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Jaden's POV
"Now explain it to me again, Danny; who hired you?" Dad asked him for the hundredth time. We went to my house once we found him. Dad thought the homey environment would help him speak more easily and openly about why he kidnapped Alexis. The gang was looking around the living room while Danny sat in a chair in the dining room. I was sitting on the arm of the couch facing him. Uncle Jake and Mike were sitting behind me typing on their laptops.
"I've already told you hundred times, Chief Yuki; I don't know who he is. He contacted me under a faulty voice and offered me this opportunity. I got the girl and gave her to the Doctor…," Danny began explaining again but he said something he had never said before. I leaned up when he did. Dad interrupted him.
"Wait, doctor? You've never said that before."
"Oh, yeah, well, the Doctor is what he made me call him. I don't know who he really is. I never even saw his face; but I did hear his voice," Danny said. Dad groaned and ran his fingers through his hair.
"Okay, what about this Doctor?" Dad asked. Danny leaned back in the chair.
"He was the one who kept in contact with me. He was also the one who drove the car. He dumped me off on that corner you found me, paid me my money, and left with Alexis," he explained. Dad's eyes narrowed.
"So you have no idea where Alexis is being taken?" Travis was standing behind Dad. His hands contracted and his veins stood out against his skin. Danny shook his head.
"I never said that; I know where they took her…though they don't know I know," he said; he smiled for the first time after our little heart-to-heart. Dad blinked.
"So you do know?" he asked. Danny nodded.
"Well then, where is she!?" Travis demanded. Dad shot him a look and he backed down. Danny was unaffected however.
"Pier four," he answered. Dad turned back and looked at him confused.
"The abandoned warehouse section?" Danny nodded once again. Dad turned to look at Jake. "Jake, do a cross reference between the abandoned warehouse district and break ins." He nodded and began typing furiously. I looked back at the gang. They were admiring the wall of photos and mementos. Sam and Brad were back there pointing stuff out and explaining. Chelsea was hanging onto Brad's arm. Morgan and Mark were back there as well. Dad walked over to Mike and Jake to watch them. Travis followed.
"Hey, Jaden," Danny called to me quietly. I turned to look at him. He flexed his finger in a "come here" motion. I stood up from the couch and walked over to him.
"What's up?" I asked confused. Danny always called me Yuki, he never calls me Jaden. He looked up at me. He had a white bandage across his nose; apparently I broke it. Not quite sure if I meant to or not.
"I'm…I'm sorry." This took me by surprise.
"Danny, I'm not mad at you…anymore," I said, thinking he was talking about the Alexis thing. He shook his head.
"I'm not just talking about Alexis, though I'm really sorry about that, I'm talking about everything for the past six years," he answered.
"Oh," I answered. "It's okay, Danny, really. Now that I know why you suddenly started hating me, I understand why you did." He sighed, annoyed.
"You're too forgiving, Yuki. Deep down I knew it wasn't your fault for Tamara's death but I wanted someone to blame. I'm sorry I chose you." I smiled and squeezed his shoulder.
"'S kay dude, really." He smiled up at me and nodded. I really couldn't hold a grudge, especially against Danny. He was my very first best guy friend. You can always forgive them. At least, that's what my mom always says.
"Wow Jaden, you did a lot," Mindy said, looking over the walls. I chuckled and removed my hand from Danny's shoulder.
"I was a very busy kid," I said. Mom laughed. She was balancing Tommy on her hip and standing by the sliding glass door.
"Busy, please boy, you were everywhere at once. If Claire and Morgan didn't live in town, there is no way I would have let you do all that," she said. I laughed.
"True, and Danny," I corrected, smiling down at him. he smiled back. Morgan walked over to us.
"Yeah; you spent the night a lot." I chuckled.
"I hardly stayed at my own house, didn't I?" Morgan and Danny both shook their heads.
"You had your own bedroom at all of our houses," she said. I laughed again.
"Very true."
"Found it!" Jake called. Everyone turned to look at him. Dad was sitting down on the arm looking at the laptop screen. "Warehouse four was broken into earlier this morning." Jake looked over at Dad, "The alarm didn't signal us." Dad pointed to the screen.
"So warehouse four on pier four?" Jake nodded. Dad jumped to his feet and looked at Travis. "Let's go check it out." Travis nodded.
"Hold up, Chris, you may want to check this out," Mike called. Dad looked at him confused.
