A/N: I plan on editing this chapter and the next couple chapters soon. I've noticed alot of mistakes that need to be fixed. I:

Enjoy what I have so far.

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It was one of those hot summer days when the suns ruthless heat warmed every inch of the land. Animals took shelter underneath the shade of trees while people retreated to the insides of their homes. The heat was almost unbearable and even the maids who were set to do their work at the Forrester residence avoided the heat wave by sticking to their inside tasks. The Forrester's large Victorian house sat at the edge of its property, not a stir could be detected outside its walls, besides the rustling of the grass as the warm breeze made its way through. It was unusual for the temperature to be spiked like this, especially since the day before had been humid with thick clouds overhead threatening to release their heavy rain. Still the summer sun and mother natures unpredictable choice of weather didn't bother Gabriel none. He pressed his small nose flat against his bedroom window and watched as the grass field below his house swayed in the wind. His deep blue eyes stared outside filled with longing until his hot breath had fogged up the window so much he had to pull away to see.

"Oh give it up already Gabriel, you can go outside and play tomorrow. It's way to hot today and nobody wants to sit in that blistering heat just to watch you pick flowers in the field."

Gabriel spun around and locked eyes with his older sister who had just walked into the room. She was about ten years older then him and was always lecturing him or pestering him to stay out of trouble. He narrowed his eyes at her defiantly. Today she wore her long orange hair down letting it flow past her neck to the crook of her back. She had on a yellow summer dress that clung to her damp skin and if her dress was cut any higher she'd be scolded for showing too much leg.

"But I want to go outside already." he whined.

Paige fell back onto her brothers bed and let out a groan, silently cursing the heat.

"Its already late just wait till tomorrow."

Squaring his shoulders defiantly in response to his sisters words he walked out of the room without another word. For some reason when his sister told him to do something he felt compelled to do the opposite. She wasn't the boss of him and he could do whatever he wanted. Right now he wanted to go outside instead of being stuck in that stuffy house, so thats exactly what he was going to do. He quietly lurked down the hallways upstairs trying to get past as many maids as he could without being noticed. He especially avoided running into his governess, she was a high strung lady and would have shooed him away to his room upon sight. He crept down the large curved staircase and took a sharp turn when he reached the bottom step, hurriedly heading towards the side door that led outside. He was delighted when his small legs took him to the side door next to the kitchen without being seen. Forgetting his plan to go unnoticed he threw the door open and without looking back ran towards the field. He loved the feeling of freedom that washed over him every time he was outside or away from the house.

Without much warning the heat wave that hung in the air swept over him as he made his way to the large field. Beads of sweat instantly began to sprinkle his nose as he crossed from the lawn of cut grass that was meant to be his backyard into the long unkempt edge of the field. The breeze blew hot air through his hair leaving his short blonde locks looking tangled while he watched in delight as the long grass before him blew in a synchronized motion. His legs parted the grass at the knees while he made his way to the small patch of flowers located up ahead. For some reason a small grove of flowers grew at the exact center of the long grass field. He loved picking the different colored flowers there and making flower necklaces out of them or catching the ladybugs that grazed there and taking them inside to show to his sister. His sister Paige was the only person he could show bugs to that wouldn't get grossed out or scold him to take them back outside.

Stopping in his tracks Gabriel was pulled from his thoughts when he spotted the purple wings of a butterfly that were settled on a blade of grass not to far from him. Slightly kneeling down he began to creep forward with his hands cupped in front of his face. Its purple wings stuck out like a sore thumb against the green almost begging him to notice them. Cautiously creeping forward he readied himself to pounce as he drew closer. He was a couple feet away when to his faultering amusement he realized that the wings were to large to belong to a butterflies. He squinted his eyes trying to get a better look when the wings began to flutter and to his amazement two small human legs began to dangle underneath the purple wings. At first he didn't know what to think, but he let out a gasp when the creature turned around and his eyes were met with a pair of black ones. The small little "human" before him let out a high pitched giggle and began to lazily fly in circles above him just out of Gabriel's reach. His eyes went wide in amazement.

"A-a fairy?"

The creature let out another giggle before responding.

"I'm not a fairy you silly little boy."

