Part Four.

Jenny's hands were tied behind her back and her feet were bound too.

"Damon please." She begged trying to move her hands desperately. Damon turned from facing the roaring fire and faced her.

"Jenny stop struggling." He warned. Walking over to her and tightening the bonds on her wrists making a gasp in pain. "The more you struggle the more it'll hurt." He said giving the bonds one final strong pull.

"Why are you doing this?" Jenny sobbed. Damon leaned over and kissed her lips holding the back of her head so she couldn't break away.

"Because I want you." Jenny's eyes snapped open and she let out a terrified scream.

Julian appeared in the room and ran over to Jenny who was still screaming.

"Jenny are you okay?" He asked her holding her against him tightly. Jenny shook her head and sobbed into his warm chest uncontrollably. "Ssh Jenny its okay now. Ssh."

"Please don't leave me." She whispered through sobs. "Please." Julian nodded and rested his chin on her head.

"I won't leave you I promise." Julian whispered and Jenny clung to his arms like a small child. "You want me…to sleep here tonight?" Jenny nodded too scared to feel shy.

"It's not like you'll take advantage. You're not like that," Julian smiled and kissed her head, "what's the time?" She asked yawning.

"Two thirty in the morning." Julian said feeling his eyes droop.

"Sorry." Jenny apologised lying back down. Julian lay next to her and pulled the blanket up over them. He pulled jenny closer and cuddled up to him.

"It's ok…why were you screaming though?"

"I…I had a bad dream…I forgot what happened though." She lied Julian knew she was lying but decided against pressing her for details he didn't want to upset her some more. Jenny rested her head against Julian and smiled when he wrapped his arms around her protectively. But she still couldn't push the nagging feeling poking at her.

The next morning when Jenny woke up Julian was already awake and watching her sleep. His fingers trailed through her hair and smiled at her when her eyes fluttered open.

"I could get used to this." He joked and Jenny smiled.

"You…you stayed with me all night?" She said tiredly.

"I was asleep you know." He said helping her sit up and cuddling her.

"I know…it's just when I was in the hospital after opening that closet door…mum said she wouldn't leave me when I was asleep…and when I woke up during the night she was gone. And I was so scared…I kept seeing…" She trailed of realising for the first time that the shadows she had seen had been Julian.

"Sorry," he muttered, "I didn't mean to scare you. I just wanted to be with you and protect you," Jenny smiled and rested her head against him, "we should go get breakfast soon." Jenny nodded slightly afraid at the thought of having to face Damon again. As Julian stood up she sank back down and pulled the blanket over her head.

"Do we really have to get breakfast?" She moaned. "I'm tired." Julian laughed and pulled the blanket away from her picking her up from the bed and standing her on her feet.

"Skip breakfast and I'll never kiss you again." Julian threatened brushing his lips over hers.

"You wouldn't be able to stick to that," Jenny laughed and walked over to her wardrobe, "fine then you go get ready I'll get ready then we can go get breakfast." She laughed through a yawn again and leaned against the wardrobe doors. She changed into white jeans and a white jumper and waited for Julian.

Jenny stared at Damon who was next to Summer instead of Winter Jenny felt sick as he looked at her and winked.

"Julian I don't feel so good…" She whispered faintly putting down her fork. Julian swallowed the piece of bacon he was eating and felt her forehead gently.

"You don't have a temperature," he said, "c'mon I'll take you to see Alex." Jenny was about to protest when she remember she couldn't open doors. She nodded and stood up holding his hand and shrinking against him as they walked past Damon. Outside the great hall Julian stopped and looked at her. "Are you really sick?"

"Yes." Jenny said as she followed Julian who stopped at a large door and knocked. Alex opened it and smiled when he saw Julian.

"Your majesty." He said bowing he looked at Jenny and smiled. "I finally have a chance to meet you then." Julian smiled and nodded Alex opened the door and Julian walked in with Jenny close behind him. She looked around in amazement the room was large and warm. In one end of the room a large fire burned with crackling logs. Two large settees were facing each other next to the fire with a table in the middle. Alex sat down opposite Julian and Jenny and looked back and forth between the two. "Is something wrong?" He asked and Julian shrugged in reply.

"It's Jenny she's feeling a bit under the weather." He said holding her hand gently. Jenny looked at Alex and then at the floor.

"Okay…" Alex looked at Jenny and smiled warmly. "Julian would it be okay for me to see her alone?" Julian nodded and stood up Jenny clung to his hand terrified.

