Oh my God, I'm so sorry guys. I've been crazy busy lately, but i'll try to update often, since every day might not quite work just yet.

Here goes...

What He Left Behind

Chapter One

Seth's POV

I strained against the seat belt to watch Fablehaven shrink behind me, pathway growing steadily longer.

Kendra sat directly in front of me and Kaydence drove, the silence hanging over her like a dark cloud. Like it did most days.

I swallowed past the lump in my throat. Gavin's loss weighed heavily on all of us.

And I hated myself for it.

I couldn't help but think it was my fault. If I'd been stronger, I might have been able to resist Shocker myself.

I blinked tears from my eyes, settling myself forward-facing in the seat. I could no longer see signs of the preserve, just an endless abyss of trees and shadow everywhere I looked.

Wow, what a truthful explanation of my life.

I leaned forward automatically, a desperate attempt to avoid smashing my wings on whatever the seat was made of. Of course, being the unfortunate failure that is my existence, it never worked.

He should be alive, I thought to myself Him instead of me.

The wings were a constant reminder. The dragon wings that were far darker than black. A little piece of Gavin, held tight to my back with thick, leather straps.

Kendra had done that for me, until she could make a full piece version, one that would hide my oversized shoulder blades. That might get hard to explain.

We pulled up in front the grey brick building, a moment of quiet foreboding left in air. School.

Kendra got out first, stopping open the door for me. I hadn't even bothered to remove my seatbelt.

"Do I have to?" I said in a lifeless whisper. She bit her lip, looking sadly back at me. "Yes," she answered, barely able to raise her voice above my volume "You're expected."

I let her take me by the arm, leading me forward to my very possibly social doom. Kaydence drove off without a word.

I looked up at her and she forced a smile, trying (And failing) to be encouraging. But, her eyes were sad. I dropped my gaze to the dirt.

Sounds of talking and laughter filled the area, strangely contradictive to my situation. I tightened my grip on my sister, waiting for the storm that would most definitely be my return. How could I explain missing two weeks of school?

I took a deep breath as I walked through the doors and prepared to face the fury.

Sorry guys, I know it's short (even for me ) and I plan on working to make longer chapters.