Chapter 20: It's not Ok
Same Day:
With the Girls:
Sarah was laughing at Jack for putting a pot on her head and dancing around singing I'm a little teapot when her phone started going off. And like the domino effect, Jack's went off and the distinct sound of Kate's ringer went off one aisle over. Sarah flipper her cell phone open to find a text message from Aubrey.
Girls,
Ran in to my brother had to go.
Aubs
Jack frowned at her phone. "I didn't know Aubrey had a brother." Kate came around the aisle a panicked look on her face.
"She doesn't." Sarah and Kate replied. Sarah grabbed Jack's hand and they started running for the escalators.
"What's going on?" Jack asked frantically.
"Just come on." Sarah pulled her on to the escalator and they impatiently waited for the steps to get down to the main level. Once there Sarah and Kate dragged Jack back to the women's dressing rooms.
"Miss." Kate scared the girl attendant. "My friend, um well please open that door just down there."
"I'm not allowed..."
"Just do it." Sarah cried out.
The girl scrambled down the hall Sarah, Kate, and Jack in tow. The girl fumbled with the door lock for a moment before pushing it open. There was nothing but Aubrey's street clothes on the floor with her shoes and her purse.
Sarah quickly gathered Aubrey's things and they started to leave. "But I...she never left." The attendant spoke looking around the room. Sarah, Kate and a very confused Jack left the dressing rooms.
As they started through the mall Sarah handed Kate Aubrey's things and pulled out her cell phone. "What's going on?" Jack asked as she frantically tried to keep up with them through the mall now. They didn't respond since Sarah was desperately dialing Caleb's number. Jack stopped and Sarah and Kate turned and looked at her.
"Come on what are you doing?" Kate said panicked.
"Not until one of you tells me what the hell is going on? What's with Aubrey's disappearing act?" Jack said a bit worriedly.
Sarah sighed when she heard Caleb's voice-mail. "Look Jack we can't tell you right now, but please can we go." Kate insisted.
Jack shook her head. "I don't understand. Why can't you tell me? Where's Aubrey? Why are you so worried about this brother thing?"
"Look all we can tell you is Aubrey doesn't have a brother." Kate insisted as Sarah finally cried out in relief.
"Pogue! Is Caleb there? His phone is off." Sarah said. "Thanks."
Jack sighed. Kate sighed too and took a step closer to her. "Jack please, just come with us."
"Caleb Aubrey's gone." Jack looked over at Sarah even more alarmed at why she was calling to tell Caleb and not the police. "Yeah, we're coming, Jack is just really upset and confused and I can't blame her."
"Can't blame me. Guys our friend is missing and the first thing you do is call your boyfriend? What is wrong with you? If you're so worried call the police!" Jack exclaimed.
Sarah shook her head lightly and continued talking to Caleb. "Yeah, well wouldn't you freak out a little." She mumbled in to the phone. "Really? Are you sure?"
Kate looked at Sarah when Sarah's head lifted looking at her almost stunned. "What?" Jack asked.
Sarah nodded her head mutely. "Yeah. Look, just get a hold of Reid and let him know. I love you." She said lightly. "I know." With that Sarah ended the call. She looked up at Jack and bit her lip. "Look Jack we can tell you what's going on, but we can't do it here. We need to get back to Ipswich."
"I'm not going anywhere." Jack said stubbornly. "In fact if you aren't calling the cops I am." She pulled her cell from her pocket and Sarah snatched it away from her.
"Jack you can't do that. Please just trust us will you?" Jack looked in to her eyes and saw the truth that was held there and she nodded.
"Fine." Sarah nodded and the three headed for the parking lot quickly making their way to Kate's BMW. They got in and as soon as they were on the road back to Ipswich Jack spoke up. "Ok what's going on?"
Kate looked at Sarah. "Might as well tell her the whole story."
Sarah nodded.
With Caleb & Pogue:
Caleb sighed his face in his hands as he stared at his phone on the table. "How am I going to tell him?" He asked lightly.
Pogue shook his head. "I don't know man, but you have to."
"This isn't fair. To any of us. I don't know why Chase seems to think we oh him a god damn thing. We didn't even know he existed!" Caleb growled in frustration.
Pogue patted his shoulder. "I know man. I know."
"Now I have to call and tell Reid that the girl he loves more than anything in this god forsaken hole is in the hands of a crazed power hungry lunatic. This is different for him then it was with me and Sarah. I liked Sarah a lot, I wasn't in love with her yet." Caleb dropped his head back on the back of the wooden chair.
