Alright, let's see. Anyway… pertaining to pairings… I have no idea… I haven't really decided yet. My ideas for this story keep changing and so does idea pairings. Pairings aren't really decided.
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Night was falling fast and there was still no sign of Beck and no sign of Jade. Tori sat in a black leather chair inside her mother's office, with white bandages and gauze around her neck. Trina was besides her glancing at her every few seconds. Tori's eyes remained on the large window behind her mother's desk. They both could hear Mary West behind them pacing.
"Just call him back, Tori." Trina whispered drawing the younger girl's eyes to her. "I bet he's not even trying to find her."
Tori's leg shook anxiously as she frowned at her sister, then she turned in her seat facing her mother. "Why aren't you letting me go out and look for her?" Tori asked ignoring Trina's gasp.
The woman stopped her pacing and faced Tori with an even expression and crossed arms. "One missing daughter is enough." Her tone was as even as her expression. "Besides I already have my pets that actually listen and are well trained out looking. You'll only get in the way." The woman began her pacing again.
Tori clenched her jaw and glanced towards Trina again as the older girl gave her a bizarre look. The older girl was willing her to be quiet with her eyes. "He'll find her." Tori said with an amount of confidence the girl didn't really feel. "He… He…" Her mind searched for the right words.
"Oh?" The woman questioned sardonically coming to a stop again. "So, you saying your mutt who is ill trained, and he is just waiting to bit you, will save your sister and not return in the morning with some wretched excuse about not finding her?"
"Yes." Tori answered again with false confidence. The girl had no idea if Beck was actually looking for Jade. It was possible that he wasn't.
"Then what are you willing to wager?"
"What?" Tori asked a taken back.
"You seem to believe that your mutt will simply do what is right. No training, no fear installed. He'll save a person he likely hates just because… What are you willing to wager that he will indeed return with your sister?" The woman asked.
Tori glanced towards Trina who also looked at her. Tori thought about it for a while and finally looked back at her mother. "I… uh, if Beck returns with Jade, I can train… my pets anyway I desire."
Her mother raised an eyebrow, but nodded, "sounds good. Now if your pet returns in the morning with his tail in-between his legs without my daughter, you have to train the way I tell you too. No questions, no hesitation." The woman walked towards her youngest girl and held out a slender pale hand. "Deal?"
Tori glanced toward Trina again before looking back at her mother's hand. She took it very slowly, "deal."
(1-5)
Beck is fast, really fast, but it was impossible for him to keep up with bandits who used trees as transportation. He came to a stop, slightly winded as he looked up towards the trees trying to pinpoint which way they went. A scream to his left made his decision on which way to go easy. He took a step forward before hesitating. He could pretend he had no idea which way they had taken Jade. It was risky, deceitful, and dumb, but with the loss of one of the West clan. They would surely be weakened, right? Maybe with them distracted he, Andre, and Robbie could get away.
Shouts tore through the trees, and he made his decision.
It was night when he finally found there camp, and he had lost and found there trail half a dozen times in the last few hours.
Hidden behind a rocky mound, Beck eyed the camp of bandits below him down in a dried out gorge. His still blistered hands balled into fists, as he watched the bandit's actions. The eight men and three women moved about confidently, hardly sparing the tied up Jade – who is a wake and glaring daggers at them, a glance. Beck wondered why he was doing this. His told himself it was because, not coming back with the West heir, would only spell trouble for Robbie, Andre, and himself. Though deep down, he could admit it was for another reason.
It wasn't that he liked Jade… it wasn't that he liked Tori – he honestly disliked them all. No. It was because of the look on Tori's face when her sister had been taken, the look of utter understanding when it became obvious to her that he could truly care less about what happened to her sister. It was like he witnessing a child realizes the world wasn't a very nice world for the very first time.
He had always believed Tori's act was an act, but after that look he realized it wasn't. The girl had truly believed in kindness. It was an odd thing to think he had possible changed that. That he had given her a needed but harsh dose of reality.
The young man gently shook his head and pulled further back behind the mound. He felt he wasn't making much sense. He then peeked back around the mound at the bandits, trying to think of a plan.
He hated bandits. They refused to pick a side and both men and women had equal reign. The idea seemed insane to him.
A minute later after watching them eat a meal around a blazing fire, and laugh and talk loudly. Mostly, jeering at West heir. Eight of the eleven bandits settled in for sleep, while three of them kept watch – spreading out in a circle formation.
Beck was careful to keep an eye out on all three. He moved when they moved, mostly to stay out of sight, and eventually he was directly in front of Jade a few yards away behind another large mound of rocks. He willed the girl to look up, and eventually her head rose and her eyes locked with his briefly. Her face remained unreadable. When she looked at him again he motioned to his left with his head.
She blinked once and a slight movement of her head was the only indication she understood his plan. The boy quickly backed up, and started making his way back out of the gorge quietly, careful to stay out of sight, right as Jade announced loudly her need to use the bathroom.
He hoped this would work. It was his only idea…
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