NOBODY'S HOME

Chapter 10: She's falling behind

Her feelings she hides
Her dreams she can't find
She's losing her mind
She's falling behind

NO ONE'S POV

Nick walked out from his closet and instantly smiled as he stared at his girlfriend sleeping peacefully in his bed. He had to go out on a family meeting, but he didn't have the heart to wake up his lovely girlfriend, so he had decided to go alone. He glanced at his wrist watch and gasped when he realized that he would be late if he wouldn't leave right away. He sat on the edge of the bed and leaned down to kiss Miley's lips softly.

"Nicky?" Miley whispered as she opened her eyes a little. "Where are you going?" She noticed his attire, so she figured that he would be out for a while.

"Oh, I'm going to a breakfast meeting with my dad and my brothers to talk about business," he informed her while caressing her soft silky hair.

"Okay," she mumbled as she held his hand lovingly.

"Sorry if I woke you up, baby. Do you want to go? I didn't want to wake you," he explained sincerely. His heart ached a bit because he didn't want to leave her alone in the house.

"No, I'm going to be okay here," she said as she gave him a small smile. She felt devastated that she wouldn't get to snuggle and kiss him for a while. She really wanted to go but she was so damn sleepy and she knew family meetings were boring. Plus, she didn't want to face his intimidating father.

"You sure? I could wait for you if you want to come," he said as he felt guilty for not asking her earlier if she would like to come.

"Yeah, I'm sure and I'm so sleepy," she said, letting out a yawn. He chuckled at how cute she looked. He stroked her cheek with his thumb as he gazed down at her adoringly.

"Okay, go back to your beauty sleep, baby. I love you." He leaned down and placed his lips softly against hers. Their lips touched and she felt a shiver run down her spine. She felt amazing as they kissed.

"I love you too. What time will you be back?" she asked while Nick brought his arms underneath her so he could hug her, making her smile and sigh at the feeling.

"Around lunch, baby," he replied as he let her indulge in his warm embrace.

"Hurry back to me," she mumbled against his chest.

"Will do, baby," he replied as he pulled away from the hug and dropped a kiss on her forehead.

Miley woke up around ten in the morning with the sound of her phone ringing. She quickly took it from the side table and smiled when she saw the caller ID.

"Hey, baby!" she greeted her boyfriend sweetly. She felt excited because she knew Nick might already be on his way home.

"Hi Miley," a different but familiar voice rang in her ear. But she wondered why the guy was using Nick's phone. She paused for a while as she tried to recognize the voice. "Hey, have you forgotten about me already?" the guy said on the other line. "How could you ever forget your favorite brother?"

Her breath got caught in her throat as realization hit her. It was Leo, her stupid foster brother.

"Don't panic, baby sis. Your boyfriend is still alive," she heard him say. She brought her hand to cover her mouth in shock, as tears streamed down her face.

"What are you talking about? Nick is fine," she croaked out as Leo grinned.

"I got him as hostage, baby sis. You need to do whatever I say or I'll kill him!" he threatened, making Miley shake in fear of losing the only person who truly cared for her. She didn't want to believe him, but he got Nick's phone and if he really didn't have Nick, her boyfriend should have called.

"Don't hurt him, please!" she begged. She couldn't lose another loved one. "What do you want?" she asked frantically, dreading to ask the terrible question.

"Money. Lots of them. I need two million dollars!" he demanded.

She felt terrified. She didn't know where to get two million dollars. She didn't even have a dollar!

"I don't know where to find money," she whispered in horror.

"I don't care! Just get it for me! And don't ever tell anyone. I swear that if you tell anyone, your boyfriend would be dead!" She felt like she was going to pass out with everything he just said. She couldn't live without Nick.

"Don't hurt him please! I'll bring your money! Where are you?" she said, closing the deal even though she didn't have a single idea on how to get a large amount of money.

"You have two hours to bring me the money. I will send you the address later."

The call ended and Miley sat on the bed, bawling her eyes out. She didn't know where to get money. She didn't know how to save Nick. Her phone beeped again and saw a message that indicated the address where she would meet Leo. She glanced again at the number. Leo was using Nick's phone, so she was sure that Leo had Nick with him. She paced back and forth in the room and tried to think of a plan, but she was a mess. All she did was cry.

She had called Joe, just to confirm that Leo really caught Nick. She asked Joe if Nick was with him, and Joe told her that they have finished their meeting an hour ago and Nick should be home in a few minutes. Miley didn't ask more questions. She sat on the bed, just thinking for a plan and hoping Nick would just bust through the door and hug her.

Few minutes later, a faint spark of hope lit within her as she remembered something that might help her solve her dilemma.

She ran towards Nick's closet and stepped inside. She knew there was a safe beneath the hanged clothes and Nick had told her the code once. It took her a few minutes to try to recall the code which was 061109161123. He told her that she could find some useful stuff inside the safe in case of emergency. She opened it and found a bag of cash and three freaking gold bars! One object really caught her eye, though. She found a velvet small box that surely held a ring inside. She couldn't resist the urge to look at it. She took the box and opened it, only to find a studded silver ring that had the letters "M" and "N" in it. She thought it looked beautiful and it made her cry. She immediately placed the small box back in the safe before she locked it. She then gathered the bag of money and gold bars, and held it close to her chest. She was sure that it would cover up the whole two million dollars Leo was asking.

She quickly changed her clothes and undoubtedly took a cab to the address Leo gave her. She was determined to save Nick. It's the least she could do to thank him for all the good he had done to her.

Although she felt brave at first, her legs shook in horror when the cab stopped in an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere.

