"Jack! Are you okay?" Rafe exclaimed as he raised his head and turned his
girlfriend's best friend.
"Yes, no thanks to you," Jack hissed. "What about you?"
"I'm fine."
"I can't believe we're both sill alive," Jack commented as he and Rafe got out of Rafe's totaled car. They studied it for a few minutes before Rafe asked Jack what he thought. "As a mechanic, I think it's gone. It'd be cheaper to just get a new car."
"This is your fault!" Rafe stated. "You had to mention how Ali would react if either of us got hurt. It was a bad omen."
"Bad omen?? If you would learn how to follow someone we never would have been detected in the first place!"
"News flash for you Jack: I'm a vampire slayer. I follow people. It's what I do."
"Why is it every time a problem comes your way or someone suggests you might have ACTUALLY been at fault for something, you always say, 'I'm a vampire slayer!'"
"Oh, this is getting us nowhere. Call the police, we need to report this."
"Oh, NOW you want to call the police. AFTER you decided to follow a blackmailing murderer and nearly got us KILLED!"
"I didn't hear you objecting!"
"I would have if I had known you'd crash the car!"
"Okay, fine. Next time, YOU can follow him on your motorcycle and when he shoots you, you won't have a windshield to protect you from the bullet."
"Oh, that's very kind, thank you. I appreciate the encouragement. But next time we decide to follow some kidnapping lunatic, I'M driving."
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"I just talked to Mother. She's talking to lawyers about putting the money back into her control until Nikolas is found," Stefan announced as soon as Alexis stepped foot into Wyndemere.
"I know," Alexis replied nonchalantly. "Don't worry, Stefan, I'm fighting it. She won't see a dime of that money." She took a seat on the couch next to her brother. "How are you holding up?"
"Oh, forget about me. Nothing matters until Nikolas is home safely." Stefan got up and walked to the fireplace. He didn't look at Alexis as he spoke. "I have poured my heart and soul into Nikolas. I have loved him as my own son. I have nothing else, Alexis. Without him I have nothing."
"That's not true," Alexis objected. "You are a good-looking--,"
"Oh, spare me the pep talk. All of my romantic attempts have failed me. Or I have failed them. No self-respecting woman in this town would look twice at me. Nikolas is truly all I have left. Without him my life means nothing."
Stefan sighed. "He was happier here. Than he was in Greece. But if he were in Greece, he would be alive and well. What kind of trade-off is that?"
"Nikolas IS alive, Stefan," Alexis said. "I know it in my heart. Don't give up on him. You'd be the only one."
Stefan gave Alexis a grateful smile. "I'm trying, Alexis. It's so hard. But I'm trying."
**************
"What did he mean by that?" Elizabeth paced back and fourth. She was tired of sitting around, and being trapped in this basement was really starting to get to her.
Nikolas still sat on the floor, he shook his head, "I have no idea what crazy plan that man has up his sleeve. I'm afraid to stay here and find out."
"I just want out of here!" Elizabeth cried, as she suddenly stopped pacing, "I want to be free. I want go home. I want to be away from him!"
Nikolas sighed, "I'm really disappointed that escape plan didn't work. Because..." he stopped suddenly and stared at Elizabeth.
"What?" She stared back at him, suddenly feeling nervous, "Because what?" Nikolas took a deep breath, "If he is planning on doing something tonight, what if that was our last chance to escape?"
Elizabeth froze, her whole body suddenly felt fear rushing through her, she shook her head, refusing to believe that, "That's it. We have to get of here. Have to get out! We've got to get out of here before he can actually accomplish his sick little plan."
She suddenly turned her heels and stormed up to the door, frantic now. She had to get out. She just had to. She furiously started pounding against the door, madly with her fists. "TOM!" She cried, "TOM! Are you up their? TOM!" She banged wildly, in desperation.
"Elizabeth, what are you doing?" Nikolas stood up, leaned against the wall and looked up at her.
"Trying to get us out of here! What does it look like I'm doing?" Elizabeth continued to pound.
"Bringing him down here won't do anything," Nikolas tried to calm her down.
"It might," Elizabeth responded, "TOM!" She screamed again, "Open this door, NOW! TOM! TOM!" Suddenly, the door flew open so fast, causing Elizabeth to step back a few steps. Without even looking up, she started to run and try and get past Tom. The only thing on her mind was she had to get out, but something stopped her. She felt Tom grab her and angrily she whirled around. She froze however, and stopped dead in her tracks when she realized who was standing next to Tom. It couldn't be. She stared at the figure in front of her in shock.
