A/N. Hiya FF.Net readers! Well first things first; I'm really really really sorry that I didn't update sooner!! I had a whole bunch of club activities to do, plus I had my birthday! Yay! Now I'm 14 and it's as boring as ever!! How fun! Now about this Ch, there isn't much sap in this one, (as Mariah's gone now) but it now focuses on the whole stalking part of the fic, so I hope you enjoy and please REVIEW!!
Dangerous Love

Ch #6

Stranded
A/N. One more thing, this takes place just after the White Tigers left.

Mariah looked over at the sleeping figure of Gary who sat beside her. It had been countless hours since she and the others had left Japan, and now thankfully, were almost in Madrid.

Mariah settled herself back in her seat, which of course had no legroom at all, and watched some cheesy 70's movie that was playing.

" Attention passengers, we are now entering the city of Madrid and are about to land, will you please buckle up and put your tray tables in there upright and locked position. I repeat, we are now...." Rang a female voice over the speaker.

Mariah looked across the hallway to find Lee and Kevin awaking from their slumber, Gary meanwhile, still slept.

After about five minutes of trying to wake Gary, the plane started to slow down and become uneven.

" I guess that means were landing!" Mariah exclaimed, trying to sound happy.

After about ten more minutes, the plane had finally landed and the passengers were off.

" DAMN!!" Screamed Mariah as she walked out of the plane.

The rest of the members had pretty much the same reaction.

" Ouch! My legs hurt like hell!!!!" Lee cried as they hobbled to the entrance of the airport.

" Yeah, but at least were out of that stuffy plane, I really don't enjoy having a two year old sitting in front of you when your trying so sleep. And let's not talk about the food they serve there." Kevin complained as they walked through the doors.

Inside the airport it was even busier then the one in Japan, and it was only 9:00 in the morning.

" I don't know about you guy's, but all I want to do is get to the hotel and sleep!" Mariah said as they got their bags.

" I agree with Mariah." Gary replied as he grabbed his duffel bag.

Lee nodded, " Yeah, right now a bath is very tempting, I'll go call us a cab."

They started to make there way through the huge crowd, looking for a payphone when something caught Kevin's eye.

" Umm.Mariah? Did the guy you talk too say anything about a guy in a cheep suit picking us up?" He asked her quizzically.

Mariah and the others looked to where he was staring, and sure enough there was a middle aged man with short brown hair wearing big black shades and was dressed in a black suit, he was also holding a sign that had the words;" White Tiger beybladers."

Mariah shook her shoulders and walked to the man.

" Hi! Uh, I guess we would be the White Tigers then!" She said.

The man just nodded and took her bags, saying; " Follow me." In an ungrateful tone.

With a bit of hesitation, she and the others obeyed and followed.

He led them around the crowds and outside to the front, and what sat in front of them was a huge black limo.

" Whoa! Whatever draw you entered Mariah, I thank-you for doing it!" Kevin yelled as the man in the suit opened the door for them.

" You may leave your bags here and I shall put them in the trunk." He replied stiffly.

Lee looked uncertain about leaving his bags with a complete and freaky stranger but shook it off.

" Yeah sure." He replied and handed him his duffel bag and backpack, the others soon followed.

" Thank you," The guy replied as he put some of the bags down in order to open the limo's doors.

Mariah got in first, closely followed by Lee, Kevin and Gary.

" I could live like this!" Kevin exclaimed as he sat back beside Mariah in the black leather seats.

" For once Kevin, your right." Lee teased, laughing a bit.

" Hey! I resent that!" He protested putting a hurt look on his face. " Anyway, I had no clue that a limo was taking us to the hotel. Why didn't you tell us Mariah?"

Mariah decided not to answer, she didn't even know about this, so how would she explain this to them?

Her thoughts were cut off by the limo starting and driving off at a rather fast speed.

" All I care about right now is that we actually get to the hotel safely!" Mariah said, looking out the tinted windows trying to catch a glimpse of Madrid.

They rode in the car for what seemed like hours, even though they were going at a fast speed.

" Oh hey! Check it out it looks like the Plaza Mayor! Or I think it was.." Kevin said as he watched the huge ancient building fly past.

" Oh this sucks!" Mariah complained fifteen minutes later. " I thought we were supposed to tour Madrid!" Lee was about to agree but stopped when the car started to slow down.

" About time!" Lee cried in an angry voice as the limo stopped.

Not waiting for the driver, Mariah opened the doors, glad to finally get some fresh air.

