Hey! I'm back from Hawaii! Thanks to all who reviewed! Your reviews keep me writting1 I do have more Mellie fan fics in plan to write. I don't see many Mellie's so I just write them myself. :) Well, Enjoy chappie 2! RR

Chapter 2

Ellie knelt beside the tub. "Marco?" She went to remove the bandanna that was being used as a blindfold. Marco tensed up. "Marco, it's okay. It's me. It's Ellie." She slipped the cloth off. Marco relaxed slightly.

Whoever did this to him had put duct tape over his mouth. "Okay, Marco. I'm going to do this real fast, okay? One… two… three..." she quickly took it off. Marco winced. "Sorry… sorry…" she whispered as she went to work on the ropes on his wrist. She threw the ropes from his wrists and ankles aside. "Can you walk?" She held out her hand to help him up. He slowly took her hand and tried to stand, but his legs were shaking too hard and he started to fall. Ellie caught him. "Okay, I'll just carry you then?"

In a few moments, Ellie was holding Marco in what some people would call bridal style. Marco buried his head in Ellie's shirt to cry as she made her way to the couch and sat him beside her. She wrapped in him a comforting hug. Marco continued to cry. "Marco, what in God's name happened?" she whispered as Marco's chin lay on her shoulder.

"To…. Tobias… and I g…got into a fight.." he sobbed. "I… thought he l…loved me… but he t…tried to kill me." Ellie started to rub Marco's back when he tensed up again. Ellie pulled back long enough to remove Marco's shirt. She looked at his chest and his back. "Holy Shit…" she whispered.

Marco buried his face in her shirt again. "Ellie... I… I was so scared."

Ellie stroked his head. "Your okay now, Marco. He's gone now. Your okay… I wouldn't let him harm you anymore. I promise."

-

Spinner was getting impatient in the car. He called Ellie's cell.

"Hello?" Ellie answered. Spinner heard small sobs in the background.

"Ellie? What's taking you so long?"

"I found Marco. Spinner, call the cops and describe Tobias to them and tell them to look for him at The Dot."

"Why?"

"Just do it, Spin," Ellie growled.

-

Ellie looked down at the crying Marco. "You'll be okay… Marco…" Marco looked up at Ellie.

"Thanks…. Thanks Ellie." Ellie hugged him again. "Ellie?"

"What?"

"Will you stay with me tonight? Please?" Marco asked quietly.

Ellie continued to stroke his hair. "Of course." Ellie protectively laid her chin on his head. "I wouldn't leave you alone…."

-

Ellie's phone rang again. "Hello?"

"Hey, the police checked The Dot. He wasn't there. They're out here and want to know what he did."

Ellie sighed and looked up at Marco. "Are you willing to explain this to the police?"

Marco hesitated, and then nodded. "Okay."

"Tell them to come in."

Marco was shaken by the mere fresh memory.

During the next ten minutes or so, what felt like forever to Marco, he told the police officers what happened. (A/N: You'll get to know later….)

The officers thanked Marco and Ellie for their cooperation and left.

-

Later that night, after Spin and the police left, the door opened. It jerked Marco awake. He heard Ellie's steady breathing beside him on the bed and small footsteps.

"Ellie.." Marco hissed, shaking her. "I think… I think Tobias is in the house.."