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…on with the story!
Trish's POV
"Cassidy!" Dez and I yelled in unison.
The musician giggled. "Hey guys!"
"But…you…Rydel…record deal…arg!" I said.
Rydel pouted. "Yes?"
Dez raised an eyebrow. "How do you two know each other?"
Cassidy shook her head. "Sorry, guys. But we're not allowed to say anything until the Boss gets here."
"Boss—?"
I cut Dez off, "But Rydel did reveal stuff. Were you not listening?"
"Not much." Cassidy glared at the blond. "Not even the surface of what's going on."
"Who's the Boss?" Dez asked.
Rydel sighed. "My brother, the one who's helping Austin and Ally the most with revenge."
"Wait!" I exclaimed. "El 4; you, Cassidy, and your brother. Who's the 4th member?"
"How do you know I'm a member?" Cassidy asked.
"You left 'cause your band got a record deal. I doubt you'd be here otherwise."
"Trish is right!" Dez agreed. Well, duh, I'm right. "Who's your fourth member?"
"My brother?" Rydel completely ignored my question. "How is he is El 4?"
"You and Cass are in band," I said. "And your brother agreed to come. On certain terms, I'm guessing? He has to be your third member."
"Who's your fourth?" Dez finished.
Cassidy jabbed her finger at Rydel. "This girl's boyfriend."
Rydel blushed as I raised an eyebrow. "Your boyfriend?"
She glared at Cass. "Yes, my boyfriend…"
"Do we know him?" I asked. Yes, I know it was a stupid question but I needed to stall to come up with a plan!
As if reading my mind, Cassidy raised an eyebrow. She turned to Rydel. "Hey Delly? Why don't we go get something for them to eat? We're not that mean where we don't give them food."
"You're right, Cass!" Rydel grinned. "Let's go!"
They opened the double doors behind us, walked out, and slammed the doors shut.
I let out a breath I didn't even know I was holding. "Dez, we have to get out of here."
"How?"
I looked around. It was just a van with a hollowed out back, where we were. I sighed, frustrated. "There's nothing here that can help us."
"Phone?"
I moved, trying to see if my phone was still in my leopard-skin jeans. I shook my head. "Nope. They must've taken them."
"Who's they?"
I shrugged. "Don't know. All I know is that Austin and Ally are up to something. Something so bad they needed to hide it from us."
"What could it be?"
"I don't know, Dez. For years, Ally and I were so close, we could detect the other hiding something like that. But now? I feel I don't even know Ally anymore."
"Same with me and Austin. We've been drifting apart. He's been spending more and more time with Ally. I didn't think it would be so serious someone would try to kidnap us."
"Mm-hmm. What could it be? Ugh."
Suddenly, the sound of the door opening and shutting from the front of the car came into the air.
"I'll tell you."
"Who are you?" Dez and I said at the same time.
"The Boss, as Cass referred to me."
"Your real name," I growled.
"No," the person said. "I don't think you should talk like that to someone who has you hostage. Agree?"
I leaned back into the wooden chair and let Dez take charge, "Who are you, er, Boss?"
"Rydel's brother," he said. "That's who I am."
"You're in charge?" I asked.
A sound of rustling leather indicated he was shrugging. "Austin and I have always been close. When he asked me to help him with this plan…well, I didn't hesitate."
"Rydel's boyfriend?" Dez asked.
"Ah, yes. Ellington. Good friend, close friend."
"How do you know Cass?" I said.
"We're in her band! We've known her longer than you have!"
Dez's turn: "How'd you meet her?"
"She visited LA, one time. At the time, me, Delly, and El were there too. Thus, our band was born!"
Me: "Your band's name—Electric 4. How, what, why?"
"El 4. Catchy, simple, reasonable."
Dez: "What about your brothers in Colorado?"
"Love music too. But they never had interest in forming a band. One of them prefers managing over performing. One is one-man show. Another's an actor…"
Me: "Ally. How do you know her?"
"Didn't Del—er, Rydel tell you? Video chat."
Dez: "The 'revenge' you guys are planning. On who, why, and what do you have to do?"
The guy chuckled. "Classified. You'll find out, trust me."
Me: "Why should we trust you?"
"Who do you think saved you from James Worth?"
Dez and I gasped. Dez said, "You."
"Me! Yes. I was the one who shot him."
I blinked. "B—But why?"
