Torture

Fading in and out of consciousness again and again was wearing thin, Ashley didn't know a time she had felt so bad. Well she did, and that had been trapped in someone's basement a long time ago, memories she had long since tried to block out. She couldn't imagine when she was in a less comfortable position though. Trying to rub her ankles together wasn't working either, just made them feel sore and itchy, rope burn most likely.

"Troy?" She whispered, mainly just to check if any guards were there.

Silence.

"Troy!" She snapped, irritated he hadn't replied the first time.

She heard a snore come from the opposite corner and bit the inside of her cheeks. He was SLEEPING at a time like this?! She groaned and felt a bead of sweat run down the side of her face. Something in her mind clicked, if she rubbed the side of her face against the wall… She forced her head onto the wall, pressing against it mainly where her blindfold was, and then tried to pull her head up. What she had been hoping for, happened. The gag moved down a little, if she just kept doing it maybe she could get it off. So she kept going, she could feel it grazing the skin that wasn't covered by the blindfold but she didn't care. Eventually, she had it down, it slid down to her neck and she looked around, grateful that she could see again.

It was dark, but not pitch black. She could make out Troys figure at the other side of the room, was it her wishful thinking or was he stripped to his underwear? She couldn't help but laugh to herself quietly, grateful that hadn't happened to her. Looking around she could see her and Troy were roughly four metres apart. The 'cell' wasn't terribly large, big enough to fit around ten people in the room without crushing, but no more. Ashley took a breath, she could see rocks on the ground, which was tiled like a pavement, and the walls were large cemented blocks. There was absolutely no light, but the 'cell' was like a room that had a large opening to one side, of which she could make nothing out of.

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"And when was the last time you saw Ashley?"

"A day ago? Maybe two. I don't even remember. This doesn't seem real. Lucas and I were leaving to go back-"

"Lets not put on the pretend anymore." Ryan said and shrugged. "There's something we have to tell you officer, which might be useful to your case."

The officers were intrigued, "What is that?"

"Ashley Tisdale is Sharpay Evans."

There was a silence in the room as Ryan and Gabriella looked at the table in front of them.

"How long have you known this?"

"Gabriella's known for a week or so? I've known since Sharpay went 'missing' she didn't want Zeke to come after her. However he made the connection anyway, she should have never come back to the States."

"What are your real names?"

"Ryan Evans."

"Gabriella Montez."

"So tell me Ryan, tell me the story…"

"Well when Sharpay was kidnapped five years ago, I found her in Zeke's basement, and in the end she decided she was going to have to run away. She left that night, Zeke had no idea she had escaped until the next day. And she went to our private jet and airstrip, moved to England and changed her name. She thought it would help things, and make it a whole lot easier. Nobody knew apart from me where she had gone."

"And why did you keep this a secret all this time?"

"I was afraid, I was trying to protect her from him. I thought something like THIS would happen."

"Top News: Ashley Tisdale IS Sharpay Evans. The girl who went missing after a kidnap which had Zeke Baylor put into a Juvenile Youth Prison, has been confirmed to be the British Popstar looking suspiciously like her. She fled to England after escaping the basement of her kidnapper, changed her name and identity as to prevent a kidnap in the future. The police are still searching for Sharpay Evans and Troy Bolton, although they have no leads and no ideas as to the couple's whereabouts."

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Troy groaned, he couldn't believe he had drifted off to sleep at a time like this. Was Ashley okay?

"Ash?" He croaked into the darkness, still unable to see a thing due to his blindfold.

"I'm here." Her voice murmured from the other side of the room.

"How long was I out for?"

"Just a couple of hours, the guards still aren't back."

"How do you know?"

Ashley smirked at his stupidity, "I would have heard them. Plus I managed to get off my blindfold."

"How?" Troy asked, intrigued.

Ashley explained to him what she had done and about her trying to rub her ropes but it had just made her feel sore. Troy did as she said and in the end his blindfold was around his neck too. He was a little disappointed that Ashley hadn't been stripped to her underwear too.