With his mouth hanging open he continued to gape at the creature in amazement. Never in his seven years had he ever seen anything like this. The creature gave the boy a disapproving look before speaking again.

"I can't believe you found me, I was so sure you wouldn't see me when you passed."

The boy remained silent as the small person landed on the tip of another blade of grass and stared up at him. The creature had two pure black eyes that were framed in between two large pointed ears and its skin was a deathly pale. Its body was shaped like a human and where there should have been hair there was a weird pale green hat shaped like an early rose bud. He wasn't really quite sure what to say to the small person but before he could decide the small person began to speak again.

"Drats, now that you found me I have to show you my hidden treasure."

Gabriel's eyes widened.

"Treasure?"

His voice came out a pitch higher than he had meant it to. The small person standing below him seemed like it was trying to frown but only succeeded into forming a pout.

"If a human finds one of my kind then by law we have to lead them to our hidden treasure and give it to them."

Gabriel could barely smother his excitement.

"What kind of treasure?"

The small person crossed its arms over its chest and let out a hrumph.

"I've lived for a long time, so I have rare jewels worth more than 5 of your houses."

It lifted its finger towards the large Victorian house that sat idly behind Gabriel.

Gabriel frowned at the small persons words, he wasn't really interested in money or jewels, his family was already rich and there wasn't much he could do with those. His thoughts were interrupted as the creature continued, expressively moving its hands while it talked.

"I have weapons I've stolen from pirates and enchanted items that will grant you wishes-."

Gabriel didn't even listen to the rest of what the small person was going to say, the part about enchanted items was enough for him to want the treasure.

"Where is it?"

The small person flew up to Gabriel's height letting out a small giggle.

"Why should I tell you?"

Gabriel shrugged

"Well I found you so don't you have to show me?"

The fairy didn't even hesitate to reply.

"True. Well if you want my hidden treasure then you have to follow me."

Gabriel furrowed his brow.

"Is it far?"

The small person that fluttered in the air waved away his question with its pale slender hand.

"It's only a few minute walk; I promise you'll be back home before supper."

It let out another giggle and began to flutter towards the forest that lay at the edge of the field, opposite of his house. He looked back at his house and reluctantly sped off after the fairy creature. He knew if his governess found out he was gone his father would punish him with the belt, but it had promised he'd be back before supper and maybe nobody would notice his absence.

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Paige had almost succeeded in falling asleep on her brother's bed but the merciless heat hadn't allowed her that pleasure. She sat up in frustration, scooting to the beds edge. Why did it have to be so damn hot? She disliked the summer very much. Winter had always been her favorite season, in winter there was no unbearable heat to keep you awake and the holidays always had everyone in a cheery mood. This kind of heat always drained her and put her in a foul mood. She let out a sigh before begining to pick at the pale yellow frills on her dress. It was going to be a long couple months, especially since her father had recently been pestering her to find an acceptable suitor. And by acceptable he meant rich with a respectable reputation and title. She couldn't help but wish she had been born in a different time. A time when things were so much simpler, when people got married for the purpose of love not social stature. She hated to defy her father but this was something she felt she might have to fight him on. Even though she was seventeen she knew she wasn't ready to be married. Paige's thoughts were quickly broken when the sound of her governess' loud voice boomed at her from across the room.

"Where on earth is you brother?"

Paige's head snapped up to meet the hard stare of her governess.

"I thought he went to go find you."

She stood up patting away the imaginary dust on her dress; she didn't want to look her governess in the eye if she could help it. Her governess had a knack for lecturing her even more when they made eye contact. She heard her governess snicker and closed her eyes as the woman's loud voice erupted from the small woman standing in the doorway.

"Well I expect you to find him and be downstairs for supper in ten minutes."

She let out the breath she had been holding as she heard the woman's footsteps start away from the door. She looked up watching the woman's back side not bothering to hide her look of annoyance. She quickly managed to cover her expression with an awkward smile when her governess suddenly spun around. She held an evil smirk on her face causing goosebumps to raise on her arms.

"Oh and Paige, don't be late."

