See last chap for disclaimer.

Alex was having a dream. In her dream, she was running from someone or something. She looked ahead and saw Sam and Clover smiling at her. "Sammy! Clover! Help me!" she screamed, but they kept smiling. "Guys, help!" she tried again with the same result. She then turned and saw Adam grinning at her. "Adam, help me!" she tried to him, but he just kept grinning. She was getting tired and tripped over a tree root. Rolling down the hill she was suddenly on, she rolled towards the cliff. She flew off toward the ocean below, screaming at the top of her lungs.

"Alexandra, wake up." Martha was shaking her. Alex was screaming in her sleep.

Alex woke up in a start and gasped. "Where am I?" Then remembering everything, looked up at Martha. "Hey, Martha." she greeted her.

Martha frowned. "Please don't 'hey', it's impolite. It's better to say hello."

Alex held back a laugh. "Sorry, hello Martha." she revised it.

"Hello, dearie. How was your nap?"

Alex hesitated. "Should I tell her?" she thought. She deciding a nice safe answer would work. "It was...restful." she finished. Then, changing the subject, asked "Where are my friends?"

Martha frowned again. "Friends?" she asked, as if that was some foreign word.

"Yes, my friends, Sammy and Clover? Remember, John went to get them?"

"Oh, yes, those friends. They're fine at the moment. Just napping."

"Can I see them?" Alex asked, getting up.

Martha shook her head. "No, let them sleep, sweetheart. Aren't you hungry?"

Alex's stomach grumbled and she blushed. "I guess so."

"Well, come to the kitchen." Martha lead the way out of the bedroom with Alex following her.

Adam had fallen asleep in the chair. He was dreaming about Alex again, and in this dream, she was alive (Remember, he thinks she's dead). They were dancing at the ball and laughing together. He leaned in to kiss her, when his father flew in and killed her. "No, Alex!" he screamed in pain. But she was gone and his father was laughing evilly, watching his only son bawling on the floor.

"Alex!" he screamed, waking up. Looking around, he wiped his forehead. "It was just a dream." he thought, smiling. But then that smile fell and he remembered that she was gone.

Adam heard a laugh coming from his left. Turning, he saw the Italian leader laughing at him.

"What's so funny?" Adam asked, glaring.

The leader stopped and answered "I am laughing because you are totally in love with this Alex and it hurts to think that she's gone."

Adam's mouth gaped open. "How did you do that?" He shook his head. "No, I don't think she's gone, I know it." he said sadly.

"Did you see her body?"

"Excuse me?" Adam commented.

"I said, did you actually see her body with your own two eyes?" the leader repeated.

Adam opened his mouth then closed it. Now that he thought about it, he hadn't actually seen her body. With that thought, his face glowed.

The leader laughed at his face. "I take it from your face that you didn't."

Adam grinned "You're right. She might still be alive." Then his face fell "Why are you being so kind to me? We kidnapped you."

"Well, it's not like I can do anything about it right now. And you looked so pathetic."

Adam laughed for the first time since he meet Alex. "Yeah, I guess so. Thank you. I'll tell your wife where you are." He got up to go.

"Where are you going? And why can't I go?"

Adam turned and plainly said "I'm going to find Alex and if I take you, my father will notice and go berserk. Don't worry, he won't do anything to you." Adam reassured him and left.

Yeah, Adam isn't evil and he's going to find Alex. But what about Sam and Clover? Stay tune. Pleaz RR