Pogue nodded. "I know man." Caleb lifted his head up and looked back at the pool tables. The guys were having a nice time waiting for the girls to get back to Boston. It was a rare night lately that Caleb and Reid weren't arguing about Reid's ascension. Caleb was really proud of the way Reid's little missuses of the Power had come to a stand still since the Fall Fest. But he didn't know how Reid was going to take this information.
Standing his silently made his way through the crowed, looking as though he was carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. "Hey Danvers, come to let me kick your ass in pool?" Reid smirked.
Caleb looked up at him clutching his phone tightly in his hand his other nervously reaching up to run through his dark hair. "Reid we have to talk." He said and nodded his head towards the back door. Caleb waited for Reid to set his pool queue down and then followed him out of the back door of Nicky's.
"What's up? I swear if you felt something it wasn't me." Reid said.
Caleb sighed shaking his head no as Reid turned around to face him. "No. Aubrey's..." He paused.
"Aubrey's what?" Reid asked impatiently.
"Chase has her. Or so we think. She disappeared from the changing rooms and her stuff was still there..."
"That doesn't mean that sick bastard has her. Maybe..." Reid stopped. There was nothing that could explain this. Aubrey would never just disappear.
With Aubrey:
Her head began to throb with every beat of her heart. It was just pounding in her ears as she slowly rejoined the world of consciousness. Aubrey tried to moved her hand down to rub her aching temples but she found them restrained. Eyes slowly peeling open she looked back over her shoulder to find her hand bound to a bed post. Frantically she looked to the other to find it the same way. When she tried to kick her legs she found them tied down as well.
"Shit!" She yelled regretting it immediately when her head throbbed even more.
"Awe awake I see." She lifted her head up enough from the bed to see Chase, camcorder in had. "Gotta say I didn't expect to find polka dot panties under that dress."
Aubrey's eyes frantically shifted down and saw that a sheet was haphazardly draped over her abdomen exposing her lower half and her upper torso. Her bra and panties exposed, feet bare the dress she'd previously been trying on in the store no where in sight. "Where the hell are my clothes?"
"I didn't think it was right you stealing that dress so I poofed it back to the store." He said like the smart-ass he is. "Now, you are going to tell Reid how scared you are." He held up the camera standing from the rickety chair in the corner and walking towards her holding the camera up. "...And action!" He said sardonically.
Aubrey sneered at him turning her head away from the lense of the camcorder. "Fuck you asshole."
Chase dropped his arm that held the camcorder and tutted at her. "Wrong again." He said.
A burning pain ripped through the skin of Aubrey's wrist and she screamed then clenched her mouth shut as she looked up finding her wrist bleeding. Looking back at Chase he grinned holding up the camcorder.
"Now let's try this again." He said and smirked as the red light on the camcorder switched on indicating it now recording. "Action."
Aubrey glared at him. "Piss off asshole." She growled. Aubrey knew she'd have to suffer the consequences for defying him, but she didn't care. She wasn't going to make him using her easier. He was only using her to get Reid and the more she defied him the more he was upset with her and the more time he spent abusing her. This would hopefully give the others time to figure something out. After all the text message was a dead give away that something was wrong. Aubrey had no brother.
"You know I really hate to mare beautiful skin such as yours, but I will. Now cry, beg him to save you." Chase snapped.
Aubrey shook her head at him and grinned. "Not a chance in hell you scum sucking..." Another scream tore from her lips as her other wrist burned with pain. "Eat shit!" She yelled at him after catching her breath, both wrists now bleeding mildly. The cuts didn't seem deep enough to bleed out and kill her, Chase was only trying to make her do what he wanted. If he killed her his bargaining chip was gone.
"You know I didn't think we'd be doing this the hard way, but hell I'm game." He moved from the end of the bed up on to the mattress between her legs and straddled her thighs to the bed. Chase set the camcorder down at her side and leaned down over her a malicious look in his eyes. "How about I just take what Blondie hasn't claimed yet." He said it so vindictively his lips hovering just above hers.
Aubrey struggled to throw him off or at least away from her body. "Not a chance." She yelled.
Chase smirked. "What are you going to do to stop me?" Aubrey looked away from him.
With Reid:
Reid was now pacing in the Danvers living room. His fellow covenant brothers with him in the room. Sarah and Kate had finally come back with Jack in tow. Jack upon seeing Tyler had shyly told him she knew now, needless to say Tyler felt his heart stop. When she looked up at him her eyes full of care he let in a shuttering breath as she told him it didn't matter she still truly cared for him and this was just another side to him. 'We all have secrets.' Jack had murmured when he'd wrapped her in his arms.
