I do not own the Iron Fey Series...the credit belongs to Julie Kagawa for creating such a wonderful series.

I found inspiration..with an anime surprisingly. ^^ Thank you InuYasha!

And to Ninja Girl LW...thank you. It's due to you that I can even get these chapters done.

I, for some strange reason, made Ari weak in this chapter. Just a little bit though but after what she went through...would you blame her?

Chapter 5

He pulled into the driveway to my house and I looked over at him in surprise. "Why here? Why not at your house next door?"

Puck laughed at me, his hand pounding the steering wheel, as I stared at him in disbelief. What the fuck? Is he laughing at me?

"What's so funny, Goodfellow?" My uncle croaked from the backseat and I turned to look at him.

"Good to see your awake, Chase." Puck said with a smirk and I slapped his arm, hard.

"Ow!"

"Don't tease my uncle!"

"You didn't have to hit me!"

"Yes, I did! You don't learn otherwise!"

"I can learn other ways to, you know!"

I crossed my arms and looked at him. "Prove it."

He smiled and leaned towards me. "Okay." My face went hot and I pushed him away.

"You pervert!" I cried out and he burst out laughing again. I punched him in the face and got out of the car my face blazing with embarrassment and my pace quick with fury. I didn't notice the net under my feet until it was too late and I was suspended in the air.

"I caught her! I caught her!" A voice said in glee and I paled.

"Ari!"

"Puck! Help!" I cried out as I fell and began to get pulled away. I reached my hand through the netting my eyes wide with fright and barely any breath left in me. He caught hold of it and there was a sudden jerk and a cry of pain in front of us. Puck cut me free with a dagger, I have no idea how he got one, and pulled me out of it. I clung to his chest as he pulled me away from the cursing of whatever caught me.

"Don't let it come near me." I whispered to him and he nodded his face nothing but serious. A creature with wires sticking out of its back and a ratish like posture. A rat faery caught me...nice.

"What do you want with the princess of your court?" Puck demanded and I looked up at him in wonder and awe. I can see him how most people can't, someone that actually cares for the people he is close to. All those rumors created about him I never believed in the first place but now I know they ain't true. They can't be with how he's protecting me right now.

"I will not-"

"Princess. Princess is wanted by my queen. I bring her. I bring her." It said and I raised and eyebrow at it.

"That was nothing but chittering to me." Puck said with a shake of his head and I stared at him before I stared at the rat faery. Huh. I can understand it.

"What's your name?" I asked and it looked at me with its beady eyes and smiled.

"She understands me! She does! She does!" It cheered and I smiled. It's kind of cute in a childish way. "I'm called Glitch!"

Glitch? Now where have I heard that name before?

"Go Glitch go!" A voice said in the back of my mind and I gasped aloud. Of course!

"You were there in the backyard when I was younger weren't you?" I asked incredulously and Glitched jumped up and down in happiness.

"Yes!" He cried out and Puck gave us both a weird look before shaking his head.

"You understand the wire ball?" He asked and I nodded.

"He was my imaginary friend when I was a child. I could always understand him." I stated and it nodded in glee and jumped around. Things just got even weirder than I thought.

Woohoo! A twist! Read and review to tell me what you think.