Note: Hey guys this chapter is going to be a bit shorter so I'm sorry, it was meant to be in the last chapter but that chapter got a bit too long so keep in mind that chapter 8 and 9 is all one night. Please review because it would mean soo much to me to hear from you guys and to see if you liked it or didn't. Here is a quick shout out for bs13! Thank you! You have reviewed so much and it means a lot to me.

Chapter 9 My feelings unveiled

Erica's POV

I sat in the dark enclosed space of the tunnel that we had managed to escape to. The rogues would be hunting around for us right now but it didn't frighten me. I just felt numb.

"Benny are you awake?" I whispered into the darkness

"Well I am now, what's up?" he muttered

"I- I don't know I guess I just wanted to make sure that you were okay."

"Since when did you care about how I felt?"

"What do you mean?" I snapped.

"Please don't be mad but it's just – you seem like you don't care that's all."

"Is that what you really think?" I said, emotion welled inside of me and tears threatened to spill out. Why was I feeling like this?

"I don't know it's just most of the time we argue, please don't be hurt. I don't like to upset you like that. I'm sorry I was stupid to say something that dumb when were in this situation, I'm just tired okay?" He babbled on.

"Just." I sobbed incoherently.

"Are you crying?" He asked gently feeling around the tunnels until he found me. Carefully he wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me towards him. I lay my head on his shoulder snuggling into him as he stroked my hair off my face and gently wiped the flowing tears away with his thumb. We sat there like that for a while until I could talk again without sobbing.

"Benny I know this will sound crazy to you because it seems crazy to me but I can't help it and I'm sorry. Sorry for everything like when I snap at you or shout or purposely argue but I do that because I'm scared. I'm scared of getting too close to you and having my walls broken down. I've spent sooo long building them up and trying to block you out but I can't okay. I'm scared of being rejected and hurt." I choked out. I had put myself out there; I had finally reached out to him and told him the truth about how I felt. His thumb carefully trailed down my cheek and ran softly along my bottom lip.

"Don't be scared, I would never reject you." He said smoothly pulling my face up so my eyes could meet his. He searched my face with his deep gaze before pulling towards me. "I love you." He whispered against my lips as they met with his in a warm, luxurious kiss. It resounded deep within my stomach. All of my enclosed feelings I had felt towards Benny exploded out in an instant as I finally let go and melted into him. Letting all my troubles slip away.

Amanda's POV

"Eat it." Ashton said pushing the small tray of food into my cell.

"No, forget it"

"Eat or I will have to make you."

"Tough because I'm not eating, if you're going to hold me here against my will then I'd rather die of starvation than give you what you want. You can't use me if I'm dead."

"God help me Amanda just eat please, I don't want any more trouble and you look weak, please." He begged

"No, why do you care anyway!"

"That's a good question because I genuinely don't know why I'm trying to help such a spoilt brat." He said sharply before turning around and slamming the sloping wall of the tunnel with his fist.

"I'm the spoilt brat? Last time I checked you weren't the one being held hostage against your will! I'll eat when you let me go Ashton!"

"It's not possible and you know it! I don't know why I even care Amanda but I do so just let me help you. Just eat!"

"Get lost Ashton! I never asked for your help." I yelled turning my back on him.

"Fine. Suit yourself but know this Amanda, your time is running out, they will come for you and when they do you will need all the strength you can get so I suggest you eat." He said pushing my food tray further into my cell but I had barely listened. I was still replaying one word which he had said in my head over and over. He had said they not we.

"Ashton you said they not we." I stated.

"I know."

"So you won't come after me…..?"

"Circumstances have changed….."

"How?"

"They just have okay. I can't hurt you…I…" He trailed as he watched me before disappearing again somewhere in the ever puzzling tunnels.

I crawled over to the bars of the cell slowly and examined the contents that had been heaped onto the small metal food tray. I hadn't eaten in days and I was starving, all the tray contained were the usual contents that were place on it every day it got pushed into the cell and back out again. I picked up a small piece of stale bread and examined it cautiously before tearing off chunks and shoving it into my mouth. Stale bread had never tasted so good to me before in my whole life. The only other thing placed on the tray was a glass of water which I gulped down instantly. Damn why do I always give in!? I pushed the tray to the corner of the small cell angry at myself for not having enough self-control before lying down to sleep. It seemed like it was night but I had no idea, I was beginning to lose track of time. Another weird thing about being down here other than the time warp was Ashton…..he cared which was odd, his deep brown eyes and jet black hair kept intruding into my thoughts constantly…..And just when I thought I was going to go boy vegan! The small space must be making me mad, seriously mad. Focus Amanda I thought to myself, you need to come up with a plan.

Ethan's POV

The bright moon beams shone into the hospital room, the blind had been left up by the nurse sue to my instructions. I liked looking out towards the city, seeing the lights glow and dance. I longed to be out there among those people who were free but I couldn't, I just wasn't recovering fast enough. The door handle slowly turned downwards as it opened a fraction.

"Sarah?"

"Yes it's me." She said coming into the room, something was wrong, very wrong. I could sense that something about her demeanour was different, out of sorts.

"What happened?"

"Ethan it's all my fault!" she choked, "Everything eurgghhhhh Everything."

"Slow down, what happened?"

"It's Erica and Benny they have been taken by the rogues, they didn't return back from patrol and me and Rory tracked their scent, it lead straight into the tunnels!"

"You mean they've been taken too, but!?"

"I know and know it's up to me and Rory to do something about it! Do you know how wrong that sentence just sounded! I have to count on Rory!"

"Well I know I'm not much use but I'd like to help."

"I know you would, there isn't much that we can do until you are better." She said grasping my hand in hers. "Me and Rory can't save all three of them down there on our own. I just feel so helpless! Ethan! You're hurt because you tried to save me and now our best friends have disappeared and Amanda is still with the rogues. Who knows what they have done to her! Amanda has been with them for a whole week."

I could see glistening tears slide down her face; they were illuminated by streams of moonlight which shone through the window. She was always too hard on herself and took on everyone's problems. I searched my mind for anything comforting that I could say but nothing would come which was certainly unusual as normally I had verbal diarrhoea in front of Sarah but words failed me this time. I did the only thing I could think of; I scooted over across the bed and patted the space next to me. The change in position made me wince but I didn't care. Tentatively she approached the bed, I could tell that she was scared of hurting me but I just opened my arms out and let her climb on, she rested her head upon my chest as I wrapped my arms around her in an everlasting warm embrace, stroking her silky brown hair. We were secluded in our own surreal world and I enjoyed every minute I could hold her peacefully in my arms.

"I love you." I whispered

"I love you too." She replied wrapping her arms tightly around me as the silence of the lengthy night stretched out before us and the lights blinked out beyond the window in the city below.

Note: Thanks for reading. Please review and tell me if you have any etharah or bennica songs which inspire you because I would really like to listen to them for inspiration before I start writing my next chapter.