*Rina's POV* *Once at Merton's lair*

"Hey Merton this place is great..." I said in awe looking at all the supernatural books and stuff he had around his room

He grinned. "Thanks. I think the only girls who appreciate it are Lori, Roxy, and you."

"Are you serious? I'd kill to have my room like this....but my parents think its too much black."

He gasped, pretending to be in shock. "There is no such thing as too much black."

"I know that's what I said but after.......Well after we moved they didn't want me having everything in black anymore..." I said mentally slapping myself for almost giving away my little 'hobby'.

"Ohhh nothing we just moved into a Very Christian area and they look down on Goths like that..."

Merton raised an eyebrow. I don't think he believed me but I could tell he wasn't gonna pry. To divert attention from me, I pointed to his answering machine. "The light is flashing. Looks like you got a message."

"Ohhh...I didn't notice that when I came in....Alright then I'll check my messages real quick....Just Ummm make yourself comfortable, there's drinks upstairs if you want, they haven't moved."

I laughed. "Okay." I walked over to his computer chair and sat down.

"Hey, Merton. Its me. Uh...Call me back, 'kay? Bye." the answering machine replayed.

"That sounded like Rocky.....Why did she sound upset?" I asked hoping he wouldn't think I was being too nosey

His eyebrows narrowed thoughtfully. "I don't know. She's been really vague about everything all day."

"Well if you want to call her back I'll go upstairs and talk to your parents for a while...."

"Okay. My parents are probably just watching T.V.," Merton said.

"Alright call me when your done." I said going upstairs

*Rocky*

I was laying on my bed, listening to "Die, Die My Darling" by the Misfits on the radio. In the middle of me singing along, the phone rang. I picked it up and pushed the Talk button, hoping it was Merton. "Hello?"

"Hey Rocky, I just got your message and figured I'd call before it got too late."

"Merton, you know its never too late for you to call," I said, grinning. "What's up?"

"Not much, just got home, what about you?"

"Well I would say you could come over here but Rina's probably staying the night so I don't know if you'd want to hang out with us or not...."

"Oh...well I don't know. Do you think Rina would mind if I was over?"

"I don't think she'd mind if you came over."

I nodded, even though I knew he couldn't see what I was doing. "Cool. So, I'll be over in a few minutes?"

"Sure...see you in a few."

"Okay, bye."

"Bye." I slowly hung up the phone. Then I put on a bit of eyeliner and freshened up my lipstick. I walked down my stairs and out the door.

*Merton's POV*

"Rina I'm done!" I called up the stairs, soon I heard footsteps coming back down the stairs and Rina appear in the doorway.

"Nice chat with my parents?"

"Yea your parents are great....kinda like you."

I grinned. "Thanks."

Rina grinned as well and went over and lay down on my bed.

"So....Anything I should know about you that's happened since I moved?"

I moved towards my bed and sat down next to her, putting one arm on the other side. "Nothing I can think of."

"Well what about like right after I moved....did you even miss me hanging around all the time?"

"You bet I did."

"You wanna know a little secret about me Merton?" she asked almost in a whisper

I grinned. "What's that, Rina?"

"Well after we moved....I couldn't stop thinking about you....and how much I missed you....."

"I missed you, too," I whispered, letting my lips slowly gravitate toward hers. She smiled up at me and slowly closed her eyes as our lips met Soon we deepened the kiss as she moved over making room for me to lay up on the bed next to her as we continued to kiss

*Rocky's POV*

I walked into the lair and saw Merton and Rina making out. My heart felt like it stopped and my eyes watered but I didn't say anything. I turned around and walked out the door, letting the first couple tears slide down my cheeks.