Missing

Almost two months had passed since Rachel had broken the news to her friends that she was pregnant. She had been doing alright, handling the morning sickness as best she could. Miraculously she'd been able to keep it hidden from her mother and sister. She was sitting outside on the grass just staring at the clouds when he felt a hand on her shoulder. She jumped, turning around. Sarah was looking at her.

"Oh hey. I didn't hear you come out. What's up?" she said.

"Mom says its time for dinner," Sarah answered. Rachel nodded and stood up, following her younger sister into the house. Rachel sat down, eying dinner; steak. Her stomach churned uncomfortably but she forced herself to eat the food. She couldn't let on that she was pregnant to her family. They'd talk and then Tom would find out which would mean that Visser Three would find out.

"Rachel honey, pass the butter," her mother said, snapping Rachel out of her daze. She nodded, pushing the container towards her mother. She took a deep breath when dinner was finally over. She hurriedly cleared the table and headed upstairs. When she got there she saw Tobias in hawk form sitting on the ledge of her window. She quickly shut and locked her door before opening the window. He flew in, morphing into his human form in the process.

"Hey," he whispered, wrapping his arms around her.

"Hi," she replied. He didn't say anything more for a while, just held her close. She finally disentangled herself.

"What's up?" she asked, sitting down on her bed.

"I just missed you," he breathed, running his hand through her soft blond locks.

"Well I missed you too," she replied, scooting closer to him. He leaned over and kissed her tenderly of the lips. Rachel wrapped her arms around his neck, toppling them both over onto the bed. She moved to deepen the kiss, positioning herself in his lap when he pulled away.

"Rach, we shouldn't. I mean this is what got us in this mess," he gasped, trying to be responsible.

"Well it's not like I can get pregnant when I'm already pregnant," she whispered.

"I know I just don't want something bad to happen. I just want you safe," he murmured, trying to keep his voice even as she kissed his neck.

"Well I am safe. I'm here and you're here," she giggled. Tobias sighed, giving into her emotions. They were half undressed when Rachel looked at him.

"What are we doing?" she asked, as if not remembering the past few minutes.

"Uh…I thought we were going to have sex," he answered, running a hand through his hair.

"Why the hell would we do that? That's what got me into this mess," she said, sitting up abruptly.

"Hey it was your idea...not mine," he muttered, pulling his shirt back on.

"Do you love me?" Rachel blurted.

"Of course I love you Rachel. You know I do," he answered, pulling her close and resting his chin on her shoulder.

"I don't want you to leave," she sighed, relishing the feeling of his arms around her.

"I'm here," he promised, feeling her body relax as she fell asleep. He tucked her in and lay with her, just watching her sleep. He kept an eye on the clock, morphing back into his hawk form. He wasn't going to get much sleep tonight.

The following morning Rachel woke up to find Tobias still by his side. She smiled at him, brushing a lock of dark hair out of his eyes. He jumped a little, having dozed off.

"You stayed all night?" she asked.

"I told you would stay," he answered, kissing her lips gently.

"Did you…" she trailed off.

"I didn't get stuck in morph again…I promise," he breathed.

"We should get going…don't want to miss the rest of them," he sighed.

While he was on reasonably good terms with everyone, he was still wary of pissing Jake off. Sure he wasn't afraid of Jake but his anger did pose a bit of an annoyance. Rachel got up and headed for the bathroom. She knew this was the time she should b e getting her period this month so she had been faking the use of supplies. Once she finished up she kissed Tobias one last time, promising she would see him at the barn. He nodded, morphing back into a hawk and taking flight out her bedroom window.

Rachel grabbed a quick bowl of cereal before heading out the door. She was making her way to Cassie's barn when she heard a familiar voice call her name.

"Hey Rachel," Tom greeted, catching up with his cousin.

"Uh…hey Tom," she said nervously.

"Where you going?" he asked.

"Oh just for a walk…maybe head over to the arcade," she lied.

"Can I join you?" he asked. She looked at him. What was he up to? He couldn't possibly know what she was, could he? And would he really turn her in to Visser Three?

"Uh…sure," she answered after a long pause. The pair began to walk in the direction of the arcade in silence. Overhead Tobias was keeping an eye on her. He was wondering why she was walking with Tom. Just as they reached a stop sign, Tom pulled something from his pocket, forcing it over Rachel's mouth. She struggled against him but soon stopped struggling.

Rachel! Tobias called but he got no response.

Rachel can you hear me? Tobias called out again, his wings flapping faster, trying to keep up with her but Tom dragged her away before he could catch up.

This is not good, he thought to himself as he headed for Cassie's barn. He landed, morphing instantly. Surprisingly, he was the first there besides Cassie. He waited impatiently for Jake and Marco to show up. They finally arrived and he let out a slow breath.

"Where's Rachel?" Jake asked, looking around.

"She's not here," Cassie answered with a shrug.

"Something happened to her," Tobias finally supplied.

"What happened?" Jake demanded.

"You're brother happened to her. He kidnapped her," Tobias answered, trying to stay calm.

"What?" Jake asked, his throat suddenly very dry.

"I tried to follow but I lost him. I should have walked with her," he ground out, hitting one of the posts of one of the stalls. How could he have been so stupid. He should have morphed and caught up with her when he saw Tom show up.

"Why would Tom take her like that? You don't think he knows something do you?" Marco voiced.

"We'll find her," Cassie interjected, noting the determined look on Jake's face.

"Yeah…and then I' going to kill him," Jake spat.