Aria's POV
We were at school standing by Hanna's locker.
"So, I need you guys to be honest with me." She said. "Are you okay with me being a witch?"
"Yes." We all answered at the same time. I definitely didn't have any room to judge, especially since I hadn't told them I was a werewolf yet.
"Is that Ian?" I asked. What was he doing at the school?
"I hear he's the new field hockey coach." Hanna stated. That just seemed like a bad idea. I didn't get the reasoning for having a male coach for a girls' sport. It didn't make sense to me, especially someone young and unmarried like him.
"Does Melissa know he's back?" Emily questioned.
"I can't think of why she broke up with him." Hanna remarked.
"She didn't." Spencer responded. "He broke up with her."
At that point, I noticed Mona walking towards us. She usually just looked at Hanna, but for once she was looking at all of us. She wanted something.
"Hi guys." She greeted us. She then took out some envelopes. "The first one is for my BFF."
So, apparently it was her birthday. I didn't keep track of that kind of stuff.
"And one for each of you, the other friends of my BFF." She said before she handed us the invitations.
"I didn't know that your birthday was coming up." I declared.
"It's not just my birthday. It's just the most awesome birthday ever: Camp Mona." She explained.
"Camp Mona?" I repeated.
"Don't let the camping part scare you. It's glamping, not camping." She stated. "M is for Mona and massages, not mosquitos."
Would Mona be giving any of the massages herself? She probably wouldn't do to any of the girls, even though I was curious about how it would feel to have her hands all over me. She then ran off to give more invites out.
"Why is Mona inviting us to her birthday party?" Spencer questioned.
"Well, she knows that we're friends again and she wants to be friends with you guys too." Hanna replied. "She's trying to be nice. Please come."
"I don't know. I have this thing that I have to do this weekend." I stated. It was another full moon. I couldn't believe that my life was going to be continuously dictated by it. It could even be forever. One thing that I read was that lycanthropy ceased the aging process.
"Can you please just come, even for a little while?" Hanna begged.
Hanna's POV
The following morning, I walked into the kitchen. Officer Pervert had been suspended because of the whole Emily thing and I didn't have to worry about him in my living room anymore. She was swearing at the phone. She went away to answer the door and redialed and found that she had dialed the mortgage company. I then sent a text to Dad, saying that for whatever reason, we needed help with our mortgage. I would make the problem go away before I found out what the reason was.
"Hey look, it's the birthday girl." She stated before she walked in with Mona.
"Happy birthday." I responded before I gave my best friend a hug.
"The birthday girl wants to be shopping as soon as the stores open and then lunch at Jim's." Mona told me.
"Excuse me?" Mom remarked.
"Did I say lunch? I meant dinner at Jim's, after school." Mona corrected before winking at me,
"Mona, you are not skipping school with Hanna." Mom stated. She then walked out of the room and Mona smiled at me.
"So, do you wanna leave after first period, or just not go?" She inquired.
"Mona, I'm not skipping with you." I told her. "You heard my mom."
"I don't an ankle monitor on that pretty leg." She pointed out.
"No, but my mom will probably call the school to see if I'm there." I argued. "We might have been able to get away from it if you didn't blab about it."
"Hanna, do you wanna be my friend or not?" She asked. "Because lately, it seems like you're making excuses not to hang out with me and I am sick of it. You're either with Sean or that nerd or the others. This is our day and I am not going to forgive you if you screw it up."
"Mona, it's not that I don't want to spend time with you. It's just that things have been ever my dad came back." I explained. "He's getting married to a woman that he knocked up and I'm a little freaked out by it."
"Hanna." My mom interrupted as she came back into the room. She then reached into her wallet. "I'm going to be working later tonight. Here's some money for dinner."
"Mom, I have the credit card from Dad. I'm good." I told her. "We should get going Mona."
I then left without taking the money from her.
Aria's POV
I was at home, picking up some laundry before school.
"I was going to do some laundry tonight." Dad remarked.
"This place is falling apart." I commented.
"Well I guess we're going to have all pitch in around here." He stated. "Maybe we could make a chore schedule or something. That way we could all find time to grade papers and cook and help your brother with his homework and go to PTA meetings."
"Dad, how much coffee have you had?" I questioned. Also, Mom could go to the PTA meetings. Why were we involved with the PTA at all?
"Are you still having lunch with your mom tomorrow at the Grill?" He asked.
"Yes." I answered.
"What do you think she would do if I came along?" He asked as he grabbed a sheet and began to fold it.
In all honesty, she'd probably leave.
"Maybe you should call her and ask." I suggested. "What's stopping you?"
