And Chapter Ten starts…..Now!
"Ash?" A small voice asked knocking on his door softly.
"What is it Jade?" Ash asked still standing at the window since she left.
"Um I was kind of looking for Mary-Lynette. Do you know where she is?" Jade asked timidly –obviously afraid not to set him off again-.
"Why do you need to see her?" Ash asked quietly.
"I don't really." Jade admitted. "Mark and Hannah are kind of worried about her. I think we all are. How did it go? In here I mean."
Ash didn't even flinch when his youngest sister asked how it went. How could he honestly tell his Jade being his sister and Mary-Lynette's friend how things actually went when she was trapped in the room with him.
"You scared her didn't you?" Jade said coldly. "You didn't show her anything bad did you?"
Ash shrugged still staring out the window.
"Ash look at me." Jade told him. "Seriously. Look at me."
Ash still stared out the window sadly. While jade walked up behind him and forcibly turned him around making him look at his little sister.
"Tell me." She said calmly. "What did Mary-Lynette see."
Ash stared at his sister in awe. He had never seen Jade take so much charge and force.
Usually that was Krestal or even Rowan when she needed too, but jade was always so sweet and innocent.
"You tell me what she saw right now Ash." Jade yelled. "Or at least tell me if you've seen her."
Ash closed his eyes and thought of the things Mary-Lynette said then of her running over the wall. All of it played silently –because of Ash's doing- so Jade couldn't hear the things she had said to him. Jade watched in utter silence as Mary-Lynette climbed over the wall and down into the city.
"She did what?" Jade yelled. Then recoiled at what she had said to Ash. "Ash…" she started placing a hand on his shoulder, and surprisingly he didn't shake it off. "I know your upset but letting her go isn't going to fix things. We need to get her back here or else she could get herself hurt and never see you again. Would you rather see her again even if she could remember you or..."
"I know I shouldn't have let her go." Ash said bitterly. "I know I should have gotten to her and stopped her but I couldn't okay?" He stared at Jade who was becoming paler by the second. "I know I should have told her not to but I couldn't Jade. She told me not too. I don't know why I listened but I just did. I know it was stupid and-"
"I know why you did it." Jade said quietly, as Ash froze mid sentence. "You trust her,
Ash. Like I trust Mark so I think that you knew she needed to go, so that's why she left."
She wrapped her arms around her brother. "I know you want her to be happy, and for her to remember and I know she needed to get out but now we need to find her."
Ash stayed silent for another moment then nodded. "Your right, we do. But I don't know where she is."
Jade grinned. "Then we have to go find her."
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In less then five minutes everything was settled for Mary-Lynette's search party. Four different groups were split to search for her. First were Thierry, Hannah, Thea and Eric.
Next, Rashel, Quinn, Gillian and, David. Then, James, Poppy, Krestal and, Rowan. And lastly, Jade, Mark, Ash and Lupe. Then they split up and searched Vegas for their lost friend.
"Her scents this way." Lupe announced running down the strip with Jade, Mark and Ash trailing after her.
"Tell me again how we got stuck with the were-wolf?" Ash asked trying to keep up with the feisty girl.
"Because we got lucky?" Mark suggested being pulled by Jade who had nearly as much energy as Lupe.
"And the were-wolf has the most experience tracking people." Lupe said turning around to stick her tongue out at Ash playfully. "Now shut up, I'm trying to work here." Lupe crouched down on her hands and knees to try and find exactly which way Mary-Lynette would have gone. "Did you guys eat when you got here?" She asked Mark still studying the ground.
"No, we ate something on the plane but not afterwards no." Mark replied. "Why?"
"Because maybe she went to get something to eat while she was out." Ash realized what Lupe meant.
"Congratulations." Lupe said clapping. "You figured something out. Now all we have to do is figure out where she would go because her scent is losing its freshness and has been mixed."
"Does she like hamburgers?" Jade asked turning to Mark.
"Of course." Mark replied. "There like her favorite."
"Then would she go into somewhere like there?" Jade pointed to a fifties burger Diner with a huge sign that read. 'Best Burgers in Las Vegas!'
"Of course." Lupe said then instantly darted across the street into the restaurant.
"This is going to be a very long day." Ash noted crossing the street.
"Yea. But it's all going to be worth it when we find her." Mark said shooting Ash an inquisitive look. Even though Ash was his sister's soul mate Mark was never exactly sure of Ash, so he always kept his guard up around d him, for protection of his sister. He knew that in her own way Mary-Lynette would the same for him.
"I know. But I'm talking about spending today chasing her." Ash replied a bit bitterly as he opened the door to the diner and pointed to Lupe who was laying her hand on one of the red vinyl stools.
"She's defiantly been here." Lupe said absentmindedly then turned to a waiter that was pretending to be Elvis Presley. "Excuse me?"
The waiter pushed down his glasses and smiled. "Well hey there lil lady. What can I do for you?" He put on a big smile and leaned down on the counter next to her.
"I'm looking for a girl." Lupe said completely ignoring the goofy impression. "Brown hair, Fair skin, she was wearing jean shorts and a tee shirt and sneakers? Sound familiar?"
"Oh I know who you're talking about." A Marylyn Monroe look alike said from behind the counter. "She came in here about half an hour ago. Sweet girl, kind of quiet though. She didn't even eat her food but left a twenty when she left."
"Did she say where she was going? Or did you see which way she went?" Ash asked persistently leaning over the counter.
