I studied the bright yellow pamphlet that had been dropped in our letter box as I deposited the rest of the letters on the kitchen counter and headed upstairs with the piece of yellow paper in my hand. Attie, Clint, Scott, Diana, Dave and Tasha had all gone off their seperate ways.

Attie and Clint had asked me to join them in the pool, but I hadn't wanted to disturb them. Even though they weren't together, they sure acted like it, and I didn't wanna feel like a fifth wheel.

Maybe this place was a place where I could meet some new friends... and maybe even a girl. That'd be nice. I placed the pamphlet on my bedside dresser and lay down on my bed, just lying, watching the fan spin in lazy circles overhead.

I sighed and closed my eyes, losing myself in an daydream.

*~*~*~*

*Clint*

"Marco!" I yelled out loudly. No response came.

"Hey!" I protested. Diana and Scott had joined Attie and I in the pool and we had decided to play Marco Polo. "MARCO DAMMIT!"

"Polo," I heard them giggle, all from different sides of the pool. Scott was the closest to me so I spun quickly and lunged at him.

"Whoa," He laughed as I smacked into him.

"Scott," I said proudly as I yanked my blind fold off.

"That's not fair!" He protested, "I didn't move because you would've smacked your head on the pool wall."

"Too bad," I grinned and handed him the bandana, "Your turn Spanky."

He rolled his eyes and tied the red bandana around his eyes tightly.
"Marco," He grinned as I ducked under the water. "Fish out of water?" He asked. I turned to Attie quickly, she was standing out of the pool, only her fingers in the water.

"Cheat," I whispered.

"Nuh uh, I'm still in the water," She smiled.

*~*~*~*

*Nycto*

I sighed as I logged onto the Interent. It sucked that I couldn't out and out look at these creatures on the 'Net. That would've been the easiest way to find out about them, but... I didn't want to run the risk of being tracked down and attacked. I logged onto MSN and decided to numb my mind with some mindless chatter.

Luckily, Mel was on to help me with just that.

*~*~*~*

*Dave*

"You wanna join the others in the pool?" I smiled at Tasha as she lay on my bed.

"Sure," She smiled and got up off the bed, looking out the window, "Where's Bob?"

"Probably in his room, come on. Let's go get him out there too," I smiled and took her hand in mine as we went across the hall to Bob's room. I opened the door slowly and peered inside, smiling softly as I saw him sleeping soundly.

"He's asleep," I whispered as I closed the door again.

Tasha nodded and we headed back into my room to get changed and join the others in the game of Marco Polo.

*~*~*~*