There, in front of her, standing next to Tom, was the love of her life whom she never thought she would see again in this world.
"Yes, no thanks to you," Jack hissed. "What about you?"
"I'm fine."
"I can't believe we're both sill alive," Jack commented as he and Rafe got out of Rafe's totaled car. They studied it for a few minutes before Rafe asked Jack what he thought. "As a mechanic, I think it's gone. It'd be cheaper to just get a new car."
"This is your fault!" Rafe stated. "You had to mention how Ali would react if either of us got hurt. It was a bad omen."
"Bad omen?? If you would learn how to follow someone we never would have been detected in the first place!"
"News flash for you Jack: I'm a vampire slayer. I follow people. It's what I do."
"Why is it every time a problem comes your way or someone suggests you might have ACTUALLY been at fault for something, you always say, 'I'm a vampire slayer!'"
"Oh, this is getting us nowhere. Call the police, we need to report this."
"Oh, NOW you want to call the police. AFTER you decided to follow a blackmailing murderer and nearly got us KILLED!"
"I didn't hear you objecting!"
"I would have if I had known you'd crash the car!"
"Okay, fine. Next time, YOU can follow him on your motorcycle and when he shoots you, you won't have a windshield to protect you from the bullet."
"Oh, that's very kind, thank you. I appreciate the encouragement. But next time we decide to follow some kidnapping lunatic, I'M driving."
*****************
"I just talked to Mother. She's talking to lawyers about putting the money back into her control until Nikolas is found," Stefan announced as soon as Alexis stepped foot into Wyndemere.
"I know," Alexis replied nonchalantly. "Don't worry, Stefan, I'm fighting it. She won't see a dime of that money." She took a seat on the couch next to her brother. "How are you holding up?"
"Oh, forget about me. Nothing matters until Nikolas is home safely." Stefan got up and walked to the fireplace. He didn't look at Alexis as he spoke. "I have poured my heart and soul into Nikolas. I have loved him as my own son. I have nothing else, Alexis. Without him I have nothing."
"That's not true," Alexis objected. "You are a good-looking--,"
"Oh, spare me the pep talk. All of my romantic attempts have failed me. Or I have failed them. No self-respecting woman in this town would look twice at me. Nikolas is truly all I have left. Without him my life means nothing."
Stefan sighed. "He was happier here. Than he was in Greece. But if he were in Greece, he would be alive and well. What kind of trade-off is that?"
"Nikolas IS alive, Stefan," Alexis said. "I know it in my heart. Don't give up on him. You'd be the only one."
Stefan gave Alexis a grateful smile. "I'm trying, Alexis. It's so hard. But I'm trying."
**************
"What did he mean by that?" Elizabeth paced back and fourth. She was tired of sitting around, and being trapped in this basement was really starting to get to her.
Nikolas still sat on the floor, he shook his head, "I have no idea what crazy plan that man has up his sleeve. I'm afraid to stay here and find out."
"I just want out of here!" Elizabeth cried, as she suddenly stopped pacing, "I want to be free. I want go home. I want to be away from him!"
Nikolas sighed, "I'm really disappointed that escape plan didn't work. Because..." he stopped suddenly and stared at Elizabeth.
"What?" She stared back at him, suddenly feeling nervous, "Because what?" Nikolas took a deep breath, "If he is planning on doing something tonight, what if that was our last chance to escape?"
Elizabeth froze, her whole body suddenly felt fear rushing through her, she shook her head, refusing to believe that, "That's it. We have to get of here. Have to get out! We've got to get out of here before he can actually accomplish his sick little plan."
She suddenly turned her heels and stormed up to the door, frantic now. She had to get out. She just had to. She furiously started pounding against the door, madly with her fists. "TOM!" She cried, "TOM! Are you up their? TOM!" She banged wildly, in desperation.
"Elizabeth, what are you doing?" Nikolas stood up, leaned against the wall and looked up at her.
"Trying to get us out of here! What does it look like I'm doing?" Elizabeth continued to pound.
"Bringing him down here won't do anything," Nikolas tried to calm her down.
"It might," Elizabeth responded, "TOM!" She screamed again, "Open this door, NOW! TOM! TOM!" Suddenly, the door flew open so fast, causing Elizabeth to step back a few steps. Without even looking up, she started to run and try and get past Tom. The only thing on her mind was she had to get out, but something stopped her. She felt Tom grab her and angrily she whirled around. She froze however, and stopped dead in her tracks when she realized who was standing next to Tom. It couldn't be. She stared at the figure in front of her in shock.
There, in front of her, standing next to Tom, was the love of her life whom she never thought she would see again in this world.