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"Yo! Morgan!" I rolled my eyes and paused, looking back to see Maya storming towards me.
"What?"
"Why didn't you tell me?!" She asked. I narrowed my eyes in confusion.
"Tell you what exactly?"
"That your brother was a psychotic driver! Everyone's talking about it, how he hit Malcolm Bruner with his new car" She explained. I rolled my eyes.
Yesterday, my brother had an unfortunate event with his new car. He'd been excited about getting his learners permit, and had gone out to buy a new car, which was strange since he came back empty handed. But apparently he had bought a new car, some beat up old-looking thing. And while he had gone driving with Sarah he'd tried to run over Malcolm Bruner, the guy who sold him the car. Although Ethan claimed it wasn't him in control, it was the car. But it didn't matter how many times he repeated that line, none of us would believe it, though I was starting to. I mean, my brother couldn't hurt a fly, so there's no way he'd be able to hit someone with a new car. But our school however, they thought otherwise, and apparently so did Maya.
"He's not...I mean, he didn't. I don't know what happened!" I exclaimed, shrugging as I walked on.
"What do you mean? You were there weren't you?" She asked, easily catching up to me.
"No, Sarah was though" I sighed.
"Where were you? I thought you'd be with him" She said, shaking her head curiously.
"Are you kidding? If you'd seen his car you would understand, besides, I was pretty held up back home" I shrugged. She smirked.
"Benny?"
"Always" I sighed, biting my lip in thought as we walked through the double-doors.
"You! You tried to run me over!" Maya and I both turned our heads to see Malcolm Bruner shouting at my brother.
To be completely honest, he wasn't in the best condition; He had a bandage around his forehead, one wrapped around his right forearm, and another on his knee. He was also using crutches to move about, probably from the damage to his leg. My brother must've hit him pretty hard with that car.
"I better get my car back by the end of the day or I'm calling the police and having your permit revoked, revoked!" Malcolm exclaimed. I rolled my eyes and approached the boys, Maya following.
"Your bandages are leaking" Rory sighed, inhaling. Malcolm shot him a nervous look before turning and hopping back down the hall, with Rory close behind.
"Think on the positive side, at least you won't have bullies pushing you around anymore" I told Ethan. He sighed.
"Why don't you just give him the car back?" Benny asked.
"Because I don't have it, the last time I saw it, it was on his front lawn. Growling" Ethan replied.
"Well we need to find it, no permit means no practice-driving with Sarah. And, uh...jail time" Benny said.
"Benny!"
"Okay, dude, relax. We'll find it, and we'll make it talk"
"You guys are gonna make a car talk?" Maya smirked, crossing her arms while tilting her head.
"Maybe not talk, but we'll figure something out" Benny shrugged. I rolled my eyes.
"Ethan, could it be that you're just a really bad driver?" I asked. He groaned.
"No! The car is possessed or something, it wasn't me in control yesterday!"
"Defensive much?" Maya giggled, shaking her head.
"Just call me if you need someone to smash it up" I sighed. He nodded "Anyway, we have to get to class..." I gestured to Maya "...so I'll see you guys at lunch. And try to stay out of trouble" I begged.
"Can't promise anything" Benny shrugged, an innocent look on his face.
"I was talking to Ethan, I know better than to ask you" I smiled, lightly ruffling his hair.
"Alright love birds, calm it down" Maya sighed, tugging the back of my shirt. I rolled my eyes and followed her down the hall.
Maya and I exited the Math class, me holding my books to my chest.
We hadn't seen the boys since before the class, but in all honesty, I was worried about Ethan. I mean, he was my twin, so it was allowed, but I was worried more than usual. A possessed car? We'd faced a lot of weird things in this town, but a possessed car was just pushing it. And out of all the things in Whitechapel, why the heck would someone posses a car? It made absolutely no sense. But then again, this town wasn't exactly straight-forward, there were twists and turns all over, despite how quiet and small it appeared.
