Moonlight Nocturne

"... awesome."

Nick's pack are the coolest people ever. Ever.

"... where'd you hide the silver?"

 

"If I told you where I hid it, then it wouldn't be hidden anymore, now would it?" He smiles slyly.

 

"Well, yeah, but Mom's gonna be mad if some of the stock goes missing." She's still laughing.

"Do you wanna go hunt monsters with us when I finish my homework and stuff?"

 

"Not if it's paid for... mmh. No, I'm watching your house. Making sure things are under control. Getting rid of some of the spiritual mess in the area."

 

"... mess? What kind of mess?" She swallows. "Did you find my brother?"

 

"He's a nerd," Miriam comments, swaggering over with a machete that Elena knows was in a locked case.

 

"Lingering spirits. Ghosts. Things like that." He pauses. "...no, no one's been by."

 

"Oh," she says softly, looking down. "... there are ghosts in here? Where? Is that bad?"

She blinks at Miriam, and frowns. "... did Nick give you the keys, or do you know how to pick locks?"

 

"You're fine, don't worry about it. Most of it is the expected."

 

Miriam pulls a bobbypin from her pocket. "I have hobbies. "

 

"... what's haunted in here?"

Elena grins at Miriam. "... awesome. Will you teach me?"

 

"The store, mostly. This area's pretty full of things though. Old town."

 

Miri beams. "Sure!"

 

Elena shivers uncomfortably, trying to resist the urge to look around. She won't see anything anyway. "... do they eat people?"

 

"Depends. Not usually." Louis replies casually.

 

"... how do you clean them up? With your jewelry and stuff?"

She sighs, slowly opening up her backpack and fastening her holstered knife to her belt before resentfully pulling out her homework. Homework is lame.

 

"I call ghostbusters," Lou flips to the next page in his book.

 

She scowls in sudden temper again, tossing her eraser at him. "That's not an answer!"

 

He laughs. "Well, it's a secret, then. What are you working on?"

 

"... why is it a secret???" Argh!

"... stupid stuff. A book report and spelling and math homework." She rolls her eyes. "Is school less boring when you're an adult?"