Morning came, and last night felt like a blur. Emery didn't really remember much, she didn't even know how she ended up in her bed. She sat up, eyes scanning the room. But her mind quickly turned to think about Cassian, her eyes searched everywhere, her hand reached for her phone, a message at 3:09 AM sat there on her screen, waiting to be opened. She let out a sigh of relief when she saw it was from Cassian.
"Sorry I left like that, I hope you're not too scared. Oh, by the way. There was something on your doorstep when I walked out, I left it on the living room table. Hope I didn't wake you up." - Cassian (AKA Mystery Boy) <- According to Emery's contact name for him. She typed up a quick message 'It's okay, and thank you.' She stood up, and walked down the stairs into the living room. Her eyes landed on a package that said her name. Must be the pre-order she made for the collector's edition of 'The Cruel Prince'. She picked up up the box and went back up stairs, placing the three books on her shelf, and throwing the box aside. She sat on her bed, sighing not knowing what to do. She only remembered the letter, and breaking out in tears in front of Cassian, maybe that's why he left. Maybe he thought she was being weird, how stupid to even think that. 37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkupivwqLtE
The whole day went by like a blur, Cassian came over again. He brought lunch with him, she smiled when she noticed it was Chick-Fil-A. 37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKFU7FFsFy
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"Did you sleep properly?" He asked, placing the food down. Emery nodded, even if she yawned every now and then. He gave a soft hum, and sat down. 37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4JeQh7k4j
"How did I get to my bed?"37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxxUyZxcH8
"Oh, I carried you to it." 37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXzOfhFcr8
She blinked, shocked, confused. So he hadn't left her there, and she hadn't sleep walked to her bed. She sighed, a content sigh.
"Oh, that's good. So about last night, I wanted to say sorry for just you know breaking down in front of you and well... Being all stupid-" But he cut her off before she could even finish her speech.37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Q3yyzKPeD
"Okay, first of all. Don't say sorry, you're human you still have feelings. Second of all, I didn't mind it. I felt your pain, okay? So don't ever think you're being weird or too much. Besides I would've done the same if I were you." He said, mid bite. She smiled softly and nodded. They agreed on taking the whole day to just research about what could've happened a week before, days before maybe even hours. 37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrLJTo2pyz
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They walked around town, stopping at every place Ian had gone. Emery didn't know what else to do as she sipped on a half cold coffee inside the town's coffee shop. Cassian wrote down notes, maybe that was the only hope left.. Or was it? The air around them changed when the soft jingle of the bell rang, as if they were being watched. Suddenly a voice broke through the tension. 37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3D1wFRGci
"Are you Emery Kane?" Emery blinked looking up, she met eyes with a girl her age. Tall, broad shoulders, a highlighted pixie cut, glasses and an outfit that screamed Y2K. 37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzh0JxmASWc
"Uh, yeah... That's me, and you are?"37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBBhGrRhy3
"Oh, sorry. I'm Jules Choi, I'm a junior at WEHS, we've met. In government and economics. Anyway, I was just wondering. Well I was going to tell you, I found this photo in my brother's drawer, I don't know who it is. It sort of looks like your brother, but yeah. Oh, sorry for not introducing myself-" she turned to Cassian smiling at him, she shook his hand and smiled. "Well, I hope that helps, bye." She walks away, leaving them both clueless. 37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvrlfLdM33
"Well she's something."37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYrip7kpWQ
"Eh, Jules is always like that. Anyway, I remember this picture, this was a month before he went missing, at the mall. How does her cousin have this- wait never mind, I know her brother. Jett Choi, he was Ian's age, but what does this picture have to do with- hey what-" Cassian snatches the picture away from her, studying it, he turns it around to the back reading the messy handwriting on it. 37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMv7EI9uLzS
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'For memories; soon you'll be gone. I'll miss you, dude. 37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RvebRKGQg
-J.C.' 37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GfTvus8NQ
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"Huh, seems like Jett knew about Ian being the next in line or something. What's relevant in this picture is the background, see that person in the background. That sort of sketchy looking people, those are watchers. The covenant, probably calculating his every move." He said, placing the picture down, and sighing. Emery sighed, leaning her head back in defeat. 37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdfUkDbZhw
"This is hopeless, I mean where else could we possible find clues?"37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGVnlWuNTH
"The forest, but I doubt you'd wanna go in there. Probably too scared, a tiny little ghost scared of the woods? Adorable." He jokes, she scoffs. 37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqIE9bJZlB
"Whatever, let's get going mystery boy."37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oW2NUUiUb
"When will you stop calling me that?"37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlBa4Rhxgd
"The day I uncover who you truly are behind all that mystery, duh." 37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3JfnR6boT
They left, towards the woods. The danger, and the mist... 37Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFMaInVb3E
