A.N.- Sorry people for taking so long. The next chapter will be posted up pretty soon, like tomorrow. So get excited. haha.

Well here yah go.

:D

I finally got a chance to sleep in my own bed, which was nice. The past couple of days have been boring... the same old, same old. Kyle and Daniel went on their occasional local town trips, Kelly and Chris have been going to work, Faith has been over at her boyfriends house, and the twins have been everywhere. Me, I'm always just watching T.V. I have been "grounded" from going outside, for about a week. Today was the day I could go outside again.

I opened the front door, and stepped out onto the front porch and took in a long, deep breath. Finally, my freedom is back. The morning sun was peaking through the scattered clouds, making it's way into my view, blinding me. I shielded my eyes with my arm, and walked back in the house. Uggh, I'm so bored.

Kelly and Chris were already at work, and Faith and the twins were over at their grandma's house.

I ran and flopped down onto the couch and turned the T.V. on, and started to watch Saved by the Bell.

"Good morning Victoria." Said a friendly familiar voice behind me. I turned around to see Daniel dressed in his usual jeans and a tight blue shirt that showed off his muscles.

"Morning. You know I'm off of groundation right?"

Kyle walked in and shook his head. "Yeah, but that doesn't mean you can go out into the woods. Or roam far from the house."

I rolled my eyes and continued to watch Zach from Saved by the Bell, make a mess of everything, like always.

Daniel interrupted, "Well were going out to the town again, so don't do anything stupid. We don't want to have to go looking for you again, and I'm sure you don't feel like sitting around here not being able to do anything for another whole week." Daniel picked up a pillow that was on the ground and threw it at me, and walked out of the house, with Kyle right on his heels, like always.

I walked to the front door and locked it, but then I got a great idea."...Maybe I'll take a trip to the town today too." I got up and ran to the back of the house, and opened the sliding glass door and ran along the side of the house. I peaked around the corner and saw Kyle and Daniel going through the two-car garage looking for something. I looked at the car in the driveway and saw that one of the doors were opened, so I knew that was the car I had to get into. I tippy toed to the edge of the woods and ran along it, crouched down making sure they wouldn't see me. As I reached the dark blue, tinted window BMW, I opened the door and snuck in the back, and crouched down behind the seats. I covered myself with something that looked like a jacket. Then I heard their voices, and the front doors being opened, and slammed shut.

"I told you the Tampa Bay Bucs would win." Sounded like Kyle.

"Yeah, whatever bro, that was just a lucky guess. You-- do-t l-- --em." Someone turned on the music while Daniel was talking. Crap. Turn off the radio!

After a couple minutes passed, my left leg started to tingle, and get numb, but I couldn't move. As they talked, I slowly moved the jacket away from my head; allowing me to see the windshield in full view.

Surrounding us, on both sides of the car, were tall, thick trees, and nothing more. No houses, no town, just nothing.

I jumped at the sound of Daniel's voice, "Were here." I pulled the jacket over my head, and waited till they got out of the car.

When the car doors shut, I slowly crawled to the other side of the car to peak out of the side window. In my view were the backs of Daniel and Kyle next to each other, and 3 other guys facing them. They all were built the same as Daniel and Kyle. About 6'4, muscular, and tan. One had golden blonde spiky hair, with hazel eyes, and a scar going from his jaw down to the middle of his neck. Next to him, was a guy who had black, side-swiped hair, with dark brown eyes, which he didn't look as preppy as the other ones. He looked like the type of guy that if you say one bad thing he would rip you to shreds. And next to him was a red head, with freckles covering his face. The friendly one. I thought.

They all started to talk to each other, which I couldn't quite make out completely on what they were saying. It was mainly mumbling and occasionally I would be able to understand a few words. My neck started to cramp, so I climbed into the seat, hoping they wouldn't see me. After a few minutes passed, I gave up on trying to figure out what they were talking about, so I became nosey and started looking through the car. I opened the glove box and searched for anything interesting, which all there was, was a pen, Josh Groban CD, Wow, thats odd. Which one listens to him? A few napkins and a piece of paper.

I opened the paper, and it looked like an email.

TO: Daniel

FROM: Mike

Hey, haven't talked to you in a while, since the incident. If I knew you knew her I wouldn't have done anything. I just wanted to say im sorry. I would like for you to meet with me, and the guys, so we can get back into our routine. Meet me, and the guys near our meeting place, around 11:00.

I looked at the clock and it was 11:15. Obviously this was the day they were talking about, and their 'meeting place'. I wonder which ones Mike. In the corner of my eye Kyle started to move towards the car. So I stuffed the email into the glove box and closed it quickly, but quietly. I crouched down behind the seat, but all Kyle was doing was locking the door. "Let's go." He yelled.

I watched them slowly walk away, Daniel clearly the leader, being in front of all of them. They walked into the thick woods, and I lost sight of them pretty fast considering how thick it was. I waited for a few minutes, just to make sure they wouldn't come back. As I got out of the car, I noticed my surroundings a bit more. Their meeting place was a big dirt area, that was in a shape of a square. This square was surrounded by trees, except for a long dirt road leading out of it.

I decided to waste no more time, and went in the direction they went. I stepped through some palmetto bushes, which the thorns poked through my jeans, probably cutting me, but it didn't matter; I needed to find them fast.

When I finally got through the palmetto bushes, and got some thorns that were stuck in my jeans out, I started to jog , trying to catch up. My heart started to race, and the adrenaline started to pump through me like the last time I went through some woods. But these woods were different, the trees were closer together, more vines intertwined with each tree, and more roots made their way out of the ground. Occasionally I would stumble, but that never slowed me down, until a hard rock formed in the bottom of my throat, and my lungs were expanding faster then my body was used to. Thats when I knew my body was over the limit.

I quickly sat down, not caring whether I was sitting in an ant pile or sitting on a snake hole, I was to tired. I looked at my watch, which read 11:46, and looked up. The sun was obscured by the thick canopy of trees, and the occasional thick white cloud. Squirrels were jumping from tree to tree, chasing each other, probably playing 'tag'. Birds sang, forming melodies, and crickets joining in.

I rolled up my jeans, finding that the thorns really did go through, and sliced me. I'll get over it. My heart, and lungs were finally back to normal, so I could start my adventure again. As I started to walk, something inside of me told me to stop; so I did. I looked around and to the right of me, I noticed a purple ribbon tied to a tree. I slowly walked over to it, curious but still afraid, and touched it. It was a silky purple ribbon that was neatly tied, which was obviously here for a reason.

I looked up the tree, and saw nothing out of the ordinary, and looked down. Several pieces of clothing were placed in a pile next to the tree, and behind a bush. I slowly bent down and grabbed one piece of clothing at a time. It can't be. I held up the battered, and ripped blue t-shirt, that Daniel was wearing as his outfit today. I threw it to the side and picked up what seemed to be another t-shirt. It was black, just like the one that tough guy was wearing, but before, it wasn't ripped to shreds, now it was. I slowly walked away, terrified of what I just saw. No...No...They couldn't be eaten by the wolves... they are to big, and to many of them. I sat down, not very far away from the pile of clothes; and rested my head in my hands, which were placed on my knees.

This can't be happening.