Hey, wow that took a long time to write another chapter, sorry. Please send some feedback and suggestions are very cool.

Matthew Good's "House of smoke and mirrors" doesn't belong to me, obviously, I'm just using it cause I want to.

It was Friday night and Alex had decided to stay in her office and finish some paperwork. She was sitting at her desk with her headphones on singing along to Matthew Good's "House of Smoke and Mirrors." Although she didn't look it, Alex had a beautiful voice but only ever used it to sing in privacy.

There's a house

and there's a doorway

been locked out, the lights are out anyway

and loosely reconditioned

to be just so refined

a last grasp at the life worth living

in these standard shoes and what's left of my lines

you can see right through me,

Hey,

I've been thinking

why don't we get out of here tonight?

get in the car and just start driving

fuck them if they can't take a joke,

Right?

I've fallen asleep again

and when I wake up you won't be there

don't you think I don't know why?

I've been asleep for years

-you can see right through me-

Just as Alex hit her last note she was thrown away from her song when she heard a knocking at the door,

"Alex," a familiar voice yelled through the wood.

"Great, Katie wants something. What else is new?" Alex mumbled to her self, she got up and unlocked the door.

"What is it?" she said, obviously displeased with the interruption.

"It's like crazy busy out there and Megan and Scott already left for the night, please help me."

"They bailed? Fuck! Yeah, I'll come help you in a sec, let me just pack up here."

"Thanks Al."

A few minutes later, Alex was at the bar serving drinks like crazy.

"Ok, so this plan of yours includes what exactly? 'Cause I'm lost as to where we find her." Marissa asked Summer.

"Well, I thought that we should start at the places where she used to hangout and,"

"Work," Marissa finished as they pulled in the Bait Shop parking lot.

"Well they might know where she went, she did have a lot of friends here," Summer replied.

"Yeah, you're right, so shall we?" Marissa asked as she opened her car door.

"Operation Butterfly Catcher is in effect." Summer said as she stepped out of the car and put on her sunglasses. Marissa just stared at her blankly.

"Ya know we need a name," Summer said as she her eyes and got them to start walking again.

"Um… OK? But what's with the name and the sunglasses?" Marissa asked.

"Come on, Butterfly Catcher, she has a butterfly tattoo. Jeeze, I even thought that you would pick up on that. And the shades make me look cool and stealth like."

"Yeah, you're a little weirdo," they both started to giggle.

"True, but ya love me."

"Very true, but we're here so let's go inside."

Once they paid their cover, they were thrown right into the crowd. Having not been at the Bait Shop for almost a year, she forgot how packed the place could get on a Friday night.

"Great, it's Friday night and Our Lady Peace are playing, it's a surprise that they haven't exceeded their people limit.

"What?" Summer yelled to Marissa.

"Never mind, I'm gonna go get a drink," Marissa yelled to Summer.

"What?" Summer yelled again.

Marissa just made a drinking motion with her hand and left towards the bar.

Back at the bar.

God, it's like so crowded in here it's insane! I can hardly think , well at least it's good for business, Alex thought to herself.

The band started to play "Angels losing sleep" which made the people on the stools get up to dance/create a massive moshpit. "Finally, a little bit of a break."

As Marissa got closer to the bar, she noticed people starting to drift towards the dance floor. "Good at least I can sit down and talk to the bartender about Alex, or lack thereof." Once she reached the bar, a short girl with long black hair sporting a "Rage Against The Machine" t-shirt came around with a fake smile- she was seriously tired.

"What can I get you?"

"Just a coke please," Marissa replied.

"Sure, just a sec," the disappeared and came back a second later with her drink, "is that all?"

"Yes…actually no," Marissa took a moment to gain some confidence, " I was wondering if you've ever heard of a girl named Alex Kelly, she used to work here?"

"Maybe, what does she look like?" Katie was just playing dumb, she knew that Alex was just at the other side of the bar, but she didn't know if she should reveal Alex's hiding place.

" Well, she has an amazing fashion sense, she usually wears band t-shirts like Distillers, Weezer, The Clash, umm she either wears high-tops or skate shoes. She's got semi-long beautiful golden blonde hair with a purple streak down the side. And she has the most beautiful blue eyes, you could get lost in them forever and not even know it." While Marissa was talking, she had a dreamy look on her face, but when she finished talking a sad smile crossed her face.

"Wow, sounds like a pretty girl, why are you looking for her? If I may ask?" Katie couldn't get the idea of how much this chick was into her boss. Alex saw that Katie had stopped working and looked like she was hitting on some girl. She filled a few more orders and made her way over to Katie and the unknown girl.

"Seriously Kat, you ask me to help you out with the drinks and you're flirting with…" Alex looked up at the girl, Alex blinked, "Marissa," she breathed out.

"Alex," Marissa let go of the breath she didn't know she was holding.