"She asked me for space." He pointed out. He didn't seem like he was good at the romance thing anymore.
"She moved out. How much more space can you give her?" I countered.
Spencer's POV
So the strangest thing happened when I was in the kitchen. Melissa said 'Good Morning' to me.
"Do you want some juice?" She asked.
"Why are you being nice to me?" I inquired.
"Why didn't you tell me Ian was back in town?" She replied.
"Because we don't talk about things like that." I reminded her.
"He told me that he saw you at Alison's memorial." She told me. We still didn't know why he went to that.
"Well I didn't talk to him." I pointed out.
"He asked me to get coffee with him." She said.
"That's good." I declared before drinking some of mine.
"Ian, broke my heart, and I'm still getting over Wren, so I said no." She declared.
"Can we not talk about Wren?" I questioned.
"Yeah." She said before she walked away.
I thought about what happened with Ian in the past. I never wanted to tell her the whole story. I never told anyone the whole story. Some things happened that I didn't want to talk about, things that I was too scared to talk about.
Aria's POV
"It's a bummer that Camp Mona is for girls only. I was hoping to see you this weekend." Noel told me. We weren't really a thing. We had only kissed once.
"Well there's Sunday." I suggested. "Maybe we could go to your house and watch some old movies."
"Or maybe we could meet in the words Saturday night?" He joked. "Sunday sounds good. It's a date."
I then noticed Ezra.
"I'll see you later." I declared before I kissed him. I then got up.
"So, he plays football?" Ezra remarked. I didn't say anything and just walked away from him,
I saw Noel again between classes.
"So what was Fitz talking to you about?" He asked.
"I really wasn't even paying attention." I lied.
"Well I just want to clarify what you mean by old movies. Is anything from the 80s okay, because I would love to see The Breakfast Club with you?" He questioned.
"Okay, but nothing more recent than that." He stated.
"What about horror? How do you feel about An American Werewolf in London?" He asked me.
"It's a bit too campy for my taste." I stated. I had to say the question was kind of odd.
Hanna's POV
Later in the day, I couldn't help but notice that a rumor had been started around the school. It was going around that I had had liposuction.
"Mona, do you know who started this rumor?" I asked.
"Maybe it's not a rumor." She said. "Maybe it's true. I bought Naomi and Riley matching PJs for my party. I was going to buy some for you, but then I remembered that you're not invited." She replied.
"What are you talking about? I still have the invitation that you gave me." I told her.
"And I'm disinviting you." She stated.
"Mona, you're my best friend." I remarked.
"We were best friends." She responded. "Now you're just somebody that I used to know. I gave you an ultimatum and you didn't adhere to it."
She walked away and I then noticed Emily and Spencer behind me.
"What was that about?" Emily asked.
"I think I just got dumped." I told them. "Is this what it felt like when Ben broke up with you?"
"I think you two will get passed this." The redhead stated. "Maybe you should just give her some space. We don't have to go to her party. We can spend some time with you instead."
"No, you need to go to the party." I argued. "I have a feeling that something important is going to happen there. Besides, maybe you'll be able to convince Mona to let me come when she sees you there. I'll be close by."
Aria's POV
I was sitting outside doing some writing. I had an idea for a plotline. It was beginning to take shape. I knew that all good teen stories had a love triangle and I finally had mine. I was taking notes on all of the different characters I was writing about. I wasn't going to include my friends in the book because I felt that a loner would work better. Maybe I could add some friends later on. I did need to make it seem like when my main character got friends that she actually liked them if I didn't want my story to become Twilight. I mean I liked Twilight, but Bella is one of the most horribly written characters ever. I did wish that Bella said screw both of the guys and instead got with Alice though. Also, Ashley was not good casting. She was too taller and busty. It should have been someone short.
I then decided to see Ezra.
"You need to start dating." I told him.
"Excuse me?" He asked.
"You being here all jealous and mopey isn't good for us." I explained. "We're not going to get back together and honestly, we weren't even together that long, so you need to get over me already."
"I'm sorry if you didn't feel the way about it that I did." He said.
"You're the one who broke up with me." I pointed out. "It was a mistake. I thought I could feel something, but someone like me shouldn't be with someone like you."
"What are you talking about?" He inquired.
"You wouldn't understand." I told him with tears in my eyes before I left. Damn it. I knew I should have avoided emotional situations before the full moon.
The following day, we were preparing for the party at Spencer's house. I was wearing some clothes that were my style that I could also take off quickly. It was a black long-sleeved tee with a hood and jeans. I didn't know why I was going. It was extremely dangerous. Also having a party in the woods when there had been multiple animal attacks just seemed stupid. I couldn't help but notice that Spencer was setting Melissa up with Ian.
