"Jade get up sweet heart…its time to get up. I've already let you sleep in, sweets." A hand shook the shoulder that was hidden under the mass of blankets, but the parent could still see wisps of red curls coming from the edge.

"Erik, you must leave. Nadir will help you along with I but you must leave this place before anymore accidents occur." His head turned towards her and regarded her curiously.

"What do you care? You'll have my position when I leave I suppose." She shook her head.

"No, I'll be leaving here soon."

"It's not that easy."

"Perhaps for some."

"Ok, Jade I'm about to pour icy cold water over your head if you don't wake up, now." There was a movement underneath the covers. A groan escaped from the space.

"Hmmm, what time is it, mom?"

"Seven thirty."

"Seven thirty! I'm going to be late!" She threw off her covers and jolted out bed. Her red hair was frazzled and standing straight up from her head.

"Breakfast will have to be quick darling, ok."

"Of course, I'll be right down. As soon as I run a comb through my hair and put on the first thing that I see."

Her mother smiled as she closed the door behind her. Jade looked after her, she dreamed about him again. She knew what she had to do, but first she wanted to spend at least a few more days with her family for she wasn't sure if she'd ever see them again.

"I need to talk to Spark…oh, well…duty comes first I suppose…" She yanked on a Hawaiian decorated t-shirt and some cut offs and flip-flops. She looked at herself, "Well better than nothing." And with that she smiled and yanked on her backpack and headed out the door. "Love ya' mom, I'll be spendin' the night at Cassandra's so you won't see me tonight."

"Alright sweets, your father will be home today, so I'll be fine." With a kiss on her mother's cheek she left her house with a sad smile on her face.

School was as it always was. Cassandra sat beside her complaining by the end of the day about the amount of gossips at their school, while Jade just smiled and listened.

"You've been quiet today, Jade."

"Hmmm…" She turned her face toward her friend and saw the worried expression. "Aren't I always?"

"I suppose so….So what do you want to do today? It's Friday. What's on your agenda?" Her friend was always a bouncy jolly friend, they'd known each other since they were but babes.

"Well, I was thinking of going to our secret spot to talk and stuff and then watch a movie or something along those lines." Jade knew Spark would find her wherever she was.

Their secret spot was in the middle of their town's park, it had a group of trees that very few went in for fear that it was haunted. So, that's where the two would stake 

out every once in awhile when they wanted just privacy. As they were nearing their destination, Jade could hear a whisper on the wind. Jade. She turned to her jolly friend.

"Hey, Cassie I think I dropped something, you go along ahead, I'll be right there."

"Ok."

She walked back a few paces until she was out of earshot of Cassie. She looked back just to make sure the coast was clear.

"Behind you."

"Sheesh, Spark, warn me next time."

"Sorry." He didn't look that sorry. He was dressed as if he were going to play Peter Pan, next but he let off a certain kind of glow. He looked into her eyes with his grayish green ones, "You've been having the dreams again, haven't you?"

"Yes, isn't it obvious. Look Spark you put me into his life, now I must help him again. I can't just let what I know is going to happen, happen. I just can't."

"No, of course not. If you have one more dream, a significant one, then you'll be ready." He started t fade, but then started to appear again. "You may bring a friend, no family, just one friend."

"But then I'd put her in danger."

"You have to take the risk. She might come to your help in a situation that Erik nor I can help you with."

"All right I'll tell my parents and ask hers and then warn her without really telling her." She sighed knowing what she was getting herself into, but knew that she had no choice and if she did she'd pick it no other way.

"Good-bye Jade."

And then he was gone.