Author's Notes:

This chapter is a little shorter as it is only here to set up the plot for the next chapter.

...I also didn't have much time to write today.

*Rainbow's Point of View*

"Where is he..." I mumble to myself as I walk in circle's in Matt's room. "He was supposed to be home by now..."

Last night, after the baseball game, Matt dropped me off at home. He said he was going out to get some groceries for his mom and that he would be home before I knew it. Here I am now, on Sunday morning, and he never came back. His mother has already called the police, but they couldn't find him anywhere.

"I'm worried about him." Emily says from Matt's bed. "Why didn't he come home yesterday?"

"I don't know!" I yell back in anger. Tears stream down my face as I think of all the worst possible things that could have happened to him. He could be dead for all I know.

A knock on the door makes Emily and I run downstairs. Matt's mother opens the door to reveal Alex and Skyler, both look worried.

"We came as soon as we heard." Skyler says as they both enter. "Have they found any leads yet?"

"No, we don't know anything yet." His mother says through tears.

"Calm down. We'll find him." Matt's father tries to comfort everyone.

"What if we never see him again?" Alex says as he rubs his eyes. "I can't lose my best friend."

"I'm going out to look again." I say as I walk out the door. I had tried looking around earlier with no luck. I'm not giving up yet.

I take flight as fast as I can and begin to look around town for any signs of Matt. After finding nothing after hours of searching, I return home. When I reach the house, I spot two police officers walking up to the front door. I land behind them and listen in as the talk to Matt's parents.

"We found something at a gas station near the store you said your son was shopping at." The first officer says as he flips through a note pad.

"What was it? Is it anything good?" I ask from behind. The officer rubs his forehead and sighs.

"I'm going to be honest with you guys. We found ALOT of his blood on the cement outside of the gas station."

"What!?" I yell in shock.

"We have to inform you that your son could possibly... be dead. I'm sorry, but if he doesn't show up in the next few days, we'll have to consider him dead." The officer says, his voice cracking slightly.

"What!? NO! He can't be!" His mother yells through tears.

My legs go numb and my wings go limp as the news hits me hard. Is it possible? Could he really be gone... forever?

*6 Days Later - Matthew's Birthday *

Sounds of crying fill the room as Matt's family cries. He was announced dead three days ago. The funeral was planned soon afterward. I've been crying since then. I lost the one thing I loved in this new world. To make it even worse, we're burying him on his birthday. I can't take much more of this.

I lean on his coffin and cry until all of my tears are gone.

"WHY!?" I punch the top of the coffin. "Why did you leave me!" I yell through tears.

The service goes on, and once it's finished, we all get up to go bury the coffin.

The room goes quiet and everyone turns when the back doors slam open.