AN: I had to split up this chapter. I tend to do that a lot. 5 and 6 were supposed to be one whole chapter together and 7,8, and 9 are supposed to be one as well. I don't like my chapters to be too long.

Thank you everyone for your continued support and encouragement. Vacancy has become my most popular story on here and Wattpad. (I honestly thought that spot would go to my Apollo story).

Anywhooo, enjoy this chapter that I made within the midst of my crappy life. :)


Skye stared out of the lookout doors waiting for Chase to return. It had been hours since she had last spoke with him and she was now getting worried.

Chase, where are you…

The lookout elevator descended and off stepped Ryder. He immediately noticed Skye waiting by the lookout doors and became curious.

"Skye? Is everything alright?" He asked her.

Skye turned to face him in response. "Ryder, Chase and Marshall still haven't come back." She answered.

Ryder looked at her a little confused. "Really? Chase isn't here yet?" He placed a hand on his chin. "Marshall called and asked me could he stay the night at Katie's, but I at least thought Chase would be back by now… Have you tried calling him?" He asked Skye.

"I tried, but there was no answer." She told him. Ryder turned around and headed back for the elevator.

"Just relax, Skye. I'll try to contact him from my pup-pad." Ryder told her. He stepped onto the elevator and rode it back to the top. Skye still couldn't help but worry. Crime in Adventure Bay was really low at the moment, but she still didn't like the fact of not knowing where Chase was and not knowing how to get in touch with him.

"Maybe Marshall has seen him." She says aloud. She quickly taps her pup-tag, watching as it lights up. "Marshall, are you there?"

Marshall, who didn't feel like talking to Skye, silently sighed and rolled his eyes. "Marshall?!" She called again. Marshall still refused to respond. After numerous tries, Skye assumed he was sleep and decided that it was no use.

"Finally." Marshall said to himself. At that moment, Katie made her way into the room, all dressed in her night clothes, which consisted of a short white tank top and pink boy shorts.

"Cali's sound asleep now. So what made you want to come over, Marshall?" She asked.

Marshall tilted his head down. "Well… you know, it's just been a while since we've talked and I thought tonight would be a good night." He answered. During the time of Marshall's heart break a month ago, he would spend the night with Katie at times. Katie always offered so much support. She was always there for Marshall and proved to be a great friend. Marshall shared so much with Katie and she was very good at keeping secrets. Looking at Marshall's expression, she could now tell that something was wrong.

"So how's everything with you-know-who going?" She asked. A light smile placed on her features.

Marshall hesitated. "Umm… Well... We almost… kissed today."

Katie began to squeal. "Ohhh that's so cute." She said unable to hide her excitement. "So why almost?" She asked, curiously.

"We were interrupted… by Chase."

"Chase?!" Katie sat down with wide eyes, her curiosity increasing more-so by the second. "How did Chase get involved in this? I thought you two weren't talking."

"Well…" Marshall started. "He came to me yesterday and said that he missed me and wanted to spend time with me. At first, I tried to just ignore him, but he wouldn't give up, so I eventually just gave in and said yes." Katie nodded her head as Marshall continued to talk. "After hanging out with him, my angry feelings toward him started to change and I was really enjoying myself. When I went to meet up with Joey, he secretly followed me."

I never thought that Chase would be the stalking type. Katie thought to herself.

"Me and Joey shared a moment at our special spot and as we were about to kiss Chase came out of hiding. He was mad at me for leaving him behind and he was rude to Joey."

Sounds like jealousy! Katie sung in her mind.

"He told me that this wasn't me… and then he called me disgusting."

Katie gasped as she covered her mouth. "Marshall that's horrible. How could Chase say something like that."

"It's my fault." Marshall said. "I'm the one who let him get close to me again. It was just something about him. He was trying so hard… so hard to let me know that he still existed. At one point, it even seemed like he…" Marshall stopped and let out a quick sigh before shaking his head. "...anyway, that's what happened."

"Marshall, don't you feel like Chase was acting a little jealous?" Katie asked him. "From the way you told me that Chase came out from hiding at the same moment that you and Joey were about to kiss, it seems like his emotions drove him to act out."

"I don't know… I thought about that, but I don't think that's the case. I'm starting to feel like he just gets enjoyment out of seeing me hurt." Marshall answers.

"I'm not so sure…" Katie says.

"I told him to stay away from me… that I hated him." Marshall said, looking down.

"But did you really mean it?" Katie asked him.

Marshall sighed before silence started to settle in. "But enough about that. What's new with you and Ryder?" Marshall asked, changing the subject.

Katie instantly froze. "Uh… What are you talking about?" She asked while laughing nervously.

"Remember the time that we all were doing a knight saves princess from dragon skit? When Ryder heard that he would have to kiss you, his face turned into a tomato." Marshall laughed, causing Katie to giggle as well.

"Well it wasn't like he hadn't done it before." After Katie said that, her eyes shot open wide. Marshall gave her a look. "Wait, no, I didn't mean it like that!" She laughed nervously again waving her hands in defense. "It all happened by accident." She added, mentally kicking herself soon after realizing she had already said too much. Now Marshall was the curious one. He gave her a wide grin and Katie lowered her head as she blushed heavily.

"So how did it happen?"


Chase wandered through an extremely dark area. He was trying to make his way out of Big View Trail and head back home, but he seemed to be lost in an area that wasn't familiar to him. There was nothing but darkness. It all seemed so strange to him. He had mistakenly fell asleep after his little encounter with Joey, but after waking up, his surroundings were nothing but darkness. He tried many times to get in touch with either Ryder or Skye, but every time he activated his pup-tag, there was only static. On top of that, it seemed as though he'd been walking on this trail for a great amount of time. Chase's pup-tag lit up as Skye's voice came through over the static.

"Chase, where are you?"

"Skye? It that you?" Chase asked, but there was no response back. "Skye? Skye?!" He tried to contact her again, only to hear the sound of static once more. "What's going on?" As he asked this question, a tiny light appeared out in the distance. Chase began to cautiously approach the light and as he drew closer, the light itself grew brighter. Chase walked into the light. The bright light was now blinding to the point where Chase had to cover his eyes. Once he opened them however, he was in a completely different setting and the darkness had cleared away. The crescent moon hung high in the sky.

"Huh… I'm back at the lake?" Chase said to himself. "Where was I before? What was that place?" He questioned. His ears began to perk up as he heard a sound. "Is that… crying?" Chase looked over to the direction of the sound and saw a familiar pup sitting in front of the lake.

"Marshall?"