Instead of riding to a house or an apartment, David and his boys pulled up in a secluded clearing in the bushes and she knew she'd made a grave mistake going with these boys.

'Where are we? I thought we were going to your place.' She asked, feeling very uncomfortable and David told her to get off and he dismounted after her, pushing his bike over towards the bushes.

'This is just where we park our bikes. We have to go for a small bush walk before we reach our place.' She looked at him suspiciously.

'Right.' She said looking around at the dark bushes then over to the other boys, who returned her look with blank expressions, confirming her initial thought that she shouldn't go any further with them. This is what the stupid girls she read about in the paper did before their mutilated bodies were found.

'Trust me, Star bright.' He said taking her hand and pulling her with him as they entered the forest. It wasn't as dark as she thought it would be and with the moonlight filtering through the leaves, she could see the pathway. David wasn't going to let her leave and she couldn't get anywhere anyways, they'd ridden about forty minutes down the coast and she figured she must have been close to Santa Carla. In a forest near Santa Carla. She was going to be in so much trouble when she got home but she began to wonder if this was even worth the punishment she was going to receive, the outcome of this night could possibly end up being worse. Nick would definitely have told her dad. Where was Tee? She wondered who she'd taken off with, if she'd even taken off with anyone. The validity of Marko's story worried her, for all she knew he could have done something to her and he could have said anything to get her to go along with David. She hoped Tee wasn't at her car waiting for her, oh it was too late now so she tried to stop thinking about it.

'We're nearly there.' David broke the silence and she was relieved.

'Good.' She answered him just as her foot slid off a large tree root sending a searing pain through her ankle. 'Oww!' She cried stumbling forward into David.

'Are you alright?' He asked her.

'Yeah, I just rolled my ankle I think. I'll be fine.' She lied, she wasn't fine. She could barely stand on it and it really hurt.

'Paul.' She heard David say and suddenly she was being picked up and was cradled in Paul's arms.

'Woah, I'm OK, really. You don't have to.' She said trying to struggle out of his arms but his steel grip was like a vice and whatever she did made no difference. It was done and he just smiled at her and carried her the short way out of the forest which led out to the top of a large cliff. She looked around and still didn't see any houses or anything and she was confused and her fear returned. Were they going to throw her off the cliff? She was carried up some stairs and back down a dangerous rocky path towards the mouth of a large cave. There were large signs posted but it was too dark for her to read them and she felt sick, she was right and she was sure they were going to kill her. What the fuck was she thinking going with these random guys? She could hardly breathe as Paul carried her into the pitch black cave.

'Lay her on the couch.' She heard David say and she was placed on a small couch. She couldn't work out how he'd been able to see enough to place her on the couch without bumping into anything. And what was a couch doing in here anyways? Suddenly Dwayne lit a flame torch and began lighting large barrels around the hidden gem she found herself in. This place was amazing and nothing like what she was expecting, she'd never seen anything like it before. There was a large mahogany desk along one wall and a huge fountain in the centre of the room. Many of the furnishings were old and broken and she wondered what had happened here.

'You like?' David asked her and she looked at him like she'd forgotten he was there.

'Um… yeah. This place is amazing. What is it?' She asked looking around again. They had collected an interesting array of things along with what was already here, the most impressive being the floor to ceiling image of Jim Morrison. It was massive.

'This was a very popular resort a long time ago and became a victim of the Andreas earthquake.' He told her. 'Now it's ours.'

'Is it safe in here?' She asked nervously and he walked towards her.

'As long as you're with me, you will always be safe Star.' He said seriously. 'Are you hungry?' He asked her and she shook her head, still contemplating his previous comment and feeling like he was expecting her to stay here with him. It was an odd feeling considering they'd just met and she was now feeling very much in over her head with this lot. She looked around at the other boys and saw Marko sitting on the edge of the centrepiece watching her, seemingly intrigued but wary with the newcomer. Dwayne sat next to him and was silently looking from David to Star and back again, carefully observing the interaction between the two of them. It was like she was an intruder in their world and they were perplexed at her existence. Paul on the other hand was totally at ease with her being there and was busy rolling what looked like joints, he'd put some music on which was making the lack of talking a little easier to handle.

'Drinks Marko.' David said and Marko rose and collected them all some bottles of beer. 'Where are you from Star?' David asked her, pulling her attention back to him. He was obviously the leader of this group and by the looks of it they all did as he said when he said it. She hoped he wasn't going to expect that from her.

'Originally, I'm from Chicago, but I live in San Francisco. Well, my dad does.' She smiled ruefully.

'Yes… Your dad.' He said knowingly and she hoped he wouldn't say anything else in front of the other boys. 'Santa Carla is a nice place Star. You'll like it here.' He said to her and Paul brought over his handy work and sat next to her, lifting her leg and placing it on his lap.

'How's it feeling?' He asked sparking one of the joints and passing another off to David.

'Mmm, OK.' She answered unconvincingly.

'Well, this will make it feel much better.' He said handing her the joint. She looked at it apprehensively, the last thing she needed to do was get smashed with these boys, she already had a beer in her hand and she wasn't a drinker, but to keep the peace she took it. She inhaled a large toke before holding it out to Marko who glared at her for a moment then, pulling his look back, he took it.

'Did you see Tee talking to the people before she left with them?' She asked him.

'Yeah, it seemed like she knew them.' He said inhaling the smoke and passing it to Dwayne who chuckled as he ended up with two joints. There was something about Marko that she didn't trust, something about his eyes and the way he looked at her which made her feel uncomfortable.

'Ahh, do you guys sleep here?' She asked, wisely changing the subject and being handed a joint. She inhaled more smoke and her head began to get hazy.

'Sure do girl,' Paul said happily 'but the couch is all yours tonight.' This couch wouldn't be so bad tonight, at least they weren't expecting her to sleep with any of them. She could feel herself melting into said couch and she made herself more comfortable and looked over at David. He was sitting in an old wheelchair, which she found bizarre but, then again, what wasn't bizarre about tonight? The conversation began flowing easier the more stoned they all got and she discovered these boys were actually really easy going and not nearly as scary as they came across. They were friendly and funny, but she was smashed so she was finding everything anyone said funny. Even Dwayne was now talking but for whatever reason David didn't. He just sat there with his beer and watched her, it felt like his eyes never left her and she smiled at him. The night went on and they began to speak of things which she had no idea about and she lay her head on the arm of the couch. She must have drifted off for a bit because when she opened her eyes again, she found the others had gone and she was alone with David.

'Go back to sleep my Star.' He said stroking her cheek. 'You are mine now and I will take care of you.' She fell back asleep, not really comprehending what he'd said.