Chapter two
Wesley was just about to open the door to his apartment building when his mobile rang. Wesley fished the blue phone out of his pocket but didn't get the chance to say hello.
"He's gone. I went to check on him and he's gone. I've checked the bathroom and every other room in the apartment, he's not here. What do I do?" Angel rambled on before Wesley could answer "What if something's happened to him? What if he's run away? What if the things that killed his parents have taken him somewhere to kill him too? I don't know what do to do? Wesley what do I do?"
"The most important thing you need to do right know is calm down. Panicking isn't going to help Connor, no matter where he is."
"Okay, okay, calm down. I can do that. No need to panic, for all I know he's just gone for a walk" Angel said doubtfully.
Once Wesley was convinced that Angel was calm enough to think rationally he tried to puzzle out the situation.
"Is his sister missing as well?"
"No, she's still sleeping on my bed."
"Connor clearly loves his sister so I doubt that he would run away without her. And if the monsters that murdered his parents wanted to kill him as well they would've most likely waited at the house for him to come home. Is there any sign of a struggle?" Wesley asked Angel.
"No, the room's exactly as it was when I left except Connor's not in it!" Angel could feel his panic start to rise.
"Okay, I'm coming back over, I'll be there in 5 minutes" Wesley started to walk back to his car.
"Do you think I should go out and look for him, see if I can pick up his scent?" Angel asked needing something to do.
"No you need to keep watch over Callie. If whoever killed they're parents really does want to finish off the rest of the family then Callie's not safe alone. Wait until I get there." Wesley hung up the phone and ran the rest of the way to his car.
Angel was pacing his bedroom. Horrible visions of what could have happened to Connor wouldn't stop flashing through his mind.
Stop, he told himself, you need to stay calm. Connor can take care of himself.
Angel stopped pacing and fell into the chair by the bed and let out a quiet sigh. Unfortunately it wasn't quiet enough.
The figure in the bed started to stir.
A head popped out from under the pillows and confused sleep filled eyes surveyed the room. When they finally rested on Angel Callie bolted upright.
"Who are you?" Asked the frightened 12 year old.
Angel was thrown by the question. Connor had introduced them yesterday.
"I'm Angel, a friend of Connor's. We meet yesterday, don't you remember?"
"NO! Where's Connor? If you're a friend of his then where is he!" Callie shouted.
"umm…" Angel struggled to come up with an answer. "He's…umm…"
"You've kidnapped me haven't you? You're one of those sick perverts that get off on torturing girls. Well let me tell you something buddy," Callie said her voice gaining in confidence "I'm a red belt in tae kwon do, and if you think for one second that you're going to have your way with me think again"
"What, no that's not… way with you...I would never…I'm just…"
"Wait until my father finds out that you've kidnapped me then you'll be sorry." Callie said confidently.
Oh no, cold dread filled Angel's body. She doesn't remember.
Wesley walked briskly along the hallway towards Angel's apartment and stopped dead at the sight in front of him. There was Connor, sitting on the floor. His face was blank. His eyes empty.
"Connor" Wesley took a tentative step forward. "Connor, are you alright?" Wesley winced at his question. Of course he wasn't alright.
Connor didn't respond to Wesley's question. He just continued to stare at the carpet.
"Connor, what are you doing out here?"
Connor finally lifted his head and acknowledged Wesley's presence.
"It must have been demons." Connor said slowly clearly stuck in his thoughts.
"What must've" Wesley asked confused.
"Whoever killed…" Connor stopped, clearly unable to finish the sentence. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes again Wesley saw the raw pain that filled them.
"Connor, what are you doing out here?" Wesley asked again softly.
Connor sniffed and wiped his sleeve across his nose.
"I heard Angel talking to you about finding out who was responsible for…what happened" Connor stopped again. His eyes filled with unleashed tears. "Hearing you and Angel discuss it like that just made it too real." He whispered "Too painful."
Wesley watched as Connor took a minute to recompose himself, when he was finished his emotions were no longer visible.
"I just had to get out, clear my head. So I waited until Callie was sleeping, then I slipped out the front door. You guys were talking so intensely that I guess you didn't notice."
"Well Angel's worried sick that's something's happened to you, so I suggest we go inside and reassure him. Okay?" Wesley looked at Connor.
Connor nodded, placed his hands on the wall and pushed himself off the floor and opened the apartment door.
He and Wesley walked towards Angel's bedroom, once they got to the open door Connor stopped in his tracks after hearing his sister's voice.
"Wait until my father finds out that you've kidnapped me then you'll be sorry."
"Callie?" Connor looked at his sister with confusion.
"Connor!" Angel exclaimed. "You okay, where did you go, why did you leave, why didn't you tell anyone that you were leaving?"
"Angel, not know." Wesley whispered sharply.
"Oh my god Connor, you do know him. Oh thank god I haven't been kidnapped. Cause you know I was just bluffing I don't know any kind of self defense at all. Mum's probably going to insist I take class after this…Connor are you okay? Why do you keep looking at me like that?" Connor was staring at Callie, he took a step forward and held her hands.
"Callie what do you remember about yesterday?"
"Umm...you came home for the summer; mum cooked her famous meat loaf for dinner. Yeah that's about it not much else to report. Why? Have I forgotten something important?" A look of horror passed across Callie's face "I forgot someone's birthday didn't I?" Callie started running her hands through her hair while walking around in a circle "I totally did didn't I. It wasn't mum's she's the 23rd January, dad's the 4th March, your not till November…"
Connor grabbed Callie by the upper arms to stop her from moving.
"You didn't forget a birthday" Connor said sadly realizing that he was going to have to explain to her what had happened to their parents.
"I didn't, phew what a relief you really had me worried for a second there Connor." Callie said with a relieved smile on her face.
"You know what" Angel said looking at his son with pity "I think Wesley and I need to go talk in the kitchen about…something."
He and Wesley left the room.
"Conner what's going on, you're starting to scare me. What are we doing here with that Angel guy anyway?" Callie paused, looked at Connor's stricken face and asked in a very small voice "Connor, where are mum and dad?"
"You don't remember?"
"Remember what?"
"They're dead Callie, mum and dad are dead." He said it. He'd finally said it out loud. Something inside him broke. There was no going back now.
"What, no that's not…no your lying, you have to be lying. God that's so not funny, you think it's funny to joke about something like mum and dad dying, that's just…" Callie paused. Memories of the day before came flooding back. Tears started to fall, the more she thought about it the stronger the memories became. Connor wrapped his arms around his baby sister.
"Conny…" Callie used that nickname only when she was feeling vulnerable or scared. "What do we do know?"
Connor looked Callie straight in the eyes. "Now we find out who killed our parents," he paused "and we make them pay."
tbc
Authors note: Okay so the plot will get more plotty next chapter. the more you review the more excited i get about this story. So if you want the next chapter updated soon you know what you have to do.