Hey y'all! Okay, so this isn't Bre, it's her cousin, Bailee. I don't know if anyone remembers me, but Carrie the character is based off of me. Anyway, Bre is pretty much stuck with this story and asked me to continue writing it for her, only problem is that the POV will be mostly Carrie now, since Carrie is me, and Riley is Bre. I can't write as Riley, because we don't have the same personality and it's harder for me to do so. Sooooo, I hope you all don't mind getting into Carrie's mind a little bit. And if anyone wants to help out with Plotage and stuff, feel free to PM me or Bre, if you want to PM me it goes to baileenicolee13. If you don't want to look it up you can go to Bre's profile and click favorite authors, I'm the only one on there. :) So I hope y'all don't mind me taking over, the story will stay on Bre's profile, considering I know my cousin so well that I know her password and such without having to ask. Anyway, on with the story.

Carrie's POV-

Things were starting to look out for the eight of us. I had Tyler by my side, Peyton had Reid, Riley and Caleb finally admitted their feelings for each other, but the only problem was, Pogue was still with Kate and Tabby was still heartbroken. It's not easy watching one of your best friends hurt over a boy you see as your brother, and not be able to do anything about it.

It bothered Tyler a little more than anyone else, because Tabs is his little sister and he feels the need to protect her. Whenever Ty came over we just sat around my room and talked a lot. I loved having him as my boyfriend I didn't feel pressured to be anyone other than who I am when I was around him, he just made everything bad in my life disappear.

I was tossing and turning in my bed, trying to get comfortable as thunder rang out outside. I hated nights like these, when I couldn't get to sleep because I had too much on my mind. I could always get up and walk across the hall to Cale's room, or down the stairs to mother's. But, I didn't want to risk waking either of them. I turned to my bedside table and stared at my charging cellphone, thinking maybe one of my "sisters" would text or call me with the same problem. I felt like there was something happening that I needed to be awake for. Like someone was using the power big time, and my senses were keeping me awake because there was a chance that I could be attacked. I looked just in time to see the non questionable body of a darkling standing over my bed. I almost screamed bloody murder, not because it scared me, more like because I hadn't expected it to be there. I lay there shocked as the Darkling disappeared.

That was when my phone started ringing. I turned my bedside table light on and reached for the cellphone. "Hello?" I asked tiredly wiping my blue eyes.

"Care, did you just see a Darkling?" I heard Peyton's voice ask me. I sighed and nodded, and then remembered that she couldn't see me.

"Yeah, Pey, I did. Was the body of that dead kid they found at the Dells." I replied sitting up in my bed now. I knew it wasn't right for Peyton and I to be discussing this instead of telling Riley immediately, but I figured that since Peyton and I both saw it, there was a pretty good chance Tabby and Riley saw it too. "I'm going to go check with Caleb and then I'm calling Riley. I'll see you in the morning."

"Alright, I'll call Tabby and Reid. Night sis." I hung up and got out of bed. My feet padded down the hardwood hallway as I reached Caleb's room. I opened the door to see him with his phone against his mouth and a far away look on his face.

"Caleb?" I asked. Cale's dark eyes snapped to mine and he nodded. I walked over and sat next to him on his bed, leaning my head against his shoulder. "Did you see it too?" I asked looking up at him.

"Yeah, Pogue did too." He replied running a hand over his face. I nodded and told him about Peyton seeing it. "Can you find out if Riles saw it?" he asked. I nodded and released the block in my mind so that my sisters could hear me.

Riley. I called to her in my head.

Yeah, Carrie? Peyton? Tabby? Are we all here? Riley's voice rang out in my head strong and powerful like she was. I nodded to Caleb to tell him that I had her.

"Ask her if she saw the Darkling and what she thinks it means." he said to me. I repeated the message to Riley and the others and waited for her to reply. My head still resting against Caleb's shoulder.

I saw it. And I'm not sure. Considering we all saw it. And this isn't the first time, it's not one of us. It's someone or something else. she replied. I scrunched my eyebrow at "not the first time" and even more at "someone or something else" Who would send a group of powerful teenage warlocks and witches a Darkling? This was some serious dark magic, and whoever was doing was sending it to send a message to us all. As the level-headed thinker in the group I told everyone this as a finality before putting my block back up again.

Caleb and I sat in his room for a little while longer talking about the first time he saw the Darkling until it was about two in the morning and we both decided we needed to get some sleep if we were going to school in the morning.

The next day I woke up and got into the shower. I washed and conditioned my hair. When I got out of the shower I brushed out the tangles and let my eyes got black for a split second while it dried in an instant. I smiled at my reflection before sweeping on some mascara and a bit of eyeliner before skipping out into my room to change into my uniform. I rolled the skirt so that it came just above my knee and smirked at my relfection in the mirror. I really hated this uniform, but I made it work. I carried my blazer in the pit of my elbow as I skipped down the stairs to find Caleb eating breakfast in the kitchen. I drank a glass of orange juice and grabbed a bagel before kissing Mother on the cheek and running outside to see the Hummer waiting for me.

I blew Caleb a kiss and ran to the passenger seat of the Hummer. I slid into the seat and grinned over at Tyler, pecking him on the lips quickly before smiling at Reid and Peyton in the backseat. "Morning loves!" I said sweetly.

"Well someone's in a good mood, considering what happened last night." Peyton said with a smirk. I nodded and smiled brightly at her before rolling my blue eyes.

"Honestly, it's in the past. Sure we'll have to talk about it and whatever but I'm not going to think about it." We drove into the school parking lot and all piled out of the Hummer. Caleb's Mustang was sitting in the space next to the Hummer with Caleb and Riley making out on the hood. I ran over and opened the driver's side door with a smirk. I pressed the horn and laughed out loud when both Riley and Caleb ripped away from each other to glare at me. I slid out of the car and fist bumped Reid before looking over to see Pogue's motorcycle drive in and park next to Caleb's car, with a passenger other than Pogue on it. I looked around and smirked when I realized Tabby was the passenger.

We all walked into Spencer Academy together. Tyler and I were holding hands walking next to Reid and Peyton, Reid had his arms wrapped around Pey's waist and was walking behind her. Next to them Caleb had his arm wrapped around Riley's shoulders and she was holding his hand and next to them Tabby and Pogue were awkwardly walking together. I grinned at them and wondered how long it would take for Pogue to dump Kate and ask her out. When we reached out first class we all seperated to sit in our assigned seats. Sarah's seat was right next to mine and as I sat down I could feel her eyes on me. I gave her a polite smile before turning to the front of the class.

I know, I know it's short. But it's all I got so far. Once I figure out a good way to wrap it all up the chapters will be longer. Thanks loves.

-Bailee & Bre.

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