A/N~ Hey there, It's me. Dorito Chip. So, do you guys remember me? Author of Promises. Ya, so guess what? I have a surprise for my awesome readers out there. This is my second fanfic! Oh, you already knew that.. Grins sheepishly. Well. I guess, I should pay more attention to life around me. Anyways, there is a reason this chapter is short. Oh yeah, and I'm sorry, but in this story it was absolutely necessary for Jonah to be Ian's best friend, and the ages at the beginning are messed up, but the numbers wern't working for me. So Amy's 14. So read on..And live on!

Chapter 1: Gone

Amy ran down the steps in an usually happy mood. "Dan! Sinead! Guys, COME DOWN ALREADY!"

Amy ran through the hall and stopped in the kitchen. She jumped around like Tom Felton had just asked her to prom. He might as well have. It was their first actual breakfast since The Vespers nonsense had ended. Like not medicine breakfast, or hospital breakfast, actual breakfast. Like with bacon and eggs and orange juice and all that other good stuff. Nellie walked in with a huge grin on her face. "It's actual proof it's over. For reals"

"For reals. " Amy sang as she skipped out of the room. Dan walked down the stairs and said groggily, "The one day I'm actually allowed to sleep in, you wake me up early."

Amy laughed, "I guess you can go back and skip, breakfast." Amy smirked. There was no way Dan could resist breakfast made by Nellie.

"OMG! Made by Nellie?" And Dan ran down the stairs.

Amy almost flew up the stairs. After the whole Vespers situation, they started to live together. Jonah's dad visited every now and then. Ian and Natalie, well, they were a whole other story. After that…situation they had lived with them. They technically could live by themselves, but there wasn't anyone out there for them.

Amy knocked on Natalie's door. Natalie opened the door, and mumbled, "Whayouwant?"

Amy simply said, "Breakfast." And there was a huge grin on Natalie's face. Amy went through all the doors and paused in front of Ian's door. She had hoped things would be different for them. The whole my-mother-is-deranged-and-evil thing kind of scared him, but finally when they could live their lives normally Amy had hoped he would be able to forget it all.

Amy knocked on the door. There was no answer. Amy knocked again and when no one answered she slightly opened the door. A cool breeze rushed in from the room. Amy threw the door open, and didn't see anyone. She walked in calling out to Ian. There was no one in the room. She walked towards the bed. She saw a small piece of paper on the pillow. Her eyes widened, and she ran out of the room, clutching the piece of paper in her hand.

Everyone was too busy to hear Amy running down the stairs, but everyone noticed when Amy burst in with a panicked look on her face. Everyone heard her voice tremble as she said, "Guys, look at this."

She let the note flutter on to the table, when Natalie read it first. Tears fell down her cheek, as she muttered, "Oh my God…"

Jonah grabbed it from her, and said, "It can't be that…" His eyes ran over the words and as he registered the words. He sat down in shock. "He can't possibly have."

Amy hadn't even read the note and she could tell something was wrong. It went around to everyone, but everyone watched her reaction. Amy held the note.

Hey guys,

I'm sorry. I bet you're mad that I left. But I don't necessarily regret it. I have some unfinished business to tend to. Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. Don't dome looking for me either. I'll be back. I promise. Just not this week. Or the next. But I'll be back. Just don't worry or anything. I'll be gone, but I'll bring back souvenirs.

Amy knees weakened and she ran. She ran through the halls, completely oblivious to the calls of her name behind her. Amy ran up the stairs, into her room, and locked the door behind her. She blocked out the thuds against the door and the calls of her name. She glanced at the note and read the last line.

Tell Amy I'm sorry. I didn't want it to be this way.

Love, Ian

Amy hugged her knees, buried her head in them, and finally let the tears fall.

A/N~ OMG! I might not complete this story, and delete it entirely, but who knows?

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