A/N: Hey guys. Here's another chapter for you! But first...shout-outs!

Cailey: Nope. Sorry to disappoint, but Dante is a character of my own creation. Good guess, though.

Courtney: I'll be updating often at first, but it may slow down eventually. I'm fuelled by creativity, so...sometimes it's a bit iffy. I'll try to keep the updates coming regularly, though.

Narwhal2107: Already replied to you, but figured I'd give you a shout out. Thanks for the support!

Thank you so much everyone, for all your support. It's really quite amazing when people support me. I'll try not to disappoint you guys, so keep on reading! Now...the moment you've all been waiting for...

"C-cody? What are you doing here?" Bailey asked, getting to her feet slowly.

Cody was just as flustered.

"W-well, I...came here to meet a friend of mine." He said, blinking. "What are YOU doing here?"

"Uh...well, I just wanted to...come here. Because...I like it..." She tried to explain.

"Enough. You're both here because I asked both of you to meet me here." The figure in the jacket and fedora turned around in his chair, and they both got their first good look at Dante.

He had short brown hair, and his eyes were a deep chocolate color. His figure was slim, but he was only of average height. He smiled at the two.

"So, we meet in daylight, at last. My name is Dante Tanos. And I'm here to help you both."

Cody and Bailey looked at each other.

"Why?" Bailey asked. "Why are you taking such an interest in us?"

Cody nodded.

"Well, that, my friends, is classified information. I can, however, assure you that I'm only here to help you. Now, please, sit." He gestured to the chairs across from him. Cody and Bailey sat down, sitting as far away from each other as possible. Dante just nodded and smiled.

"Now, Cody...you've been feeling different, haven't you? Like you've fallen out of love with Bailey?" Cody nodded, startled, while Bailey looked at him in shock.

"Well, I can assure you BOTH that this is not the case. See, I'm a researcher at a small facility off the coast of Africa." Dante continued.

"What do you research there?" Cody asked, curious.

"I'm afraid that I can't tell you that, but what I CAN do is get you both to the facility, and try to figure out exactly what's happened to Cody."

Bailey had kept pretty quiet until this point.

"But I thought you already knew what was wrong with him?" Cody was shocked to find himself disgusted at what Bailey had said. Something WRONG with him?

Dante looked toward Cody.

"Calm down, Cody. She's just worried about you. Now, Bailey, I do NOT know what is wrong with him. But I DO know what ISN'T wrong with him. I can explain more about my suspicions, and my theories once we get to the island. But it's up to you. Both of you. I'm not going to kidnap you. Do you want to know what's going on?"

A/N: Wow, this one was really short. But...well, it explains a little more about Dante's backstory, and what he does. If I made it seem before like he was a teenager, I do apologize. He is not. We'll find out more in the next chapter. Hope you guys like this chapter, feel free to review. Have a nice day!