"Since do you meddle in Melissa's relationships?" I asked.
"Since I broke her and Wren up." She answered.
"So, are you going to stop making out with Melissa's boyfriends?" Hanna questioned.
"Hanna!" Emily replied.
"Yes. I'm not going to do anything with anyone that she's dating ever again." Spencer answered.
"So let's get ready to go to this camping trip." I stated. It was definitely against my better judgment to go.
Emily's POV
Later, I was in my room with Maya. I had decided to wear a comfortable outfit since we were going to be in the woods. It consisted of a grey tank top that stopped above my bellybutton, and navy windbreaker and matching leggings. We were currently on my bed and I was admiring her legs.
"I can't believe that Mona didn't invite you to her party." I declared.
"Well, I don't know Mona." She pointed out.
"I can't wait for my dad to come back;" I declared. "Alison went missing right after he left and I thought that I would feel better when he returned."
"And you will." Maya told me.
Suddenly, I heard some sounds and I couldn't help but feel a little bit scared. I held onto Maya tightly. All of a sudden a man wearing fatigues walked into the room. I ran over and gave my dad a hug.
"Maya, I didn't know you were here." Mom stated.
"Daddy, this is my friend, Maya." I introduced. She then went over to shake his hand.
"Hey, Emily has said so much about you. It's so much of an honor to finally meet you. Thank you for your service." Maya gushed.
"Well it's good to meet you too, Maya." He replied. My father was British. He had been stationed here when he met my mom.
"Maya, if you don't mind, could you please give us some family time?" Mom requested. It seemed kind of rude to just ask her to leave like that.
"I'll call you later." I promised.
Aria's POV
I went to lunch with my mom. I had a lot that I wanted to talk to her about.
"So Mike tells me that you have a boyfriend now." She remarked. It looked like we were going to go straight into that.
"Yeah, I always thought Noel was just another jock, but I really like him." I explained. "So, do you think that maybe you could give Dad another chance? Maybe you could take some baby steps. It can be in a neutral place."
"I don't know if I'm ready for that yet." She said. "I'm not ready to forgive him yet."
"What about me?" I questioned.
"I wish that you would have told me sooner." She declared. "But I'm not mad at you for not telling me. It was a traumatic experience and I could see the need for you to repress it."
"Well I'm sorry and I want you to know that." I replied.
"I hear you, but no more secrets." She said. There was still one secret that I could never tell her.
"Okay." I replied.
Emily's POV
"So I heard about the news and your recent run-in with that detective." Dad told me. He had changed into regular clothes. "Are you okay with everything?"
"Yeah, I think that's why I want to go to this party. I need a break from everything that's going on." I replied. I still felt kind of weird going without Hanna, but I did feel like it could be fun.
"Are you sure that going camping is a good idea? I've heard about the animal attacks." He stated.
"It'll be fine." I replied.
"What about Jenna? Are you sure that she's not still after you?" He replied.
"She's been gone for nearly a month." I answered. "I'll have the other girls with me. I know that you're trying to protect me, but please let me go to this."
"You can go. I just want to know that I will never stop looking out for you." He remarked.
At that point, I thought about telling him, but I chickened out. Instead, I just hugged him.
Spencer's POV
I was getting ready for the party. I wore a black spandex tee with a yellow jacket and black and white ascot around my neck with white jeans and some rain boots just in case it got wet.
"Hey." Melissa said as she knocked on my door. She then walked into the room. "So, Ian and I had a good time."
"I guess I'll call TMZ." I quipped. "You know I've never really hated you. I just didn't like you that much. Maybe we should move past that."
Aria's POV
Spencer and I started to walk to camp together. We each handed her our presents.
"Whatever it is, I'm sure I'll love it." Mona said. "You did put receipts in there, didn't you? Now here is your swag."
She handed each of us a bag with various items. There was even a Camp Mona t-shirt.
"Well at least it's black." I commented.
She then gave us a tour of all of all the various tents. You know I couldn't help but wonder where everyone was supposed to sleep. Were there cabins nearby or something?
Later, I was seated with Emily and Spencer.
"So, is it true that your dad is back?" I asked the redhead.
"Yeah." She replied. "It was so good to see him."
At that time, my phone rang.
"It's Hanna." I replied. "Hanna?"
"How's Mona?" She asked.
"She's…Mona." I replied.
"Well I'll be there soon." She stated. "I went to Fat Camp for five summers."