"This is bad." Jack said lightly.
"It isn't just fucking bad Jack! It's catastrophic! Don't you get it, if I don't give him my powers Aubrey's dead!" Reid was on his last nerve. He would've blown up at anyone right then. Unfortunately he blew up at Jack and this put Tyler in the defensive.
"Reid, she didn't mean anything by it! Calm the fuck down! I know you're upset, but please just be helpful instead of spiteful." Tyler said calmly as he stood up in front of his pacing friend stopping him from moving.
Reid took and breath and sighed looking over Tyler's shoulder at Jack. "I'm sorry."
Jack who'd been hanging her head since the comment looked up and offered a small smile. "It's ok. I understand."
"No it's not. I just...Aubrey and I have been through so much already this isn't fair." Reid flopped himself down on the couch and dropped his head in to his hands. "If he kills her what am I going to tell Nicky?"
"Nothing, cause we aren't going to let him kill her Reid." Caleb told him seriously. "Whatever happens this time he's not going to survive, even if we have to put a bullet between his eyes." Everyones gaze fell on Caleb, they'd never heard such words come from him. He was normally a guy who didn't like violence. But it was understandable Chase was threatening everything, their lives and the lives of their loved ones.
"If you want, that can be arranged." Jack said lightly. Now everyone turned to her questioning gazes on their faces. "I used to be on a rifle team." Jack said shyly.
"No, you are not getting involved in this." Tyler stated authoritatively.
"Ty's right Jack, you can't be involved. It's to dangerous." Caleb told her trying to be kind.
Jack nodded her head. "I was just offering."
"Look sitting here is not helping get Aubrey back, we have to do something." Reid said standing up impatiently. The front door could be heard opening and closing the sound of high heels clicking on the marble flooring of the foyer.
"Caleb?" Caleb stood as his mother walked in to the living room. "Oh hello boys, Sarah, Kate and you must be Jack Tyler's girlfriend." Evelyn Danvers had been slowly progressing over the last few months and was looking better for it. Her face was brighter, more color and less wrinkles if possible. Her drinking was less frequent and she'd put herself in to some activities with her fellow covenant mothers.
Jack shyly smiled at her and nodded. "Nice to meet you." She said lightly.
Evelyn offered a kind smile in return. "You too dear. Caleb this came for Reid in the mail." Evelyn handed Caleb the yellow package singly addressed to Reid no return address anywhere in sight. Reid stood walking over and grabbing it quickly. He stared at the package unmoving and Evelyn began to worry. "Boys is something wrong?" She questioned.
Reid tore the package and pulled out the contents a small recorded DVD disk. Written on it was 'Reid' in scratchy writing. "Mother Chase is back, he's taken Aubrey." Caleb told her as Reid maid his way in to the entertainment room next door to the living room and over to the DVD player. He slipped the disk in to the space and turned the TV on as it began to play. The other slowly filed in to the room to see what Reid was seeing.
Video:
"Hello Blondie! Long time no see." Chase's face appeared on the screen. "I've got to say out of the four of you, I kind of miss you the most. Yeah see you know how to have fun with your power, like me. And that makes us the same. I mean almost the same, see you're on your way to addiction and I am already addicted. Unfortunately only one of us can surpass this little blip, so to speak.
"And I'm feeling quite confident this time around." The camera shifted so you saw Aubrey out cold tied to a four post bed. "See I've got this little insurance policy. She's quite a handful though rather defiant. Had to tie her up. She looks like she'd bee a lot of fun to play with though, I'm having a very hard time resisting. Now I know why you kept her for yourself Garwin."
Aubrey began to steer. "Shit."
"Awe awake I see. Gotta say I didn't expect to find polka dot panties under that dress."
"Where the hell are my clothes?" Aubrey questioned
"I didn't think it was right you stealing that dress so I poofed it back to the store. Now, you are going to tell Reid how scared you are...And Action."
Aubrey looked away from the camera. "Fuck you asshole." The camera cut off for a second and then came back on.
"Now lets try this again. Action."
"Piss off asshole."
The cut on her wrist not going unnoticed by the viewers.
""You know I really hate to mare beautiful skin such as yours, but I will. Now cry, beg him to save you."
Aubrey shook her head at him and grinned. "Not a chance in hell you scum sucking..." Another scream tore from her lips as her other wrist burned with pain. "Eat shit!" She yelled at him after catching her breath, both wrists now bleeding mildly.
