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Chapter 2

     He watched in silence as the boy materialized from nowhere standing on the manhole cover. He was not startled. He was not frightened. He simply stood in his hiding place and watched.
     As he'd expected the boy looked to be about 18, with black hair hanging an inch or two past his eyes. He wore baggy black jeans and a black T-shirt.
     The kid did a quick 360, taking in his surroundings. All of it except the man in the black trench coat. The one just hidden around the corner of the alley. Then, he stepped to the side just in time for another figure to appear right on the circle of metal where he'd been standing. This one more quaint and innocent, with short, sandy blonde hair and glasses.
     This new arrival had also been expected by the man in black. Both his objectives were now present. He already had a means of achieving his goal without attracting attention. All he had to do... was act.

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     Drew reached his destination the instant he set foot on the Way. One second he was in that dank, damp, underground room, the next he was here.
     "Wherever here is," Drew thought, wondering curiously what this new place was like. He didn't have much time to ponder this question, however, as he was set upon by an irritated cousin.
     "I thought I told you to wait several seconds before coming," Jay snarled, "you nearly materialized right on top of me!"
     "Sorry. I got distracted," replied a very flustered Drew, surprised at his cousin's sudden outburst.
     "It's alright," growled James, getting his frustration back in check, "I managed to get out of the way."
     "Ahem."
     Both boys spun around so fast they nearly gave themselves whiplash, Jay's face with a look of alertness and suspicion, Drew's with one of curiosity, surprise, and excitement. There, at the fork in the alley, stood a man. He as of tall and slender yet strong build, wearing a black trench coat adorned with silver spikes, chains, and buckles in seemingly random places. He had black, spiked hair and intense gray eyes.
     The man silently lifted a hand, palm facing the adolescents. Then, in one sharp motion, it closed into a fist.