**Hey Everybody!! I finally decided to sit down and update this. I've been meaning to update this for a long time, but never found the time to actually do it. Anywayz, if I remember correctly, I left y'all with a cliff hanger!! Ooh, mean me! Lol. Well, what're u reading this for?? Start the Chapter!!

The Chase

When Alanna realized they were talking about her, the blood quickly drained from her face. She had to hide! She quickly rounded the corner running hard. She heard footsteps behind her, getting louder. She panicked and turned another corner. A dead end. Her pulse sped up, thinking it was the end of her, when she saw it. The perfect place to hide.

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Alex looked around. 'Where did that blasted person run off to?' He mentally kicked himself for not running faster. The corridors were dark, so it was hard to see who the eavesdropper was. He knew that if he didn't find the person, he'd be in trouble with Roger; and he did NOT want to be on Roger's bad side.

He rapidly turned the corner and looked around. It was a dead end. He saw a piano, a window, and curtains. He smiled evilly, walking slowly toward the green velvet curtains. He reached his arm out and swiftly pulled the curtains open. He grunted angrily when he found nothing. He must've turned a wrong corner. He ran and backtracked his steps knowing that it was now very unlikely to find the person he was looking for.

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Breathing a sigh of relief, Alanna looked down from the chandelier and watched Alex leave. 'That was close,' Alanna thought. 'Too close.' She was grateful that she wasn't afraid of heights and could climb fast and easily. She held onto the ledge of the window and eased herself down onto the piano and to the ground.

She looked cautiously around the corner, just in case. Knowing that Alex was gone, she stepped around the corner and went straight to Thom's room. She glanced around, making sure no one was there. She raised her knuckles to the door and quietly knocked. She waited for a brief moment, when the door eased open.

All the emotions she had caught up with her and in tears she blindly threw her arms around the person who opened the door, thinking it was Thom. She looked up and was surprised when she saw the prettiest blue eyes she had ever seen looking down at her, confused and worried.

TBC

**So what'd y'all think?? Sorry it was kinda short, I'll write more next time. Send me a review and tell me what u think!!**

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