Well, for the first time ever I'm going to post this even though it's no where near complete and I have absolutely no idea if it will be completed. This is just something I'm gonna put out there. Okay. So this is my first Host fanfiction, and I just finished the book about three or four days ago. I've been looking at a lot of fanfictions on it, and I hadn't come accross this story line much, so I thought I'd give it a shot.

Chapter One: Return

I sighed as I watched Melanie pace anxiously around the room. It was almost irritating, the way she wouldn't calm down. I had tried at least twenty times to reassure her everything was fine. You see, Jared, Ian, and Jamie were four days late coming back from their raid. I normally accompanied them, but Melanie was expecting and Jared had begged me to stay, telling me they could do it on their own just once more.

They told me they would commence with the raid as I do, and pretend to be souls. Melanie and I were a bit skeptic that they could pull it off. And they were late so now Melanie is pacing around like a caged lion.

"Mel, calm down. I'm sure they'll be fine. They've been late before." I calmly stated.

"Wanda, I can't calm down! You don't know if something happened to them! What if Jared or Jamie or Ian don't come home? Especially Jared! I can't lose him now!" Melanie replied, on the verge of hysteria.

I was about to respond when voices were heard. They were back! Ian was home! Melanie looked up and then dashed out of the room. I laughed and followed her at a more leisurely pace. As I neared the entrance of the room I heard sobbing. I recognized it as Melanie. Oh no, had something happened to Jared? I stopped dead in my tracks and listened to the conversation.

"Jared, what are we going to do? We can't risk him leading a Seeker here. And what about Wanda?" I heard Doc ask. I stepped into the room with worry coursing through my veins. I scanned the crowd quickly. Doc, Jeb, Jamie, Trudy, Melanie, Jared, Brandt, Sunny, Kyle, and Sharon looked up at me with pained expressions. And I could see why.

Ian wasn't there.

Okay, so I hope you all liked the first chapter. Please review!

Eminnis and Alicia