Jeff's Grace, Dawn's Past

Disclaimer: I do not own the Hardy Boys, Matt or Jeff, they belong to themselves and the WWE, any OC's are mine and only I can torment them

Chapter 11

Casey kept sneaking glimpses out of the near by windows as the Scrabble game continued. Jeff was using every unusual word he could think of, and Matt kept calling him a cheater and bringing out the dictionary. Casey, as much as it hurt her pride, was taking a beating at the game.

'Keep that idiot inside and the idiots' brother, I'll be there to finish up business or to start it, which ever it is.'

Dawn's words kept ringing loudly in her mind as she glimpsed at the clock, every time she looked it seemed it only moved 5 minutes. She was on the count down, and half an hour had passed since Dawn had called. She snapped back into reality as a yelling match between the brothers erupted. Both of them stood abruptly and sent their chairs skidding back, getting into each others face. Casey looked at both of them in disbelief.

'These idiots don't even realize there is three guys out there ready to beat the shit or worse out of them and me, and I'm supposed to keep quiet about it.'

A small sob slipped from Casey's mouth as she stood suddenly and nearly ran into the living room to lock the windows, to check the front yard and lock the doors. She was on her way upstairs when she saw from the corner of her eye both men had stopped yelling and were trying to make their way towards her.

'Keep going, Dawn is counting on you. Find something, get ready, and find something to defend yourself and the guys.'

Casey went from room to room peaking out the window while locking them; she was walking over Jeff's bed as the boys caught up with her and followed her into Matt's room. Both men blocked the door as she whirled around to leave the room.

"Case, what's going on, you've been distracted for the past half hour and now you're running around here like a maniac." Matt spoke with concern, but his tone brooked no room for argument from her. Casey tried to plow her way through the guys and failed. She turned her back on them and looked out Matt's window facing the tree line of the property. Jeff placed his hand on her shoulder to turn her and she just collapsed.

"The keepers, they are in the tree line, that phone call was from Dawn, to warn me, to make sure you guys stayed inside and to wait until she got here." She spoke through broken sobs as her eyes never left the window; she saw the glints of metal through the brush as the sun set sending its rays deep into the trees.

Jeff's hand dropped from her shoulder and his breath hitched. He clenched and unclenched his hands, the anger mounting deep inside.

'That fucking brat, how dare she, she can't take them, she can't by herself.'

Matt stood there running his hand over his face and through his hair, thinking hard, trying to believe all of what has happened and wondering how in hell he got dragged into this far into the mess.

Both Matt and Jeff broke from their musings when they heard Casey rummaging in Matt's closet, after watching clothes and shoes fly everywhere she came out with his rifle case, plunked it on the bed and then dove under his bed and found his locked gun case, which she put beside the rifle case.

"Unlock them Matt." Casey requested evenly, sternly and with a hidden fury. Matt looked to Jeff who nodded his head, slowly Matt walked over and unlocked the rifle case in which immediately Casey had yanked the gun and ammo out and began to load it. Jeff hung back from Casey and Matt, he didn't care for guns to much, but he knew this was serious business if Casey was getting ready to lock and load. Matt unlocked the second gun case and took the gun out and slowly loaded the cartridge and cocked it back loading it. He handed it over to Casey which she slipped it into the back of her jeans and she walked out of the room and down the stairs.

She looked at the clock, 10 minutes to go till the hour was up, she was going to do some damage to these guys before Dawn got here. She looked to Jeff as he looked into the direction of the tree line. She could hear the dogs starting to bark.

"I know you see them Jeff, I want you to act casual and go and check on the dogs and come right back here, I'll have to you covered the entire time." She looked at him calmly. His eyes widened, this Casey he didn't know, but he knew he had to help, he'd seen just a fraction of what those men did to Dawn, and he wanted to help. Matt went to protest but Casey shushed him as Jeff slid the patio doors open, looked back at them and headed calmly out the doors.

Casey quickly handed the rifle to Matt and pulled out the gun, she moved over to the side of the patio doors and kept watch on the tree line intently.

"Matt go watch Jeff, lemme know when he's headed back to the house." She spoke quickly. Matt grunted and headed over to the window and watched Jeff lean over the fence that kept the dogs in, gave a few pats and told them to hush up. He turned around to come back to the house, Matt was about to tell Casey he was coming, but then he saw Jeff duck into his garage. Matt swore loudly under his breath as he heard Jeff's dirt bike start up.

"That fucking punk can't do what he's told can he?" Casey angrily questioned Matt. Just then they heard three more bikes start up one at a time. Casey watched as Jeff rode by the deck with his chest protector and helmet on and headed out to the Imagi circuit.

Jeff did a quick circuit and then came back to stop in front of the deck as Casey and Matt came out onto the deck. The wind had died down; the sun was just setting behind the trees as the other bikes rode up. Casey slide the gun back into its place in the back of her jeans, Matt taking the hint leaned his rifle up against the deck railing which hid it and then he crossed his arms over his chest. Jeff sat on his dirt bike, leaning over the gas tank with his arms crossed on the handle bars watching as the others rode up half way.

One of the riders took off his helmet and looked over the threesome. "Good to see you Moon Dog, where the fuck is Twilight?"

"John," Casey sneered, "I don't know where the fuck Twilight is, I haven't seen her since last time I was medical at one of her fights."

"Get off of it Moon Dog, where's Dawn?" He tried again angrily.

"Now why in the fucking world would I tell you Keeper?" Casey spat back. "Haven't you done enough damage? Obviously she doesn't like her keepers company anymore." John cursed loudly as he pulled his gun out and rested it on the gas tank of his bike. Thinking she would tell him what he wanted to know at the obvious threat he played his card. Much to his surprise Casey flashed her gun and laid it down on the railing of the deck.

"Get the fuck out of the Imagi-nation Keepers, this isn't your place, and if you think we'll back down, your fucking wrong." Casey screamed at them. The three riders looked at each other and nodded.

"One way or another Moon Dog, you and your fuck toys there will tell us what we want to know." John bit out in fury.

Casey looked to Jeff, who nodded at her and then to Matt who nodded his agreement also. She looked to the skies and took a deep breath.

"Game on mutherfuckers."