Okay so I'm back with chapter two. To all those people out there reading this story and liking it, I'm so glad that you. Like I said last chapter this really has been a year in the making and I'm glad to finally be publishing it for the whole world to see. Hope you like this chapter. Bye.

Disclaimer: I don't own this show, seriously you can check my ID I don't. Oh well. On with Chapter Two


Chapter 2

"Hey Tommy…what are you doing here?" Merton stuttered when he realized who the figure was, a very wolfed out Tommy who looked extremely pissed.

Tommy smiled as he de-wolfed and returned back to his regular form. He usually didn't wolf out unless there was an emergency but he had to beat Merton home if he wanted to talk to him face to face. "Oh nothing, just came by to see why you were avoiding me after school today."

"I wasn't avoiding you Tommy. Maybe you're imagining things."

"Really, then how come when I called out your name you ran in the opposite direction."

"I didn't run…it was more like a sprint."

"Merton-" Tommy growled deeply as he walked closer to Merton.

"Okay, I ran but I was only trying to avoid another argument with you."

"Why would we be arguing?"

"Because you want to tell Lori about us and I don't."

"I just don't see what the big deal is having Lori find out. She'll be happy for us."

"Where is this sick and twisted fantasy world that you visit so frequently because I would really like a ticket there." Merton replied as he pushed passed Tommy and sat down on the bed.

"Would you stop being so sarcastic and listen to what you're saying."

"I speaking the truth-"

"Your talking crazy. This is Lori we're talking about, she won't care."

"I get it Tommy I do. You want to tell Lori about us being together but newsflash, I don't. I don't want to tell Lori yet."

"Tell Lori what?"

Both boys turned around to see a very tanned Lori standing behind them with a bag full of items.

"Lori, what are you doing here?" Merton shrieked as the young woman came up to him and pulled him into a hug.

"What, a girl can't come home after being gone for two weeks and see her best friends?" Lori laughed as she punched Merton in his arm and turned to give Tommy a hug as well.

"That's not how Merton meant it, did you Mert?"

"No, no…not at all. I really missed you Lori."

"Not as much as I missed you guys. You have no idea how boring it can get on a cruise ship with nothing but your parents and other rich kids to keep you company. Worst two weeks of my life."

"Oh sorry to hear about that." Merton smiled as he started to push Lori up the stairs.

"Merton, what-"

"You probably want to get back home and…I don't know…scrapbook all you pictures." Merton continued to push Lori towards the stairs until she turned around and pushed him off her.

"First off-" Lori growled as she glared at Merton. "I don't scrapbook and second, why are you acting way weirder than usual?"

"Me, weird, I have no clue what you're talking about."

"Fine if you won't tell me then I ask Tommy." Lori replied as she turned her attention from Merton to Tommy who was doing his best to avoid eye contact with her. "Tommy, what's wrong with Merton?"

"Something's wrong with Merton, hadn't noticed." Tommy shrugged.

"Tommy."

Merton knew that Tommy was close to cracking so he walked over to Lori and put his arm over her shoulder. "Lori, I swear there's nothing wrong with me." Merton tried to reassure his other best friend.

Lori could tell that Merton was lying and politely shrugged his arm off her shoulders. "Oh really, then what's the big secret that you don't want to tell me."

"I don't know-"

"I'm not stupid Merton, I heard you talking about when I came in. So what's the big bad secret that you don't want to tell me?"

The silence lasted for a few seconds and Tommy found himself unable to contain the secret any longer. "Merton and I are dating." Tommy blurted out before Merton had a chance to say anything. He ignored the evil glare that was thrown his way and continued to focus his attention on Lori.

"Wow you are. I'm so happy for you guys." Lori shrieked as she pulled both boys into a hug, "I go away for two weeks and you two start making your rounds with the ladies. I can't believe you wanted to hide that from me."

"Lori you don't understand."

"Understand what. You said you were dating."

"Each other." Merton replied, filling in the gaps for his friend. "Tommy and I are dating…each other."

