CHAPTER 1

Dying To Get Out

"This isn't funny guys! GET OUT HERE NOW!" Aly called as she ran deeper into the forest. "ALEC! JON! HALLIE!" her yells were answered only by the echoes of her voice. A tree branch above her snapped. Whirling around Aly saw nothing behind her. "Guys I'm getting VERY scared come out!" she yelled even louder. She felt a hand come over her mouth and grab her hands.

"You shouldn't be out in the woods alone at night," Aly tried to scream but her voice was caught in her throat. Trying to break free she felt the hands tightening around her. "Don't worry, it won't hurt," She some what broke free, still having one arm in the hands of her captor. She came eye to eye with a boy about her age looked a few years older. His jet black hair, which was about down a little past his ears, fell into his eyes, which were a light hazel color. He was very pale. Like he never got any sun at all, but the weirdest thing was he had fangs hanging out of his mouth.

"Wh-wh-…" Aly couldn't choke out the words.

"Who am I?" he asked. She nodded. "A shadow, your soul, darkness," Aly got lightheaded. "My name is Gerard."

"What do you want," she said walking further from him making his grip on her tighten.

"I could think of many uses for you," he smirked. Alys stomach felt sick. "But I think you would be more useful somewhere else." She looked at him with a confused look. "Run." he let her go. It took her a moment.

"But aren't you…"

"RUN!" he shouted once again, Turning and running as fast as she could she looked back to see Gerard standing there with sorrow in his eyes. She turned to look forward and saw someone or something else blocking her view. Running into it she hit the floor. She looked up to come face to face with a boy who looked more her age. His light brown hair fell into his eyes and his crystal blue eyes shone beneath his hair. Also he had fangs.

"This has to be a bad dream," Aly said to herself. A girl who looked about in her twenties stood beside him.

"Thinking of running away now were we?" the girl said. Her bright red curly hair fell down to her shoulder blades and piercing green eyes stood from behind her hair. She licked her fangs that seemed to glow in the moonlight Aly felt a hand come around her shoulders. She looked to see Gerard standing next to her.

"Take her back, and this time don't let her go." The girl snapped. The guys nodded and the girl disappeared into the night. Just like that.

"I'm sorry," Gerard whispered into her ear. Aly looked into his eyes, they were filled with sadness.

"I bet you're wondering who I am," the other spoke. Aly made no jester to even act like she cared who he was. "My name is Liam," he said. His crystal blue eyes shone brightly beneath his hair. "Don't worry, you'll be one of us soon," he smirked. Aly fainted from exhaustion and fright.

A dimly lit room was the view Aly saw when she woke up. The door slowly creaked open. She sat back on the bed.

"Aly, it's just me," Gerard stood in the doorway. Forcing a slight smile on her face she looked up at him. "How does he know my name?" She wondered.

"You're wondering how I know your name." She nodded. "Did I say that out loud? She thought looking down at the floor.

"No you didn't say that out loud. I have my ways," he said, he walked over to the bed and sat down by her. She couldn't help but cry. Tears were streaming down her face.

"Wha-what d-do you wan-want me for?" she said between her sobs. Gerard looked at her. She couldn't look at him. He put his hand on the side of her cheek. It was warm, unlike the room, which wad freezing beyond belief. Calming herself down she managed to look at Gerard straight in the eyes. You could get lost in eyes like those.

"It's not what I want you for," he said.

"Please, jut let me go, I'll give you anything," she felt a lump in her throat.

"No I can't," he said. Aly wanted to cry again. She just wanted to see Alec, and Jon, and Hallie again. Gerard stood up and opened the door. "Come here," he said gesturing to walk over by him. "Close your eyes," hesitantly Aly closed her eyes.

She closed her eyes and Gerard took her back to her house. He laid her down in her bed and softly kissed her on her forehead. "Like I said, I can't," then he disappeared back into the night.

Aly felt a soft kiss on her head,

"Like I said, I can't." she opened her eyes quickly and Gerard was gone.

"Gerard," she said quietly. He was gone; the doors to the balcony were opened. The curtains swayed back and forth in the wind.

Aly awoke the next morning with a massive headache, and the ringing of her alarm clock wasn't much help. "Was it just a dream?" She thought. The curtains swayed back and forth in the autumn wind. "Guess not." Aly walk to her bathroom, brushing her short blonde hair, which had black highlights in it, starring into her deep blue eyes. Pulling on her clothes for the day, she noticed something on her bed, an envelope, with a signal black rose next to it.