Chapter 2: Childcatcher.

Three Months Later:

Ally sat down on the staircase. Her knees bouncing up and down in anticipation. He'd been gone for twenty-six hours, he was only meant to be gone for three hours. Ally had a sickening feeling in her gut. She knew something was wrong. She placed a hand on her stomach. It was slightly rounded, but not obvious that she was pregnant, unless she wore a tight vest top. Everyone had loved the idea and they had a little party. Ally had never seen Austin so happy and she'd never felt so happy herself.

She messed with the ring on her finger and she kept going through every bad scenario in her head. Ally pulled out the piece of paper from her pocket. This morning a letter had come for her...A death threat. She was terrified, she wanted Austin here to tell her everything was going to be okay. The note read:

So, I hear your pregnant. Son or daughter, I'm gonna' have it.

You think Austin's going to be able to save you...I would've gutted him before you could even scream for his help. As for you, you're only useful for the birth, after that I may just kill you, or you can be my toy.

C.C.

Ally was trying to figure out who 'C.C' was, but she didn't have the faintest idea. Everyone had tried to tell her that he'll be back any minute, but minutes soon turned into hours and hours turned into a day. She couldn't lose him, not now.

Oscar came running up the stairs to her and he climbed into her lap. Ally lightly patted his head, but she never broke eye contact with the door. She wanted it to open and Austin to walk through and say "surprise", but she doubted that, that was going to happen. She let out a frustrated sigh and tried to look away from the door, but she couldn't.

The ring on her finger felt like it was burning. They'd made plans for a wedding, they were going to have it on Christmas Eve, which was in six months. Trish was to be her maid of honor and Dez was Austin's best man. Trish and her had browsed for the perfect dress, but Ally was yet to find one and there was a sinking feeling in her stomach...was there going to be a wedding?

Ally shook her head, cursing at herself. She felt like she was thinking about it too much, she hoped he'd just walk in, but that thought was fading fast.

"We've decided to go to the bar, we're going to see if he's there," Dez said. Ally looked over her shoulder and he was walking down the stairs, he paused next to her and held out his hand. Ally took it and she slipped Oscar off her lap and got up. "I bet we'll get there and he'll be a drunken mess on the floor."

"I hope so," Ally replied and Dez flashed her an assuring smile, and gave her hand a small squeeze.

"You ready?" Nick walked out of the living room, followed by Benjy, Joshua and Rufus.

"Yeah," Ally whispered and she walked down the stairs. Rufus wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her firmly into his side. She flashed him a smile and they all walked outside. Nick got into the driver's seat and Benjy got into the passenger seat. Ally, Dez, Rufus and Joshua slipped into the backseat. Ally kept herself attached to Rufus's side and he laced his fingers through hers. He kissed her forehead and she smiled.

"He'll be fine," Rufus whispered.

...

They pulled up outside and Ally saw the lights were on. A flicker of hope appeared on her face, and she stepped out of the car. Nick locked it up and Dez pushed open the door. Ally stayed at the back, gripping onto Rufus's hand. They walked down the corridor and to Ally it seemed to be never-ending. That was until they all froze in front of her and she walked into Nick's back. Rufus let go of her hand and Nick immediately turned around to face her, by the hard expression on his face, Ally knew something was wrong.

"Ally just stay back-"

"Move!" She snapped and she pushed him out the way and she pushed through everyone else. She froze at the top of the stairs.

Blood...Blood was everywhere. The tables were broken and the chairs were shattered. All the glass bottles behind the bar were smashed to pieces. Ally felt a wave of nausea wash over her and she placed a hand on her stomach. She grabbed a hold of the banister, Joshua stepped forward and placed a hand on her arm.

"Austin!" Ally called out and she pushed Joshua off her and she staggered down the stairs, her legs feeling like jelly. She resisted the urge to throw up at the sight of blood, knowing that it could be Austin's. They all followed after her and Rufus walked ahead, making his way through the door by the bar and up the stairs. Ally made her way up, each step matching her heartbeat. She followed Rufus into the private room and her eyes grew wider. He wasn't there, but to make the situation a whole lot worse, the whole room was trashed and two huge letters were spray painted in red on the opposite wall.

