Marco
I thud slowly down the stairs in my fluffy bunny slippers. The only clothes I'm wearing are my blue boxers and white tank-top because everyone is gone and I am the Man of the House. I rub my eyes and yawn. The night before, Star had been in my room all night keeping me awake. She wanted to see if she could turn me into a fish. It didn't work very well...

I walk into the kitchen to see the time. The microwave reads 6:36 p.m. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding in.

"Oh, good, Tom isn't coming for another whole hour." I say as I walk into the living room and lay down on our soft, comfortable couch.

I snuggle into the folds of the couch and wait for sleep to over power me. I frown and readjust myself. My brain wouldn't shut down and let me sleep.

After a couple minutes of trying to fall asleep, I finally realized my problem. It was too quiet. The house was never quiet. Either Star was being loud with magic, or just her voice, the puppies were yapping and destroying the house or my mom had loud music playing that everyone would start "dancing", as they call it.

But no one was here tonight. Star went to Alfonso's for their project and my parents were at some convention for cooking. I sat up and groaned in irritation.

"The one time the house is quiet and perfect for sleep, I can't fall asleep." I flop back down on the couch and close my eyes. I try to distract my mind from being awake by thinking of anything besides the silence. I think about school, the fights me and Star have fought and about martial arts. Nothing is working.

I try to think of something that could distract me. I suddenly think of our strange new student, Tom...

"Mmm, what is his last name?" I try to remember.

Where does he live? Who are his parents? What do they do for a living? Is Tom a good person or bad? What's his criminal record? Does he do sports? Or is he a more of a brainy guy?

All of these thoughts and questions are rushing through my brain as I slowly fall asleep.

Okay so I know this chapter kind of really sucks and is only 460 words, but please forgive me. I've had writers block with this book for a while now and I knew I would have to give you guys something. Anyway, thanks for reading and I'll try to make a better chapter next time. I've mapped out a story line for this so I should be making chapters faster. Love you all! Bye.