With that said the snooty governess exited the room. God how that woman frightened her. Relaxing her shoulders she let out a sigh and walked over to the window. When was she going to be free from all these adults who thought they knew what was best for her? She tried to push her stresses to the back of her mind as she took in the sight of the sun beginning to set behind the forest. Normally she would have smiled at the sight of the suns retirement but she squinted her eyes trying to focus on the flicker of movement she had just seen. Her eyes widened in horror when she recognized the sight of her brothers baby blue shirt and bright blonde hair before he disappeared into the forest behind the trees. She whispered to herself stuck in a horrified trance.

"Oh my god Gabriel..."

Snapping herself out of it she quickly ran from the room practically flying down the staircase best she could without falling. Her brother was already across the field and in the forest so she had to get to him before he wandered too far. She slipped out the side door and practically skipped through the long grass trying to go as fast as she could. She entered the span of trees from where she had spotted Gabriel through the window. She had only been in this forest twice, and both times she had never gone more than a few feet. Her father had warned her to never enter this forest at any time. From what her governess had told her wild animals lurked behind trees, waiting hungrily for the opportunity to eat a human. She had always known her governess was just trying to scare her, but right now she felt convinced that maybe the wretched woman had been telling the truth. She called out in a raised voice for her brother as she walked around trees trying to look for any sign of him.

"Gabriel, Gabriel where are you?"

As she walked further into the maze of trees the more her fear began to spike. The suns fading light filtered through the leaves above allowing an orange light to guide her path. The forest stretched on for endless miles, looking exceedingly confusing and identical in every direction. All she could see ahead of her were endless tree trunks and wild grass at her feet. Please god let me find him before it gets dark. She silently prayed as she began to become more desperate in her search.

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He followed the flash of purple wings as they would disappear behind a tree and then flutter back into sight for only a split second before disappearing again. He kept his pace at a slow jog trying to keep up with the small flying creature.

"Hey, wait up!"

His plea was only answered with the sound of the creatures shrill laughter as it flew in and out of sight. In his chase Gabriel had managed to fall twice and even lost one of his small brown shoes. He had been following this creature for what seemed like ten minutes leaving him feeling exhausted. Finally gasping for large breathes of air Gabriel stopped jogging and considered turning back. The small creature ahead called out to him, its voice just an octave higher then the sound of his own breathing.

"It's only a little further, I promise just a little longer and we'll be there."

The boy wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand while kneeling over his knees. His legs were scathed and bleeding with the cuts he had gotten from tripping. As his breathing began to slow he began to jog towards the direction the little fairy had gone in. He paced around trees, over rocks, branches and any other obstacle he came across. He kept telling himself just a little further so he'd stay motivated and fear of the forest wouldn't cloud his thoughts. As he kept jogging Gabriel realized he couldn't see the flashes of purple anymore, he was only left with following the sound of the small creatures shrill giggles in the distance causing him to pick up his pace.

After many more minutes passed and the creatures laughter had faded Gabriel realized in terror that he was alone. He slowly spun around in a circle looking for any sign of the small person, but there was none. His eyes began to prickle with panic as he tried to decide which way was the way back to his house. All he wanted was to be back home, safe and away from this scary place. Fear clenched his stomach when he realized the suns light was fading fast. He wanted to scream for help but instead bit his quivering bottom lip and began walking in the direction he thought his house would be in. He and the fairy had taken so many turns he wasn't quite sure which way he had come from. Hugging himself he dodged around trees and began back tracking.

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Paige winced when a twig sticking off a small branch broke against her skin while she rushed by. Where on earth had her brother gone? She swore she was going to kill him herself once she got a hold of him. The suns light was fading fast leaving Paige in a state of panic. She guessed she must have been out here for almost thirty minutes. On her search she'd managed to find one of Gabriel's small shoes sticking out from under a thick root pretruding from the ground, but that had just scared her more. Finding his shoe but no body to go along with it made her imagination assume the worst. Anything could be happening to him right now. She yelled out his name more desperately. If she didn't find him was she supposed to turn back?

She swallowed the lump forming in her throat before continuing to call out his name over and over. She didn't want to think of what she should do if she couldn't find him. Please lord, if there is a lord can you please help me find my little brother. Tears began to sting her eyes but she quickly wiped them away. Squaring her shoulders she tried to tell herself she needed to stay strong in order to find him.