"C.C," Ally gasped and the letter felt like it was burning a hole in her pocket. "Austin..." Ally cried and she held her hand to her mouth, trying to hold back her sobs. Rufus walked over and pulled her into his arms. He casted a worried glance at Benjy, Dez, Nick and Joshua and they both matched his expression.

Ally pulled the note out of her pocket and a single tear fell onto it. She walked over to Dez and handed it to him.

"This was sent to me earlier...I was gonna' wait till Austin gets back, but..." Ally couldn't even finish her sentence. She played with the ring on her finger and returned to Rufus's embrace.

"Whose C.C?" Nick wondered and he took the note from Dez. "Why didn't you say something earlier?"

"Because, I wanted Austin to know. He's the father of my baby and he deserved to know that someone was threatening the baby's safety. So, no I decided not to tell you, I decided to wait for him to come back, but he's gone!" Ally spat and her hands began to shake. "I-I'm sorry."

"Its okay," Nick replied and he passed the note to Benjy.

"We need to find out who C.C is," Rufus stated and they all nodded. "We need to find someone who knows how to track people."

"I know someone," Ally pushed herself away from Rufus and she pulled her phone out of her back pocket. She scrolled down her contacts and eventually she found the person she was looking for. Ally held the phone to her ear.

"Hello?"

"Christina," Ally sighed.

"What's wrong?"

"I-I need your help, can you come down to the bar, please its important," She whimpered.

"Okay. I'm on my way," Ally hung up and slipped her phone back into her pocket.

"Why did you call her?" Joshua pushed.

"She's a hit woman. She can track people," Ally replied.

"She doesn't like Austin, why would she help?" Joshua questioned.

"She's my friend...She'll help me," Benjy walked to the bar and picked up one of the stools, he gestured for her to sit down, so she did. He grabbed a bottle of water, then placed it in front of her.

"Drink," He ordered and she obeyed. "You need to stop stressing. It's bad for the baby, we'll find him."

"O-Okay," She stammered.

"He said he was only doing a normal meeting with a few of his regulars. He was dealing them some weapons," Nick explained and Ally's hands tightened around the bottle. How could he be stupid enough to trust those people with weapons.

"What if those people took him," Ally spoke through gritted teeth. "What if they used the weapons against him."

"This people are loyal customers, they're friends of his. They wouldn't hurt him, nor would they send you threats. This isn't anything to do with them...Clearly, we've got a much bigger group on our hands."

"He's not a group. He's a one-man show," Christina stood in the doorway, staring at the writing on the wall. Her eyes were wide and she observed the scene.

"You know who it is?" Ally asked.

"Yeah...I'm sorry Ally, but the likelihood of finding him isn't good. No one's ever survived the Childcatcher...No one."

...

Ally collapsed onto her bed, curling herself up in a ball, her sobs making her shoulders shudder. She was scared, sad, every horrible emotion you could possibly be feeling right now, she was feeling. Christina's words were ringing throughout her head. She was never going to see him again, he was never going to see their baby and they were never going to get married. She just wanted to know that he was okay, that he was safe, but Christina had already said that no one survives the Childcatcher. A name like that would've made her laugh, but the sickening reason for his name made the situation ten times worse.

Christina had told her he would take children from their beds, kill them and completely mutilate their bodies. He'd take adults and set them impossible tasks, which would kill them in the end. He was a mastermind at his game and people feared him. Ally placed a hand on her stomach and a sob escaped her lips. He wasn't going to take her baby, she'd happily mutilate his body, before he even lay a finger on their baby.

Ally believed he was still out there, he had to be out there. Nothing could kill him. He'd fight to come back to her. He had to, because Ally isn't sure what she'd do without him. She needs him here to protect her from danger. She couldn't survive the gang world alone, not without him.

Maybe crying was a bad thing, maybe she was worrying about nothing. He's a fighter and he'll be back. He might need her help. Maybe, she needs to step up and take charge, form a big search party to find him. Ally knew that there were a lot of people willing to help her, she knew that a lot of other gangs would help her. Most of the gangs were loyal to him, they couldn't refuse her plea.