"You know I didn't think we'd be doing this the hard way, but hell I'm game." The camera view positioned directly over Aubrey now.
The watchers knowing exactly where Chase had to be to get that shot.
"How about I just take what Blondie hasn't claimed yet?" He said viciously.
Aubrey began to struggle to throw him off. "Not a chance." She yelled at him.
"What are you going to do to stop me?" Aubrey looked away from him and the camera cut off.
End Video
Reid was fuming angry, but he was also feeling pride. Pride for the fact that Aubrey wasn't letting him scare her, she was being strong. But he could see in her eyes the fear that was held there. She was only putting on an act. And he wanted nothing more then to go to her and save her. He walked over of the room directly over to a clear wall in the living room and with a loud yell of outrage put his hand clear through the wall.
Sarah, Kate and Jack came running in frantically making sure he was alright and taking his hand out of the wall.
Sarah looked up and saw the angry tears gathering in his eyes and her heart broke. Reid turned leaning back against the wall and sank to the floor. "Reid." She said softly kneeling down next to him. Reid buried his face in his arms rested upon his knees and she saw his body shake with tears. Sarah reached forward wrapping her arms around him, trying to calm him down. "Guys we have to fix this." Tyler said as he and the others came in to the living room once again. The girls now trying to console Reid.
Reid lifted his head, his eyes black as night and the tears leaking from them lick liquid black. "Reid you have to stop using." Kate said lightly. "Please for Aubrey."
He closed his eyes and when they reopened they were blue again. Jack stood turning to the three guys. "I want to help."
"You..." Tyler started.
Jack cut him off. "Yes I can. Get this guy in to a clearing and find me a hunting rifle for a long range shot and I can end his life."
"No." Tyler said sternly.
Jack stepped up to him. "Yes. That is the only way he is going to die for good. Obviously he's found a way to feed his power without this covenant, or he'd already be dead right?"
Caleb and Pogue both looked at Tyler and shrugged. "No, you just can't. You can't be involved in this. It's murder."
"It's executing a murder who will never be triaed by the justice system because he can get away with whatever he wants." Jack defended.
"She has a point." Caleb said lightly.
Tyler turned towards him. "You already said she can't be involved Caleb. I'm not risking exposing her to him. I can't I love her."
Jack gasped and Tyler's eyes went wide at his words. A small smile formed on her lips. "You love me?" She asked.
Tyler looked back over at her. "Yes."
"Ty I love you too, but if this is the only way to get rid of him for good, without losing Reid or Aubrey then it has to be done." Jack stated stepping up to him.
"But it's murder." Tyler stated. "How can you be ok with murder?"
"I'm not." Jack said lightly taking his hands in hers. "But if it's the only way..."
"It might not have to be. Maybe it'll be our back up plan. We'll get him in to a clearing and if we can't succeed on our own, we'll send Jack a signal. She'll be close by covered by trees and brush. He wont ever see her Ty. But hopefully we wont have to put that on her." Caleb said logically.
Jack looked from Caleb to Tyler her eyes soft. "Reid can't lose Aubrey, look." She said lightly then gestured to his upset friend, who was still being consoled by Kate and Sarah. Both rubbing his back and saying gentle words to him. "He's breaking down. If Aubrey dies, Reid wont last long. I believe their meant for each other and I'm willing to help protect that if need be."
Tyler looked at his friend, he'd never seen him so upset like this. Sure he'd been upset when Aubrey had been taken to Maine, but not like this. He'd never seen Reid cry. With a reluctant nod Tyler agreed. "Ok. But we need to plan this out, I don't want anything happening to you."
Jack smiled. "Ditto." She murmured kissing his cheek on tiptoes.
Caleb looked at Pogue. "We have till ten tomorrow night to perfect this plan, Reid ascends at Eleven twelve P.M. Chase will be coming for him then."
Pogue nodded. "We have to succeed this time."
"No matter what." Tyler put in looking back at his brothers.
Sarah and Kate finally managed to get Reid calm enough to stand up and took him to the kitchen for some water. The others following behind, they needed a plan. And tonight they'd plan, tomorrow hopefully all would go right.
AN: Hey all, so what do you think. Let me know if it's too much I might rewrite it. Also I made a msn live page. So I made it my homepage link, you can check out all my photo's and stuff there now cause I'm kind of sick of the clutter on my page. It was really starting to irk me. Anyways I really have to be getting ready for the chiropractor app. I have in 40 minutes. Later!