"Are you sure you got the right address?" the cab driver asked as he looked at her worriedly. The location was kinda quiet and the abandoned house was the only house there. There were a lot of trees around the area and it seemed like there were no cars that passed by the house too; perfect hideaway. She saw Leo's car parked in front of the house. She knew he was inside.

"Yes, sir. Here's the payment. Keep the change," she said as she gave the driver a hundred dollar bill.

"You serious?" he asked skeptically. He couldn't believe he got paid a hundred dollars.

"Yes, sir," she murmured with a small smile.

"Wait, miss. Are you in trouble? Do you need help?" Worry was evident in the driver's face. He has a soft spot because he has a daughter with the same age as Miley. He noticed that Miley was tensed at the whole ride, so he knew something was wrong.

She bit her lip in realization that she and Nick wouldn't have a ride home.

"Could you maybe wait for a few minutes? I just need to fetch somebody and we don't have a ride home. I'll pay again," she told him.

"You gave me a hundred dollar, young lady. I think it would cover everything," he said with a smile.

"Thank you. Would you please park the cab around the corner to the other street? I'll just meet you there," she requested. She didn't want Leo to see the cab. At least someone knew where she was, in case she would be in big trouble.

The cab driver agreed and soon Miley was walking towards the abandoned house. She stepped inside the unlocked front door. It was creepy inside. The place was so vast and empty. She then went for second floor just like what Leo told her. She opened the door to a room and felt like she would faint when she saw Leo with a sick grin on his face.

"Hello Miley," he greeted as he stood up from the chair in the middle of the room. The room was big and empty, and Nick was nowhere in sight.

"Where's Nick?" she asked right away. She didn't know if she should wish that he was in the house or the other way around.

"Where's my money?" he demanded as he took a few steps towards her.

"It's here. I... I wasn't able to get two million dollars but I have some cash and three gold bars." She handed the bag to Leo and he grabbed it like a kid who just received his Christmas present.

"Gold bars?" He opened the bag and saw the gold bars together with a bunch of money. His eyes lit up at the sight as he looked at the gold in awe. "Wow. I've never seen anything like it," he said as he held one gold bar up and examined it.

"You got what you want. Where is Nick?" She was starting to get scared that maybe Leo tricked her and that he didn't really have Nick as hostage.

"Go to the next room. Get your boyfriend, get the hell out of here, and leave me alone," she heard him say to her harshly. She sighed in relief, knowing that her effort was worth it because she had the chance to save Nick.

She left her psychopath foster brother and went inside the other room.

"He's not here," she whispered as she glanced around the big empty room. She thought that maybe she went to the wrong room so she turned back around, only to face Leo with a smug look on his face. She felt stick to her stomach as realization hit her.

He tricked her.

"He isn't here, sis. I lied. I only stole his phone," he mumbled, grinning at her.

Her eyes turned wide in shock and her heart got filled with such rage and fury towards her stupid brother.

"You asshole!" She ran towards him and hit his chest.

"It wasn't my fault you were so stupid to fall for that." He grabbed her wrists and gave her a sick-looking smile.

She let out a scream but he was quick to respond. He covered her mouth with his hand right away. He backed her up against the floor and pressed his body hard against hers. His arms and legs pinned hers as he covered her mouth with his hand.

"Wow, you've grown quick baby sis," he murmured as he pressed his chest closer against hers. "Don't be scared. I wouldn't hurt you, baby," he whispered as he pulled down her v neck shirt so he could glance at her cleavage. He grinned and uncovered her mouth before he cuffed her wrists together and held them up against the floor. He kissed her sloppily, his tongue dominating as she tried to pull away, but she couldn't because he was holding her face securely while pinning her hard against the cold floor. She just gave in and let him molest her mouth as she cried.

"You still taste the same, sis." He then placed her hand in her mouth and he held it there with one hand while he fixed her shirt so he could molest her chest next. Tears leaked from her eyes as he exposed them and did whatever he wanted. He soon took her hand off her mouth and assaulted it again with his own. She took advantage and bit hard on his lip. He yelped in agony but he hit her quick across her face and punched her in the gut. "You're going to be fucking dead, you hear me?"

She kicked her against the wall and she kinda hit her head lightly, causing her to black out.

Miley felt so sick. Her head was pounding and her whole body was in pain. She found herself on the floor with a fabric around her mouth, her wrists tied together on her back, and her ankles tied together too.

"Oh great, you're awake!" he happily said when he noticed her. Miley looked up to him and panicked when she saw him holding an injection.

"I was supposed to have sex with you, baby sis. I've always wanted to do that to you, but now I don't have enough time," he told her with a sad face. "Thanks for the money, sis. As a thank you gift, I'm going to let you sleep so you won't feel the pain of dying." He soon pricked her arm with the needle and injected her with a big dose of sleeping drug. She started crying again and Leo laughed lightly. "Awww, poor baby sis. No one loves you. Not even your boyfriend. He won't come looking for you. He would think that you stole his money and gold bars. You're a horrible girlfriend! You are awful and ugly. But don't you worry; your life will soon end." He took off the cover of her mouth before he attacked her lips with sick sloppy kisses again. She didn't even bother fighting him. She knew she was already helpless. "Mmmm. I should have made you my slave instead. But you don't deserve to live, so goodbye Miley."

She started to doze out and into a deep slumber full of happy dreams with Nick.

AN: POOR MILEY. =( Sorry if the writing in this chapter was kinda suckish. =( ANd yea, Leo is sickening.

Two more chapters to go!

And I have a good news... I already have a new idea for my next Niley fanfic, but it would take me a while to start writing it.

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