demon

" I don't know... this idea's kinda creepy, i mean just popping into your head like this,"

Kevin was sitting at teh table in the Littrell house, listening to an idea that had just hit Brian.

" Why? I mean you don;t believe the old Johnson place is haunted, do you?" Yelled Brian form the kitchen.He was bouncing around in the kitchen making his 12th pot of coffee.

" No i don't but..." Kevin let his voice trail off. In the distance they heard an engine, which got louder then cut off. Brian bounced into the living room where Kevin was, and half skipped to the door. In enters Nick, in his usual tee shirt and baggy jeans carrying a video game in one hand and a pair of sunglasses in the other.

" I swear," Kevin thought. " That boy never grew up after fourteen,"

Nick flopped on the couch, actually shaking Kevin. " Waz sup?!" Nick said, and without waitin for an answer started to shove the game into Brians Nintendo 64.

Kevin caught his hand. " Nick, you've got problems! Don't you have something better to do than play 'Mario party 64' all day?!"

Nick nodded and held up 'Star Wars Rogue Squadron'.

" ARGH!!! I give up!" Kevin yelled in frustration.

" Hey! Here's Howie and AJ now," Brian was looking out the window as an explorer almost plowed into the back of Nick's durango.Next thing they heard was WHAM! and howie saying," AJ open the door first," Another WHAM! and Howie comes in crams on the couch and says," AJ found another party last night, needless to say he can't walk, talk, or drive for that matter,"

AJ stumbles in, sees the couch is full, Brian sitting in the chair and hit the floor with a thump.

" Ok, now that you guys are here; more or less," He said looking at Howie, asleep, Nick, Absorbed in his game, and AJ hummimg to himself. " I wanted to tell you guys about an idea i got. I already told Kevin, so you guys listen up," Kevin switched Nick's game off and found a magazine and hit Howie and AJ with it.

" See, i thought we could go up to the old Johnson Mansion and have a photo shoot. Of course we'd have to spend the night-"

" SPEND THE NIGHT?!?!? NO WAY!! CREEPY!!!" Nick Yelled.

" Whosiwhatsit?" AJ said comfused.

" Shut up AJ!" Everyone yelled.

" Oh," AJ said.

" What's wrong with spending the night? It's not like it's haunted or something," Howie said.

" You don't know about that place?" Nick said, surprised. " That place has a DEMON!"

" You and Kevin," Brian sighed.

" B-Rok, are you crazy?! Nick's right! Besides, do we really need another shoot?" Kevin argued.

" Well no... but the atmosphere! It'll be cool!" Brian said.

" It'll be creepy," Nick said stubbornly.

" But guys, it'll be like when we had that shoot in the house said to be haunted by a previous owner before Millennium, remember?"

" And I tole you i heard stuff in there, even during the shoots, in the middle of the day!!" Kevin was getting mad.

" I think it's a great idea, i'm going," Howie said. He got up and walked over to AJ. " AJ, wana go on a little tirp?"

" Suuuure," AJ said.

" See! AJ's going too!" Howie laughed. " You're in the minority now! You're going wether you want to or not!"

Kevin and Nick started mumbling about how it wasn't fair, but eventually cooled down.

***

* RING* " I'll get it," *RING*

" Hello?"

" Cuz?"

" Oh Hey!"

" Guess what? Kristin's decided that she likes haunted houses too,"

" Really? So has Leighanne or the way she put it was 'old houses' ,"

" What? You brainwahsed her too?"

" Oh shut up! You know, i had no trouble getting hte place- the owner said he didn't care if we burned it down,"

" HA! See even the owner knows it's haunted. Well, i have to go- I lost the remote again- Bye,:

They hung up. Brian slupmed in his chair, deep in thought. Was the place really haunted, or were the guys just saying that to get out of another shoot?Why had the owner let him have it so easily? Pushing all this aside, He went upstairs to pack.

Chapter Two