(Author's Notes- Hey guys- New chapter is up!! It's a long one too!! :-) Thanks to Cleopatra1 for helping me with the Stav/Nik Dialouge!! Please Read and Review!! Thanks!! --Am)

Chapter #6- Part #1- Planned Escapes...

After breakfast, Nikolas and Emily went and found their sons playing in their room. They were very happy that their mom and dad were happy and wanted to play with them all day.

Suddenly everyone's attention turned to the footsteps being heard coming down the hall. Emily's first instinct was to get the boys to run into their hiding spots, but Nik said it was going to be ok.

Soon Stavros appeared at the door.

"Hello son, Jasmine. I trust you enjoyed your wedding yesterday?" Stavros asked.

"Yes father, we did. It was wonderful." Nikolas replied.

"I need to see my grandsons for a few moments." At that statement, Emily's eyes narrowed into a look that would be able to kill.

Stavros caught that look.

"And I trust you Nikolas, to teach your wife a lesson about her silent attitude toward her superior. This must be taken care of at once! I was positive Jasmine, that you wouldn't be stepping out of line after you and your husband turned in for the night. But I guess I was wrong. I'm sure he'll deal with you appropriately. Come along Anthony, Darien." Stavros said as the boys were about to stand and follow him.

Nikolas quickly turned on his bravado. "No! I want my sons to see this. However, I do not want you here."

"Nikolas, why is it I never get to see you discipline your wife?" Stavros asked, slight suspicious.

'Crap!! Think fast Nik...man I wish I had my brother's quick wits when I need them....' Nik silently thought.

"Because, remember how I said originally that I'd be the only one who punishes my wife? Well it still applies, so I'd like you out now. Plus, I am the Prince after all, so what I say goes! Oh and as for my sons going with you, that won't be necessary. I will be the one teaching them what it's like to be the next heir." Nikolas said fiercely.

"Fine, fine. Oh by the way, Nikolas?" I am very proud of you. You're growing up to be the Cassadine your grandmother and I have always anted you to be." Stavros said with a smile before he left, suspicions gone.

"Dad? You're...you're not really gonna punish mom are you?" Darien asked tentatively when his parents gave him the signal that it was ok to talk again.

"No, of course not sweetie. Daddy was just pretending. But you guys can't tell the bad man that ok? It has to be our little secret." Emily quickly but quietly reassured their sons.

Nikolas' eyes clouded over at his son's question, a look that didn't go unnoticed by his wife. Nikolas quietly went over to his wife, and kissed her softly on her cheek as he left the boys' room and went into their own.

A concerned Emily told her sons to continue playing and that everyone was going to be ok, while she got up and quickly followed her husband.

Nikolas & Emily's Room-

"Nik, Nikolas? Hey what's wrong? Please don't let Darien's question get to you. You have to remember, they're only 6 years old." Emily reminded her husband.

"How could I not let it get to me? Our sons actually believed I was going to hurt you and that's the last thing I'd ever want to do!" Nikolas said, frustrated.

"I know, but as long as I know the truth, we'll be ok. We've been doing a good job so far. Look, hopefully we'll only have to keep up this charade for a little while longer. All I want to do is go home..." Emily said.

"I know you do baby, I know you do. We all do." Nikolas said as he wrapped his arms around her.

After a few minutes of silence, the pair lost in memories, an idea popped into Nikolas' head.

"Hey, why don't we check out that secret passageway you found last night?"

"Mmm, I know and have discovered many secret passageways..." Emily said, eyebrows going up and down a few times seductively.

"Is that so? I hate to say it but—" Nik started,

"Then don't..." Emily said cutting him off with a kiss.

"But, you'll have to tempt me later babe...you know what I meant..." Nik said with a smile.

"Ok, ok...fine. You win...for now." Emily said reluctantly.

"I'm sure. Come on, lets go." Nik said with a chuckle as he and Em made their way in the hallway to the secret passageway.

Secret Passageway-

"Look at this!! I can't believe you found this! This is wonderful!! We could be outta here soon!!" Nik said.

"I hope so...this is like a maze!! We'll never get out..." Emily said.

