The knife was pressed tightly against her throat, so tightly that if she were to take a breath the knife would cut her. She was well aware of the team of assassins watching and waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike their opponents. Barney Ross and his team watched as the men spoke to each other in Thai, the girl sat there tied to a chair watching the men converse. She looked completely calm, then a smirk found its way onto her face. As the men were conversing the girl started to sing,

"Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du."

The men looked down at her as she sang. She continued singing the song, not stopping when the men told her too. One of the men yelled at her again but she paid him no attention, she continued singing but stopped when a hand connected with her face. The hand hit her with so much force her head whipped to the side.

"Son of a bitch." She mumbled, tears starting to line her eyes, she wouldn't let them see her cry though, so she blinked the tears away.

Lee Christmas smirked at the girl's actions, she certainly was one of the more amusing rescue missions. He had trouble keeping quiet when she started singing Hanson, but when one of those assholes hit her, he had trouble keeping in his rage. Lee wasn't one for women abuse, only when necessary and especially when it's someone important to him.

Barney Ross noticed how his partner tensed up when the girl got hit, he also noticed how all the other members of the team got their game faces on. If it was one thing the team didn't stand for was women abuse. He understood why Lee got so upset, he wouldn't like to his someone important to him get abused right in front of him either. ]

The team was brought out of their thought by a loud, blood curdling, scream. They looked down to see the girl be beaten. Lee Christmas's face confronted into one of pure rage. He brought his gun up to his face, ready to shoot the Thai men.

"Where are they?" One yelled, punching her in the stomach.

"I don't know! I haven't had contact with them for years!" She yelled back, tears falling down her face.

"Bullshit! We traced you're calls from last week, one of them called you." He said, grabbing her face.

"You'll have to kill me. I'll never tell you anything." She snapped, spitting in his face, the tears now long gone.

The man glared at her, wiping the spit off of his face, then brought his hand up to hit her again. Before he could do anymore damage though, a knife came flying through the air and lodged itself in the man's neck.

"Took ya long enough." She said, a large smirk on her face.

"Shut up would ya." Lee said, walking towards her.

She laughed as her cut her loose. "Ah, I've missed you Lee Christmas." She said pulling him into a hug.

"Missed you too Nelle." He said, hugging her back.

"This is great and all, but can't this wait until we're out and safe?" Barney said, interrupting the hug between the two.

"Where's the fun in that Barn?" She asked, pulling the older man into a large hug.

"The fun of living." He said, hugging her back.

She laughed and pulled away, "Show us outta here then Barney Boy."

~.~

Once out and onto the plane, questions were fired at the girl.

"Are you okay?" Lee asked her, as soon as she sat down.

"Fine, fine. Just a bit sore." She said, not moving. In fact, she hurt all over, those men really hit her-hard.

"I'd still like Tool to take a look at you, it'd make me more comfortable." Lee said, frowning at her.

"I'd like that too, get a few painkillers." She mumbled.

"I have a question." Yin said, looking at the two. "How do you know each other?" He said, finishing.

"Well, isn't it obvious? Christmas here is my cousin!" She said, smiling.

~.~

Anelle Christmas was kidnapped by the governor of Thai, leaving her cousin, Lee Christmas, and his team of expendables to rescue her, what they didn't realise is that she would turn out to be a bit more trouble then they thought. Join Anelle on her journey with the expendable team, who know's, she just might find some love on her little journey!