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Chapter Five *The Price of Freedom*





Tara gave a weak little laugh, "Ise got news foah ya, Noel Patrick," she said in an amused tone, "Yoah my cousin.."

Angel's jaw dropped slightly, "Your what?" She asked skeptically.

Tara sighed, "Just look," she said, sitting on the bed in between Angel and Widow.

"See dis?" She asked, pointing to what appeared to be a family tree.

At the top was a box which said "Edan and Rhona Patrick."

Three boxes branched off of the first box, and they were labeled "Gavin," "Cameron," and "Lorne."

Off of the box labeled Lorne there were two boxes, one labeled "Noel" while the other was labeled "Aillin."

The box labeled Cameron also had two boxes branching off of it, but these were labeled with the names "Sean" and "Tara."

Angel frowned, "But then whose Gavin?" She asked.

Tara shrugged, "Guess we have an uncle.."

"With a kid," Widow finished, pointing to a box labeled "Aidan" that branched off of Gavin's.

"Wow...." Angel breathed, "And heah Ise tought Jade was my only relative.."

"Well isn't dat nice," Widow said sarcastically, "Now if yoah both done with da family history can we'se find a way ta get outta heah?!"

"Hm?" Tara mumbled, lost in thought, "What? Oh yeah, sure, whatevah...."

Widow grabbed the book, "Snap out of it!"

"Sorry," muttered Tara, shaking her head, "Anybody got a plan?" She asked, while she stood up and tossed the book back through the hole in the wall.

Angel shook her head and Widow looked at her ludicrously.

"I'll take dat as a NO," Tara said running a hand through her hair.

They sat, or stood, as was the case for Tara, in silence, all thinking of some way to escape, without getting caught, and without leaving Angel.

"Can't we jist wait till she's bettah?" Widow asked, jerking her thumb towards Angel.

"No," Tara said bluntly, and a little too quickly for Widow's liking.

'She knows sometin' dat she ain't tellin'..' Widow thought to herself.

"Why not?" Angel asked increduously.

A knock on the door saved Tara from trying to fumble for an answer.

Widow and Tara exchanged horrified glances between themselves and the gaping hole in the wall.

"What?" Tara asked in a strained voice.

The door began to open and Tara slammed herself against it, barracading it shut with her body.

She frantically gestured for Widow to stand in front of the hole and try and cover it up somehow.

Widow panicked, "Da hole's too wide!" She mouthed.

Tara bit back a moan of frustration.

"Open da damn door!" A man yelled from outside the room.

Tara stopped pushing against the door and raced across the room so she was leaning against the wall next to Widow and helping cover half the hole while the door opened with a bang.

A man entered, looking at Tara and Widow suspiciously, but basically ignoring them.

Instead, he turned to Angel, who was still sitting on the bed.

"Git up goil," he commanded roughly.

"I can't walk," Angel sniffled weakly, purposefully making herself look extra pitiful.

"I don't give a damn," the man growled, grabbing her roughly by the arm and jerking her upwards, beginning to half-drag her out of the room.

"Hey!!!" Tara spoke up, "Wheah da hell do youse tink yoah takin' 'er?!"

"None a' yoah concoin goily," he said threateningly.

Tara lurched forward as if to try and fight him, but Widow grabbed her by the elbow and pulled her back against the hole.

The man smirked,"Dat's moah like it. Youse should listen ta yoah little friend dere, Tara."

Widow made a face at his back while he slammed the door behind himself and Angel.

Tara looked at Widow angrily, "Why da hell did youse stop me?!"

Widow gave her a skeptic look, "Youse tink you could've taken 'im?"

"Ise could've tried!"

Widow rolled her eyes.

"Well, now what are we gonna do?!" Tara practically yelled, "He took her!!!"

"We can go an' get 'er later, why does it mattah?! What aren't youse tellin' me?!!" Widow shouted at Tara.

"I'm not hidin' anyting. 'Sides, you saw wheah 'e was takin' 'er. 'Ow da hell do you propose we get 'er outta dere without getting' caught?!" Tara spat back defensively.

"We'll come back foah 'er when we have a means ta do it," Widow said harshly, "Now lets go!"

"I promised dat we wouldn't leave 'er behind!" Tara said.

"We'll come back foah 'er...I promise.." Widow said softly.

"Fine!" Tara grumbled, pulling the key out of her pocket.

She walked over to the door, stopped, thought for a moment, and went back to the hole to get the book with her family history.

Tara ripped out the page with the tree on it and folded it up, sticking it in her pocket. After sticking the key into the keyhole and unlocking the door, Tara ducked her head outside the door and quickly glanced around the hallway.

Seeing that it was all clear, Tara nodded to Widow and they made their way through the winding halls of the complex, every so often ducking into rooms and corners to avoid being seen and caught.

Upon reaching the door to the outside Tara glanced back at Widow, who smiled encouragingly.

Opening the door Tara slipped out into the sunlight with Widow close behind her.

"What's da yellow ting in da sky? I forgot.." Tara said jokingly.

Widow grinned and hit her on the arm.

"Now what?" Widow asked.

Tara pulled out the family tree, "We find Aillin, or Jade, I guess.." Tara said.

"Wheah do we start?"

"Um...By walking.." Tara suggested.

"Right...." Widow grumbled, "Lemme guess, we have NO idea wheah dis poisen lives?"

"Dat jist about sums it up...."

"Well, we know dat Angel's from New York by 'er accent, so dat's a start," Tara said.

"And we know dat we're in New York, 'cause dat's da accent we picked up from all da little goons in Hell," Widow continued.

"Hell?"

"Home," Widow explained, gesturing to the complex behind them, getting farther and farther away as they walked without knowing where they were going.

"Hell," Tara confirmed.



AN: More to come soon, I promise!!! Well..it'll come IF AND ONLY IF you review!!!! So come on! You KNOW you want to know what's going on..Like, who's Gavin and Aidan? Where did Angel get taken to? And how the HELL are Widow and Tara gonna find Jade???!!!! REVIEW AND YOU'LL FIND OUT!!!!