"Its okay Alex is one of the good guys. He likes the new shadow world." Julian said leaning down and kissing her softly Alex nodded. "Should I wait outside…or…"

"This might take awhile. I'll summon you when I want you." Alex smiled and stood up letting Julian out of the room. When he was sure Julian was out of earshot he turned and faced Jenny. "You're not really sick are you?" Jenny went to nod but Alex sat by her side. "Jenny I know you're not sick. I can sense someone who is ill a mile off and the only thing I'm getting of you is…fear." Jenny looked at him shocked.

"I'm not scared of anything…" She said lamely putting her head in her hands.

"You are…I'm going to take a wild guess and say that maybe it's one of the other shadow people?" He watched Jenny's horrified reaction and nodded. "Thought so. Who is it?"

"No one." Jenny said stubbornly trying to push the thought of what Damon would do to her if he found out she told someone about him.

"Jenny its okay you don't have to tell me. But…it's not Julian is it?"

"No," Jenny cried out, "I love Julian! I never thought I could…or would even. But I do, I love him."

"Good," Alex smiled in relief and slapped her back gently, "look you can hang around in here as long as you like I've been dying to meet you but…you know how busy I can get."

"Yea." Jenny laughed.

"But you might want to make up better excuses. Julian will know if you're sick or not, he's not stupid." Jenny nodded.

"He knows I'm not sick now," she said rubbing her forehead, "I don't like lying to him but…"

"It's okay you don't have to explain to me," Alex said and Jenny smiled gratefully, "so…what's it like on your world?" Jenny laughed and told him about the world she had come from.

- - -

Dee, Audrey, Summer, Michael and Zach were sitting around the door that Jenny and Tom had been dragged through only a few days ago.

"This is stupid why can't we get through?" Dee shouted angrily banging her fists on the door.

"Maybe…Julian is keeping them…" Summer whispered in shocked.

"No. He is not." Audrey said determinedly pulling away from Michael and standing next to Dee. Just as Dee and Audrey began to pull at the doorknob it was violently pushed open from the other side and they were flung back. Julian walked through dressed completely in black. Everyone in the room stared at him angrily and fearfully. Only Dee walked right up to him and faced him fiercely.

"Let Jenny and Tom go." She whispered fiercely her voice threatening. Julian rolled his eyes and leaned back against the door casually.

"Jenny is happy." Dee opened her mouth to protest but Julian silenced her. "Please Dee…we're getting married."

"What?" Audrey came up behind Dee.

"Look…Jenny does love me and she is happy. I know you don't believe it…or want to hear it…but it's the truth."

"Can we see her?" Zach asked standing up and gathering at the door. "Please I want to see my cousin. She's my family…" He begged.

"She's your half cousin. And yes you can all see her. As long as you promise…not to force her out. Ask her if you don't believe me."

"Ask her what?" Zach asked reaching out and holding Summer's hand as she walked over.

"If she wants to stay…or if she wants to leave." He turned back and walked through the door waiting for the others to follow.

- - -

Jenny lay on one of Alex's settees and looked up at the ceiling.

"Jenny you awake?"

"Yea I was never asleep…just lost in thought…" Jenny sat up and smiled. "Thanks Alex…I'm sorry if I wasted your time."

"Trust me," He laughed, "I'm not." Jenny smiled and looked at the door when Julian walked in. His face was grim and she stood up.

"What's wrong?" She asked. "What happened?"

"Nothing…but there are some people…to see you." As Julian led her out of the room she was drowned in a sea of hugs.

"Are you really happy here?" Dee asked for the hundredth time. Jenny nodded guiltily and leant her head back on Julian's broad chest.

"I'm sorry…I know you're all thinking that…well…I don't know what you're thinking…" Jenny took a deep breathe and looked Dee in the eye. "I know we've been fighting him for so long…but I really do love him Dee. I'm sorry but I'm staying here."

"I still think you've been brainwashed…but if you want to stay…fine but we are not leaving without Tom."

"Then you can stay here till after the wedding." Julian said resting his chin on Jenny's head and wrapping her arms around her waist. "I'll set some rooms up for you later."

"Fine…when is this wedding anyway?" Dee asked, she was forcing her voice to be friendly for Jenny's sake. But she could tell it was ripping her friend up.

"Tomorrow." Every head turned to Jenny who just closed her eyes and held onto Julian a bad feeling beginning to bubble up inside her.