"Emma!" Maya exclaimed, snapping her fingers in front of my eyes. I shook my head out of the thought, turning to face my best friend.
"What?" She rolled her eyes.
"Your phones vibrating" She explained. I paused, realising that my phone was in fact vibrating in my front pocket. Holding the books in my left hand, I dug through my pocket, soon managing to fish out my cell.
"Hello?" I greeted, holding it to my ear as we started to walk again.
"Emma, we have a problem" It was Ethan.
"What did you do, and who did you do it to?" I asked, rolling my eyes.
"Okay, first, I didn't do anything. It was my car. You need to get here fast" He said, panicked.
"Where are you? I thought you didn't know where the car was"
"I didn't, it's in the school parking lot. It, kind of, attacked Derek Malvern" My eyes widened.
"We'll be there in five seconds" I replied before ending the call.
"How's your brother?" Maya asked knowingly.
"Not good, we need to get out to the parking lot, fast" I instructed. She nodded.
"Normal fast? Or azeman fast?"
"Azeman fast" I clarified. She nodded in understanding and we sped out of the school.
In about five seconds, like I'd told Ethan, we arrived in the parking lot. Ethan and Benny stood a few feet ahead of us, also with Rory, staring at a bright-red car. It couldn't have been the one Ethan had bought yesterday, this one was too gorgeous to be the run-down car he'd brought home.
"Hi guys" I greeted, walking towards them with Maya.
"Wow, you weren't kidding about the five second thing" Ethan said, his eyes slightly wide.
"Gotta love super-speed. So what's the problem?" Maya asked, wrapping her arm around Rory's waist.
"My car. I mean, this thing's been in two accidents since I last saw it and it looks better than ever" He replied, turning back to face the car.
"Maybe after one more we'll get heated seats" Benny chuckled.
"Wow, looking good" We all turned our heads to see Erica and Sarah walking towards us.
"Hmm, smelling good too" Erica added. I narrowed my eyes in confusion, sniffing the air. And that's when the smell hit me; Blood.
"I smell blood" Rory sighed "Dibs!" He exclaimed, glancing at Maya, me, Erica, and Sarah. I rolled my eyes and he stood in front of the car, inhaling before lifting the hood.
We all moved forward and surrounded the front of the car, staring at the strange mechanics "Cool! Free luck squirrel tail!" Rory exclaimed, pulling a bloody squirrel tail out of the mechanism.
"Yeah, Malcolm did say there was a squirrels nest in there" Ethan replied, slightly nervous. Benny reached forward and cautiously touched the engine, immediately pulling his hand back a second later.
"Wow, the engines filled with blood. I did not see that one coming" He sighed, rubbing the blood spots away from his fingers.
"Blood, like, squirrel blood?" Ethan asked. I shook my head.
"No, it's definitely human" Sarah said, staring at the bloody engine.
"With a hint of squirrel" Rory added.
"A possessed car that runs on blood? That's it, I'm pulling the plug right now" Ethan sighed, reaching his hand in. But as his fingers made contact with the mechanics, his eyes turned white, a clear sign that he was having one of his visions. But after two seconds, something sparked near his fingers, and he cried out before jumping back, slamming down the hood in the process "I think the cars possessed by a vampire! It just bit me!" He exclaimed.
"Oh, so you're hungry jalopy-face? Well how about a knuckle sandwich?!" Rory exclaimed, standing in front of the car. He slammed his fist down on the hood, successfully creating a large dent.
"Wow" Maya gasped, a dreamy look on her face. I smiled in amusement, but it fell as the dent in the car disappeared, reforming until it was completely normal again.
"It feeds like a vampire, and regenerates like a vampire" Sarah said nervously.
"Then we'll just tell everyone it's a vampire car. You won't get blamed for anything, by reason of insanity" Benny shrugged, looking down at Ethan.
"I'm not worried about me anymore, we have to stop this car before it hurts anyone else" Ethan sighed. I nodded in agreement, sighing as the bell rang, signalling the start of our next class.