She looked around her surroundings; in front stood a huge, ancient house, it looked like it was made completely out of stone, which Mariah reminded herself, it probably was. It

was at least three stories high with huge windows all along the sides. Massive statues encircled the house, most of horses and sinister looking people. One of them caught

Mariah's eye; it was easily the biggest of all; it was of an old man wearing robes of black with a look of hatred on his face. He looked very familiar, like the kind of guy that everyone would loathe.

While Mariah and the others were observing the castle like house the driver had already unloaded their bags and got into the diver seat.

" Hey! Where ya going?! This isn't the hotel!!!" Kevin bawled, running after the car for about five steps when it took off at high-speed.

" What the hell is happening?!" Lee roared, Gary nodding in agreement.

Mariah turned back towards the mansion, frowning.

" No clue, but it looks like we have no choice but to go in." She said.

All heads turned to her with a mystified and astounded look on their faces.

" There might be a phone in there, then we can figure out what's going on." She said, matter-of-factly.

The guy's still looked unsure, but agreed in the end.

" Should we knock?" Gary questioned when they were at the enormous wooden door.

Lee raised his fist and knocked.

No answer.

He knocked again, this time louder.

Still no answer.

" It's really doubtful that anyone lives here, let's just go in!" Mariah exclaimed, and before any of the others could protest, she had already opened the door.

Mariah followed the rest in, and gazed around the completely abandoned room.

There was only one word for the entrance, enormous. The floor was made of what looked like marble that was now covered with dust. There were also two doors on each side of

the same marble wall. A massive blue carpet led up magnificent wide stairs that led to an aged looking hallway. What covered the walls were paintings that looked invaluable.

There was also a huge fireplace in the middle of the room that looked like it has not been lit in centuries.

" You know, I can stay here and not complain!" Kevin said, breaking the silence.

Lee nodded in agreement. " Okay, I'm going to look for a phone, you guy's stay here." He replied as he started to walk off.

" Lee, why are you looking for a phone? I sincerely doubt that there's gonna be one, as this place look's like it hasn't been occupied for years." Mariah said, walking to the fireside.

Lee kept on walking. " I doubt it too Mariah, but I have to look. And if I find one, the first person I'm going to phone is the company that guy worked for! ..That is, if I knew the name." He said, sighing to himself as he walked off to one of the doors.

The next two hours were uninteresting, after a tiresome amount of searching the mansion, Lee proclaimed that there was no phone. Wanting to stretch their legs, the others investigated the house. Mariah walked up the carpeted stairs and took a left down the

hallway. There were no window, and hardly any doors, this causing the effect of extreme dimness. The passage seemed to go on forever, and Mariah was about to turn back, until she saw an old white door.

Curious, she reached for the handle and turned. It was unlocked.

Inside was the most beautiful room Mariah had ever seen; it was average size, with a four- poster bed in the middle of the room. White curtains hung around the king sized

bed, with silk blankets and pillows. The walls of the room were covered with pale pink flowers that looked like they were actually painted on. And Mariah was happy to see, a window with white border around it.

" For this, I'm really not pissed at that guy who dropped us off." She sighed as she flung herself onto the bed and almost immediately falling asleep, and having no idea of what laid under the soft pillow.
The time that Mariah woke up it was utterly dark outside. She slowly lifted herself off the comfy bed and stood upright.

She put on her shoes that she was able to kick off before she went to sleep, and went out the door into the now complete darkness

She had barley made it ten feet down the hallway when she heard someone ahead of her.

Panic took over; she heard the others below, probably in the kitchen, then who hell was this?!

She was about to turn around and run back to the room when a voice spoke;

" Mariah? That you?" Asked a deep male voice, and thankfully, one that Mariah knew.

" Gary! You scared me to death!!" Mariah exclaimed, walking to the large figure in the dark.

" Why would you be scared? We're the only one's in the house." He stated.

Mariah gulped; she was still scared about that one night...but she would not tell him that, what's done is done. Plus, there was one good turn out about that night...

Seeing Gary staring at her brought her back to earth.

" Oh, no reason. I just really don't like the dark." She lied, " So why you up here?"

" Well after you went to sleep, which Kevin found you, we went outside and looked around the place, you should see it! It's really pretty! The only place that isn't is the cemetery." He said, shuddering a bit.

" There's a cemetery?" Mariah asked, a little freaked out.

Gary started to walk down the hallway again, Mariah following.

" Yeah, really small though. Anyway, when we got back inside Lee found something..."

