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reporter’s daughter. How much more perfect an opportunity was I going to get?
    She pushed hair out of her face and raised her eyebrows. “What?”
    “A page from a diary. From someone who used to live in my house, I think.”
    Diana’s eyes lit. “Really? That is so cool! Did it say anything good?”
    Her enthusiasm hyped me up even more. “Oh yeah, it–” Kevin’s head showed over the top of the seat in front of us. I couldn’t tell for sure, but I’d be willing to bet he was eavesdropping. Diana followed my gaze and frowned.
    “Can you come over after school?” I asked.
    “I have to check with my dad, but I’m sure he’ll let me bike over. I only live a couple blocks away.” She rubbed her hands together and bent her head closer to mine. “This is so awesome. Finally a mystery I’ll know about before Dad.”
    I laughed. “I thought the same thing.”
    “Great minds think alike, you know.”
    Kevin popped up over the back of the seat. “You two are such girls. Mysteries? Pages from diaries? Do you really think anyone actually buys that?” He snorted. “And you, Diana, falling in with that human? What are you thinking? She’s dirt. Lower than dirt because at least dirt has a purpose.”
    I was surprised at how much the words cut. My skin was pretty thick, but he attacked me for no apparent reason. Leo popped up beside his brother, and waited for him to join in. Instead, he whacked the back of his brother’s head. “You are such a jerk, Kev. Get over yourself.”
    He turned to me, extending a hand over the seat. “Sorry, but he thinks he knows everything because he was born two minutes earlier than me. Ignore him.”
    I shook his hand slowly, weighing his sincerity. Yesterday he followed Kevin around without saying anything. Today, it seemed he’d decided to be an independent person. I didn’t understand the change. It must have shown on my face.
    “Leo always likes to take on the lost causes.” Kevin sneered. “It’s his hobby.”
    “Kind of like yours is being a jerk?” I asked.
    Kevin sat back down with a huff. Leo rolled his eyes.
    “I’m sorry about yesterday,” he said.
    Diana watched him, her face thoughtful. “Why do you want to be nice to her now?”
    He smiled, and I thought a bit of a blush sprinkled across his nose. Which was impressive, considering his supernatural category.
    “Well, I like you, and you like her, so she’s all right by association.”
    I slid a glance to Diana, who blushed in earnest. I quirked an eyebrow at her and she cleared her throat. “Yeah, well, everyone knows I’m awesome. It rubs off. Why don’t you sit with us at lunch?”
    A little knot of disappointment curled in my stomach. We couldn’t talk about the mystery if Leo was around, despite his sudden separation from his brother. But as I continued to chat with Diana and Leo, I realized my new friend had a crush. And I wanted to know more about this curse. Letting him sit with us might make both of us happy. If we could get Leo to talk about the house, it would be worth it.

Chapter Six
     
     
    True to his word, Leo sat with us at lunch, his brother glaring at me as if he could rip my hair out with his eyes alone. I didn’t know what I did to make Kevin dislike me so much.
    I discovered, as lunch moved on, that I liked Leo. He drank lukewarm A positive from a basketball-themed water bottle while Diana and I ate our sandwiches. I didn’t even do more than a couple of crossword questions, where normally I lose myself in the puzzles during lunch. It was a change actually having someone to talk to.
    Dessert was a set of fruity snacks, which Diana and Leo teased me over. I had a system. I sorted each color, eating least favorites first, until I got down to the coveted red jellies. They may have been an elementary school snack, but I adored them. Diana shared a sip of something in her thermos with Leo. It smelled very metallic to me, and I suspected it was a blood drink of some kind. It would