Okay, so it did not go well. I did get online a few times a week. I couldn't help my self, I guess.

Ben raised his fist and knocked on Julian's door. No one answered. He looked at the others before knocking again. Just as he was going to knock another time the door opened. It was Chad. "What is it?" He asked, obviously annoyed.

"Where's Julian?" Jay asked. "We're looking for him."

Chad shrugged. "He's not here, and he wasn't in class either. And when I woke up this morning, his bed was empty. Why are you looking for him?"

"He has my spellbook," Mal replied.

"Oh...okay."

They sighed before walking away.


Una glared at Julian.

"Why did you even take her spellbook?" She enquired. "You know that stealing's wrong!"

"When did you become all good?" Julian leaned back against the headboard of Tori's bed. She was out helping her mother Tiana. He jumped when he heard a knock at the door. Julian quickly escaped through Una's window.

Una sighed before opening the door. A very angry looking Ben stood there, with Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos. "Do you need anything?"

"Have you seen Julian?"

"He was here just seconds ago," the sea witch explained, "and when you knocked he escaped through that window. He didn't tell me why he stole Mal's spellbook, though." She gave Mal an apologetic look.

"Where does that window lead to?" Carlos asked. Una shrugged.

"See for yourself," she said. They entered her room and looked through her window. They saw the garden. Julian wasn't there.

"He ran away," Ben said furiously.

"Thanks, Una," Mal smiled gratefully before practically dragging Ben out of the room. The others shrugged and followed.

The five looked everywhere, but Julian was nowhere to be seen. Ben took a deep breath before saying, "we'll look for him in the morning. Mal and I are going to the Enchanted Lake for some time. It's been a while since we went there."

Evie, Jay, and Carlos nodded understandingly and walked away.


Ben and Mal stayed at the lake for a very long while. In fact, it had gotten so dark Ben could barely see the time on his watch. The moon winked at them through the clouds and that was when he noticed Mal had fallen asleep. He thought of carrying her back to her dorm, but stayed where he was. After all, he got to take care of her and Julian wasn't around.

It had been a while when Mal suddenly sat up in his arms. Ben looked at her questioningly.

"Where's...Julian?" She asked, and Ben's heart just about shattered.