Alice went to see what the commotion was about, being led to the kitchen by her parents voices.

"You know, my boss Allen? Missing from work for a couple of days and everyone got very worried, so one of his friends went over and broke into his house and they found him and his girlfriend dead." Her dad was sipping alcohol already, in shock of the news he just told us.

"they both taken a bunch of prescription pills, it was like they committed suicide together or something."

He went on about the whole thing. Turns out he is regional manager. They offered him the spot and Allen's salary. While it's upsetting that the guy lost his life, it's a big turn of events for her parents.

David walked in, not sure if he should have or not. "Sorry to interrupt," he said.

"Don't be silly. It's fine. I'm having a drink, will y-w-would you join me?" her dad asked.

"Well, sure."

Anna seemed different. She eyed David like he suddenly had ten heads. Alice knew she didn't like the guy, but this was different. She walked away when she got a phone call, looking around suspiciously.

"Sorry about your boss, dad," Alice gave her condolences.

"Thank you, sweetie," he took a gulp of his drink, finishing it off.

Anna came through, keys in hand like she was leaving.

"Where are you going, Anna?" mom asked.

"Going to talk to Kristen for a bit. I'll be home soon," she didn't look happy in the slightest. Alice wasn't sure what it was. Anna used to tell her everything. And 'used to' as in, before David showed up. She shrugged it off, not in the mood to deal with her.

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Mom and dad went to the store to pick up some ingredients for pumpkin pie. She couldn't wait to taste her mom's pie. The one thing she looked forward to every Autumn.

"Hey Luke," Alice said, walking into his room. It was almost Halloween and they always used to carve pumpkins together. She wasn't sure if he'd be up to it, but she had a piece of bait. "Wanna carve some pumpkins?" she smiled really big, hanging half of her body into his room from the frame of the door.

"I don't know, I'm kind of tired," he insisted.

"Well, I was going to see if David wanted to join us," she said, wriggling her eyebrows up and down. Luke liked the guy, probably even more than he liked her.

It sparked his attention like she knew it would. "Ok, I guess so."

"Great! I'll go ask him now," she ran to the other room and slid on her socks in excitement. She always loved this time of year. Now she had a reason to enjoy it even more.

"Wanna carve pumpkins with me and Luke?" she asked David, hoping he'd say yes.

"Sure. There's a first for everything." Her eyes widened. She couldn't believe he's never carved a pumpkin before.

"Oh boy, come on, we gotta fix that," she shook her head in disappointment.

The three went out in the front with their pumpkins and materials. They sat on the step, Alice sat on the ground.

"So, how does this work again?" David asked, looking at the pumpkin like it was a school test.

"First you make a hole at the top," Luke demonstrated by stabbing his knife into the top of his pumpkin. "Then reach in and scoop all the guts out."

"Can't believe you never did this!"

"Parents were never really into the whole Halloween thing," he said, taking in the information and sticking the pumpkin, only he was less than thrilled with their choice of knives. He tossed the knife aside and took a butterfly knife out of his pocket, swirling it in his hand until the blade was out. He cut into the pumpkin and it sliced through like butter.

Both Alice and Luke stared at him funny.

"Do you, carry that with you, like, all the time?" Luke asked, surprised by it. Alice wasn't too surprised. Where she went to school, people always carried a weapon, even when they didn't need it.

"Oh, this thing?" David looked at the blade, "sure."

"Why?"

"I don't know. Just in case." Alice couldn't help but smile at the look on David's face while trying to come up with a reason for having it on him. She bit her lip, remembering their kiss. David looked at her and she quickly turned away, clearing her thoat, "it's ok if you want to be safe. Luke, it's not like he takes it out and stabs everyone he meets with it," Alice laughed.

The three finished their pumpkins, bringing them in the house and placing them on the table. Alice went into the bathroom to wash her hands, leaving the boys to themselves. When she got out, Anna had come back. She acted strangely, going to her room and listening to music.

David went to his jacket, searching the pockets for something. He picked up the house phone, dialing a number while listening around. He walked out of view. Alice didn't think about it, she figured he was looking for his phone. He came back out and sat at the table with her and Luke.

When her parents got home, David helped bring in the bags. He offered to help make dinner and the pie which Alice thought was kind of cute. She didn't take him as the pie-making type, but he hasn't failed to surprise her yet. This would just add to the list.

Alice sat, watching as he cut up some celery stalks. Anna came in with a sad look on her face.

"Honey? you ok?" their dad got up from the table.

"My um- My friend Craig was killed today," her voice was low. She didn't make eye contact with anyone.

"What?" Alice got up, "why didn't you tell me?"

Their mom asked her what happened, trying to avoid the conflict her and Alice would have. She explained that he was shot and that Zeke was arrested for it. They all knew that he wasn't a favorite of dad's.

"I'm sorry, honey, but if they arrested your ex-boyfriend, then it was probably for a very good reason. We all know Zeke never exactly was a pillar of this community."

"He's not my ex-boyfriend, dad, he's my boyfriend. I never stopped seeing him." The two got into it about Zeke being no good until she targeted David.

"Everybody's best friend. Called the military base that he said he was from and they said that he was dead!"

Everyone looked to David. He lifted a knife, rubbing his lip with his thumb, the knife just inches from his face. "Military Intel Agents for you."

"Right," Anna laughed, "ask to see his ID. He's not David Collins, alright? We don't know who he is!" she seemed set in her belief. Alice didn't want to say she was wrong because she knew when her sister was lying. She didn't look like she was lying, but there was no way the David wasn't who he says he is.

"I was part of the Special Forces Unit when I was injured, so, they should be providing cover stories," he said he had his dog tags and took them out of his pocket, throwing them on the counter. He offered to show documents to prove who he was, but their dad didn't need to see it. He was infuriated with Anna.

"Anna Peterson, you owe him an apology right now-"

"No fucking way!"

"You watch your mouth, young lady! I'm very sorry about your friend Craig, that's a very terrible thing that happened. As far as it goes with Zeke Hasting's and his crew, I have it on very good authority they're nothing but a bunch of pot dealers! You wanna know why Zeke was arrested for murder? Because he probably did it, that's why!"

"Fuck you," Anna's last words before going off into her room.

Alice sat in thought. She couldn't understand the chain of deaths. The town has never had so many deaths in one day, let alone a year.

"I probably should have explained the, uh, Special Forces thing earlier. It's just, we're not really supposed to talk about it," David explained. Alice finally understood why he was so resistant to her, or so she thought. Being part of something so secretive could be difficult to explain. It just made her like him more. The way he cared about her made her feel good in ways she's never felt before.

So this one had a lot of dialogue from the movie and I apologize. It was critical to the plot so I had a hard time going around it. I did the best I could, adding only the most important lines. Hope you liked it nonetheless. Thanks for the reviews, it's so exciting to read how into it you are!