Sorry it took so long but here's the next chapter! Oh and the whole spell she does in here is a witch's spell and I got the idea from The Vampire Diaries. And she does a witch spell for reasons that will be revealed later on.

"This is all my fault. All of it.." Alex said as she leaned against Warren. He rubbed her shoulder and kissed her head. She appreciated that he didn't say it wasn't. It was and he knew that but he wasn't trying to lie to her like Justin and Max were. They were adamant that this was all on Riley, it wasn't her but she knew otherwise.

"We'll find him Alex. Will's parents are on it, Layla's too. We can find him Alex, don't worry." he said. She nodded but his words struck her. Find him.. She gasped.

"I can find him." Alex said, standing and rushing to her room. Warren followed suit and found her looking through some of the few books she had. She pulled out a small, plain, red book and closed her eyes, mumbling some words that sounded like Latin, and the book turned brown, becoming significantly bigger with golden writing across the front.

"Whoa.." he said, only ever having witnessed her power once.

"Real attention grabber huh? I had to disguise it for the flight since I took it as a carry on. Forgot to turn it back." She explained while she flipped through the pages. "Found it!" She exclaimed happily.

"What?" Warren asked as he walked closer. He looked at the page and saw that the words weren't in English. "Is that Latin?" He asked.

"Not quite." She responded, reading through quickly. "It's a tracking spell. There are 2 ways but seeing as he has no blood relative besides his mother, who I honestly doubt even cares that he's gone, I need some of his belongings." She explained quickly, pulling out her cell as she spoke.

"Speed!" She said, "I need you to get some of Lash's personal stuff."

"Why?" He asked.

"I think I have a way to find him but I need some of his stuff. Pictures, his hair brush, his razor, anything." She said quickly.

"Be there in a bit." He responded, then hung up.

"So?" Warren prompted.

"He'll be here soon. I need to call Justin though. This spell is pretty strong. I'll have to let him know that I might have to channel him so he doesn't freak." She said, dialing the eldest Russo's number.

"Why would he freak?"

"Because he's Justin and it's what he does best." She stated simply.

HOWTHEFIREBURNS

"So do we have a deal Lash?" Riley asked, smiling that stupid fucking smile that Lash had learned to hate over the last few days. After hearing that he'd been compelled to think that his brother was dead, that everyone had, he was in total shock. Riley was very powerful in his own right. He knew things he shouldn't and he was excellent at using it against you. That's how he got what he wanted.

Lash nodded reluctantly. He felt terrible because Alex didn't deserve this but it was his brother. He had to see him again. To know that he was really okay. Riley's grin grew and he motioned for Lash to follow him.

HOWTHEFIREBURNS

"You didn't have to come out here you know." Alex said to Justin and Max, who stood beside her as she arranged the things Speed had brought over. A few old wristbands and rubber bracelets sat on top of the table above an old necklace that had been given to him from an old girlfriend, below that was some hair she'd pulled off of his brush on a napkin, and underneath that was a recent picture of Lash. It was this year's yearbook picture and he was smiling his usual cocky smile that charmed nearly anyone who didn't know him personally.

"Well, I could help you and Max is the one you're doing it on so yeah, we did." Justin said matter-of-factly as she rolled her eyes and motioned for Max to sit on the other side of the table facing her.

"So how exactly does this work?" Speed asked. The others had come after Warren called and they sat around the 3 Russo siblings, watching intently.

"You'll see." She said and took the offered pocket knife from Justin that he had gotten from the kitchen. Max gave her his hand and she carefully dug the blade in, slicing through his palm and drawing blood. He placed his other hand in hers and set the bloody one on the picture so the crimson droplets fell on the glass protecting it. He closed his eyes and Justin rested his hands on Alex's shoulders. She reached up with her free hand and placed it over Justin's as they both began mumbling the same incoherent words.

Then Max's eyes flew open.

"What? What'd you see?" Speed asked.

"That's impossible. No he's gone, he cant be there." Max mumbled to himself.

"MAX!" Alex and Justin yelled. Max started and looked up.

"He's -" He stopped when Alex's phone cut him off. She picked it up and looked confused at the caller ID.

"Hello?" she asked as she put it on speaker.

"Alex?" Lash's voice was heard throughout the room.

"Oh thank God! Are you okay? Where are you?" she said so quickly it was barely understandable.

"Uh yeah, yeah I'm fine. Listen, I uh, I need to talk to you.. Alone? Can you come to my house?" he said, sounding a bit too nervous.

"Lash, what's up? What did Riley do to you?"

"Nothing Lex, I swear. Can you just come over?"

"Yeah. No problem." she said, hanging up.

"Something's up Alex." Warren said.

"I've never heard him so nervous before. This isn't safe." Layla said.

"What if he's helping him?" Ethan asked.

"No. He wouldn't do that." Speed said.

"You never know man." Zach said.

"What are you trying to say Glowworm?" Speed asked, taking a threatening step towards the bright sidekick.

"N-nothing." he stuttered.

"Lash has that tendency. His dad is a villain and his mom was his mom was his sidekick. They taught him to be like that." Magenta said.

"What's that mean? Just cause his parents were villains means he has to be?" Warren asked angrily.

"Guys stop!" Will said, turning to Alex. "It might not be safe."

"Well then go with me. Hide out outside and if I need help then come in." she said. She seemed so confident but inside, she couldn't help but feel that something was incredibly wrong.

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