Chapter One – Caught!
"Hey, Matt! Are you going to the party tonight?"
Matt turned at the sound of his best friend, Tai's, voice. He'd left school earlier than usual to avoid talking to him and to avoid exactly that question. No such luck, he thought with a sigh. Matt stopped and waited for Tai to catch up to him.
"Well? Are you?" Tai asked persistently.
"Unfortunately, no. TK and I are . . . going to be busy with something else."
Well, that was partially true. He and TK were going to be busy tonight. Tonight was the night of the new moon. He and his brother were going to change into vampires as soon as night fell. He couldn't possibly tell Tai that, of course. Tai might be his best friend, but there was no way he would believe him. He knew Tai though, and there was no way his friend was just going to leave it at that, either.
Sure enough, his answer was followed by a "So what are you to going to be doing?" as Tai fell into step beside him. Well, how was he supposed to answer that? He couldn't just say "Tai, TK and I aren't going to the party tonight because we're going to be busy changing into vampires" could he? No-one would believe that.
"I can't tell you."
Well that was a smart thing to say. Sure Matt, make him more curious that he already is, why don't you! Why don't you ask if you could feed off his cat while you're at it!
"Why not?"
"'Cause you wouldn't believe me if I told you."
"Try me."
Well, what was he supposed to do now? Things are already pretty out of hand so maybe he should just tell him. Eh, I'll do it. The worst thing that could happen is just for me to loose my best friend and have him spread rumors about me through the school, but Tai wouldn't do that, he thought.
"Alright, fine. I'll tell you when we get to my place, okay?"
"Okay!"
The rest of the way to Matt's apartment, they discussed pointless things like the weather and the new video games that were coming out. When they finally got there, Matt opened the door and walked in, Tai following him. TK, who was sitting at the table doing homework, looked up when they came into the kitchen and looked questioningly at Matt upon seeing Tai.
"He caught me leaving school early and now he wants to know what we're doing tonight," Matt explained with a faint smile. TK's face went from questioning, clear through shocked and terrified, to worried in about half a second.
"Don't worry TK. Tai will believe us, won't he?" The last part was obviously directed at Tai. Tai, knowing how Matt could get when provoked, nodded quickly.
"You won't tell anybody about what you hear and see either, right?" TK asked. He still looked slightly dubious.
"Of course I won't. I can keep a secret, you know!"
"Sure you can."
Matt smirked and said, "TK, stop annoying him, and both of you follow me." He headed for his bedroom. When the three of them got inside, he closed the door. Matt the others sat down in a circle, or rather, a triangle in the middle of the bed.
"Okay now. Let's start."