Okay I know I know, I am screwed, it has been over six months.

I have an excuse though, I had writers block. I also found out that it is very hard trying to complete a genius work so I decided to not try and go her step. The first chapter is solely based on her work. But from onward I will have a different take mainly because I really don't know how she wanted the story to go like, and because I am not that good yet. Thanks again everyone for being patient with me and I hope you all will review and comment or criticize just so I become better. Ideas are also greatly appreciated.

And of course millions of thanks to SilverDestiny10191 for the fabulous editing, she did a great job and on such a short notice to. Thanks Again!!

　Escape

"So…Mina can you pass the potatoes?" I asked quietly trying not to make a scene. Tough luck because the four other guys gaze never left my face. I could feel it.

Here I am, stuck at my cousins place. I only came for dinner, but now I think I can never leave. I have tried every excuse I could come up with to leave, but it was like we all read the same "Excuses for dummy" book, because they were all able to stop me in my tracks.

Well ok, the my aunts friend's, friend's cousin, once removed, house didn't burn down. It was worth a shot.

The three hunks are staring at me intensely. And they continue to stare.

…oh my they are looking at each other,

…they are lunging for the potatoes,

…they are fighting. Over potatoes.

Only one hasn't moved, still he stares, analyzing my every move, waiting, to counter attack it.

Well there goes my potatoes.
" Mina , great dinner, I enjoyed tonight." I said putting my fork down. I was not going to ask anyone to pass me anything.

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After dinner, Mina asked me to help her with the dishes, so I followed her into the kitchen. We were both quiet except for the running water and the clinking of the glasses.

She looked stressed and on the brink of tears.

"I am sorry Serena," she said after a moment of silence. I could hear her voice cracking already. "I never meant for it to go this way, you know? After so long."

The soft tone barely carrying over the noise from the water.

"No, it is fine, really. Besides, it's been forever since we met anyways. I am not going to let this bother me."

I tried to sound cheerful and to make her believe everything was fine. They fought when I met them in the living room. They fought when I asked for potatoes. They fought to carry the dishes into the kitchen. I'm guessing they fight a lot. Well except for the dark gloomy guy named Darien. He just stares at me the whole time.

I'm really confused with her brother-in-laws though. They all seemed so composed, every one of them elegant and had charm, but how they acted was strange. It was like they were animals fighting over territories.

"What…!" Mina covered my mouth and tried to push me up onto the counter.

"What are you doing?" I asked in confusion. I was, now, on the counter. Next to a window.

"You have to leave!" She whispers urgently.

"Out the window?" I stare at her in disbelief then at the window, which somehow, she has managed to open and was already starting to push me out.

"Just go and I will call you," she said. I could see the fear in her eyes. I could only comply.

"My car keys," I told her, "I need my keys."

"Where are they?"

"In my jacket."

"Where's your jacket?"

"Out there," I pointed towards the exit.

"Serena!" Mina shouted in a quiet, frustrated voice.

"Here just take mine, its silver," she said, quickly running over to the key holder hanging near the door. She grabbed it just when the kitchen door opened. We both went silent.

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"Where could Serena be?" the dark hair beauty complained while eating cookie dough on the sofa and watching the Wizard of Oz.

"Chill Raye! If your so tired, take a nap," the brunette chimed in, tired of hearing Raye complain. In fact everyone was tired, waiting, nagging, hungry, but mostly tired.

"Well Lita, if I remember correctly, you were just helping me complain, oh, about three hours ago. Besides Serena said she was going to buy us ice cream after her dinner." Raye blasted back.

"Everyone just calm down!" A small squeak came from the sofa adjacent to Rayes'.

"Amy's right," Lita answered after a moment of awkward silence

"Sorry, its just that she usually doesn't come home this late without calling," Raye said walking to the fridge to refill her cookie dough and grab ice cream from the freezer. "I'm just worried that something happened to her."

"What can happen except her tripping over herself?" Lita asked walking over to grab the ice cream. "Serena is safe being herself, she may even be a danger to others."

"Lita's right, its not like anyone would kidnap Serena, or want her in that way… the point is she will be safe and okay." Amy said, putting her book down and joined in for the ice cream fiesta.

"Thanks, Amy for your two cents. Well, we can rest assured that nothing bad will happen to her, I mean it is Serena right?"

After finishing the ice cream and movie everyone turned in. However, before Raye retired, she went over to the window and looked out into the clear night sky. "Serena why aren't you home?" she whispered to herself.

The feeling, a warm fuzzy fusion of cold breeze coursed deep within her body. She sensed something great and spiritual, a vortex that was sucking her into a steep confusion. It was powerful, but unclear if it poses a great danger. Steering away those doubts for tonight, her decision will be consulting her grandfather in the sunlight of tomorrow.

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"What are you doing?" the tall dark brooding male asked, just as Mina grabbed the keys.

We both froze and looked at him. He was piercing our souls with his menacing gaze, staring at us in confusion, then realization at what we were trying to do.

Damn Mina, it was all her fault.

He turned his attention over to me, ** ** **.

"Um…," I swallowed "I was just…cl…cl…cleaning?" I stuttered. 'Great, cleaning Serena? Does this look like a cleaning position to you?'

"Cleaning?"

"Cleaning."

"Cleaning…what?"

"What?"

That question caught me off guard. 'Why can't he be one of those, "oh, cleaning, good job honey, I am just going to watch the game now, Bye." then runs off kind of guy?'

Awkward silence.

"Windows!"

After what felt like hours Mina decides to chirp in, "hehe…hehe…Serena was just cleaning the windows," she smiled.

"Windows?" We both said in unison.

"Of course windows," I got it, "I was cleaning the windows for Mina," I squeaked.

'Duh, like he believes us now. Well I could always tell him I had amnesia a while ago and just recovered my memories.'

"I like cleaning windows," I added, sort of laughing and shrugging my shoulders like it was the most obvious.

"With what?" He raised his eyebrows, then took a step closer.

"What?"

"I said 'with what'? What were you planning to clean the windows with?" Inching his way forward, closer, he's getting closer.

'Oh crappers.'

I hit my forehead with the palm of my hand, in fact I have nothing in my hand. "Well…I…I…I… was… going to the store? Yep the store, that's it, to go buy window cleaner, you know? Cause Mina…didn't have any left."

'I'm so dead.'

"Through the window?" He was mere feet away.

What is happening to my heartbeat? Its faster than usual, like it is going to jump out and right into his hands.

'Wait a minute, why am I scared of him? I can do whatever I like. Duh Serena. He is not the boss of me, right?'

"What I do is of no concern to you," take that, my confidence is coming back now, "and I am leaving, and besides it is none of your business."

Take that pretty boy. "Mina the keys," I held out my shaking hand.

'Oh boy it is shaking.' I am suddenly not as brave as I was a moment ago.

"Serena's right," Mina said, marching past him.

"Here, Serena," handing me the keys, then pushing me.

"RUN!" she yelled.

And I took off, running as fast as I can. I could feel and hear something jump out the window.

Its gaining on me.

Closer.

Its getting closer.

The car, it just right there!

Silver.

A silver,

…Dog!

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