Chapter 10
A soft rapping sound awoke Angel. She opened the door and let Tyrna, Amber, and Melody in. Kat woke up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. "Good morning," she greeted as Lilli awoke and stretched.
"Morning guys," Tyrna replied, sitting down in a chair.
"Guys? Where?" Lilli asked, looking around. When they realized she was joking, they all started laughing.
"Speaking of guys, who wants to go wake them up?" Angel wondered. She no sooner spoke, then all the girls had bolted from the room. Kat decided to wake up Bobbi, Corinne, and Gepard.
"What?" Corinne nearly shouted, throwing the door open.
"Wake up the boys, we have work to do," Kat told her.
"Why didn't you say that in the first place?" Gepard demanded as they vacated the room. Sneaking in quietly, the girls entered Austin, Alan, and Mike's room. Corinne picked up a pillow and began beating Alan. He woke up screaming.
"Hit the dirt! We're under attack!" As the two other boys woke up, Gepard and Bobbi hit them as well.
"Pillow fight!" Bobbi shouted as the boys grabbed pillows and started swinging. Soon the room was a mass of flying feathers. In the meantime, Tyrna, Amber, and Melody had gotten in to Matt, Luke, and Marik's room. Running over to Matt's bed, Tyrna began jumping on it. Matt awoke with a start.
"Stop that." he commanded, smiling at her. She kept jumping anyway.
"Make me," she taunted, returning his smile. With one quick move, Matt grabbed Tyrna and pulled her down. Both of them were laughing. Amber moved over to Luke. She sat down next to him and gently shook him. He rolled over and lazily opened his eyes.
"Morning already?"
"Get up, lazy. We have work to do." Melody crept over to where Marik lay bundled up. She laughed as she yanked the covers off. He opened his eyes and looked straight at her.
"It's too early," he whined, sitting up.
"Get up anyway. We need you for the meeting."
"We're going. We're going," he insisted, pulling clothes out of a drawer. The girls left them to get dressed. Kat and Lilli knocked on Skye, Silver, and Amy's door. A musical voice called out to them.
"Coming! Hold on a second," Skye said, opening the door.
"Amy, help us wake the boys up." Lilli said, practically dragging the sleepy girl out of her bed and down the hall.
"Why?" she asked, still not totally awake. Lilli parked her in front of the room where Alex, John, and Peter were sleeping.
"Because we have to go. The other CM members are waiting for us, and we shouldn't be late," Kat explained as she and Lilli walked in to Jake, Sage, and Peter's room. Kat grabbed the back of Jake's neck and squeezed. He sat bolt upright, eyes staring at Kat. When he realized it was her, he relaxed.
"Oh, it's just you, Kat," he sighed, propping himself up on his elbows. She gave him a wry smile.
"Good morning to you too." Lilli walked to where Sage was sleeping and knelt down beside him.
"He looks like a big puppy," she said to Kat, indicating Sage, who was asleep in his wolf form. Kat smiled as Lilli scratched between Sage's ears. He rolled over and opened his eyes. When he saw Lilli, he stood up and changed to human-form. He hugged her as soon as he was fully transformed.
"Morning Lilli."
"Morning Sage." He walked to over to Peter's bed and shook his friend. An angry voice came from under the pillow.
"Go away! I'm tired!" he yelled. Sage shook him again. Peter didn't budge.
"Just leave him," Silver said, poking her head in the door. Sage and Jake shrugged and began to search for some clothes. Kat and Lilli went with Silver to wake up Dahlia, Lyca, and Leah.
"Wake up in there!" Kat called out as Silver knocked.
"We're up already! Be out in a minute," Lyca's voice said through the door. A second later all three girls came out, fully dressed and ready. They decided to and check on how Amy was doing.
"Get up!" Amy was ordering Alex.
"No!" he replied, still under the sheets.
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"No!" Amy said suddenly.
"Yes!.. Hey wait, you tricked me!" Alex shouted, getting out of bed.
"Yes I did. But it got you up, didn't it?" she said, hands on her hips. He just smiled and nodded. John and Patrick were already dressed, having woken up when the blonde first came in.
"Well now that we're all up-" Leah began, before Silver cut her off.
"Not all of us. The little vermin is still asleep." Dahlia gave an evil smile and went to get Angel. After whispering together for a moment, they walked quietly into the room where Peter was. They stood silent for a good five minutes beside his bed. Then without warning, they tipped the bed over!
"Rise and shine vermin!" they shouted together as the bed went over and landed on its side. Peter was thrown from it and rolled against the wall.
"Aaahhh!" he screamed, sitting straight up. As his eyes came into focus, he saw everyone laughing at him. Even Sage couldn't help but laugh at him. "Very funny," he said, standing up and brushing himself off.
"Actually, it was!" Austin added, tears of laughter coming into his eyes. Peter got dressed in the closet while they calmed down.
"Now we have everyone." Leah said, as they made their way to the main meeting room. Half of the CM members were already there. It wasn't long before everyone was there. Hunter Redfern stood up and started the meeting.
