Kidnapped

Chapter 14

By: Harold Finch and Grace Luvr

Author's Note: Hey guys! Here's another chapter just like I promised! I know I promised one for Saturday, but I suck. Anyways, I can't believe that this story is at 70 reviews already! Thank you guys from the bottom of my heart. Enjoy the new chapter! :D

Ray Jr. held his knees up to his chin tightly. Silent tears streamed down his face as he longed for his mother's warm embrace. Longed for his uncle's strong, soothing voice. He laid on his right side, terrified as he peered through the darkness of the trunk. He felt the car move off of a smooth road, onto rough terrain. The car bounced heavily as it sped across the land, causing Ray Jr. to occasionally bump his head. This continued for a number of minutes until the car came to a sudden halt. He listened as the driver's door opened, and shut loudly. He held in a shaky breath as he heard footsteps crunching against the ground, coming closer and closer to the back of the car until suddenly, they stopped. The trunk flew open and Ray Jr. was face to face with man whom called himself Yosef.

"Come along little man."

Yosef grabbed Ray Jr. roughly by the collar of his polo shirt and yanked him from the trunk. Ray Jr. hit the ground with a hard thud as he softly cried out into the night sky. Yosef ignored his cry of pain and slammed the trunk shut. Ray Jr. took in his surroundings and noticed that they were deep in a heavily wooded forest. He also noticed that Yosef had stopped the car right on the edge of a steep cliff.

"You better not run away, or you'll experience pain you've never thought was possible."

Ray Jr. watched as Yosef walked back around to the driver's side, reached in through the window, and shifted the car into neutral. Yosef walked back around to the trunk and began to push it over the edge into the Atlantic Ocean. Ray knew he had to act fast. It was a do or die situation. So he quickly stood up and ran as fast as he could in the opposite direction. Yosef heard the retreating footsteps and quickly turned around in time to see Ray disappearing into the trees.

"HEY!"

Yosef took off after Ray. The chase didn't last long before Yosef tackled Ray Jr. to the ground. He stood up and smacked the young boy roughly across his face.

"I told you not to run! DIDN'T I!?"

Ray Jr. nodded fearfully.

"You're just digging yourself an early grave my young friend."

Before Yosef had time to react, Ray lifted his leg and kicked Yosef in his family jewels. He cried out in pain and fell to his knees. Ray jumped to his feet. Before he could get far, Yosef's hand wrapped around his ankle as he stood to his feet. He roughly grabbed Ray Jr. and threw him headfirst against the trunk of a tree, knocking him out instantly. He stood over him.

"You just made a huge mistake little man."

He threw Ray's unconscious body over his left shoulder, and prepared himself for the long walk ahead.

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The door flies open on its hinges. Eric and Calleigh stealthily make their way into Stetler's living room, only to stop dead in their tracks. The whole room was empty. No couches, no tables or chairs, no furniture of any kind. Only blank walls and windows which failed to don curtains. Just a vast empty room. Natalia and Ryan burst through the back kitchen door, only to find the kitchen in the same way. They wandered into the living room with their guns still drawn. Ryan looked at Eric.

"What the hell is going on here?"

"I don't know, but something tells me that Stetler is long gone."

"We should search the rest of the house anyways."

"Alright, you and Nat search upstairs, Cal and I will search downstairs in the basement."

"Alright."

Eric and Calleigh slowly make their way down to the basement while Ryan and Natalia cautiously head upstairs. Once they thoroughly checked the basement, they re-holstered their guns.

"Eric, what are we gonna tell Horatio?"

"We have no choice but to tell him the truth, Stetler's MIA. And that's not the worst part. He's gone dark. His cell phone is no where to be found, and his credit card hasn't been used in almost a month. This just makes our job a hell of a lot harder Cal. H sure isn't gonna be happy about this."

Eric ran his hands threw his short hair. Calleigh grabbed his arm softly.

"Eric, don't worry. We'll catch Rick, We'll find Ray Jr., and Yelina will be just fine. I promise you, it'll all work out in the end."

"And if it doesn't?"

Calleigh looked down at the ground before meeting her boyfriend's eyes again.

"Then we'll have to cross that bridge when we get to it."

Eric nodded. They slowly walked out of the basement, and found Natalia and Ryan coming back downstairs. Ryan faced Eric.

"Upstairs was clear. His closet was empty. There wasn't even a bed in his room."

