Slowly and cautiously Prince William walked toward the entrance of the 4th Kingdom. He knew he wasn't supposed to be on this side of the mirror. He also knew that if anyone saw him, there would be hell to pay. Since it had been raining, the trail that he was taking was becoming even more difficult to follow. However, he also knew that he himself would be more difficult to follow. He couldn't help but smile to his satisfaction, at the turn of events. Normally, he would hate the rain, but now, it was his best friend. For, in the rain, he was safe and was also less likely to get in trouble. It all depended on those last few steps. Closer, and closer, he drew to the place where the forest was obscure. Finally, he made it close enough to where he could see the door to the 4th Kingdom. Yet, before he could enter, the sound of a twig breaking behind him made him stop abruptly. Silently, listening in the dark William dared to breath. For worry that the slightest movement on his part would promote whatever it was that made the sound, to come closer. Fruthermore, that is exactly what he did not want.

Hours and hours on end, it seemed to William that he waited in the dark. The silentness around him was starting to be almost more than he could bear. It felt to him as if it was swallowing him up, tempting him, daring him, and all together eating away at his very soul. After what was really only a few minutes, he decided to proceed with even more caution than he had before. Three steps, two steps, one step, he was there; he was finally there. BAM! Just before Prince William could enter by himself, Wolf and Virginia came out of nowhere, and knocked him through with haste. All he could hear was the swirling sound of being thrown through mirror after mirror; a wind like sound that was raging in his ears. At last, he hit the cold hard floor of his father's castle. His wrist was throbbing with pain from where he landed on it. Prince William quickly sat up and looked around at his two accomplices. The same as he, both of them were now getting to their feet.

"O'l, huff puff, I am terribly sorry your highness." Wolf said as he grabbed William's hurt arm and slung him the rest of the way to his feet.

"No, that is quite all right Wolf." William replied with his face tight from the pain. Clutching his hurt wrist he collected himself evermore.

"Hello, William, is your father around?" Virginia cut in. "I'm afraid we have urgent business that requires his presence immediately."

"Sorry, but I don't know." William finished.

"All right, I guess we will just have to find him. Wolf, come on and stop playing around." Virginia said sharply. Wolf immediately stopped plundering in the old pile of junk that had kept him occupied, and quickly followed Virginia.

"I wonder, what was so important for them to visit earlier then they usually do." William whispered to himself as he advanced up the basement stairs.

As he continued on his way, to his room, he thought he heard someone talking;he decided to take a detour towards the voices. It was his sister Anna. But whom she was talking to, he couldn't figure out. Anna was ten years old and didn't have a lot of friends. This was simply because she was really selfish. Creeping even closer, William stopped behind the corner. He listened to Anna with open ears, not expecting to find much.

" I don't think that is such a good idea." Anna said.

"Of course it's a good idea. Because, think about all the friends you will have after you do it." the other voice replied. William, listening even more closely now wasafraid of what he would here next. "And besides, with everything that will be going on, you won't even get in trouble for it."

"But its wrong, I'm sorry, but I just don't think I can do it." Anna finished.

"Why not, what do you have to loose. Come on now Anna, think about your family. Your Mother, your Father, and your Brother. You wouldn't want anything to happen to them wouldyou?"

The last comment this mysterious voice made, chilled William to the bone. The way it was wooing his sister with every word it spoke, William wondered if it would succeed and make his sister do something awful. Creeping a little closer to try and get a look at the unknown person, William knocked over a little table that held four of his mothers most adored vases. Silently shirking, he watched in horror as vase after vase fell and shattered all over the ground. Not wanting to receive the blame for the broken vases, William quickly rounded the corner. About halfway down the next corridor he heard the sound he had been waiting for. The sound of his mother's screaming, and wailing, could be heard throughout the whole of the nine kingdoms, or so it seemed. Fearing what her wrath would be like on him, William hastened his pace towards his chamber.

Safely in his room, William allowed his thoughts to escape him. They took him back to New York, to Wolf and Virginia, to his sister, to his mother and the vases. William's thoughts started runing around in his head, over and over again they came. Whatis going on? Why is Wolf and Virginia here so early? What is my sister up to? What about my mother? However, his thoughts mostly rested on thing:her.Who was that beautiful woman? He had earlier seen her in the window of a small Inn on the outskirts of Central Park, in New York City. He knew it would be too risky to go back there right now, but somehow he didn't seem to care. All he thought about was her. He swore to himself to find out, but for now, as his thoughts about the day grew deeper and deeper, William slipped into the ever reigning darkness, and found himself asleep.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY CHARACTERS/PLACES WITH IN THE NINE KINGDOMS. NOR, DO I TAKE CREDIT FOR ANYTHING THAT IS NOT MY OWN IDEA. THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE REVIEWS AND I AM STILL TRYING TO TIE UP SOME LOOSE ENDS W/ MY GRAMMER, ETC. PROBLEMS.