"Later" Benny waved, glancing at Sarah and Erica. We all turned to him with a questioning look "What? You don't what prison and detention" He shrugged, looking at Ethan.
"What about the car?" He asked, shaking his head.
"I'll take care of it" Maya offered. We all turned to face her.
"You sure?" I asked. She nodded.
"Of course, anything to help a friend. 'Sides, I don't need to go to English, teacher hates me enough as it is" She shrugged, moving to sit on the hood of the car.
"Alright, I'll be back after class, okay?"
"Emma, I'll be fine. Don't worry guys, you can trust me" She reassured, looking directly at Ethan. After all, it was his ass on the line here.
"Okay, thanks" He said. She nodded and we all headed back into the school.
The bell rang signalling the end of the lesson and I sighed in relief, stuffing my books into my backpack as quick as I could. The class flooded out and I waited until they'd all gone, not wanting to get caught in the end-of-class rush. Once they'd all cleared out, I stood from my seat, pulling one of the backpack straps onto my right shoulder before heading towards the door. I was just hoping that Maya was okay, my brother too.
"Emma, can you wait a minute?" I quietly sighed in annoyance, turning in the doorway to face Mrs Fine.
"Yes?" I asked impatiently.
"I'd like to talk to you about your report" She sighed, folding her hands on the table in front of her.
"Which one?" I asked nervously, coming back into the room and sitting on one of the desks.
"The summer report. You know, the one where I asked you to write a thousand word report on what you did over the summer" She explained. I nodded in remembrance. It was a little childish asking us to write a report about what we did over the summer, but she claimed that it was just to see how our grammar had improved, or something along those lines.
"What about it?" I sighed, crossing one leg over the other.
"You haven't handed it in" She replied, slightly irritated.
"Yeah, I've been...busy. I'll get right on it, as soon as I get home" I lied, glancing towards the doorway.
"Emma" She called, gaining my attention "You've been slacking, not just in this class"
"I know, I've been pretty distracted lately" I shrugged, fidgeting slightly. She sighed and stood from her chair, moving around the table until she was leaning against her desk.
"Is there something on your mind?" She asked. I inwardly rolled my eyes. Why was it that teachers wanted to 'chat' at the worst times?.
"Nope, nada"
"Are you sure? Last year you were passing all your classes, nowadays you'd be lucky to get a C" She sighed, shaking her head.
"I know, I feel awful...can I go now, please?" I begged, nervously running my fingers through my curly hair.
"Emma, I think we need to speak with your parents. How about I set up a meeting" She suggested.
"Look, Miss Fine, I swear everything's okay. Nothings wrong at home, nothings wrong at school, I'm perfectly fine. No need for a meeting" I reassured, hopping down from the desk.
"Emma" She called. I paused in the classroom doorway, turning my head to face her "You can talk to me about anything, okay? Anything" She stated. Narrowing my eyes curiously, I nodded, before shaking my head and rushing out of the class.
By the time I'd gotten to the parking lot, the guys were all there, well, everyone apart from Ethan. As I approached the group, Benny was in the middle of reciting one of his spells, while pouring some strange sparkly-dust over the car hood. It was in one piece, and there was no one claiming my brother was a killer, so I assumed that Maya's car baby-sitting had gone well.
"Hey, where were you?" She asked, as I stood next to her and Rory.
"Had to stay back in class for something. I'll explain later" I shrugged. She nodded and we all turned to watch Benny, who'd just finished casting some spell on the car. But before we knew it, the car started up, and reversed out of the spot, speeding out of the school parking lot.
"Good job Mr Wizard" Erica snapped.
"Great! So now it's mad, evil, and hungry!" Sarah exclaimed.
"Now that you mention it, so am I" Maya said, her eyes narrowed in thought. I turned to her with a curious look "Hungry, not mad and evil"
"Good to know" I sighed, biting my lip nervously.