A/N: Here's another chapter! I hope you enjoy it! REVIEW please!
"JAMESS!" Ariadne yelled in desperation. "James!" Ariadne struggled with the guard who held her.
Nash simply watched James start to drown, as he couldn't swim, and laughed.
"Are you insane! He can't swim! JAMES! Damn it let me goo!" Ariadne shouted as tears started to stream down her face.
Jame's head started to go under and he wouldn't be able to get air anymore. Ariadne couldn't take it anymore, quickly turning around surprising the guard she kneed him as hard as she could in the groin, effectively releasing her from his grasp. Ariadne took off towards the water, and without thinking she dove into the water before Nash could stop her. Once in the water she swam down and grabbed James around the waist and brought him to the surface before swimming with him to the dock. With no help from Nash she got James onto the dock before hauling herself up.
"James...look at me...come on James wake up..." Ariadne whispered before looking for signs of life. When she found none she started CPR. For a good minute she continued, crying the hold time before Nash finally couldn't take it and grabbed Ariadne pulling her away from him.
"That's enough you conceited little bitch. How dare you go against me!" Nash yelled getting right in her face before slapping her so hard she fell to the ground next to James. Looking over at James she crawled closer to him.
"JAMES!" Ariadne exclaimed relieved. Looking closer she saw he was breathing and gasping of air. Reaching out and gathered him in her arms rocking him back and forth telling him to take deep breaths.
"HOW IS HE ALIVE?" Nash screamed motioning for the guard to pick them up off the ground. The guard did as he was told and grabbed Ariadne roughly who held James tight to her. Nash walked over dangerously and grabbed her hair and pulled her back causing to her wince in pain.
"HOW DARE YOU. YOU BITCH." Pulling out his gun he turned her around so her back was to his chest. "It's your turn sweet face.." he whispered in her ear while she tried to get away.
Putting the gun to her shoulder blade Ariadne tried to move but with both of them holding her she couldn't move an inch, she held James closer to her cover his head with her hands, while she winced.
"On 3 bitch...1...2..." and on 2 the gun went off and impacted with her shoulder. Ariadne screamed bloody murderer and almost fell to the ground. The bullet didn't go through her shoulder but took off a good chunk of skin while it grazed it.
"Get her inside with the others." Nash told the guard who dragged her along the dock and into the cabin.
Once inside she torn away from the guard and ran to Arthur with James still clinging to her. Arthur wrapped his arms around her and pushed to the side, shielding her while Eames and Cobb stood in front of them blocking Ariadne and James from Nash and the guards. Ariadne buried her face in Arthur's chest while trying not to scream in pain from her shoulder.
"You've got one feisty architect Cobb. Get into the bedroom, and get her cleaned up she's bleeding all over the carpet." Nash said throwing a first aid kit to Eames who caught it.
Cobb, his kids, Miles, Eames, Arthur and Ariadne were all taken to the master bedroom. Once everyone was inside and they were locked in with no way out did Cobb come forward and hug Ariadne and James at the same time.
"Thank you...Thank you...Thank you." Cobb whispered over and over in Ariadne's ear. Ariadne pulled back a little and handed Cobb James who held him tight with tears in his eyes. Ariadne nodded and looked at Arthur who hugged her firmly but was aware of her shoulder.
"We need to get that cleaned up before she goes into shock." Eames said from the other side of her to Arthur. Ariadne could feel Arthur nodded and grab the first aid kit that Eames held out.
"Ari?" Arthur said pulling away making her look at him. "Lets get you cleaned up ok?" She nodded and allowed Arthur to lead her to the bathroom. "Eames grab some dry clothes for her." Arthur said before shutting the down behind him. He led Ariadne over to the sink sitting her down on the toilet.
"Ari...I need you to take your jack and shirt off so I can look at your shoulder." She nodded once letting him know she understood and tried to take her jacket and shirt off, she had success but only because Arthur helped her.
"This is going to hurt a little." he whispered, pressing a wet cloth to her arm to wash away the blood.
Nearly 15 minutes later Arthur was done and had cleaned and bandaged the wound. Arthur kissed her forehead before going to get some new clothes for her. Coming back in he saw she had already took her jeans off and was now in her underwear and bra drying off with a towel that was wrapped around her body.
"Arthur..." she said quietly. He turned around to look at her and found her holding the dress shirt in her hands. "Can you help me, it hurts to much."
Arthur smiled and nodded before coming over to help her. After helping her put on his dress shirt, he picked her up gently and sat her on the sink counter again. Taking her face in his hands he looked her over again, he tucked a piece of hair behind her ear running his hand through, then leaned down and kissed her gently on the lips. Ariadne responded instantly a hand going up his chest bringing him closer. Arthur stepped in between her legs to get closer to her, while deepening the kiss earning a soft moan from Ariadne. To which Arthur kissed her harder running his hands in her hair and down her good side. Soon the two of them needed to breath so they pulled away looking at each other.
