Hush little Sister 24

Author Note: ELEVATE! EEEEEEPPP! I love that CD, I got it last night! EEEEEEPPP!

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Katie was still on edge, despite her brothers' promises to keep her safe. She was walking with James to the candy store when a car crashed into the parking meter beside them. Terrified screams filled the air instantly, and she was sure her's was the loudest. Two hands snatched her up, she heard yelling, a terrified yelp, something ran down her face...

And then there was blackness.

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"I'm sorry," Jo was sobbing hysterically, "I'm so sorry."

"It's not your fault," Katie stroked her curls gently, assuringly, "he's just...this was going to happen anyway."

"But I-I could h-have tr-tired to protect you..." she sputtered, "you-you shouldn't h-have had to be put through t-this again."

"Jo," the five year old hugged her neck securley, "it's going to be fine. It was the first time, it will again."

"I can assure you of that," Carson's eyes might as well have been red, the way they cut into the darkness of the little room he kept the two in. It'd been two days since the kidnapping, and since then Katie had been trying to be strong for an emtionally-wrecked Jo, which was a bit backwards.

"Let us go," Katie, for some reason, wasn't really scared of him. She was, but not like she used to be.

"Darling, I assure you I will if that is what you want," he knelt down to her level, and the lights peirced the two's eyes when it came out, "but please, allow me to explain."

The five year old's eyes narrowed at this. She didn't care for him, and quite honestly, she was tired of him hurting her. No more would he injure her or anything else. She'd had enough.

"No," she snarled, not caring if he swung at her.

"Killing your mother was the worst mistake I ever made," he explained anyway, "and now I regret it. But you...you're the spitting image of her. I can't loose you, Katie..."

"It's Katilyn,"

"..Katilyn, I just can't. I promise, one more chance. One more chance..and I'll protect you forever."

"Lier," she hissed. She was really testing him, and this was scaring Jo almost half to death.

"Shut up!" the older girl threw a hand over her mouth, but the child pushed away and got into her father's face.

"You have hurt me and my family for the last time!" she was yelling now, "I'm SICK AND TIRED OF IT! You will NEVER TOUCH ME AGAIN!"

"But baby..." he reached out to stroke her hair.

"NEVER AGAIN!" she repeated at the top of her lungs, kicking him in a place that should never be kicked. Jo's face paled as she bolted out of the door and tore desperatley at the lock.

It clicked too late.

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Kendall was very close to falling apart.

He was crying and searching for his sister constently, moaning her name and worrying himself sick. James wasn't much better, and Carlos was shivering in fear and Logan's worrying powers had gone into overdrive. Only Jackson's head seemed to be on straight, but he was scared, too. He'd heard that Carson had broken out of jail, and the thought of what he'd do to her if he'd gotten her...

The ringing of his phone scared them all but out of their skin. Grasping it, he jerked it open, taking the top off. "Hello?"

The voice on the other end about made him drop the phone, "Hello, Jackson."

"Jennifer?" he demanded, "why are you calling me?"

"Calm down, don't blow a gasket," she snorted on the other end, "I'm going to help you get your charge back and save your job."

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"So what's the big deal? She's going to help us!" Carlos asked as they all stared out of the window, waiting for her to arrive.

"We don't exactly like each other," he replied bitterly, "long story that I don't like telling."

"Is that her?" James pointed to the beauty getting out of her Jeep. Her red hair fell below her ribcage, and her eyes beatiful and soft brown, complementing her dark blue skirt and white puffy shirt and matching high heels.

"Nice to see you again, Jackson," she spoke when she got up, turning to the four boys, "alright, which one of you in Kendall?"

"I am," he spoke fearlessly, walking up to her and crossing his arms, "what's it to you?" Their eyes flashed as they met, both of them standing their ground strong.

"I'm here to help find your sister," her words were coated with reluctantness, "tell me what you about your father."

"He's not my father," but he told her everything he knew until the emotional toll shut him up.

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Jennifer was less than entustastic about helping these five, and even more so about having to sleep in the girl's room. But this was to help an innocent child, and maybe she could get her job back if she did this. The reason she got fired was stupid, and if she got rehired, she'd get her revenge. So she'd decided she could handle it for a little while.

"Ms. Knight?" a voice made her jump a little.

"Logan?" she guessed, and she saw a small figure nod in response.

"You are going to find Katie, right?" he asked, and she was about to tell him maybe, but then she realized how scared this boy was. This had to be hard, seeing everyone so emotionally wrcked and having his sister figure missing.

"I'll do my best," and she abided with fitfull sleep.