"As you all know, the human that is among us has become a spy with the Hunters. I have been told of their plan and will now share it with you.
Today, the hunters will be told about a fake meeting of Circle Midnight. Tonight, a small group will meet our adversaries, and crush them!" he said, as the room shook with loud cheers and thunderous applause. Hunter stood silently, waiting for the noise to die down. When it did, he continued speaking. "It's not over yet. We still need to assemble a fighting team to challenge them. Any volunteers?" he asked, looking into the crowd. Angel's hand shot into the air. Dahlia, Lyca, Leah, Skye, and Silver followed her lead. The Night Raiders all volunteered together. The other members of Circle Starlight, including Peter, all put their hands up. Gepard, Melody, and the Tylers were chosen as well. In the end, it was all of them plus Kelsey, Iris, and... Rain!
"I'll join you. It'll be a pleasure to kill some little human pests. Not to mention see you all fall flat on your faces." she said, smiling vainly at them. Amber muttered something under her breath, but Rain didn't hear her. As they ascended the stairs, Luke saw that Amber was walking very far away from her cousin.
"What did you say about her?" he asked, coming up beside her.
"I said that she better watch herself, or she'll be the one flat on her face. With a nice, pointy stake in her chest," Amber replied, completely serious. Luke saw that her eyes were flashing angrily at Rain. He just hoped that Rain didn't strike Amber down with thunder and lightening. Melody gripped Marik's hand tightly as they went up the dark stairwell.
"You nervous?" he asked, looking at her. She nodded, her eyes meeting his. "I'm not just nervous. I'm scared." Marik held her tightly as they
kept climbing. They reached the door and cautiously opened it. When they were all outside, Melody, Peter, and Patrick walked to the Hunter's house.
"I hope they'll be okay," Gepard said, watching them walk into the valley.
"They should be. The Hunters have no reason to suspect them of befriending the "enemy"," Angel assured her. Rain gave an impolite snort.
"Let's just hope that your little witch friend doesn't feel sorry for the pathetic vermin and back out," she commented as the others just looked at her.
"Watch yourself vampire, or you'll learn first-hand how powerful Melody is," Skye shot back. When Rain just laughed, the others went to set up for the "meeting". As she followed them, Rain couldn't help but gaze into the valley. For some dumb reason, she was worried about Peter, the little vermin. Shaking her head to clear it, she put those thoughts away. She was lamia, for crying out loud! She couldn't be in love with a human, could she?..
A soft rapping sound awoke Angel. She opened the door and let Tyrna, Amber, and Melody in. Kat woke up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. "Good morning," she greeted as Lilli awoke and stretched.
"Morning guys," Tyrna replied, sitting down in a chair.
"Guys? Where?" Lilli asked, looking around. When they realized she was joking, they all started laughing.
"Speaking of guys, who wants to go wake them up?" Angel wondered. She no sooner spoke, then all the girls had bolted from the room. Kat decided to wake up Bobbi, Corinne, and Gepard.
"What?" Corinne nearly shouted, throwing the door open.
"Wake up the boys, we have work to do," Kat told her.
"Why didn't you say that in the first place?" Gepard demanded as they vacated the room. Sneaking in quietly, the girls entered Austin, Alan, and Mike's room. Corinne picked up a pillow and began beating Alan. He woke up screaming.
"Hit the dirt! We're under attack!" As the two other boys woke up, Gepard and Bobbi hit them as well.
"Pillow fight!" Bobbi shouted as the boys grabbed pillows and started swinging. Soon the room was a mass of flying feathers. In the meantime, Tyrna, Amber, and Melody had gotten in to Matt, Luke, and Marik's room. Running over to Matt's bed, Tyrna began jumping on it. Matt awoke with a start.
"Stop that." he commanded, smiling at her. She kept jumping anyway.
"Make me," she taunted, returning his smile. With one quick move, Matt grabbed Tyrna and pulled her down. Both of them were laughing. Amber moved over to Luke. She sat down next to him and gently shook him. He rolled over and lazily opened his eyes.
"Morning already?"
"Get up, lazy. We have work to do." Melody crept over to where Marik lay bundled up. She laughed as she yanked the covers off. He opened his eyes and looked straight at her.
"It's too early," he whined, sitting up.
"Get up anyway. We need you for the meeting."
"We're going. We're going," he insisted, pulling clothes out of a drawer. The girls left them to get dressed. Kat and Lilli knocked on Skye, Silver, and Amy's door. A musical voice called out to them.
"Coming! Hold on a second," Skye said, opening the door.
"Amy, help us wake the boys up." Lilli said, practically dragging the sleepy girl out of her bed and down the hall.
"Why?" she asked, still not totally awake. Lilli parked her in front of the room where Alex, John, and Peter were sleeping.
"Because we have to go. The other CM members are waiting for us, and we shouldn't be late," Kat explained as she and Lilli walked in to Jake, Sage, and Peter's room. Kat grabbed the back of Jake's neck and squeezed. He sat bolt upright, eyes staring at Kat. When he realized it was her, he relaxed.
