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Luckily Professor White was in a good mood today and let my tardiness slide. All eyes were on me as I frantically scanned the room for an open seat. My face began to heat up from embarrassment asI quickly shuffled to the farthest side of the room where there was an empty easel. Today's class ended up being a deeper look on your alien character. So we were allowed to spend the next three hours fully developing our aliens, which I was thankful for since mine still wasn't finished.

Professor White had a slight obsession with the "Lord of the Rings Trilogy " and played the soundtrack in the background. "May it be" by Enya was the first to pop up on random. I smiled slightly and let the relaxing music surround me while I worked.

I added a light green tint to my alien's skin and made his scales more translucent. I shaded in his armor and filled in the alchemist designs with a light neon blue. Looking my creature over I decided he needed something to make him stand out more and give him more character. Using the same light neon blue, I made his eyes slightly fiery and made the same fire come out of his nostrils and fingertips. I had to say, I was pretty satisfied with the outcome of my creation, and it didn't end up being a complete disaster like I thought it would be.

As I worked on my alien a nagging little voice in the back of my head kept whispering anxious thoughts to me.

Who was that man? Why does he call himself the Doctor? Surely he must have a name… unless he doesn't want anyone to know his name because he's some crazed psychopath! I shook my head. No anxious thoughts! I scolded myself. You have better things to worry about; like what kind of guy Maia is trying to set you up with this time. I winced at the thought and pushed all unwanted thoughts out of my head as I tried to remain focused on my artwork.

Five hours later and I was free for the next three days with absolutely no classes. The only downside though was that I had about six hours worth of homework to do, the majority of it being artwork, so I couldn't really complain.

I trudged down the stairs of my school and headed back to my apartment. Upon rounding the corner I stopped dead in my tracks.

Where the hell did that come from?

Standing in the middle of the sidewalk was a blue police box? The kind that you would find in London, but I was pretty sure they didn't have those around anymore.

I walked up to it cautiously.

What was it doing here? It definitely wasn't here this morning. Was this someone's idea of a prank? Maybe it was a cardboard box or something…

I tentatively knocked on it. It was solid wood.

I continued to examine the police box in puzzlement. Sadly the doors were locked so I couldn't see what was inside. After a few moments I gave up on it and continued down the street to my apartment. I opened the door and flipped on the lights.

"SURPRISE!"

"Oh my god!" I screamed grasping my chest as it beat a million times a minute. Danae and Maia burst into a fit of giggles. "How the hell did you guys get in here? The door was locked!"

"Molly let us in." Danae answered innocently.

I made a mental note to scold my roommate later. "Ok… but why sit in here with the lights off?"

"We knew you were going to be home soon and we decided to scare you." Maia smiled evilly.

I glared at them "You guys know how that I scare easily."

"Which is why we love to do it!" They giggled in unison.

Rolling my eyes I threw my messenger bag on the couch and plopped my self in between the two of them. "Ok, whatever. Is Molly still here?"

"No she had a date." Maia said coolly, her eyes suddenly brightened as recognition hit her face. "Speaking of which, time to plan out your costume!" She squealed excitedly as she lightly slapped my leg repeatedly, a habit of hers when she got really excited.

I gulped nervously. "Did you guys see the police box down the street?" I asked in an attempt to change the subject.

"Police box?" Danae asked.

"Don't they have those in England?" Maia wondered wrinkling her nose in confusion.

"I think they used to. Anyways, on my way home I saw one sitting in the middle of the sidewalk and it definitely wasn't there this morning."

Danae made her way to the door. "Well we didn't see one when we got here, which was about… ten minutes ago?" She turned to Maia, who nodded in agreement.

The three of us made our way outside.

"I thought that maybe it was someone's idea of a prank, but how would they get it here in the first… place…" My voice trailed off as I stared at the sidewalk in astonishment. "How is that even possible?" I said under my breath.

I ran to the spot where the police box was not only a minute ago.

"I swear it was right here! How did it move so fast?"

"Are you sure you weren't just seeing things?" Danae asked concern starting to cross her features.

"No, I'm positive! I-I touched it! It was solid wood!"

"It is Halloween, maybe someone's trying to pull a prank on you." Maia suggested with a shrug.

I walked back to my friends.

"I don't get it. I swear there was a blue police box smack in the middle of the sidewalk. You couldn't miss it!" I sighed in defeat and rested my forehead on Danae's shoulder. "Maybe I'm going crazy." I mumbled.

Danae rubbed my back in reassurance. "No, you're not going crazy. I'm sure it's just someone messing with your head."

