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The walk into Forks was peaceful. There were quaint houses along the highway, and once and a while I could see deer in the surrounding woods. Traffic was minimal, which was good since we were on a highway and are steles wouldn't be able to heal us if we got hit.

Quite suddenly, the highway narrowed into a two-lane road and a sidewalk began as we entered downtown. There were a couple shops, mostly markets, a police station, a large sports store, and down the road I could see a slightly larger building, most likely a school.

"Here's a place," Alec pointed to a grubby looking diner. The tiles on the outside were cracked and the parking lot was empty. I looked over my shoulder to see if there was anywhere else to go, but there was none.

I shrugged and follow Alec as he held the door open for me. The restaurant was empty except for the minimal staff members. We went to the back and sat in a booth. Menus were already on the table.

"I'm starving," I said as I greedily looked through the menu. I decided on a burger and fries. Typical greasy spoon food.

The waitress came to take our order, and then scurried into the kitchen. I waited until she was out of earshot before I began.

"So, what are we going to do?" I asked Alec as he sipped his ice water. He put it down and scratched his chin.

"I'm not sure." He admitted. "We could always travel to New York the mundane way." He suggested.

I rubbed my temples. "I really want to know why are steles won't work." Alec nodded in agreement. He sipped his water again.

It was my fault we ended up in this off the map town. I was thinking about forks, for crying out loud! I should have just paid attention to the place we wanted to go instead of being distracted.

"Alec?" I suddenly recalled something. "If you went through the portal first, then how did you end up here?" He put down his ice water.

"I'm not sure," He shrugged, "I was thinking of the Seelie Court, and poof! – he made a large hand gesture of smoke rising – I was here."

"If you were thinking of the Seelie Court, and it brought is here, do you think there is an entrance somewhere around here?" My hands started to shake as my imagination went wild.

We could enter the Seelie Court and demand that we have Jace returned. The queen would refuse, and I'd do a heroic act and save the day, and then be rewarded with a hot, romantic-

"Not likely," Alec stated. "Why would there be an entrance in such a mundane place?"

My little mental plane of happiness took a nose dive.

"But then again," he said, "Central Park is a pretty mundane place, too."

The plane levelled off, and continued to soar.

The waitress came back with my hamburger and Alec's onion rings. We ate in silence. The bell of the front door rang as another couple came in; a boy and a girl. They grabbed a booth and the waitress scurried over to them.

The girl was pretty. She had long brown hair and brown eyes, and she had a slim figure, but she looked utterly boring compared to the person she was sitting with. He was gorgeous. He had bronze hair that any guy would kill to have, as well has golden hazel eyes. His skin was pale, and his tight-fitting clothes really defined his muscles. He was someone I'd love to draw.

Alec followed my gaze, and then turned back to me. He half-raised his eyebrows, and I returned the 'impressed' look. Then they started talking, and I eavesdropped.

"You should hunt," the girl said.

"I'm fine for a few more days," He replied.

I gasped. His voice was angelic. It was like listening to one of the most excellent singers. Alec and I sighed in unison. I glared at him.

"I thought you were with Magnus?" I teased him.

"I thought you were with Jace?" He teased back, and then resorted back to eavesdropping.

"Didn't Emmet bite Sebastian?" the mundane girl asked. Alec glared at me at the name of Sebastian, but I mouthed back, 'not possible'. It couldn't possibly be the same Sebastian. Sebastian had been killed by Jace when the Angel killed Valentine.

"Then wouldn't he turn into a vampire?" the girl asked again.

Vampire? So these people knew about the downworlders. I glanced back at the boys face. Pale skin, utter beauty, and enchanting voice. I felt my facial expression change as I came to a wild conclusion. I turned to Alec, and he returned the expression.

"You don't think…" he started.

"If he's a downworlder…"

"Then he-

"Might know where the Seelie court is!" I finished.

There was a loud bang. I turned to the source of the noise and saw the vampire and the girl leave the restaurant. Through the window I saw them get into a silver car and speed away.

I got up and ran to the door, Alec on my heels. The waitress called for us, demanding to be paid, but we ignored her. Casting a Glamour to make us invisible, luckily not requiring our steles, we ran in the direction we saw the car go.

Shadowhunters have the ability to run at an inhuman speed, but catching up to the car was impossible, so we just ran behind it. About ten minutes of running later, the car pulled into a hidden drive.

We followed it, my legs burning and my throat demanding water. It stopped in front of a pile of ruins. The vampire leaped out of the driver's side and ran towards the ruins. I got to the car and got on top of the roof, holding on to anything I possibly could. Alec was beside me in a matter of seconds.

The vampire came back and started the car. It didn't take long for him to speed up and head back to the highway. My figures burned as the G-force tried to push me of the car.

After about five minutes of speeding hell, he entered a small community. The town sign said La Push. The car came to a halt in front of a small house, and Alec and I, still under the Glamour, Leaped off.

I looked around in wonder; there was a whole group of vampires, outside in the middle of the day. Were they like Simon? Did they have Angel blood in them? I was broken by my daze when a native boy popped out of a bush half dressed and screaming. The vampires started rambling and crouching. I couldn't pay attention to what they were saying.

I was too busy looking at the bush where six huge, horse sized angry wolves, emerged.