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Well, I suppose we should get going hmm?
~Molly's POV~
"Do I bother you that damn much!" I heard through a foggy haze in my mind. Confusion was washing over me. Where was I anyway?
The voice repeated itself and I recognized it.
"Chase?" I murmured. He sounded angry and closed-in. It was a tone of voice I never liked hearing from him.
"Chase? Wait! Let me explain! Come back! I-I need you!" I shouted through the fog but my voice sounded like it was being heard from inside a paper-bag. I tried screaming some more but it only hurt my throat.
I yelled and shouted Chase's name.
"Chase!" I yelled and sat up in my bed. My breathing was pained and I could feel hot tears spilling down my cheeks. I sighed from relief when I realized it was just a dream.
The room was still dark which caused me to groan. Ever since the second bullet in the last arc (Breaking the fourth wall teehee) I didn't like waking up in the middle of the night. It just felt like something bad was happening.
Shadows danced across the room and the stillness of the room disturbed me. Thoughts of someone having followed me back to the hotel, or someone tracking me down lingered in the back of my head and I felt my heart rate begin to rise. I laid back down and begged my heart to calm itself, I didn't want to feel scared anymore, I wanted to be able to contain my own fear.
X X X
"I wasn't able to get any sleep last night..." I relayed to Kevin the next day. I had come down for some freshly brewed coffee, but unfortunately I had waited until the afternoon and he was (naturally) the first one to greet me.
"Why not?" He asked. I gave a slight yawn.
"I had a dream that woke me up, and the darkness didn't help me one bit."
"That'll do it." Kevin said.
I groaned when I looked at the clock, it was about time for me to head out to the park.
"You sure you don't want to just skip your little activity today?" Kevin asked me.
I shook my head.
"No, I'll be given an earful about it if I do that. I should probably head out now."I said and waved good-bye to him.
I had decided to wear a light orange sweater with light denim jeans and cream colored flats, a white jacket kept the cold from affecting my body too much. I strode down the street, thinking it would be okay to walk to the park. There was a little cafe near the park that I could sit in for a while.
After half an hour, I had reached the little cafe. I didn't mind the long walk since it woke me up a little, not to mention it killed plenty of time. I took a seat at one of the tables and let the waiter take my order. Cheesecake and a caramel cappuccino was soon placed in front of me and I happily ate it for my late breakfast. It wasn't as good as some of the other stuff I've been spoiled with since being in Castanet, but it was definitely something worth eating.
The sweetness of the cake went well with the caramel in the bitter coffee drink. I don't know how long I sat there enjoying the taste, but quite frankly, I couldn't care less. The sweetness reminded me of other, pleasant memories.
"I bet Chase would be able to make this taste even better." I said with a dreamy smile.
"Really?"
"Really!" I responded delightfully to the person sitting in front of me.
"Chase is an amazing chef, he makes all sorts of delicious stuff. Not to mention he's super dedicated to his work and he's...also...really..." I stopped short as I noticed who was sitting in front of me.
"Hmm...you sure think highly of this Chase fellow." Dylan said with a look I couldn't quite describe.
"Uhh...yeah..." I mumbled.
"What else is "Chase" like?"
A switch seemed to be switched on inside of me.
"He's a hard-headed, rude, grudge holding, violent, and stubborn guy who is as sarcastic as they come!" I said with some anger in my voice. Then a picture of Chase's smiling face flashed through my mind and I couldn't feel angry any more, it was like his smile made everything better.
"But...he's also sweet, and caring, compassionate, he worries a lot, handsome, he's got a sense of humor too. He's the type of guy who hesitates in opening up...but when he does it's like you're in a whole. Different. World." I said amorously. Every face Chase has ever made toward me flashed through my mind, making me sigh wistfully.
"You sure are an open book." I heard come from behind me and I whipped around to see Preston staring at me with some pretty menacing eyes. I gasped when I realized that I had just said all of that out loud for Dylan to hear...and Preston too apparently.
