Chapter Three: Adventures of a stalker!
I walked out the front door, pulling my hoodie over my head, when I finally got it all the way on, I straightened it out then looked up to see Benny walking up my driveway, arms full of bags. I grinned.
"Oh! Hey, I was just coming to get you!" He smiled, I smiled back. What can I say, his smile is infectious.
"Well, I was just going over to Ethan's, I take it you were on the way over there too." I said, pkointing at the bags. He laughed and nodded.
"Yep, let's go." He said, nodding his head towards E's house, I nodded and finished walking towards him, I took a bag from him, I was half tempted to ask what was in there, but decided against it. It was much better to just find out later. We walked over to Ethan's and I knocked, to let them know we were coming in, and as soon as I opened the door, I was greeted by a shocked Ethan and Jane, and a chick standing in front of them wielding an umbrella in a fighting stance.
"Wow…" I muttered. She slowly lowered the umbrella and stood straight up. Ethan and Jane were still too shocked to move.
"You do realize, if I were a real thief… That umbrella would do nothing." I told her, she relaxed and looked back and forth between Benny and I, then at Ethan.
"Umm… Where's your bathroom?" She asked Ethan, he looked puzzled by the sudden question. Not that I blame him... It's a wierd one... And random, given the current situation.
"Down the hall, last door on the right." He said, pointing, she nodded and walked off, placing the umbrella back in it's holder, Jane followed after her. Benny and I looked at each other then back at E.
"Okay… 2 things. One) That's not number one Dusk chick and Two) Why the hell does it smell like aftershave?" I said, covering my nose from the smell. E rolled his eyes.
"No… She said Erica was sick, so she's filling in for her." He explained, Benny stepped closer, an excited grin taking over his face.
"So she's like a… Substitute babe?" He asked. I wonder if he ever thought of me that way…? No! Wait! That's crazy! He'll never see me as anything but a friend, a pal, a chum, things of that nature. Nothing more. I sighed.
"I'm hungry." I stated, hoping one of them would agree, and forget about the girl. But, alas, I was ignored. Ethan rolled his eyes and walked off into the kitchen, Benny and I followed after him.
"That's sweet!" Benny was saying as I tuned back into the conversation.
"What? No! It's not sweet!" Ethan exclaimed, looking extremely annoyed. That's when I noticed his pants. I chuckled a bit.
"Could you be less of a geek for once?" Ethan asked Benny.
"Yeah, this coming from the guy that looked like he pooped his pants from the front!" Benny laughed, he took off his bag and placed it on the counter. Ethan just groaned and shook his head.
"It's ice cream…" He muttered.
"Yeah. Whatever. Let's order some 'za! I'm starving!" Benny said, pulling out his phone. He dialed the pizza places number and placed the phone to his ear.
"Hey, it's me… Give me the usual, and super size that puppy. I'm next door, and it's exactly 7:19... And you have 30 minutes, or it's free! ENGAGE!" He said, shouting the last part before clicking end. I laughed at his childish antics, and noticed that Ethan had walked away. Benny had pulled out a TV guide and was flipping through it, I was all but twiddling my thumbs by this point. I had left my iPod at home. Big flipping mistake!
"What's on tonight?" I asked Benny, talking about TV was better than this, but then Ethan walked back in looking worried. He motioned me over and looked at Benny.
"Dude, there's this new Galactica spin-off we have to che- Okay… What's up?" Benny looked up at us, but then noticed E's worried expression.
"It's Sarah… She was standing in front of the bathroom mirror… But her reflection wasn't in it!" He hissed, what the fudge? Were those fumes going to his head? And what the hell was he doing in the bathroom with Sarah in the first place?
"Okay… How much aftershave did you drink?" Benny asked.
"Dude! I'm serious! Her reflection was all wonky! She's not normal!" He said. He was about to say more, but Sarah walked in.
"Look, you guys don't really need me do you?" She asked us, I instantly shook my head, Ethan stayed silent, while Benny said:
"It depends what you mean by need." He winked at her and clicked his tongue, leaning on the counter. I scoffed and rolled my eyes, Sarah did too.
"No, no. We're fine. My mom just likes to humiliate me to prove a point." Ethan assured her. Yes! Go Ethan!
"Okay, good! Because I need to go find my friend Erica." She started walking towards the door. Yes, go find your friend. We don't need you.
"Well hey, maybe I should come with you… Ya know, for protection." Ethan suggested, following after her. Benny and I looked at each other with a confused expression then back at Ethan. Sarah had dropped her phone, E instantly jumped to pick it up for her, and when they stood up he went rigid.
"What the hell?" I muttered, Benny shrugged. After a minute, Ethan relaxed and Sarah gave him a strange look.
"Trust me… You don't wanna go out tonight… Besides, you should save those muscles for protecting yourself." She laughed at the end, psh… E? Muscley? Yeah right!
"Did you just see that?" Ethan asked her. I shook my head and went to get a drink. I didn't feel like watching them flirt…
"Um.. Later guys." She said, then she walked out the door. I waved after her while Ethan stood there, staring up at something. I looked up at the ceiling, maybe it was a bug or something? But there was nothing. Ethan turned back to us.