"Whoa, honey." Marylyn said raising her hands up in defense. "Down boy. I don't know where she went with that friend of hers."
"What friend?" Mark and ash asked at the same time.
"Her friend." The waitress explained. "She walked in wearing all black, black coat, black hat, black boots, and gloves. Couldn't see her face though. They started talking when I gave her food but then she stood up and pulled the girl right out of here."
Ash grabbed onto the counter with hard hands while his sister spoke. "Did you see anything about her that was strange to her? Like her skin color or eyes?"
Marylyn shrugged. "Not really she was really trying to keep herself covered and in this heat of all days. But I did see them go into the parking lot. Maybe I can even pull up the tape from our security cameras." She stopped and stared at the search party carefully. "Why is this so important anyway?"
Lupe smiled and whispered in the waitress' ear causing her to turn white and stiff. "Oh." She stared between Lupe and the others. "I'll get right on that." Was all she said before disappearing behind the double doors as fast as she could in high heels.
"What you tell her?" Mark asked as Lupe leaned onto the counter carelessly.
"You do not want to know." Lupe lied as the waitress reappeared and gestured for them to follow her.
They did as they were signaled and ended up in the back room of the diner next to the kitchen, that allowed savoring scents of burgers and fries choke them as they entered. Marylyn pointed to four monitors that held videos of the front of the restaurant, the inside, the kitchen and the parking lot.
"I'll show you the surveillance from earlier." She said typing something on one of the computers and bringing up the parking lot again with only two differences.
There was a black van on the side of the road and Mary-Lynette and someone heavily clothed were talking in the middle of the lot.
"That's her." They all said at once and immediately became glued to the screen. Mary-Lynette was trying to pull away from the woman and saying something that they couldn't hear then the girl turned and pulled off her hat revealing someone Ash knew all to well.
"Lily." He snarled. The waitress turned to look at him for a moment then turned back to the computer screen. They were making there way to the black van and Mary-Lynette had gotten herself free and tried to run but two thugs appeared at her side in an instant, covered her mouth, and dragged her inside the van where Lily was already sitting happily. Then as suddenly as they came they drove away.
"They kidnapped her." Mark whispered in a daze.
"I'll kill her." Lupe swore angrily.
"I'll join you." Ash agreed.
"We need to tell them." Jade announced-the only one thinking clearly at this point-. She turned around quickly to face the waitress. "Thank you, for all you've done. We need to call come people now." Jade exited out of the room and after a second so did Lupe, Ash and Mark, all muttering small thanks as they passed. When they finally got outside they all finally released what they had been holding in the moment they watched Mary-Lynette get taken in the van.
"I'll kill her!" Ash screamed, thankful for the fact that there was no one else around to hear.
"Don't worry Ash, we all will." Lupe said determinately, as she pulled out a small phone from her pocket and quickly dialed.
"Who are you calling?" Jade asked as he picked up.
"Hey, it's me." Lupe said into the phone, ignoring Jades question. "No, we didn't, but we know who did." She waited. "Yea, someone did."…. "Lily Redfern"…"Yea. I'm calling them next."….."Okay I'll see you when you get here." Lupe pulled the phone away and started dialing another number.
"We're getting picked up by, Nilsson." Lupe said putting the phone to her ear. "He's gonna be here in about five minutes." She put the phone to her ear and waited.
"Who's that?" Mark asked curiously.
"We're going to need professional help to find Mary-Lynette." Lupe replied. "Hey, it's Lupe. How fast do you think you can get to Vegas right now?"….."Yea, we have a kidnap situation and were going to need Daybreaks best to help us."….."Alright, Ill see you soon." She hung up and smiled devilishly. "They're on their way."
"Who'd you call?" Jade asked.
Lupe smiled. "You'll see."
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"Let me go!" Mary- Lynette screamed, kicking the man holding her legs. "Let me go and let me out!"
"Someone shut her up." Lily said in a bored tone, glaring into the rear view mirror of the van while another man covered Mary- Lynette's mouth. "We're not taking you home and we are not letting you go anywhere so shut up and stop screaming." She smiled softly to herself. "I bet they'll try anything to get you back, but it wouldn't have happened if you had just stopped trying to remember." She turned to glare at Mary- Lynette. "You and your brother are truly idiots. And so are the rest of them for that matter."
"Where do we go now, Miss Lily?" The driver asked turning his un natural green eyes to the back of the van.
"We're going back to the house." Lily ordered confidently. "And step on it. I don't want to have to listen to this little bitch any more."
Mary- Lynette glared at Lily. Why didn't I just say no? Why didn't I just walk away or call the waitress for help?
Because. The doubtful, voice returned with a laugh. You can't disobey me. Sure you could ignore me tell yourself l that I'm not real or that you don't have to listen, but you do Mary-Lynette.
I'll never listen to you, Lily. Mary- Lynette thought with distaste. You've filled my mind with lies and doubts, but have I listened? No I haven't and I never will. You're just wasting your time.
Oh am I? Lily asked. I've never lied to you Mary-Lynette. I've searched you mind and found thoughts you've tried to push away but you can't push them away. You've known since you woke up you were never meant to remember and you never will.
Shut up! Mary- Lynette screamed. Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!
You are a just a stupid little girl and that's all you will ever be. Lily thought. We all know it's true. You, me, Ash…
SHUT UP! Mary- Lynette screamed.
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