I own Nigol, Braedon, Isabel, Kione, and Arion. Disney owns the rest.

My World

Chapter 13 Nobody's Fool

Matt looked stunned. He knew they had wanted ransom but he hadn't expected them to want so much money. After his mom had gone upstairs, his dad came down and told the young couple how much the ransom was, feeling sorry for their lack of knowledge. It was $11,000. Miranda gasped and hid her face, unexpectedly, in Matt's shirt, while she cried for her two best friends, and how she was sure no one was able to come up with that much money.

"Will you be able to get enough money?" Miranda asked Sam quietly, after silencing her cries for a moment.

Sam looked at his feet, then made eye contact with Miranda, "We don't know."

Kione walked into the kitchen before Gordo could answer Arion's question. He said he would be getting Lizzie and Isabel out of the bathroom, their time was up. Lizzie had just finished her shower whenever Kione walked in and told them they could get dressed in their 'cupboard' because it was the guys's turn to take a short shower. So the girls made sure their towels were around their bodies and exited the bathroom. When they got into the closet, they changed into their clothes in the darkness of the small cold room. Lizzie got her clothes on and slipped into the sleeping bags Gordo had set up a couple of nights before. She quickly went to sleep thinking of her true love, Gordo, and trying to stay warm.

Braedon took a shower, put the towel around him, and got the heck out of the bathroom, he was getting annoyed by Gordo and Arion. Gordo was thinking of Lizzie when he heard Arion turn the water off in the shower. Gordo got his towel and got into the hot shower. He got out as soon as he could and changed in the bathroom and headed into the closet with Arion. He went over to where he was going to sleep and found someone already curled up sleeping there. He looked down and smiled at Lizzie.

She stirred and looked up at him, "Going to sleep?" She asked smiling, then yawning, despite the effort not to.

"I was about too when I noticed that you were already there." He answered smirking.

"Well," She started, "I am going back soon, so if you want to sleep on these sleeping bags, you better get down here." She finished. He smiled at her then layed down on the thin blanket. She layed on his chest, sighed in bliss, then went into peaceful sleep.

Isabel was trying to sleep, but it wasn't working to well. Arion could see her obvious distress and went to sit beside her blanket. "Having trouble sleeping?" He asked. She nodded. "What's wrong?" He questioned, concerned.

"I am just having small nightmares." She said looking at the ground, embarassed.

"Want me to sit here beside you until you fall asleep?" He asked, sounding hopeful.

"I would like that." She paused, "Thanks." She said and leaned against the pillow and eventually fell asleep, knowing Arion would watch over her.