Disclaimer: I'm not Annette Curtis Klase. So I don't own anything from her book. I do however own the stuff I make up.

Okay yes I know, I just finished Fire and Ice, I just couldn't stop writing! SO here is chapter one!

Part One

1

Journal,

I am so confused! I can't figure out if he likes me or not! Why do males have to be so confusing! Ugh! I should go talk to Vivian. She always knows what to say. Maybe I can get her to tell the story about her and Gabriel. I've heard from Esmé that Vivian and Gabriel The Early Years is very interesting to hear. I mean they are so in love, everyone can see that. I wish I had that.

Novalee

Novalee put her journal back under the loose floor board. She climbed back on to her bed. She had been living in this house for twelve years. Esmé and Tomas had basically adopted her. So she got to have a new family, and with that family she got Austin. She didn't care if they were related or not, Austin was her brother. She had grown up in the same house with him for twelve years. Vivian who was Esmé's daughter from another male was different. She was the leader's mate, the Queen Bitch. And no one would even think about getting their teeth into Gabriel with Vivian around. She was the strongest female loup garou probably ever.

But no matter how powerful Vivian was she loved her like a sister anyways. She might not remember much from that night so long ago, but she remembered Vivian.

She sighed and stared up at the ceiling she had covered in glow in the dark stars. Then a knock on the window brought her back to reality.

She rolled over to stare out the window. She smiled as she saw the blue eyes staring at her.

"What do you want?" she whispered to him.

"Come out! We're all going on a run!"

"Who do you mean by we?"

"Nova, come on, it's all of us."

She smiled. Alex was the only one who called her Nova, everyone else just called her Lee. She had a feeling that he was probably behind it but she didn't question him.

She got up. She was dressed in a t-shirt and a pair of shorts. She went and locked her bedroom door and then slid out the window.

She was greeted by the whole gang. Alexander's best friend, Marc, his brother Kole, and Kole's best friend Chase, then there was Austin, Novalee's brother. Austin just hung out with everyone.

Then there were her friends, her best friends Brigitte (Marc's twin sister), Aurelie, Audrei and Jaime. Then Chase's twin sister Liana was there, the only ones missing were Destinee and Felicite. They were kind of like Austin, they just hung out with everyone.

"We're going to go swing by and see if Destinee and Felicite want to come with us."

"Fine with me," she said brightly. She went over and looped her arms with Jaime and Brigitte who were looped together with Aurelie and Audrei. The five girls walked off towards the next stop, the boys watching after them.

They barely made it to the cabin when the twins came and met them. "We heard you coming! You guys need to be quiet!"

The guys just laughed at the girls and they all took off into the woods.

Journal,

Okay so we went on a run last night and I didn't get home in till probably like three. I'm going to be in so much trouble tomorrow. Gabriel found us down by the rocks! It was absolutely terrible! I've never seen him look so angry! Oh and poor Alex and Kole. Who knows when we're going to get to see them again? Gabriel probably has them locked up. OH and even better! Ethan is back!!! He is so cute! But he's seventeen, and Alex…

I don't know about Alex. He is absolutely gorgeous! He is definitely Gabriel's son. Those blue eyes just make me want to melt. Alex and Kole both look like Gabriel, except Alex has tawny hair, and Kole has green eyes. Then Juliee, sweet moon if I have to hear how pretty she is from one more person! Ugh, but I love her anyways. She doesn't let that stuff go to her head like Brigitte.

But back to Ethan, it's so hard to compare Ethan and Alex. Ethan is older and Alex is the same age as me. Alex is so hot that he could probably burn the inn down, ohh bad choice of words, but then Ethan…ugh, I can't write about these two anymore I don't have hardly enough pages!

Novalee

"How long are we grounded for mom?" asked Austin in a too sweet voice.

"Tomas they want to know how long they're grounded for!"

Novalee winced at Esmé's expression. She hated having Esmé mad at her.

Tomas grabbed Esmé's hand and pulled her down into a chair.

"Well how many days are left in the summer?" Tomas questioned.

Austin stood up, "You aren't serious Dad, summer just started!"

Esmé stood up too, "Well maybe you two should have thought about that before you decided to go running in the woods! Do you not know that there are humans staying in the inn! What do humans like to do in the summer?"

"It was midnight mom, how many humans are out and about in the woods at midnight?"

Novalee pulled Austin back down on the chair. He sat on the arm of it, still glaring at his mother.

"It doesn't matter if they aren't out there! You are not to leave this house for a run in the middle of the night!"

Austin tried to argue more but Novalee elbowed him in the ribs.

He glared at her before he turned back to his parents.

Esmé stormed out of the room, Tomas just watched after her.

"Grounded for the rest of this month, if you do anything like this again neither of you will see daylight in till school starts." Then Tomas got up and followed after Esmé.

"It could have been worse." Austin was back to his normal self.

"It wouldn't have been bad if you could just keep your mouth shut."

He turned and went and crashed on the sofa. "What do you think happened to Alex and Kole?"

She shuddered dramatically, "Gabriel is probably making them dig their own graves."

"I wouldn't put it passed him."

"So whose bright idea was it for us to go out anyways?"

"Who do you think?"

She sighed, "Alex."

"Nope, for once the brilliance can be blamed on another."

"Really, that's different."

"Exactly! I can't wait to see what Marc looks like after Bucky gets through with him!"

She choked back a laugh. Marc was always doing stupid stuff like that, trying to show Alex up.

"Well do you think it's safe to leave the house?" she asked casually.

Then Esmé stormed back in. "Yes Austin, do you think it's safe to leave the house?"

Austin glanced at Novalee then back to his mother.

"Lee, I think I'm going to have to say no."

"Good answer," Esmé all but shrieked.

Novalee quickly moved and went to her room. Austin did the same.

So that was chapter one! Yay! I hoped you all liked it, so review and tell me what you think! Review!!!