"I'm surprised there was a closet. Come on, we have to meet H back at the lab in 10. The two witnesses' descriptions of the kidnapper were a match. H wants the drawings put through facial recognition so we can get a name. Ryan, when we get back to the lab, I need for you and Nat to find the two officers who were on watch outside of Yelina's house tonight."

They nodded. When they started walking out the door, Calleigh pulled Eric back.

"Why do you keep sticking them together?"

"Because, even a total idiot could see how into each other they are."

Calleigh rolled her eyes, and playfully pushed Eric out the front door.

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Doctor Alexander stopped right outside of the shut door of room 310.

"Well, this is it. Take as long as you need Mr. Caine."

"Thank you doctor."

Doctor Alexander walked away. Horatio placed a hand on the door handle and shut his eyes. He took in a deep breath and opened the door. He closed the door behind him and opened his eyes. Of course he had steeled himself to see a bruised and battered Yelina. But nothing had prepared Horatio for the sight before him. There Yelina laid, with a number of tubes exiting various parts of her body. There was a nasal tube connected through her nostrils and she was connected to an iv line and an EKG monitor. Her beautiful face was covered in bruises and cuts, as well as her arms. Her legs were hidden by the blankets, but had undoubtedly suffered the same fate. Her left eye was black and blue, probably swollen shut. Horatio numbly grabbed for a chair and pulled it to Yelina's bed side. He sat down and immediately grabbed her hand. He noticed that some of her nails were torn or broken off, evidence that she had tried to fight Rick back. He promised himself that he would return later with a kit, and search for DNA underneath her nails. But right now, he just wanted to be close to her, if only for a little while. Horatio looked up at Yelina, and decided to talk to her, even though she couldn't answer, or probably even hear him.

"Hey Yelina. It's Horatio. I'm sorry. I am so sorry. I'm sorry that I wasn't there to protect you from Rick. I should've made you spend the night with me. But, I see you fought back."

Horatio cracked a small smile.

"You always were a little spitfire."

His smile slowly disappeared.

"That's why I don't understand why you settled for Rick. You're such a strong independent woman, and he's such an arrogant bastard. He doesn't deserve you, and you don't deserve to be treated this way. You deserve to be with someone who would treat you with respect, someone who would tell you how much they love you every waking moment they got. Someone who would constantly show you how much they love you. Someone like…."

Horatio stopped himself just before he said the word 'me'. He took in a deep breath as he looked at the woman he loved, and tears began to flood his eyes. He got lost in his thoughts.

*I love you so much Yelina. I love you more than a man loves his sister in law. I love you more than you'll ever know.*

He shakes the thoughts from his head, and looks down at his watch. He was due to meet Eric and the team at the lab in 7 minutes. Horatio stood up from his chair, and leaned over Yelina's bed. He placed a kiss on her head and whispered to her.

"I'll be back soon Yelina."

He left. But little did he know that Yelina had heard all of his words, and even felt his kiss.

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About 10 minutes after he left the hospital, Horatio strode into the lab, immediately seeing Eric, Calleigh, Ryan, and Natalia.

"Eric, did you find Rick?"

"Sorry H. His house was empty, there wasn't a single piece of furniture anywhere. You would hardly believe that anyone had ever lived there. He probably skipped town."

Horatio wasn't surprised, it was just like Rick to run.

"When it comes to Rick, don't ever assume things."

"Yeah I know."

"Eric, you didn't the start facial recognition yet did you?"

Eric shook his head.

"Nope, we were waiting for you H."

Horatio looked past Eric at Ryan.

"You may begin the search Mr. Wolfe."

Ryan nodded, pressed a couple keys, and the search was on. Everyone looked up at the giant monitor and watched as countless faces, names, birthdates, and social security numbers rushed across the screen. Everyone watched the search monitor in silence. Horatio inclined his head towards the ground, and fiddled with his sunglasses in his hands. After about 5 minutes of searching, the computer beeped, and a face was displayed on the monitor. But there was no name, date of birth, hometown, social security or credit card number. Just a face. Eric got Horatio's attention.

"H, we got a face for our kidnapper, but no identity."

Horatio slowly lifted his head and nearly dropped his sunglasses.

"You alright H?"

"This is no man without an identity. This is Yosef Avraham. He's from Israel."

"You know him?"

"I killed his brother. He was a terrorist. But I had no choice. And until we find this man, not only is Ray Jr. in danger. But the entire population of Miami is at stake as well."

Author's Note 2: Alright guys, I'll post another chapter on Sunday evening. As always reviews are deeply appreciated! :D