Brax pondered around Summer Bay searching for Ariel until he finally gave up and decided to call his brothers.
"Hey, what's up?" Heath said once he answered his phone.
"It's Ariel. Do you know where she is?" Brax asked, his hand massaging his neck.
"No, why?" Heath stated, much to Brax's dissapointment.
"I can't find her."
"Have you checked everywhere?"
"Yeah, she's not here."
"Where are you?"
"The beach."
"Okay, wait there for me." Heath ordered before hanging up.
"Does Casey know?" Heath asked Brax as he approached him on the beach.
"No."
"Why not?" Heath questioned. "She's his sister."
"Because we're going to Mangrove River." Brax replied.
Heath nodded and both of them jumped into Brax's uve and headed towards their home town.
Once they reached Mangrove River, Brax and Heath both made their way to the place they remembered so well. It was where they and the River Boys would hang out when they would be up to no good.
Like they had expected, the River Boys were there, drinking from cans of beer and having numerous fights. But all the commotion ceased once Brax and Heath were noticed both walking up to the trouble-makers.
"Oi! What are you doing here?" Liam said, strolling up to Heath and Brax to meet them in their path.
Without giving any sign, Brax swung his arm towards Liam, causing him to fall to the ground. Before Liam could get up, Brax gripped his t-shirt, pulling him up onto the ground. Heath had taken care of the other boys who had advanced during Brax's attack.
"Where is she?" Brax questioned, his face threateningly close to Liam's.
"Darryl Braxton, you've some nerve to come back here." Liam replied, sneering.
Brax let go of Liam and pushed him back.
"Tell me where she is, or else somethings bad gonna happen to ya. Ya got me?" Brax warned.
Liam snickered before replying to Brax's question.
"Well, you see Brax, I don't know how I can answer your question when I dont even know where she is myself." he sniggered,
Brax's eyes narrowed on his.
"You see Brax, I know this is not my place to say, but I think it's quite obvious Ariel's walked out on ye." Liam said, looking around at his friends. "Such a pity too, she wasnt such a bad sight to lay eyes on."
Brax plunged towards Liam but he was held back by Heath.
"Come on Brax, he isn't worth it." Heath uttered, trying to hold back Brax.
Brax reluctantly backed down and the two of them started walking back to the car, with Brax feeling their triumphant stares on him as he leaped back into the uve.
"What are we going to tell Casey?" Heath asked, as Brax sped back home.
"I dont know, Heath."
"Well, what are you going to do then?"
"I dont know, Heath."
"Do you think it was the River Boys?"
"Heath, I dont know! Will ya stop asking me questions!" Brax said frustrated, as they pulled up outside the house.
"Alright, sorry!" Heath said, getting out of the car.
"Listen, I dont know where she is but we'll get her back. Alright?" Brax said, following him into the house.
"Hey" Casey greeted Brax and Heath as they entered the living room. "Where were you guys?"
"Out." Brax replied as Casey gave him a weird look.
"Where's Ariel?" Casey asked, popping his head up from the couch to look at Brax. "I thought she was with you?"
"Eh, thats the thing Case," Brax said, taking a beer from the fridge "We can't find her."
"What?" Casey exclaimed as he got up from the sofa. "Have you been looking?"
"Yeah, all day." Brax said as he took a seat at the dining table.
"And you never told me?"
"Yeah, well it looks like she's made a runner." Brax said, before his phone started ringing.
"Hello?" Brax asked.
"Brax, it's so nice to finally hear your voice again..."
"Who is this?"
"I'm suprised you dont remember, you did leave me to die."
Brax froze, he knew exactly who it was but he didn't think it was possible.
"Yeah, you've guessed it. It's your best friend Adam."
