School tests are starting to pile up. I mean seriously! I have like 3 tests on tuesday! I promise you that the teachers in my school have a meeting during lunch time and talk about how they will put all our tests on the same day and laugh at us in secret. Shame on teachers!

Rein's POV

I can't believe that the shadows attacked a student! Why would they go after people other than us?! That guy shouldn't involve the students! I thought in rage. I was Still in the library. Fine, Shade and Bright had already left for their classrooms. I pretended to leave too but snuck back into the library. I have in here for about 2 hours or something.

"Why did I stay back anyways?" I said to myself. I started thinking about what the boy in the cloak said to me. I don't want this... I don't want anyone to get hurt. I don't want to involve anyone else.

You can't escape the cage. And you can't protect your friends. Whispered the voice.

"Just shut up." I said silently.

You can't avoid the truth. The truth is what makes you who you are. It's what makes you a monster.

"Just shut up!" I shouted. The voice disappeared but the words echoed in my head.

"The darkness has taken quite a liking to you." said a voice. I looked across the table to see the boy with a blue cloak. I was quiet. "Well I can't blame them. The darkness is getting desperate for souls and for the book. They have started attacking more people recently. The darkness won't listen to me anymore. They are doing whatever they please." he said cheerfully.

"I don't want to involve anyone else."I suddenly said.

"I can't grant that wish. Like I said the darkness does whatever it pleases now." I suddenly grabbed the boys collar and pulled him a couple inches closer to my face.

"Just make them stop!" I yelled. "I don't want anyone to get hurt! I don't want to put my friends in danger!" I shouted even louder. I gritted my teeth hard and before I even realized it I was crying. I let go of his collar and slumped into my seat. "I don't want them to go through what I went through."

"Why do you worry about your friends more than yourself?" he asked quietly. "Your friends won't always be there for you. Niether will your sister. One day the will just abandon you and leave you wondering what you ever did wrong..." he replied, his voice trembling just a bit. "But if you stay with your friends, you might have to live through your past again." Right when he said that, my surrounding immediately vanished. Then I appeared in my memories. I started living through the recurring memories. I started reliving my fears. I tried to run from the darkness, but I couldn't escape. The shadow was able to catch up to me and it consumed my very being. I suddenly gasped from fear. Tears were falling off my face.

"You were used, abused, abandoned and forgotten. You know what could happen again yet you still wish to protect them?"

"It's because I know what would happen that I don't want to lose them. They were the first ones to actually notice my very being. They were the first ones to reach out to me." I said with a slight smile. "That is why I don't want to lose them. I don't care what it is I have to give. If its for them I'd even give my life." My tears started to lighten a bit.

The boy just stared at me with an annoyed face as though he was expecting me to say something else. "Did you ever have a friend you would do anything for?" I asked curiously. When he said 'leave you wondering what you ever did wrong.' I wanted to know why he said that. When I looked at him, he had a regretful face. Then he finally replied in a stern voice, "No. I have never had any friends."

After a long moment of silence I finally realized something. "What's your name?"

He froze for a second and finally said, "My name..." he paused. "is Quest."

"Quest..." I said. He suddenly stared at me with a shocked face. Then showed a regretful smile.

"No one has called me Quest in so long. It feels nice... to hear my name again." he replied. I studied his face. It seemed as though he had been through so much.

"Quest, I don't believe you are such a bad person." I said to him. He stared at me with a stunned face again.

Shade suddenly appeared and shouted, "Leave Rein alone! Stop telling her made up things!"

"Shade! Where did you come from?!" I said in surprise.

"I came through the window. Anyways, Rein step away from him!" Shade said as he lunged towards Quest. Quest avoided his punch and started to disappear into the flames. As he disappeared, the regretful smile he showed me disappeared along with him. "Tch. He got away." Shade said. Then he grabbed mt shoulders and said, "Are you alright?!"

His grip was tight. "I-I'm fine Shade. Please let go now. You are hurting my arms." I replied. But the minute he let go he asked.

"What did he tell you? You have a tear stained face."

I hesitated and said, "It doesn't concern you." When he heard my reply he became mad. He looked as though he was about to burst.

"Of course it's my business! We are all together in this problem! You can't just leave us out because your trying to be strong and protect us!" he yelled as he grabbed my wrist. I thought about it and finally decided that I would tell him what Quest had told me. I decided to tell him what was truly bothering me most.

I confused myself about like halfway here. Tell me if something is a bit out of place in this chapter. I will fix anything in it! Or maybe even rewrite the entire thing! Also I forgot to say day ma birthday was dis Friday on Oct. 5! Im finally 12 WOOHOO! Anyways plz review!