Disclaimer: I don't own The Ring" or any of its characters. I'm just borrowing them for my story.

~Chapter 1-The Message~

Rachel Keller and her son Aiden were watching a movie on Friday night, or, Rachel was watching a movie. Aiden had fallen asleep about half an hour ago. As the credits came on, Rachel shut off the tape. She got up and took the tape out of the VCR. It seemed like so long ago that she was afraid for her son's, and her own, life. She still remembered the look on Noah, her 'boyfriend's,' face; so empty and deformed..so lifeless.

An old sitcom was on. Rachel pushed the 'Channel Up' button, but she didn't see another program. She saw something she never wanted to see again. The screen went black..then a bright circle appeared. Rachel's eyes went wide. "No..no. It can't be," she whispered. "It's been a month. She can't come back." She glanced at Aiden. "We made a copy..we made a copy!"

The circle remained on the screen, until Rachel saw a small black figure began walking towards her. She fell to the ground and started breathing deeply. "No, she can't come back."

The figure got bigger, and Rachel recognized it. "Oh my god..Noah?"

Noah, or what Samara had left him as, came closer...and closer....Rachel's eyes went, if possible, any wider. She scrambled over to Aiden and embraced him protectively. "Keep away from him," she said, hoarsely. "Keep away." Noah's face was perfectly clear now, and it pained her to look upon it.

"Rachel.." The voice seemed to be coming from the television speakers. "Rachel, I'm not here to hurt you or Aiden. I'm here to warn you."

Rachel shook her head, not believing what was in front of her. "W- what? Warn me about what?"

"Samara. She is continuing to kill, so you and your son are safe from her, but she's...ummm, getting bored. She's getting lonely. She wants Aiden to help her kill the people who watch the video."

"She....she..what?" Rachel stammered.

"You heard me Rachel. Samara doesn't like doing this alone anymore."

"How do you know?"

"After she takes your life, you are stuck in the well.or your soul is. You can hear everything she says, everything she thinks, everything she does...I heard her. She said that she wants the boy who talked to her to help her with her 'quest.'

Rachel's eyes filled with tears. "W-why does she want Aiden?"

"He was the only one her age who talked to her.who understood her."

Rachel swallowed. "I don't understand, Noah.."

"Neither do I, Rachel.but I had to warn you. You have to leave here. Go somewhere.anywhere. Go to a place where she can't find you. If she comes to get him, go somewhere else. If she gets him, she will kill you, Rachel."

"Noah, wait-" But she couldn't finish. Noah began to glow and then got sucked back into the television, as if he were being rewound. Then the screen went black, and flicked off.

Rachel crawled over to the screen and began tapping it, but jerked around when she heard someone groaning. Aiden had woken up. He rubbed his eyes. "Mom? What's wrong?"

"Get dressed and packed..NOW!" Rachel jumped to her feet and ran into her room. She threw her clothes and belongings into a suitcase and closed it. She stared at it for a second, tears beginning to form in her eyes once again. "I don't understand, Noah. But I'll do whatever I have to do to save my son from that child."

"Mom?" Rachel turned around. Aiden was standing in the doorway, holding a suitcase. "Save me from who? The little girl?"

As Rachel looked into his eyes, she began to sob. "Y-yes, honey. The little girl again. He have to get away from here."

"Why, Mom? Why do we have to go?"

Rachel stopped crying. "Because she knows that we're here. We have to go to a place where she can't get us. If she finds us, we run again."

Aiden nodded. They ran out of the building and got into their car. Rachel drove, even though she had no idea where she was going.

But, back in their apartment, on the floor below the television, was a pool of water, and on the screen was, not a ring, but a whole circle, and in the circle was the dreaded face of Samara. Then, out of the speakers came her voice. "Aiden...I will find you," it whispered, "you can't escape me..remember what I told you? I never sleep.."

To Be Continued...

A/N-So, do you like my first story ever? Please review, and no flames!