"Wa-wait. When did you...get here?" I asked in fear. I looked outside and saw how dark it had gotten. Was the cake really that good?
"We got worried when you didn't show up at the park." Preston said with such a fake kindness in his voice it surprised me.
"That's right. It didn't help that you weren't even in your reserved room last night." Dylan chimed in, his voice was still kind and tender.
But I knew better than that.
Upon further inspection, I realized the workers weren't even here and that the cafe was empty, save the three of us.
"What are you talking about reserved room?" I murmured, though I knew exactly what he was talking about.
"You know exactly what the hell I'm talking about!" Dylan said with an icy chill in his voice that froze me to my core. I jumped at his uncanny ability to spot what I was thinking.
He held out a bouquet of flowers.
"Molly, I went to reconcile with you last night. To say I'm sorry." He said, tilting his head charmingly before lifting my head by the chin. She smiled coldly.
"Where were you?" He asked.
I shook my head silently and backed away from him, unfortunately, Preston was there.
"That's okay, Molly. I all ready know you were staying at the hotel right down the street from the one I had reserved."
I was shocked beyond belief.
"One of the desk operators was nice enough to give me the key to your room after I told them I was your fiance...which worked out quite well since you were staying in the honeymoon suite. If I had been talking to that overly curious manager then I might have never been able to find such interesting things about you, just from your room."
I cocked an eyebrow.
"Such as your interest towards sexy lingerie." He said and pulled out a light orange lingerie set that came from my suitcase. My eyes widened as he examined it.
"I wonder who you were planning on wearing this for." He said and then smiled widely.
"Hmmm...you filled out quite nicely...didn't you Molly?" He said and gazed at me with a lust-filled look in his eyes. I felt my skin crawl and tears pricking at the corners of my eyes.
Nevertheless, I took a step forward with some confidence.
"Th-that's none of your concern!" I spat at him.
"Oh-ho. You've gotten a bit feisty haven't you?" He smiled.
"I wonder who it was that change you. Was it that guy...? Chase?" He said in a dark tone and glared at me with an angry expression, as if he was bothered by the thought.
"That's precious." Preston said with a laugh. Dylan shot him a glare and he shut up.
"Preston, you know what to do." He said. I feared the worse and started to run, but I was too slow. In just one second, Preston had managed to grab hold of me and put a cloth over my nose and mouth.
" Chloroform" I thought in fear before I passed out.
~Jin's POV~
"Thank you so much Jin for agreeing to pick Anissa up." Ruth said once again with a smile on her face. We were standing outside the Marimba Farm Store.
"Of course I would do anything your family requested of me." I said with a grin. Ruth blushed.
"You're really too kind, Jin." She said.
I only heard sighs and huffs of disapproval from Craig and Taylor. Ruth frowned at the sounds.
"What do you two say!" Ruth demanded of them and they jumped.
"Thanks doc..." Craig muttered.
"My sister isn't your play thing, don't touch her." Taylor said and both Craig and Ruth shot him a glare while he walked away from the house. I chuckled and waved good-bye to the couple before trailing after Taylor. Upon reaching him I gave him a reserved smile which I'm sure he thought was fake by now.
"I won't do anything with your sister." I told him and he seemed to relax a bit.
Ha.
"For the time being..." He jumped at that and almost seemed angry.
"I'm kidding, only kidding." I told him before my cell-phone (I only take it with me when I'm out) rang.
"Hello, Doctor Jin speaking." I said.
"Hello? Jin?" I heard Angela's voice ring through my ear.
"Angela?" I looked at the number on the screen and noticed that it wasn't a familiar area code. I blinked slightly before bringing my ear back to the device.
"Where are you calling me from?" I asked.
"Portland City." She said, quieter now.
"Portland-what are you doing there?"
"Never mind that Jin. I really need a favor from you."
My eyebrow rose high.
"What kind of favor?"
"It's really simple. I just need you to go to my house, get some coffee grounds, and bring them to me, ASAP. The spare key is on top of the door."
"Hold on just a moment. Why can't you get Molly to do this?"
