Me: Ok, another chapter is now up. Have fun reading it! And, sorry if I made it to short for your liking.

Kai: Just get on with the story.

Rayne: Kit doesn't own anything, except me, 'cuz she created me! She doesn't own

'Die Of A Broken Heart' by Carolyn Dawn Johnson, either.

Me: K, people! On with the story!

Ch. 3: Introduction and a song

Rayne stared at the letter as she walked into her apartment, almost tripping over Black Magic if the cat hadn't moved out of her way. Her mind was arguing over whether to go or not to go.

'You should go. He seemed nice enough.' said one half of her mind.

'No! For all you know he could be an axe murderer!' argued the other half.

The not-so-smart half of her brain glared at the other half, with a light huff,'I highly doubt he's an axe murderer.' it growled.

The smart half glared at the other half. (A/N: This is like she's imaging an adventrous side of herself arguing with the coward in her.) 'What?! Have you become the all-seeing adventrous side of her?!' the not-so-adventrous side hissed.

Rayne sighed and finally gave up on the fight," Ok, sounds good to me. I suppose I'll go." she said to herself with a mild grin. Black Magic looked up at her with a mewl and padded off into the kitchen. Rayne looked up at the clock. It was about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. 'Well, he might not be there now, but I'll try it out.' she thought to herself. "Hey,Black. Watch over the house for me! I'm gonna go see if Mr. Kai is at home!" and with that she walked to the door, grabbing her purse on the way. She quickly looked the door, before walking down the hall, looking for the room with the number 105. Then, she remembered a legend about the room with that number, it was supposed to be haunted. 'Oh,boy. If it is haunted this will be REAL fun...' she thought, a hint of sarcasm in her mental voice.

Rayne found the door and, gulping, knocked on it lightly. What she recieved made her blink in surprise.

From inside the room, came," Whatever you're selling, I don't want any!"

Rayne blinked and her eyes narrowed," What if I'm not selling anything?" she yelled back.

The door opened and there stood the young man she had run into earlier that morning. After seeing her, he blushed slightly, murmuring, "Sorry, I thought you were someone else."

Rayne laughed lightly and smiled," It's ok." she said.

Kai smiled slightly and side-stepped to allow her inside. She stepped in, looking around. Kai held out his hand in greeting," Well, since we didn't have a proper greeting this morning, you want to try one now?"

Rayne took his hand and shook it firmly," My name's Rayne by the way." she introduced herself.

"Well, I already told you, but my name's Kai." he answered her. Suddenly, there was a yowl and a hiss from the door, and Black Magic came streaking in sliding to a stop just inches from Rayne's foot.

Rayne looked at the cat and rolled her eyes," And, just how did YOU get out of the apartment?" she asked with a sigh, then turned to Kai," Sorry, he must've climbed out one of my windows and followed me." she said with a light blush.

Kai laughed," It's ok. I don't really mind cats. Plus, it wasn't your fault." he said. He knelt down to pet Black Magic, who was hiding behind one of Rayne's legs. The cat looked up at Rayne, before looking back at Kai and his out-stretched hand.

"Well, what're ya waitin' for. It's not like he's gonna kill you." Rayne said to the cat with a smirk. She knelt down as well, picking up Black Magic and setting him down in front of her. He looked at her for a second with big emerald eyes, but then he cautiously made his way over to Kai. Black Magic looked him over warily, his eyes traveling from his hand, to his face, then back to his hand. Suddenly, Rayne's cellphone rang and Black Magic jumped, almost clawing Kai to death as he scurried past him.

Rayne rolled her eyes at her pet before pulling out her phone and flipping it open," Yeah, Rayne here. Oh, hey Taryn. What's up?" there was a quick scurry of words on the other end of the phone line, followed by a," What?! Practice was tomorrow!" and then another voice replaced the one that belonged to Taryn, and Rayne replied," No, Tanya. I can't-...What?! You guys are already outside the apartment?! Fine, I'll be there in a few." and with a sigh, she flipped the phone closed. "Sorry, I hafta go practice with my band...Unless...Do you want to come over and watch us practice?" Rayne saked him.

Kai looked at her for a few seconds, before smiling slightly," Ummm...sure." he replied to her.

Rayne smiled and dropped her cellphone into her purse, giving a shrill whistling noise to call Black Magic. The cat came streaking in and jumped into Rayne's arms.

A few minutes later, they were on their way to Rayne's apartment, chatting quietly. They finally arrived at her apartment, to be greeted by the sight of two identicle looking girls, and two boys. "Ok, let me introduce you to my band. You guys come up here and say hello to my new friend, Kai." Rayne said, motioning to the person who stood beside her.

