Considering the fact that I didn't get a response to the prologue, I don't really know why I am posting the first chapter. I guess because I had it written before I had posted anything, so I feel the need to have it posted. I guess multi chaps just aren't my thing.

"These cokes were $3.50 EACH. Do you know how many clubhouse dollars that is, that's like 20 bucks" complained Carlos like he did EVERYTIME we spent a single dollar.

"It's $14 Carlos, you really need that math tutor." I corrected Carlos

"Whatever smart ass, its still $14 we could have had in the clubhouse kitty, I can't take many more splinters in my ass, they hurt like a bitch and I don't exactly enjoy my mother having to poke around there. We NEED a new clubhouse"

Our tree house was getting outdated. It had been built back when we were like 6,when all our dads decided that every club needed an headquarters. You know, back when they gave a shit. And it wasn't like we called ourselves a 'club' anymore, I mean we're 14, that shit is for kids. We just...needed a place where we could get away from all the bullshit at home, a place only we knew about.

"You didn't have to get a coke Carlos, you could've saved 3 bucks 50. But no, you wanted one to, so shut up idiot" James attacked.

That wasn't a good idea. James and Carlos were always bickering. We were all like brothers and that's what brothers do. But it always took a turn when James called Carlos anything to mean dumb, he was sensitive about his learning disability and what I had said earlier probably hadn't helped. Whoops. I guess sometimes we didn't have filters.

"You are such a fucking prick all the time, why don't you go shove a stick up your ass…" Carlos started his rant on James.

"GUYS! Just fucking chill alright, it's just coke, Carlos it's only $14, that wasn't gonna buy us shit anyway, and James let the boy enjoy his $3.50 coke would you" Kendall intervened. That's the way it always was, whenever any of us had an argument or were being stupid, Kendall would always sort it out, it was like he was our dad or something.

"I'm sorry, I just really want that new clubhouse, I hate being at home, I rather be with you guys and NOT get splinters in my ass" apologized Carlos

"It's alright man, we'll get the money, I don't know how, but we'll get it. None of us wanna be at home." I told Carlos.

We all went silent after that for we each knew each other's home life was anything but great. Carlos' parents were always giving him shit when he did crappy in all his subjects, they didn't care that it wasn't his fault, he tried hard, he really did, they wouldn't even get a tutor for him, they just thought he was lazy. All James' parents cared about was their country club and keeping up appearances, it was like they didn't even have a son, they didn't even notice how talented he was, he was gonna be a star someday, most of the time James pretended like it didn't bother him, but we all knew it did. And Kendall, well Kendall wished he had what James had. To be ignored would be bliss for him. His dad died when we were 10 and a year later, his mum got with Mike, the devil incarnate, who'd been beating him ever since.

"Hey guys, I heard about this psychic lady, Madame Fairies or something, says she brings good fortune or some shit" James suggested

"You mean Madame Aries James. She's just some old lady tryna scam money off people, she won't help us. We're better off letting Kendall keep stealing from Mr Webber's shop." I said.

"Fucker's just getting what's coming to him. Nobody fires me. " Kendall replied. Even though the reason he had been fired in the first place was because he had been stealing cigarette's. Kendall was a good guy, really, he just got thrown with some tough circumstances that's all, how would you be if you got beat down every day of your life.

"I agree with Logan, that'll cost like $40, we can't afford to just give away $40" Carlos agreed with me.

"No wait...James actually has a pretty good idea. What if this quack can tell us how to get more money? Fuck the clubhouse, we could all move away to like fucking California or something" Funnily enough Kendall always believed in kooky spiritual shit like this, psychics, mediums, ghosts. We thought maybe it was because he had talked to his dad right after he had died, but he never told us.

And of course when Kendall said something, Carlos straight away would change his mind. Carlos never went against Kendall, so it was 3 against one. Once again, the fact that I was the smart one meant nothing to those dweebs. So off to the psychic we headed.

We arrived at Madame Aries 'office' down in the alleyway behind the junkyard. Like that wasn't signal enough to get the hell outta there. This lady was creepy and I really didn't want to hand her over our money. I still hadn't managed to convince the others that this was a stupid idea though, so in we walked.

She made us all sit down and took all her hands after we handed over the money. What she said next, kinda gave me the creeps.

"You, you've lost somebody haven't you?" I froze, stunned, how could she possibly have known.

Kendall sensed my uneasiness so he intervened. "Yeah, yeah, whatever lady, we paid you $40, now tell us how to make a fortune, the rumour around town is that that's what you do, so tell us or we want our money back"

"Relax, relax my boy. In due time I will tell you. My, you are an aggressive one aren't you?" Kendall almost pounced on her but then realised that would only serve her point further.

She closed her eyes while still holding mine and Carlos's hands. She looked like she was being possessed or something. She started shaking all of a sudden and then she jumped back like she had been faced with some startling revelation.

"Dear Johnny has the answers you seek. Thank you come again"

You have got to be kidding me right now. This old fucking hag had taken 40 clubhouse dollars and told us shit. I was gonna kill James for suggesting this.

We left Madame Aries' place feeling dejected, we had wanted answers, but instead came out $40 poorer.

"I can't believe we wasted 40 clubhouse dollars on that!" whined Carlos

"Relax fuckface. Do you really think I was gonna walk out of there without our fucking money" Kendall held up the green with a smirk on his face. I guess sometimes his nifty fingers came to our advantage. It wasn't stealing, it was our money ,that she robbed from us.

