Ethan walked out of his room after taking a nap. As he headed downstairs toward the living room, he saw Bassam sitting on the floor with his legs crossed, meditating, while Blake lounged on the couch.
"Damn! I haven't completed any of my daily tasks today," I said with a frown.
"You didn't know you hadn't completed any of your tasks before going to sleep, right?" Blake said.
"What are you talking about? Didn't we all take a nap together?" I asked Blake.
"Together?" Blake scoffed. "You're waking up at five in the evening while we've been up for a while, and you're still saying we took a nap together?" He rolled his eyes.
"Tch! Sometimes I think if we weren't friends, I would have killed you." I sat on the floor and began meditating.
Blake scoffed as he glanced at me. "Where's Diana?" I asked.
"She's in her room," Blake replied.
I closed my eyes and started to meditate.
(Your IQ has been tested. IQ +1)
"Sweet," I said, opening my eyes after finishing the meditation.
"What's sweet?" Blake asked, but I ignored him.
I turned my head toward Bassam, who was now sitting on the couch after finishing his own meditation. "Have you completed the tasks?" I asked.
"Just the running is left," Bassam replied.
"Let me finish the sit-ups, and then we'll head outside for the last one," I told Bassam.
"Okay."
(Daily Tasks: 3)
Run thirty kilometers 2x = 30 EXP
Do sixty pushups = 20 EXP (Completed)
Meditate for ten minutes = 20 EXP (Completed)
"Blake, are you coming with us?" I asked.
"I don't think so," Blake replied.
"Why?" Bassam asked.
"I feel a bit tired, so I'm sitting this one out," Blake said, stretching on the couch.
"Well, good luck. Tell Diana we'll be back soon," I said as Bassam and I headed toward the door.
"I heard you," Blake said lazily as we closed the door behind us.
Three boys walked through a dark alley. At the end of the alley stood several unfinished buildings. They navigated their way through the construction site, entering one of the buildings, which had no roof and gravel scattered across the floor.
"Blake should've been here," Phillip said as they looked around the empty building. The only sound was the crunch of gravel beneath their feet as they walked.
"Wow! I'm glad you guys could make it," a voice echoed from a room within the building.
The boys gasped, quickly turning toward the source of the voice.
"Guys, calm down. It's me," Billy said, grinning as he emerged from the room.
"Jeez, Billy! You scared us," Jack said, placing a hand on his chest.
"Sorry, sorry. Just trying to have a little fun," Billy replied, walking toward them.
"So why are we here?" Desmond asked.
"Well, I just want to continue my friendship with you guys," Billy said, spreading his arms.
The boys looked at him strangely.
"What do you mean? Aren't we still friends?" John asked.
"Well, you guys are friends with the *human* me. This time, I want you to be friends with the *vampire* me," Billy said as a smile gradually formed on his face, his body beginning to transform.
The atmosphere grew tense as the boys took a few steps back, fear clearly written on their faces.
"Yo...you're a vam...vampire?" the boys stammered in unison, with Phillip's knees buckling from fear.
"Guys, calm down. This is what I mean by being friends with me as a vampire," Billy paused for a moment, eyeing the trio. "Now, will you guys be my friends?" he asked.
"If I become your friend, can you help me become like you?" Desmond asked with a serious expression.
"Aha ha ha," Billy laughed, walking closer to Desmond and putting an arm around his shoulder. "That's why you're my favorite among the three of you. Of course, I can help you all become vampires, and we'll continue our friendship."
"What about you guys?" Billy asked the other boys.
"Well, I guess I'm in," Jack said, stepping closer.
"And you, Phillip?" Billy tilted his head.
"Are there any side effects from becoming a vampire?" Phillip asked quietly.
"None at all," Billy replied.
"Since there are no side effects...what do we do?" Phillip asked, sighing in relief.
"Chill, Phillip. You're always afraid of simple things," Billy said as he walked into a room and returned with a cup and a bag.
"What's with the bag and the cup?" Desmond asked.
"Well, the bag is for later, but the cup will be used by all of you," Billy said, placing the cup on the floor before bending down.
"How?" the boys asked in unison.
"You'll have to drink my blood to start the transformation," Billy said as he sank his fangs into his left wrist, letting blood drip into the cup.
"WHAT!?" the boys shouted, staring at Billy, who wore a reassuring smile.