"If I was a seven year old boy in a dark forest where would I go?"

She actually stopped to contemplate this question before continuing. She had no idea where he might be, especially since she wasn't familiar with this place. The light was now barely an orange tinge and the trees were becoming further apart as she continued forward. She knew this must mean she was getting deeper into the forest which wasn't good. The whole time she had been on her search she had not once seen a living animal, besides a few birds here and there. She knew it was only a matter of time before she did run into something. She could only pray that she ran into a deer and not a pack of wolves or a bear.

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Tripping over a small rock Gabriel fell face first, scraping his knees. The sun had long since retired and he contemplated running blindly through the trees screaming for his sister. Why did he have to listen to that stupid fairy. He just wanted to go home and eat some of Ms. Bloom's homemade supper then cuddle into his warm bed. He didn't care if his dad whipped him with the belt he just wanted to go back home. Tears streamed down his face as he remained on his hands and knees staring down at the grass. He just repeated the same thing over in his head, he wanted to go home. Gabriel stopped sobbing when the sound of a man's quiet laugh erupted from behind him. He whirled around to find two well built young men standing in his path. It was hard to make out there features in the dark but he could tell they were both smiling down at him. The taller man on the right spoke first as he began to circle Gabriel.

"Well, well, well looks like we found our self a little snack Lucian and you were just complaining to me about your hunger, what a coincidence."

The other man laughed as he drew closer to Gabriel's feet.

"We shouldn't play with our food Jasper, let's just eat him dry!"

Gabriel could sense the Malice in the closer man's voice. His stomach tightened with fear at the mans words. Had he just said he wanted to eat him. Gabriel stood up shakily hurriedly looking around for an escape route before facing the man called Lucien.

"P-p-please don't hurt me...Im just trying to get home."

Jasper stroked his chin and halted Lucien from attacking the little boy by holding up his hand. It wasn't common that humans were found wandering the forest at night, especially not small little boys. If anything it was usually drunk men who had wandered into the forest looking for a place to sleep or a man and his whore who had decided to come to the forest for a quick secret fuck. Those if any were the only humans dumb enough to wander in these forests and those people never came back out. He eyed the boy curiously.

"Why are you out here in the forest when you should be home?"

Gabriel turned around and stared up at Jasper. The man towered over him causing an unfamiliar chill to go down his spine. His black eyes were darker then the night that surrounded them almost looking like their endless black depths were actually just holes where his eyes should be. Goosebumps arose on his skin but he tried his best to hide his growing fear.

"I-I got lost. There was a fairy leading me to its treasure but then I couldn't keep up with it and I got lost and it just left me out here...all alone."

He bit back the tears that threatened to spill before noticing a small opening between the two trees to the left of him. He immediately knew he could slide through there and begin running if needed. Jasper lifted an eyebrow.

"A fairy eh."

The man chuckled and crossed his arms over his chest.

"No my boy that wasn't a fairy that you encountered earlier, that sounds like a forest sprite. There one of the many bothersome, childish creatures of this forest and it probably just led you into the forest as a game. Though even I have to congratulate it on this one, without it me and my friend would have starved. There never was any treasure."

He let out a throaty chuckle while uncrossing his arms.

"It probably just wanted to get you lost before going off to cause more mischief elsewhere."

Gabriel's shoulders sagged at the mans words, how could he have been so stupid to follow some unknown creature into the forest? These men next to him were evil, he could sense it with every fiber of his being. But the question now was when should he run?

A low growl erupted from behind him.

"Jasper can we cease conversating with our food, I would very much like to eat now."

A nasty grin crossed Jaspers shadowed face making him look like the silhouette of a crazed maniac.

"Yes yes, go ahead Lucien, I'll eat what's left over."

Gabriel's eyes widened in horror, this was it. Before he let Lucien have time to jump at him from behind he slipped between the two trees to his left and began running. He screamed at the top of his lungs as he heard snarls and the sound of running footsteps close behind him. His heart raced as he leaped over small bushes and kept his stride as wide as possible while he ran.

"Sis! Help meee! Mommy!"