"What is it?" Mike reached for the remote to the television and turned up the volume.
"Traffic in Ochi City is backed up and very congested. There is no room on the streets large enough even for a little lady bug. Not even a police cruiser or ambulance can get through," the news reporter explained. She was standing on the sidewalk; behind her was a lot of cars, all of which were honking.
"Damn," Dad cussed quietly. Mom shot him a look but he didn't see it and, even if he had, I don't think he would have cared.
"What are we going to do now?" Travis asked. Dad folded his arms across his chest and gnawed on his thumbnail. It was a Yuki family habit when you're worried. Mom doesn't like it but everyone one of the Yukis do it, aside from her, Aunt Shelbi, and Aunt May.
"I don't know," Dad confessed. I locked my teeth together.
"Jaden," Danny called to me in a whisper. I looked down at him.
"What?" I asked. He looked up at me.
"I don't know what the guy was planning to do with your girl but I don't think it was nice at all. I think this is more than just a simple kidnapping. The Doctor didn't want Alexis hurt, saying the guy wouldn't want her damaged. He muttered something as I was getting out of the car, saying something about hoping she didn't have that strong of immune system," he explained. I felt my blood drain from my face and my eyes grow wide. His eyes grew wide and I knew my temper was getting the best of me and my eyes were going to honey again. (1)
"You're positive?" I asked though stiff lips. He nodded. I flexed my jaw. "Thanks." Then I bolted around him and out of the house, slamming open the door and letting it slam close behind me.
"JADEN!" everyone yelled after me. I heard them running after me.
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Narrative POV
The Yukis, Danny, Morgan, Mark, Chelsea, and the gang ran out of the house after Jaden.
"Where is he?" Brad asked looking around for his cousin.
"I don't know," Sam said. She was also looking around. Suddenly the barn door flew open and Jaden flew out, literally. He was riding a horse…but not just any horse.
"MIDNIGHT!" Lauren and Chris yelled. The other Yukis gasped, as well as Morgan, Mark, and Danny. Midnight landed on the ground and bucked upwards, shaking her front legs in the air. Jaden kept a firm grip on her reigns.
"Jaden Takato Yuki! You get of that mustang this instant!" Lauren yelled. He ignored her and kicked Midnight's sides. She whined and took off running.
"JADEN!" Chris and Lauren yelled but Jaden and Midnight were already long gone.
"Damn it!" Chris yelled, punching a pole. He jumped off the steps and ran into the barn. He grabbed Walker and swung up him. All their horses always wore reigns; they only took the saddles off. So Chris and Jaden were riding bare back. Chris ran out and stopped in front of the porch. "You guys get to the station; you can make it to the station via cars. Don't take the horses!" The Yukis nodded. He kicked Walker and took off after Jaden.
"To the car!" Mark yelled. He jumped of the porch and ran to the car. Everyone followed after him.
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Alexis' body felt heavy and her head was pounding. She groaned as she slowly came back to consciousness. She opened her eyes slowly and was met with darkness. She made out two figures standing above her.
"Ah, she's finally waking up," a voice said. It was a male one. It sounded old.
"Now can you inject it?" a different male voice asked. This one was slightly younger than the first. Alexis heard something move around her head. Something wet was rubbed into her skin around the bend of her elbow by a cotton ball. She tried to turn her head to see what was going on but it was fastened to the table. Her heart pounded in panic. Then her arm was stretched out and something was poked into her elbow.
'A needle!' she thought still panicking. She gasped as whatever was in the needle was injected into her body. The needle was pulled from her arm and it fell against the table.
"There we go; here's the switch," the first male voice said. Some more shifting happened.
"Good, now whip it," the second male voice. One of the figures turned and walked away; Alexis could hear their retreating footsteps.
"Nighty night, sweetheart," the first male voice said. Suddenly, a blinding light was flashing in her eyes. She gasped and slipped right back into unconsciousness.
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Jaden's POV
"Turn, Midnight!" I ordered as I pulled the reigns to the left. She whined and rounded the corner. The people on the sidewalk screamed and dove out of her path. "SORRY!" I yelled back after them. Midnight continued to race down the sidewalk. "Off the sidewalk you silly horse!" I tugged the reigns off to the right and jerked Midnight into the congested traffic. We weaved through it. It was moving slightly better but still very congested. There was just enough room between cars for us.
