Trapped (An Aviana and Victorious Story) Ch. 10
I can't believe I'm at Chapter 10! I know many of you have been asking that I update sooner, and I will try, but it's hard to write when my heart isn't in it. I want this to be good, so if I'm busy or my mind can't focus, I wait. But I will NEVER quit, just remember that. Even if it takes a year. Love you!
Ariana wakes up with a jolt. Sitting up, she looks at the small digital clock next to her bed. 3:25 A.M. She turns to look at Avan, who is sleeping with his back to her. Quietly, she gets up from the bed and heads to the bathroom. It is attached to the bedroom, and inside there is a small window that looks into the living room. As Ariana is washing her hands, and looks into the mirror, inspecting the small cuts on her face and her black eye that is healing. Through the mirror, she can see the window. Her eyes begin to focus on it, because she swears that she can see two dark blue dots in the window. "What the..." thinks Ariana. She peers closer and, before she knows it, the outline of a face appears, with brown hair and...two dark blue eyes staring at her.
Drake.
Ariana's heart drops as she tries not to scream. She runs back to the bed, crying. "Avan, Avan!" she whispers, shaking him. Avan wakes up, startled. "Baby, what is it? Are you okay?" he says groggily as he picks her up onto his lap. "It's Drake, I just saw him, he's here, he was staring at me!" cries Ari. She can barely breath she is so scared. "What's going on?" says Leon as he makes his way over to Ari. Avan is staring at Ariana with concern, trying to figure out if she was just dreaming or not. "She says that she just saw Drake through the window in the bathroom." Avan replies. "Shhh, it's okay, you're safe, Ari," Avan soothes her. "Stay here, I'll go take a look," says Leon. "No, don't! He's in there!" screams a hysterical Ariana. By now, the whole room is awake and the lights are on. Avan pulls her closer, trying to quiet her. Leon walks into the living room and flips on the light switch. Walking around, he sees nobody. He checks the doors and windows to see if somebody unlocked them-nobody did. Everything was just as they had left it last night. Leon is about to turn off the light switch when he notices something on the ground by the window. He bends down and sees a heart-shaped silver necklace lying on the floor. He opens up the locket and sees a picture of a man on one side and a women on the other. They look to be older, maybe in their sixties. Leon takes the necklace and turns off the lights. "Okay, so there's no Drake, but I did find this..." says Leon as he returns to the bedroom. He hands to to Ariana. "What is it?" asks Matt. "A heart-shaped necklace. It was on the floor below the window." Ariana has the necklace in her hands, and she is resting her head in Avan's chest, afraid to move. He cheeks are tear-stained, and she is staring in fear at the necklace. "What's in it, sweetheart?" Avan whispers to her. The necklace looks so firmiliar to her...she thinks she knows where it's from. Ariana sits up a little and opens the necklace. She gasps when she sees the people on the inside. Her eyes fill with tears. She begins to panic and throws the necklace across the bed. She is shaking as she begins to whisper, "Oh my god, oh my god...". "Hey, look at me, what's wrong?" Avan says firmly, making her look at him. Tears roll down her face, and she replies, "I lost that necklace when I was 8. Those are my grandparents, they died when I was 8. I wore it to dance one night and left it in my bag. When I went to take it out, it was gone. Instead, there was a note that said, 'You will give me what I deserve.' It was signed 'D'." Ariana is sobbing now, clutching Avan's arm. "I didn't know what to do, so I didn't tell anybody. I noticed this boy following me to dance that night...it was Drake! It's been Drake the whole time! I know he was here tonight, he had to be! I saw him! He's threatening me! He wants me, Avan, please don't let him get me!" Ariana squeezes her arms around Avan, who holds her closer than ever. Avan, shocked and teary -eyed, stares down and absorbs what he just heard. Victoria and Liz are both crying too. Matt has his arm around Liz. "He's been stalking her for 10 years..." whispers Leon, who sits on the bed with Ari and Avan. Avan tries to control himself as he and Leon give each other a look of fear. Avan leans down and kisses Ari's forehead, stroking her hair, and trying to soothe her. "I love you," he whispers to her. He knows that she is traumatized from her recent experience with Drake when he kidnapped her and with the necklace. "I'm not going to let him or anybody touch you, ever again, okay? Shhh, don't cry, beautiful," says Avan. He pulls her up and rests her head onto her pillow, never taking his arms away from her. His heart is still racing, but he tries to put that aside so he can focus on calming Ariana. Leon takes Vic's hand, asking her if she is okay. The cast slowly gets back into their beds. Matt locks the bedroom door. Leon, Avan, and Matt stay up that night to watch after the girls. They have no idea what they're up against with Drake, do they?