"Sweetheart, don't worry okay. We'll find a way, I promise." Nik said.

"Nikolas!! We have to get out of here now. Stavros will be looking for us soon, and it took us an hour to make it this far." Emily said looking at her watch.

"Ok, come on lets make our way back." Nik agreed.

5 Months Later-

Emily – still blonde haired & blue eyed and Nikolas continually trekked through the passageway, getting deeper and deeper into its darkest corners. Stavros didn't know of it, but always thought Nikolas was taking 'Jasmine' into a secret room away from the twins to punish her for disobedience.

'She'll never learn.' Stavros thought one night with a shake of his head.

"And as long as my son never learns of who she really is, - especially from her - she'll stay alive..." Stavros threatened quietly to himself.

Morning-

Emily awoke one morning feeling pretty good, but suddenly not so much anymore, despite her husband's warm arms encircling her. Unfortunately for him, she woke him up by rushing to the bathroom – sick.

Nikolas, being the loving husband that he is, rubbed Em's back and put Em's hair up for her. As she leaned back against his chest, she spoke, feeling miserable.

"That is not the first thing I want to do when I wake up..."

"Do you think you may have had a delayed, possible allergic reaction to the food last night?" Nikolas asked.

"I don't know, but all I know – it's not fun..." Emily said tired.

"I just want to crawl back into bed, not move, and sleep for the rest of the day."

"Well I'm sure you'll feel better later, but I think you going back to bed will be a good idea. Go on, I'll go check on the boys, and then figure out what to do about Stavros. See what he has 'planned' " Nik said.

"Nik, be careful ok?" Em said concerned.

"Don't worry sweetheart. I'll be fine." Nik said as he gave a soft smile.

Stavros Cassadine stopped being Nikolas' father a long time ago. As soon as he realized the extent to which his mother feared him, and the fact that he kidnapped a 16 year old girl – whom is one of his best friends (that he was uninformed of until 3 years later), now his wife who loves him and whom he loves, pushed his decision over the edge.

For all the hatred and insults Luke Spencer dished out at him, he was more of a father than Stavros will ever be. He still heavily considered Stefan a father figure though too.

After checking on his son's, Nikolas found Stavros in the study.

"Nikolas, about time you woke. You have work to do." Stavros scorned.

"I'm sorry, but I had other things to take care of."

"Jasmine? Disrespecting you again, thought she'd learn by now."

"Me too, but apparently she likes the beating and punishment I give."

"So enforce your control more." Stavros countered.

"If I do that I'll kill her."

"Yes, wouldn't that be sad?"

"Maybe, maybe not."

"Those children of hers would think so."

"They're my sons! Don't forget that. But also they're too young to understand, though I wonder what the future holds for them." Nikolas said.

"Anthony will no doubt take over and you will teach him how to do exactly that, when he is more mature."

"And where will that leave Darien and his mother?"

Stavros shrugs as if he doesn't know

"My son, that's up to you, but you could always leave her to me when you finally take control of the Cassadine's. Because lets face it: women are toys, things, whores, to be used and they're only good for one thing and one thing only."

Leaving Emily to Stavros and the boys on their own is the LAST thing Nikolas will ever do.

At Nikolas' glance, for Stavros' last statement, Stavros continues.

"Why else do you think we keep them shackled up? To make them look pretty? HA!! Women are to be seen, and used, NOT heard."

"Well, I have to go back to see if my wife has awoken yet." Nikolas said.

"Fine. I'll see you both later." Stavros said.

Nikolas & Emily's Bedroom-

"Hey, sweetheart. How are you feeling?" Nikolas asks Emily as he sits on the bed next to her.

"Still miserable, but ok...I just want to feel better. How are the boys?"
"The boys are fine, and I know you will get better. You've always been a fighter. Always." Nik replied.

"What about him?" Em asked.

"He wants me to continue to enforce my control over you. I said if I were to do that, I'd end up killing you." Nikolas says flatly, without emotion.

"Will this ever end?" Em asks, tears in her eyes.

"Yes sweetie, it will...Our question is when. But we've been planning and it'll happen soon. I can feel it." Nik said as he kissed her tears away.

