Author's Note - So I lied. This chapter won't feature the end of Patricia's journey. That will be Chapter 3. This chapter will introduce the beginning of the problems for a certain character we love. You guys are gonna kill me, but okay. Enjoy!

Chapter 1 (Eddie)

The Mall

It was our son's birthday today. By our son, I mean mine and Nina's. Yes, we had married shortly after college and now we were 30 year olds with two kids. Jason, the birthday boy, was turning 10 and he couldn't wait to get back home for his birthday party. Neither could I.

We were at the mall in search of various things that we needed for our house. Hey, don't blame me. I didn't even want to come. It was Nina's idea, and, well, you can't argue with Nina. The mall was bustling with people, like always, and the kids danced around in glee as they played with each other. I couldn't help but smile. They were precious, yet of a dangerous bloodline. Nina turned to me as she grabbed Shaun, our youngest son, "I'd like to have a quick look at shoes for Shaun," she said. "Can you take care of Jason? We won't be long."

"Sure," I replied.

"C'mon, honey." Nina said and backed away into the crowd. I turned around as she did and noticed Jason was gone.

I ran into the crowd and look around for him, finally spotting him. As my first instinct, I called, "Jason!" repeatedly. He wouldn't listen. "Jason!" I called yet again. I finally caught up to him as he stopped in front of a funny looking clown.

"Jason, you shouldn't wander off like that," I reprimanded.

He stared off at the balloons the clown had and said, "Can I have one please, Dad?"

I hesitated, but replied, "Sure."

"Hey, Champ. What's your name?" The clown gazed down at my son with beady eyes.

"Jason!" He called to the clown.

"Well, Jason. Which balloon would you like?"

"The red one!" With that, the clown gave Jason his balloon, and I turned around to pay him. When I turned around, Jason had disappeared again, and in his place were Nina and Shaun.

"It is impossible to try on a pair of shoes in this crowd," she sighed. "Where's Jason?"

"He was here a second ago. I bought him a balloon, turned around and he had disappeared."

"Disappeared? What do you mean, disappeared?" She looked like she was going to bust a nut.

I left Nina and Shaun and ran out towards the direction Jason went, all the time calling out his name. I couldn't hear anybody around me, as I was concentrated on finding Jason. I shouldn't have taken my eyes off of him. I was starting to feel remorse, and I knew there were people all around me, yelling at me to get out of their way. I managed to see the red balloon traveling outside of the mall and vaguely saw his figure.

It took a while to to get outside, and when I did, I saw Jason across the street, balloon in hand. "Jason," I called after him and he turned around.

"Dad!" He said and started running to me, as cars moved across the street. Oh shit, oh shit. There were a few beeps as he ran, and I managed to yell, "Jason, no!"

I lept towards him and the speeding car, trying to shield him as I got my hands on his waist. The last thing I heard as I blacked out was Nina's sobs as she cried out, "Jason! Jason, oh my God...no...Oh my God! No...no...oh my God!"

The red balloon Jason had been holding flew up to the sky and disappeared.

Author's Note – So? I think this wasn't my best chapter and it was super short, but oh well. Please guys, REVIEW! What are your reactions? What do you think will happen? Are you still waiting to see what happens to Patricia? Don't worry about the Neddie, Peddie will still happen!