The Moon Will Fall (Moonlight 2)

Chapter 8-Unexpected

By the time school went back on Monday I was still exhausted. I'd barely slept the past two nights since the dance. Ever since, my mind had been a whir. I couldn't help but speculate over the shadowy creature now that I'd seen it. What exactly was it? A deformed werewolf? No, I think it was far too big for that. A spirit or ghost? Well it had looked like a giant shadow shaped wolf so perhaps. Besides what exactly was its purpose anyway? Did it have a goal? I thought of the way that Lewis had been choking, and how the air quality had dropped once I was too close to it. If it was the same thing that had attacked Sam was its purpose to kill? I shivered, the thought was too terrifying.

What was bothering me the most was still why Michael and I were the only ones who could hear it. I mean Ashton had heard, but not until we were right there with it. After what had happened at the party, I'd assume that it was the same for Calum.

Not that Michael and I had talked about the shadow wolf or the dance since then. Neither of us seemed to be ready to talk about it yet. There were so many more questions raised by the dance, I didn't feel like we had any more answers to them.

Even as we met up with Calum at the school gates, he didn't move to bring up the dance either. Perhaps it was just something we'd all prefer to forget about. Even Georgia and Calum hadn't worked out; she was nowhere to be found when we'd returned. Kaylee and Michael had both let out frustrated sighs when they realised that she'd left. I suppose getting them together had been our aim tonight. I guess we'd been outside for so long she must've thought we weren't coming back. I guess she must've given up and gone home, I wasn't sure who I felt worse for.

The first thing I noticed was that Calum looked tired this morning, maybe I wasn't the only one losing sleep over this. He let out a yawn as we fell into step together.

"Calum!" An excited voice yelled, and a few seconds later an enthusiastic blonde-haired Lewis appeared in front of us blocking our path. Right now, he seemed to be the only thing we didn't have a billion questions about. It was clear to us that he was a natural born like Calum and there was nothing more to it.

His eyes were on Calum as he grinned, "Good morning." He spoke, his eyes flickered around, and he lowered his voice slightly, "So when are we going to start werewolf 101?"

The three of us exchanged alarmed glances. I can't believe that he'd just said that out loud.

I notice someone walking past us begin to slow and turns to raise an eyebrow at the four of us. My heart thumps loudly in my chest, he was going to ask about it. Quickly he shakes his head and walks away.

Calum let's out a frustrated sigh, as he pulls Lewis over to the edge of the gate, Michael and I follow him like bodyguards.

"Look, we'll work a time out later." He looks back over at where the boy who'd overheard was walking, "Also, remember you're supposed to keep quiet about this at school, no one needs to know about this."

The younger boy lets out a pout but nods. "Fine, I'm just excited is all. After what you told me last night I can't wait to learn everything."

"Well lesson one is keeping your mouth shut." Michael mumbled, with crossed arms. I shot him a glare, he was supposed to be nice to Lewis. Even Calum shot him a look. "What? It's the truth. He can't go blowing his mouth off like that or he'll get us all in trouble."

Calum shook his head and ignored him, "Look I'll talk to you later Lewis. But Lesson number two is not to take Michael too seriously when he's in a bad mood. "

Michael glared back at Calum. Lewis seemed to know he was in the middle of something, he looked between us nervously.

"Mikey does have a point though." I nod, "Lewis, I know you're excited, but you have to keep this a secret, or we could all be in a lot of trouble."