You know I've never heard about anyone actually losing weight at fat camp. At that time, the call dropped. At that time, Mona came over to us. I had a feeling that I wouldn't like what she was about to say.
"Emily, Aria, it's your turn to get blown." She said. I assumed that she meant blow-dryers, but I felt that I could really use something else at the moment.. I wouldn't even care if it was a girl doing it. I then noticed that I got a text, but I couldn't read it because I wasn't getting service.
Hanna's POV
I walked over to the campsite. I was wearing a cobalt hoodie dress and tights. I felt kind of pathetic trying to sneak into my friend's birthday party. I wondered if there was a spell that I could use to make myself invisible. If there was, I didn't know it.
Spencer's POV
I walked over and I saw Aria and Emily…and I wanted to laugh.
"Don't say a word." Aria warned me.
"What happens if you touch it?" I teased as I put my hands in Emily's hair. "So, do you think we can find anything out about the animal who killed Ali?"
"I'm pretty sure that Jenna killed Ali." Emily replied.
"Nothing killed Ali!" Aria retorted. I didn't know how she was so sure of that. She said it like she knew something that we didn't know.
"How can you say that you know it is a fact?" I questioned.
"I just know okay!" She replied. "That wasn't her body that they found. It was someone else."
"Yeah, someone else just happened to be buried her backyard." I responded.
"I don't care if you don't believe me." She said before she stormed off.
Aria's POV
I know I shouldn't have reacted like that but my anger got the best of me. It was probably just as well. I needed to get away anyway. It was getting close to the full moon. I really hoped that I wouldn't attack anyone. I walked out into the woods and began to look around. I could go to the shed. I wondered if it would be possible to chain myself up somewhere. That might prevent me from killing anyone. I was so distracted that I wasn't looking where I was going and ran into someone.
"Noel?" I asked in surprise. "You didn't actually come out here to make out in the woods, did you?"
"Of course I didn't." He replied. "You should know why I'm here. I sent you a text a few minutes ago."
"The service out here sucks. What are you doing out here?" I repeated.
"I really thought that you had it figured out." He stated. "I've practically been giving it away. Haven't you noticed the similarities between you and I?"
What did he mean? That was when everything hit me. He seemed to have the same heightened senses that I did. He could smell the beer on me and liked being outside a little too much. I couldn't believe it. He was the other werewolf. That had to mean that he was the one who had killed that girl in Alison's yard.
"You know there aren't many of us left here." He stated. "How did it happen to you?"
"It was in Iceland." I explained. "You killed that girl."
"Do you really think that a werewolf would be able to make it through the suburbs without anyone noticing? It wasn't me that killed her." He replied. "God, Mona is such an idiot having her party out here."
"We have to get farther away." I stated as I felt the change start with the itch. "There has to be somewhere else we can go where we won't hurt any of these people."
"There's not enough time." He said as he started to undress. "That's why I texted you so we could get a head start."
"Well maybe you shouldn't rely on technology to do things." I told him. "Or maybe you should have told me about this yesterday. Can you look away?"
He didn't say anything and turned his head and I began to take off my clothes. I couldn't believe that I was naked in the woods with my boyfriend, who I just found out was also a werewolf. I would have to remember it because it would make a good scene for the book.
Once I was naked, I fell to the ground as the transformation began to advance. I wasn't sure if the camp would be able to hear our howling.
Hanna's POV
I heard a pair of howls as I stood outside. There were animals nearby, probably wolves. I knew that I should probably warn everyone. Of course, I would look like the girl who cried wolf. I didn't have any sort of proof. It was then that I noticed the beast in front of me. It was a brown wolf with blue eyes. It looked hungry. It came to attack me and I started to run. It was faster than me. I tried to get to my mom's car but before I could, it jumped on me and dug its claws into me. It opened its mouth and that was when I remembered I was a witch.
"Incindero." I declared as a burst of fire shot out of my hands and over to the wolf. It ran off quickly as the flames dispersed. I took out my phone and realized that I didn't have a lot of time, so I sent out an SOS text to Emily before I passed out.
Emily's POV
I saw Hanna's SOS. I didn't know if Aria had gone home. Spencer and I ran out into the parking lot.
"HANNA?" I called. It was then that I saw someone lying on the pavement. "Hanna!"
She was bleeding from her abdomen and her eyes were closed. Spencer held her hand to her neck.
"She's still alive." Spencer declared. "Call 911!"
So, as you probably already guessed, Noel was the other werewolf. The more important thing was that Aria attacked Hanna. How will feel when she finds out? Wayne is played by Ioan Gruffald. Please don't forget to review.