I could hear the shifting of the phone as Angela moved around. Her breathing sounded like she was purposely trying to slow her breath. She sighed.
"Molly's at a Farmer's Convention in a different city on the mainland right now. I need Castanet Coffee. The coffee grounds in my house are made from the coffee beans grown on Molly's farm. And, technically, this is a medical emergency." She said.
I stayed silent for a moment, wondering how coffee could be used in a medical emergency.
"Jin, please. If there has ever been a time that I needed someone's help it's now!"
"On two conditions." I said.
"Two!" She practically screamed.
I series of bumps came from far-off in the background of wherever Angela was.
"Okay, okay two." She said shakily.
"One...you tell me everything that's going on after I get there with the coffee." I said.
"...Okay." She grumbled.
"Two...you tell me everything about yours and Molly's family so I can be able to put it on file. The Town Hall needs your background history, and I need your medical history."
"I-it's not that simple." Angela said shocked.
"Then make it simple." I don't think she understood how important her information was.
A long pause silenced me, I knew she didn't hang because I could hear her breathing now and then.
"...I'll try...just please, bring the coffee." She said, and with that she hung up.
I sighed and closed the phone, I hadn't noticed that Taylor was staring up at me.
"What?" I asked, crossing my arms.
"You were just on the phone with another woman."
"What of it?"
"Is she your woman on the side?"
"I don't have one of those."
"So she's one of your regular prostitutes?"
"No, it was Angela. And I don't have those "
"Don't you dare play my sister Jin." He said and we stared at each other for a while longer.
"Where are you picking this stuff up from?" I asked him bluntly.
". . ." He continued to stare at me.
". . ."
". . .Internet."
"Uh-huh. Stop listening to Luke and Owen, okay?" I said and patted his head.
"Whatever, maybe if you were more of a man I'd hear it from you..." He huffed.
"Ah, but Taylor, I am more of man...where it counts. Remember, I'm a doctor so I know these things." I said and left for Angela's house.
It didn't take me too long to find the coffee grounds, she had two cabinets dedicated to the caffeine rich substance.
"I'll have to let her know that this much coffee is unhealthy..." I muttered while shaking my head.
I grabbed a few packs and went on my way to go pack my things.
X X X
"Well, don't you look like a real city-boy?" Pascal laughed out after he informed me that we were close to the port. I had decided to pack my bags to be a little more city-friendly (Anissa doesn't like standing out). My current attire consisted of a hoodie that was black on one side and white on the other (the front pockets were opposite the color of the sides they were on). I wore dark denim jeans (that actually fit around my waist) and some casual black dress shoes along with a white button up shirt. I merely let my hair down since it was a relief every once in a while.
"I wouldn't say completely city...but close enough." I responded.
It seems Portland has become quite a popular place for Castanet's youngsters." He said.
"Can I ask you what you mean by that?" I asked with a chuckle.
"Well, not too long ago, I had Angela, the Wizard, Winry, and Kasey aboard my ship to venture here."
"Figures that Angela didn't come alone." I thought.
I suddenly remembered something Chase had told me before he left.
"Didn't you take Yolanda, Maya, and Chase here as well."
"Aye! That I did. They were actually aboard at the same time, missed each other by a hair they did." Pascal gave a hearty laugh.
"That is quite strange." I mumbled.
"I suppose the trend lies with the first one to arrive." Pascal continued.
"Hm? Do you mean Anissa?"
He shook his head.
"No no, that was a long while back. I mean Miss Molly." The mention of Molly caused me to almost topple over the edge.
"Molly!" I exclaimed, much out of my own persona.
Pascal took the pipe from his mouth to shine it as he nodded, his forehead wrinkled with concern.
"Aye. Though she seemed a tad distraught the whole time. I can't help but wonder what she was fretting over."
Pascal suddenly turned the wheel, it seems that he was docking the ship.
"Here ya are Doctor. Be safe." Pascal chuckled. I nodded and took my bags with me.
