Chapter Four – Teague

I sit at a table, watching the others around me. Ever eats french fries, Brody plays with the straw in his lemonade nervously, Nix eats a burger, and Nan sips a milkshake.

"Can we look at the mirror now?" Asks Brody suddenly, looking up.

"Fine, fine. Calm down." I pull out the mirror after checking that any average humans have left the building or aren't near by. "If any one of you touch it, I will disappear with it and the Grimm."

Nan nods hastily. "Of course."

I set it on the table, keeping a firm hold on it. With my free hand, I begin pushing the time on it backwards, to this morning. A picture begins to blossom on the glass.

Mina was driving on a dirt path on her bike, a new route she'd found to get to school quicker. Her mom has been busy, and Mina figured that driving herself would take a load of her shoulders.

It was very sudden. She was sent spiraling into a tree, and a small man stepped out of the shadows. He looked normal - that is, until you saw his lower half - and bent down over Mina, holding a vial in one hand. It was one of those goat men, although he was wearing a long, black cape. He had black fur and gray hooves, as well as a black tail, and grayish horns. His eyes were a fresh green, and his skin was tannish. His hair was black, and so was his short beard. He put a hand on her head, and pulled backwards, gripping a swirling, purple mist.

He held the vial carefully, pushing the mist into it. He then grabbed a cork from the ground, and popped it into the top of the vial, sealing the mist inside. Out of his cape he pulled a long chain - although it seemed to come from nowhere - which held other vials of mist. He slipped the vial he'd gotten from Mina onto the end and stuffed the chain back into the cape. With that, he pulled a seam ripper from the cape, made the small portal, and vanished.

"No..." I trail off, freezing the image on the goat man before he disappeared.

"What is it?" Ever asks, trying to get a better look.

"I think...I think this man is from a different kingdom."

"A different kingdom of what?" Nan asks, also trying to get a better glimpse.

"Of Fae!" I hiss. "There may not be other Fates, but there are other royals. They mark their citizens."

"What does that matter?" Nix frowns.

"They don't often play by the Fae rules. There's a small rebellion group brewing that wants to force the Fates to give up leadership, and they mark their members," I point to the star on the man's neck, "with a star. I don't see how this would help them though."

A Royal targeting Mina? The small, irritating voice of Jared echoes in my head.

Shut up. I hiss back.

"What was that mist?" Brody asks.

"Isn't it obvious? Her memories!" Ever snaps. "They got her when no one else was around or knew exactly where she was!"

"Wait a minute...where is Mina?" Nix glances at the seat she had occupied when we got our table.

"She said she was going to use the bathroom when we sat down..." Nan says quietly.

"And you believed her?" I scowl. "She's been wanting to get away this entire time! For all we know, she's making a run for it!" I tap the mirror, sending it back to current time. Sure enough, she's running, and through the woods. There were woods behind this place, so she might not be too far. "You four will stay here. I'm going to go get her."

"How are we supposed to believe you?" Brody demands angrily. "You could go and kill her!"

"I don't want her dead yet. Besides, if I did want her dead, I'd use a quest." I respond, getting irritated. "So stay here, or you won't find her anywhere on this plane."

On that note, I walk out of the building. It's time to catch a runaway Grimm.

Well, that gives us something to chew on…should I do the next update today, since I have the next chapter written?

Also, thank you for the comments guys! :3 I'm glad you guys are enjoying it!

~Dagger