At my apartment, he started sniffing around. Literally. He picked up everything and sniffed it until he came to a broken mantle piece that used to be above our TV. He snarled and vamped. I ran over to him as he put his hand down to wipe it.

"What is it? Did you get a scent?" he brought his hand down. There was blood smeared on it.

"He hurt her?" I asked stupidly. He sighed.

"It's not hers. But I do know who's it is. I didn't think he was still alive but I guess he is."

"Who?"

"Erik."

"Who the hell is Erik?" I asked as I started to get impatient.

"A man that was feared by all who saw him. I helped him out of that country to here. That was seventy years ago."

"So he's not a human?"

"Guess not. I don't know why he would take Alex though." He walked over to the door and waited for me to follow him. When I started walking, he picked up the pace and we practically ran to the spot that the scent Angel picked up led to.

The trail we followed led us to a small dark corridor in a large, dark house. The only door in that corridor was at the end. We went to it and cautiously opened it. Inside was only a mirror and dozens of flowers. I looked around and gasped. A song came flowing out of nowhere as well as a letter written in red ink with a skull imprint on the back.

"Who's do you think it is?" I asked calmly. Angel shrugged and he opened it. It read:

'Kind Fathers,

Your daughter is fine. She was not harmed on purpose for she fell trying to get out of the way of the glass falling. Please forgive the mess, for I had meant to keep it clean. Please leave now and forget your daughter. She is safe from harm now.

Her protector from the world,

G.'

"What do you think has her? Someone with the initial 'G.'" I asked Angel. He sighed.

"It means Ghost."

"Will he hurt her?" I asked quietly.

"No. He will try to protect her from everything though so we might end up hurt. We need to hurry and make sure she's fine."

"Well let's go."

We ran to the mirror and saw a crack on the side. He put his hand through it and pushed the mirror back to where it opened. He smiled at me and walked in. The singing started to get louder and it sounded like an angel.

Nighttime sharpens

Heightens each sensation

Darkness stirs and wakes imagination

Silently the senses abandon their defenses

We headed down until we came to a small underground river. The singing got louder as we drew closer to the river.

Slowly, gently, night unfurls its splendor

Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender

Turn your face away from the garish light of day

Turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light

And listen to the music of the night

I watched Angel silently climb into the water and go under. I decided to stay behind and wait for him to come back.

I slowly ducked underwater and started swimming straight through the underground channel. As the water started getting shallow, I slowly lifted my head up out of the water and saw a man sitting at an organ. I looked around, but I didn't see Alex anywhere. Then I saw a bed that was in the corner covered with a curtain. I swam silently over to it and got out silently. I made my way over to the bed and pulled the curtain back a bit. I looked down and saw Alex sleeping peacefully. I saw the bandage on her arm. I smiled as I felt a tear fall down my face. I let go of the curtain and got back in the water. I swam back silently. I got out of the water when I reached the other side, sat down, and looked up at Lindsey.

"What's wrong, is she alright?"

"She's fine. She's sleeping though. Let's come back later."

"What! Why aren't we going to get her?"

"Later!" I growled. I got up and walked to the mirror and back out with Lindsey following.

The next chapter will have more about Alex and her past and background. Please Review!