Due to the Winter season the sky was already darkening even though it was only 4 o'clock. I hailed a taxi and directed him to the hotel that I booked prior to my coming to the city. It was a 4-star hotel that was located a little more in the shopping district of the town. I let the people at the front desk know that Anissa might come in while I was out, for food, and that they should give her another room key upon her arrival (and to also forbid her from going out until I got back because these city night scenes always have a tendency to turn out bad for beautiful, young women).
I unpacked my bags in the room quickly before looking at some of the tourist catalogs of the city.
Knowing that my hunger would be aroused soon, I set my eyes on a little restaurant on the map, deciding to go eat there before contacting Angela.
It wasn't a long walk to the little corner restaurant, it was a little ways away from a cafe that seemed to have closed right before I arrived. I was hoping to pick up something for Anissa's sweet tooth there as well.
"That's a shame." I sighed.
After the waitress took my order, I let my mind drift to other thoughts in my mind.
"Chase had no idea about Molly coming here too...he would've told me if he did. Which means they probably haven't seen each other yet."
I sighed at the thought. Really? What were the chances of them running into each other in a big city like this. Molly must be staying somewhere that was much more nature friendly for her Farmer's Convention any-...
Hold on, didn't Angela say that Molly went to a different city for that?
"Why would Molly hide her whereabouts from Angela?" I mumbled and glanced out the window.
The scene I saw shocked me to the core.
I had a good glimpse of the alley from where I was, and there, in that dimly lit alley, I witness two men in their early twenties putting Molly's unmoving body into a blue car from the closed cafe.
An image of a grief stricken Chase filled my vision and my eyes widen before I got this anger bubbling in my stomach, something I haven't experienced in quite a while.
I bolted up and started for the door.
"Sir, what about your food!" I heard the waitress ask.
"I'm sorry, but I won't be needing it after all." I said with an apologetic smile.
This would be really bad for my diet.
The blue car started to pull out of the alley way as if nothing had happened.
"I'll have to mentally scold myself about skipping meals later. I'll be damned if I let some random men get away with taking Chase's girl." I thought. I think a bit of my reckless days were coming back to me.
I whistled for a cab and when it came near (A/N: The license plate said 'Fresh' and it had dice in the mirror XDDDDD!...Sorry, continuing.) I immediately jumped inside and pointed at the blue car.
"I can't believe I'm going to say this, but...follow that car and be sneaky about it." I directed the driver. He gave me a nod of his cap and off we went.
I felt the vibration of my phone and answered it.
"Hello?"
"Jin, are you here yet?" Angela's watery voice sounded from the other line.
"Angela? What's wrong?" I asked, she sounded terrified.
"My situation's gotten worse. I really need that coffee."
I nearly cursed underneath my breath.
"Listen, are you able to get out of where you are right now?"
"After I put some pants on...but why...?" She seemed to be trying to hold herself together. I looked at the phone.
"Angela, please tell me you aren't in that kind of situation!" I pleaded with her.
"No, don't take it out of context."
Before I responded, three faces came to mind.
"Where are the other three that are with you?" I asked.
"Huh? How did you-"
"Pascal likes to chat."
"...Winry's in the hospital and Kasey's with her...we don't know why she's out cold."
My worry only crescendo-ed with this revelation.
"What about Wizard?"
"...He's the situation."
I thought of Wizard and his quiet demeanor in shock.
"Wizard? I thought you said that you weren't in that kind of situation!"
"I'm not! He's the one who needs the coffee. There's something horribly wrong with him and it's scaring me. The reason I don't have pants on is because the coffee he threw spilled on me and I had to rip off the jeans before they scraped against the skin." She stopped short as I heard a series of thumps in the background again.
"Is that him?"
Angela's only response was a short and quiet "shh".
A few moments passed by before she spoke again.
"That's him. I think he's searching for something right now. Anyway, why can't you bring it to me yourself?" She sounded sorrow ridden.
"It's...something really bad came up. I just need you to go and get it yourself. Wizard doesn't seem the type to hurt you on purpose."
