A/N Here is the next chapter!

Voice in my head: I think they know that. Also, aren't you missing something?

Me: Hmm, what?

Voice in my head: THE DISCLAIMER!

Me: Oh, yeah! I do not own the marvelous Iron Fey series, the brilliant Julie Kawaga did.

Voice in my head: Good girl (Pats the inside of my head.)

Claire's p.o.v.

Layla and I stood at the exact same spot we saw the guy disappear. My mouth was hanging open in shock, and Layla just clutched her stomach like something had sickened her. I heard her take a deep breath and watched her walk over to the spot the creature was standing. She bent down and touched the ground, pressing down hard.

I heard her gasp, and knew what she was thinking, that there was no way that a- anything could disappear like that. "Claire?" She said in a shaky voice.

"Yeah, I know." I looked over to the area at which we left our stuff, wondering what time it was. "Oh, shoot, Layla, we have to go. My mom is going to pick us up in about," I looked up at the sun trying to tell what time it was.

"It is 5:30, if that's what you're saying," I looked over to see Layla, now completely relaxed, straighten up, walking over to me.

My eyes widened, "Shoot, we have a test to study for!" I shouted and took off to the direction we were supposed to go.

I heard her laugh softly, jogging behind me. Layla was probably over-thinking about what just happened. She tends to get a little paranoid when it comes to these things. Sure, she can over think about these things, but when it comes to having a test come up, just continues reading whatever book struck her interest. I was going to have to break that habit.

I sprinted to my bag, and snatched it up, all without tripping. Layla followed suit, but since she had so much stuff in her bag, (water-bottle, book, phone, studying materials, etc.) she toppled over. I heard her get up and mutter something about having no balance. I heard a raven caw in the background, almost as if he was laughing at her. Can this day get any more confusing?

I saw my mother sitting in her van, putting a phone to her ear. We got there just as my phone rang in my bag. I answered, "We're here." And hung up, looking into the and smiling, my mom just stared at me, amused. We hopped in the car and gave each other the same look. A look that said, We don't tell anyone except Jane. Jane was another friend of ours, who we trusted deeply. Boy she was going to freak-out when she hears our story. But for now we have to study.

Grimalkin's p.o.v.

I sighed in annoyance as I flicked my tail against a gravestone. I had been sitting in the graveyard hoping something exciting would happen, like Meghan getting in trouble again, Ash needing to go on a quest, or that boy, Ethan, wanting guidance through the Nevernever. Heck, I would even take Puck wanting to annoy me.

I stretched and saw a movement in the corner of my eye. I looked over and saw a goblin running at quick pace to the nearest Trod, a grin on his face. I briefly wondered why he was smiling, and decided to follow him. Sneaking throughout the shadows and coming up on a tree 10 feet above him. That is when I heard him mumbling.

"Oh, those two humans are going to get it," The goblin laughed, the gleeful sound coming out as sickening. "Especially because they said thank-you, well, only one of them did, but I'll over look that!" The goblin laughed again, but then his face grew serious. "No one makes fun of me and gets away with it."

I silently laughed, this was the reason he was going to attack two humans? Because they picked on him? I just had to meet them; I would finally have something mildly entertaining to do. I watched as the goblin skipped into the Nevernever , continuing to mutter about his attack plans.

"I'll get those two brave girls and make them regret the day they were born." I licked my paw as he disappeared into the Trod. I briefly wondered how humans could be brave, but shrugged it off disappearing back into the shadows.

Layla's p.o.v.

My stomach rumbled, and I briefly considered getting up for food, but instead stretched and continued reading. Claire was studying at the table while I was lying on her couch. I went back to the book I was reading; it was one of those faery-tale books, the ones with goblins, red caps, nymphs, sidhes, etc. That's when I realized something. Bolted up from my sitting position, my eyes alight with my new discovery. I rushed to Claire's side and grabbed her shoulders.

"Claire, I know what it was!" I jumped up and down with joy.

"What was what?" She looked at me with a how-much-sugar-did-you-have look.

"The thing we saw in the park," I quieted my voice, not wanting her mother to hear us.

Claire's eyes widened a bit, "Well, what was it?" Her voice colored with curiosity.

I lowered my eyelids, giving her a mysterious look, and letting my insanity peek through for a moment. "A faery," I said, letting my voice go creepily low. "To be more specific, a goblin."

A/N I just want to say, I was scared to write this chapter. Because, before I could, I looked outside and saw a raven sitting on my porch. I immediately thought that I was being watched by the fey. Hope you enjoyed!