"Dad! Wait! Come back!" Ryan ran after Sebastian as he disappeared into the darkness. Ryan kept running until the ground disappeared from under him. With a yelp he fell. Snapping open his eyes he found himself on the floor next to his bed his blanket wrapped around him. He pulled of his blanket and sat there panting. Every night for the last three years he's had that dream; Ever since Sebastian left. There was a small knock at the door and Grell poked his head in.

"Are you ok Ryan? I heard a crash"

"That was me falling off my bed, so I'm fine mom. Sorry for waking you"

Grell entered the room and shut the door. "Was it that dream about your dad again?"

Ryan sighed and pulled himself up so he could sit on his bed. "Yeah, I still don't understand why he left"

Grell sat down next to his son. "He is still in contract with that brat even though he's a demon"

Ryan glared at his red blanket "he still didn't have to go away like that"

Grell yawned and checked the time. It was three in the morning. "I'm going back to bed. You're going to stay up right?"

Ryan nodded. For demons sleep was a rare luxury. For reapers it's mandatory. Being a mix of the two Ryan only slept four or five hours a night. Grell returned to his own room. Ryan stretched out on his bed to wait for morning.

Ryan's stomach grumbled in complaint. He was so hungry! He watched as Grell reaped a soul. Ah, that soul smelled so good! He had tried eating regular food but it had no taste to him, nor did it fill him up. As hungry as he was he didn't dare touch souls. William T Spears said he could live in the Shinigami realm as long as he didn't steal any souls.

Grell was watching a man's cinematic record. The man had committed suicide after his wife had left him. The reaper heard the sixteen year-olds stomach growl. Ryan had an embarrassed look on his face. Grell smiled at him.

"If you're hungry I can cook you something"

Ryan shook his head. "You know that food does nothing for me mom"

Something further down the alley moved. Ryan sensed something strange from whatever it was. Finally his curiosity got the best of him and he ran towards it. Once in the shadowed part of the alley something heavy hit him over the head causing him to fall into darkness.

Grell watched Ryan run down the alley. "Ryan, where are you going?"

When the teen didn't answer Grell grew concerned. Running down the alley he was overwhelmed by the scent of demon. It wasn't Ryan's scent but of a different demon. Grell began to panic. "RYAN! RYAN WHERE ARE YOU?!"

Ryan was laying on something soft. A bed? He was afraid to open his eyes. There was someone in the room with him. It wasn't Grell, when Grell was around there was a sense of safety. This presence felt threatening.

"Do you plan to sleep all day?" growled a deep man's voice.

Slowly Ryan opened his eyes. He turned his head to see who it was that was with him. Standing in the door way was a tall man. Ryan could tell from his scent he was demon. The man was older then Ryan but younger then Sebastian. Ryan guessed he was around 250. He was wearing a butler's uniform. Ryan could see golden eyes flashing behind glasses.

"Do you know who I am half breed?"

Ryan slowly shook his head. It still throbbed where the man had hit him.

"My name is Claude Faustus. I brought you here for my pleasure. I've been looking for a new play thing. I think I'll have quite a bit of fun with you, Ryan Michaelis. Sebastian Michaels's son"

Ryan sat up quickly. "I'm not your play thing! And how do you know my dad?"

Claude moved over to the bed and pushed Ryan back down. The small hybrid felt fear pulse threw his body at the way Claude was looking at him. He felt like an insect caught in a spider web. The demon ran his hands along Ryan's smaller body causing the teen to tense up. Claude smirked at the look of fear on the boy's face. The spider demons hands stopped that the front of Ryan's black jeans.

Ryan's eyes widened. He now understood what Claude meant by 'play thing'. Claude leaned down and whispered into Ryan's ear. "I'll give you a the second head start to run"

Ryan fled. He could hear Claude coming after him. He had to find a way out of here. He didn't dare stop to open any doors to see where he was, he just ran. The teenager had never felt so scared in his life. Being what he was, his stamina was high but fear was quickly draining him. He wanted Grell. He felt like a small child waking up from a nightmare and wanting nothing more then to lay with his mom until the fear went away; tears where rolling down his face now. He wanted Sebastian. He wanted Cady, Undertaker, even William sr. anyone who could save him.

Claude was tired of chasing his prey now. He tackled the black haired teen to the wall and held him up by his throat. He loved the smell of fear that was rolling off the boy; his red eyes where wide and he shook in Claude's grip. The demon let go of the hybrids neck and watched amused as he crashed to the ground. Before his prey could flee he grabbed the back of his shirt and began to drag him away.

"NO! NO! NO!" screamed Ryan fear filling his voice as he was dragged into the darkness of the shadows.