Casa Walsh

A strange dark figure could be seen standing outside of the Walsh household moving towards the house. The sky was black and the only thing that you could see was the stars sparkling above. This guy was on a mission and wasn't about to let anything get in his way. As he moved his pants brushed together creating a swishing sound as he tried to stay as quiet as he could walking up to the back door.

The door was open, probably because Brenda had forgotten to lock it when she and Cassie came in from playing outside earlier that day. The man smiled as the door opened effortlessly and he smoothly slipped inside. Once inside he made his way up the stairs and into the second bedroom. He had been watching the house all weekend and he knew exactly which one the little girl was staying in.

"Bingo!" He whispered to himself as he moved towards the bed.

Cassie looked so small in that big bed, but he knew that she meant more to Kelly than anything in the world, and that was what he wanted. He put his hands carefully under the little girl and lifted her small body into the air. She unconsciously wrapped her arms around his neck as he slowly made his way back down the stairs. Nothing had ever been that simple for him, and he knew the coast was clear when he gently placed her in the backseat of his car and drove away.

"You're not so tough now Kelly… Are you?" He asked to no one as he drove back to his Long Beach apartment.

Brandon's Hotel Room

It was the day that Brandon and Kelly where heading back to Beverly Hills and neither one of them could wait. Brandon picked up his shirt from the bed and tossed it into his bag while Kelly went into the bathroom to grab their toothbrushes. A Brandon finished packing he threw his bag over his shoulder and waited for Kelly to finish with her bag so that he could take it down to the lobby. Kelly handed him the bag and went over to the door to open it so that Brandon wouldn't have to.

"Do we have everything?" Brandon said looking around the room.

"Yes I grabbed Cassie gift and put it in my bag. Stop worrying I think we have everything, now let's go, before we miss the plane!" Kelly said happy to be going home.

"Okay, Okay I'm going!" Brandon said but just as they were about to close the door the phone rang.

"Who could that be?" Kelly said rolling her eyes mainly because she was anxious to be back with her daughter.

"Hang on I'll find out." Brandon said tossing the bags down and heading over to the phone. "Hello?" He asked somewhat annoyed because soon they would be late for their plane.

" Brandon put Kelly on NOW!" Brenda said trying not to sound panicked.

"I'm gonna kill whoever did this…" Dylan can be heard in the background.

"Brenda what's wrong? Why is Dylan saying that?" Brandon asked as Kelly looked at him.

"Brenda? Wait what's Dylan doing there?" Kelly questioned Brandon and he nodded.

"Just put Kelly on Brandon… I'll explain everything to her!" Brenda said calming down a little.

"Kel, she won't tell me she wants to talk to you." Brandon said passing the phone to Kelly.

"Make it fast Bren we're going to be late for our plane." Kelly said with a smile on her face.

"Cassie's gone!" Brenda said quickly as the smile on Kelly's face faded fast.

"What do you mean she's gone?" Kelly asked almost in freak out mode.

"I mean I woke up this morning and she wasn't in Brandon's bed… she isn't anywhere in the house and I have no idea where she is." Brenda was trying not to scream.

"Oh my God…" Was all Kelly could get out, a look of total panic crossed her face as she sat on the down on the bed.

"Kelly I think someone took her!" Brenda was now totally freaking out.

Kelly was in total shock as she dropped the phone and sat staring straight ahead on the bed. Her breathing was slow and choppy as she tried to put the pieces together, slowly the reality of what Brenda had told her started to sink in. Kelly closed her eyes and that monstrous image of Dan appeared as Brandon grabbed the phone from her lap knowing that whatever Brenda had said had to be bad to make Kelly act like this.

"Brenda, tell me who's gone!" Brandon demanded through the phone.

"Cassie… I'm sorry… I don't know what to do!" Brenda said totally freaking out now.

"Bren, calm down! We'll be there as soon as we can… just call the police and tell them everything…" Brandon wanted to say more but Kelly started to come out of her shocked state and he ended up hanging up the phone.

"Oh my God… No… CASSIE!" Kelly cried as she put her head in her hands.

Slowly her hands ran through her hair and all she could think was that she wanted to pull it all out. She was a mess and she knew it, but there wasn't anything she could do about it. She knew she should never have left Cassie. She should have taken her with her or she should have stayed in Beverly Hills. Either way she should have been there for her little girl. Brandon saw how freaked out Kelly was and knew that he needed to help in any way that he could.

"It's gonna be okay Kel… we'll find her… I promise." Brandon said as he tried to calm her by rubbing her back.

"I can't believe he would do this… why is he doing this Brandon?" Kelly asked wiping the tears from her eyes.

"Because… I don't know why, but I do know that Cassie needs us home so we should go and get on that plane. Once we get to my house we can figure out the rest. Brenda is calling the police… they are going to find her." Brandon said helping Kelly up.

"I just… I feel so helpless Brandon… she's only five years old… she must be so scared… what if they can't find her?... I don't know what I'll do…" Kelly said leaning on him as they walked to the elevator.

" Brandon hey what's up?" Clare said seeing them walking down the hall. "Kelly what's wrong?" She asked noticing she was crying.

"Clare… we gotta get back home… please don't ask questions." Brandon said as they stepped into the elevator.

"Okay… Kelly seriously what's wrong?" Clare asked the question anyway, obviously concerned.

"Clare, what part of, don't ask questions do you not understand?" Brandon asked wondering why she had to continue this discussion.

" Brandon its okay…" Kelly said pushing the first floor button and wiping her eyes with her hands. "Um... Clare, my little girl… who means the world to me… is missing… and I don't know if the police are gonna find her… so please…" Kelly couldn't finish what she was saying.

"I didn't realize… Kel I'm sorry…" Clare was shocked by what she had just heard, but she also wasn't about to stand in Kelly's way.

After all, Kelly was the one who talked her through some pretty hard things at that retreat. They were stuck in the same room together and Kelly made the best out of it despite what she had thought of her. Clare decided that the best thing she could do was to walk away and just let them go home. She didn't want to stand in the way of Kelly finding that little girl, and she could see the love in Brandon's face whenever he was with Kelly.

"Thanks Clare…" Brandon said as they all got off the elevator and went there separate ways.

Brandon and Kelly headed outside and got in the first cab they saw heading to the airport. Once they were in the cab heading to the plane that would take them home Kelly was able to calm herself a little and Brandon was able to relax more. It would be easier once they were home everything would turn around, at least that was the way Brandon was going to look at things because otherwise they were both going to fall apart.