'Pier four…pier four…hang on, Lex, I'm almost there,' I thought. I tugged the reigns one last time and Midnight jumped over the hood of the car. The driver stared at us with wide eyes. Midnight's hooves just barely missed the side of the car as she landed and continued running.
"HOLY SHIT!" I heard the driver yell. I rolled my eyes and looked up. In front of me was warehouse four. I pulled Midnight's reigns up and her hooves scrapped against the ground as she tried to stop. Finally, she was still and I jumped off. I pulled her to a poll and tied her up.
"Stay," I ordered. She whined and obeyed. Dad and Mom thought Midnight didn't listen; they're wrong. I turned and sprinted to the warehouse door. I grabbed it and pushed it open. The light from the sun projected into the warehouse, creating a walkway of light. At the end of the walkway of light laid Alexis. "Alexis!" I screamed. I ran and slid down next to her on my knees. I rolled her over and held her. Her head fell limply against my arm. I reached my other arm over and pressed my hand lightly to her face. "Alexis?" Her eyelids twitched and slowly opened.
"Jaden?" she whispered.
"Oh, thank god!" I breathed in relief. I wrapped my arms around her and crushed her against my chest, holding her tightly.
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Narrative POV
"I thought I was too late," Jaden whispered. Alexis sat there a moment trying to figure out what was going on, where she was, and why Jaden was holding her like this. Why did he sound so relieved to see her? Didn't he just see her a few minutes ago? She was about to ask her what was going on when she felt herself shaking. She blinked and looked down at her arm. She wasn't shaking. Jaden was. When she realized that, he pulled her tighter against his chest and she felt something wet land on her neck as Jaden buried his face in the crock of it.
"Jaden?" she called in alarm. She pulled her head back and when she was about to pull Jaden's head up to look at him, his lips crashed onto hers. His hands were on both sides of her face, holding it securely to his. She could taste salt on his lips. They were hard on hers but held a deep amount of love and passion that she had never felt from him before. He pulled away and pressed his forehead to hers. They were both gasping. Alexis pulled back and placed her hands on either side of his face. She felt moisture underneath her palms. Jaden's eyes were closed and she could see the tears attached to his eyelashes.
"Jaden, what's wrong?" He opened his eyes to look at her. His deep, chocolate brown eyes that always seemed to drown her were swimming in tears. But his eyes also held more than just tears, they held confusion.
"You don't know?"
"What don't know?" He placed his hands on top of hers, as if he was holding them to his face. He was staring into her eyes.
"Alexis, what is the last thing you remember?" She blinked and tried to remember. She felt something being slapped over her mouth and the unpleasant taste of chloroform filling it. She gasped. "Alexis?"
"Chloroform," she whispered. Jaden pulled her hands away from his face and pulled her back into his chest.
"Shhh, relax; you're safe now," he soothed her. She grasped his shirt and tried to fight against the memory.
"I was so scared," she whispered. He kissed her forehead.
"I know, but you don't have to be scared anymore. No one is ever going to hurt you again. I swear it," he vowed. She looked up at him. He was staring down at her with blazing determination in his eyes. She smiled.
"I trust you." She reached up and kissed him softly on the lips. He kissed back softly before pulling away. He looked down at her.
"So you don't remember anything past the chloroform?" Jaden asked softly. She nodded. He sighed and pulled one of his arms away from her body to whip his eyes across his sleeve, removing all of his tears.
"Jaden? Are you in here?" Chris' voice called. They turned to see him standing in the doorway. He sighed in relief when he saw them and ran over quickly. "Thank goodness you're okay, Alexis." She nodded. He looked at Jaden. "I'll talk to you later." He spoke in a low tone. Alexis looked at Jaden. He was smiling up at his dad, unrepentant for whatever he did. Chris sighed. "Let's get you out of here, sweetheart." He stood up straight and waited for them. Jaden stood up and pulled Alexis to her feet. He wrapped an arm securely around her waist and held her close to his side. They headed toward the warehouse door. "We're going to meet everyone at the department," Chris said. Jaden nodded. "Traffic is still really back up though." He continued. Alexis looked up at Jaden.
"Then how are we getting to the department? Are we walking?" He chuckled and shook his head.
"No, we're not walking." She scowled at him.
"Then what are we doing?" He looked at her and smiled.
"Can you ride bareback?"
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Yay! Alexis is back and safe! Very sweet moment, don't cha think?
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1: For anyone who is wondering, yes, Jaden's eyes change to the shade they are when he is Haou.
