A/N: Hey ladies. Hope everyone had a good weekend—I know I did. Well,
here's the plan—I'm going out of town for a few days so I'm going to post
this chapter and the next one or two tonight and tomorrow. My suggestion
is to read one now and then another in a few days—keep up the suspense. ;)
Anyways, Until I get back—everyone take care and be safe—PCGirl.
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PC: 2020
Ian walked into Trinity and saw Caleb sitting at a table quietly, "So what did you do exactly?" asked Ian as he joined Caleb.
"Excuse me?"
"They said you did something really stupid—that was the next step I should hear in this story that doesn't seem to have an end."
"Oh, it does—trust me," grinned Caleb. "I'll admit that what I did probably wasn't the best thing for anyone, but I believed at the time that Rafe saw what I was doing—I was wrong, and it took us a bit longer than the ending I was looking for."
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PC: 2010
"Hey," said Caleb as he walked into the back storeroom of Trinity where Jasmine seemed to be sorting through a box or two.
"Oh Caleb—hi," she said barely looking up at him.
"How's it going?" he asked as he found a crate full of oranges and took one out and began to toss it in the air.
"How do you think it's going Caleb? I mean really—I can't do anything to help anyone right now. It's driving me crazy, and I am constantly hearing Myra's voice in the back of my head telling me that I was not put on this earth to have a normal life. Do you know how that feels like? Do you know what it means to me—the fact that I love Jack and Leslie more than anything else in this world, but I feel like getting away from them will be the best thing for everyone?" she said as she began to cry.
"Hey—stop that. I hate seeing women cry," he said trying to ease the tension that was obviously building up inside of her. "And why are you letting your sister tell you those things that aren't true?"
"I've always dreamt of having a life like this, you know? A life with a family, and a home, and friends. And one where I didn't have to worry about what Myra might be up to—what her next plan might be. And I finally have that thanks to Cassandra. And now, all of a sudden I have everything I ever wanted and my powers—that I didn't want in the beginning—they are gone."
"Jasmine—this is a set back, ok? Your powers are not gone. Don't you dare do anything stupid, ok?"
"Alright, I won't," she said looking up at him and giving a half smile.
"That's my girl," he said pulling her into a hug.
"Hey Caleb—you back here?" called Jack as he walked into the room and saw them standing there. "What's going on here?"
"It's nothing, Jack," she said pulling out of the hug. "Caleb was just trying to calm me down, that's all."
"Well, Rafe is outside in the private area looking for you."
"Thanks," he said giving Jasmine a pat on the shoulder before leaving.
Caleb looked around and saw him—if the guy wasn't the man Alison, Livvie, and Lucy has described, well he'd be very surprised. Ten bucks he takes the table next to the area, he thought to himself before he walked into the curtain area where Rafe was waiting, "What's up?"
"Just wanted to discuss with you what we do when we finally catch this guy."
"You know what slayer? I'm thinking we just let him go—you know he really hasn't done anything wrong."
"Hello? Have you completely lost your mind? He's kidnapped six friends of ours already, and has Jasmine all stressed out because he's got some hideout where she can't see anything."
"Well, they are your friends more than mine really," he shrugged. JT should be out there by now—probably listening in on the conversation with great enthusiasm. "So, I was thinking about Stephen Clay last night."
"What about him?"
"Just that I miss the singing, you know? Miss the rush of hearing my voice on the radio."
"You always were one with a big ego," grinned Rafe—whatever was causing Caleb to act like this, well he'd let him go for it. "So you going to come out of retirement?"
"Yeah, I actually have an appointment to meet with the guy who owns the building the old studio was in—see if I walk in there and it all comes back to me or not."
"Are you going to tell Livvie?"
"No, not until after I get back from Daia. I've actually got it set up so I'll go look at the studio and then head over to the airport and catch my plane home."
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Caleb walked up and took a look around before opening the studio door—empty, as expected. He hadn't actually discussed with Rafe the logistics—actually was just hoping for Rafe to figure out what he was doing on his own. It was risky, but worth it—if someone could get an insiders view as to where JT was keeping them--.
His mind went to Jasmine, he knew what it felt to suddenly lose your powers, but he also knew that having a normal life did not cause her sudden lack of sight. No it had to do with where they were being kept, and he knew of only one place that might be causing this interference because he had put the interference in himself—they were at the Villa.
"My boss wanted me to come up and see how everything is going?" asked JT as he walked into the studio behind Caleb.
Caleb jumped—this guy was sneakier than he had realized, "Looks good—of course I won't know for certain if I was to start up my career again until I get back from a trip out of town."
"Where are you going to?"
"Back home to visit an old friend," he grinned. "Tell your boss that I will get back to him in a few days, ok?" he said walking past him.
"I'll do just that," said JT as he stuck the syringe into Caleb's neck. "That a boy, Stephen," he grinned.
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PC: 2020
"So that's what you did—you set up the bait for JT to get you, huh?"
"Yeah, only problem was that nobody knew I was gone for a few days," he laughed.
"Sounds like this was hitting Jasmine pretty hard, huh?"
"Too hard—the sad thing is, that conversation we had in the store room—that was the last time I saw her. If I had been here—well, I know Rafe tried his hardest, but even he couldn't stop her."