"What-"

"Lori-"

"Oh my God!" Lori screamed when the words finally sunk into her head. Tommy and Merton were back on the dating scene but this time they were using each other as dates. "You…and you…are together."

"Yep, we are."

"When?"

"It's a long story but about two weeks ago."

"Two weeks."

"Look Lori I know this is a shock to you but I want you to know that I love Merton very much." Tommy stated as he wrapped on arm around his boyfriend who only shrugged it away.

"You love him!" Lori screamed again at the two of them. "I need to sit down."

"See Tommy I told you she couldn't handle it."

Tommy never got a chance to reply when Merton suddenly took off from the room and ran out of the door.

"Dammit." Tommy hissed, "I need to go get him."

"No give him some space."

"This is all my fault, I shouldn't have told you."

"Why didn't you guys want to tell me?" Lori asked a bit hurt. Sure the news of her best friends dating made her feel a little uncomfortable but she was more hurt that they wanted to hide it from her.

"I did but Merton didn't."

"But why wouldn't he want to tell me, I-"

"Because he was scared that you wouldn't want to be his friend anymore." Tommy replied before she could finish her statement, "And he was also scared of what you would think of him because you and I used to date and we don't anymore."

"So what, he thought I would hate him for stealing you away from me." Lori finished for Tommy. His apologetic look towards her was enough to prove her theory right. "That's just ridiculous Tommy."

"I know-"

"You and I are better off friends and it's not like I would go down that road again."

"Hey."

"Oh Tommy, that's not how I meant it." Lori winced at the sound of Tommy's hurt voice. "What I meant to say was we never really had a real connection. To be honest you only liked me because I knew about you secret and I liked you because of your secret. Think about it, if you weren't the werewolf would you have been attracted to me."

Tommy thought about what Lori was saying and realized that she was right. He only dated her because she knew his secret and it made him safe, nothing else. Lori on the other hand liked him but liked his wolf side much more. "You're right but with Merton-"

"Merton met you because of your wolf side but fell in love with Tommy, the stupid jock who wouldn't know Pythagorean Theorem if it bit you in the butt."

"You're right about that too" Tommy laughed as Lori sat down on the bed beside him. "How do I fix this?"

"Don't worry about Merton, he'll come around."

"Promise."

"Would I lie to you?"

"Um…yeah you would."

"Okay I would but only if it was to protect you from getting hurt." Lori smiled as she hugged Tommy. She hated seeing her friends upset with each other all because of her. Even though they wouldn't be mad at each for long she knew she had to do something to make things right. "Don't worry about it."

It was almost dark when Merton decided to head back home. After running out of his house he walked to the park and spent most of his afternoon there. A part of him felt stupid for running out while another part of him was angry that Tommy told Lori about them even though he specifically said he didn't want her to know. Still, Tommy had told and now their secret was out and Lori had no choice but to accept it. It wasn't as if she could come between them, could she.

It had taken a while for Merton to push all negative thoughts about Lori out of his head and realize that Tommy was right. Lori would be happy for them getting together or at least pretend to be so no one's feelings would get hurt. She was their friend, they trusted her with their lives so why not with the best thing that ever happened to both of them.

By the time Merton made it back home to his lair, the rest of the family seemed to be out for the night. His parent's car were no where to be found and all the lights were off. Sighing, he realized that Tommy and Lori had already gone back home to their respective houses and entered into his empty place of residence.

Walking inside the house made Merton realize that he hadn't eaten anything since lunch and was extremely hungry. He opened the refrigerator to see if there was anything to eat when he saw something out the corner of his eye. He turned around only to see a strange figure come out of the shadows and throw him across the kitchen.

"Hello Merton." the voice laughed as Merton's body hit the counter behind him before he crumbled to the floor along with everything else on the counter.

Oh no, who does that sinister laugh belong to. You'll find out in the next chapter and hopefully it will be up next week. Until then, tootles.