Blane is just an ordinary kid, for now. He was on the bus when he saw the smoke. As he entered his neighboor hood thats when everything chnged, for good or worse.

She was strange. Her light blond hair was short, it barely touched her shoulders. She was wearing colorful and ornate clothing that I had never seen before. Her eyes were a surprising shade of lavender. She didn't look like any one else I had ever seen within the walls but, she did look like me. Her voice was soft as silk but I couldn't make out a single word of what she was saying. Why was she communicating with me? I had not seen this woman before. She made an odd face, her lips curled back, exposing her teeth, and she made a noise that sounded as if she couldn't breath. I'd never heard such a sound come from a person........