Oscar jumped up onto the bed and Ribbon followed his lead. She reached out and patted them both on the head. Her tears tasted salty in her mouth and she bundled both of them into her arms and kissed them. It was times like this, that she wished they could both talk. They were like her best friends, and she wanted to be able to get everything off her chest and hear their advice afterwards.

"He can't be gone. I need him. I need to hear his voice, I already miss his sarcastic tone and I miss the way he always protects me. Maybe, maybe just once things will get better. He needs to be here, he needs to help me through my pregnancy...We're meant to be getting married on Christmas Eve, w-what if he's not back for then...I can't lose him. I-I j-just can't! He can't be dead...H-He can't leave me alone. I love him to much, I can't find someone else...H-He saved me from the hell hole I was in and I-I helped him out of his, losing him would be like losing my heart."

Ally sobbed and cried. She grabbed the necklace with her name on it and she kissed it. Oscar began barking and he ran off the bed, then began scratching at the door. Ally ushered Ribbon off her lap and she opened the door. Angelica came racing down the corridor in floods of tears. She jumped into Ally's arms and buried her face into her neck.

"What's wrong?" Ally asked.

Gun shots echoed throughout the house. Ally jumped back into the room and slammed the door shut behind her.

"Uncle Benjy...B-Bad m-men," She sobbed and Ally raced over to the draws and pulled out Austin's gun.

"When I say go to the safe room. I mean go to the safe room," Austin's words rung throughout her mind and she bit her bottom lip. She clicked her tongue as a gesture for Ribbon and Oscar to follow. They both appeared at her side and she opened the door. Trish was standing in the hallway, her eyes wide. She looked over at her and ran over.

"What's going on?" She asked. Ally passed Angelica to her.

"Go to the safe room," Ally demanded.

"You're coming with me...Don't even think about going downstairs!" Trish snapped as they walked down the corridor. The house had fallen into a deathly silence and when they came to the staircase, they were met by an empty sight.

"I'm just going to check," Ally ushered her towards the safe room.

"If you're not back in five minutes, I'm coming after you," Trish replied and she placed her hand on the scanner, then walked inside. Ally watched the doors shut and she made her way down the stairs.

It was quiet, too quiet. She pushed open the kitchen door, but no one was inside. She backed away and walked over to the lounge. She pushed the door open a fraction, but still there was no one there. She wandered to the center of the room, her eyes scanning the balcony.

"Guys!" She called out and she looked around frantically. The sound of a door creaking made Ally's grip tighten on her gun. She looked up at the balcony and a man stepped out of one of the rooms. A smile was plastered on his face and he was holding a shotgun, bigger and better than hers.

"Princess," He winked at her. "Drop to your knees and put your hands behind your head. I promise I won't shoot," Ally eyed him carefully and then another door opened, followed by another and so on. Around ten men were on the balcony, guns aimed at her. She dropped her gun and lowered herself onto her knees, slowly placing her hands behind her head. She kept looking around for any sign of the guys, but she couldn't see anything.

A strong hand grabbed her wrists, pulling them behind her back and wrapped rope around them. She winced at the uncomfortable angle she had been placed in. She glanced at the man who called her 'princess'. He was smiling down at her, never moving his gun away from her. She released a staggering breath.

"What do you want?" She asked.

"Where is he?" He replied.

"Who?"

"Austin," He retorted and Ally shrugged her shoulders.

"He's gone...I don't know where," She pushed away the tears, which were stinging her eyes.

"What do you mean gone? You better not be lying to me. I don't want to hurt a pregnant lady!" He snapped.

"I'm not lying. He was taken...By someone who calls himself the Childcatcher," He whistled in response to her answer and she glared at him.

"Good luck finding him...No one survives him. No one," He replied flatly and Ally cringed.

"So, I've been told," She murmured.

"Well, I guess you might as well tell us where the diamonds are," He raised an eyebrow at her and she rolled her eyes. Why couldn't he keep rabbits, not goddamn diamonds!

"I don't know where he keeps them...Where are my friends?"

"They'll be fine. Just gave them something to make them sleep for a while."

"I can't help you out. I'm telling you exactly what I told the last lot three months ago, I don't know where he keeps the diamonds!" She snapped and he chuckled.

