Chapter 7-He's Back

NINA'S POV

I was chained to a chair in the dark, and was afraid of what would happen to me next.

Who had taken me? What were they going to do to me? What about Fabian?

Distracted by all the thoughts swirling around in my head I didn't notice my capturer until he said, "Hello there Nina."

Oh no.

It couldn't be him.

He was supposed to be dead.

"Come now, Nina. No hello for your old pal Rufus?" I felt the temperature drop when he said his name out loud.

"Where are we?"

"Sorry Nina, can't tell you," He didn't sound sorry though.

"Where ever we are my friends will find me."

"Of course, how silly of me not to think that. Of course your friends will find you out in the middle of nowhere," He smiled as he said this. "So Nina, tell me. What makes you think that your friends will find you?"

"Because-" I shut my mouth instantly, I couldn't tell him about Helen.

"Silent are we? Let me guess then. Is it because you left a clue? Texted them? Or is it because of one of your sisters? I'm guessing Helen."

He knew about Helen. But how?

I tried to keep my face level, but I guess I failed, because Rufus then said, "Oh yes, I know about Helen and Joy. I'm counting on Helen finding Joy, and then using your link to find you. Once that happens I'll have all of you in my possession," He smiled his creepy smile again, and turned to leave.

"At least get me some food," I yelled at his retreating back.

I heard the door bang shut, and heard the lock slide into place. How could I warn everyone not to come? What did Rufus mean when he said my link?

What was I going to do now?

FABIAN'S POV

This is bad, very bad. Who would've taken Nina?

I had to tell Helen, I had to get Nina back. I had to-I had to-

"Knock, knock," A voice said outside my room.

"Come in," I replied since I knew who it was. Helen stepped in and closed the door softly.

There were tear-stains on her face from crying too much, "I'm so sorry Fabian. It's my fault that Rufus took her."

That caught me by surprise, "Rufus? How do you know that it was Rufus that took her?"

"Because-"

*After Helen Tells Fabian About Her Past*

"So you think that Rufus has Nina?"

"Yeah."

"How do we get her back then?" I asked.

For a moment Helen didn't answer, she just stared at the wall, growing paler and paler.

"I'm not sure, Fabian. There are a thousand ways I can think of that will fail, but none that would work."

No, there had to be a way to get Nina back.

Seeing the look on my face Helen tried to offer some helpful advice, "I could use the connection."

That caught my interest, "Connection?"

"Yeah," Helen looked sick just from thinking about it, "Nina, Joy, and I all have a connection. Sometimes if we fell really angry, sad, scared, or hurt the others can feel it. Like today in fact, I felt a terrible feeling in my gut. I think it came from Joy, and before I came over here I felt my connection to Nina grow stronger."

"Why did it grow stronger?"

"If one of us is asleep the others can contact that person better by sending them dreams."

"That's creepy."

"It is," Helen agreed.

"So what are you waiting for? Contact Nina!" I was so excited, we could save Nina! But I saw Helen's grim face, and frowned too, "What's wrong?"

She looked uncomfortable.

"Helen?" I asked again.

This time she answered, "Fabian, the thing is, it takes a lot of energy if I tried to contact her on purpose. I would die."

I froze, I wanted Nina back more than anything, but was I going have Helen die for that? If I made her, Nina would hate me, and I couldn't live with that on my conscious.

I asked her a dumb question, not completely accepting the thought of her dying to get Nina back, "Really?" She nodded not saying a word. "Is there another way?" I asked.

"I don't think…That's it!" She cried.

"What's it?" Instead of answering she paced back and forth grinning from ear to ear. "What is it?" I asked again.

"I know another way."

"You do? How?"

"Well, if we can find Joy, and she helps me, we can contact Nina and stay alive!"

"Yes!"

"But…"

"But? But what Helen?"

"If we do this we'll be almost completely drained, and we'll feel really weak. But the most important thing is Nina will be safe, and we'll survive."

"That's great!" I smiled to myself, Nina was going to okay.

She was going to be okay.

Sorry I havn't been updating recently (lots of homework). If I get five more comments I'll update faster (hint hint, wink wink, nug nug).

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