Jade was on her knees gardening, and watching Sam at the time. Sam was being a handful. He was running all over the place and asking questions every ten seconds.

"Jade, what's behind that bush? Do kings sing songs? Can you sing? I'm hungry, can I eat? That's a potato?" Was a small sample of his questions. They were all random questions that sometimes made no sense.

"Sam, how about you go play for a little bit, I've got work to do." Jade finally interrupting his questions.

"Could I-?"

"No more questions." Jade said. A few minutes later Sam cried out.

"Jade, come here quickly!"

Jade could her the fear tinged in his voice, and she was running toward his voice as fast as possible. Jade's hand gripped her knife, she was terribly worried. Suddenly she saw Sam, he had a knife under his throat, and big burly man held him inches above the ground.

"Drop the knife," the man growled.

"Why?" Jade demanded, her voice shook.

"Drop the knife, or the boy dies," the man growled.

Jade dropped the knife.

"Come here," the man growled.

"Let the boy go," Jade said her voice quivering.

"After you come here," the man growled fiercely.

"No." Jade hadn't expected that word on her tongue. But the word burst out. James! I'm in the woods, and about to be kidnapped! The kidnapper has Sam! Jade yelled for James using their silent connection. She heard James reply,

Stall him, I'm coming!

Jade stood frozen still, and just stared at the man.

"Give up, come here," the knife dug into Sam's skin. Sam screamed, and the man's hand clapped around his mouth. "Come here now!" Jade backed up and bumped into a tall, muscular man. The man grabbed her and she screamed, struggling wildly. The man used the opportunity to shove rags in her mouth, and tie them in there with a cloth string. The man quickly tied her hands behind her back, and slung her over his shoulder. The other man let go of Sam and forced him to runaway. Sam ran as hard as could, running to find James.

James, where are you?!

I coming Jade, I'm almost there! Try to stall.

Blacking out, too late. . .

Jade! Stay with me!

Can't...

Jade! Jade?!

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James ran after Sam, dashing around trees and jumping stumps.

"Here, they were right here." Sam said, tears streaming down his face.

"Are you sure?!" James asked urgently.

"Y-yes." Sam stuttered, the tears fell faster. At normal times James would pick up Sam and tell him fairytales with really funny endings to comfort Sam. But James was blind with worry, no one kidnapped his sister without paying for it. James hand fingered his knifes handle. And his other hand curled into fists. He studied the ground, and the footprints. He saw Sam's footprints running away. He followed the footprints of the kidnappers, he could the following was carrying Jade, for his footprints sunk deeper in the the ground. James followed then cried out with worry. The footprints ended into the lake.

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Jade's eyes opened, still groggy, she blinked and tried to sit up. Every part of her body felt like lead. Then she remembered what happened, and she groaned loudly. It took her about five minutes to sit up with her hands tied behind her back. As her eyes grew accustomed to the dim light, she found herself in a stone room with iron for the door. A cell. Jade sighed, she was well experienced with jail cells. Jade's body felt completely bruised. She saw a small plate of food near the door, and a dirty glass of water. Jade leaned against the wall and waited.

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"How are we going to find Jade?" Tasha said, her eyes were red from crying.

"We need to know who kidnapped her." James said, writing some more ideas in a notebook.

"We need help!" Swift wailed. Her face was swollen and red. And she had pulled her pale blond hair into a bun and covered it with a navy blue scarf.

"We can not get help, not yet!" James said hastily.

"But that guy, Peter, her bo- I mean friend, he's the king, he should be able to find he-"

"We are NOT getting help from the Narnian King!" James yelled.

"Maybe we could bargain for her," Aiden suggested, "you know, The stories she used to tell."

"Used to tell?" James demanded, everyone cringed, no one had ever seen James this agitated, with the exception of Jade. James collapsed on the couch, sobbing. No one had seen James break before.

The Iron door creaked open, and a big man walked in. Jade was still leaning against the wall, she had a terrible headache and couldn't see clearly. The man laughed when he saw her, and picked her up and slung her over his shoulder.

"What's the little King's fiance going to do about being kidnapped?" Laughed the man. Jade's eyesight swam, and she groaned,

"Fiance?" She asked.

"Oh, you must know, you are being held for ransom. The High King surely will want his girl back."

"You have the wrong girl than, I am not the High King's fiance." Jade thought how ridiculous that would be compared to who her mother is.

"You can't fool us," the man chuckled.

Jade smiled, she doubted that. Jade's eyes swam for a second than an idea popped into her head.

James!?

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James sighed and he heard someone knock on the door, whoever it was he didn't want to talk. Tasha walked in,

"King Peter is here, he wants to see Jade."

James groaned and covered his head with a pillow.

"I really think he should know, I can tell he cares for her."

James snorted.

"Really James, you must build some friendship with him. You never know Jade and the King might get close."

James choked, and a few tears slipped.

"James, let go of your pride, ask Peter for help!" Tasha said.

"Right, Peter doesn't need to know." James said coldly. Tasha sticked her head out the door,

"Hey, Peter, you can come into James, Dean, Aiden, and Sam's has something to tell you."

James rolled his eyes, Tasha had always been difficult to handle. Peter walked in.

"About Jade," James began wondering how he was going to word this.

"Go on," Tasha prompted.

"She was kidnapped yesterday," James said quickly, a tear rolled down his cheek and Tasha burst into tears. Peter turned deathly pale, and stood frozen in his position. James eyes turned glassy, Tasha leaped forward and shook him.

"James! Do you hear me!" She said, panic written accross her face.

"Be quiet I'm listening!" James snapped.

"Are you sure you are okay?" Peter asked, his voice shook and his face was still deathly pale.

"Since Jade and James are twins, they have this sort of connection. James realized they could communicate to the other without anyone overhearing. It can be annoying because they will have a conversation, then ask us something and we would have no idea what they are talking about. Than they realize we didn't hear their conversation." Tasha explained.

"But they aren't in the same room, would they be able to communicate?" Peter asked nervously.

"No idea," Tasha whispered, James signaled them to be quiet.

James!? James!?

Jade? Are you okay!? Where are you?

Slow down! I have a nasty headache.

Where are you?

No idea, but if you mean it literally I'm being carried by the mean man. He smells like he bathed in garlic.

Are you hurt?!

I have a headache, and I feel bruised all over. But I think that's because I was sleeping on the stone floor in the cell. It was very comfortable, best sleep I had in awhile.

You've been what!

James! Think this through, I've been kidnapped, they aren't likely to treat me like a princess with a nice comfy bed. That would be nice though.

They could have been nicer.

Kidnappers aren't nice! And I learned something today.

What?

Kidnappers smell like garlic.

Okay, try to figure out where you are.

Alright, tell Peter hello for me.

Really?

Yes!

Fine, anything for you sis.

Good bye, James.

Bye Jade.

James looked at Tasha and Peter,

"Did you contact her?" Peter asked anxiously.

"Yes," James said,

"What did she say," Tasha urged.

"She doesn't know where she is at, she has a nasty headache, spent the night in a cell, and still has a sense of humor."

Peter laughed, "I knew she would hold on."

Tasha sighed, "good for her."

"And she says hi to you Peter." James stared blankly at the wall. He felt like nothing when Jade wasn't around.