"Moon Nightstar! are you ready?!?" My best friend says from the school stage.

I looked up anxiously, waiting for the acceptation letter to be read out loud. Did I get in?

Suddenly the fire alarm goes off and water comes down drenching us all. I open my eyes and I'm in my bed. 

I guess that's a no...

I sigh and hit the snooze button. But it won't turn off that stupid sound. I groan out of frustration. I finally turn it off, five am. Why is my alarm going off... That's weird. I stand up yawning, I need to brush my teeth.

I brush my teeth, and head out into the hallway. Mike's light is on I knock on his door. "Mike you up?"  He doesn't answer, I shake it off despite the lights on. I head downstairs ready to start cleaning.

But to my surprise they're already clean and put away. I look around "Hello?" I call out taking a knife out of the knife block. I turn to the front door closet and slowly open the door. I scream dropping the knife.

"Oh, it's you Amaris is Kieren with you?" 

She shakes her head "He must've gotten lost. He was with me until we were at rocky street. I tried to tell you, but I got locked in the closet." I help her out of the closet and sit her down. 

"Okay, do you want to help me look for Kieren?" She stays silent and looks around. "I don't know... People at school say that the mothman is back. I'm scared Moon" Amaris clenches my shirt.

I sigh and pat her head "Don't worry I'm here, now let's go find him." 

I shut Amaris's door and hop in the driver seat. I can't help but worry he's seven and the kidnapping rate has gone up. I try to keep my composure as we pull into rocky street. It's dark and cold.

The moon is covered by clouds. As the fog sets in, I can hear a scream. I look to Amaris "I'm gonna leave you okay, lock the doors and do not open them. If I don't return in forty minutes call the police."

I slide my phone into her hands "trust me."  

I leave the car and head towards the scream into the forest.

I buzz my light around until I find an old tree house. Ripped papers go off into the distance. I progress into the night. I soon find a wanted paper I look around. A campfire or atleast one that hasn't been burned for days.

I see a bag laying on the ground of the tree.

Kieren's backpack 

It's torn all the schoolbooks smeared with blood. I yell out his name desperately, holding the bag. I hear sniffles coming from the old playground. Behind the slide I see him. I almost cry "Kieren?"

His leg is twisted, and he's covered in blood. His chest is exposed something clawed him. I pull him close he's barely breathing. "Don't worry- we'll get you help." My voice wavers. I take off my jacket and wrap him.

An ambulance comes, father and mother burden me with questions. I can't say anything, I sit in my car alone. They've taken Amaris back home. I can't even get myself to drive. 

"Moon! Let me in!" Michel puts his hands and face on the window. 

I laugh "What are you doing here? I thought you were asleep."

I unlock the doors and he hops in. 

"I heard about your brother, I know how you feel about him..."

Mike moves to the front, holding my hand. My eyes water "It's just that, I couldn't help- prevent this." I break down into tears not knowing what to say.

"Let it all out my dude."

Mike drives me home, and takes care of me. We then binge watch the entirety of Sailor moon. "You know if I were one I'd probably be Sailor Venus"

"No, you'd probably be her cat" 

"Well, her cat is smart, I defiantly think he's dating Luna!"

"Wait which one would speedy be?"

"Probably Sailor Mars to be honest" we both laugh knowing Speedy's temper.

I stare at Mike then think of Kieren. I can't shake the thought of him. 

"Ready to go back to school"

I groaned 

"I thought we agreed to never talk about that"

I rolled my eyes getting off him, I headed to the kitchen he followed. I started brewing coffee, a green cloth was peeking out of the top cabinet. I opened it to a doll "Michel, are you trying to give me a heart attack?"

I say holding up the doll.
 "That's not mine that shit looks cursed."

"Please, Mike who else makes trinkets and creepy little army men." I stare at the russian doll, it looks like me. A black widow climbs out of the smashed head. I drop it out of fright and smash the doll. And a whole family of black widows emerge.

Red smoke fills the room something flies towards me screeching

I wake in a church "Mike!? Where the hell am I" I look around to see a priest staring through me as if I was a nasty cockroach about to be murdered. 

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