5 Days Later

With the girls

It had been a quite few days since the girls had last seen or heard from the Reatos, apart from when they were given their food. There was no interrogations, no fights, no inflicted pain, no sound, no nothing. Until now Cat had seemingly known the reason behind every action, but this silence was just bizarre to her. "I think they're planning something or rebuilding their force." Was all she could think of, though that idea wasn't backed with too much thought.

"What'd you think they're 'planning' then?" Tori asked the red-head.

"What to do with us." Cat replied bluntly.

"And what would that be?" Jade pushed.

"Anything. They might be finding another place to hold us, or maybe someone to sell us to."

"Sell us?!" Tori near yelled, confused by how calm Cat was with her words.

"They're probably too scared to keep us." Cat replied, her voice becoming distant.

"Where would they sell us too?" Tori asked, her voice filled with worry. "And what for?!"

"I'm... I'm not going to answer that Tori." Cat replied, not wanting to think about the cruel possibility. "Anyway, that's just an idea. For all we know they're planning a holiday." She added to try and lighten the mood.

Her attempts were futile though. She's already said too much, and now Jade and Tori were shaking like leaves. Cat had been living with the idea that they might be sold since they were first taken... though Jade and Tori hadn't and now it was hitting them like a truck.

"I won't let it come to that." Cat spoke up to them. "I know how to deal with this stuff-"

"That's the thing though!" Jade yelled suddenly. "You shouldn't know about this. You shouldn't need to know. We shouldn't be here!" This was it, Jade had really snapped. I mean she wasn't particularly happy until now, but this new information seemed to really hit her and now she was truly shaken up.

"I know Jade, we shouldn't be here, but don't you think I'm trying to get us out!" Cat snapped

"Guys-" Tori tried to interrupt, her small voice easily overhauled by the other two.

"Well clearly it isn't working!" Jade yelled back at Cat, slowly edging closer towards her. "Because, in case you haven't noticed, we're still suck in here! And telling us the fucked up thoughts that are going through your brain about what could happen to us, isn't helping!"

"I'm just telling you the truth! It's not my fault you hadn't realised that yet. Did you honestly think they'd keep us forever? Once they've got that they want, we'll be killed or sold. What did you think was going to happen?!"

"I was trying not to-"

A sudden gunshot cracked into the air as loud as thunder - a noise that heralded death and destruction. A bullet pushing through the air with great speed, barreling towards it's target. A spit second action of Cat yanking Jade to the side, the bullet shooting past the older girl's face, only inches away from causing serious damage. The two girls fell into a heap on the floor as they lost balance over the quick movement, grunts of pain being produced as they collide with the hard floor. This was followed by the sudden movement of their heads snapping towards the basement door, to Michael, stood atop the dysfunction staircase, gun in hand, a tired and vindictive look plastered upon his face.

"E QUESTO PER CHE DIAMINE ERA?! (What the hell was that for?!)" Cat screamed at him, quickly getting to her feet.

"You woke me." Michael spat tiredly.

"It's night time?" Tori mumbled to herself. Being trapped in a basement without a sense of time was severely disorientating, but the girls thought they knew that it was day time from their sleeping patterns, if they were wrong then it'd really mess with their brains.

"It's not." Michael replied, somehow able to hear her from the top of the staircase.

"The why were you sleeping?" She asked, it somehow slipping her mind that this really was not the time for chit-chat.

"All important business happens at night." He said slowly. "Remember what time you were taken?" A small smirk appeared on his face.

"You didn't kidnap other people did you?" Jade cut in, her firsts clenching at her sides.

"What?" Michael replied quizzically. "We've been going to-" He quickly cut himself off. "I nearly told you then. That wouldn't have been good."

"Told us what?" Cat tried to push him for an answer.

"Do you really think that would work Valentine?" Michael chuckled to himself. "You're really not that smart are you." And that was the last thing he said before locking the door and walking out of the room.

"And there's my daily reminder that guns are powerful." Jade commented to herself. "Thanks for pulling me out of the way Cat."

"Yeah, yeah sure." Cat replied distantly as if she wasn't even listening to Jade. She was staring blankly at the wall, her eyes unfocused and slightly squinted, brows furrowed.

"What ya thinking about Cat?" Tori spoke up, nudging the red-head.

"He said 'we'." She replied bluntly, still in deep thought.

"And?" Jade interrupted.

"'We've been going'. Him and at least one other person, maybe a group of people, have been leaving at night, maybe even all night." Cat replied, snapping herself back into reality.

"Once again, and?" Jade said.

"Think about it." Cat encouraged.

"I am and I seriously don't know what you're getting at here Cat."

"They've leaving us alone here at night!" Tori spoke up, understand what Cat was hinting.

"Exactly!" Cat replied, glad Tori understood. "I mean, I don't know quiet how many people are upstairs, but from the amount that put us into the van, it's not that many, and it wouldn't surprise me if they were all going with the Reatos. Either way, this is the best stop we've got at escaping."

"Wait... you mean tonight?"

"Tonight." Cat repeated. "Without anyone here, we don't have to be quite, so we can kick the door down to get out.

"We're getting out of here!" Tori beamed.

"Shhh!"

"Sorry."