<strong>***OOC: This post didn't happen. Story got shuffled around. It's only still here because I didn't have the heart to delete it***</strong><br/><br/><hr/><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/1523/ivymontaguenew.jpg)</div><strong>Ivy Montague,</strong>Secluded Area in the Forest [Ashley, Ivy & Imogene]<br/><br/>Ivy giggled as she tried to wade away from Imogene. She was really very dreadful at swimming, and it had only been a handful of years since she'd gotten over her fear of water. Now here she was, in a deep, natural pool playing naked with her friends; she had come a long way. They all had. They were growing up, facing their fears, and playing new games. Soon their blissful innocence would be set aside for a different sort of life.<br/><br/>As Imogene went off into the water in search of Ashley, there was a very alarming sound from nearby. Further along the trail, she thought that she heard a man's voice. Waiting, still in the water, she heard it again. "All...blood...boy." The words drifted and broke over the distance, but there was a rustle as something approached their glen. She didn't think that she and her friends would have time to get out of the water and dress before he arrived. Moreover, she was scared. What if he wasn't a good person, what if...<br/><br/>Ivy's heart beat hard and fast as she tried to wade off in the direction her friends had swum. "Imogene! Ashley!" she called, out, in a panicked whisper. They were both still beneath the water, and in her fright, Ivy took a gulp of water. She choked on it, as it threatened to fill her lungs. She forced herself to be quiet as she tried to expel the offending liquid. Where were her friends?