"I know..." She breathed with a saddening sigh. I heard her whimpering over the phone and felt horrible to have to abandon her right now.
"I'm sorry I can't do much right now. But I'll tell you where to go. I'm staying at the Rafter Hotel."
"My hotel is only a few blocks away." She said.
"All the better. Go to the front desk and tell them that your name is 'Anissa McCallister'. They'll give you the key to room 802. Get in there, find my black bag and the coffee is in there, then get out. On your way back down, if I time it correctly, the real Anissa should be coming into the lobby getting ready to get that key. You'll know her when you see her because her velvety red eyes can be spotted from a mile away. Get the keys to her and tell her not to leave the room until I get back. You can take it from there...can't you?" I asked.
"I should be able to. Who's Anissa?" She asked.
The taxi driver stopped and I looked up to see he stopped a little behind where the blue car did. I watched as the two men took Molly by the arms, saying things like "you drank too much again?" loudly enough so that people would disregard her limp body.
"I'm sorry Angela, I have to go. Make sure to tell Anissa that I absolutely love her but to not call me."
"I'll deliver the message...thank you."
"I wouldn't be a very good doctor if I just left you in danger now would I?" I said before hanging up. I paid the taxi driver before getting out the car and following the men to a hotel called the Hullmack.
Why were these twins so danger-prone?
~Chase's POV~
"You need to tell her, Chase." I thought as I was preparing the meat patties. We might have been ordered to only make hamburgers, but there was no way I was going to make them anything less than extraordinary.
"Chase!~" Maya's giddy voice hit me like a ton of bricks.
"How's the food coming along?" She asked.
"Good." I responded.
"Oh."
". . ."
". . ."
". . ."
"Sooooo...did you get some good sleep last night?"
"No."
"Oh."
". . ."
". . ."
". . ."
"Is there something on your mind?"
"Yes."
"Oh."
". . ."
". . ."
". . ."
"Doooooo you wanna talk about it?"
"Nope."
Maya huffed.
"Chase, is there something you're not telling me?"
I turned to her.
"Yes."
She looked at me with round eyes, expecting something.
I sighed out.
"Maya."
"Yes?" She asked nervously.
"Can you...take these burgers out to the guests." I told her.
"Of...course?" She said and skipped out the catering kitchen.
X X X
We were in the taxi on our way back to the hotel.
"Stupid..." I thought to myself in irritation.
I had the perfect opportunity to let Maya down gently and...
"Stupid!" I shouted in my head.
We arrived at the hotel around 5 PM and went through the doors. I heaved another long sigh before stepping toward the elevator doors.
"Chase." Yolanda called to me. I turned and saw her eye me skeptically.
"I want to eat out tonight. I'm going up to get my purse and change." Yolanda said.
"I'll come with you Grandma!" Maya called.
"No need, I called the hotel earlier to tell them that you two would be needing a change of clothes for going out, and I noticed that neither of you had anything packed for city wear. They'll bring you your clothes-AH there they are." Yolanda said and we turned to see a man with the name tag of a manager saying "Hello, My Name Is: Kevin" along with a girl named "Krissy".
"Hello, we've brought the clothes you requested. Would you like me to put it on the room's tab?" Kevin asked.
"Yes, please. Send whatever they're not wearing up. They'll change down here."
Kevin nodded and Maya and I were swept away to separate dressing rooms.
X X X
"Hey, you look just like a playboy from the city now!" Kevin exclaimed in surprise.
"Playboy!" I shouted and stared in the mirror.
I was wearing a dark grey, long-sleeved, tight-fitting shirt and a purple hoodie jacket with dark orange on the inside. The jeans were black denim, the pants weren't sagging horribly because of the belt, but their style was to look baggy so it didn't really matter. The shoes were a dark purple. This Kevin guy had me leave the clips in my hair, but made me pull the back of my hair into a short ponytail.
"I...really do look like a playboy..." My anger left me. Now, I was just surprised.
Kevin laughed as we headed to the lobby to wait for the other two of my group.
