Okay, some things were not made clear in the beginning of this story. Number one: The characters' backstories as to why they helped Brandon kidnap Riley will come up in this chapter or the next. Number two: I will accept CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM, just don't flat out tell me that my story sucks or whatever. Number three: THIS IS AN AU, and I didn't make that clear. Number four: When I tell you a certain amount of reviews to put up, you don't have to. I only want to know if you like this story or not. I'm not trying to be shallow. Number five: The reason I didn't give you any clues as to what the mystery guy looked like, it was because I knew someone would guess it before I wanted them to. I know this is a super long author's note, but some things needed to be cleared up before this story continues. Thank you cowgirlangel95 for pointing out some of the many mistakes I made. Oh, and I'd like to thank everyone who took up for me against Dean Youngblood. Now, on with the story...

Riley woke up from her sleep to find Zay sitting in a chair in the corner of the room. He had his feet propped up on a table with a book in his hand. He didn't notice that Riley was awake until she said something.

"Zay, what are you doing here?" Riley asked as she walked over to the dark-skinned boy. She sat down beside him and slowly took the book out of his hands.

"Riley, promise you won't tell anyone," Zay said quietly. Riley nodded as she leaned in closer to Zay to hear what he had to say.

"When I heard Brandon talking to Dave about kidnapping you, I knew I had to get in on it just in case they actually went through with it. So, I made up this story about Lucas stealing this girl away from me back in Texas, and I said that I was going to steal his girl from him. They let me in on it. What they don't know is that I'm going to give Lucas a call later on and let him know where you are," Zay whispered. Riley understood. Zay really did like her. As a friend, of course.

"Thank you, Zay! Why did I ever doubt you?" Riley said as she gave Zay a quick hug.

"You better lay back down. Charlie will be here to keep an eye on you in about five minutes," Zay warned. Riley nodded and got back in the rickety bed. She covered up and faced towards the wall away from Zay. Five minutes seemed like five seconds as Charlie walked in.

"Alright, Zay, you can leave. I'll watch her for the next three hours," Charlie said as she heard Zay mumble something and his footsteps walking towards the door. Then, she heard the door shut. She hoped that Charlie wouldn't do anything stupid.

"Riley, are you awake?" Charlie whispered. Riley didn't say anything she just turned around.

"Why are you helping out Brandon?" She asked. Charlie sighed and looked down. He knew he was going to have to spill eventually.

"It goes like this, Riley. I liked you back in seventh grade, and I wanted you to be mine. I couldn't do that because you and Lucas had this "thing" going on. I got over you in ninth grade. Brandon asked me a week before today if I wanted revenge on Lucas. I said no. He told me that he was just asking. Then, I saw him talking to Dave. I asked why did he want revenge on Lucas, and he said that Lucas stole his position as a backup quarterback. Then, he went on about how Lucas had stole his girl, and then I realized it was you. Soon, all of that anger and jealousy came back and I knew I wanted revenge on Lucas," Charlie ranted. Riley was shocked. So, it really was all Brandon's idea. She thought that it had been Charlie's AND Brandon's.

"I understand, but you need to understand that all we will be is friends, Charile. We will always be really good friends," Riley said symathetically. Charlie sighed before he spoke.

"Riley, I want to be more than friends, but you chose Lucas," Charlie kind of yelled. Then, he noticed that Riley was about to cry.

"Riley, I'm sorry!"

"No, it's okay. You like me, but I don't like you. I understand," Riley said quietly. Then, she covered back up and rolled to the other side, away from Charlie. This was going to be a long three hours.

Lucas's View

Lucas and Topanga walked together to the Matthews' apartment still upset about Riley.

I shouldn't have gone to football practice. I should've called her right afterwards since I did. God, Lucas you're so stupid. You're the worst boyfriend ever Lucas thought to himself. In a way, he believed them. Soon, he and Topanga arrived in front of the apartment and walked in.

"Lucas, are you sure you're ready?" Topanga asked the teenage boy. He nodded his head slowly in response. He and Topanga walked in to the Matthews' apartment where they were greeted by Auggie, Cory, and Maya.

"Hey, Huckleberry, where's Riley?" Maya joked, but soon regretted it as she noticed the pained expression on her friend's face.

"Maya, sit down. Lucas needs to tell us something," said Topanga as she and Cory sat down with Auggie on the couch. Maya sat down beside Cory and waited for Lucas to tell them the news.

"Well, as you may can tell, something has happened," started Lucas. "I called Riley to let her know I was on my way back, and Maya here answered the phone, saying that Riley was meeting me at the park. I didn't know it at the time, but Riley was set up. She's been kidnapped." Lucas finished what he had to say and started to cry again. Everyone gathered around in a big circle and hugged each other.

"It'll be alright, Lucas! We will find Riley," Cory said reassuringly.

"Yeah, Cowboy, Riley's strong and she's probably thinking about you," Maya said, hoping to earn a smile from Lucas.

"Hopefully so, Maya," Lucas laughed a little. Maya smiled.

"Well, what are we doing sitting around? Let's get to looking for Riley!" Shouted Auggie. Everyone agreed with the seven year old.

This chapter is not as short as the last one, but it's still one of the shortest. I'm trying to finish out the plot line. In the next chapter, Brandon will explain why he kidnapped Riley, and Lucas will end up figuring out where she is. This story probably has five or six more chapters to go until we're finished, but I don't know. Let's see how many reviews y'all can get up to before the next update. Tell your friends, family, or whoever about this story. Review, Favorite, and/or Follow. I'll give you an update as soon as I finish chapter 14!