Dinner was served. Grandpa Terence took his seat at the long dining table with his grandchildren.

Alec and Ellie sat down with their grandfather for dinner. It was a wonderful feast filled with roast pork, mashed potatoes, and salad.

"This food looks great," Alec smiled, now looking around and getting ready to make a plate.
"This looks amazing!" Ellie grinned, now grabbing a plate and a fork.

"Ok, you both can start making your plates," Terence grinned. Ellie was the first that put huge and healthy portions all over her plate. But the minute she got her plate, she sat down and began eating like a hog. Soon, mashed potatoes hit Alec in the face.

"Gah! Ellie, seriously!" Alec growled.

"What?!" She smiled, now stuffing her mouth more and eating more Cheetos with her meal.

Alec looked like he was going to hurl and quickly made his way to the trashcan to ease his stomach. Terence, concerned, walked after him.

"What's wrong?" He asked, now gently touching his shoulder.

"She eats like a hog sometimes."

"Aww c'mon. A big guy like you shouldn't be worried about how your sis eats," He laughed.

"Well…"

"C'mon and eat kid." Terence chuckled, now gently guiding him to the dining room. But once Alec sat down at his place, Terence began to eat even worse than Ellie! He guzzled meat and potatoes just like her!

"This is great, grandpa!" Ellie laughed.

"Glad you like it honey." Terence smiled, now taking a quick gulp. He then looked at Alec who looked pale. "Alec, is something wrong?"

Alec took a few gulps and ate some of his potatoes, but watching them eat made him lose his appetite.

"Are you alright?" Ellie asked.

"I-I'm fine." Alec said, now looking at them and his face turning even more pale.

"Now what's bothering you now?" Terence smirked.

"Nothing."

"Well then…" Terence chuckled, now taking a huge bite of meat. Alec then held his mouth and ran back to the kitchen.

Why is my family so weird?

"Alec! Do you wanna play Monster Chase after dinner?" Ellie asked, her mouth full.

Alec didn't bother looking at her. "No thanks. I'm just gonna head to bed."

"What's Monster Chase?" asked Terence.

"It's a stupid game we used to play." Alex answered.

"It's not stupid! It's where one of us is the monster and then other is the one who runs away!" Ellie roared like a monster. "It's really fun!"

Terence chuckled. "Maybe you can teach me how to play!"

"Yay!" Ellie said, voicing happily.

Alec rolled his eyes.

After dinner, Delia showed Alec and Ellie to their room. "Here is your room, Master Alec."

Alec went inside. His room was fit for a prince. A huge bed, a reading nook next to a huge picture window with velvet drapes, an enormous round mirror with a golden frame in the corner of the room, and a long, plushy couch.

But Alec's favorite thing in the room was the lock on the door. Something he always wanted to keep his sister out.

"If you need anything, just give a yell." Delia said with a gentle smile. "Onto your room, Miss Ellie."

"Aweosme!" Ellie pumped her arms up.

The door closed and Alec flopped down on his huge bed. "I wonder if im going to survive this summer...a huge castle, a slob sister and grandfather I've never met..."

But since he was stuck here, Alec didn't have a choice. So he had to make the best of it.

But since there was nothing interesting he wanted to do, he decided to go to bed.

Alec changed his clothes, got into bed, and turned off the light. He was looking forward to a good night sleep.

After a few minutes, he fell into a deep sleep and had a wonderful dream. He was in the beautiful rose garden basking in the warm sunshine. Alec loved that rose garden. All around around him he was surrounded by beautiful roses.

Then Alec wandered to a clearing in the garden and saw a girl holding a rose.

And she was gorgeous.

She had long golden blond hair and big brown eyes, and she was wearing a long white dress. She looked like an angel.

Alec went up to approach the girl, but things became dark.

The girl vanished, the sky turned black and the roses wilted to brown husks.

Alec felt tingles all over his body. From his toes to his head to his fingers. Then he felt like his body was stretching and growing.

A fanged animal appeared from the darkness and snarled at him.

Alec opened his eyes, wide with fright.

"Oh, it was just a dream..." Alec put his hand over his forehead. He got out of bed and stared at the mirror in the corner.

A hairy monster stared back.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Alec stumbled and looked at the mirror again. A big, tall creature covered in fur was in his room!

And wearing his pajamas!

"Huh?!" Alec looked at his hands.

They were covered in hair. His arms were covered in hair. His legs were covered in hair. Every part of his body was covered in hair.

"WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?!" Alec roared, and he realized it was hard to talk around his fangs.

Fangs?! Fangs?!

A knock came to his door. "Alec! It's Terence! Open up, son!"

"NO! DON'T COME IN!" Alec screamed.

"Alec! Come on out!" Ellie said.

Oh, man! Alec cannot let Ellie see him like this! She'll be terrified!

"Young man! You open this door!" Terence ordered.

"NO!" Alec's head was spinning, his heart racing beneath his furry chest. What was going on?!

Suddenly, the door was ripped off it's hinges! Another monster stormed into the room.

He was hulking and top heavy. With a huge mouth, beastly fangs and tusks. His body was covered in grey fur with lighter fur on his face.

"ALEC!" roared the creature. "When I say open this door, I mean OPEN THIS DOOR!"

Ellie came into the room. "Alec! Grandpa and I were playing Monster Chase and it turns out he really is a monster! And so are you!"

"Ellie, monster is a rude term." Terence smiled, his fangs exposed. "We are beasts."

Alec fainted.

newbienovelistRD: Hope you all are enjoying this! Especially you, guestsurprise! We can about the next chapter in another story! :)

Plus, the tickle monster story I'm doing is coming along good!