" What?" Mariah asked.

Gary just smiled. " He found lot's of food in the kitchen! It's mouth- watering!!"

Mariah stopped, frowning slightly.

" Do you mean to tell me that you were eating god knows how old, moldy, ancient food?!"

Gary looked confused.

" Nope, it's all new." He said as he walked down the stairs.

" How can it be all new?!" Mariah half yelled.

Gary just shook his head. " Yeah, uh, I really don't know." He said, looking confused but shook it off when he entered the kitchen.

The kitchen was another room that was too big to be true, but unlike the other rooms, this one was very bare, with only a gigantic wooden table in the middle with small wooden chairs that surrounded it and marble cabinets.

The place was not vacant though;

" Hey Mariah! You weren't asleep long, it's only 9:00!" Kevin joked, looking at his digital watch.

Mariah looked at him in surprise.

" Is it really that late?!" She asked as she sat down at the nearest chair.

" Yep. Gary was about to wake you up to eat before we went to bed!" Lee said as he ate an apple.

" Okay, so one more question; where the hell did this food come from?!" Mariah asked in a loud voice.

Lee shrugged. " No clue. What I think the best answer is that this place is like a summer house to some rich people, and that they just left recently." He stated sounding hopeful.

Mariah shook her and reached for an apple that was in the middle of the table, just happy that they wouldn't have to deal with Gary's complaining about starvation.

" So what are we going to do about this? Being stranded and all?" Kevin asked as he starting eating some chips.

" Well, Lee said sighing a bit, " Since we didn't find a phone anywhere, and I doubt that someone is going to stop by here soon. I think that the best bet is to uh, walk?" He said in a doubtful voice.

" Walk? You're going to walk to the city for a phone, which would probably take hours by foot? What the hell are you on?!?" Mariah asked, shocked.

Lee just sighed. " You have any better ideas? So.. who wants to go with me?!" He asked, trying to bring delight to the matter.

It took a great deal of convincing on Lee's part, but in the end, (which was about an hour later) Kevin agreed to go with him, leaving Mariah and Gary at the "castle".

" Well, I don't know about you guy's, but I'm hitting the sack." Lee replied, yawning.

" Well, don't expect to get a good nights sleep with the looks of those beds!" Kevin said, rising off his chair.

" What do you mean? I could sleep in those beds forever!" Mariah stated, getting off the small chair as well.

" What ARE you talking about?! All ours are are a bunch of old mattresses that look like they are infested with all types of bugs and rodents, and a small sheet that I don't think's supposed to be green..." Kevin yelled, looking confused.

" What? You got better?" Lee asked her.

Mariah just smiled evilly. " I guess I'm the only one that'll have a good nights sleep. Night!" She replied happily as she went out the door, but soon she popped her head back in;

" Oh yeah, and don't let the bed bugs bite, and I mean that literally."
Later that night.......

Mariah stirred in her sleep, sighed, and then sat up. Even though this was an extremely comfy bed, she still couldn't sleep.

She leisurely got out of the enormous bed and walked to the window;

Outside it was totally clear, causing the effect of radiant stars and the giant moon that gazed down on her face.

" The only thing missing now is a cold hearted, but damn sexy guy.." Mariah thought to herself, gazing at the moon.

She looked down at the grassy back yard, or so she thought was just a back yard, but with closer inspection, saw that she was unlucky enough faced to the small graveyard.

" Great.." She muttered to herself unhappily. She started to turn back to the bed, hoping to get at least some sleep, when something caught her eye by the graveyard;

Right behind what looked unfortunately like a gravestone, was a figure, dressed entirely what looked like black robes. And that figure was staring directly at her.

Mariah quickly shook her head to clear the image, which was most definitely total bogus.

She opened her eyes and looked to where the figure once stood. And found no one.

" I really need to get some sleep." She said to herself as she laid back down on the bed.

She started to ruffle up the huge pillow, and that was when she noticed it;

She reached under the pillow and pulled out a white rose, attached to it was a note, wrote in red cursive writing;

" Look's like I'll be seeing you soon, and guess what? Now he's not here to be the romantic hero.

P.S. Hope you liked the food. And the room."
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End of Ch 6.
A/N. Hello again! Well how'd you like it? Good? Bad? Now thinking that I'll make a nice murder victim? Hey! Guess what? You can tell me! Just hit the little REVIEW button and say whatever you want! Please? I'm begging you! PLEASE REVIEW!!!!

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