Strange Caller

"Serena, last night was a blast!" Melissa said that next morning. She ended up spending the night with me after the guys left. I found myself thinking a lot about my encounter with Mark. He had managed to turn me on in a matter of seconds and I had just met him. Before he left the house last night, he had pulled me out onto the porch and kissed me goodnight. He left me with one question on my mind…Who was he?

"I'm glad you enjoyed yourself," I said as I poured her a glass of apple juice.

She smiled, "Are you going to invite them over here for another night?"

I shrugged, "I don't know. I mean…it was nice having male company other than Shawn for once."

She looked at me for a few moments, "Serena…what's on your mind? Did something happen last night that I don't know about?"

"Hm? Oh no…why do you ask?" I asked as I placed the juice back in the refrigerator.

"Well…you've been smiling all morning and last night you seemed…different." She said.

I bit my bottom lip as I began to blush. She gasped and stood to her feet. "Serena! What did you do?"

"Nothing…Mark kissed me though." I said as I touched my lips.

"Oh my gosh!" she yelled. "I'm so jealous!"

I blushed, "You shouldn't be though…I mean I have no clue what it means. The two of us barley talked at all and yet…I feel strongly attracted to him."

She gasped, "Maybe he's a vampire! You know like twilight!"

I rolled my eyes, "I highly doubt it Melissa. He's always outside in the sun."

"Well….maybe he's a different type of vampire." She said.

I shook my head and then headed for the living room, "Give it a rest Melissa. The man isn't a vampire, he's just…different."

She sighed, "Ok then."

After chilling out for awhile the two of us got showered up and then headed to the mall for a few hours in Melissa's car. While we were out, I spotted an area for WWF autograph signings.

"Hey, let's check that out real fast." I said.

She chuckled, "Oh please, you know I'm not into that stuff Serena."

"Oh come on, I just want to see whose all here for the signings." I said as I tugged her towards the table.

She finally gave in and we made our way to the table. There was a huge crowd of people there, most of them trying to get just a glimpse of their favorite wrestler. I finally gave up and decided to wait until I went to the show on Monday. As we were leaving I thought I had heard someone whisper my name. I turned around to see who it was, only to see that no one was there.

"Serena, are you ok?" Melissa asked.

I looked around once more but still didn't see anyone but the crowd.

"Uh…yeah I'm fine. Let's go." I said as we left the mall.

"So what are you going to be up to for the rest of the day?" she asked me. "I hope you aren't planning on seeing Mark again."

I giggled, "Of course not…then again I don't see much of a problem with it,"

"Neither do I, but I've been thinking about it Serena…maybe you should be more careful around him." She said.

"I will. Besides I don't plan on letting him back into the house until I know more about him." I told her.

"Good." She said as we pulled up in front of my house. "Alright girl call me later."

"I will and no sneaking over to Shawn's house. I know you've got a crush on him." I said as I got out of the car.

She laughed, "I'm an angel though…I would never do such a thing."

I rolled my eyes, "Yeah right. See ya later girlie. Call me when you get home."

"I will." She said as she pulled off.

I watched her ride down the street before heading into my house. There was an eerie silence as I punched in the numbers to the gate and then walked up the small hill to get to my house. As I was pulling out my house keys I thought I could feel someone watching me. I looked around for a moment but didn't see anyone in Mark's yard or the other neighbor's yard.

I was still freaked out so I unlocked the door and went inside. After punching in the security code I went to the living room and turned on the TV. I watched a few movies before realizing that Melissa never called to check in with me.

I sighed and got up to call her, getting her voicemail three times. I then decided to call Shawn, thinking that maybe she was with him, but I got no answer from him either.

"Maybe they're together…" I said out loud before hanging up the phone. I was still bothered by them not answering or calling back since they always did…but the phone never rang until later on that night. I was in my room brushing my hair up into my normal ponytail when the phone started ringing. I sighed and went to my dad's room to answer it, checking the caller ID before I answered. Melissa's name popped up so I smiled with relief…at first.

"Way to not call me back dork." I said when I hit talk.

I didn't hear anything on the other end so I rolled my eyes thinking it was a prank.

"Hello? Melissa?" I said but there still wasn't an answer. "I can see your name on the caller ID genius…"

"This isn't Melissa…." Said a dark voice.

I froze for a second, "Shawn? Are you two playing with me right now?"

"This isn't Shawn either…"

I felt chills rising in my spine, "Ok…so who is this?"

"You'll find out soon enough…I promise."

Those were the last words spoken by this freak before he hung up. I glanced at the phone for a moment before hanging up and going back to my bedroom. When I got there, I shut my door and then opened up my curtains to my window, only to see a pair of eyes looking at me from Mark's window.

I gasped and backed away before I realized it was just Mark. I sighed in embarrassment before taking in what I saw. He wasn't wearing a shirt and his hair was flowing down his back. I couldn't see anything below his waist but…I was willing to bet that he was wearing a towel. He smiled and opened his window. I opened mine too and leaned out of it just a little to talk to him.

"You alright over there?" he asked.

I nodded, "Yeah, for the most part…uh you haven't seen Shawn today have you?"

He shook his head, "No I haven't why?"

I sighed, "Well I can't seem to find him or Melissa. I'm kind of worried."

He smirked, "Are you scared of being over there alone?"

I glanced over my shoulder for a moment wondering if I should tell him that information or not. "Uh…a little bit."

"Why don't you come over here then? I'll keep you company." He said as he flashed a sexy grin.

"um, I'm not sure about that Mark."

He shook his head, "Don't worry about your dad, he's not going to find out about this."

"How do you know?" I asked.

He shrugged, "Trust me, I know. Come on I'll meet you on the porch."

I nodded and stepped back into my room. For a mere second, excitement rose in my chest but then vanished when I remembered that my friends were missing. I glanced in the mirror at myself before grabbing a small jacket and putting it on over my tank top. I then debated whether or not I should change out of my pajama shorts. Sure they would be teasing him if I left them on but it was hot outside and I felt like being comfortable. I grabbed my house keys and headed over to his place, hoping to God that I wasn't about to make some bad choices.