This chapter might be a bit all over the place somewhat...

Shade's POV

As we split ways I started to think about the shadow. How was it able to attack us in broad daylight? When the halls finally became empty I went back upstairs to the roof to check again. When I opened the door, everything was empty. It was as though nothing happened. I walked around to check. Then I took out the book so I could examine it again.

"So you came back." said a voice. I turned around to see the boy with the blue cloak. His hood was off aslo I was able to see the black hair and purple eyes. "I see you have many questions." I stared at him intently, wanting to ask tons of questions but I wasn't sure where to start.

"I'm pretty sure you would like to know what I told your blue haired friend right?" he said mockingly.

"Tell me what you said to her." I replied while glaring at him.

"I only told her the truth. I only told her what she needed to hear. The things I told her are the reason why shadows are attacking you." he smirked.

"Tell me what you told her." I said losing my patience.

"That's a secret!" he replied with a playful smiled. "She was lucky that you saved her." he suddenly said, his voice suddenly becoming harsh. "I hate friends most." I heard him say silently. What? Suddenly the shadows appeared from behind him. They charged at me. I didn't have a weapon so I was forced to jump down the building. Luckily I landed on a branch.

"That was close! I would have been a dead man if I didn't escape." I sighed. But why did he say he hated friends the most? I thought as I looked to the sky. I looked through the window and saw Bright sitting at the other edge of the class. I tried to get his attention by waving my hands back and forth. He noticed me and smiled. I did some hand gestures that told him to meet me after school. He nodded in reply. Then he turned to the teacher and raised his hand. After saying a couple of words the teacher suddenly started walking towards the window.

Then the teacher slammed the window open and yelled, "Shade, you are supposed to be in class! Go to the principles office right away!" I turned to Bright who smiled at me with a mischievous smile. Bright! I thought as I got ready to jump down.

"Well ummm about that teacher ummm I got places to be so... See ya!" I yelled as I jumped down.

"Shade get back here!" he yelled. I ignored him and ran to the garden. Who knew Bright could be so cruel? I thought as I sat on a bench outside the school. I stared at the tree and remembered the first time I took Rein there. That was a great memory... I thought as I laughed a bit. I started thinking about what the boy said about Rein. I looked back up at the sky.

"Why won't you tell me your burdens?" I whispered to myself. I thought about what happened during the infirmary. I remembered what she mumbled in her sleep.

"I don't want this..." she said. Her voice was quiet and calm. But it seemed really sad. "Someone please..." she said her voice getting quieter. "Please save me..."

"I will save you." I whispered. I spent the rest of my time wandering the school and avoiding teachers. The end of the day came by quickly. I waited at the school gates for Bright.

"Shade, what did you want to talk about?" I heard Bright say as he walked up to me.

"I found out something about the shadows." I said. I explained what happened to Bright as we started walking back to our homes.

"I see. So he said he hated friends most?"

"Yeah, I think so. That's what I heard."

"This has gotten really complicated." Bright said as he sighed. "So what exactly are we going to do now?"

"We need to look for the boy with the blue cloak. He spends a lot of time around the school so it shouldn't be that hard to find him." I said.

"I guess you're right. But considering the other things he told you, this means that we must also never let Rein meet with him. Or at least make sure Rein and Fine are not attacked by the shadows." I nodded in agreement. We spent the rest of our time talking about random things as we walked home.

The next day came by quickly. But the morning wasn't as peaceful as usual. Right when I walked through the gates, everyone was screaming and running around. I walked closer to see what the commotion was.

I walked up to someone and asked, "What happened here?"

"Didn't you see?! A girl from the third years was just standing here with friends when suddenly she was engulfed in some dark shadow! Then she was sucked into the ground!" he yelled panicking. Dark shadow?! They're attacking the students now!

"Thanks for the info!" I yelled as I ran into the school building. I went to Fine and Rein's class and then to Bright's so I could tell them to meet me in the library in 5 minutes. It seemed longer than usual but they eventually made it.

"Shade, why did you call us to the library so suddenly?" Fine asked.

"Did you hear the news about this morning?" I asked impatiently. Everyone thought about it for a moment. The first to ask was Rein.

"What happened this morning?"

I hesitated a bit and finally said, "The shadows attacked a student." They all looked stunned.

"They attacked a student?! In broad daylight?!" Bright exclaimed.

"Yeah. That's what the students told me." I replied.

"T-That's not good... We can't get the student involved in this case!" Fine said.

"But this is the first time a shadow has attacked someone other than us." Rein pointed out. I stared at her. Her face seemed to look a little guilty. So was what that guy said true? I thought.

"Things have just gone from bad to worse." Bright said. We all nodded. Fine and Rein started socializing about the incident and I took that chance. I looked towards Bright and did a face that said We need to find that guy. Bright nodded at me. We must find him quickly.

I started confusing myself part ways through. But I hope u enjoyed! Plz review!