The first to come up had long fiery red hair and crystal blue eyes. She wore a light blue tank-top, flare jeans, and denim boots," Hey, it's a pleasure. The name's Taryn." she greeted with a small smile.

The next was one of the young boys. He had short brown-blond hair and forest green eyes. He wore a black short-sleeved shirt that had a white wolf on the front, with black cargo jeans, and black converse tennis shoes," Nice to meet you. Name's Cal." he said with a lopsided grin.

The next to come up was obviously Tanya, considering he had never heard of a boy named Tanya. She had silvery-blue hair and almost ocean-like eyes. She wore a silver tank-top, faded jeans, and blue flip-flops," Nice to see ya. Name's Tanya, but everyone calls me Tanie." she said with a warm smile.

The last to come had blond hair and glittering hazel eyes. He wore an amber short-sleeved shirt, jeans, and brown hiking boots." Pleasure, name's Darien." he said with a nod.

Rayne nodded and smiled a little more," Ok, guys. Since it was YA'LL that wanted practice today, let's get in there and practice." she said as she unlocked the door and moved to give everyone room to get in.

Kai sat down in a random chair, watching as they set up their insruments. Rayne was the first to finish, her silver-stringed guitar already hung around her neck with the neck strap," Guys, what d'ya say to practicing that new song I just wrote first?" she asked curiously.

Taryn and Tanya looked up and nodded vigorously, as did Darien and Cal.

"Ok, then. Let's get ready." and with that the music started to flow from the instruments like a musical river and Rayne, Taryn, and Tanya's voice joined in the song, that went a little something like this:

"I keep having these disturbing dreams:

My final days, the end of me.

For some odd reason, I get one last wish,

And every time, I wish for this:

Take me fast or take me slow.

I don't really care how I go.

In the daylight or in the dark,

Just don't let me die of a broken heart.

The kind of pain that you just can't take,

Will send a strong man to his grave.

There's not a pill that can give you a rest,

Or fill that hole deep in your chest.

So, take me fast or take me slow.

I don't really care how I go.

In the daylight or in the dark,

Just don't let me die of a broken heart.

No.

I've been crushed by that hurt before.

There's no way I could take any more.

If I fell in love, and I found out it would happen again,

I'd say take me now.

And take me fast or take me slow.

I don't really care how I go.

In the daylight or in the dark,

Just don't let me die of a broken heart.

Take me fast or take me slow.

I don't really care how I go.

In the daylight or in the dark,

Just don't let me die of a broken heart.

No, don't let me die of a broken heart.

No."

And, after that, the song ended on a long, haunting note. Kai sat, his eyes wide and his mouth open wide in awe. Sure, Taryn and Tanya had great harmonized voices, but Rayne...She had the voice of an angel. She really did have a talent for singing.

"Well, what d'ya think?" Rayne asked him curiously as she gently pulled her guitar over her head.

Kai blinked at her question, and could only come up with one VERY smart answer," Wow." Oh, yes. The smartest answer ever heard in the history of answers.

Rayne, Tanya, Taryn, Cal, and Darien smiled at eachother before Rayne said," I still can't believe we mastered the melody for that song. After all, it's so hard to do!" she smiled at her band.

Kai was still speechless for a few seconds, until a question came to his mind," Ummm...What's your band called?" he asked Rayne, who was, from the way the rest of the band hung around her, obviously the lead.

Rayne turned, blinking slightly before she registered his question," Oh...we call ourselves 'The Shadows'." she answered him with a shrug.

Kai nodded and thought for a second, his eyes narrowing as his mind raced for the information he was looking for.

Taryn interrupted his train of thought when she addressed Rayne," Rayne, Rina want's you to skip your shift tomorrow and come work with us. We're missing two girls, and Rina's really P.O'ed about it."

Rayne sighed," Well, that WILL mean that I don't have to get up at the crack of dawn, so...Ok, I'll work with you on your shift."

Kai looked up as she said this," Where do you work? I've never heard of anymore places having shifts anymore." he asked her.

Rayne looked at him," Hmmm...Do you like to solve mysteries?" she asked with a mischevious smirk. He nodded in reply, looking slightly confused as to what solving mysteries had to do with her job.

"Well, good then. Here's a clue. Me, Tanya, and Taryn are 'Coyotes'." she said with a mysterious smirk and a mischevious gleam in her eyes.

Me: Ok, end of chapter.

Kai: [yelling at Rayne] Why'd you give me a mystery to solve?! You could have just flat out told me!

Rayne: Well, it made things more interesting, didn't it?!

Kai:[sigh] Yeah, I suppose it did...

Taryn, Tanya, Rayne: Ok, peeps, review!