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Dylan's POV
We quickly caught up with the ginger kid and his girlfriend. Cornered them, and after a quick scuffle, in which we caught the girl, he agreed to come without a fight, saying only that Max and Fang would follow, and that when they did, we'd wish we'd never been born. I had to laugh at that. Like I didn't already. He seemed angry.
As I held the girl, I noticed that her shirt seemed a little to bulky, and when I reached down to find out what they were, she pulled herself as far away from me as she could. Alec grabbed her arms, and pulled her back. The red head looked livid, but he couldn't help her. I took over while Alec radioed base. We agreed to meet in the pre arranged spot.
When we got the apartment, we sat them down on opposite sides of the room, and waited. Not long afterward, Shaw and Cole came in, each dragging an unconscious form. Cole laid the girl on the couch, and Shaw sat the guy against the wall. What surprised me the most, though, was Mary came in, half carrying, half dragging another thoroughly bloodied girl. Just past the thresh hold, She threw the girl to the ground, and kicked her in disgust.
"Uhhh…" the girl moaned, hazily. Ella blinked up at me, two black eyes un-focused. I immediately knelt down, and cradled her close to my chest. "What the hell did you do to her?" I asked Mary, barely controlling my rage. "She gave me a few problems. This was the only way to make her come quietly. Why do you care any way?" She asked. "You know damn well why." I said.
Alec got it first. "You mean this is her? This is the girl you met. The one you thought you'd never see again?" "Yes. This is Ella." She heard me. "Dylan? Is… is that you?" "Yes, it's me. It's ok, you're safe now." "And the others? Where are they?" "They're here. It's gonna be ok. Just rest. You'll be fine. I'm right here if you need me." She curled up against me, and lay still for a long time. Just when I thought she had finally fallen asleep, she stirred, and murmured "Hey Dylan?" "mmm?" "I trust you." She breathed, and finally fell asleep in my arms.
The others watched in silence as I picked her up, and carried her to my room, gently placing her on the bed before softly closing the door and coming back into the main room.