I don't have anything to say, so here's chapter 2.

Fang's P.O.V

"Fang, honey, do you know where your father is?"

I shook my head. "No, but I think I know someone who might. " Before we moved, our neighbor's daughter was my best friend."(guess who she is) Her name was Max. We did everything together, knew everything about each other. Her family is one of the only humans that know Shadows exist.

The last time I saw Max was when I was twelve. Her family promised ours that they would always keep track of Dad in case we ever needed him. "We need to go to Max's house." I told her.

"Max's house? That's in Arizona. We live in New York." Iggy cut in.

"I can take you by car." Aunt Emma said. She was the only human in our family. I shook my head. "Our scent together is too strong. Iggy and I will ride to Arizona." Iggy looked at me incredulously.

"We're going to ride…" Iggy asked me as if I was stupid.

"Yes."

"On horses…"

"No. On monkeys."

"To Arizona…"

"Yes. That's what I just said."

"How are we supposed to ride horses that far?" He asked looking thoroughly confused.

"We'll make it if we ride Thuruks." I told him. Thuruks look exactly like horses, we even call them horses, but they are faster, stronger, smarter, and more agile. A Thuruk can have only one rider throughout its life. It'll only allow another person on its back if the rider is around.

The horse and the rider have a connection. Every Shadow should have a Thuruk by the age if thirteen. They are usually foals at first. Iggy reluctantly nodded.

The police had left our house by now, so we went inside. The kids scurried into their rooms to pack. Then I went into our basement, also known as our weapon room.

"Pack light." I told Iggy. "We don't want to over weigh the horses." I packed two pairs of extra clothes, my mother's diaries, and a few other necessities for the approximate three day trip. Then I went down into our basement, also known our weapon room. Dark Angels can only be killed by beings struck in the heart with gold.

Sadly, they don't make gold tipped bullets (I don't know if they do or not, so bare with me), so we had to go old fashioned. I took a bow and a quiver filled gold tipped arrows and slung them onto my back. Then I grabbed three hunting knives and strapped two of them onto my belt.

I walked back upstairs and handed Iggy the other knife. "You're going to need this." I told him."

"What?" How do I use this?" He asked; eyeing the knife with caution.

"Oh, it's easy. Don't get killed, use this to help you. Any other questions?"

Iggy shook his head. "I put some food in both our packs." He said. I nodded. We waited for the rest of my siblings to finish and then we left the house. "Aunt Emma. Let's meet at the border of Arizona." I told her while I helped her load my sibling's luggage. She nodded and hugged me.

"Please be careful Fang." She whispered. I smiled at her. "Always am." She smiled back and waved. Then I hugged Ella, Gazzy, and Angel. As the car disappeared out of sight, Iggy and I walked towards the edge of the forest.

We both closed our eyes and concentrated on our Thuruks; willing them to come to us. After about twenty seconds my Thuruk, Lilith, came running out of the forest. Lilith was a gray dapple horse (If you don't know what that is, pic is on profile). Her legs were blackand her body grew lighteras you moved your eyes upward. She had white hair, but there were random streaks of black.

Lilith means spirit of the night. She has powerful legs and a muscular body. When she chose me, I was told that she was the fastest Thuruk in the world. Mom had told me that Adrianna had done everything she could to make Lilith choose her, but nothing worked.

I stroked Lilith's forehead. About ten seconds later, Iggy's horse, Sergeant, came flying out of the woods. Sergeant was a bay horse. He had a dark brown coat and black mane and tail. I mounted Lilith and waited for Iggy to do the same.

Then I talked to Lilith in my mind. We need to get to Arizona as quick as possible. Lilith took off into the forest and I turned to make sure Sergeant was following. After about an hour of riding at a steady gallop, Iggy called my name.

"Hey Fang!" Iggy said as he brought sergeant up next to Lilith. "I was thinking…" Oh god. I hate it when he thinks. "I was thinking that when we go to Arizona, can you ummm… can you teach me how to fight?" Okay, I was not expecting that one.

"Igs, why do you want to learn how to fight?" I asked wearily. There was no answer. "You know that you only have to start training when you're sixteen. The only reason I started early was because… Well, you know why. You're normal."

Iggy snorted. "Yeah Fang. My brother is destined to save the human species, about every Dark Angel out there is trying to kill him, and since I'm near him, me too. That makes me sooo normal right?" I sighed. Sadly, the kid had a point. "We'll see. It's just; I don't think I'm the right person to teach you. Maybe Dad will."

Iggy didn't talk about it for the rest of the ride, but I knew he wasn't done. We spent the whole day riding in the forest. Tomorrow, if I wasn't mistaken, we would be riding through the Smoky Mountain and through deserts. "Igs, let's stop here. It's getting late." I told him.

We stopped for the night at a clearing with a small stream. I dug through my bag and found a matchbox. After gathering wood, I struck a match and lit the wood on fire. "We can take shifts for watch okay?" I asked Iggy. He nodded. "I'll go first. I told him. Go get some sleep." I told him.

