And now the chase is on.

Chapter Thirteen: Chase

Lily's POV

She felt the heat before she saw it. The smoke had become so thick that she couldn't see her hand in front of her face. The heat had become so intense she could almost feel it burning her skin. She couldn't move, he had chained her to the floor, shut her in. This was his game, make her pay for her disobedience, She hated fire, it was too powerful to control and before long it had consumed everything around it. She started to chock on the smoke and pulled her shirt up over her mouth and nose. She lay as close as she could to the floor and reached around with her hands to see if she could find anything that could be used to pry off the chains. She could feel the fire now starting to burn her arms, back and the smoke had lodged its way into her throat and her eyes. She was finding it increasingly difficult to breathe and see. She finally located a lead pipe which she had picked up and started to pound the chains with. She pulled and shook with everything she had but could not get it undone. She started to thrash and pull as the fire moved closer and closer. She opened her mouth to scream for help but no sound came out. Suddenly to her left the barn door swung open and as she started to lose consciences a voice called out her name, it seemed so far away and she tried to answer but she felt herself being pulled under into an abyss. She felt hands on her arms as the voice seemed closer and more urgent.

"Lily, Lily! Honey you need to wake up, you're having a nightmare. Come on sweetheart, open those pretty eyes. I need you to look at me!" Her eyes flew open and she was staring into the most beautiful gray eyes she had ever seen. They were filled with concern and were strangely clear. Defiantly clearer then they had been before.

"Aaron" She spoke his name softly. She was sitting in a chair that had been facing the window, covered in a blanket. Aaron was kneeling in front of her gripping her upper arm and looking very troubled.

"Hey, you okay? You were having a nightmare and from the sounds of it, it was a really bad one." He started rubbing her arms in an up and down motion. She shook the remnants of the dream away and seemed to snap back to the present.

"I'm okay; it was just a really bad memory." She tried giving him a small smile. "How are you feeling?" She asked as she leaned in to feel his forehead finding the fever had broken. He took her hand away from his face and held it for a moment.

"You want to tell me about it?" He asked her. At first she was hesitant. He was just coming off from a high fever and she wasn't sure what he remembered from the night before. Did he remember the memories, which seemed to say but she also wondered if he remembered the kiss. She sure did, in fact it was all that she could think about. He had told her he loved her, which made her heart flutter and her cheeks grow warm. He seemed to sense he thoughts and squeezed her hands encouraging her to her to talk. She took a deep breath and started to recall.

"It was about the day that you found me. Sarah had done something that my uncle didn't approve of. He had come home drunk like he always did and went to go and hit her. I had had enough, she couldn't help that she was the way she was. She was always so innocent so childlike. Anyway, I stepped in when he went after her. He hated it when I did that and the beatings were always the worst. This time was particular bad and he chained me inside the barn. Then he caught the barn on fire." She looked down for a moment. "I thought I was going to die that time and I almost did until you came in. I never forgot that and when you didn't remember, it just about broke my heart. After Sarah died, I ran away from foster care and tried to find you and I couldn't. You were the only other person I had ever connected with. When I found out what was happening with my research I never expected to find you there." Aaron brush the hair from her face. He traced a pattern on her upper arm were a scare lay beneath.

"I do remember now, and I remember how hard you tried not to cry out when I carried you out of that barn. I remember how terrified you were of your uncle. I remember how strong you were and how I stayed with you until they wouldn't let me anymore. You're right, you are a survivor and that reminded me a lot of myself. We are more alike than you think my dear and I think that why we fit." He pulled closer to her and she prepared herself as he came in to kiss her that was when all of a sudden the mirror right above her head shattered. Aaron pushed her to the floor yelling at her to stay down. There was a few more shots fired into the window and then silence. Aaron acted quickly as he gathered their things and her hand.

"Come on, it's time to run." They made their way out of the room and down the stairs out on too the street. Aaron gripping her hand in a death grip dragged her the length of the street and around the corner, after about two blocks of weaving in and out of the crowds at a break neck speed, he pulled her down a short ally way and into a door way that was hidden from the street. Pulling her close he whispered in her ear.

"We're being followed. I think is another assassin. He's in a white jackets, wearing sunglasses and looks like he won't be stopping anytime soon. We need to get to the river, find a boat and get out of here as soon as possible, so I'm going to lead him away, I need you to get to the river and be ready when I get there." She started to shake her head and gripped the front of his shirt. "Listen, it will be okay, I won't be far behind."

"No" she said firmly, absolutely not, we do this together or not at all, because I am not letting you out of my sight for a minute. Do you get that I am not about to lose you so, no we find another way." He looked at her for a moment before he finally gave in to her, looking slightly relieved.

"Okay, fine but you stay close and if I say go, you go understand!" She nodded her head and he looked around the corner gripping her hand once more. He looked around and when he didn't spot anyone they started off in the direction of the river. They made their way through the city and were about half way there when a shoot was fired above their heads once more and they took off in a dead run. Going in and out of people and finally into traffic. Suddenly there was a roar of an engine; Lily looked behind her to find a car bearing down on them fast! Aaron, who also saw this pulled her down ally way, over two blocks and onto a park way. He spotted a motorcycle that was unattended and basically threw her on the back while he turned the key that by some miracle or just plain idiocy was left. He pulled out onto the street and a chase ensued.

Well folks, I'm not so good with action scenes but I will try. I hope you all enjoyed, until next time!