Chapter 7

The narrator said, "Angelica and Joseph sang What Are You Doing New Year's Eve together at the Romania Theater against all the other acts that night. Megan sat in the audience and recorded their performance in case Angelica and Joseph did anything peculiar." Joseph played the piano, and Angelica sat on top of the piano. Angelica started to sing by herself for a while. Joseph sang the next part of the song when Angelica finished the first part. Angelica then sang the next part alone again. Then they sang together and wrapped it up together. When they finished performing, the audience started to cheer for them. Angelica said, "Thank you, Transylvania; goodnight." Megan then stopped taping and kept the tape to herself.

The narrator said, "The clouds moved away, and the full moon came out. Once it did, Joseph's necklace glowed green while bowing with Angelica, making his hands grow fur. Joseph noticed his hands turning into paws and hid them in his pockets." Angelica said, "They love us, Joseph." Joseph said, "Yes, but I got to run. Literally." Joseph quickly ran backstage, and Angelica tried to stop him. Angelica said, "Joseph, wait." The narrator said, "Angelica ran backstage and looked around for Joseph but couldn't find him. Megan then went backstage because she got worried. She didn't see Joseph anywhere either, but they did see the door left open. Angelica and Megan looked out the door but didn't see Joseph. They then heard a howl, and Angelica recognized it."

Angelica then called her friends on her cell phone and said, "Howling downtown. You know what that means." Matthew, who was on the other line, said, "Yep, we'll be on the lookout." The narrator said, "Angelica then hung up her phone and went back inside. Once she did, Angelica tied a sheet from backstage around her neck and turned herself into a bat. Angelica flew out the window and saw Joseph on the loose in Transylvania. Joseph saw Angelica and tried shooing her away, but she wouldn't leave Joseph alone. Joseph looked all over for the people but couldn't find anyone. Joseph made Transylvania panic, and they all ran to their homes to hide from him. Even though Joseph couldn't find anyone in town, he did see a whole legion of vampire bats approaching him. Then, Joseph got a bad feeling, so he ran for it, but the vampire bats turned back into vampires and surrounded him. Joseph jumped out of the circle and accidentally smashed someone's car. He ran off before anyone saw him, and the vampires chased after him."

Matthew tried hitting him with a net gun, but Joseph dunked, and the net missed him. Joseph then used his claws to cut a light post and took out Matt. Raven said, "I'll help Matt. You guys get the werewolf." Carolyn turned into a wolf to run as fast as Joseph, but Joseph growled and grabbed her tail. Then he spun her around in circles, tossed her at Raven, and took them out simultaneously. Angelica kicked Joseph away, and he got smashed into a building. Angelica then brought out a gun loaded with silver bullets and aimed it at Joseph. Joseph looked at Angelica and recognized her even though he was a werewolf. Joseph then used his claws to cut the rope, holding up a chandelier that dropped on Angelica.

Once it did, Angelica pulled the trigger on the gun, and she missed. Maddy and Chris then broke into the building while Joseph broke out. Chris nailed Joseph with a tracking device and used the tracker to locate where he was heading. Maddy and Chris followed Joseph downtown and brought silver to kill him with. When the tracer died out, they found Joseph at a dead end. Maddy and Chris closed in on him with their silver necklace and belt buckle, but Joseph scaled a wall to the roof of the building, hit a drainpipe down when he got to the top, and knocked Maddy and Chris unconscious. Joseph hurried back home and tried to make it there before sunrise, but he ran out of time.

The narrator said, "Once morning came, Joseph changed back to himself in the village with his clothes torn. Angelica then showed up, picked Joseph up, and took him home. Once they returned to Joseph's house, Megan invited Angelica in to set Joseph on the sofa. When Joseph woke up, he saw Angelica and Megan waiting for him to wake up." Joseph said, "Oh, I'm home. I had the weirdest dream last night." Angelica said, "Well, it's over now." The narrator said, "While Joseph was on the sofa, he looked up at Angelica and couldn't believe what he thought Angelica had tried to do to him last night. Megan then put an icepack on Joseph's head, hoping it would make him feel better. Then Joseph got mad at Angelica for trying to kill him, and the jewel around his neck turned red. Joseph then took his guitar and played a sweet song on it to calm himself down." Angelica said, "Hey, that's not the song we performed last night." Joseph said, "I know. This song is just a little something I wrote myself." Angelica said, "Wow, Joseph. I like you. I mean it; I like it. I like you, of course, but I also like your song." Joseph then started to sing the lyrics to his song, and Angelica felt she knew them too, so she sang along with him. Megan eavesdropped on their conversation and thought Joseph's song sounded catchy. Joseph set his guitar down when they finished and held Angelica's hands.

The narrator said, "That night, Joseph sang the song he sang to Angelica on his porch the other day, on stage at Bird Karaoke, while Angelica, Megan, and the crowd watched. Joseph started, and then Megan walked up on stage and sang with Joseph while they held onto each other." While they sang, Angelica stood up and sang with them. Then, people from the audience stood up and sang with them individually until the whole audience started singing with Joseph and Megan. The narrator said, "When they finished, the audience clapped for Joseph and Megan. Joseph and Megan went backstage, and Angelica took her turn on stage." Angelica sang into the microphone, and everyone in the audience started waving their arms. Angelica sang about how much she likes someone while thinking about that someone. Joseph looked at her and smiled. Then Angelica looked at Joseph and smiled at him while she sang. When Angelica finished, the audience clapped for her.

The narrator said, "Meanwhile, Megan was having a video chat with Kayla." Kayla said, "I saw your video of your brother and looked into it." Megan said, "And?" Kayla said, "He's either madly in love or under a spell. When did this start?" Megan thought about it and said, "Come to think of it, it started right after that girl, Angelica, beat us in the sing-off at Bird Karaoke. He bought a necklace the next day and got sick when he put it on." Kayla said, "Do you mean the necklace he's wearing in the video?" Megan said, "Yes." Kayla said, "I say we investigate it. I'll try to find the necklace at the library. You investigate this Angelica girl." The narrator said, "After their video chat, a cloaked guy spotted Megan through the window and left before the rain started. The guy then called Angelica and warned her about Megan spying on her."