"You aren't going to tell me, are you?" he grinned.
"No, let Olivia tell you the next part—it was pretty interesting."
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PC: 2020
Ian walked into Trinity and saw Caleb sitting at a table quietly, "So what did you do exactly?" asked Ian as he joined Caleb.
"Excuse me?"
"They said you did something really stupid—that was the next step I should hear in this story that doesn't seem to have an end."
"Oh, it does—trust me," grinned Caleb. "I'll admit that what I did probably wasn't the best thing for anyone, but I believed at the time that Rafe saw what I was doing—I was wrong, and it took us a bit longer than the ending I was looking for."
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PC: 2010
"Hey," said Caleb as he walked into the back storeroom of Trinity where Jasmine seemed to be sorting through a box or two.
"Oh Caleb—hi," she said barely looking up at him.
"How's it going?" he asked as he found a crate full of oranges and took one out and began to toss it in the air.
"How do you think it's going Caleb? I mean really—I can't do anything to help anyone right now. It's driving me crazy, and I am constantly hearing Myra's voice in the back of my head telling me that I was not put on this earth to have a normal life. Do you know how that feels like? Do you know what it means to me—the fact that I love Jack and Leslie more than anything else in this world, but I feel like getting away from them will be the best thing for everyone?" she said as she began to cry.
"Hey—stop that. I hate seeing women cry," he said trying to ease the tension that was obviously building up inside of her. "And why are you letting your sister tell you those things that aren't true?"
"I've always dreamt of having a life like this, you know? A life with a family, and a home, and friends. And one where I didn't have to worry about what Myra might be up to—what her next plan might be. And I finally have that thanks to Cassandra. And now, all of a sudden I have everything I ever wanted and my powers—that I didn't want in the beginning—they are gone."
"Jasmine—this is a set back, ok? Your powers are not gone. Don't you dare do anything stupid, ok?"
"Alright, I won't," she said looking up at him and giving a half smile.
"That's my girl," he said pulling her into a hug.
"Hey Caleb—you back here?" called Jack as he walked into the room and saw them standing there. "What's going on here?"
"It's nothing, Jack," she said pulling out of the hug. "Caleb was just trying to calm me down, that's all."
"Well, Rafe is outside in the private area looking for you."
"Thanks," he said giving Jasmine a pat on the shoulder before leaving.
Caleb looked around and saw him—if the guy wasn't the man Alison, Livvie, and Lucy has described, well he'd be very surprised. Ten bucks he takes the table next to the area, he thought to himself before he walked into the curtain area where Rafe was waiting, "What's up?"
"Just wanted to discuss with you what we do when we finally catch this guy."
"You know what slayer? I'm thinking we just let him go—you know he really hasn't done anything wrong."
"Hello? Have you completely lost your mind? He's kidnapped six friends of ours already, and has Jasmine all stressed out because he's got some hideout where she can't see anything."
"Well, they are your friends more than mine really," he shrugged. JT should be out there by now—probably listening in on the conversation with great enthusiasm. "So, I was thinking about Stephen Clay last night."
"What about him?"
"Just that I miss the singing, you know? Miss the rush of hearing my voice on the radio."
"You always were one with a big ego," grinned Rafe—whatever was causing Caleb to act like this, well he'd let him go for it. "So you going to come out of retirement?"
"Yeah, I actually have an appointment to meet with the guy who owns the building the old studio was in—see if I walk in there and it all comes back to me or not."
"Are you going to tell Livvie?"
"No, not until after I get back from Daia. I've actually got it set up so I'll go look at the studio and then head over to the airport and catch my plane home."
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Caleb walked up and took a look around before opening the studio door—empty, as expected. He hadn't actually discussed with Rafe the logistics—actually was just hoping for Rafe to figure out what he was doing on his own. It was risky, but worth it—if someone could get an insiders view as to where JT was keeping them--.
His mind went to Jasmine, he knew what it felt to suddenly lose your powers, but he also knew that having a normal life did not cause her sudden lack of sight. No it had to do with where they were being kept, and he knew of only one place that might be causing this interference because he had put the interference in himself—they were at the Villa.
"My boss wanted me to come up and see how everything is going?" asked JT as he walked into the studio behind Caleb.
Caleb jumped—this guy was sneakier than he had realized, "Looks good—of course I won't know for certain if I was to start up my career again until I get back from a trip out of town."
"Where are you going to?"
"Back home to visit an old friend," he grinned. "Tell your boss that I will get back to him in a few days, ok?" he said walking past him.
"I'll do just that," said JT as he stuck the syringe into Caleb's neck. "That a boy, Stephen," he grinned.
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PC: 2020
"So that's what you did—you set up the bait for JT to get you, huh?"
"Yeah, only problem was that nobody knew I was gone for a few days," he laughed.
"Sounds like this was hitting Jasmine pretty hard, huh?"
"Too hard—the sad thing is, that conversation we had in the store room—that was the last time I saw her. If I had been here—well, I know Rafe tried his hardest, but even he couldn't stop her."
"You aren't going to tell me, are you?" he grinned.
"No, let Olivia tell you the next part—it was pretty interesting."