Author's Note: New chapter, people!

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Chapter 2

Later that evening, Winnie and Rosalie were outside in the yard, catching fireflies and picking flowers. Mrs. Foster scolded them for the afternoon incident and being improper, in which the girls did their best to suppress their eye rolling. She's had her fair share of reprimanding them for not being proper enough.

So, the two were minding their own business until a voice called out.

"You'll never catch one that way."

Winnie stopped what she was doing and Rosalie looked up. They saw a man with long hair, wearing a mustard yellow suit and bowler hat; looking at them.

"Do you know about catching fireflies?" Winnie inquired, approaching the mysterious stranger, with Rosalie behind her.

"Afraid not, never tried." The man replied. "I prefer…bigger game."

"Though I suspect the strategy is much the same." He added.

"Strategy?" Winnie asks.

"One must never announce one's presence to the prey." The man responded. "One must become part of the scenery-invisible…almost disappear."

Rosalie and Winnie frowned. There was something peculiar about him and neither of them could put a finger on it.

"And be patient, until the exact, right moment arrives…"

Without hesitation, he catches a firefly in his fist.

Winnie gasps in awe and then smiles.

"Most impressive," Rosalie said.

"Take a prisoner," The man offered. "For one of you?"

"No thanks," Rosalie declined.

"No, thank you," said Winnie.

"You're both right," The stranger said. "Girls of your age should find…trapping suitors more interesting than trapping insects, anyway. Far easier, I might add."

He hesitates before asking them a question.

"Have you two lived here long?"

"Uh, why?" Winnie questioned.

"And, who are you?" Rosalie asks.

"I'm a traveler…I'm looking for some old friends who live hereabouts." The man answered. "Though you two might help me find them."

"My father built Tree gap," Winnie informed. "He knows everyone."

"Uh, Winnie…" Rosalie said, giving her a look. "Sir, we don't know you, nor know anything about these friends of yours you're looking."

"It's quite alright. I quite like talking to you both." The man said.

Rosalie pursed her lips a bit.

"Winifred? Rosalie?" Mrs. Foster called.

The girls turned around.

"Winifred, Rosalie, who are you talking to out there?" Mrs. Foster asked, approaching.

"A passerby," said Rosalie.

"He hasn't told us his name," Winnie added.

"Good evening, ma'am." The yellow suit wearing man addressed Mrs. Foster. "Please forgive my intrusion, I thought you might know of a certain family, goes by the name of…"

"I hardly know everyone, nor do I want to know." Mrs. Foster answered sharply. "And I don't stand outside discussing such a thing…with strangers."

"Then I beg your pardon," said the man. "Good evening, young ladies."

Winnie and Rosalie don't say anything.

"Madam."

Mrs. Foster turned and lead her daughter and niece away. The man watched them go, whistling a melodic tune.

"Therefore I worry about you both," said Mrs. Foster. "You two shouldn't be talking to such a man."

Rosalie had to fight the urge not to roll her eyes.

"Relax, Auntie, we didn't give him any information." She replied, in which she earned a sharp look from Mrs. Foster.

A/N: Hope you guys liked this chapter!

Anyways, up next, Winnie's parents drop a bomb on Rosalie and Winnie, the two run off and meet Jesse and then get kidnapped by Miles.

Stay tuned!