"Yeah, nothing to worry about." Maia said with a smile. "Now let's go get ready for the party!" She then grabbed us both by the hand and dragged us back to my apartment.

It was almost 7 o'clock and I was curled upon the couch eating a bowl of ramen and watching the classic Halloween film Hocus Pocus. At that moment Maia and Danae came strolling out of my bedroom all decked out in their Halloween costumes.

Maia was supposed to be some sort of Burlesque style spider queen. She wore a short royal purple and black dress that stopped at about mid thigh with black spider webs trailing off the ends of the sleeves and skirt. Around her neck was a black gothic choker with purple gems decorating it. She wore black fishnet stockings and knee high back leather boots with a 4" heel, which she definitely did not need since she was already 5'7". Her blonde hair was pulled up in a tight bun and a black top hat was pinned to the side of her head. As for her makeup she sore black lipstick and a smokey eye with purple and silver glitter sprayed on the sides of her face in the shape of cobwebs.

Danae however was dressed in a much more modest fashion. She was supposed to be a witch from the medieval era. She wore a black full-length corset dress with a red cloak. Around her neck was a garnet pendant choker and on top of her head was the traditional witch hat with a red sash trailing along the bottom. Her light brown hair was teased out and she dyed grey and black streaks into it. To complete her costume she wore red lipstick and cat eye eyeliner with red stick on jewels trailing along the ends.

"Wow you guys look great!" I said with a smile.

"Claire, why aren't you dressed?" Danae asked.

I thought back to the gothic fairy costume Maia had brought for me. The skirt was way too short for my comfort and I was not strutting around in fishnets and black knee high leather boots that were 6 inches tall.

"I'm just going to go like this." I said motioning to the outfit I was already wearing.

"Oh, come on! You'd look damn sexy in that costume." Maia pouted.

"I am not meeting a guy in a slutty fairy costume!" I protested.

She glared at me before giving in. "Fine, but don't come crying to me when people make fun of you for wearing a "Bow Ties are Cool" t-shirt instead of a costume."

"People are not going to make fun of me and besides, bow ties are cool…" I mumbled to myself.

"Do people even wear bowties anymore?" Danae asked throwing her purse over her shoulder.

"I met a guy today who was wearing one." I shrugged.

"Was he an elderly man?" Maia joked trying to hold back a laugh.

I shook my head. "No, he was probably in his mid, late 20's." I said casually, heading for the kitchen to clean up my bowl.

"Wait what?"

Maia and Danae were suddenly on either side of me bombarding me with questions.

"Was he cute?"

"What's his name?"

"Did you get his number?"

I was about to answer when Maia turned off the sink and dragged me over to the table. She plopped me down in a chair and the two of them crowded around me. I gulped nervously wishing I had kept me mouth shut.

"Ok, spill." Maia said impatiently a huge grin plastered on her face.

"There isn't really much to say." I started. "I was running late for class and I accidentally bumped into him."

"Aww, that's how all cute romances start." Danae gushed, a dopey smile on her face.

"I highly doubt that, besides, I only talked to him for a minute."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever. What did he look like? Was he cute?" Maia asked growing more impatient by the second.

"I guess… he was really tall, probably around 6ft. He had brown hair, green eyes and he was British. He seemed kind of childish though." I shrugged. "Why are you guys so interested in this guy? Besides weren't you trying to set me up with someone else?"

"Screw him, this guy's British!" Maia shrieked in excitement. "Please tell me you got his number!"

"No, I did not get his number. I don't even know the guy, besides I doubt I'll ever see him again."

"Claire, where do we live?'

"Salem." I answered giving her a confused look. What did this have to do with anything?

"And what day is it?"

"The 31st." I said deciding to be difficult.

"It's Halloween you idiot! So he's obviously here for the witch craft, the history and most importantly the parties!" She shimmied her shoulders for more emphasis on "parties".

"He didn't seem like that kind of guy." I murmured.

"Well he's still a dude and you my friend are no longer going to be single. Come on girls, we're going to go hunt this guy down!" Maia announced in determination.

"What about Matt?" Danae asked.

"Cancel him, we're hooking Claire up with a British guy!"

"But what if he's a creep." I protested. Why doesn't she think things through?

"Well, there's only one way to find out!"

With that I got dragged out into the crisp autumn air. The temperature had dropped slightly causing goose bumps to appear on my exposed arms. The moon was full and a dense fog was covering it causing it to give off an eerie glow, the perfect Halloween night.

Screams and loud music could be heard from down the street where all the haunted houses, museums, and parties were going on.

This was going to be a long night.