We Were Infinite

would an angel like me really be an imposter?

We were all settled in at the Settlemeir Mansion, enjoying a Halloween party that seemed like it would last all night. Since we were house-sitting until the real owners returned, we decided to throw a quick, spooky bash to celebrate the occasion.

Daniel was dressed as the Phantom from Phantom of the Opera, while William had gone with a bunny costume. Kayla was wrapped in white as a mummy, Shiloh was something of a vampire, though I couldn't quite pinpoint the exact look. 

Jocelyn and Micah were an iconic Frankenstein and mad scientist duo, Judah wore the most ridiculous carrot costume, and Mary floated around as a ghost. Sebastian was channeling his inner werewolf, Elijah was sporting a sheriff's outfit, and as for me, I was the angel of the night.

Too bad Britney wasn't here, though. We were supposed to have matching costumes, but maybe she'd join us at the Christmas party soon.

Suddenly, as if we couldn't have one night without chaos, an emergency meeting was called—on Halloween, no less. Seriously? Could we not have one evening of normalcy? Sure, we had a brief break from the imposters, but it always felt like they were lurking just around the corner.

"Where?" we all asked in unison.

Elijah slammed his hands on the table, his face stricken with a mix of disbelief and distress. "Someone added candy corn to pizza!" he shouted, his voice almost cracking in horror.

We all gasped, some even groaning in disgust. Who would commit such a blasphemous act?

"How could they ruin pizza?!" Daniel cried out dramatically.

"Well, pineapple already did that," Sebastian said matter-of-factly.

"That's debatable," Judah replied, pointing a finger at Sebastian.

"Okay, okay, who's sus?" Elijah asked, trying to regain control of the situation.

There was a heavy silence as we all examined each other, scrutinizing anyone who might be hiding the truth. Finally, Micah spoke up, breaking the tension.

"Everybody looks like a bad guy right now!" he shouted. "Normally, I'd vote for whoever looks like they'd commit a crime, but honestly, that's everyone right now! Except for (Y/N) and Judah."

"What? What do you mean?" I asked, confused.

"Well, you're dressed as an angel, so I assume you'd be innocent," Micah shrugged, gesturing vaguely in my direction.

"Really? So, the guy in the teddy bear costume isn't innocent?" I pointed toward the large, fluffy figure standing off to the side.

"His eyes are soulless," Micah said seriously.

"Wait, Judah. Where's your costume?" Shiloh asked, suddenly noticing Judah's lack of theme.

Judah scoffed. "What do you mean? I'm a carrot!" he beamed proudly.

"You look like a giant Cheeto," Kayla remarked, giving him a skeptical look.

Judah gasped as if she'd insulted his very heritage. "Okay, okay! I can't think of a good comeback right now, but just wait five minutes, I'll come up with something!"

"Okay! There's just not enough info right now," Shiloh said, trying to move the meeting along.

"Yeah, no one vote out the teddy bear," Jocelyn chimed in, making all of us turn our attention to the fluffy figure. "I trust him! He's so cute and fluffy!"

"Fine, we weren't going to," Shiloh reassured her.

"I say we skip." I raised my hand, trying to put an end to the tension.