Don't Be A Fool

Chapter 14

Down at the front door, Alice looked at her watch waiting on Robin with Chloe.

"Robin!" Alice shouted. "Hurry up!"

"I'm coming! I'm coming!" Robin shouted as he stomped down the stairs. "You shouldn't be in such a rush to get to school, it's quite disturbing."

"Big words from a future grave digger," Chloe commented. "Plus, between you and me...Alice only wants to get to school due to a crush."

"Maxine and Babara," Alice corrected as she pulled on Chloe's hair.

"OW!" Chloe cried.

*****

During lunch, they sat on the usual bench with Vlad.

"What's a Hunt Ball?" Chloe asked. 

"A big fancy with ballroom dancing so Dad can waltz around window shopping for a wife," Vlad explained. 

Robin stood up with a smile. " A vampire party! Cool!"

Vlad stood up in frustration. "And at midnight, instead of going home, they start hunting peasants to feast on." They started to move from the bench.

"Well, after all that dancing," Alice began. 

"It's bound to make you peckish," Robin finished.

"Robin, Alice, it's not funny, Dad's gonna blow our cover!" Vlad panicked. 

"Vlad, you have to stop him," Chloe pleaded. 

"I am aware of that, Chloe, but how?" Vlad asked. 

"Tell him about Van Helsing," Chloe suggested. "If he knows a slayer's in town, he'll have to call it off. 

"You know you two are real party poopers," Robin complained. 

"Or invite even more vampires to have a showdown," Vlad countered Chloe. 

"Oh, man, that'd be awesome!" Robin lit up. They all looked at him. "A boy can dream, can't he?" He ate more of his food.

"What do you think, Alice?" Chloe asked. "Give us your opinion, Big Sister."

Alice looked at Chloe, then at Vlad. "Well, if all goes wrong, you'll just be chased out."

"Gee, I haven't thought of that," Vlad sassed. 

 "This ball might make Jonathan realize that his dad isn't a complete nutter," Alice said. "The last thing you want is a vampire slayer and a vampire slayer in training. Even worse, Van Helsing might be able to recruit others in town. And then your family truly could be dust."

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The next morning came around, and Alice was sitting in between Ian and Chloe for breakfast.

Mum walked into the kitchen with a smile. "Oh! We've been all invited to a Hunt Ball at the castle!" Chloe choked on her oatmeal.

"Oh, please say we can go?" Robin pleaded.

"No!" Chloe protested; they all looked at her. "I just really don't think we should go." She chuckled weakly. 

"I couldn't agree more," Dad spoke as he sat up more. 

"Oh, why?" Mum complained. "It sounds like fun!"

"Dear, I can think of a hundred things I'd rather do on a Saturday night; than prancing around with a bunch of weirdos," Dad answered. 

"Graham, we shouldn't make fun of the neighbors," Mum scolded. "Especially with close our Alice and their Vlad have been lately." Robin, Chloe, and Alice looked at each other. "I say we all go and have a jolly good time."