"Wow. Smooth. We get a mad hot babe here, and you have to immediately go and weird her out! Well done. I'm very impressed.." Benny snapped, I rolled my eyes. Now I know what he thinks about me…. Ouch.. It hurts to be ignored…
"Dude! I'm telling you… I just saw something. She's not normal! And I'm going to find out what's going on." He said, pointing towards the door. Okay… Those fumes were definitely going to his head now! Was he insane?
"Great. Undercover brothers on a mission, I like it!" Benny and him began walking towards the door. I cleared my throat, they both stopped and looked back at me.
"Aren't you forgetting something?" I asked.
"Make that two things." Jane announced walking in, I nodded and we both stood there, with our arms crossed, glaring at them.
"Lane, you're coming with us! Of course! And Jane… I don't know about you…" Benny said. We all looked at Ethan expectantly. He was the smart one,
"What about your sister?" Ethan asked. I shook my head.
"No good, she's doing some schoolwork." I replied.
"What about your grandma Benny?" I asked, turning to him.
"That's a great idea! Be right back!" He exclaimed, then bolted out the door. Within 5 minutes, he was walking back in.
"Thanks grandma! You're a life saver!" He was saying,
"It's not a problem at all dear." She responded, Ethan was comforting Jane, who was upset about being left with Grandma W.
"She smells funny." She grumbled.
"No she doesn't!" Ethan said, stuttering slightly. I laughed.
"Yeah Janey, she smells like flowers… and mothballs.." I said, muttering the end. Ethan shot me a look. I raised my hands in defense and turned to Benny and his grandma.
"All right grandma, if the pizza isn't here in 26 minutes. Do not pay a dime! Got it?" Benny was saying, checking his watch, she nodded.
"Okay! We will be right back. Promise." Ethan declared, pulling on his jacket. Jane just slumped.
"I hate being eight…" She muttered. I laughed.
"We all did." I told her. She didn't respond.
"Let's go guys." Ethan said, Benny and I nodded and followed him out the door. We walked down our road, towards town. As we walked, Ethan and I heard something fall. We turned to see something electronic fall out of Benny's messenger bag.
"What is all that stuff?" Ethan asked, continuing to walk.
"Night vision digi-cameras with infrared! You can't expect to investigate the supernatural realm without the proper equipment!" Benny replied as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. I laughed at him. A geek, but a cute geek.
"Tell me again why we're following her? I feel like a freaking stalker!" I said, Ethan ignored me.
"Would you two keep it down? She already thinks I'm a perv." Ethan muttered, I laughed.
"That's your fault bro, not ours." I said, he glared at me, I stuck my tongue out at him.
"All right, you said her reflection wasn't all there, right?" Benny asked, interrupting us.
"Yeah." Ethan replied.
"Well here's a thought, what if this is just a publicity stunt thing for that stupid Dusk movie?" He asked back. All of a sudden he stopped, looking at the sidewalk in concentration, then he stepped back.
"IF THIS IS A PUNK! I KNEW IT ALL ALONG!" He shouted, spinning around with his finger pointed. I laughed again. I seem to do that a lot when I'm around these two.
"Benny! Shhh!" Ethan reprimanded quickly.
"Come on. I think she's headed towards town." He added, nodding towards the direction we were going towards. We both followed after him. As we walked to town, I noticed that the streets were empty! I mean, the town wasn't exactly jumping with life to begin with, but this is ridiculous!
"I'm really bored, I'm really bored, I'm really bored, and I feel like a stalker." I sang as we walked, Benny laughed and looked at me. Ethan was up ahead, ignoring us like a jerk!
"You're an odd girl." He said,
"But you love me." I grinned.
"That I do Laney, that I do." He replied, placing an arm on my shoulder. I felt my face go red. God, what has gotten into me? I need to snap out of this! We made it to town, and stopped.
"Where should we check first?" I asked.
"Let's split up, search everywhere. Meet back here in 15. Lane, you go that way," E pointed to the left, across the street, he sounds like Freddy from Scooby Doo…
"Benny, there." He pointed the opposite direction.
"And I'll search here." He gestured to the area where we were standing.
"Why are we going through so much trouble to find this chick?" I asked, I was starting to get hungry.
"Just go." He demanded. I stuck my tongue out at him again and walked away to my designated area. I looked around, inside stores, restaurants, and places of that nature, and came up with nothing. After I was done, I wandered back over to our meeting place. Neither of the boys were back yet, so I plopped onto the sidewalk and waited. Eventually, they showed up, Benny was sporting his goggles, and Ethan looked irritated.
"Bro, it looks like we lost her! Must. Eat. Pizza." Benny was saying, Ethan still looked around. I got up off the floor and joined their sides, cramming my hands into my hoodie pocket. My beanie kept my head warm, but I was still pretty cold, so my teeth were chattering.
"She's here. I can feel it." Ethan said. I suppressed a giggle. That sounded kinda wrong.
"A-a-a-are y-y-you s-s-sure?" I asked, through my chattering. And I was hungry…. And you won't like me, when I'm hungry…
"Yes." Ethan replied, looking around. I sighed and leaned against the wall, waiting for them to decide something. All of a sudden we heard a crash from a nearby ally, we all jumped in shock and looked at each other.
I sincerely apologize for the wait everyone! I hope you like this chapter, even though it's not my best. I've been swamped with the new school year! But tell me whatcha think! And again, I'm so sorry for the delay! It'll pick up now, that I'm used to school and can manage my time better. Anywayy, R&R. (:
Much Love,
Rhey.3