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Paige sighed as she rested against the rough bark of a tree. Night had fallen and she could barely see where she was walking anymore. She must have been walking for a couple hours now and she could only imagine how stressed out her governess must be making the staff back at home. Barking orders at them to send more search dogs and to stop lazing around. Her father was probably downing small glasses of brandy as her governess listed to him everything that was wrong with Paige and that the reason for her and her brother's absence was probably her doing. Her mother was most likely sitting in her room crying, waiting until her precious baby Gabriel was found so she could smother him with her insufferable kisses. She laughed at the thought of all the commotion that must be happening at her house right now. She was feeling slightly amused when her thoughts were broken off by the sound of a high pitched scream. She whirled around in the direction the scream had come from and began running towards the scream. She could recognize that voice anywhere and she knew she needed to get to her brother before whatever it was he was screaming from got to him first.

"Gabriel!"

She dodged past trees and jumped over branches in her way.

"Gabriel! Gabriel where are you?"

She heard her brother scream her name. Pumping her legs as fast as she could she raced towards her brothers voice. Through the darkness she began to make out the outline of a dark figure running towards her. She braced herself as the small boy slammed into her bringing them both to the ground. He panted fiercely against her neck and before she had time to respond he jumped back up to his feet grabbing her hand and trying to pull her with him so they could start running. Gabriel wasn't quite strong enough to pull her up causing him to let out a terrified groan.

"Please sis get up! We have to go!"

His voice was hoarse cracking with every other word. Paige had never seen her brother like this so she knew their was probably a damn good reason for it. Jumping up from the ground as fast as she could she began running with him. It must have only been a second before something hard slammed into her backside bringing her to the ground. She groaned in pain as her head slammed against bottom of a tree trunk. Something was on top of her crushing her to the floor. The sound of her brothers' scream caused her to panic. She began trying to flail around to get whatever was on top of her away.

The sound of a deep growl vibrated against her ear causing her to stiffen underneath it. She tried to catch a glimpse of Gabriel using her peripheral vision but all she could makeout were shadows. What was happening to her brother? Was he being eaten by some wild animal she couldn't even imagine? She hadn't realized her silence through this whole mess until without thinking, she started to scream. She sucked in a harsh breath when whatever was on top of her slammed something hard against the back of her head, causing dark spots to blur her vision and her mouth to salivate. She silently prayed for someone to find them, for someone to save them from their soon death. Suddenly whatever had been on top of Paige let out an aggressive snarl and leapt off of her in another direction.

Towards her brother? She pushed herself off the floor and whirled around searching desperately for her brother. She could make out a dark mass of creatures fighting on the ground about ten feet away. It was too dark to make out what they looked like. All she could hear were there snarls and the sound of their deep breathing. She shot to her feet, her eyes focusing on the outline of a small body lying next to the mass of viscious animals. Oh god please let him be alright. Paige ran over to her brother's body and checked his neck for a pulse. His pulse was faster than it should have been but definitely strong. She felt a rush of relief fill her as she placed the unconscious boys arm over her shoulder and began to sprint as fast as she could from the animals that had attacked them. She must have twisted her ankle when the animal had knocked her to the floor, but she ignored the pain that shot through her ankle as she continued to flee the scene. Just as she was sure they were going to get away something hard slammed into her back causing her to lose her footing. Gabriel's body went rolling as she was pinned underneath a strong body.

"Did you think I'd let you get away that easy?"

The voice behind her was deep and raspy. Like a...wait a man?

Paige swallowed air as she stiffened underneath the sound of the man's voice. A man? She was so confused, hadn't she just been attacked by a wild animal? A low growl began to escape the man's throat as he drew his head closer to her face. She could feel his breath as it brushed against the nape of her neck. His breath was unusually cold sending shivers through her body. She was about to scream when the man on top of her was thrown off and she heard him yelp in surprise. She spun around on her back and looked up to see the outline of a man standing over her. He had long silver hair from what she could see and large dark wings spread behind him. He glared down at her before turning away and attacking the man he had thrown off of her. An angel? Gabriel began to groan as he came too.

"Ohhg...sis?"

Paige ran over to her brother and pulled him up to a stance beside her so they could start running.