Chapter Seven:

"Oh my god! What happened?" Suki cried as soon as we came in the door.
Ian squeezed my shoulder, "I was attacked by a crazy waitress who took CJ's bracelet."
"Did you tell the manager?" Gabe asked.

"Yes, but she didn't know who I was talking about, due to the fact that the crazy waitress disappeared into thin air." Ian said.

"You don't think?" Suki asked.

I burst back into tears, "It can't be."
"CJ, we can't out run them forever." Gabe said.

"No!" I cried burring my face into Ian's chest.

"Let's not think about it for now." Ian said.

I nodded.
"Come on Ceej, I'll make you hot chocolate." I let Ian lead me to the kitchen and he sat me down in a chair.

"Ian?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you think it's Tower Prep?"
Ian turned to look at me, "Ceej, I don't know. And if it is, I'm not going. No matter what that lady told us about fighting from the inside."

I nodded.

"Marshmallows?"
"Yes!"

"Big or small marshmallows?"
I stood up and looked at the two bags he was holding, "I say big."
Ian took one out of the bag and handed it to me. I smiled.

"Thanks."
"Eat it."
I popped the fluffy marshmallow into my mouth, "This is really good." I said through the marshmallow.

Ian laughed, "Don't talk with your mouth full."

I smiled as he handed me a cup. "Thanks."

"Welcome." I took a sip.

"BLAH!" I cried.

"What?" Ian asked.
"Did you forget milk?"
"Milk?"
"YES!"

"Oh yeah."

"Ian!" I moaned.

"What?"
"Hot chocolate doesn't taste right without milk."
"My mom never put milk in it." Ian said.

I rolled my eyes.

Ian rolled his, "I'll get the milk."
"Good!"

Ian walked over to the fridge and popped it open.

"Here." He said handing me the milk cart. I pulled the top off and poured it in. Then I handed the milk back to Ian and picked up my cup.

"Much better." I told him after taking a sip.

Ian smiled, "Whatever, I still like mine this way." He took a sip.

And we stood there smiling at each other drinking our hot chocolate, and slowly the memory of breakfast faded.

LIDILIDI

I was sound asleep, that was till I was awoken by a noise.
"Suki?" I whispered.

The noise came again.

I slid out of bed and quietly across the room to Suki's bed. "Suki!" I shook her. Suki moaned. "Suki, wake up!" I whispered in her ear. Suki blinked.

"CJ?"
"Suki! Shh! There is someone moving around down stairs."
"CJ, it's just Ian."
"No Suki, it's not. I know how Ian moves around."
A thud.

Suki sat up, "What was that?"
"See! I'm going to go get Gabe."

"I'm coming with you."
I softly pushed open the bedroom door, and placed my foot carefully on the floor sneaking around Tower Prep had taught me a lot.
Suki and I crept down the hall to where Gabe was sleeping. From inside I could hear him snoring. I slowly pushed open the door again and peered inside. Gabe was asleep on the bed, pillow clutched in his arms.

"Gabe!" I whispered.

"Uh?"
"Gabe!" Suki cried.

Gabe shot up, "Suki?" He asked.

"There is a weird noise coming from down stairs." I told him.

"It's just Ian."
"No it's not." Suki whispered.

"Fine." Gabe said sliding on his glasses.
All three of us kept down the hall and stopped at the top of the stairs.

"Where's Ian when you need him?" Gabe whispered.

"Asleep where the intruder is." I told him.

BANG something slammed down.

"Who's there!" Ian voice cried.

"Awake, with the intruder." Gabe whispered.

"CJ?" Ian called.

"Come on." I whispered creeping down to the next stair.

We quickly slid down the stairs and I took off turning the corner towards the living room.

That's when I hit some one. I opened my mouth to scream but a hand clamped down. I pulled against them, but this person was strong.

"CJ! It's me!" Ian whispered in my ear. I relaxed and Ian removed his hand.

"Ian! You scared me half to death."
"Who's making that sound?"
"We don't know." Suki said coming around the corner with Gabe.

"We need to find out." I said.

Ian nodded, "Come on." Ian waved his hand and crept forward towards the living room. I followed him, trying to see around him.

BANG!
I grabbed Ian's shirt. That one had been louder then all the others.

"It's coming from the kitchen." Ian whispered.

"Should we call the police?" Suki whispered.

Ian gave her a look, "Suki, we took on Tower Prep. I think we will be okay."
Ian crept forward to the kitchen door, and turned back to us. "On three." He mouthed.

We nodded.

"One, two, THREE!" Ian threw open the door...

And what was standing there made all four of us scream.

Author's Note: CLIFFY! Ha, I know I'm so mean. Planning the next chapter now. But Lidi999 is also being killed by her reviewers on: Stoll and Weasley, and then on Fiction Press: My Best Friend Was Stolen, The Accident, What I Used to Be and Fate or Fake. Six stories? Yeah, I'm trying to manage six stories. So I'm so sorry when I take awhile for stuff to get up. Oh and for those of you who are reading Stoll and Weasley I'm having writers block on it. SORRY!

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