A/N: Wow, so many nice reviews : ) -Is happy now- I hope this chapter is just as good. BTW, what does the term Mary Sue mean? That confuses me to no end! And a special thanks to Pickles, I'm so happy you like my other fics as well : )

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Chapter Two "Kidnapped"

Lexi sat with her back against a tree, hugging her knees to her chest as she gazed around. They'd taken her to the Forgotten Capital, their base in the Sleeping Forest. The Forest truly was beautiful, the trees all white and nearly glowing, the grass so lush. She shivered a little, bowing her head to rest her forehead on her knees, and closed her eyes. She never imagined that it would be like this, that she would be so scared. Right now it seemed so much more fun to just dream. If she wasn't dreaming already. She could hear them arguing, their voices too soft for her to be able to tell what they were saying. Maybe it had something to do with her, maybe it didn't.

Maybe if she got away, got back to where she had woken up here, she could get back home. But she didn't really know, she was just guessing, supposing. Thinking. Raising her head, she gazed over at the three brothers, standing in front of the Forgotten Capital. None of them were facing her, and none of them seemed to be paying her any attention for the moment. Maybe now was her chance. Her chance to do what? If her escape idea failed, they'd be angry at her. But maybe she wouldn't get caught; she always had to be hopeful. Cautiously she rose to her feet, careful to be as quiet as possible. Continuing to watch them, she backed into the trees, as far as she dared without risking tripping over something. Than she turned and ran, dodging around bushes or leaping over them. She didn't know how much noise she made; her heart was pounding in her ears. She hadn't made it very far-at least she didn't think she had-before a blow was dealt to her back and she fell. She rolled awkwardly, one elbow scraping against a tree.

"Just where do you think you're going?"

She knew the voice before she looked up. Kadaj stood over her, one foot on either side of her hips, tip of his double bladed sword under her chin. There was angry annoyance in his eyes and the expression scared her. She trembled a little, tears coming to her eyes and blurring her vision for a moment as she tried to speak.

"I…I…nowhere…" she muttered, looking away. Maybe it was better that she didn't keep insisting she wasn't from here.

"That's right," he said. He lowered his sword to his side, reaching down and grabbing her by the collar of her shirt. He dragged her to her feet, "You're nothing but trouble." He took her by the arm and dragged her back through the Forest to the Forgotten Capital, where the other two were.

She started to protest angrily at how rough he was, but he threw her down at Yazoo's feet.

"Keep a better watch over her," Kadaj said to him before walking away.

Lexi drew her legs up and rested her head on her knees, hiding her face. Her elbow stung and she thought that it was bleeding. So much for her escape idea. Why was Kadaj always so annoyed with her? Why did he seem to want nothing to do with her? She hadn't been here long at all, but it was in his expression every time he looked at her. She could feel Yazoo's presence beside her, but still didn't move. Not until he lifted her arm and she felt his tongue, as velvet as his voice, against her skin. She jerked her head up, turning her gaze to him. She hoped her eyes weren't as wide as she thought they were as she watched him lick the blood from her elbow. His movements were quick, delicate, like a cat, and it was either the sexiest thing, or the scariest. She was undecided, somewhere in between the two. When he was done, he lifted his haunting gaze to her face, and she found herself utterly speechless.

"You shouldn't have tried to run," he said to her, his voice even softer than usual, "You don't want to make Kadaj angry."

"Well, it s-seems that he was a-already angry," she said.

"Only because of you," Loz said.

She shifted her gaze over to him for a second. It was the first time he'd spoken to her.

"I don't want to hurt you," Yazoo said, his voice low, "But if you attempt to run again…" he let the threat hang and she tried to pull her arm away from him, but he didn't let go. "Do you understand?"

She nodded mutely, drawing back a little, as much as she could.

"Good," he said, letting her arm slide from his grip.

She scooted away a little, blinking her hair out of her eyes.

"So…where are you from?" Loz asked.

"Some place you wouldn't know," Lexi replied nervously, shaking her head slowly.

"Oh really?" Yazoo inquired.

She gazed at him warily for a second. "Ever heard of Florida?"

He seemed to consider this for a moment. "No."

"Than forget about it," she said with a sigh, linking her arms around her legs and resting her chin on her knees.

"If you are from so far away, how did you end up here?" He reached out a hand towards her and she forced herself not to flinch away like she almost did. He moved her hair back from her face, tucking it behind her ear. He trailed his palm down her cheek before drawing back and a shiver ran down her spine.

"T-that's what I want to know," she said.

"You really don't know?" Loz said, brow furrowing.

"For the last time; no," she said. She felt like an insect in a glass jar, and they were studying her.

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She sat with her back against the wall, curled up as tight as she could, shivering a little. She was cold; she wished she had a jacket. She should have been asleep to begin with, but she found herself unable to. Her gaze traveled once again around the room, inside the Forgotten Capital, still taking in its eerie beauty, before coming to rest on the three brothers. Watching them sleep, she thought how peaceful they looked, not like warriors or murderers. And they didn't seem cold. The thought made her shiver again. Kadaj sighed softly in his sleep, rolling over closer to his brothers. Yazoo slept with his head on his eldest brother's chest, Loz's arm across his shoulders.

Lexi slipped down a little to lie on her side, hugging her knees to her chest. If she was dreaming, which she was slowly thinking less and less that she was, she wondered when she would wake up. 'You're not going to wake up, because you're not dreaming stupid, and you're stuck here,' she said to herself. Her eyes began to flutter closed, but she forced them back open. She felt uncomfortable about going to sleep, and she knew why. Her eyes fluttered again, and it was harder to keep them open. She stifled a yawn, shaking her head a little in an attempt to keep herself awake. It didn't work for long. She felt her eyes sliding closed, as heavy as if sand bags were tied to them, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't keep them open. The calm darkness of peace over took her into its depths.