"I thought you were his girl...I thought he told you everything?" He questioned and she began to wiggle her hands out of the ropes and they fell to the ground behind her.

"What the fuck is going on here?" Ally felt a draft from where the front door had been opened. She looked over her shoulder and saw Elliot standing there. He quickly pulled his gun from his belt and aimed it at the man she'd been talking to. "Lower your weapons."

"I want the diamonds!" He yelled.

"I don't know where they are!" Ally yelled, growing annoyed with the whole situation. "Just leave! Can't you see I'm going through enough stress. Austin's gone!"

"I don't care!" He spat back.

"Yeah, well you lot can go look for them yourself! I don't care if you find them or you don't!" She got to her feet and picked up her gun. "Now, if you don't mind. I need to go find my fiancée."

Ally stormed past Elliot, making sure to barge into his shoulder as she past, letting out her frustration towards him. She stepped outside and made her way over to her car. She pulled out her keys and got into the driver's seat. The passenger door opened and Elliot got into the seat.

"Get out!" She yelled, smacking her hands against the wheel.

"You're not going to look for him."

"Excuse me!?"

"You're pregnant-"

"No shit, now get your ass out of my car!" She yelled.

"Ally, I know where he is," Ally froze and she stared at him.

"Where?"

"He's in China."

"CHINA!" She shrieked. "We need to go and save him!"

"You can't he's under the control of the Childcatcher. He's gone for good."

"He's not gone for good, he's in China."

"You don't understand do you. You don't understand at all," Elliot shook his head and Ally's grip tightened on the wheel.

"Tell me," She said through gritted teeth.

"The Childcatcher plays games. He's playing a game with you right now. If you go and get him, he'll kill him. You have to wait..."

"Wait for what?"

"Until you're given the rules," He replied.

"He's going to kill him, isn't he?" Ally sobbed.

"You just need to wait for the Childcatcher to get in touch with you."

"I can't wait...I'm carrying his baby, I need him here with me," She cried.

"Yeah, well I told Austin not to get involved with him," He sighed.

"What do you mean?" She asked.

"Austin asked him to smuggle some drugs to another country. The Childcatcher got a young boy to do it and he got caught, but the police can never usually track his victims back to him, but this time they did and his base was attacked. He blamed Austin for it and he's been out to get him for a while. That's why I left...He's a very dangerous man. I'm sorry that you had to get involved, but there's not going back now. He's gone."

"But...Y-You said I have to wait for the rules...There must be a way to get him b-back," She whimpered and he reached out to place a hand on her shoulder, but she moved away from him. "Don't touch me."

"Ally, I'm sorry, but you either wait for the rules and go along with the game, which will probably get you killed, or you move on."

"Move on!" She spat. "I love him. I'm not moving on."

"Then, you'll die and your baby will never be born...Well, it probably will be born, but the Childcatcher will take it...That's what he's famous for, that's why he was given the name."

"I can't move on...I need to find him," She cried, resting her head against the wheel. "He'd do the same for me...He'd come and find me."

"Maybe this is a sign to move on-" Without even thinking Ally swung her hand towards his face and smacked him hard across the face.

"Go back to what ever hole you crawled out of! You've been gone for months, we've all moved on and become a family! How dare you think you have the right to come here and stick your nose in our business. Austin's my fiancée, not you. I'd except this crap from him, if it was you that had been taken and I'd listen to him, because I love him and respect his opinion, but you lost any type of love I had towards you when you left. So, get your ass out of my car!"

"Dick!" The front door flung open and one of the gunmen were pushed to the gravel drive. Rufus towered of him and punched him in the face. Rufus was stumbling a little. The drug the man had given them must've warn off. More of the men were pushed out the door and Dez, Nick, Joshua, Benjy and Christina came running out the door, beating their ass's to the ground. Ally got out the door and ran over.

"Ally?" Rufus said, looking over at her with a confused expression.

"Where's Angelica?" Benjy asked.

"Get your ass's out of here!" Nick yelled and they all got to their feet and ran down the drive. Their leader, which had questioned her inside, winked at her, then followed after his men.

"Angelica's in the safe room with Trish," Ally explained and she wiped her tear-stained cheeks. She heard the car door slam shut and she looked over her shoulder to see Elliot standing there.

