The Wolfman

chapter 5

Later that night, Alvin woke up Simon. They were making a deal to observe this monster stuff closer, they didn't know about Atticus and Theodore's bites quite yet, but they were going to spy on Mr. Talbot to prove he really is a werewolf, even if Simon didn't believe them. When they snuck out at night, they were surprised to see Cherry coming.

"Cherry, are you out here late at night?" Simon asked.

"Against my will," Cherry narrowed her eyes, then looked surprised. "Wait, what are you boys doing out here? I know for a fact that chipmunks aren't nocturnal."

"I blame Alvin for doing this." Simon said, pointing to the oldest chipmunk.

"I'd suspect him too." Cherry scoffed with a smirk.

"Come on, we better go looking." Alvin said.

"At least he isn't here making sure I do what he says..." Cherry murmured about Forte before she went to follow Alvin and Simon.

They began to look for proof. When not searching, at school, Theodore and Atticus really weren't themselves. It was really worrying to everybody. Eleanor was disgusted with Theodore now and didn't want anything to do with him.

Mo was taking the puppies for a walk while James would walk Lady and Tramp. To their surprise, Atticus jumped by Mo with the puppies, startling them.

"Don't scare me like that, I lived on the streets, if you mug me, I will fight back." Mo warned the boy sharply as she kept a firm hold on Annette, Colette, Danielle, Scamp, and Angel's conjoined leash.

"Whoa, protective much?" Atticus asked, acting cocky.

"I lived on the streets, if I didn't protect myself, I'd my stabbed or mugged for money I didn't have." Mo glanced at him.

"Atticus, are you okay?" Angel asked. "You don't seem like yourself."

Annette rolled her eyes with a scoff. "He looks fine to me."

"Absolutely fine to me." Colette added, nearly repeating her sister as always.

"I think he seems odd." Scamp commented.

"Yeah." Danielle agreed with her brother.

"I'm just fine," Atticus said and then turns to Mo. "So, Mo, what do you say about you and me go out on a date?" He now began to flex his muscles.

Mo looked a little disgusted with the way he was trying to court her as she walked her puppies. "Maybe some other time."

Angel kept close between Mo and Scamp as they walked, even she could tell something was wrong with Atticus.

"You sure? Well, alright, but your loss." Atticus said, walking back to the house, looking cool.

Mo rolled her eyes as she kept walking the puppies. "Dad, I don't understand Atticus anymore..."

"It's okay, Monique, you don't have to be his friend anymore if you don't want to." James soothed his adoptive daughter.

Mo sighed. "I'm not sure what to do..."

When Atticus entered inside, Jessica looked at Patch, thinking he would go to him but, he didn't, he just kept his distance from the boy. Darla played with her hair a bit, glancing to Atticus, but said nothing. Atticus just ignored them and grabbed a can of soda and drank it without thinking who's it was.

"That was my soda!" Darla narrowed her eyes at him.

"*burps* Well, not anymore." Atticus said, after finishing off the soda and then crushes with his hands, making it flat.