"Nikky?" Em asked like a small child, somewhat reminding Nik of his little sister LuLu.
"Yeah?"

"Stay with me?"

"Always." Nik replied as he lying down next to her, wrapping his arms around her. While holding her close Emily fell asleep on Nikolas' shoulder.

A Week Later-

Emily was still feeling miserable, and sick. Nikolas had offered to take her to the doctor, however Stavros had another opinion.

"Nikolas I think I should be the one to take Jasmine to the doctors."

"Why? She's my wife, not yours!" Nikolas said furiously tired of Stavros trying to control Emily er Jasmine.

"It will give Jasmine and me time to bond." Stavros countered

"How so? You told me you've kept her here 3 years prior to introducing me to her...." Nikolas asked

"So I had 2 children with her—"

"EXACTLY! My wife!!—"

"Nikolas! She wasn't your wife yet."

"She was supposed to be! I don't understand how, if you were grooming me to be the Cassadine you've always wanted me to be, then why did you get her pregnant?"

That was a question Nikolas was dying to get the answer to. He wanted to know why – if for the sole purpose of making Em his wife, why'd Stavros keep her here for 3 years beforehand, torturing her, making the rest of her teen years pure and most likely unbearable hell?

To make her used to the type of Cassadine treatment men usually give women? Why? Why did Stavros do this to someone that Nikolas loves so much? He wanted to rip Stavros apart for what he did to Emily.

No one deserved that kind of treatment. Not his mother, not Elizabeth, and not Emily.

"Look, there were specific rules she had to follow. She didn't. She had to be punished and if I were to get through to her, that was the only way. Because rest assured, I tried everything else. This was the only way to get Jasmine to obey. However, I will say since you've married her, she's become quite the obedient little wife. Exactly what I expect."

"Then let me take her to the doctor's, father."

While Stavros made his little speech about him having to punish Jasmine, he had turned his back toward Nikolas. At Nikolas' insistence about taking his wife to the doctors, Stavros turned around.

"I said NO!!!" Stavros roared as he stunned Nikolas heavily with a taser gun.

Nikolas never knew what hit him, as he was knocked unconscious while reeling from the effects of the electrical shock. Stavros then had 2 of his servants carry his son into his bedroom.

Twins' Room-

"Come now Jasmine, time to go to the doctors." Stavros commanded.

"I thought Nikolas was taking me..." Emily quietly questioned.

Stavros gave her one of his usual looks that told her to keep her mouth shut. "Nikolas had business to attend to, so I will be taking you. Now let's go." Stavros said harshly enough where Em knew he meant business, but not enough where it would scare the boys.

Doctors' Office-

"Come on, hurry up!" Stavros barked.

"I'm coming, I'm coming...I really don't feel so hot right now. The trip isn't doing very well for my stomach." Emily said quietly.

"It's probably just a virus. You'll live." Stavros replied.

As they entered the office...

In Greek- "Yes, can I help you?" Said a young man at the desk.

"Yes, my daughter needs a doctor. She's hasn't been feeling well for a week." Stavros replied back in Greek.

In Greek- "Names please?" Said the man.

"Mine is Lucien Cane, and my daughter's name is Jasmine Cane." Stavros replied back.

In Greek- "Please have a seat, and we'll assist you when a doctor becomes available – it shouldn't too long."

"Excuse me, but I think you're forgetting something Stavros..." Emily piped up.

"What, Jasmine?" Stavros growled.

"I don't speak Greek!...And why did you say I was you're daughter and not daughter-in-law??" Em said forcefully.

Stavros gave Emily another look, but it was a look Emily had come to fear.

Stavros then got up and told the assistant his request.

Not long after, the assistant called for 'Jasmine' to follow him. As she did so, so did Stavros.

Soon a doctor came in ready to find out why Jasmine Cane was sick. Jasmine's eyes went wide at who her doctor was.

Her doctor was none other than...

(Author's Notes- Sorry Guys - CLIFFHANGER :-) Am is so mean I know...lol. Part 2 should be up soon - maybe within the next few days!! Hope you liked this chapter! :-) Thanks again Cleopatra1 for the help!! Please Read & Review!! Thanks!! --Am)