1 Confessions

Later that night when all were asleep the toys unfroze and then gathered to talk about what happened earlier in the day, mostly explaining to those who didn't see what happened. One person was missing from this group, though no one really realized it until Woody looked around, not seeing Jessie anywhere. He subtly moves back, trying not to draw attention to himself and starts off to go look for her, but is stopped with a hand on his arm. Looking up into Buzz's face he makes a motion to stay quiet and let him go, Buzz nodding as he understands that he means to go find Jessie and turns back to the group, making sure they don't spot Woody. Meanwhile Woody has made his way over to the bed, looking around for any movement at all, continuing on to where the bed meets the closet, finally finding his quarry sitting against the partition separating the two items. He just stands there, watching as he sees how Jessie sits against the wall, hat shadowing her eyes and her arms wrapped around her legs, her motionless attitude showing that she seems to be deep in thought. Moving over as quietly as he can he sits down next to her, resting back against the wall as well. Seeing how this doesn't seem to get her attention and reaches over and puts his hand on her arm, hoping to inspire support but cant help but cringe when she jumps slightly, looking up.

Somewhere else in the house, a shadow can be seeing transversing the vents, closing its eyes it listens for the sound of voices, following them at it goes along.

Back in the room Woody sits patiently, waiting for Jessie to relax once she sees who it is, needing her relaxed before he starts asking.

"Jess, who was that man?" Woody asks her as gently as he can, hoping not to scare her again.

"He was.. like he said he was on the show with u…" she starts to answer but is interrupted by the sound of footsteps, jumping again she snaps her head in the sounds direction, eyes wide, until she sees that its only Buzz. She stays silent as Buzz comes over to sit at her other side, to help in reassuring her as well as needing answers.

"Jessie…" Woody starts, trying to be gentle as possible as Buzz listens. Looking back down at her lap she lets her hat shadow her eyes, thinking for a moment before speaking.

"He was on Woody's Roundup with me and Woody. He was right when he said that he was created to be Woody's deputy but… I honestly can tell you that I don't know what he means by me being his. Back then I knew that he had…well a rather strong crush on me, I honestly didn't know that he was this…possessive or vindictive, please believe me."

Back in the vents the shadowy figure sits at the mouth of one of the vents, listening at the cold bars to the voices coming from Andy's room as he waits.

Buzz and Woody just look at her, both shocked at how this toy could be, Buzz reaching over and taking Jessie's hand in his. Woody, taking a look at the two gets and idea and stands up.

"I need to talk with the other guys and let them know about this person." He replies, looking to Buzz. Buzz looks to him gratefully and catches the message in his eyes, clear as day: Take care of her. Nodding buzz turns back to her as Woody sneaks off.

"Rest for right now, you need it and I think we've seen enough of him for now." He tells her, still looking to the hat that shadows her eyes, wanting to take it off so that he can see her eyes, to reassure her that he'll protect her at all costs. Jessie only nods slightly and then leans back against the wall, her hand holding onto Buzz's as she falls asleep. Buzz smiles as he looks to her, reaching over to gently brush her braid over her shoulder before falling asleep himself.

Smiling the figure opens up the grating, making a motion behind itself before entering the room.

Buzz jerks awake, having heard the sound of a squeak and then a click, turning his head in the direction of the grate, seeing nothing amiss. Turning back he also sees that Jessie isnt next to him, wondering about that before he feels something grab him from behind, what feels like a hand covering his mouth. Unable to call for help he frantically looks around, trying to find Jessie when he hears a voice to the side of him. Craning his head he sees the familiar form of Cliff come out from the shadows, a closer look revealing ninja's surrounding them, including the ones holding him silent. Smiling Cliff steps aside, showing a similar scene only this time its Jessie in the arms of the ninja's, a hand over her mouth as well to keep her from crying out. Both Buzz and Jessie looking to each other for a moment before cliff interrupts them.

"This time you have no one to help you." He replies in a low deadly voices, his eyes as evil as his smile. "First I'll take care of you two, and then I'll get Woody, you can all suffer together. But first…"

He turns and then steps over to Jessie, Buzz putting up a hopeless struggle to try and get to her but the ninja's hold him fast. Stopping in front of her Cliff once again brings up his hand, resting the back of it on Jessie's cheek. Ignoring the flaming glare in her eyes he continues on.

"One question I have been meaning to ask though is why do you have your hair in a braid? It makes you look like a boy. That's not how I want to see you." He replies, reaching on hand up to take off her hat. Ignoring her struggles to attack him he then reaches towards her, running one hand down her braid, stopping as he reaches the bottom. With a flick of his wrist he takes off the red band at the bottom of her braid, watching her hair unravel until it falls around her in a curtain of red, framing her now pale face and scared emerald green eyes. Shaking slightly she looks over to Buzz, trying to convey to him to get free but only meets his glazed gaze as he stares at her.

At the other side of the group Buzz cant help but stare at Jessie. He's never seen her like this and could barely keep his blush down, now seeing her with the beautiful hair he loved so much surrounding her, spilling over her shoulders, the coloration compared to her skin she's the most beautiful think he's seen. He thought she was beautiful but with her hair down she was really stunning! His ministrative though did not go un-noticed, Cliff looked to him as well, contempt and jealousy in his eyes, thinking Jessie is his and his alone. He makes a motion with his hand and the area in front of Buzz goes dark, feeling something slam him in the back of the head before blacking out.