He wordlessly nodded and curled up right where he was. I just sat there for most of the night. The fire was cozy, and I just thought. Questions swirled through my mind. What would my dad think of me? How much has Max changed? Would she even remember me? The biggest question though was how am I supposed to save the human race along with the Shadows. I shook my head.

I sat there for about an hour more, giving Iggy some extra time to sleep. Then I gently shook him awake. He sat up as I lay down. Just as I was dissolving into a warm dream, Iggy shook me awake. "Fang, someone's here." He whispered. I heard a twig snap and was immediately on my feet. I pulled out one of my hunting knives and had a large branch that was on fire in my hands.

"Who's there?" I said firmly. "Show yourself!" There was a rustle in the trees, and I was prepared to thrown my knife in that direction when Angel came running into the clearing. At first, I honestly thought I was dreaming. "Angel? What are you doing here? I could have killed you!" I whispered.

"I wanted to come with you guys." She said sweetly. I shook my head. I was about to lecture her some more when Iggy cut in. "Angel, how did you even get here?" He asked curiously. Oh yeah. How did she get here?

"I took Mystic." She said innocently. Mystic was Ella's Thuruk "Ella's here too?" Iggy asked.

Angel shook her head. "Wait. You rode Mystic here all alone?" I asked. She nodded. "How did you get her to let you ride her?' Iggy asked.

"I asked her too." She said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. I shook my head. "So basically, you rode a Thuruk that doesn't belong to you half away across the country by yourself? " My voice was low, but anyone could tell that there was an edge of steel in it.

"Angel, do you know how dangerous that could have been. If they had found you? You could have been killed! You're six years old. There's a reason you don't have a Thuruk. You're way too young-" Iggy started a whole lecture but I cut him off.

"How'd you get away from Aunt Emma?" I asked Angel.

She shrugged. "I asked her if I could leave, and she said yes." I stared at her. And stared. And stared. "You just asked her too?"
She nodded. "And she had this hazy sort of look in her eyes."

"Angel. Ask Iggy to do something in the same way you asked Aunt Emma." I told her. She looked at Iggy. Her face was completely focused. It was rather cute. "Iggy, do the chicken dance." Iggy got a sort of vacant expression in his face and he started dancing. I almost smiled. Almost.

"Angel stop." I told her. She looked at me and Iggy immediately stopped dancing. "Come on Angel. You couldn't have thought of anything better to make me do?" Igs whined. Angel ignored him and yawned. What can I say? Riding across half the country really takes it out of ya. "Angel, get some rest. You're not of the hook though okay?" She pouted.

I looked away. And now for the bambi eyes. Angel ran over and hugged my feet. I couldn't help it. I had to look down. Those eyes. They were irresistible. "I'm sorry Fang. I won't do it again." Angel said in her cute baby voice.

It took all I had not to say, 'It's okay'. Instead I stuck with, "Yeah right. Get some sleep" I tried to sound firm, but I could tell that she knew I was lying. "You should sleep too Fang. We can talk about it in the morning." I contemplated whether to sleep or to take watch. I chose sleep.

I went and lay down next to Angel. She immediately snuggled really close to me. I put my arm around her small form and almost immediately fell asleep.

Iggy woke me up early that morning. We got up and packed dup our mini camp. After I called Lilith and Iggy called Sergeant, me and Angel both rode Lilith. I took her a little slower than usual just because Angel was here.

After about three hours of riding, I heard a strange rustling behind us. Through the trees, a pitch black horse with rider jumped out. The rider was wearing a black cloak. He had a pale white face, and where his eyes should be was plain white. He hissed at us.

Since Iggy was the first one he saw, he immediately pulled out his sword and jumped at him. I quickly drew my bow and launched an arrow. It went whizzing straight into the Dark Angel's heart. It screamed in a high pitched voice and dissolved into thin air. We kept riding, picking up the pace, passing forests, mountains, and deserts.

When we made it to Arizona, we dismounted our horses and walked into the city. There, we found Aunt Emma, Ella, and Gazzy.

They were all crying. I looked down at Angel who had a sheepish look on her face. "Go apologize." I said. She nodded and ran towards them. After a very tearful reunion, we looked through yellow pages to find Dr. M. Then we caught a cab that stopped at the front of a picturesque white house.

I took a deep breath and knocked the door. Everyone else waited behind me. The door opened and Dr. M stood there. When she saw me, her eyes widened. "Fang? Honey is that you?" She asked slowly. Dr. M was like my second mom.

Slowly, I nodded. In a few seconds, she threw her arms around me. I couldn't help but hug her back. It had been four years. She cupped my chin in her hand. "Look at you. You've grown up so much!"

"Mom! Who are you talking to?" I heard Max's voice coming from inside the house. Her head popped out the door behind Dr. M's. My jaw almost dropped. I was staring at the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. When I last saw Max, she was twelve.

She had glasses, braces, and really short dirty blonde hair. Now, her hair had grown, she had no braces, and her face became childish to beautiful. "Fang?" She breathed. I nodded. She attacked me with a hug, and once again, I had to hug her back. Dr. M. was talking to the kids. I looked at Max and smiled. My first real smile in months.

