Okay. Here's chapter five. It took me long enough, but I finally got rid of writer's block… I hate that! Anyways, here it goes. Bad guy or good guy, I just couldn't bring myself not to have David in this. He's such a big part of The Lost Boys. If they do make a sequel, I hope they put him in it. Hmmm… Michael and Star… I'll try to fit um in somewhere. Not in this chapter, though.

CHAPTER FIVE

WATCHING… WAITING

"I've been watching

I've been waiting

In the shadows of my mind…"

-In the Shadows/The Razmus-

It was the night after Bianca's horrible window experience. Sam had decided he would sleep on the floor in her bedroom, but there was no way Bianca was sleeping. So, she turned on her lamp and began reading a book… The Lord of the Rings by non other than JRR Tolken. It was a long book and she was sure she'd fall asleep reading it. She'd already read it three times.

There had only been one crazy incident that day. Bianca had tried to eat a raw steak. It looked so juicy and… but Fallon had convinced Bianca to let her fix it at least rare. Bianca had agreed, though she felt somewhat disappointed.

Bianca wasn't half way through the first page of her book, when she heard a light tapping at her window. She closed her eyes, "Please be a tree branch."

She got out of bed and went to her window, peering outside. She didn't see anything, which made her more nervous. She walked over to where Sam was laying and lightly shook him, "Sam, wake up."

He opened his eyes and grinned up at her, "Hey."

"I heard something at my window."

He looked worried, then got up. The two walked over to the window and peaked out. "I don't see anything. Do you feel anything?"

"Sort of. Not what I felt last night, though. It's different."

"Different, how?"

"I don't know. It's just different."

"I'll go check outside."

"That's crazy! Don't you dare go out there!"

"Why?"

"It's dangerous!"

"I'm still going to check it out."

Sam started toward the bedroom door. "Okay, I'm coming with you. Just… let me put on a sweater."

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It was cold and frost covered the ground. Bianca put her arms around her shoulders to try to keep warm. "Sam, please can we go back in?"

"You can. I wish you would, any way. Incase something does happen."

"I'm not leaving you out here alone!"

"I don't see anything and that scares me. Do you still feel like someone is here?"

"Yes."

"Can you tell where the presence is coming from?"

"No. I wish I could. It's like it's all around me."

Sam gave her a thoughtful look, "Maybe it is all around you."

All of a sudden, Bianca began hearing the whispering again. It's like it started inside her mind. She put her hands over her ears. "Sam! I hear them again!"

"Close your mind to it!"

"I can't!"

"Yes you can, close your mind!"

"I'm trying! I can still hear them!"

Suddenly, Bianca felt herself being lifted off the ground and carried into the house. Sam sat her down on the couch. "What's going on?" Edgar asked, groggily.

"Bianca felt someone here and we went outside to see if we could find anything," Sam explained.

"Did you find anyone?" Alan asked.

"No. Bianca heard the whispering again. I had to bring her inside. Do you still hear it, Bianca?"

"No. It's gone," Bianca told him.

"Can I ask you a question, Bianca?" Sam asked.

"Yeah, go ahead."

"Who were you yelling I can't to?"

"What?" asked Bianca, looking confused, "I was talking to you. You kept telling me to close my mind to them, but I couldn't. I couldn't close my mind to them. It was too strong, and…"

"Bianca, I never told you to close your mind to them. I was trying to tell you to run inside, but I figured you couldn't hear me, so I just picked you up and brought you in. I never once said close your mind to them."

"But, Sam… if it wasn't you… then who was it?"