1Disclaimer: I don't own Criss Angel (sigh) Or anything/anyone affiliated with Mindfreak in anyway. So please don't sue me. This story is just for fun.

A/N: This is a story I wrote actually a little over a year ago so it's not very good... but I figured I would put it up anyway. I will do some editing to each chapter then get them up quickly... So enjoy everyone.

Karena awoke with a start. A door had slammed shut. She picked up her phone checking the time. 7:45. She rolled over yawning, wishing she didn't have to go to her final. However, by the time 9AM rolled around she was sitting in a classroom trying to be as bright eyed and bushy tailed as she could. She finished her final and was waiting for her prof to check her notebook. Drawing on paper she shifted constantly in her seat. It was her last class before summer break and in a little over 24 hours she would be flying from her home in Pennsylvania to her brother's in Utah. She picked up her notebook, not bothering to look at the grade, and began walking to her car. She felt her phone vibrating in her pocket and saw it was her friend Lynne.

"Morning sunshine." Karena said as brightly as she could.

"Hey What are you doing tonight?" Lynne asked. An inflection in her voice let Kara know she wanted something.

"Why?"

"Because there is a party and you should come."

"As a consumer or a driver?" Kara asked with a smirk.

"Uhh... a driver." Lynne paused but Karena didn't say anything. "Come on Karena, please. You don't drink much anymore and I can't find anyone else to be a D.D."

"Fine." Karena said sighing. She would rather have to give up her night then see Lynne drive home drunk... again. "But you owe me."

"Thank you And I know I do. Pick me up at 7?"

"Where is the party?"

"Rachel's house." Karena cringed. Not only did she have to spend the night with drunk people, but also with people who didn't like her and she returned the favor.

"See you at 7." Karena said hanging up the phone. It was going to be a long night.

Karena spent most of the day sleeping and packing. Her flight left from the Philadelphia airport then on to Michigan, then from Michigan to Salt Lake City where her brother would pick her up. She made almost the same flight three years before, but that was a vacation she wanted to forget. At 7PM she arrived at Lynne's house to find her smoking a cigarette waiting for her.

"Helllllooo there." Lynne said getting into Karena's jeep.

"So, how late we you thinking about staying?" The question must have annoyed Lynne because her voice changed.

"I don't know. Until I want to come home. It won't be too late." Karena dropped the subject and drove to Rachel's. After a couple of hours the party was getting loud. Karena had just finished reading one of the many books Rachel kept in the family library. The house was massive, the type of house you could easily get lost in, but Karena was content in reading. After reading half of another book she turned on her phone to see the time. It was 2 in the morning and she was about ready to go, and she figured she'd use the bathroom then convince Lynne to leave. She wandered around the house for a few minutes before finding the bathroom. After she finished she followed the sounds of the party hoping they would lead her back to the main lobby. She turned down a dark hallway with rooms on either side. She was almost at the end when she felt a force hit her right side and she was knocked into one of the rooms. She heard the door shut and in the darkness could barely make out the figure of a man.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" she screamed at him, but he didn't say anything back. She made her way to the door, but he grabbed her hard and shoved her into a bedpost. She felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, and she figured she had bruised, if not broken her rib. The guy grabbed a hold of her hands, but Karena kneed him in the groin. He stumbled almost falling, but came back forcefully punching her several times mostly in the stomach, but once in the face. She began to scream until she felt a point of pressure on her neck. The man was holding a knife to her throat.

"If you make another loud sound I swear you will not live through this." His voice was hoarse and he was breathing heavily. He ripped Karena's clothes off and made her lie down on the bed. Silent tears began rolling down her cheeks. Her climbed on top of her and began raping her. She knew she was powerless to stop him. If she did anything he would kill her. So she just closed her eyes and prayed it would be over soon.

After the man finished and left the room Karena sobbed for what seemed like hours, but was only a few minutes. She knew she had to get to the hospital. It was hard to breathe because of her rib and she was bleeding from the rape. She put what was left of her clothes on and wrapped her jacket tight around her. As she walked into the lobby Lynne came up to her, obviously very drunk.

"Hey. I am not ready to go yet." she said slurring many of the words.

"You need to find another way home."

"What?!"

"There are other sober people here." Karena said fighting back the urge to get sick.

"No you said you would take me." Lynne swayed dangerously.

"Lynne, I was just raped." Lynne's eyes got big and her mind seemed to begin working again.

"What?"

"Yeah, and I am going to the hospital."

"Let me come with you." Lynne started for her coat, but Karena stopped her.

"No, you're drunk, and underage. They will be calling the cops and you can't be there for that." Lynne nodded in agreement and Karena left for the hospital. The drive seemed to take forever, but once she got there time seemed to fly. She was given the morning after pill and a rape kit before the police came to ask questions.

"So you didn't really see his face?" The police officer said. He looked to be about 45 and was writing down everything Karena was saying.

"No, it was too dark, and after he got me... on the bed..." she began shaking. She didn't want to talk about it. A nurse put a caring hand on her shoulder. "I just closed my eyes. I didn't open them again until after I heard the door shut."

"Alright ma'am. We'll be getting back to you." The police officer and nurse left and Karena was alone in her hospital room for a few more minutes until she was told she could go home. The next day she stayed in bed until she absolutely had to get up. Her mom seemed to be waiting on her hand and foot. As she made her way to the airport she knew she was in for a long day. The flight left at 12 PM her time, so she figured she would be there, will all the connecting flights by 7 PM Utah time. With every step she took she felt pain. Her body was sore, broken, but she wanted to look at the situation as with as positive of an attitude as she could. Ever since her father had died she'd been trying to live life to the fullest.

"You take care of yourself and call me when you get there!" Her mom said giving Karena yet another hug.

"Mom, I am going to alright I promise. Brandon and Jade will take great care of me." Brandon was her brother, and Jade was his girlfriend who she got along with surprisingly well. She took one last look around making sure that she had everything she needed and boarded the flight.