"Disappointed I am not as… under-dressed as you?" Ashley smirked and Troy blushed in the darkness.

"No…" He murmured.

They laughed a little.

"Back to the situation, how are we going to manage to escape?" Troy whispered.

Ashley opened her mouth to reply but she never got a chance, before she knew it there were loud footsteps coming down the hall. Loud wheezy laughs of the guards.

"How did you two get your blindfolds off?" One asked loudly as they all gathered in the room, there were four of them. Large well built men with short shaved heads, it was quite terrifying actually.

"How do you know Zeke?" Ashley demanded.

"Met him in juvy." One replied shortly.

Ashley and Troy both felt their hearts skip a beat, so these men were either just as dangerous as or even more so than Zeke.

"He wants to see you." The same one said as all four bent down to Ashley and untied her from the wall.

"No. No. No. Why does he want to see me?" She demanded as they forced her to her feet.

"Leave her alone!" Troy warned.

"All we know is he wants to see you pretty lady." One said with a smirk before kicking Troy as they passed him to stop the shouting he was making.

"Troy!" Ashley cried, "No! No… Please… I don't want to see him." She struggled as they literally dragged out down the hallway; the grimy walls were keeping her trapped, the dust was falling off the ceiling. How long had it been since this place had been used? Eventually they opened a small green door and threw her inside the room. The door closed and locked behind her.

Ashley looked up from where she had been thrown onto the floor and watched as Zeke injected something into his arm, his eyes were rolled back as he did so, as if he were waiting for something. Once he was sure it was all in he took the needle out and looked at his captive.

"I think we've needed to catch up." He said with a bright smile on his face, he made his way over to her. Five years had done so much to him, he was bulkier, had a few scars on his face she daren't ask what they were from. When she didn't reply right away he lifted her, picking up her shoulders roughly and digging his fingers in so deep she knew it would bruise. Her head hung forward.

"Sharpay!" He yelled into her face until she lifted her head and looked at him, her eyes were weak, she looked very tired, hungry, thirsty… and she was covered in filth. He smirked. "You thought you'd stay in hiding. You thought changing your identity would work." He laughed cruelly.

"What do you want with me now?" She groaned.

"To finish what I started five years ago!" He spat in her face and threw her forcefully to the floor.

"You want to kill me now?" She groaned, she thought for a moment that she would let him. But she knew she had to be strong, this time he had Troy as well.

"Eventually." Zeke shrugged, "I've spent years planning this you see. Five to be exact. I will get you and Troy, you'll be missing for a few days and then… a few weeks, a few months. Years. After seven years they have to announce you dead. Which you will have been, for a long long time."

"What do you mean?" She questioned.

Zeke paced around the room as he spoke, "You see… I know a few men, those guards in fact who are very skilled… with murder." He paused for a dramatic silence, "They'll kill you and your lover, they know how to make it look like an accident. They are very skilled in this area of work." Zeke sneered, his words cutting Ashley to the bone.

"But why?!"

"You and him were always at it, behind my back. You don't think I couldn't tell?!"

"Zeke you were being paranoid! That never happened!" She shrieked, he turned around and lifted her again, she had tears streaming down her face.

He slapped her.

Next thing she knew, he was untying her, well her ankles anyway. But why? He was being rough about it; he threw her to the ground and forced himself on top of her. She knew what was coming next.

"No Zeke… no…" she cried, and then started shrieking the same thing.

"SHUT UP!" He commanded in her face, which was enough to calm her down. He forced his jeans down and hers, and then both their underwear. Thrusting and thrusting. The pain was too much, it was so unbearable. Tears streamed down her cheeks as he kept going, grunting and groaning his way in to her.

And down the hall Troy could hear everything.

Sorry for the long awaited update! But everything has been so crazy arrrghhh! Work, colleges. God life is so busy. Hmph, I want a break! So I wrote this. :) I hate Zeke! For what he's doing to Sharpay/Ashley :(

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