Ty had not slept that night. The stress he was under was unbearable. Every minute that passed, the stress grew more controlling. The fear was corroding his thoughts like acid. His body and mind were aching for the relief of sleep. Cade tried calling him that night, but Thank you just laid there in his room. He did not speak or move. All he could do was think.

Now that today was Saturday, he didn't have to do much of anything except the occasional chore that his parents asked him to do. He got out of bed and slowly walked over to his desk, and sat down in his computer chair. This was the first time he had stayed awake all night without the assistance of sugar. Fear is double the strength than a sugar rush. He reached down to turn on his computer. The lights flashed and the monster turned on with a flash.

Moments later he was on the Internet, researching the so called demon. Many reports were filed, but there was no actual proof. Even if the truth was that there was a demon living in the town, what could people do. To no prevail, he shut of his computer and walked downstairs. Since it was still early, no one was awake. He didn't want to take a chance of his father waking up to his son rumbling around in the kitchen, so he just went back into his room.

Soon after he closed his door, his phone rang. He ran to it, trying to make as little noise as possible.

"Geez, who could be calling me so freaking early!?"

The caller I.D. showed that it was Cade calling. He was the last person Ty wanted to talk to right now. He ended the call with a sigh.

" Cade is probably mad now."

~ Wolf & Secrets~

The the day passed as usual that morning, except for the fact that Ty was so tired that he could fall asleep standing up. Later that day, Ty went up into his room. There, on his desk, was the pendant and a small box he had gotten from his mother's closet. He carefully placed the pendant into the box and taped it shut. He walked out his room, and down the stairs. His father caught him off guard while coming out of his room.

" What's that son?" His father asked concerningly

" Oh... Er... It's a gift to one of my friends " He tried to stall as long as he could

" Oh," he chuckled " I see. You like a girl. What's her name"

Ty thought to himself quickly. Mostly when people bring that up, people blush and deny the statement.

He turned away slightly, and tried his best to blush.

" Er... No I don't like anybody.."

His father rolled his eyes.

" Well if your going to be so cryptic about it, you can go see your girlfriend "

" I don't have a girlfriend! "

Ty walked away as shameful as he could be. As soon as his father was out of sight. He rushed out of the door. As tired as he was, he was anxious year scared about the task at hand. He walked out onto the road, following the double yellow lines as if he need to. It would take him about twenty minutes to get to the old house. He dreaded one thing though, he had to pass Cade's house on the way. Maybe he could take a different route, but that would add an extra 15 minutes to his trek.

When the time arose when he had to pass Cade's house he decided to do so as casually as he could. If he would have snuck around, one of the neighbors might accuse him of being a burglar. The box in his hand wouldn't help the cause either. Luckily no one noticed him, and he passed the house without being sighted.

~Wolf & Secrets~

Twenty minutes later, he arrived. Large metal gate guarded the entrance to the walkway. His heart was beating as if he had been chased by a crazed animal. Slowly, Ty pushed opened the metal gate. A slight overgrowth of grass pushed against the gate. There were cracks in the walkway, and vegetation growing out of them. Although he was sweating, he looked somewhat calm on the outside.

Slowly he walked down the way. He examined the house. It seemed to be two stories, with 4 or 5 windows. Some boards were poking out, and the windows were very dirty. In reality, it would just need a bit of a tune up. The windows needed to be cleaned, cut the grass, and fix some of the frayed boards. It would look like a good house. As he scanned from left to right, he noticed something strange.

In one of the second story windows, there was some movement. It looked as if some curtains had been moved. Ty stopped dead in his tracks. He was petrified with fear, and he could not move. Then it moved again, this time it was more subtle. He could do nothing but stare at the window in wonder of what it could have been.

Eventually, he broke the controlling stare that he had with the window. With the gift in hand, he walked to the front door. As he stepped in front of the door. A orange doorbell illuminated a small part of the wall. He rung the doorbell, suddenly, the door opened. He didn't want to go in, but something in his head told him to venture inside.