"Elliot," Joshua gasped. Rufus looked over at Ally and saw the cold expression on her face and when Elliot advanced towards her, he was by her side, placing a protective arm around her.

"Stay the fuck back," Rufus growled.

"Ally just listen to me-"

"I think you've said enough," She sighed. "Elliot, just go. You're no longer welcome here."

"You're not incharge-"

"Well, Austin's not here!" She screamed. "Now, leave!"

"Elliot, I think you should just go," Dez said and Elliot nodded his head, then turned on his heel and left.

"He said Austin's in China...He said I have to wait till I receive the rules from the Childcatcher, or move on," Ally explained.

"Ally," Christina stepped forward. "We're going to get them rules and then we're going to play this motherfucker' at his own game."

...

Ally looked at her reflection in the mirror. She was wearing one of Austin's shirts. It was pure black and rested just above her knees. Her hair was wet and tied back in a messy bun. She sat down on the fluffy carpet and continued to look at herself. Oscar came along with Ribbon and sat in front of her.

Scared was an understatement. It was usually her that landed knee-deep in shit, not him. He was always her knight in shinning amour, that swooped in to rescue her. It was rarely the other way around, but when it was it was only minor situations, but this was worse than any situation she'd been in before.

She just wanted to feel his touch on her skin. She just wanted to hear his husky voice in her ear. She just wanted him to feel his lips on her mouth. She just wanted him home, where he belonged.

Ally's cheeks were red and her eyes were blood-shot. She nuzzled her nose into Austin's shirt, inhaling his scent. She caught sight of the photograph on the bedside table in the mirror. She looked over her shoulder and crawled over, taking it from its designated spot. It was a photo of them two. Austin's arms were wrapped around her waist and his face was nuzzled into her neck. She was laughing her face off, whilst Benjy had been taken to the ground by Joshua. It was taken at Lester and Penny's barbecue on the 4th of July.

That day was full of laughter. Her and Nick had been playing a game of never have I ever, which resulted in them getting really drunk. Benjy and Joshua kept tackling each other to the ground. Dez and Trish sat right by the fire, laughing away with one another. She remembered the feeling of family that came from that night, by the end of the night Angelica was curled up in Benjy's arms. Rufus was passed out on the decking and Ally was wrapped up in her own little love bubble with Austin. It was the most perfect night. She'd never forget it.

She brushed her fingertips against Austin's face. A tear fell and landed on the slate of glass. She bit her bottom lip and leaned her head back against the bed.

"Why'd you have to go? You were the only thing keeping me from going insane and now your gone. If what everyone's saying is true, that I'm never going to find you again...I'm not sure what to do. I can't raise this baby alone, I need you...God, I need you so much Austin. You can't leave me here alone like this. I hate that if it was me, you'd be tearing places apart just to find me...b-but here I am crying in our bedroom, helpless...I don't know what to do, you always know how to save me, but I don't know how to save you...Does that make me a bad person. I want to be tearing places down to find you, b-but I can't...I'm to weak, I'm not strong, I'm not brave...I'm not you. I wish I was, but I'm not and now you're gone and there's nothing I can do...you're gone. B-But, I'm glad...I'm glad you asked me to marry you, because at least I know you loved me...and at least you know that I love you...so much...I love you so so so so much Austin and if I'm never going to see you again, then you need to know that, because I'm going to do something...I'm going to find a way to find you...I just need you to hang in there for me, because...baby, I'm coming for you and there's nowhere this man can take you that I won't follow you too."

AN: Hi! Wow, the response for the first chapter was impressive. You guys are amazing! Now, there's a lot of emotion in this chapter and this is just to kick things off...Things will get worse, but...I love drama! I hope you like this chapter and if you want to see more of Elliot, then we will be...soon ;) Also, the leader of the group in this chapter, will become important in the search for Austin, but his identity will be kept a secret until he's next seen. Ally's also going to have a lot more shit to go through. I mean this chapter is just her emotion a few hours after they found out he was gone, but once she realizes he's actually gone and he's not just going to walk through the front door...She's going to be a wreck. Anyway, no more spoilers :)

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