Chapter 2

• As the next couple days went by, I got more and more anxious. I would see Matt hand a flier to a cheerleader or a girl on the volleyball team, and guys on the soccer team, but mostly girls I would never get the nerve to talk to. We were all distracted at school we didn't even really talk to each other that much, everyone was worrying about something different that had to do with the party, but I did notice we all gave each other weird looks and blushed at each other, maybe just a coincidence of the upcoming party. When I got home I would go to my room to perfect my costume, eat dinner, and go back to my room. My parents and little sister noticed something weird with me but luckily noone brought it up. I had almost everything I needed for my costume, but I still needed a fake mustache and a play sword. After a bit of thinking I had the perfect solution, my little sister Sarah. She goes to the same school as me and is a junior, and very popular among the guys. Though Sarah's only 17 she dresses like a full grown woman (not that I noticed) and I know she has some of those fake eyelashes lying around. As for the sword, she just joined the fencing team and that would be a perfect fit. I knocked on her door and opened it. She was spread out on her bed reading a book, with only her long blonde hair and blue eyes poking out.
• “Hey bro, what's up?”
• “Hey Sarah, I was wondering if I could use your fencing sword and those eyelash things for my Zorro costume, I need them to make a fake mustache thing.”
• “Uhh, ok sure. If I do what are you gonna do for me?”
• “Well what do you want?”
• “(sigh) I can't tell you that. How about the new Taylor Swift cd?”
• “Sure, no problem, that seems fair.”
• “Ok you got a deal, for now.”
• She got up and went to her dresser and grabbed a little container, and then went to her closet and got the sword. It had a ball on it but it was usable, and the eyelashes would work perfect as a mustache. “These will work great, thanks sis,” I said as I kissed her cheek, a little close to her lips. I instantly pulled back, and she just looked up at me from her little 5'5” frame and smiled at me without saying anything. I grabbed the stuff and went out her door. I turned around to see her still standing in the same spot looking at me, and quickly went back to my room, surprised at what a close call that was. This party was having a weird affect on me. I added them to the costume and when I was happy with the result, I finally went to sleep, half-excited and half-dreading the next day.
• The day was here, Friday, it was Halloween, the night of the party, and I didn't know how to feel. I shot through my morning rituals and before I knew it we were all in homeroom together.
• “Tonight's the big night guys! You all ready for the best party of the year?” Matt said.
• Terra and Stacey looked us over and at people around the room and giggled. “We are, were gonna get hammered tonight!” Terra said as they both kept giggling.
• “Though I may not share their enthusiasm, I am pretty excited,” I said.
• Matt looked like he could barely contain his excitement. “Good, you should be. I got my mothers friends son to buy a lot of vodka for us to drink, so if you're gonna drink a lot tell your parents you'll be spending the night. Make sure you bring your fliers, I don't want uninvited people trying to sneak in.”
• “Shit Matt you better let us in, we shouldn't even need a flier!” Stacey frowned.
• “It's fine guys, you're ok. The party starts about eight so get there around nine. The bell's about to ring, I gotta make sure everything is running smooth.”
• Right on cue, the bell rung and everyone flew outta their chairs and on to their first class. Usually time goes by extra slow in school on Friday, but today it was on crack. It seem like only two classes went by before we were in lunch watching people come up to our table holding fliers with smiles, and the 3:00 bell ringing for us to leave. We all met up and exchanged a few last words before the party and went our separate ways, for now. I stopped off at Wal-Mart to pick up the cd I promised my sister, and was instantly reminded about the near-kiss. Why did she look at me like that? Was she just surprised at what almost happened? “Yea, that's it,” I assured myself. I took one last look at the costumes in the store, a turtle, a ninja, Blanka from street fighter? I don't think so. I grabbed the cd and headed home. When I got there my parents were already gone(since they said they were going to their own party) and I could hear Sarah in her room squirming around. I headed up to give her the cd.
• “Hey, here I got you your cd.”
• “Thanks, uh can you help me with this,” she said as she signaled to the zipper on her Catwoman suit.
• “Sure. Where you going tonight anyway,” I said as I zipped her up.
• “Me, Kathy, and Zoe are going to two haunted houses, then to a house party we got invited to. I was wondering if you could give me and Kathy a ride to Zoe's house, please?”
• “Uh sure, I got time to spare, anything for my little sis.”
• She wraps her arms around me and pull me into a tight hug. “Thank you big bro, thank you! I didn't know what we were gonna do if you couldn't take us.”
• “Well lucky for you I didn't leave yet. I'll be waiting in the car when you're ready to go.”
• I was sitting out there for about 30 minutes before she finally came out. She had gone all out with her costume, the mask, ears, drawn on whiskers, and even a whip. She hopped in the front seat and we were off. We made basic small talk till be got to her friends house, then she got out and jumped in the back seat with her. I listened to them talk about boys, which ones they liked and all that. Sarah seemed jumpy and uncomfortable talking with her brother in the front seat listening, but I just wrote it off. When we finally got to Zoe's house they both hopped out and headed for her door. When Sarah got around to my side of the car she leaned in and gave me a long wet kiss on the cheek.