Moonlight

Chapter 2

I was studying with Randall at the tavern,
Jack said" You're going to think I'm insane."
Randall and I said" Already there."
" I think I know what's killing everyone." I looked up, what's?
" Don't you mean who?"
" No, definitely what."
Randall said" Oh, you mean, like, the weapon? What is it? Is it like a machete? A parang?"
" A werewolf."
I said" Oh, a mythical creature."
" I've seen it, okay? It's chased me. Also, I've chased it, which I think I need to do again." Randall Carpio, you fucking idiot! I'm gonna kick his ass the second we're away from Jack.
Randall said" Dude, are you seriously asking us on a werewolf hunt?"
" And clearly, I'm the mayor of crazytown and I'll be going."
I said" Because we are in."
" What if I'm wrong?"
Randall and I said" Dude... what if you're right." We smiled at him, the hidden fact... there is a werewolf, multiple werewolves in fact, but we're not the ones killing.

Randall and I looked at hamburger meat,
Randall said" What's with all the hamburger?"
Jack said" I don't know. Tradition."
I said" Wouldn't the werewolf rather just eat you?"
" Here we go." We started following a girl,
Randall said" Pretty badass, Morton. Using fellow students as bait."
" That's not what we're doing."
I said" We're not following suspected pledges around, hoping a werewolf will show up to kill them?"
" Shit."
We three said" That's exactly what we're doing."
" Yes. We need a better plan."
Randal said" Dude, trust me, this is a great one. Go get her!" We pushed him, he started following her, I turned to Randall, raising my eyebrow. We watched Jack turn the corner, I slapped the back of Randall's head.
I whispered" Spill." Randall wrapped an arm around my shoulder as we started walking.
" I didn't kill anyone."
" Okay, but what did you do to make Jack believe in werewolves?!"
" Kinda... uh... pinned him to the ground at a cemetery when he was digging up a grave."
" Oh, great... that simple. I hate you."
" Uh-huh."
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We met back up with Jack,
Randall said" So, now it's a mud monster?"
Jack said" I can't think of a better way to describe it."
" Any idea what it is? Where it went? What it's after?"
" It kills pledges. That's all I've got."
I said" But why is it targeting you? You're not even a pledge."
" And why stop killing Gabrielle? That attack, it just petered out like it didn't matter anymore."
Randall said" Amir. Drea. Weston. They gotta have something in common." I took a sip from my beer, I looked at Jack,
" What if... what if they were being eliminated to make room for someone who couldn't make it on his own?"
" So... you're the killer."
" Not me, dumb ass." He glanced to two guys, one of the guys gave Jack the middle finger.
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Randall said" Please?!"
I groaned" Fine! I'll open your window so you can get in, but you're so taking full blame!"
" Thank you!" He kissed my cheek, smiling at me," I owe you, I know." He ran out, I hid up in his bedroom, waiting for him.

I heard Jack say" Hello?" I opened Randall's window, and he jumped through, I nodded downstairs, he walked to the staircase," Shit!" I heard the basement door slam shut, I sighed," I'm not fucking going down there." Greybeard hit the door, and snarled," Trap yourself in the basement, Jack. Nice." I walked downstairs, and saw Greybeard hitting the basement door, he nodded, I opened the basement door." Oh, double fuck." I heard the hide locker door open, then lock, oh god... here it goes. We walked downstairs and Greybeard hit the door. Then after a minute, I heard him screaming.