? –When did Raven start calling her brother Billy boy instead of nerd boy?

I love Alexander, right? He is my gothic mate, I think. Everything is so confusing. Alexander or Jagger? I hate this; I don't know who I love. Alexander, I love him. He will come back for me because he loves me too, I tried to convince myself. Why does life have to be hard, can't someone just tell me the answer? I prayed to Dracula.

I put all my thoughts in the back of my head to save for a rainy day; I didn't want to waste the rest of my short break obsessing over dumb boys, my Gothic Princes.

I decided I would have to keep busy for today, so I started watching a vampire movie. I watched the entire first movie got my favorite vampire cereal to eat during the second movie. After I finished my cereal I drifted to sleep.

I awoke again when it was getting dark. I hadn't realized how much sleep I needed to catch up on. But I had been up almost all night with Alexander and after he left I searched for him in Hipsterville and the other night with Jagger.

I sleepily got up to see where everyone was. They were in the kitchen- my parents were making dinner together and my nerd brother was sitting at the table while they talked about their days. It was an odd site for me, although they could do that everyday and I wouldn't know it because I locked myself in my room until dinner is ready. I awkwardly sat down across from Billy boy.

The chair scratched on the floor loudly, drawing unwanted attention to myself. After a moment of my family staring at me Billy was the first to break the silence. "Why is the vampire out before dark?" He asked, obviously as confused as my parents because they both stared at me still forcing me to say something.

"Am I not allowed to be by my family? I thought you wanted me to talk to you guys more often. But I guess I can go back to my cave." I said throwing a dirty look Billy's way.

My mom coughed and looked at me softer thinking that she had finally gotten me to join them. "No honey you just don't normally talk with us that much- voluntarily. And that was very rude Billy, so unlike you. Apologize to your sister." My mom order, so Billy mumbled something that was supposed to be an apology.

"How was your day Raven?" my dad finally asked.

"Okay. I watched a movie then fell asleep and I just woke up. I think I'm going to stay in tonight. Alexander has a lot of tests and school stuff going on. He needs to study." I lied.

"Oh, Honey!" my mom exclaimed leaving the food she was putting in the oven to sit next to me. "Is everything okay between you two? I know relationships can be hard when you are so young."

I rolled my eyes in response, "I just said: he has to study. You know he takes school very seriously. Maybe that's why I don't come out to talk about my day with you. Call me when dinner is ready." I got up and walked back to my room hearing my mom apologize. Although I was mad at my mom I couldn't help but feel bad for lashing out at her.

I jumped onto my bed then my Edward Scissor Hands phone rang. I picked up one of his hands to answer: "Hello?"

"Hi. It's Jagger." I looked out the window and it was dark already. "I was wondering if you were going to come out tonight. I thought you would be here by now if you were coming." He sounded angry.

"Sorry. I have to eat dinner and I don't think I will come out. Maybe tomorrow or something." I answered lying for the second time tonight. I didn't want to tell him that I wasn't seeing him because I thought I might like him more than he knew.

Then I heard the phone pick up. "Hello?" I said again.

"Who's on the phone?" Billy boy asked.

"Get off the phone now!" I shouted. He probably could hear me in the other room with out the phone. Then he hung up.

"Sorry Jagger that was my-" I heard the receiver on the other line hang up. "Hello? Jagger?" I paused, waiting for an answer but there was none. I sadly hung up the phone and got up to go to the kitchen again.

Billy sat there fearing for his life. I stared at him before I said, "You made Ja-Alexander hang up!"

"Jalexander? Who's that your new made up boyfriend?" he said courageously although his voice was shaking. I stared at him angry but mostly dumbfounded at how careless I was, almost saying Jagger instead of Alexander. Quickly Billy jumped out of his chair and ran past me; I tried to grab his shirt but missed. I chased him until he got to his room and slammed the door shut.

My mom finally, doing her parenting job, shouted, "Raven! Don't run in the house and leave you brother alone." I looked back towards the kitchen but went back to trying to open my dead brother's door. I banged on it until I heard him lock it. Defeated I ambled back into my dark room.

Fifteen minutes later my dad yelled that dinner was ready. I went to the kitchen for the third time tonight. Billy was walking in front of me until he looked back and saw me. His eyes widened as I glared at him; he ran around the corner, his socked feet slid on the carpet, to the safety of mom and dad.

I spent dinner not eating and kicking Billy's feet and legs. When I was putting my plate away my dad told us what was the worst news next to Alexander going away: Trevor was coming back from camp early because the soccer fields were ruined by bad rain storms, which isn't the bad part. Since my dad works for Mr. Mitchell he has been sucking up to him in hopes of getting a promotion, my dad has been golfing and going out to dinner with the devil's father and was invited to brunch in honor of the devil himself. Trevor was coming back on Saturday night and Sunday morning the Madison's and the Mitchell's were to share a peaceful meal together for Trevor's homecoming.

My dad said I had go to brunch, which was at the Mitchell's house, and I had to wear a dress that was approved by my mom. In response I scoffed and locked myself in my room for the rest of the night.