Haha, no this isn't another AN, I've upadted with a chapter! :D

Yeah, I thought it would be nice to do this, since I've been dedicating most of my time with my YJ stories, and practically chewed you guys out in my other story, on the bright side, I shall be continuing Of Sacrifices and Lies, cause I have gotten my little plot together :D [insert evil laugh here]

Anyway, me being messed up aside, another chapter! And plenty of anger problems here! :D

Just one thing, caue I want to keep you guys in more state of torturous waiting: Not every character knows everything! What one character believes is the truth, might not necessarily be the truth that has happened! POVs can be warped, and information can be falsified, leading people to believe a lie...that is all. If you're staring at this and thinking 'what is this girl going on about'...everything shall be explained...sometime.

You know, this got me thinking. Do you think that if Rose and Jake saw Bridge again, would they be pissed at her for leaving/ worrying them? Or better yet! Do you think that Bridge would still be angry at Rose for the whole mother issue? Ah, how those questions plague the mind... With all the tension I'm building, you guys will end up getting such and anti-climatic response it won't even be funny :/

Anywho:

Rik: [for both your reviews] Thanks so much! Hmm, you'll find out sometime in this fic as to what truly happened to Bridge, but for now, I'll leave you wondering :P Hmm, yes, they didn't have her body, did they? Did something happen? Oh who knows. And yes, I do enjoy building tension :D Enjoy the chapter!

Wolvmbm: Thanks! Hopefully this chapter doesn't disappoint you! Hmm, I'm curious, what would you have prefered to have happened with James and Bridge? That they continue not knowing, or that they find out later? But yes, it'll be tough for them, it's already in a rocky place :/ And Rose coming in, haha, get ready for yelling :P Thanks! And will do! Enjoy! :D

Luiz4200: Yes he will! Haha, hope you like how I put out their conversation, if you could call it that. Oh trust me, when James finds out, he'll be paler than snow. :P Enjoy the chapter!

Onej6: Thanks! Aww, come on! I promise I won't bash them! [gets Inception dudes to break into your mind] And I'm totally not forcing you to share! :P No seriously, I would enjoy hearing them :D Enjoy the chapter!

ada69: Yay! haha, have updated, and this is what came out! Enjoy! :D

trickedPast: It's ok, I'm not measuring the time it takes people to review :D Thanks! Glad you liked it! Hope you also like this chapter! Enjoy! :D

Wow, I think the AN got pretty long :P Anyway: Everyone else: Please review! And enjoy!

James looked at Rose, murder in his eyes. "I want the truth!"

Rose just blinked, startled. Did James really think he was making a convincing threat? If so, he had another thing coming. "About what?" She scoffed.

"Don't play dumb! You know why we're here!" James roared. "You ditched your daughter, and now that she's gone you're back. And we know you're part of the Huntsclan!"

"James! Calm down dude!" Fitz exclaimed.

"Yeah, you're not really getting anywhere." Art nodded.

James was huffing. He was standing a mere feet away from Rose, and the latter wasn't looking one bit scared, in fact, she looked bored, like she was watching a bad movie.

"What're you expecting? Me to say: I'm sorry? You won't believe me anyway. Plus, don't act all innocent Boy Scout, you've got just as much blood on your hands as I do, if membership to the Huntsclan counts for anything" Rose replied sarcastically.

And to add more problems, as if there needed more, The American Dragon decided to come back.

"Now what did I tell you about yelling at my family, punk?" Jake growled, coming up behind the Huntsclan boy, casting a shadow on him. James turned around, ready to face him-

"ENOUGH!" Violet screamed. "Everyone! Living room! Now!"

Everyone filed into the living room, even Art and Fitz, who just wanted to Am Scray out of there, but stayed, as the peacekeepers in this madness.

"Now, let's get things out into the open. We all know that James and Rose are part of the Huntsclan. Jake is a dragon, and Cassie and I are part of the Protectors. Anything else anyone want to share!" Violet stated.

"We're humans!" Fitz grinned, pointing at Art and himself, trying to lighten the mood.

No one laughed. However, something was bothering James about this, and he voiced it.

"You knew I was part of the Huntsclan?" James asked Jake and Rose, shocked.

"I'm not as clueless as I led you guys to believe." Jake smiled.

"And don't think I'm not so observant." Rose smirked.