Kendall might have gotten our money back, but we still needed so much more to get what we wanted and the only information Madame Fairy gave to us was something about Dear Johnny. Some kid from our town who went missing like 20 years ago. They had never found his body, but just assumed he was dead. What the fuck did that help us? We all went home, feeling even more like shit than we had in the morning.

That night was pretty shitty for me too. My parents wouldn't stop fighting. They hadn't stopped in the past 6 months. It was always over stupid things, but we all knew what it was really about.

"Why couldn't you wash your dish, its not hard, for God's sake can't you do anything right" I heard my mum say to my dad.

"Oh fucking please, get over it, its just a goddam dish, you never would've cared 6 months ago" dad yelled back.

That was evidently too much for my mum because she ran out of the room crying. My dad saw me at that moment and he wasn't exactly in a good mood.

"She wouldn't be like this if it had have been you"

I had been hearing it often for the last 6 months, but it still stung like a bitch. My older brother, Benny, had died 6 months ago, drunk driver, hit him head on and I missed him so much it hurt. My father hadn't stopped reminding me how much he wishes it had have been me in that car because Benny was the star, he was gonna play for the Minnesota Wild and I was a worthless piece of shit. They were screaming at each other again a half hour later.

My dad left that night. Just packed his suitcases and up and left, but not before telling me how much he wishes Benny was still here instead of me .

THE NEXT DAY

"I call and raise you two" I placed a bet on my hand

"You pile of shit, you ain't got nothin', you're bluffin" James called me out

"Try me bitch" I threatened. James didn't believe me, so he matched my bet. Oh boy was he stupid. I placed down my hand on the table smirking at James. I'd won the pot, once again.

"Fuck you dickweed. That's bullshit, that's 6 in a row!"

"Logan, you little shit, stop hiding the fucking aces up your sleeve cheater" I was caught by Kendall, like always, he knew me too well. I laughed at James, when he lunged for me and got me in a head lock giving me a noogie. James's torture on me was interrupted by someone banging on the door, a mumbled 'ow', followed by the door repeatedly shaking, with screams of "LET ME IN! LET ME IN! I HAVE NEWS!"

"Car-los" we all groaned simultaneously. James scooted over to the door to hold it closed.

"What's the password shit head?"

"Fuck you. Let me in asshole"

James looked over to me and Kendall, silently asking whether he should let Carlos in or not, I looked straight at Kendall.

"Let him in before he explodes" Kendall answered.

James moved away and opened the door, letting Carlos in. Carlos come bounding in, like a ball of fire, rambling like crazy, grabbing Kendall by the shirt excitedly.

"LOS! Calm down man, you're gonna give yourself an aneurysm."

"Guys! Guys! You'll never guess what? You know how crazy Madame Fairy said all that shit about Dear Johnny, I think I might know what it means?"

"What could a dead kid do about us getting money" James asked. I had to admit, I was thinking the same thing.

"Shut up and let him talk, Jesus!" Kendall scolded.

"I overhead my dad telling my mom. Apparently they have been finding remains all over town and they think its Dear Johnny's" Carlos told

"Carlos, Johnny went missing like 20 years ago, his remains would be decomposed by now"

"You see, that's the thing. He went MISSING 20 years ago. They think that whoever took him was keeping him all these years, they have reason to believe the remains belong to Johnny. Dad said he thinks the kidnapper finally cracked and killed him and now his body is lying around all over town."

"How does that help us?" James asked.

"Do you know what the cops would give us if we found more of the remains, they'd have to pay us shit loads. We would be famous, well atleast in St Paul, it's the towns most notorious case."

"And how the hell are we gonna find him? You said yourself they've been finding parts all over town, the rest could be anywhere" James doubted.

"I'm thinking we could have a séance. You know, that spiritual shit, maybe his ghost could tell us" Carlos suggested.

"That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard" James argued

James had called Carlos stupid once again, but before Carlos had a chance to react, Kendall put his hand up.

"It's perfect, meet at the cemetery tonight"

And once again, I had been roped into something I wanted no part of.

At the cemetery that night we brought candles and set them up in a circle. Like I said, Kendall was into this sort of shit, he knew exactly what he was doing. We all held hands and Kendall said some words in Latin. There was silence. Until James started shaking with his eyes closed just like Madame Aries had when we saw her.

"I am Dear Johnny, you must find me so I can be at peace" he said in a voice that wasn't his own.

We all started freaking out, was James being possessed by a ghost?

"Dear Johnny, where are you, tell us where to find you" Carlos asked.

James cracked his eyes open and started laughing. "I got you guys good! I can't believe you thought I was the dead guy"

We all looked at James with a glare and I smacked him right over the head. "Does the word retarted mean anything to you?"

"I think I know a good place where there might be something, I just have a feeling" Kendall interrupted. Nobody ever questioned Kendall's feelings for some reason they always tended to be right.

"Then its settled, we look, we can tell our parents we're going camping or something" Carlos suggested.

"Yeah, whatever, its not like my parents will even notice I'm gone anyway" James was in. They looked at me.

"I'm in, they want me gone anyway". Now it was just down to Kendall.

"I'll probably get a hiding...but what the heck, I'll get a hiding anyway, might as well be worth it" That's it . We were all in. We were about to set of on the adventure that would change our lives.

"So that's it guys, we're gonna go find a dead body…"