled out...? Or was it just an accident...?

I sat on the pavement of the school car loop, ignoring the ever consistent poking of the Korean beside and and the sharp laughter of Tyler and Chase as they chased each other around and Michael recorded the display.

Finally, after about ten minutes of this, Michael, Chase, and Tyler came over to sit at me all at once, each one had a smirk on their faces.

"So... Krissy..." Tyler began "... your coming tonight right...?" he asked almost too innocently.

"No way in he**. My parents are going out, but if they come back and see I'm gone I'll be punished for life!"

"That's weird... my parents are going out too..." Michael whispered and Chase nodded, "same here!"

Jerry widened his eyes, "mine too! They got some invitation to try out some free day spa at the capital hotel!"

I felt myself gasp, "t-that's where my parents are going! Some Halloween exclusive thing, right?"

Jerry Chase Michael and Tyler all nodded at the same time.

I widened my eyes "guys, this is too suspicious! I'm not going!"

Chase whined "Kris! this is a once in a lifetime opportunity! how often do we get to go to a party in the Kirkland Mansion?"

"He's right, Krissy~!" Tyler strung an arm around my shoulder, "I promise, nothing bad will happen!"

I felt myself gulp, "I-i don't even know where the Kirkland Mansion is, in fact... I'VE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF IT!" I suddenly narrowed my eyes, "I bet its all some hoax or something! I'm. Not. Going. End of discussion!"

I looked at myself in the mirror, Dallas grinning beside me, "you look smexy~! Who would've thought you'd get invited to the party~?"

I scoffed, "whatever, I'm only going because my friends are going... and is this even necessary?" I cried out, the pink, puffy dress was NOT my style. Not down mention how short it was and how much it showed... Dallas was wearing a similar dress expect in lavender.

Maddox sighed, walking in with a pink dress on, long sleeves, knee length and conservative. It wasn't good, but definitely a lot better than what I was wearing. She frowned as soon as she walked in, "Dallas! Get out! Your corrupting Kris with your style!"

Dallas growled, "beat it Maddox! I'm trying to work here!"

Maddox growled, "your making her look like a flower! I should dress her~"

I was loosing my patience... one more word from these two and I was going to blow... this dress wasn't helping at all.

"She looks prett-"

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" I shouted and jumped up from my bed, "YOU GET THE HE** OUT OF MY ROOM, NOW!"

I began shoving them out with one hand, the other desperately trying to keep the dress down. I heard Dallas scream as I slammed the door in my two sister's faces. I sighed and slumped against the wall. Finally... some peace and quiet...

I locked the door, standing up straight and walking to my closet, I was sure I good find something nice enough to wear, my wardrobe wasn't THAT bad...

My eyes hit a pair of ripped jeans and my favorite green jacket. I smirked and quickly pulled them on along with my favorite boots and just for good measure, slipped on a skirt on top of my jeans.

I opened my door and snuck into my sister's room, she had a bunch of halloween stuff laid out on her bed. From an assortment of full body costumes to simple masquerade masks.

I carefully selected a red mask that laid over my face perfectly. It had little gold designs on it, making it look amazingly beautiful.

I turned around and looked into the mirror, with the mask, you could barley tell who i was... I smirked and walked out to my sisters who where waiting in their beautiful dresses. They gasped as they saw me and I could just see the disgust on Dallas' face "I'm ready to go~!" I laughed.

Maddox smiled, "see! She looks like herself now!"

I felt my face heat up slightly, "l-let's just get going, you guys know I hate being late to places..."

A knock came from the door...

I walked over, smoothing down the skirt and made sure i had my pink envelope... weird... even Maddox and Dallas had purple ones. I shrugged and opened the door, immediately greeted by Chase, Michael, Jerry, and Tyler, all smiling brightly, each one dressed in a tux.

I smiled and removed the mask, holding my envelope with the invite safely stowed inside with the same hand, "you guys ready?"

Jerry grinned, "you bet! N-no way! Your sisters are coming too?" he asked excitedly, peering around to look behind me.

Maddox smiled and walked over with Dallas, "so. Who's driving?"

Everybody froze at that question, had we really forgotten about how we were going to get there and back?

I gulped, "I guess we could all take cabs... or maybe the bus... I should have enough ca-"

Dallas cut me off, "no way am I showing up to the biggest party of the year in a BUS Kris. Let alone a CAB!" she shuttered in disgust.

Michael frowned, "... if we walk it'll take hours... Dallas we have no other choice!"

Chase nodded and smirked, "or you could stay home...~"

"NONONONONONO!" she screamed suddenly, jumping up and down frantically, "i'll take the bus!"

The place was HUGE. And even that could be an understatement. Everything was loud and crazy, halloween decorations up in every nook and cranny, and there were even bouncers at the front gate. Everybody without invitations stood in a group, hoping they would possibly be let in.

We all waited in line patiently, waiting to get up to the front so we could be let in, we were getting some weird looks from the more popular kids from school, as if they were saying, 'how did they get invited...?'

I stared down at my pink invite again, I had butterflies in my stomach and I tried to hold them down, everybody else's invites are purple... what if I'm not allowed in...?

I mentally slapped myself, none of that usually mattered to me! What was wrong with me tonight.

we waited in line for what seemed like AGES. when we finally made it up to the door, we were greeted by a man who was about three times my size. as a joke. Michael shoved Chase in front of all of us and over to the man. he screamed as he held his hand out and with a booming voice said

"invite."

Chase held out his hand and gave him his invite. the man studied it over before ripping off the tip of the paper and handing it back to him. "have fun." he boomed and Chase squealed, running through the doors and disappearing into the foggy house, obviously there had to be a fog machine somewhere...

by the time it was my turn, all my friends had disappeared into the house. the man held out his hand to me and i gave him the small pink envelope. i hoped the mask i was wearing hid my worried expression.

the man opened the envelope and smirked down at me. there was only ONE pink envelope... this had to be the girl. he ripped off the end of the card and handed it back to me

"have fun, and welcome to Kirkland mansion~" he purred.