He laughed as my feeble attempts at escaping failed. He knew I was helpless.

"Why are you doing this?" I screeched above the high pitched squealing of the wind. He ignored me and began cutting the bonds with a knife reading to tie me with.

I looked around for inspiration. Something that would help me escape. Then he looked up at me with evil eyes.

"I will release you, but with a condition I fear you will judge as too high."

The skirts of my dress whipped around me like a sail. I looked him in the eye and saw what he wanted. He was right. The price was too high.

"I will never marry you." I shouted angrily. His stare hardened as he raised his hand and slapped me hard across the face. I swallowed blood as he continued working at the ropes.

I felt weak. How could I escape this? It wasn't just the inconvenience of sitting beside him anymore. He would kill me. All because I refused to do what my mother wished of me.

I wasn't an idiot. I had known for years that my mother wanted me to marry Diego. But my heart wouldn't let me.

Because you love another, the little voice in my head told me. Great, so now I'm hearing voices as well. I had better not tell Felix that.

He swung a loop of rope around me; he tightened it and proceeded to wrap it around the rest of my waist. That's when I saw the perfect opportunity. He wasn't paying attention to me anymore. He was too focused on the ropes he was tying.

So putting all the energy I had left behind me, I swung my right hand around hitting him squarely in the face. He fell to the floor in a muddy heap, as I hitched my skirts and ran. Not very far it seemed.

He caught up with me relatively quickly, grabbing me and placing a hand over my mouth. Instead of screaming like most women however, I bit his hand. He let go of me with a curse before advancing again. So I went with the easiest option instead. I screamed. Inside my head and through my mouth.

JESSE!!!!

Felix looked at me dazedly and grabbed my arm.

"Marry me and this all ends." He whispered softly to me. I answered by kicking him in the shin.

"No thank you. I quite like being the only single girl in Carmel."

I felt another hand touch my shoulder as I spun around. Straight into Jesse. And let me tell you now: he looked extremely murderous this evening. Paul stood beside him looking bored.

"How come you always manage to kill the new guy?" he asked me sarcastically. I shot him an evil side ways glance.

"Susannah, are you ok?" Jesse asked me worriedly. I could see it took him a huge effort to take his eyes off the guy on the floor. Not that I blamed him. But whatever. What was I doing here anyway?

"Jesse…." I began, looking around in utter confusion.

"If he hurt you in any way." Jesse continued protectively, taking my hand in his. I saw Paul roll his eyes, but I just stuck my tongue out at him. He looked startled by that. Then something new past through his eyes, and he smiled.

"Welcome back to the 21st century sweetheart." He told me with a grin. I saw Jesse let out a long breath, before whispering softly:

"Thank God."

I looked from one to the other, clearly after an explanation. When none came I asked.

"Where the hell am I?" I exasperated in annoyance. They looked at each other as if not knowing what to say. Paul looked more amused than confused if truth be told. Hey wait a minute……..

"Since when have you two been civil?" I asked in shock. Paul laughed as Jesse shot him an evil look. Back to normal then I guess……………………………………………………

"Slater decided it would be fun to erase your memory and send you into the 1800's" Jesse answered me shooting Paul a look that said: Beat that sucker.

Paul didn't look too impressed by his rivals little dig at him. It wiped the smirk off his face pretty damn quick.

"Yeah." He answered with another small smile. This time it looked dangerous though, "I thought it would be fun for you to tell Rico here to take a hike and live like a normal…."

"Shut up!" I yelled just as Jesse was about to take another swipe at him, "God, it's like babysitting two kids."

Then I got back to the less shocking news.

"OH MY GOD PAUL!" I screeched realising what I was wearing and feeling very self conscious.

He smirked as I continued to get even more worked up. I can't believe that jerk sent me back to a time without water proof mascara. I so knew I looked like a wreck just then.

"Suze…." he began smoothly, but I cut him off; jabbing my finger in his face angrily.

"God Paul! Why me? Why do you keep taking a pop at me huh?"

"Suze…."

"Is it really that terrible for you that one girl out of a zillion won't go to the prom with you?"

Jesse gave him a murderous look.

"You invited her to the prom?" he asked angrily. But I continued over the top of him anyway.

"Jeez Paul, why the hell do you keep gunning for me? I never did squat to you, and then you DO THIS!" the last bit was more of a squeak than a word, but whatever.

"Actually, you did do something to me remember? You jabbed your thumb in my eye socket." He retorted just as pissed as I was. I could see Jesse looking from one to the other, clearly not knowing how to break into the conversation.

"Oh yeah, right Paul. Of course that was my fault. I bet it had nothing to do with the fact you were trying to KISS me at the time right?"

Jesse found a way to break into the conversation. Quite dramatically too I might add. He hit Paul way harder than was necessary.

"I think it's time we went back inside." Jesse panted angrily, "then you can explain everything." I gulped. I knew what he meant by everything.

"I just hope the 18th century is ready for me. 'Cause I'm not wearing my hair up for no-one." I answered as we trudged back up towards the house.

How we forgot about Diego I don't know.

A/N:

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