Sorry I haven't been updating! There was a lot of spring cleaning to do in my house since Chinese New Year is coming up and is now here, so... yeah! I hope you all like this chapter and Happy Chinese New Year to all of you out there who celebrate it! ^^

I entered the post office with my heart beating quickly. My fingers were trembling. I took a deep breath and mailed it off. I crossed my fingers and walked out. I bumped into someone as my head was tilted down. "Sorry…" I hurriedly walked off. I stopped by the nearest sweet shop, thinking I would find Eduardo there. Where was he? Oh well, I just waited there, in case.

Suddenly, I felt a towel forcefully cover my mouth and nose. My eyes widened! Everything became a blur and was spinning wildly. I had a headache and my eyes slowly closed.

Black. Dark. Nothing. That was all I saw when I woke up. I could feel my hands and legs tied up in biting ropes. My mouth, too, was gagged. Where was I? Then, I heard a voice. It seemed so familiar. It hit me! ALAN! At that moment, the lights blinded me. My blindfold was lifted and in front of me was him. The same face, slim eyes, purple and black hat with beads tied around strands of his hair.

I glared at him. Alan smiled and tilted his head slightly. "Hello again, Elise. Did ya miss me?" I felt disgusted at the thought. In fact, just looking at his face was irritating. Where was Eduardo… Alan then snatched the rag out of my mouth, leaving a terrible aftertaste.

"Don't bother trying to call for help or anythin'. We're on the sea, no one can find us. Especially not Sirius…" he said slyly. I still had high hopes. Eduardo was ace at rescuing kidnapped crew members, or at least, me…

So I waited. Didn't utter a single word. I just threw Alan a disgusted face. Unamused, he left, in search of other entertainment. At least I didn't have to put up with being in the same room as him. About an hour passed. Alone in the room, I was put to sleep by the boredom I felt.

( Back to when Elise just got kidnapped, with Eduardo's side now *ED POV* )

"Hmm… where did she go? I thought she would be here at the candy store… Oh well, guess she wanted t' go back first…" I thought. I walked towards the ship, holding a paper bag in my hand. I think she'll like this….

….. walking walking …..

"Hey Thomas, did Elise come back before me?" Puzzled, Thomas shook his head. God. That girl is always causing trouble! I ran off the ship to look for her. I hope she's safe…

The dark blue started setting in. This was not good. Where were the guys? Where was Eduardo…The doors suddenly flung open. I looked up to see Alan standing there, smiling once more. I rolled my eyes. "Hello my pearl, I just wanted t' tell ya we've never left port! You see, I can be funny too… Either way, ya can't get out! We gonna have some fun, don't leave the ship!" He then proceeded to join his lackeys.

Maybe Sirius was still here! There's a chance of escape! At the corner of my eye, I saw a mirror. Then it hit me. I pushed myself to it. I stared at my reflection. Was I really going to do it? Of course! That's the only way!

( On Sirius )

"Eduardo, where are you going?" Thomas asked, puzzled. "To find Elise…" Eduardo murmured before striding off. Finding Elise? Could she be in trouble? Thomas thought to himself. "I should tell the rest!" he said.

( Eduardo POV )

Dang! Where is she? Always causing me trouble… "Eduardo?" he heard someone call out to him. "Lina…"

( Back to Elise )

Against the wall was me. Warm liquid traced down my arms. Looking at the glass shards on the floor I grabbed one with my fingers. Sharp pain pierced through my fingertips. My face winced in pain. I took deep breaths before sawing the glass on the tightly tied ropes. I could feel them loosening. As my hands broke free, I untied the ropes around my legs.

I was exhausted. Still, I would be stuck here if my plan didn't work. I crawled to the door and slightly opened it to make sure no one was in the halls. True enough, it was nighttime. When the coast was clear, I staggered out. Unfortunately, I was discovered. "Ay, she's getting' away!" the twins Tom and Colin shouted in unison.

Panicked, I threw a barrel at them and true enough, they tripped over it. I took this golden opportunity to escape. I limped off the ship, Tom and Colin in high pursuit. At that moment, I tripped over something. As I was falling I thought that there was no hope left for me. "Ungh!"…