A/N: So my school cancelled today, and I've found myself with some extra time. So here's chapter four, I hope you all enjoy it. It's mostly a lot of dialogue, so I hope that doesn't bother some people. Please enjoy!
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Chapter 4:
Some Changes
Chris called everyone into the living room for some sort of meeting. As soon as everyone had sat down, Chris got up, walked to the center of the room, cleared his throat, and began to speak.
"Yesterday, when I went home to get my camera after dropping Bonnie off for her game, I came home to discover that my niece, Tristan, had shown up at our front door. Her mother passed away when Tristan was just a young girl, and she has been living with her awful father ever since. She came here, hoping to stay with us, and, of course, I opened our home up to her. So everyone needs to welcome her, and make her feel at home. Don't bother asking her about her past, she doesn't really like to talk about it. She's just come here for a new start, and because her father has kicked her out of his home. I know she hasn't left her room just yet, but I think she will soon. Anyways, I figured you all needed to know this, since it was a family matter." Chris smiled, hoping for some reaction.
"Oh, Dad, that was so nice of you to let her stay with us," said Bonnie.
"Yes," chimed everyone else in unison.
"Well, off you go", said Chris, shooing everyone off.
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Tristan heard the lock click, and waited for Chris to enter. He handed her a sheet of paper with a list of rules she had to abide by if she wanted to live. The paper also said that she wasn't allowed to share her past, and if Chris caught her doing so, he would kill her without hesitation. He handed her a pen, made her sign the paper, and then gave her some new clothes he had bought for her. He waited until she had put them in the dresser in her new room and then left, leaving the door unlocked. Tristan waited for a few seconds, and then she left the room. She saw several doors in the hallway, and heard talking coming from behind one of the doors. She walked up to the door and knocked.
"Hello?" The door opened and Cody smiled as he saw Tristan.
"Hey. You must be Tristan. Come on in," said Cody as he pointed her inside his room, "I'm Cody." Erika got up off the floor where she and Cody had been sitting before.
"Hi, I'm Erika. Nice to meet you," she said, stretching out her hand in welcome.
"Tristan" she said, shaking Erika's hand.
"Make yourself at home," said Cody. Tristan sat down on the edge of his bed. There was a long silence. Finally Erika was the first one to speak.
"We all know that Chris kidnapped you and is holding you here hostage. Don't worry, we're all hostages too." Tristan eased at this.
"We?" asked Tristan.
"Well, Cody, Zack, Carrey, Lisa, and I are all Chris's hostages, though I've been here the longest." Tristan still seemed a little nervous.
"Don't worry about telling us stuff. We know not to tell Chris. Believe me." said Cody reassuringly.
"Oh." replied Tristan.
"So, how'd you get here?" Erika asked, sitting down next to Cody on the floor.
"Um...well, I love to hike. And I was out hiking when I saw these tire tracks. I knew that if I followed them, it would mean straying from the path, but I decided to follow them anyway. Well, I followed them for about five and a half miles until I came across this place. I was really curious, and I was hiding behind the trees, but when the car left, I tried to get a closer look. Next thing I know, the car pulls up and I'm being dragged into this house."
"Does anyone know where you went hiking?" asked Cody.
"See, that's the problem. I was supposed to be on a two week camping trip with my friend, but when I went to see her in Wheeling Park, she bailed out. We were going to hike near Pittsburgh, but since she wasn't coming, and I had two weeks to kill, I figured I'd just come down here and hike about a half mile throughout the woods each day, and just go back to the cabin every night. My uncle owns one around here, and he lets my family borrow it."
"Do you have a cell phone?" asked Erika.
"Yes, but it died half way here."
"Oh." Erika and Cody answered in unison.
"Where are you from?" asked Cody.
"I live up in Buffalo, but I'm on vacation. I was going to leave before Christmas, but I decided to wait until the day after."
"You mean Christmas already happened?" asked Erika and Cody in unison.
"Yeah. That was, oh, five days ago. Tomorrow's New Years Eve." Cody and Erika stared at each other in shock. They hadn't been told the date any time they were there. There was a long pause.
"Do you want to meet the others?" asked Erika.
"Sure." said Tristan.
Erika and Cody led Tristan down the hall, and knocked on Carrey's bedroom door, deliberately skipping Zack's because they figured he'd be trouble.
"Who's there?" asked Carrey through the door.
"It's Cody and Erika. We want to you meet Tristan." Carrey quickly opened the door.
"Oh, hello dear. Please come in," urged Carrey, putting her arm around Tristan and leading her into the room.
"Cody and I are going back." said Erika.
"Oh, okay" said Carrey, and the closed the door.
"Cody," said Erika.
"Yeah"
"Well, see, I....I have to tell Lisa about us. I mean, she'll find out eventually, and I think that she'd be mad if I didn't tell her."
"But...." said Cody.
"Look, we can trust her."
"Well..." said Cody hesitantly.
"Yes or no?"
" I suppose."
"Thank you" said Erika with a smile. She dragged Cody along with her to Lisa's door. She knocked.
"Hey, Li, can I come in?"
"Sure." said Lisa. She was looking at herself in the mirror. She turned around when they came in and stared at their clasped hands and smiles.
"Um, well, Cody and I have something to tell you." Lisa nodded.
"Well, I love him,"
"And I really love her."
"So we decided to go out behind Chris's back," they said in unison.
"Just promise you won't tell," pleaded Erika. Lisa just smiled.
"Of course I won't tell." She chuckled a bit.
"What? What's so funny?" asked Cody.
"Nothing. It's just that I never thought you two would be a couple." replied Lisa.
"Do you think, Li, that we should tell Zack?" asked Erika.
"I don't know. I think that'd be fair." The smile had faded from Lisa's face at the mention of Zack. Erika looked worriedly at Cody, who just shrugged.
"Well, we just wanted to tell you." said Cody.
"Mhmm, thanks" said Lisa, who'd turned back to the mirror.
"See ya" said Erika, closing the door behind them.
Lisa just sank down on the bed, buried her face in her hands, and allowed the tears to wet her cheeks.
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