Stefan & Elena Chapter 2
Elena woke up in a dark room, sick, dizzy, and thoroughly disoriented. She tried to put her hand to her aching head and couldn't move her arm. Tugging she felt a cold metallic pull on her wrist, the events of the last few hours came rushing back to her. Peering through the darkness she got a better view of her surroundings. She could just make out a red blinking light in the top corner of the room. A camera whoever had grabbed her was watching her.
"Did you have a nice nap Elena? " A mechanical voice spoke through the speaker system next to the camera.
"Elena refused to respond.
The bastard laughed through the speaker system.
"That's okay Elena we have someone here we're sure you'd love to talk to."
A baby's frantic cries blared over the speaker.
"Joey! Elena screamed jerking her wrist in a futile effort to get free she felt her skin tearing.
Abruptly the sound was cut off.
"Don't you dare hurt my baby! " Elena was screaming at the unseen person behind the camera.
"With the mechanical enhancements to the voice she couldn't tell if the person was male or female.
"He's fine for now the voice came back onto the speaker system." As long as you do what we say he stays fine, disobey and little Joey could have a tragic accident."
Elena tried to calm herself down, getting hysterical right now wasn't going to help. Besides it could be any baby there was no proof that it was her baby. There's no way anyone could have gotten Joey away from Stefan and Damon she needed to stay calm and rational
Stefan…..
"Bonnie what do you mean you can't find her?" Stefan could feel his chest tightening and that sick terrified feeling in the pit of his stomach.
"I went in to try on some jeans she was looking at sweaters and holding her cell about to call you for the umpteenth time." I've covered the mall and rest rooms three times and I can't find her." Bonnie tried to keep the tears from her voice.
"I can't sense her Stefan I can't feel her presence here."
"Go get Damon, he went to a blood bank near the hospital. Stefan said.
"I'm calling Caroline to stay with Joey, I'll be right there." Stefan disconnected the call and began dialing Caroline when he got the call from Elena's phone.
"Elena, where are you? Are you alright?
"So worried Mr. Salvatore? A familiar male voice mocked into the phone.
"What do you want John? Stefan tightened his grip on the phone till it threatened to snap.
"I already have it Stefan." I have my daughter back; remember when you gave me till sundown to get out of town?"
"How does it feel now Stefan?" "You can keep your half vampire brat, but you'll never see Elena again".
"I told you my daughter would never be with a vampire."
"John I'm going to find you and this time you're leaving the planet. If you harm one hair on her head I'll turn you so help me God".
"Then I'm gonna stake your ass!"
"Goodbye Stefan you have a nice afterlife now?" John was laughing as he hung up.
Stefan called Bonnie back.
"Bonnie, John has her! Come to the boardinghouse we're going to have to try to locate her.
"I'm on my way." Bonnie said.
The next few minutes were the longest of Stefan's life. Joey had awakened and as though he could sense his mother's absence he cried inconsolably.
Stefan bounced the baby as he paced restlessly, the helpless rage boiled just beneath the surface.
Caroline, Damon and Bonnie entered the house together.
"I picked them up, I figured we could use backup. Bonnie said as she placed her bag on the table and withdrew the Grimoir."
"I'm doing a simple locater spell, and then we're going after her."
"Caroline will you take Joey to Ric and Jenna's and guard them? Stefan watched Caroline intently. "John may try kidnapping him."
"I'll guard them with my life, Caroline said.
Jenna and Ric's baby Alexis was born a month earlier.
"I'll get his bag together, Stefan said as he went up to the nursery.
Elena was startled by the door to her room swinging open a figure entered wearing a cape and mask. He didn't speak simply walked to the bed and unlocked the handcuffs.
Motioning with a handgun he withdrew from his cape he ordered Elena out the door.
The light from the hallway momentarily blinded Elena; the mystery man behind her shoved her roughly in the back.
She stumbled down the hallway noting the threadbare hall runner, and the other worn furnishings. The place reeked of disuse and stale air, like a museum closed up for to long.
Elena was shoved roughly into a room on the end of the hall she heard the key turning in the lock sealing her in.
"No, she yelled. Slamming her fists against the door in frustration.
The soft tread of footsteps grew fainter as her captor walked away.
Turning away from the door Elena surveyed her surroundings. This room had windows the thin slivers of sunlight could be seen through the cracks of the boards nailed across the windows. There was also a bathroom; the hated camera was situated in the corner of the bedroom. It pointed directly at the window.
"Dammit she fumed no escape there."
There were no cameras in the bathroom but also no window. There was a grate and through it she could see the floor below.
Lowering herself to the bathroom floor Elena lay quietly and listened. She could hear the murmur of voices. Together they got clearer as they neared her.
"You'll have to compel her to forget them before I relocate her!" Elena was shocked to see that John; her birth father was responsible for her kidnapping.
Elena knew he was demented but this was a new low.
The person he was speaking to stepped into view and Elena's heart sank.
Isobel!
Waiting until they walked out of view she flicked the bath mat across the grate and hurriedly opened her locket.
Digging out a small amount of vervain she pushed it under her fingernails praying it would be enough.
Turning on the bathroom sink she snapped the locket closed just as Isobel entered the bedroom.
"Elena, we need to talk. Isobel called strolling calmly into the room.
"Elena walked into the bedroom and faced Isobel head on.
To be continued…..