"How do I look?" Maya called to me.
I turned and actually gave a little smile. She looked too cute. Her outfit was made of a bright orange shirt and a hot-pink pleather jacket (that's fake leather you guys). She wore light denim skinny jeans and hot-pink and light-pink striped flats. Her hair was pulled into a side ponytail that made her look a bit more like a pre-teen.
"You look like a pre-teen." I stated.
"Hey! Well you look like a playboy!"
"Geez, that's what this guy said too." I looked at Kevin and he seemed to be gazing a little too long at Maya. I snapped a finger in front of his face.
"Hey, you know that we have camera's on our phones now. Right?" I said in a low voice so that Maya wouldn't hear.
"No, I wasn't...well maybe just a little." Kevin admitted with a goofy grin that reminded me of Luke.
Which reminded me of Kathy.
Which reminded me of the bar.
Which reminded me of Molly.
I sighed.
"Chase? What's wrong?" Maya asked.
I opened my mouth to say something.
"Chase?" Kevin suddenly questioned.
I looked at him.
"That's my name."
"Are you from Castanet Island?" He asked. Maya and I shared glances.
"...Yeah." I said hesitantly.
" Wow! So you're the Chase that Molly's been talking about! I have to say, I really didn't expect to meet you here. Did Molly call you out?"
My heart skipped a beat.
"Molly's...here?"
"Well, not here here. She left a while ago to go to one of her high school reunion's events. Except...well she should be back by now." Kevin worriedly glanced at his wrist watch.
Molly's here? And she's been talking about me?
"Chase?" Maya called to me. I looked down into her eyes swimming in hurt.
"Maya I-"
"Do you want to...see her? Is she what's been on your mind...?" Maya asked tearfully.
I looked her dead in the eyes and grabbed her by the shoulders.
"Maya, I'm sorry. I know that I'm horrible for saying this, but..." I sucked in a breath.
"I don't love you the way that I love-" I looked up and (through one of the various windows in the lobby) saw something very peculiar.
Actually, it was more shocking than anything else.
One, I saw two menm that I could barely see the faces of, carrying a girl into a hotel.
A girl who looked very much like Molly.
And if that wasn't enough to send me flying out the door, then seeing Jin (my very good friend) entering the same hotel with an intent to kill on his face.
"Jin!" I called out, and as if on cue, his head swiveled toward my way.
"J-Jin?" Maya and Kevin called out in shocked unison.
"What? No no no! I meant, Molly but -Jin's right there!" I pointed. Jin seemed to be gesturing for me to come over.
I looked between him and Maya, and knowing that Molly was in possible danger only made it worse.
"What's going on?" Maya asked.
I gave a frustrated groan and looked at Kevin.
"Hey, look after her for me. She's really dear to me...like a little sister." I told him, not asking for a response. I then started for the lobby doors.
"Chase!" I turned and saw Yolanda wearing some clothes that fit the "feisty old lady in the city" look.
"Knock their lights out!" She said and raised a determined fist. I couldn't help but smirk at the old woman's fiery attitude and I gave her a nod before continuing towards the other building.
Jin raised an eyebrow when I reached him.
"Pony-tail?"
"Is your hair down?" We both said at the same time.
He shook his head in dismissal.
"Besides the fact. Did you see those two guys just now?"
I gritted my teeth and nodded.
"I also happened to see their 'luggage'." I said with a bad taste on my mouth.
"Then I'm sure you and I have the same thoughts." Jin said making an irritated face.
I smirked at the thought of him being angry.
"Nice to know I've gotta friend like you." Jin gave me a grin.
"You didn't think that I was just going to let those guys take your girl to do Goddess knows with her?" He asked.
"Course' not."
We didn't waste another second as we ran inside to pursue the men who would be getting their asses handed to them in the very near future.
You guys happy? I know I am! I smiled the whole time that I wrote this! I couldn't leave out the help of a best friend, you know?
Please leave your reviews as always! The next chapter is going to flash to what Angela's doing during this.