Icy untied Isabel from the bed. Isabel was fast asleep. She winced in fear every few seconds. Icy chose not to disturb the girl, so she set some food and water on the nightstand next to the bed. Isabel woke up a few minutes later and gobbled her food up. She gulped down her water, then fell back to sleep.
Elena could barely keep up with Shuriki, who was running like a vampire. To describe this more clearly, Shuriki is about 100 feet ahead of Elena. " Shuriki, wait up," Elena hollered.
Shuriki appeared in front of her. " Sorry, I just got excited is all," she apologized.
Elena nodded, panting from trying so hard to catch up to Shuriki. " Think you could give me a lift?" she asked. Shuriki nodded her head and carried Elena on her back.
Icy cleaned up the water that was on the bed. Isabel moaned when Icy undressed her. Isabel woke up. " What are you doing?" she asked.
" Giving you some new clothes," Icy answered calmly. " Chill," she commanded. Isabel reluctantly let Icy undress her, only because she promised she would do whatever she said. Isabel noticed Icy was more calm and less aggressive. Frankly, she liked it better that way.
Icy noticed her staring at her. " What?" she asked.
" Nothing," Isabel answered.
" You're quiet," Icy stated. " Are you always this quiet?" she inquired.
" No, just when I'm stuck living with a freak for the rest of my life," Isabel answered.
Icy chuckled with amusement. " How cute," she remarked. Isabel looked away. Icy gave her hair a loving stroke. She put some new clothes on her, then laid down on the bed. Isabel was cold and exhausted. She didn't know if she could survive much longer.
Shuriki approached a cave. She sniffed the air. " Isabel's tears are gone, but I can still smell her," she told Elena.
" Is she in there?" Elena asked.
" Yeah, she's alive," Shuriki answered.
" Thank god," Elena mumbled.
She couldn't wait to see Isa again. She was going to strangle whoever kidnapped her then tortured her. Nobody hurts her hermana and gets away with it.
As if reading her mind, Shuriki put a hand on her shoulder. " Easy, child, that isn't part of the plan," she said. " I stall her, you take Isa and get away from here," she explained.
" No, I'll stall her, you save Isa," Elena commanded.
" This isn't about revenge," Shuriki replied.
" It's about saving Isa and making the person pay for hurting her," Elena snapped.
Shuriki sighed. " Fine, I'm not going to argue with you, you're the princess, you're in charge," she said.
Elena nodded. " You ready?" she asked. " As I'll ever be," Shuriki answered. Elena chuckled a little.
Icy and Isabel heard a door burst open. Isabel smiled. Maybe someone actually came to save her. Maybe it was Elena. Maybe Shuriki got help. A bunch of hopeful thoughts ran through Isa's mind. Icy chuckled evilly. Isabel felt uneasy all of a sudden.
" Isa! Isa! Isabel!" Elena hollered.
" Stop, you're going to bring down the whole place," Shuriki told her.
" Need something?" a voice asked.
" Yeah, where's Isa?" Elena inquired.
" Sorry, I don't know who that is," Icy lied.
" Elena? Shuriki? Esteban?" Isabel hollered.
Elena turned to Icy. " You're gonna pay for hurting mi hermana," she scolded.
Icy chuckled. " I wondered why you looked so much like her," she said. " I'm surprised, though, because she's not your actual hermana," she added.
" How dare you?!" Elena yelled.
" Come and get me," Icy taunted her.
" No, Elena, it's a trap," Shuriki warned Elena, who paid no attention. " HA!"