"So, now what do we do?" Art asked. "We reached a common ground, whoopee, but so what?"

"We try to find the truth on Bridge." Jake growled.

"We can hope for the best, and we'll find some truth of her being alive." Fitz nodded.

"When are you guys going to wake up! This is the real world! Magical or not! And science says that if a lifeless body shows up, then they're dead!" Cassie lashed out, but as soon as the words left her mouth, her eyes widened, covering her mouth, as she shook her head fearfully. While internally, this was her thoughts, she never meant to let these people, who were so heartbroken at what happened to Bridge, know about this.

Cassie ran out, and Violet sighed. "I'll catch up with her, you guys handle your problems, but no burning anything!" Violet warned them, running after her adopted daughter.

==Outside

Cassie didn't know where she was going, all she wanted was to get away from this nightmare. How could she have been so stupid as to break out like that? She ducked into a park and sunk to the grass, crying. That's all she did, mess up and act angrily. Why she bothered to stay around was beyond her.

Violet was running around, until she found a mass of clothes and hair by the nearby park, crying. Violet neared Cassie, and engulfed her in a hug.

"Relax Cass. It's ok, don't cry." Violet soothed stroking the younger girl's hair.

"I just messed everything up. It-It's just that, they're worrying so much with Bridge, and-and I'm jealous at their optimism. Ever since my parents died, I've been trying to move on, but I can't do it if I can't remember them. This is just so complicated and annoying. I feel alone in here."

"Cassie, don't feel bad, you've got Holly and the rest of the family, you're not alone. Now it's ok to be angry, but if you ever need to talk, I'm here for you." Violet replied

"Why are you caring so much?" Cassie sniffed.

"Why? Because we're your family now." Violet smiled, getting the ghost of a genuine smile to pass over Cassie's lips. "Now come on, let's go back before World War 3 breaks out."

Cassie giggled a bit at that. "They really hate each other don't they?"

"You have no idea." Violet groaned.

==Back in the apartment

"Say, for one moment, that I believe you're not evil, why didn't you just stay with Bridge?" James' accusation could be heard from outside in the hallway.

"And you're crushing on this guy?" Violet raised an eyebrow at this.

Cassie paled. "How did-"

"I know that? Please, I have seen lovesick people before." Violet smiled.

"That, I can't say. I had a real good reason." Rose's voice resounded, not as loudly as James, and on top of that, they were also standing closer to the door.

"I don't know, I guess it's pretty one sided." Cassie mumbled.

"Points for trying. This guy's all angst and no love." Violet shrugged. Before they entered, Violet spun the girl to face her and firmly looked into her eyes. "Look, don't feel bad alright? Things will work out. For everyone."

They opened the door and got greeted with: "Was your good reason good enough to keep it secret from Bridge! To be out of her life!"

"We get it James, she's not going to win Mother of the Year, but isn't this a bit extreme?" Cassie called out.

"Well, if it isn't Ms. Optimism herself." Jake growled.

"Back off Dragon." Violet stood behind Cassie, her eyes burning with an intensity that almost equalled to that of her sister's.

"Look, I'm sorry for that outburst. I promise you, we'll find out, one way or another." Cassie assured them.

Yeah, I know some of you guys must have hated the hiccup that was Cassie being sad, but, I have had a good reason. Also, if the above chapter, not the AN, just the chapter, hasn't given you an anvil sized hint, well then, you shall continue to wonder :P

Anyway, that aside, just a little heads up for what'll go on: [with potential spoilers, if you don't want to read it, then just stop right here, leave a review, and hang on for a new chapter of either Spies or of Sacrifices and Lies sometime soon!] Anyway, that aside. So, I think this story will be potentially shorter, in a couple of chapters [say 2-3] we'll get a plot thickening. You will find out what happens to Bridge, in like 5 or so chapters, there's going to be an unexpected revelation in the next chapter, won't say who, and oh, HL: Huntsclan, will open up 3 years in the future.

Who here was expecting me to blurt out the truth on Bridge [everyone nods] keep dreaming! But at least you know that it is coming up :D

Anyway, no snippet here, don't want to give anything away ;)

Be on the lookout for another chapter of Spies, or Of Sacrifices and Lies, sometime soon!

Hope you guys enjoyed, and please review!

Hezpeller