And here you go! Number three! I should have another up by this weekend! R&R!

-SDSL

Alice

Sarah looked defeated, and I couldn't help the pang of guilt I felt, knowing it was partially (if not completely) my fault.

"Sarah… look, I didn't mean to… I was just… what I said before, I didn't mean it-"

She sighed. "Alice, don't apologize. You were right."

"No I wasn't! Don't you get it, Sarah? I was discouraged, and had a weak moment, but I wasn't right!" I told her. "We have to get out of here! Because if we don't, they will come for us! Which is great and all, I know, but the only problem is that it's what he wants them to do! It's another one of his traps!" I finished off, extremely frustrated.

Her eyes suddenly seemed to light up. "Alice, he said there were spells on the room."

I nodded, looking at her as if she'd gone insane. "Yes, Sarah, that would present us with our problem."

"Yes, but, Alice, your magic is different? Hasn't it countered the boy's magic before?"

Amy

"So… you're all witches? Kate and Sarah too?" I asked as we sat in Reid's driveway; just the two of us. We had just arrived, and Caleb had wanted to finish explaining to me before we went inside. He shook his head.

"No, the two of them are normal… well normal may not be the right word… they are clearly not normal." He grinned at me, and I found myself grinning back. "But no, they aren't witches." He explained. "It's the first male in each family; well, in our families. Not in normal people's families; just ours."

"But wait, I thought you said Alice was too. Now I'm confused." I said, putting my hand to my forehead.

"Yes well, she's the one and only exception. There's a prophecy, and if Chase can make her fall in love with him… she could turn evil. But if she chooses Reid, she'll stay good." He said.

"I see… so that's why he kidnapped her."

"Exactly. And you know how I told you about willing our powers away, the addiction, and the aging?" I nodded, and he continued. "Well, those rules don't apply to Alice. He powers are virtually limitless."

My eyes widened significantly. "Woah." I said as I leaned back in my seat.

"Yeah." He said. "You doing okay?"

"Surprisingly, yeah, I am."

"Wow, you're good with weird." He said. "If you're good, then can we go inside? I know you need to process this, but we are running out of time."

"I understand." I told him. "I'm with you." He nodded, and we got out of the car going to the door.

"Caleb! Amy! Oh thank G-d." Kate said, her eyes red and puffy, no eyeliner, considering she seemed to have cried it all off. She hugged each of us tightly before bringing us into Reid's living room.

Pogue was standing, and she quickly went to him. As she did, he slid an arm around her, holding her to himself tightly.

Tyler was on the couch, head in his hands. Reid sat next to him on the couch; hand on his best friend's back, trying to comfort him as best he could.

When we entered, Reid looked to us and then stood up; his eyes were also red-rimmed. I realized he had actually been crying for Alice... him of all people. It was one of the sweetest most romantic things I had ever heard of.

"Caleb." Reid said in a strained voice, his face unreadable. Tyler looked up at this, his face red and wet. My heart ached for him.

I moved to sit beside him, His face was full of extreme pain, and I wanted it to go away. I took his hand and he looked at me for a moment before pulling me into his arms. "I take it you know, you okay?"

"I am. Are you?"

He seemed surprised, before saying, "You're good with weird."

"So everyone keeps saying."

"What… Caleb, how could this happen?" Reid said, his hands clenched. It was then that I realized that he wasn't just sad… he was pissed off. Tyler released me, but held onto my hand for dear life as he looked worriedly at Reid. "How could we just let him take them?"

"He was going to kill them, Reid. Almost all of us have seen and experienced firsthand what he is capable of." Tyler, Pogue and Kate all nodded. "We all know he could and would have done it, Reid. At least now there's a chance that he won't-"

"That he won't kill them?" Reid shouted. "Now they are in the hands of a psychopath and this has become a hostage situation! How is that really any better?!?" Reid spat, and Caleb looked away as all three of the others tensed visibly.

"Reid-" Pogue started, but Reid cut him off.

"No, Pogue!" He said, turning back to Caleb. "Just admit it! You fucked up! You fucked up bad, and for once, you have no idea what to do!"

"REID!" Tyler shouted. "It's enough! Should we have let him kill them? My mother, my Aunt, Gorman, and Mrs. Danvers are all dead!" He held my hand even tighter.

"I FUCKED UP, OKAY? I FUCKED UP BAD, REID! ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?!?!?!" Caleb roared, shocking us all silent. "I'VE LOST MY MOTHER, AND POSSIBLY NOW MY SISTER AND SARAH! HE'S TAKEN AWAY THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF MY LIFE! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO! I AM TERRIFIED! I can't live without them!" Caleb finally broke, tears welling up in his eyes.

Suddenly, "I'm just as terrified. I need Alice more than I've ever needed anything or anyone. It scares me shitless that I love her Caleb, and the thought that I could lose her scares me more."Reid said in a shaky, almost completely broken voice.

We all stared at Reid incredulously. He was crying now; actually crying. There was a deafening silence.

"So what do you suppose we do about it?" I said finally, and all their heads snapped to me. "You're acting as if Sarah is already dead and Alice is already evil." I said with hard determination. "Well they aren't. So let's save them. Make a plan, do something, anything. But don't any of you dare give up on them. Because if you do, then they are truly lost."

"She's right." I turned to Tyler, who gave me a small smile. "We need to come up with a plan. We need to save them."

Sarah

"Alice! Oh shit. ALICE! Shit, shit, shit, shit!" I cursed under my breath. What was wrong with me? Why did I tell her to use? What was I thinking? I should've known Chase's magic was not something that should ever be toyed with.

She had gotten out of the chair, but when she tried to use to unlock the window, the spell Chase had put into place sent her power back at her- knocking her unconscious. She was splayed out on the ground, a deep gash in her side gushing blood.

"No! Alice, No!" Shit. What was I gonna do; I was still tied up! Unless someone came to save us, and soon, Alice was gonna die. And I was powerless to stop it. "Hurry Caleb." I whispered to myself, tears stinging my eyes. "Please hurry."