CHAPTER 16

TEAM ALUCARD VERSUS TEAM EDWEIRD

The tables in the Creepateria at Monster High had been rearranged to look like a courtroom. Toralei and Howleen sat at opposite sides, and each held in her hands a glossy photo of her vampire hottie. Ghoulia was serving as court stenographer with her laptop. Manny Taur, as the bailiff, instructed everyone to rise as the Honorable Judge Twyla, her shadowy figure cloaked in robes, entered the room.

Twyla sat down and banged her gavel.

“Cute Court is now in session,” announced Spectra. “Each side will make a case for her hunk.”

Howleen jumped up. “Your Honor, Alucard’s adorable face and great smile make him clearly the cuter monster.” She sat down, satisfied with her argument.

Toralei scoffed. “If you want a purrrfect face, you just have to look at Edweird. Pale skin. Blue eyes.”

“Objection!” snarled Howleen. “The boo-vie is black and white. You don’t know what color his eyes are.”

“And you wouldn’t know cute if it bit you on the neck!” hissed Toralei.

The court erupted into squabbling.

“Alucard is the cute one!”

“Alucard has an overbite!”

“Edweird is hideous… although normally I like that in a boy!”

Twyla banged her gavel. “Order! Order!”

The boys couldn’t figure out what the fuss was about.

“I still say they look the same,” muttered Gil.

“Can’t tell the dudes apart,” agreed Clawd.

“Yeah. Dudes,” added Deuce. He was almost tempted to take off his shades and turn both Toralei and Howleen into stone.