Hey kids!
So here's something completely insane... this story is almost at 300 reviews! INSANITY.
Also, tonight I found the trailer I made for this story MONTHS ago, and I just uploaded it to youtube, check it out!
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I would also like to give a massive shoutout to Blue Penguin Lightning who sent me the most amazing PM ever, and who also has an awesome-sauce trilogy which you all MUST read. It's fantastical. Seriously.
Anyways, enjoy!
Tori chewed nervously on her lower lip as she stared hopefully out of the front window of the police car she and Andre were still waiting in. Her eyes flickered down to the digital clock on the dashboard, and she sighed as she realised she and Andre had been waiting for over thirty-five minutes in her father's police car in the middle of nowhere. She sighed loudly and ran a hand through her hair.
"What's taking them so long?" she asked anxiously, her gaze falling back to the long path in front of them. The more she looked outside, the darker it seemed to get. And with no streetlight on the dirt road they were on, it was even darker.
"Relax, I'm sure everything's fine. Maybe... maybe they found them and they're just bringing them back now?" Andre suggested, looking hopefully out the window.
Tori shook her head, "What if something happened to my dad? What if... What if Stanley got him, Andre? What if-"
"Shh, calm down," Andre cut her off, placing a comforting hand on her arm as he watched her hands shake in fear. "If something had happened, we would have known about it," he assured her, squeezing her shoulder lovingly.
She sighed and chewed on her lip thoughtfully. As she opened her mouth to speak, she suddenly screamed in fear as someone knocked on the window beside her from outside. Andre also cried out in surprise and grabbed Tori's hand protectively.
They turned their heads and immediately relaxed as they found Tori's father at the window. Tori sighed in relief and clasped her hand to her chest, feeling her heart racing madly beneath her skin. The driver door opened and David climbed in, sighing heavily as he sat down and closed the door after him.
"Well?" Tori asked, her eyes filled with hope as she looked at her father.
David sighed again and shook his head, "Nothing," he answered, "It was just an abandoned van."
Tori and Andre's hopes dwindled at the same time, and they both sunk back into the leather seat they were sitting on.
Tori shook her head, "We have to keep looking."
David nodded, "We will, baby. I promise, we're not going to give up. Not until we find them."
Cat's deep brown eyes stared down at the small tool she held in her hands. Her fingers ran over the handles of it, feeling the smooth, red plastic beneath her skin. This could be it — their one ticket to freedom. Finally. She sighed and placed them down on the ground beside her, laying her sweater over them as a way to hide them.
"I'm nervous about this," she spoke, her voice hoarse, "I don't want it to go wrong."
"If we stick to the plan, we'll be fine," Robbie told her, stroking her hair away from her face lovingly.
"I guess," she shrugged, wanting to believe him.
"What do you want to do when we get home?" Robbie asked a few minutes later, repositioning his girlfriend so her legs were across his lap as she cuddled into him. Their chains tangled together, but they didn't care at that moment in time.
Cat thought for a moment as she traced patterns on his chest before a small smile appeared on her lips, "I want to watch old movies with you in bed," she answered softly, nuzzling her cheek into his shoulder.
Robbie smiled softly and hugged the redhead tightly in his arms, his heart swelling with love for her, "Anything else?"
"I want us all to take a trip together. You, me, Andre, Tori, Beck and Jade. I want us all to get away for a while," she whispered, staring at the wall across from her.
"We can take a trip," Robbie nodded, pressing a kiss to her forehead, "Anything you want."
Across the room, Beck held Jade in a similar way to how Robbie held Cat, but it could be guaranteed that his grip was 100% tighter on his own girlfriend. He could still feel her legs shaking as they lay across his lap.
"How're you doing?" he asked softly, ducking his head to look down at her.
Jade simply shook her head in response, her eyes closing as a lone tear made its way down her soft yet bruised cheek. Beck frowned sadly and pressed several kisses to her forehead, letting her know he was there for her.
She took in a shaky breath, "I just want to go," she breathed as she shook her head. Beck could practically see her falling apart inside as her chest heaved with the force of her oncoming sobs. "I just want to go," she sobbed. Beck swallowed hard and held her even tighter — if that was possible.
"I know, baby. I know," he breathed, closing his eyes to hold back his own tears.
"Well, isn't this adorable?" A voice came from above them.
Simultaneously, the teenagers looked up to find Jessica standing at the top of the stairs with plates in her hands. She smiled sickeningly at them before making her way down the steps and onto the basement floor.
"Ah, young love," she smiled as she placed the plates down in the middle of the room while looking between the young couples. As her eyes fell away from Robbie and Cat, her eyes suddenly caught sight of something shiny in the dim light of the room. She frowned and moved closer to it. Cat watched her and followed her gaze.
The pliers.
Cat's heart stopped instantly. The shiny head of the pliers were sticking out from underneath her sweater. She swallowed hard as her entire body froze as she watched Jessica moving closer.
Jessica reached out and yanked Cat's sweater away, and a sick smile appeared on her lips as she picked up the pliers, "Well, well. What do we have here?" she smirked, holding up the pliers. Beck, Jade and Robbie looked up and simultaneously froze at the sight of the discovered pliers in Jessica's hand.
Jessica tutted in mock disappointment, "Nice try, kids. Now... I'm afraid I'll have to punish one of you," she decided. She looked around the teens before finally stopping on one.
"You."
The teens looked up and discovered in horror that she was pointing to Cat. Cat gulped and shook her head, tears forming in her eyes.
"No way," Robbie told Jessica firmly, tightening his hold on Cat.
Jessica's eyes snapped over to him and she snarled, raising her hand holding the pliers and bringing them down on Robbie's cheek, effectively knocking him to the side as he cried out in pain, grasping his cheek.
"Was I talking to you?" Jessica snarled before turning to Cat and grabbing her arm roughly, quickly undoing her cuff before yanking her up, "C'mon, lets go," she spat, dragging the smaller girl behind her.
"Let her go," Beck demanded, glaring up at the blonde woman above him. Jade also glared up at her, but didn't trust herself to speak.
Jessica sighed and leaned down to him, digging her fingers into Cat's arm to make sure she didn't go anywhere, "Don't make me beat you, handsome. I kinda like you," she whispered sinisterly to Beck before standing up and pulling Cat roughly up the stairs behind her.
The remaining teenagers could only watch helplessly as their favourite little redhead was dragged away - not knowing what was about to happen to her.
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