Author's Note: Hey everyone! I'm in a good mood cuz my english sub never showed up today so we had a teacher-less class for an hour and half. About 20 sophomores in a room together without supervision? Can you say fun? lol. Anyway, it put me in a mood to write the next chapter, so you should all be happy too *reviewers all scowl and grumble angrily*

Eve Eastborne: Thanks much for the idea! I'm gonna use it. I think I can tie it in to my idea. Fun! Just watch out for the rest of my reviewers, they may try to murder you for making my story even longer by giving me a new conflict to tie in J

Adam ran into the bushes to hide. He sat there for 10 minutes, praying no one would come by. Finally he heard Dan's whisper.

"Adam! Adam? Where are you?" Adam stood.

"I'm right-" Adam stopped short. Shit. Oooooh shit.

Jordan laughed, menacing and low. "Stupid boy. You really aren't that bright are you? Trapping me in the cave, for one." Here he shook his head to emphasize how foolish that was, "And now, falling for such a simple little trick. Have you forgotten that I have illusionary magic? You just make this all too easy." As Jordan was speaking, an armed guard had crept up to Adam. Now they grabbed him. Adam opened his mouth to scream, but Jordan quickly put his hand over it.

"I wouldn't if I were you. You wouldn't believe the pain I will inflict upon you if you decide to utter a single sound." He had said this in a light way, but Adam knew that the threat was a true one, so he shut his mouth and let the guard lead him away. All his common sense had left him. If he had been smart he would have remembered that he was in Winding Circle and that, most likely, someone would have heard him yell for help and come to his rescue. But Adam did not realize this (and, to his credit, he was scared shitless when it came to Jordan anyway) so he decided to avoid a beating and let Jordan get straight to killing him when they got to…wherever it was they were going.

MEANWHILE, BACK AT DISCIPLINE…

The six members of Discipline (and Sandry, too) sat around a table. Dan had just finished telling them what Adam had told him. Rosethorn, Sandry, and Lark seemed impassive as they processed this information. Briar looked like he wanted slit someone's throat, Tris's hair was sprouting lightning, and Elizabeth just shook her head. What's next? She wondered. She felt totally betrayed. Even after everything that had happened, after he told them about his past…why had he kept this from them? She didn't know, but she'd be damned if she wasn't going to find out.

A few minutes later, Dan and Elizabeth were hiking back up the hill (with a new pair of clothes) to where Dan had left Adam. Elizabeth was fuming. She planned on giving him a piece of her mind.

"Adam? Adam get your ass out here!" Elizabeth yelled as soon as she reached the spot that Dan said he'd left him at.

"Umm, maybe you'd better let me look for him." Dan told her gently. "Like I said, he's kind of naked." Elizabeth blushed at the reminder.

"Fine. But get him out here as soon as his punk ass is dressed." Dan nodded agreement and left to find Adam. He'd never seen Elizabeth so mad before. She always seemed so sweet and she hardly ever got really angry. To be honest, her recent swear tirade had really surprised him. I mean, sure, he'd heard her swear before, but she never really swore at anyone. It was mainly when she dropped something or hurt herself. To be honest, it had really surprised him to hear her say that about Adam. He almost felt bad for him, having to face her when he got out. Speak of the devil… Dan thought, as he spotted the a fore mentioned slime-ball himself.

"Hey, Adam!" The boy turned to face him. Dan looked at him oddly. Something was different, but he couldn't tell what. Dan tossed him the clothes. "Get dressed. Then follow me." He gave a secretive laugh, thinking of Elizabeth waiting to rip him a new one. "Dude, you are so screwed." He laughed again as Adam got dressed and then led him out.

Elizabeth watched them emerge from the trees. She stormed up to Adam. "You little fucker!" She began to yell at him. Adam walked away without a glance in her direction. "HEY! I'M TALKING TO YOU!!" She yelled again as she grabbed his arm to stop him. There was no way he was going to get away that easy. Adam whirled to face her. Elizabeth saw something familiar in his eyes. The next thing she knew, Adam had grabbed her arm and flipped her onto her back, before walking away again. Dan, enraged, ran at him with a yell. Adam turned to meet his attack and struck him in the chest as Dan launched himself at him, sending the boy flying sideways onto the grass. Elizabeth wasn't sure whether to scream or cry. She was also scared. She had seen something smoldering in his eyes that she was sure that she had seen before. She wasn't sure what it was, but she was sure it wasn't nice.

Jordan walked down the path to Discipline. That was just too easy. He thought smugly. He wondered if it would this easy to fool the others into thinking that he was Adam as it had been to fool Dan and Elizabeth.