A/N: Ok I lied. Elle and the Delta Nu girls won't be in this chapter. It'll just be Emmett. But I promise that the girls of Delta Nu will be coming into this very soon.

You Found Me

Epiphany

Emmett Forrest was depressed. There was no denying it, just like there was no pretending he didn't know why. He missed Elle. It had been over a month, but thinking about her still made his heart twist with pain. He missed her voice, her laugh, and her determination to prove that she could make it as a lawyer. He even missed her ridiculously pink room. He still had trouble believing that she had really gone back to California. But even as the thought crossed his mind, he could think of nowhere else she would go. And she had to have gone somewhere, because she certainly wasn't here! He wondered if she had really left all her things here. Despite what Callahan had said, Emmett had a very hard time believing that Elle would leave all of her things behind. He knew there were certain things in that room that were extremely important to her. He decided to stop after court and look. Maybe he could send some of her things back to her. Maybe it could also help his heart-wrenching grief, which hadn't stilled much since her departure, at not having Elle in his life anymore. Then again, maybe it would depress him more. He decided he didn't care. He wanted to be back where Elle had been, even if in the end, it hurt him more...

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The second Emmett had finished at work he drove to Elle's old dorm building. He raced into the elevator and pressed the button for floor three, tapping his toe impatiently the whole time. When he finally arrived outside her room he found the door unlocked. Fervently hoping that the room hadn't been given to anyone else in Elle's absence, he stepped inside.

The scene that met his eyes was shocking. The room was a wreck. The bedclothes had been strewn all over, the pillows ripped. Elle's closet was open and most of her precious clothes had been spread all over the floor, some of them ripped, all of them wrinkled. As Emmett entered the room for a closer look at the damage, he became aware of something else. The room smelled like a toilet. Emmett looked around the room looking for the source of the smell and the mess when his eyes fell upon Bruiser. Elle's little dog was cowering in the corner of the room looking frightened and ridiculously underfed. Emmett was sure now that his suspicions had been right all along. Elle was NOT in Malibu. No matter what kind of rush she was in, Emmett knew Elle would never leave Bruiser behind. She loved that little dog more than just about anything in the world, Emmett knew. He remembered Elle's first day of Harvard when she had tried to bring Bruiser to class with her.

"I don't think dogs are exactly allowed in class."

"Oh, Bruiser's not a dog, he's family."

That was it. Emmett was now sure beyond reasonable doubt that something had happened to Elle. Something bad. He racked his brains, what could have happened to her? Then something clicked. Callahan. Callahan had given him this bull story about Elle going back to California. The story was clearly not true, and, seeing the state of her dog and room, Emmett was sure it was nothing Elle had concocted. That left him with only one conclusion. Callahan had done something to her. His instinct was that it couldn't possibly be true. He trusted Callahan, respected him, and had worked for him for years. But as Emmett looked once more around Elle's room he had to admit that he couldn't think of anything else that made sense. He needed a plan. Elle was in trouble and he was the only one who knew about it. Then an idea hit him. It was absolutely perfect! But he needed help. First, he thought, I'll clean this up and get Bruiser some food. Then, I'm gonna call in the girls of Delta Nu. Desperate times call for desperate measures. I will rescue you, Elle, he thought. I'll get you away from Callahan even if its the last thing I ever do!

A/N-Well, this chapter was originally much longer, and had the Delta Nu girls in it, but last night I had the idea for Emmett to come here, and find Bruiser! I think this is much better than my original idea, which was to have Emmett listen to Elle's answering machine and realize she wasn't in Cali. But then I though, what happened to Bruiser? So I came up with this! I hope you liked it!

I know this wasn't exactly the best or most exciting chapter but its pretty important. This is when things start to look up!

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