"Because you are valuable to us. You know things. And if this plan is going to work, we can't have you revealing those things. Plus, your Austin and Ally's best friends. Can't have them grieving while plotting revenge, can we?"
Dez: "What things do we know? 'Cause I. Don't. Know!"
"Yes, you do. Just don't know it."
I groaned. "Come on! Stop with the riddles and tell us already!"
"No."
"Why don't you say 'Del'?" Dez asked.
"Classified."
"Who. Are. You?" I said.
"Classified."
"Why do you keep saying Classified?!" Dez exasperated.
"Why do you keep asking questions when you already know the answers?"
"Ugh!" I exclaimed. Then sighed, "Alright. Where's our phones?"
"These?" He swung around my sparkly one and Dez's…um…colorful one.
I struggled. "Give them back!"
The guy chuckled. "So you can what? Call the police? Oh, no, no, no. Can't have the government on our tail, can we?"
"Maybe not," Dez said. "But do Austin and Ally know about this? You kidnapping us?"
Just when I thought we were getting somewhere, he said, "Yes. They know."
My heart broke. "And—and they didn't protest or anything?"
"Oh they did. But we managed to convince them."
Dez tried getting free again. "Who's we?"
"Us."
"No duh," I rolled my eyes. "But who is 'we'? El 4? A gang of some kind?"
"El 4," the guy agreed, "and some others."
"What does El 4 have to do with anything?" Dez asked.
"You'll see."
I groaned. "I'm starting to hate those two words."
The guy chuckled. "Sorry, but you don't exactly have a choice."
"We know," I muttered.
Dez glared at the figure of Rydel's brother. "Come on. Reveal yourself. Tell us who you are."
"Fine." A boy stepped out of the darkness (much like Cass, come to think of it…). "Hello!"
"Who are you?" I asked, glaring.
"Hm? Oh, right. Riker Lynch, at your service."
BAM! More revealed! Rydel's brother is Riker! El 4's members are Cassidy (bet'cha didn't see that coming!), Ellington (duh), Rydel, and Riker! Woo!
Austin: Um, who's the actor dude?
Me: *giggles*
Trish: *giggles*
Dez: *giggles*
Me, Trish, Ally, and Austin: *look at Dez weirdly*
Dez: What?
Me: *sighs* *shakes head*
Austin: Anyway, who's the actor dude?
Ally: HOT!
Trish: Yeah. *sighs dreamily* He is.
Me: Back off, Trish. You have Ratliff!
Trish: But he's SO cute with Rydel!
Ally: As long as I still have my Rossy, I'm good.
Austin: *jealous* *clears throat* Um, Rossy?
Me: *giggles* Okay but he's adorable with Laura!
Trish: You ship everyone with everybody else!
Me: *shrugs* I'm selfless like that.
Dez: Selfless? *scoffs* Who's this Rat dude?
Me, Ally, and Trish: RATLIFF!
Austin: Who's this 'Rossy' guy?
Me: 'Rossy' is Ally's nickname for Ross. He. Is. So. Cute.
Ally: HOT!
Trish: Both!
Dez and Austin: *jealous* *growl*
Me: *squeals*
Them: *look at me weirdly*
Me: What?
Dez: What was that squealing?
Me: Hm? Oh! 'Cause you and Austin are jealous 'cause of Trish and Ally's fangirl crushes.
Austin: Whaaaaaaaaat? No!
Me: *rolls eyes*
Trish: *nods* Do you guys even know what a fangirl crush is?
Austin and Dez: No.
Ally: It's when you stare, drool, and admire one particular guy but you don't wanna go out with them.
Dez: What? Then why are you doing all that stuff if you don't wanna go out with them?
Ally: *shrugs* We're fangirls. We don't need to make sense.
Me and Trish: *nod*
Austin: Can we leave or…?
Me: Do the disclaimer then maybe…
Dez: Better than nothin'!
Dez and Austin: Envy doesn't own anything you recognize. Only the storyline.
Me: *snaps fingers*
Dez and Austin: *disappear*
YAAAAAY! Whatever. I'm on Spring Break so I have tons of free time! Anyway, I forgot to mention this last chappie. SORRY IF I'M MAKING RYDEL SEEM LIKE A DUMB BLOND! I actually love her! But the character in this story is like that (or is she…?). So, sorry!
Random fact of the day: While I was writing this, I thought of 'Find Her If You Can' by ItsMe2013. Awesome story! Read it!
Anyway, please review or PM me! Stay Rossome and Annabeautiful! EnvyNV out!