"Oh, it's just you, Kat," he sighed, propping himself up on his elbows. She gave him a wry smile.
"Good morning to you too." Lilli walked to where Sage was sleeping and knelt down beside him.
"He looks like a big puppy," she said to Kat, indicating Sage, who was asleep in his wolf form. Kat smiled as Lilli scratched between Sage's ears. He rolled over and opened his eyes. When he saw Lilli, he stood up and changed to human-form. He hugged her as soon as he was fully transformed.
"Morning Lilli."
"Morning Sage." He walked to over to Peter's bed and shook his friend. An angry voice came from under the pillow.
"Go away! I'm tired!" he yelled. Sage shook him again. Peter didn't budge.
"Just leave him," Silver said, poking her head in the door. Sage and Jake shrugged and began to search for some clothes. Kat and Lilli went with Silver to wake up Dahlia, Lyca, and Leah.
"Wake up in there!" Kat called out as Silver knocked.
"We're up already! Be out in a minute," Lyca's voice said through the door. A second later all three girls came out, fully dressed and ready. They decided to and check on how Amy was doing.
"Get up!" Amy was ordering Alex.
"No!" he replied, still under the sheets.
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"No!" Amy said suddenly.
"Yes!.. Hey wait, you tricked me!" Alex shouted, getting out of bed.
"Yes I did. But it got you up, didn't it?" she said, hands on her hips. He just smiled and nodded. John and Patrick were already dressed, having woken up when the blonde first came in.
"Well now that we're all up-" Leah began, before Silver cut her off.
"Not all of us. The little vermin is still asleep." Dahlia gave an evil smile and went to get Angel. After whispering together for a moment, they walked quietly into the room where Peter was. They stood silent for a good five minutes beside his bed. Then without warning, they tipped the bed over!
"Rise and shine vermin!" they shouted together as the bed went over and landed on its side. Peter was thrown from it and rolled against the wall.
"Aaahhh!" he screamed, sitting straight up. As his eyes came into focus, he saw everyone laughing at him. Even Sage couldn't help but laugh at him. "Very funny," he said, standing up and brushing himself off.
"Actually, it was!" Austin added, tears of laughter coming into his eyes. Peter got dressed in the closet while they calmed down.
"Now we have everyone." Leah said, as they made their way to the main meeting room. Half of the CM members were already there. It wasn't long before everyone was there. Hunter Redfern stood up and started the meeting.
"As you all know, the human that is among us has become a spy with the Hunters. I have been told of their plan and will now share it with you.
Today, the hunters will be told about a fake meeting of Circle Midnight. Tonight, a small group will meet our adversaries, and crush them!" he said, as the room shook with loud cheers and thunderous applause. Hunter stood silently, waiting for the noise to die down. When it did, he continued speaking. "It's not over yet. We still need to assemble a fighting team to challenge them. Any volunteers?" he asked, looking into the crowd. Angel's hand shot into the air. Dahlia, Lyca, Leah, Skye, and Silver followed her lead. The Night Raiders all volunteered together. The other members of Circle Starlight, including Peter, all put their hands up. Gepard, Melody, and the Tylers were chosen as well. In the end, it was all of them plus Kelsey, Iris, and... Rain!
"I'll join you. It'll be a pleasure to kill some little human pests. Not to mention see you all fall flat on your faces." she said, smiling vainly at them. Amber muttered something under her breath, but Rain didn't hear her. As they ascended the stairs, Luke saw that Amber was walking very far away from her cousin.
"What did you say about her?" he asked, coming up beside her.
"I said that she better watch herself, or she'll be the one flat on her face. With a nice, pointy stake in her chest," Amber replied, completely serious. Luke saw that her eyes were flashing angrily at Rain. He just hoped that Rain didn't strike Amber down with thunder and lightening. Melody gripped Marik's hand tightly as they went up the dark stairwell.
"You nervous?" he asked, looking at her. She nodded, her eyes meeting his. "I'm not just nervous. I'm scared." Marik held her tightly as they
kept climbing. They reached the door and cautiously opened it. When they were all outside, Melody, Peter, and Patrick walked to the Hunter's house.
"I hope they'll be okay," Gepard said, watching them walk into the valley.
"They should be. The Hunters have no reason to suspect them of befriending the "enemy"," Angel assured her. Rain gave an impolite snort.
"Let's just hope that your little witch friend doesn't feel sorry for the pathetic vermin and back out," she commented as the others just looked at her.
"Watch yourself vampire, or you'll learn first-hand how powerful Melody is," Skye shot back. When Rain just laughed, the others went to set up for the "meeting". As she followed them, Rain couldn't help but gaze into the valley. For some dumb reason, she was worried about Peter, the little vermin. Shaking her head to clear it, she put those thoughts away. She was lamia, for crying out loud! She couldn't be in love with a human, could she?..