Merton and Colette was on their way back to the college. They stopped walking when they reached the front entrance.


"I hope we can go out again sometime soon," Colette said.


"And so do I," Merton agreed.


"Also don’t worry about us. I do really like you. I wouldn’t say it if I didn’t mean it," she told him.


"Ok," he said and leaned forward to kiss her and closed his eyes. Last time he had tried to kiss her she said that it was too early as it was only their first date. But she had kissed him before on the lips that day in the library.


"I have to go but I’ll see you later," he heared her say. He opened his eyes and saw that she had stepped back.


"I don’t understand, I thought you liked me?" Merton asked. 

"I do," she replied.


"Then why won’t you let me kiss you? You kissed me before but now you don’t want to," he wondered. It didn’t make any sense.


"I don’t know. I really, really like you, I do. It’s just that I...," she mumbled.


"Then what’s wrong?" He asked.


"I can’t tell you," she replied.


"Why not?"


"I’m just not good with commitment, okay. I have things I can’t talk about. Things that has made boys I’ve dated in the past run," she told him.


"Are you a vampire?" That was the one of the only explanations he could think of. Why else couldn’t she say what was wrong and why would boys run from her?


"What? No,"


"A werewolf?"


"I just can’t tell you, I wish I could. Also stop saying I’m a supernatural creature, I am not. I don’t even understand why you’d think that, " she shouted.


"I don’t know. I may have an over active imagination and what am I supposed to think? You say you like me and kiss me and then refuse to," he said.


"You don’t understand," she said.


"Tell me then so I can."


"If I tell you, you’ll think I’m a freak," she said.


"Hello, don’t you remember I took you on our first date in a hearse?"


"I want to tell you, but I just can’t. You’ll run off like the others," she said as she hugged him.

"I wouldn’t do that, trust me," he told her.

"I know you will," she said.

"You want me to understand right? You said that you felt like you could tell me anything?"

"Yes, but not this. I don’t want to lose you. I can’t go through with losing someone else I care about. It’s not just boyfriends I have lost because of it. Do you know why I came to this college far away from my home town? To make a new start. I lost all my friends, my parents think I’m crazy. I lost everyone and if I lose you then I don’t know how I’d survive this time. It’s all my fault really. I shouldn’t have gone out with you but I just couldn’t help it. You are just so different to anyone I have ever met and we have so much in common," she explained.

"You’re not going to lose me. What ever it is can’t be that bad," he told her.

"I want to tell you but it’s hard to explain without you thinking I am crazy like everyone else I’ve told."

"I won’t."

"You will but you’re not going to let it slide are you? So I’ll just tell you."

She was reluctant to start but she sighed and began.

"When I was 13 years old my little 8 year old sister was killed, and I witnessed it. We was playing out in our backyard when this man came from out of nowhere, and I didn’t notice him until I heard my sister scream my name. So I turned around and saw him but he wasn’t normal. He had lots of hair which wasn’t normal for s human and sharp fangs, and glowing eyes. Then before I could do anything he bit down into my sister’s neck and I just stood there helpless and paralysed in fear, as my sister screamed for help, while he was taking bites out of her. My mum heard the screams and ran out. The man or whatever it was let go of my sister and ran off before she got to us, so she didn’t see him. My sister fell to the floor so my mum ran to her. I was certain she was dead and I did nothing to save her. I was right about her being dead. I told people about what killed her, but they didn’t believe me, but I knew I wasn’t crazy. I did research and found out what he was, he was-" She began to explain but she didn’t say what it was because instead Merton said it.

"A werewolf?" he wondered.

"Yes, how did you know?" She asked.

"Let’s just say I know a lot about werewolves," he explained.

"OK, well anyway I began learning as much as I could about the werewolf and the supernatural. I already knew quite a bit because I always loved things like that but after my sisters death I became obsessed, with research in the subject and with finding her killer. I haven’t found him but I hunt any supernatural I can find so that they can’t kill anyone and destroy families. So I can avenge her death, so I’m not so helpless the next time I meet him, " she finished.

It wasn’t what he was expecting but it was better than her being a evil supernatural being herself. Right? At least he didn’t have to worry about her attacking or killing him, but what about Tommy? If her sister was killed by a werewolf, she might want to kill Tommy if she found out he was a werewolf. Tommy would never hurt anyone but she wouldn’t know that. It was OK though, right?

She doesn’t know and it’s not like she would find out. Oh, God I hope. I have to tell Tommy just to make sure he’s safe.

"You think I’m crazy now. I knew it," she said when Merton didn’t reply.

"No of course I don’t," he said and finally realized the tears in her eyes. He wanted to take her on his arms and tell her an excuse to as why he was quite but he couldn’t think of what to say. There was no way that he could tell her the truth. He wished that he could because he had made her tell her secret to him but telling her could put his best friend in danger. His best and first ever friend’s life was more important than some girl he had only met a few weeks ago, even if he did really like her. Tommy came first.

"Then why are you so silent?" She wondered.

"I er- I was just thinking," he replied.

"Thinking I am crazy. You know what it was probably best that I told you know than later, that way it might be easier to move on because no doubt you’re going to leave me now, " she said and sadly looked down to the floor. The tears now flowing down her face.

"Look I don’t think your crazy Colette. I never will. Trust me that wasn’t what I was thinking," he explained.

"Then what were you thinking?" She asked.

He need a lie. A good one because he couldn’t tell her the truth but what could be say instead?

"Is that the time already?" He asked looking at his wrist pretending he was wearing a watch, "I have to go," he added. He couldn’t think of anything to say and if he stayed here, he knew that she would end up getting the truth out of him.

He picked up his bag and ran past her but he felt someone grab his shirt.

"Merton?" She said. He turned around.

"Don’t run away. You’re hiding something too aren’t you?" she asked.

"No of course not," he replied.

She looked at him quizzical.

"Look I really do need to go," he said.

He turned back around and ran out. He ran all the way back to his dorm, carefully closing the door behind him.

"What’s the matter?" His friends voice came from behind him. He turned before he spoke and saw Tommy and Lori sat down on Tommy’s bed. Lori got up however to turn off the music that was playing.

"Colette, she’s a supernatural hunter, " he tried to explain but it was too fast and unclear because he was still trying to catch his breath.

"Slow down," Tommy said.

"Colette is a supernatural hunter," he said a lot slower.

"How do you know?" Lori asked.

"Maybe, because she told me," he replied. His breath was coming back.

"Does she know about me?" Tommy wondered.

"I don’t think so but she knows that I am keeping a secret from her."

"What did you say to her?"

"I said that I wasn’t but she doesn’t believe me," he replied.

"You’ve got to break up with her," Tommy said.

"Break up with her? Where am I going to find another girl who likes me as much as she does?"

"You’ll find some other girlfriend but you can’t replace your best friends if she finds out my secret and kills me can you?"

"Tommy’s right Merton. She can’t be trusted," Lori agreed. 

"You probably right. I’ll break up with her," he said. He didn’t want to break up with her because he did really like her, but it was the right thing to do. They couldn’t risk her finding out Tommy’s secret in case she tried to kill him. "What do I say to her?"

"I don’t know, you’ll think of something," Tommy answered.

"It’ll have to wait till later though. We have some vampires to slay," Lori said.

"You don’t suppose Colette will be there do you? I mean if she hunts supernaturals she must know about the vampires right," Merton wondered.

"Let’s hope not," she replied.

They then got ready by getting hunting gear ready. Each of them took a stake and Merton took his water gun filled with garlic and Lori took a cross just in case they needed it. Then they set out to break into the vampires’ hide out.