Chapter Fourteen

Joshua awoke the following morning early. He needed to go to the bathroom and climbed out of bed, disturbing Angel who had been asleep at the end of his bed.

He left the bedroom and headed down the hall toward the bathroom, Angel following him.

He came out of the bathroom and was moving back for his bedroom when he heard an angry hiss and turned, seeing Angel against a wall and another cat hissing at her.

Joshua's eyes were wide and he made a noise to frighten the cat away. It seemed to do the trick, for it ran away but unfortunately, so did Angel.

'Uh Oh,' Joshua said softly, racing after Angel. 'Ba.. C.. bakkk,' he slurred, running after her.

Erik looked up as he heard footsteps coming down the hall. He had just returned from the market with some monthly supplies and he slipped into his passageway, not noticing the latch hadn't clicked properly, as he raced inside, not wanting to be found.
Angel, who was spooked from the other cat, ran down the hall and finding a tiny passage away, ran through it.

Joshua watched her disappear inside and paused for a moment. He wanted to go after her, to bring her back to his bedroom. 'Anng.' he called into the darkness. 'Angg.'' he slurred but she didn't come back.

With a soft sigh, he slipped into the darkness to find her.

Charlotte wasn't sure what had woken her up. She looked at the click beside her, seeing it was nearly 6am. There wouldn't be much point in going back to sleep now.

She climbed out of bed and stretched before she moved to pop her head in on Joshua. If he were still asleep, she'd go and shower before she woke him up.

She opened the door and peered into the room and gasped when she saw he wasn't in his bed. 'Joshua,' she called into the room, seeing both he and Angel were missing.

Determined not to panic, she grabbed a lantern and moved toward the bathroom, perhaps he had simply needed to use the bathroom.

She called into the bathroom and hearing no response, poked her head into the empty room, seeing Joshua wasn't there.

"Oh Joshua,' she almost cried turning and made her way further down the hall in the hope of finding him.

Hope you all enjoyed the chapters, I'll send another one soon, I promise. Now for review replies -

fluffy-bubbles - The chapters were short, which is why I sent two back to back. I hope you enjoyed them and I plan on sending the next chapter earlier then usual, maybe in the next few days.

Princess Airiana - They'll meet soon. I know its been several chapters but I wanted to make it a bit more realistic and I think it would take Erik awhile before he was willing to meet Charlotte face to face. It took him 9 years or so before he let Christine see him. Thanks for reviewing

KitsuneRW - Thank you, some chapters are short, others longer. It depends where my writing mood is and if it's a filler chapter or action chapter. Thanks for reviewing

VagrantCandy - Thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying and I hope you enjoyed the last two chapters. More action is coming up soon :)

Thank you to all my readers and reviewers, it means alot to me to know people are reading this story. Thank you again!