RE–EDITED!

A/N: Hello Earthlings… Firstly, I would just like to apologise to my beautiful readers for the late update… I had writers block for this story (well the end bit was hard) but I have it now. But don't stress, it wasn't major writers block coz I already have the next chapter. Anywhoo… Please… Enjoy

Disclaimer: Then my name would be… Wait… I don't even know who the rightful owners are…

MINE: Missing!

Elena looked down at her watch with a frown. It had been exactly three hours since she'd called Jeremy asking him to bring her black box to school. She wondered what was taking him so long, he should've been here like two hours ago.

The girl looked around the busy gym. The Dance Committee was all there, helping with the prepping of the gym for their annual school dance. Others were there too, including the football team and a few other sports teams and societies that were helping with moving and decorating the hall for the dance.

Elena spotted Tyler, who'd arrived about an hour ago. She wanted to go up to him and give him a piece of her mind, but then she really didn't want a confrontation only to have Jeremy angry at her. And besides, at the moment Tyler looked out of it. He was barely listening to what anyone was saying and he kept sending texts to someone and/or calling them. It was actually kinda off putting to watch.

The teenager sighed then made her way to Tyler as he once again sent a text. She smiled at the rest of the football team as she pulled Tyler away from them and walked them outside to talk to him in private. She heard whispers of 'busted' and 'she's about to tear him a new one' and 'wonder what he did to Gilbert junior this time' from the people around them, but she just rolled her eyes. Elena wasn't bothered, if they assumed that that's why she called Tyler; that was fine with her.

"What's wrong with you?" she asked, frowning when Tyler once again looked down at his cellphone with a frown. "Tyler— —"

"Where's Jeremy?" Tyler asked, still looking at his cellphone.

"He's at home. He's grounded."

"Hmm!"

"Why?" Tyler typed something quickly then sighed. He bit his bottom lip a few times then he began to pace. Stefan, Bonnie, Anna–Marie, Caroline and Damon—Elena didn't even want to know where he came from—joined them.

"What's going on?" Bonnie asked. Elena shrugged, looking at Tyler with worry.

"I've been sending Jeremy texts for the past two hours and he hasn't replied to any one of them," Tyler said, looking down at his cellphone. "Even if he was angry at me for some reason of another, he would've replied to me by now… he always replies." Tyler dialled Jeremy's number and waited while it rang.

"Hey, this is Jeremy, you know what to do."

"Voicemail, again!"

"Maybe his phone is switched off," Caroline said. Tyler shook his head.

"Something's wrong. I can feel it, something's very wrong."

"I'll try and call the house," Elena said. She dialled the house number and it rang till it too went into voicemail. She tried a few more times.

"Maybe he's sleeping," Caroline tried again.

"He would've heard the phone though," Elena said. She kept calling the house phone while Tyler called the cellphone again.

"What do we do?"

"I'm going home to go check there."

"We're coming with," Bonnie said. Elena nodded then once more tried to call the house but no one answered. They all rushed to their cars and drove to Elena's house.

The first thing they noticed when they arrived was the open door. Jeremy never left the door opened… for any reason! Elena rushed to the house and called out for Jeremy. No answer came. Jeremy's stereo was on upstairs. Elena looked around, calling out for her brother.

"I'll go check upstairs," Stefan said rushing up.

"I'll check here," Damon said, already going to the living room. Tyler once more tried to call Jeremy but it once again went into voicemail. Tyler threw his phone on the ground in frustration trying to figure out where the hell Jeremy had gone off to.

"Breaking your cellphone isn't going to help us," Anna–Maria said, rolling her eyes at the Wolf.

"Shut up!" Tyler snarled. He sighed then bent down to pick up his cellphone when something caught his eye.

Jeremy's camera! It was under the table. Tyler frowned, picking up the camera and turning it on. He then went to the pictures and the first was of Elena. Tyler's frown deepened. He looked up at Elena then looked down at the picture. The time and date where of that day but how could Elena be in two places at once? Tyler could bet on his life that Elena had been at the school. The outfits weren't alike either.

"He's not upstairs," Stefan said walking back to the group.

"Or anywhere in or around the house or in the back yard," Damon said.

"Shit!" Tyler said as realisation hit him like a ton of bricks, almost knocking him unconscious.

"What?" Elena asked, looking at the Wolf who was kneeling on the floor, looking at something.

"I know who took Jeremy…"

"What? Who?" Tyler stood up and handed the camera over to Damon.

"Well you'll never guess who's back to ruin our lives," he said with an eye roll. He turned the camera so everyone could see.

"Katherine!" they all said.

–?–

Jeremy stirred slightly, as he slowly came back to the land of the conscious. The back of his head hurt like crazy and his arms and legs felt a bit numb. The teen tried to get up but found that his arms where tied to something behind him. He opened his eyes and found that he was in a cellar type place that had very bad lighting and felt almost damp, like there was water somewhere close by. Jeremy pulled at the chains that bound his arms, already knowing he wouldn't be able to get free even if he tried. But he couldn't help it. He just had to at least try.

"Don't bother struggling, you aren't going anywhere," a voice that sounded much like Elena's said. Jeremy looked around then spotted the owner of the voice. For a moment he was shocked, then he realised who it was.

"You!" he snarled.

"Me!" Katherine said smirking at him.

"What do you want from me?"

"Hmm… Nothing really. It's Loretta who wants you. Well actually, she wants to get rid of you."

"Why?"

"Because you took her Mate."

"I didn't take her Mate. Tyler's my Mate."

"But she doesn't know that. She thinks its Maximus with brown eyes."

"But you know that it's not. Why don't you tell the truth?"

"Because, dear Jeremy, where would the fun be in that?"

"You know the truth." Katherine shrugged.

"So?"

"They'll find me and they'll kill you."

"How?" That was the problem. How? Even he didn't know where he was! And even if they did try to find him, how was he to know that Loretta wasn't hiding him using Magick, like she'd done with herself, it could take them months to find him.

"It doesn't matter. They'll still find you." It was a lie but Jeremy had to keep the faith. Giving up would probably get him killed, but if he kept faith he might have a better chance at staying alive.

"Hmm! If the little baby says so." Katherine got up from whatever it was she'd been sitting on and she made her way over to Jeremy. "If you behave this'll go swiftly, but if you bother me… Let's just say it would've been better off if Loco–Retta finished you off." Jeremy shuddered at the threat. "Glad we're clear." Katherine smiled then turned and left.

Jeremy continued to try and struggle against the chains around his wrists to no avail. He had to get out of here. How? He didn't know yet. But soon. Before 'Loco–Retta' came to kill him for his Mate.

…TBC…

So the last part was a bit dodgy, but I did sorta warn you about that… So yeah…

Anywhoo…

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