"Logan! Logan! Logan!" Carlos called as he ran after his awkward friend.
Logan turned around and waited for Carlos to catch up with him. Carlos finally reached him, panting. "Logan, I need to talk to you about something. I need you to do me a favor."
"What is it..?"
Carlos smirked. "Can we talk about it after school? It's kind of private. Meet me at the diner?"
"Sure."
Logan was curious, very curious. Carlos seemed to be excited for their diner meet up, it must have been a pretty big favor. It's good to feel needed for purposes other than, as James put it, "soul sucking". Logan sauntered down the hallway with a smile on his face. Kendall waved to him as he passed.
Kendall was the only one who didn't know the secret and Logan wasn't exactly sure that he should tell him. Kendall was the leader of the dog pack and if Kendall was freaked out by Logan's secret, then the other boys would probably follow suit. It was bad enough that James found out on Friday… At least he took it well.
Logan pulled up to the diner in anticipation. I hope it's a good favor. Something that he'd only trust a really good friend for… a friend like me. I wonder if Carlos considers me a good friend? I try to be a good friend, but what if I'm not good enough? Logan got out of his car and walked into the diner. Carlos was seated in a booth at the back; it was somewhat isolated from the other customers. I wonder if that's a bad sign… Logan walked toward the booth and sat with Carlos.
"So what's up?" Logan asked as Carlos nervously looked at a menu.
"Logan, buddy, you're a great friend." Carlos began as he set down the menu.
"Yeah….?"
Carlos smiled at him. "And I would do anything for you, man. That's how a pack works. We do things for the other members of the pack, so the pack will survive…"
"And…?"
"And sometimes the favors are really big and kind of dangerous…"
Logan was getting frustrated. "Carlos! What do you want?"
Carlos winced. "Logan, you know how you're kind of, sort of Death..?"
Logan frowned. "Yeah."
"Well, you know how you creep around town without being seen at ungodly hours of the night…?"
"Yes."
"Well, I need you to kind of, sort of, maybe, a little…"
"Carlos!"
"I need you to spy on Jennifer for me!" Carlos said quickly.
Logan's mouth dropped. "Carlos, I can't just spy on girls! That's so… so… creepy!"
Carlos grinned. "I know! I know! But you know, Jennifer's been warming up to Jett lately and I just need to make sure that nothing is going on! Listen, it's simple, Jennifer keeps a diary and all you have to do is…"
Logan interrupted him quickly. "Carlos! No! No, no, no, no… no! I'm not going to break into her house and read her diary, that's insane!"
"You're right, I was stupid for asking…"
Logan picked up his menu. "Thank you. Now cam we just eat?"
Carlos was practically pouting. "Fine."
The boys ordered and ate. Carlos seemed to lighten up by the time the food came. Food could always put a smile on Carlos' face. He ate very quickly, and then got up to go to the bathroom. When he came back, he had an even bigger smile on his face; Logan was growing suspicious. Carlos was practically exploding with smiles when the waitress delivered the bill.
Logan reached into his back pocket, in search of his wallet. He grew wide-eyed when he realized that it wasn't there. "Where's my wallet?" he asked himself.
Carlos giggled. "I dunno…"
Logan glared at Carlos. "You know, don't you!"
Carlos held up a brown, leather wallet and beamed. "I'll give you back your wallet, if you agree to check-up on Jennifer for me…"
"Carlos! Give me back my damn wallet!"
Carlos looked like a kid in a candy shop. "I won't until you promise me! Hell, if you promise me, I'll pay for the whole meal!"
Logan sat there glowering at Carlos. "Fine! I'll creep on Jennifer! But you owe me!"
Carlos looked satisfied. He was about to hand Logan his wallet when he flinched back. "Wait! We need to 'seal the deal'."
"What?"
Carlos loogied into the palm of his hand and held it out. "Do the same and then we'll shake. But if you swear to do this and then don't, the consequences are severe."
Logan was disgusted by the gross ritual. He spit into his palm and then shook hands with Carlos. "I swear." he muttered reluctantly.
"Awesome! Now let me pay that bill!"
Carlos gave Logan his wallet back and pulled out his own.
Logan was on his way home from a Reap when he passed by Jennifer's house. He thought about his and Carlos' agreement. He sighed and made his way toward her home. I'm going to kill him for this. This is so stupid and reckless… He hovered up to Jennifer's room window and peaked inside. She was asleep.
"How the hell am I going to find this diary?" he whispered to himself.
Carlos probably knows where it is… You know what? Next Friday, Carlos can tag along on a Reap with me and find this damn diary himself. Logan smiled, happy that he didn't need to break into Jennifer's house and find the diary, he found it too creepy. I don't even know Jennifer...
He thought about his decision, Is it really a good idea to take Carlos on a Reap..? He shrugged, Does it even matter?