Max's P.O.V

I came downstairs to get cookies when I heard Mom at the door. "Look at you. You've grown up so much!" She said. I headed towards the door, confused. Who was Mom talking to? "

"Mom, who is that?" I looked out the door and saw possibly the sexiest guy ever. He looked familiar. His hair was pitch black and wind tousled. He had the most beautiful onyx eyes. I knew those eyes. This couldn't be… "Fang?" I breathed. He nodded. I couldn't believe it.

The last time I saw Fang he was twelve. He was a skinny bean pole. Practically a walking stick. Now, even through his sweatshirt, I could see a very impressive lean muscle build. He used to be just as tall as me, but now he was like six two which was tall to my five nine height. I missed him so much. I couldn't help but attack him with a hug. He caught me with his strong tan arms, and surprisingly hugged me back.

After Mom ushered us in, she asked Fang, "What brings you here. Where is Patricia?" I heard Angel whimper. Fang reached over and squeezed her hand. "Umm… She… She died a few days ago." Both my mother and I gasped. I thought of Fang's mom as my own mother. "That's why I'm here." Fang said in a stronger voice. "I need to find my father so I can complete my training."

I met Mom's eyes. I could tell that she didn't know how to break it to him, so I decided to take over. I took Fang's hand and led him outside. We walked for about ten minutes until we got to the graveyard. Iggy, Gazzy, Angel, Ella, and Mom were close behind. "No." Fang whispered.

I knew that he knew. "I'm sorry Fang. He died a few days ago too." I stopped at the grave that had Fang's father's name on it. I loved his dad. He was like the father I never had. My idiot father ran away with another woman when I was three. Fang fell onto his knees in front of his father's grave.

It hurt me to see him look this pained. After about two minutes, he stood up. None of the other siblings looked as distressed as he did. I'm guessing it was because since they were younger, they probably didn't remember him as well. "Fang, I don't want you wandering the streets, so I want you to live with us." Mom said.

Fang shook his head. "I can't. They're killing everyone I love. You guys can't be one of those people."

"Atleast for a little while." Fang though for a long time, and finally agreed. When we got back to the house, he immediately called his aunt. I heard him say yes, yes, no, yes, okay, bye, okay. That was all his side of the conversation was.

"Umm… My aunt found another trainer. His advanced class is right now. I should go." He told us. Iggy and I wanted to come, so Fang reluctantly agreed. We walked to this abandoned alley way. "Are you sure this is the right place?" I asked. Fang nodded.

He placed his hand on the wall and closed his eyes. The wall immediately split and inside was a like an office building. Fang stepped up to the front counter. "I'm here to see Jeb." He said. The man looked Fang over and pointed to a door.

We walked inside and I saw a whole bunch of men and women, probably in their mid twenties training with weapons and using hand to hand combat. There was a man standing in the front of the crowd. He looked to be in his mid forties. Iggy and I sat outside while Fang opened the door and walked inside the class. I was utterly amazed at what I saw.

Fang's P.O.V

I walked inside the classroom. I wanted to curl up in a ball and cry. Dad was gone. I would never get to tell him the things I had to say. Everyone in the class was staring at me because this was after all the senior most combat class.

I walked straight up to Jeb and got to the point. "Sir, I would like to be in your class. I'm sixteen and my name is Fang Santiago."

Jeb, as I expected, started laughing. "I don't teach beginner classes." I nodded. "I want to be in your advanced class." I said firmly.

"You're sixteen boy. I can't let you in here."

I sighed. "Test me. I can win a fight with any weapon against anybody here." Jeb thought for a minute. "Well, if you're that intent on embarrassing yourself, very well. Everybody, this is Fang. He's our new student." Some of the men and women snickered, seeing me.

Jeb told me to get a bow and arrow. I got one. Then he told me to hit bull's eye. Everyone was gathered around me. I heard people whispering, "That's likely", or" This is going to be entertaining."

I pulled back on the string and let go. The arrow sailed forward and hit the center of the bull's eye. That sure shut them up. Then he told me to get a knife. "Hit the bull's eye again." He said. With ease, I threw the knife and it hit the bull's eye in the dead center again.

He made me do sword training which I easily passed. Finally, we did hand to hand combat. I easily pinned every student in the class, so Jeb himself decided he wanted to fight me. We revolved around each other for a few seconds until he charged.

I managed to block, but just barely. Then he punched. I twisted his hand behind him, but he elbowed me with his other hand making me stagger back. Then I launched a side kink at his stomach. It hit him and brought a satisfying oof! Then once he launched a kick at me, I caught it and twisted it, causing him to fall on the ground. Finally, I knelt to the ground and had my hand on his neck, ready to break.

The room was dead silent. Even a crown from outside had gathered to see what was going on. Jeb dismissed the class and called me to the side. "Who are you kid?" He asked.

I sighed. "I'm the Shadow Hunter." Jeb's eyes widened. 'I need to teach you magic! I want you to come here every day. Okay?" I nodded. He let me go outside. I was met by the astonished and amazed stares given to me by Iggy and Max. As we walked home, my stomach churned at the thought of my new challenge.

High School.

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