"I'm so sorry Ari." Arthur said looking at her while he held her around the waist and shoulder. "I'm so so sorry.."
"Arthur it's ok. Your here now, just...don't leave me again." she responded laying her head on his chest.
"I won't. No one is going to touch you again." Arthur said kissing her forehead.
After another minute or two they stayed like that before they decided they better go out into the bedroom. When Arthur and Ariadne walked in she saw Miles sitting in a rocking hair, the kids on the bed with Cobb and Eames sitting in the window sill. Eames stood up as well as Miles and walked over to her and Arthur.
"Hi darling." Eames said giving her a hug. "How's the shoulder?"
"It's better. Thanks Eames." she replied before Miles gave her a hug too.
"I'm glad you are alright Ariadne. Thank you for James." he said.
Ariadne smiled and nodded her head. Before allowing Arthur to pull her towards the bed to sit on. She climbed on the bed and leaned her back against the bed board, while everyone else took a sit and Arthur sat in a chair right next to her.
"Darling?" Eames said from the window. "Tell us what happen. We saw everything but we couldn't hear what he was telling you."
"Oh." she replied in a small voice. "Um well, they took us out there and N-Nash and I asked him what did he want. He told me he was here for 2 reasons. The first on was um...he wanted to hurt you..." Ariadne said looking at Arthur. "and Cobb physically or um...emotionally. That's why he took James and...me."
"That bastard." Eames growled from the window under his breath.
"I can't believe him," Cobb said from the bed where he held James and Phillipa was sitting with Miles.
"He'll pay for that."
"That's not it. He told me Cobol also send him because they have a job for us. If we do the job they will stop hunting you guys down, debt free." Ariadne said.
"What's the job?" Arthur asked.
Ariadne mumbled something under her breath not looking at anyone. "Come again?" Cobb said.
"Inception...Satio's the mark." Ariadne said louder.
The room went completely silent for a few minutes before Cobb blew up.
"Is he insane!" Cobb exclaimed. "Satio was with us during inception, how are we suppose to do that to him! We can't do this! We'll be dead if Satio finds out were doing this to him."
"We're dead if we don't." Ariadne said quietly.
"Why do you say that Ari?" Arthur asked.
"Nash said if we refuse...we're dead...on the spot." she replied shaking slightly. "Even the kids." she added so quietly only Arthur, Eames and Cobb heard. All three heads snapped to her in shock.
"Bloody Hell." Eames said.
"There's no way out." Cobb said.
"There's always away out." Eames said. "Always a back door, we just can't see it."
"We do it. Until we can find this back door." Ariadne said quietly incase they were listening in on them.
"I agree." Eames said.
"Me too." Arthur replied looking at Cobb for the finally desicion. Cobb took a look around the room seeing Eames, Arthur and Ariadne, who he knew were in love and finally his kids and father-in-law. Sighing Cobb nodded.
"Alright we'll do it." Cobb said stressing the word it telling them it meaning finding a back door to everything.
Time went by after that rather slowly, no one really talked except for the kids who were playing with each other. Soon it was mid-night, James and Phillipa had fallen asleep on the bed curled up together next to each. Miles was dozing in the overstuffed chair he was in. Eames, Arthur and Cobb were by the window talking quietly while Ariadne sat on the bed doodling on a piece of paper she found, she was nervous to go to sleep with the men out there.
"Why don't we get some sleep." Eames said. "I'll stay up."
"Alright, but I'll stay up with you. No way I could sleep with Nash out there and my kids in here." Cobb said quietly. Eames nodded. "Go get some sleep Arthur. One of us has to be alert tomorrow."
"Plus someone is waiting for you." Eames said softly smirking towards the bed, where Ariadne was looking at them from.
Arthur smiled looking back at Cobb and Eames, "Alright I'll go, but wake me if one of you gets tired."
Both of them nodded.
Arthur walked over to the bed slipping his shoes off, Ariadne scooted over to give him room to lay down before he climbed onto the bed with her. They were both on top of the covers facing each other and Arthur pulled a blanket over them.
"I thought you'd be asleep by now." Arthur whisper while he put his arm around Ariadne's waist and pulled her close.
She shook her head and replied quietly, "Not with them out there."
"You are safe. Cobb and Eames are staying up and I'm right here." Arthur answered her softly running a hand through her hair. "I doubt they would do anything tonight anyways...Get some sleep Ari."
Ariadne nodded her head, before leaning up and kissing him lightly on the lips. He responded kissing her back before pulling away while she sighed and rested her head on his chest and dozed off.