Truth or Dare

The house was packed now. Everywhere you went, tons of us surrounded. Sleeping arrangements were very difficult. Most of us younger teenagers slept in Tyler's room. One of my best friends Chanelle came to stay with us. We tried to hide our worries by keeping our minds in different places. Most nights consisted of spin the bottle and truth or dare. "Tyler it's your turn to dare someone." Chanelle laughed. "Okay...let's see. Kevin I dare you to go downstairs and steal one of Brandon's rings, without him noticing." The room fell silent in horror now, this task was simply impossible. Brandon was the leader of our pack; we all shuddered at the consequences.

After a few minutes Kevin stood up and left the room. We waited for his return in silence, and after a few minutes Kevin returned with an unearthly grin. He held up a black stoned ring that glittered in the moonlight. We clapped and smiled at him, and his pride glowed. "Alright Kevin, your go." announced Tori. "Chantal, I dare you to return this ring, and bring back the car keys from Brandon's mustang." I gulped and looked around at everyone. Chanelle, Tori and Tyler all looked worried. "What? I can do it." I demanded. "Chantal, you can't go outside." whispered Chanelle. "Why can't I? It's not sunny out. I'd probably be used to the heat anyway. And there aren't any humans out there either." I stood up and crossed my arms. "No, Tal, you can't do it. Just use a chicken." Tori piped up. "You guys are such babies." I sighed and grabbed the ring out of Kevin's hand, then slammed the bedroom door behind me.

I stood in the hallway, breathing heavily. I had never broken any rules given to me, and I was utterly terrified. I began descending down the stairway and saw Brandon sitting at the kitchen table, eyes closed, and breathing heavily. I quietly tip-toed toward him, and noticed something shiny on the table next to his right arm. As I inched closer, and closer, I realized that the shiny object was actually several rings that belonged to him. I finally got close enough to the table where I could reach the ring pile, and began extending my arm toward the destination. I held my breathe, not wanting to make any noises that would stir Brandon.

My hand was now about three inches from the pile, and moving closer by every second. Time seemed to stand still as I reached the last centimeter. I didn't want to drop the ring on the pile, knowing it would make noise, so I began to inch it toward the table cloth. A sudden bump behind me made me jump and drop the ring into the pile. A small clinking sound entered my ears and I ducked behind the table, hoping that Brandon did not wake. After a count to ten in my head I slowly moved my head to peak over the table top to see Brandon, who still had his eyes closed and a peaceful look across his face. I had not disturbed him at all. I let out a quiet sigh and sank back to the ground.

My first dare was over, and now my second was waiting to be complete. I walked around the table, past Brandon, and into another hallway, searching for the back door. I stumbled over a few books and caught my balance on the front door's handle. As I began turning the handle I heard, "Chantal," I gasped and jumped around to see a shadow standing a few meters away from me in the hallway. I couldn't answer the shadow, because my imagination was going wild. I am going to die. I do not want to die. Please, don't kill me. I thought to myself. "Chantal, I'm not going to kill you, you silly girl. It's Tyler." He whispered.

"Oh my god, Tyler! You scared me half to death." I whispered hoarsely. "That is not a funny joke Chantal." Tyler stepped forward into the moonlight from a window, and his face looked serious. "I wasn't trying to make a joke. But, now that I think about it, it was quite funny. Being dead and all, it is hard to be scared to death." I smiled to myself now. "You are so stupid sometimes, you know that right?" Tyler accused. "Why are you here Tyler?" I sighed. "You are not going out there." He said. "Excuse me? I can do whatever I want." I demanded. "I'm not letting you go out there. Especially by yourself." I glared at him, through the shadows then answered, "Fine," Tyler looked shocked and said, "You aren't gonna go? You aren't gonna fight me?" I sighed at him then said, "No. I am going, and you are coming with me." Before he could resist I grabbed his hand and pulled him out the back door.

I felt my eyes widen now, as the shock of the outdoors filled my body. "Chantal, this is not a good idea. You're senses are not used to this." Tyler whispered more loudly from behind me. "Shut up. I just need the damned car keys." I new I sounded calm, but my senses were out of control. My eyes were shifting at crazy speeds, trying to see everything around me. My ears were strained to hear the smallest of noises, and my nose was using every once of energy to pick up any significant smell. "Okay well come on, let's get them." Tyler sighed and pulled me toward the black mustang, only twenty feet in front of us. I heard a crack and spun around, sniffing the air, and straining every other sense for a sign of anything. "Chantal, that was me. Sorry." Tyler confessed and I shot back around. His grip on my wrist tightened and I knew he didn't trust me.

We reached the car door, and Tyler opened it. A second later a small tinkling sound filled the air, and he was dangling the car keys in my face. I snatched them away, growled at him, and shook his hand off my arm. "You know, your different side is really showing right now." Tyler pointed out almost mockingly. "How?" I asked him. "Well your eyes are wide and a very golden color. Your skin color is whiter then usual, and your teeth are glowing." He smiled at me, and I noticed he looked the exact same. To my surprise, he looked very gorgeous now. His blue eyes, now a liquid gold color, and his delicate skin color. His smile shone in the dark, and he laughed at my staring.

"Come on, before you do anything stupid." He tugged at my arm now. "I guess you're lucky the moon is behind the clouds at the moment. That might affect you too, since it is a reflection of the sun." I looked up at the sky, finally realizing that the moon was indeed covered by a heavy layer of clouds. We began walking back to the door when a sudden pain stung my heart. I gasped at the feel of it and collapsed. "Chantal," Tyler almost yelped, "the moon's out. Damn it." My head spun, and a certain dizziness filled my head. I still felt like I was falling, but I felt arms around me. I was being lifted, but falling down, at the same time. I was so confused. "Tyler, what is happening? I'm so dizzy." I said sickly.

"I'm going to kill Kevin when we get back." I heard Tyler, from an almost distant echo. I heard something click shut, and then footsteps. A door opened in front of me and gasps flew out through the room we had entered. My dizziness began to wear off and I felt myself lower. "What happened to her?" asked a male voice that sounded very familiar. "You are so lucky I'm dealing with her right now, because if I wasn't you would be more then dead." Someone hissed from above me. My headache wore off now and I opened my eyes. I saw several faces, outlined in light, and it took me a few moments to realize that I was back in Tyler's room, with all my friends staring at me. I then tried to move, but looked up when I felt I couldn't. Tyler had me propped up against his chest, with his arms around me, and his chin on my head.

"Tyler, I'm alight." I whispered. "I know, I just wanted to make sure. I knew you'd be alright. I was just worried." I heard him whisper back to me. "Chantal, I'm so sorry. I didn't think that would happen. I wasn't thinking." I heard Kevin scramble to apologize. "Kevin, it's alright." I attempted to smile at him reassuringly. Then my smile widened as I felt cold objects in my hand. I held up the keys in victory and everyone giggled. Tyler laughed loudest, and pulled the keys from my tired hands. "Kevin, I think you will return these when you're ready. I think it's all about time we got some sleep." I saw my friends nod in agreement and Tyler stood up with me, still in his solid arms. I expected him to lay me down beside Chanelle and Tori, but instead he placed my now, exhausted body on his bed and lay down beside me.

"I'm not handy-capped you know. I can sleep on the ground." I teased him. "I don't feel safe with you down there tonight. You may end up sleepwalking all the way outside." I could almost picture him smile then, but I felt my tiredness taking over me. "You know I don't slee---sleepwalk." I yawned. "I know sweetheart, I know." And before I could realize that Tyler had kissed the top of my head at that moment, I fell into a deep sleep, filled with nothing, but sweet dreams.