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"Hey Al! Wait a second!" Katie called out. The last bell of the day had just rung and everyone was making their way to the door. Alfred stopped when he heard his name, and walked back over to Katie's desk. "I need to talk to you about something."

"What's up?"

"You know how Matt's been feeling kind of down lately?"

"Is this about setting him up with someone?"

Katie's eyes went wide. "How did you know that?"

"Jack told me."

She hissed a curse under her breath. "Oh...figures. That stupid Yooper. Okay, since you know about the plan now, want in?"

A grin spread across Alfred's face. "Did you even have to ask?"

The next day after school, the three put 'Operation Matt's Date' (name courtesy of Katie) into action.

"There he is." Katie said, peeking out from the group's hiding spot just inside a classroom door. Matt was putting the last of his books in his locker before shutting it with a slam. He then started walking with an easy gait to the exit. "All right, on my count. One…two…THREE!"

They charged all at once towards the Canadian, seized him, and then hopped into Alfred's waiting car.

"Wh-What's going on?" Matt sputtered, quickly readjusting his crooked glasses.

Identical mischievous grins crept up on Alfred's and Katie's faces. Matt shrank back against his seat, clutching his backpack to his chest. He had seen that look many times before, and it always meant they were getting him involved in whatever trouble they were planning to cause. "Oh, we just decided you looked like you could use a little fun is all." Alfred said, turning the key in the ignition and starting the car.

"Glad you care so much." Matt groaned and buried his face into his backpack. This was going to be a long afternoon.

Alfred pulled up into the driveway in front of Katie's and Jack's house, and cut the engine. "Everybody out!" he called.

Matt reluctantly lugged himself out of the car and up to the front door, bracing himself for the onslaught to come. He noticed there was another car parked in the driveway, a silver one he didn't recognize. "Who else is here?"

Jack glanced at the car. "Beats me. Ask them." He nodded to Katie and Alfred. The guilty party froze.

"Why's he here early? He wasn't supposed to get here until after us!" Katie hissed under her breath. That's not how the plan was supposed to go! She would have to make some changes. Fast.

"I don't know!" Alfred whispered back.

"Oh well. It can't be helped. This won't greatly affect-" Katie stopped when she noticed Matt staring. "Uh, let's go in now guys!"

Jack opened the door and held it open as the other three filed inside. Matt winced as it fell shut behind him with slam. He wondered what his meddlesome friends were going to do. He had heard Katie mumbling something about 'not going according to plan.' Both she and his brother, Alfred, had been acting strangely. They were definitely keeping some kind of secret.

Matt would have suspected Jack to have some kind of hand in this as well, but he was too hard to read. It seemed like he always had this impassive expression; a perfect poker face. There was absolutely no way to know what he's thinking without asking. Quite opposite from his sister.

Matt plopped down on the couch as Katie called into the kitchen, "Hey! You in there? Come join us!"

A boy with short, spiky blonde hair stepped into the living room. Matt's heart stopped. Now he knew entirely what was going on.

*Crawls out from under mountain of homework* I'M ALIVE!

I'm so sincerely sorry that I haven't been able to update in a while! So I give you all permission to slap me. Seriously. Do it. I need it. XD

For those of you who have also been reading Afraid of the Dark, I plan on writing one more chapter to wrap up the story. So keep an eye on that one!

I hope you enjoyed chapter 2! Please leave a review. It keeps me writing!~Blue