Tomorrow Never Dies (Moonlight 3)

Chapter 4-The Hunter Council

The footpath was empty, but the road towards school was crowded with cars. The closer we walked to the more the angry roar of car horns, yelling and the slamming of doors filled the air. It appeared, almost everyone was being dropped off by their parents this morning. It was unusual to be the only people walking to school until we reached the last block or so.

I raised an eyebrow, I guess no one wanted their teenagers walking to school when there were possibly four murderous wolves around. No one would think that there might be four walking among them.

"What happened last night? Did you see the news?" Lewis chattered as Pip and him joined us. They were the first people we'd seen that hadn't come from a car.

He'd grown this past few months, he was only a few centimetres shorter than any of us. He was a little more mature as well, no longer the nervous young kid who we first met at that school dance. Pip shuffled along beside him, dressed in our school's uniform. She'd started attending our school last year after what had happened with Emily. She'd grown up a lot as well, though was still a far shorter than Lewis who towered over her.

"Well..." Calum started.

I could see hesitation flicker in Calum's eyes for a moment. He wanted to tell the other Alpha, but at the same time he couldn't. It was crazy that none of us remembered last night and we didn't want to worry them. So, I guess this was going to remain a secret from the two younger wolves until we understood what had gone on.

"Did you see who it was?" Michael asked instead, "You two would've been out there as well?"

Pip and Lewis exchanged a nervous glance. My heart hammered in my chest, did they know something?

"We don't actually remember last night." Pip spoke quietly, exchanging yet another nervous glance with Lewis, "We were hoping you might know."

I frowned, out of the six of us, not one could remember the night before. What happened once the moon rose? I wondered if perhaps an eclipse or some other lunar phenomenon had occurred that might have impacted on us. I made a mental note to check it up when I had some free time and a computer.

"Truth is, none of us remember what happened last night either." Calum finally admitted.

Pip and Lewis's eyes went wide.

"You're kidding me?" Pip muttered quietly stunned. Her eyes flickered to Lewis, "I thought it was just us."

"Wait does that...those wolves. Does that mean that it could've been any of us?" Lewis asked.

"Well..." Michael started exchanging nervous glances with the rest of us.

Lewis's eyes widened, "Wait you mean you don't know?"

"We don't."

Lewis was off. He was suddenly theorising every possible scenario until our group reached the front gates. They ranged from reasonable to just plain crazy. A werewolf mind wipe, a lunar event, witches, a collective head bump. On and on he went. I couldn't help but think that he had to be at least close to the truth somewhere.

Once we made it inside, our groups spilt. Lewis and Pip going to meet with their other friends. To be honest I was glad to not have any more of Lewis's theories mixing with my own.

"Mr Hood, can I see you for a moment?" A strong teachers voice asked, "Someone's on the phone for you."

We blinked, exchanging confused glances as we turned to face the voice. The school's principal was standing behind us, her eyes were firmly on Calum. Calum nodded, not arguing with her.