sorry for such a late update, i have been so busy with school and track and Finals! oh dear god Im not ready for finals. Anyway, i hope you enjoy this chapter! and thanks for the reviews!

"I'm gonna be late!" I thought as I rushed out into the cool Washington air. It was a Saturday, which meant no school! My friends, Liz and Alice, had made plans to spend the afternoon at the Flea Market since they were suppose to be getting new inventory today. We usually never bought anything, but it was still a lot of fun to go look around.

I arrived at the park out of breath, but on time; in fact, I was early. I sat down to wait on a bench, where I was supposed to meet up with my two friends. I shivered a bit pulling my coat tighter around me as the wind blew. Despite it being so cold, they park was as lively as ever. See this park doubled as a dog park, and so it's always full of various sized dogs and there owners.

The wind blew a bit faster, causing the trees and bushes to rustle. I loved this weather, believe it or not, but something seemed off, and I had a weird feeling someone was watching me. The wind had died down a bit, but the bush beside me continued to rustle.

Probably just a bird, calm down. I didn't feel like taking chances so I stood up and walked away.

"Blair!" I heard from down the pathway. Alice and Liz were both walking towards me. I glanced over my shoulder one last time before the going on to greet them.

"How are you?" Alice asked.

"Cold, but I'll survive." I responded

"Good, besides you'll warm up as we walk. Now, lets go!" She said grabbing my arm and pulling me along with Liz walking beside us.

"What new stuff do you think they will have today?" Liz asked

"You never know till you get there." I said as we rounded the corner to the outdoor market. The place was already crowded with people, all who I mostly knew or had met before. As we walked around people kept saying hello and being friendly. We noticed a few people who weren't locals, but one was a boy my age who stood out the most. I mean how could you not stand out when your hair is black and your bangs are white, er at least I assume those were his bangs. He also had on some peculiar clothing, and appeared to be looking for something.

"On a scale of one to ten, how would you rate him?" Alice asked referring to the standout boy.

"Five, Maybe six. He seems a bit strange, but he doesn't have a bad face." Liz answered after "careful" observations.

"What about you Blair?" Alice asked, but I wasn't paying attention.

"Blair is everything alright?" Liz asked concerned.

"I give him a 8," I responded, "he has a unique look and as actually quite cute. I think the look works for him." My two friends stared at me. Both of the were dating someone and always did this rating game when they saw a cute boy because they were trying to find someone for me.

"She actually gave a guy a rating higher than a 5" Liz whispered to Alice," I think she might be sick."

"I think you might be right," Liz answered in a fit of giggles. Unfortunately I wasn't paying attention. I had seen that boy somewhere, but I couldn't quite remember where.

"Maybe you should go ask his name?" Liz said jokingly. I started walking forward. It wasn't because she suggested it, but I would bug me if I didn't remember. I moved through the crowd getting closer the standout boy.

"Excuse me," I said tapping his shoulder. He turned on me instantly a lot of panic in his eyes.

"Who are you?" He asked

" My name's Blair, who are you?"

"I'm Zak." He answered turning to leave but I stopped him.

"Who are you looking for?" I asked

"How did you..?" he started but changed his mind seeing how I wanted to help. "I'm looking for my brother, he ran away, and I can't find him."

"Your brother? What does he look like, maybe I can help?"

"He's tall, really tall."

"Is that it?"

"No, I guess, um…" he paused, and I was wondering why he was having trouble describing his brother. "He has tanned color hair, and in certain light his eyes look red. That's about all I can tell you."

"Well, it's not much, but I'll keep an eye out for him. Is there any way to contact you if I find him?"

"Um, not really I don't have a phone, but I'll be in town all day. If you do happen to find him, and want to bring him back my parents and I are camping in the woods North of town."

"Alright, well good luck, I hope you find your brother soon."

"Thanks" he said running away through the crowd. I stood there like an idiot and watched him leave. Where did I know him from? His name triggered something in my memory, something from a long time ago, but what?

"So how'd it go, Blair?" Alice asked appearing next to me.

"I got his name, but that's about it."

"We really need to train you on how to get a boy's digits." Liz said, but onto a different topic, how about we go shop around!" this peaked everyone's interests. We walked around till the sunset trying on different hats and admiring all the different products sold. Alice did end up buying a new purse, but it was a cheap knock off of a famous brand.

Alice and Liz lived close together, while I lived in the opposite direction, and so we parted ways at the end of the day.

"Call me when you get home." Liz ordered, "Just so we know you got home safe." I promised I'd call, then made my way through the now dark park.

The park was deserted. The sun had set, and that was an unwritten closing time. The lights were still on, but I kind of wish they weren't that way you could see the stars. The bushes began to rustle, just like before, that caused me to stop. No way that was a bird, it was two loud and to long.

"Is someone there?" I asked which was probably the dumbest thing to do at the moment. A low growl sounded from the bush and in my head I cursed assuming that it was a coyote. I began to back away slowly not sure what to expect. The beast growled again, before shooting out of the bush and towards me. I didn't scream, even though I tried, nothing would come out. I tried to retreat as well, but ended up falling in my butt and forcing myself into a seemingly hopeless situation. I covered my head hoping the beast would kill me quickly, but no pain came. I moved my arms away from my head and looked around. There was no Coyote, but something different, something that looked almost human, stood before me. It was tall and had tanned fur that covered its entire body, and it's eyes were red.

It started to speak, it wasn't English and yet I could still understand.

"What do you mean you're lost?" I asked it as it started to explain the entire story to me.