"Whoa. Slow down," Alexander said. His calming tone melted me, but I was still frazzled. "What about Jagger?"
"For Halloween, he is going to have a haunted house here at the Crypt. I found out from the girls at the club. And Trevor knew something was up before we did. He told me Jagger was going to have a 'spectacular event' for Halloween."
"Trevor?"
"Yes."
"Oh." Alexander looked away.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"Nothing..." But his voice was shallow and distant.
"Please tell me."
"I don't know.... It's just annoying that he'e ag that s the one that gets to see you all day when it should be me."
"Believe me, you are the only one I've ever wanted to see," I tried to reassure him.
"I know. But it's one of the things I miss by being a vampire."
"I know. But it's one of the things I miss by being a vampire."
I felt for him. Alexander experienced the same longing I did for him by not being able to completely share our worlds.
"I hate it, too. I wish you could be by my side at school. Hang out by our lockers. Sneak off for a kiss. But then again, you wouldn't be you." I gave him a soft smile.
"So, Trevor knows first," Alexander said. "Is that really a big deal?"
"Yes," I insisted. I wanted to be the first to have any new Crypt information, and I thought we deserved to be in Jagger's inner circle. "We hang out here all the time. We should know everything. And that means Jagger is still keeping secrets from us. What else does he have planned?"
"But a haunted house isn't something that we need to know about," he said in Jagger's defense.
"Are you serious?"
"Yes," he went on, pushing his dark locks away from his face. "It's his right, really. If he wants us to know, he can tell. If not, no big deal. It's just a haunted house."
Just a haunted house? I thought. This was a haunted house dreamed up by a living, breathing vampire. And not being in on the idea from the beginning made the news really sting, especially when Trevor knew before me.
"Now what's this about Luna and Stormy?" Alexander went on.
"Luna is shoving it in my face that she and Stormy are like sisters. And I haven't even met her." I folded my arms like a child.
"Stormy's not here yet," Alexander said. "Why are you worrying about this now?"
"Luna seems to think she gets to bring Stormy to the Crypt, not us. Not me."
I felt like I was in first grade. I was getting all wound up over something Luna might or might not do. But just the thought and her goading me was enough to make steam rise from my multipierced ears.
"How about this?" Alexander said. "Stormy's my sister, and I'll bring her here. And since you are my girlfriend, you'll be coming with us. Luna will see her in due time. I want you and Stormy to get a chance to hang out. And I know Stormy will want that as well."
"Thank you!" I flung my arms around Alexander. I wanted to be a part of his family, and I didn't want anyone to come between us - especially someone as wicked as Luna Maxwell.
For the rest of the night I was buzzing. When I wasn't dancing with Alexander, I was hanging with Becky and my vampire ghoul friends. It was interesting to see Luna and Romeo together, whether it was for spite or if she truly found him irresistible. Sebastian seemed to be in heaven dancing with Onyx, and I was happy to find him having such a good time.
Jagger finally came up from his office downstairs and noticed Sebastian and Onyx on the dance floor together. His ashen face flushed as blood-red as the dyed tips of his white hair. Jagger immediately stormed over to Sebastian and wedged himself between the two.
"What's up, dude?" Sebastian asked, surprised.