//------------------------------// // I Hate Mondays // Story: A Dark Secret // by Headphone Guy //------------------------------// Chapter 1 - I Hate Mondays BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP "Ugh" I said as I smacked the side of my bed trying to find the alarm. Once I found it, I smacked the alarm so much that it broke but, it turned off. "Wake Up!" my mother said as she came barging in. "Five more minutes" I groaned. "Your going to be late for school you know that?" She said while looking at my broken alarm clock. "That's the second one this MONTH!" She flared "Now get up this instant!" Then she trotted out of my room, slamming the door. "Ughhhh, I hate Mondays", I uncovered myself from my thin bed sheets and I head towards the bathroom to wash up. I turn on the water. I let the water run down my hoof until the water become warm. I stepped into the shower and let the warmness of the water run through my fur and muscles. "Ah, the water feels so good," I groaned to myself then realized how loud I said that. The steaming hot water relaxed my whole body and made me cheer up. After I finished my hot shower, I dried myself. As I walked down the stairs, I adjusted my blue bands. I came to a kitchen smelling pancakes. Dame, Mom makes good smelling pancakes. "You got about ten minutes to eat your breakfast or your going to be late, AGAIN!" yelled my mom." I made pancakes". She was cleaning dishes from the breakfast that she made. I sat down at the table and started eating my pancakes. After decimating about ten pancakes, I opened my door to see Manehattan up and about. I closed the door and walked towards school. After about a fifteen minute trot, I got there and passed the gates. I looked around the campus and saw the other students including Soul Chaser by her self in the shadows. Soul Chaser is my best friend. I've known her since we were fillies. She is one of the most prettiest earth pony mares in school that I know of. I still questioned why she hanged out with me... " Why is she hanging in the shadows?" I thought to myself. "She loves sunshine and is into sports and all that gibberish". I walk towards her. As am walking I noticed that her peach fur is very pale, like she never seen the sun pale, more pale than her normal peach color, like if the color was drained from her. I was concerned. "Hey Soul Chaser". She didn't reply, didn't even look at me. "Are you ok?" I asked. "Your very pale, are you sick?". Same reaction, no reply. " Um, are you mad at me?". I was now started to really get worried. "No" She said coldly. "Oh that's good" I said in relief. "May I ask what is wrong with you?" She doesn't move, but then she smiles, like out of a stupid question. "Nothing is wrong with me" she said with delight. Soul Chaser has never acted this way , since I've known her. Maybe she finally is changing or just doesn't want me to hang out with her since am basically a loner. She's my only friend. . "In fact .... I feel FANTASTIC!" She said as she slowly raised her head to look at me. What happened next threw my entire Monday off. She looked directly into my green eyes and my whole body froze, like a trance and as I stared into her bright pink eyes I saw them flash crimson red for a moment. Fear spread through out my body. What made it worse was when she smiled, long-razer sharp fangs were protruding out of her mouth. Was I imaging things? "Ok then, see you after school." I said enthusiastic as I broke eye contact and quickly walked to my class. After about seven hours of school work, the school bell rang and I took off towards my home. I opened the door and quickly went up the stairs to my room to do my homework but I feel asleep in the process of doing it. When I woke up I saw that it was dark outside. My mind recalled what happened today. "What in the world was up with Soul Chaser today? First, she had fangs, why would she have her vampony costume on if Nightmare Night is two weeks away, it's a bit early to start dressing up. Maybe that wasn't a costume, but then that would defy me as insane as am very delusional as of the moment." What Blue Spirit didn't noticed as he was thinking to himself was that a mare was watching him through the window with hungry demonic crimson eyes..... "I really need to buy a new alarm clock" I thought to myself looking at the wreckage that was a alarm clock. "Still, what happened today and what I saw didn't seem fake to me, I wonder if I have pictures of vamponies in my library" I said getting up. I went to my book collection to see if I have anything that can help me find out what is wrong with Soul Chaser. I started looking for the books but I realize that I don't have any. "I got to get more books!" I said. "Hmmmm, I wonder if the library has any books on this topic, I'll go tomorrow" but then I heard something bang my window. I turn my head to see the same eyes from today. Then it was gone. I ran to my window and opened it to find darkness and the night sky. "What in the world" I said..... I need to see a therapist. I think am insane now. I closed the window and went to my bed. The second I got into my bed I fell asleep not knowing what the next days are going to bring.