The two sat in the King High parking lot for a few minutes, Spencer staring out at the quad and Ashley drumming her fingers on the steering wheel. The bell was going to ring any minute now, "I'll make you a deal."

Spencer turned her attention to Ashley, "A deal?" she asked skeptically.

"If for any reason you can't tough it out," Ashley knew that would push the younger girl, "than come get me and I'll give you the keys to grab the sweater from the back seat...deal?"

"Whatever," Spencer snapped as she jumped out of the car and began her walk up to the school, Ashley jumped from the vehicle making sure to push the lock button on her keychain before taking off after her new girlfriend.

"Look," Ashley grabbed Spencer's arm and turned her around, "I know you're tough okay...I was kidding,"

"Whatever Ashley it doesn't matter any way,"

"Yes it does," Ashley leaned in and kissed her girlfriend, running her tongue on the girl's bottom lip who accepted it in an instant. The kiss deepened so the world disappeared around them, "And I'm banning the word 'Whatever' from your vocabulary." She stated pulling away for air.

"Whatev...fine," Spencer corrected her self.

Linking arms with her girlfriend they started walking to their lockers which happened to be right next to each other, Ashley felt a slight pull and looked back. Spencer had stopped, "What?"

"Nothing," Spencer smirked as she snatched Ashley's backpack from the girl's shoulder and put it on her own shoulder. At least I don't have a backpack so I can easily carry hers, Spencer thought, "Come on."

Ashley couldn't help the grin that broke out on her face, no one had ever offered to carry her books or bags or anything. She was the one who took the lead; she wasn't sure if she liked being the one fussed over but for right now it felt good.

"So I'll see you at lunch?" Ashley asked after throwing her bag into her locker, turning she saw Spencer staring at her with this far away look on her face, "Spence!"

"Huh, what?" Spencer snapped out of her 'Ashley trance'.

"You might want to wipe off some of that drool," Ashley motioned at her own chin, and then laughed as Spencer blushed.

"I'll see you later," Ignoring the comment Spencer leaned in for a quick kiss before taking off for class.

"So the blond and the brunette, who would have guessed?"

"I told you she was off limits," Aiden shook his head, "What?"

"Just knew she was on your list is all," she smacked his arm, "Ow...just saying, the only time their not on my list is if their on yours."

"Come on lover boy we've got class," she grabbed his sleeve and the two headed for first period.

Spencer sat in her desk bored out of her mind as her English teacher droned on about rhyme and wording in poems. Her pencil tapped annoyingly on her notebook, she could see several students glancing her way with disgusted looks which only made her tap faster. Her body tensed as a boy to her right scraped his chair against the floor in an attempt to get up and go to the board, sweat coated her body and her muscles tensed as another set of images crashed thru her mind.

The twelve year old had been laying on the hard table for maybe a day or two, no one had come in and rain outside had yet to let up. Her heart beat had been going a mile a minute since she woke up, her breathing erratic, and her stomach growling from hunger.

"Spence?" a small voice called from inside another room.


"Glen, is that you?" the twelve year old tried to move but the restraints held her down.

"Yeah, you all right?" A smile crossed her lips for a second; her fourteen year old brother was here with her albeit in another room.

"I...I think so, I'm so scared, why are they doing this to us?" Her voice trembling with unshed tears.

"I don't know," Silence enveloped the room again as Spencer stared up at the rectangle window.

"Glen you still there?"

"Yeah, Spence...this bed isn't so bad..." She could hear his weak laugh.

"Better than my steel table," she called back trying to keep the conversation going.

"Table, that sucks..." Spencer could tell he didn't know what to say but right now just hearing his voice made her feel like every thing was okay.

"Do you know what happened to Clay?" Glen called from his room.

"No...We were separated...Glen I want to go home,"

"Hey...hey now, come on...Spence it's going to be all right. You'll see,"

Thunder shook the room again, as the rain pelted harder on the glass of the window. Her mouth was dry and her body numb from just lying unmoved for two days.

"Spence?"

"Yeah," she tried to keep her voice strong but was failing miserable.

"Let's sing a song okay?"


Spencer smiled, he was usually an ass but right now she would give any thing to hold him in her arms, "What song?" she called.

"I don't know..." He was silent for a while...

"This time, this place

Misused, mistakes

Too long, too late

Who was I to make you wait?"

His voice was low thru the walls but she could make it out, it soothed her beating heart, "Sing with me Spence.

Just one chance,

Just one breath

Just in case there's just one left

'Cause you know

You know, you know"

The siblings sang quietly together, wishing they were at home bickering with each other instead of tied up in some unknown place singing to comfort one another. A squeak of metal on metal sounded and Spencer knew a door had opened but also knew it wasn't in her room.

"Glen?" she called out.

"Sing louder!" he wasn't asking he was telling her.

"Glen are you okay?"

"Ow...Louder!"

"That I love you

I have loved you all along

And I miss you

Been far away for far too long."

Tears were flowing down her face as she heard her brother try not to scream from what ever they were doing to him.

"GOD..." He screamed in pain, "Don't stop Spence please!" He begged.

Her voice grew louder,

"I keep dreaming you'll be with me

And you'll never go

Stop breathing if

I don't see you anymore

On my knees, I'll ask

Last chance for one last dance"

His moans of agony were echoing off the walls and into her room, she closed her eyes trying to focus on keeping her voice strong and steady for her brother,

"Cause with you, I'd withstand

All of hell to hold your hand

I'd give it all

I'd give for us

Give anything but I won't give up..."

Spencer snapped out of her memory, stood up in a flash and rushed out of the class room with the teacher screaming for her to come back. She remembered where Ashley's class was and she remembered the deal, she threw the door open and stood in the door way searching the class room for the familiar face.

"Spence what's wrong?" Ashley saw the tears and dashed over.

"I...I need the keys...I need his sweater," she passed out but before she collapsed Ashley caught her.

TBC.