Hmm...long time no chap..long time no reviews...it makes me kinda sad, but that's ok...I guess...this one is kinda...short and
uneventful, in the next one...all hell will break loose, in so many words...
*-*-* On The Plane *-*-*
Jeff looked to his right, Paige's head was rested on his shoulder, she had finally fallen asleep, Jeff brushed the hair out of her
face and gently kissed her forehead, he felt so helpless, he couldn't do anything to help her, and he wanted his Tigress back,
he would get her back, then kill the person who took her away from him, he looked at Matt and Amy beside him, both were
asleep, Leila in Matt's lap, he almost smiled through the tears in his eyes, they were so happy together, Jeff turned back to
Paige, stroking her long, colorful hair gently, and pulling her closer to him, he wasn't going to lose her, he had almost lost
her twice before, no way he was going to let her go, his thoughts sunk back to Mercy, Jeff had never been a very religious
man, but at that very moment, he prayed to God that his Tigress would be alright, she had to be, he didn't know what he'd
do if they never found her...or worse...Jeff looked out the window and at the lights from the city below, he assumed it was
Raleigh, which meant they'd be home soon..
*-*-* With Mercy *-*-*
Mercy sat up for the second time that night, looking around the dark room, she yawned and began to crawl out of the bed,
her bare feet hitting the cold floor and making her shiver, she let her eyes adjust to the darkness before scanning the room
for a door, she didn't know how she got there, or why she was there, or even who she was, but every instinct inside her told
her to get out of that house, she finally spotted a door and on weak legs, she walked over to it, her bare feet making a soft
shuffling noise against the hardwood floor, she stopped in front of the door and reached her small fingers out and touched
the knob, it was cold, the feel of the cold metal sending a shiver up her spine, she tightened her grip and turned the knob,
being careful not to make too much noise, then pulled the knob, slowly, cautious for what might wait on the other side,
when she had the door open halfway, the peeked her head inside, darkness was all she could see, she let her eyes adjust to
the new, darker darkness, and saw a line of clothes hanging inside, she reached against the wall and fumbled for the light
switch, flipping it on, she sighed, it was a closet, turning to face the rest of the room, she searched the walls for another
door, seeing it, she walked over to it, and this time more confident, opened the door, she found herself staring into a long
hallway, at one end was darkness, the other end light, and straight across light shone from under a closed door, she stood
there for a few more moments before she decided to go for the light, no sooner did she make this decision inside her head
did the door across from her open, and out pranced Delilah she took one look at Mercy and smiled lopsidedly, "You feeling
better?" she asked, taking a step closer to Mercy, who took a step back, "Hey, what's wrong?" Delilah asked, stepping
closer, "Why am I here?" Mercy asked softly, "I'm going to take care of you until your memory comes back" Delilah said,
stepping towards Mercy, who this time, stood still, "I want to go home" she sighed, looking down then back up, "but I don't
know where home is" she realized, warm, salty tears beginning to from in the pits of her eyes, "Are you hungry?" Delilah
asked, touching Mercy's arm gently, Mercy nodded, as did Delilah, "Let's go get something to eat, then" she smiled, placing
her arm gingerly around the injured girl and leading her towards the light at the end of the hallway, passing by a couch, and
a TV, at which point it felt like something hit Mercy square between the eyes, and the corner of her eyes began to go black,
her head beginning to spin, she reached out for anything to grab hold of to keep her steady, which happened to be the
couch, she grabbed the very edge of it, holding herself up with only her arms as her legs buckled beneath her, and she
blacked out, shaking intensely, Delilah knew enough that she knew that she was having a seizer, and lay her on the floor,
moving everything out of the way and watching her, waiting until the seizer subsided, and then lifting her to the couch,
grabbing a towel and draping it across her sweltering forehead, sitting beside her until she came to, "Are you ok?" she asked
softly, Mercy blinked and nodded, "I...I remember something....but...I'm not sure...not sure what" she stammered
breathlessly, "Shh, just go to sleep" Delilah said, smiling gently, Mercy nodded weakly and closed her eyes, Delilah took a
seat in the recliner across the room but in plain view of the couch where Mercy lay, watching as the young teenager drifted
off into a well-deserved sleep...
*-*Dream-Mercy's POV*-*
The first thing I noticed were the lights, all around me, heating me up, I looked up at them they hurt my young eyes, I
looked up and saw a woman, so familiar, my eyes lite up at the sight of her and a smile rolls across my face, "Amy!" I
yelled, my voice sounding young and high-pitched, running to the auburn haired woman and jumping into her arms,
behind her I saw a ring, possibly a boxing ring or something, but everything was a blur except for her face, but even it
eventually faded away, and I felt a sudden longing to follow her, to find her, because I didn't want to be alone, but I was
alone, standing under the harsh lights that hung overhead, so I ran forward, in search of this auburn haired woman that I
loved, but I didn't get too far, because I began to fall, fall into an endless, black void from which there was no escape...
Mercy jolted upright, she was still on the couch, sweat dripping from her matted blonde hair, Delilah, too, sat up from
reading her paper with a start, "What's wrong?" she asked, alarmed, Mercy took a few deep breaths and closed her eyes, "I
had a dream" she said, still shaken from the realness of the dream, "About what?" Delilah asked, sounding more concerned
as she made her way towards Mercy, "I..I was little, and there was a lady, she was very pretty, she had pretty brown hair,
but I can't remember her face, only her hair, and I felt so safe with her, and then she left, so I tried to follow her, but I
started falling.." Mercy explained the vision to the best of her memory, "You don't remember who she was, maybe your
mom?" Delilah asked hopefully, "Maybe" Mercy sighed, she knew inside that this lady wasn't her mom, but she was
someone else close to her, if only she could remember the name she had called her in the dream, but she just couldn't
remember, Delilah saw this struggling inside the small girl and smiled slightly, "You should get some sleep" she said, Mercy
nodded softly and lay back down, closing her eyes with a sigh, Delilah smiled and went back to her chair, looking at the
clock that now read 8:35, rather early to be sleeping, unless of course you had amnesia, she sat down and picked up her
newspaper so she could be there if any more dreams came...
::shrug:: I have the next chapter written...happy day...
Preview for next chapter: Paige and the 'gang' get to Cameron, and we learn that there are some things that aren't as they seem...