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Well...

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Taken

What the hell? That man, her uncle, he knew! That wasn't possible! He had to be out to get her, she was so stupid for falling for any of it. She decided that she wouldn't tell anyone at all anything and that she wasnt leaving. He was probably lying about whoever they were. trying to scare her into the trap.

He shouldn't have mentioned the fact that he knew who she was or she would've actually gone with him. But didn't he say that she could bring Eddie. That could always mean that he wanted the Osirian too, but she hadn't even said a name. She had said 'he'. She needed to set her thoughts straight. She was so utterly confused.

She grabbed her coat and walked out the door. As she entered the cold night air, relief took over her. It was so nice to be out and about. It made her feel alive again, worth something. She really didn't want to ruin the peace, so she let go of her puzzling thoughts.

She took off her coat, wanting to feel more of the fresh, beautiful air. She shivered lightly before getting into the swing of it. She didn't really know how much taking off her coat had done for her.

Because when that man knocked her unconcious and dragged her to his van, all that was left was her coat.

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Eddie sighed, pacing around the room. He should have thought more of what had happened. How could he have been so stupid? Those people were coming after Patricia, and he needed to protect her. If only he took his powers a little more seriously. He thought back to that awful vision that had lead him to his conclusion.

Eddie watched on as the two who had caused her so much pain scheme.

"We've finally found her. We can get her and take it all. She can never know the truth, or we'll have to kill her." the lady chuckled delighted at the thought. Eddie fumed, how could these people be so cruel? They wanted to hurt her.

"Trust me," the man laughed. "She'll never know. But what harm telling her, then she dies and we get what we want either way. They'd do anything to get her. Who would have thought that piece of trash was worth something?"

Eddie clenched his fists. How dare they?! She was everything he needed, and everything he wanted. She was worth the world, and not just to him. The whole world needed her. She was perfection.

"Time to hunt."

It had been one of his shortest visions, but had felt a century long, thinking about her pain. He didn't know how this connected with his powers, but it must have come with that sense that he needed to care for her and protect her with every fiber in his being.

His anger bubbled up once more, and he decided he needed to take a walk. He breathed in the beautiful, clean air. It calmed him instantly. He walked in the direction of the woods, a gut feeling forcing him that way.

He continued on walking, when he stumbled over something. A coat. He picked it up and examined it. Wasn't this...Patricia's favorite coat? He looked it over once more and when he saw the spark of bright yellow paint left from a Lewis & Clarke prank, he knew for sure it was. But why was it out here?

That was when he saw the blood on the ground.

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Patricia's eyes cracked open the slightest bit. She was in a disgusting, dusty van, and the person in the front was obviously driving. Patrica's head started to throb, and she put her fingers on her forehead to feel still fresh blood oozing down her face.

Her eyes fluttered open completely with more unwelcomed pain. 'What happened?' she wondered distantly, pressing on her forehead in an attempt to stop the bleeding.

She then heard dreadfully familiar voices from the front of the van.

"We finally got her! Years of plotting finally payed off. We're going to be rich!" a gleeful voice of a cruel woman echoed back to where Patricia was. That was her. Oh god, no. And it only got worse when the other voice began talking.

"That little *****'ll be dead, and we'll have it all!" That was him. And then it all finally made sense.

It had been them coming for her. It was them that man had wanted to protect her from. And it was them who had ruined her life.

In all honesty, Patricia didn't know what they were talking about. Them having it all? Being rich?...Killing her? That last one she understood to an extent, but the others made no sense.

All that came to her mind was Sacred One, but they couldn't know! But that man had...

How? Who had done this? And whoever had had to be right down cruel for telling the most inhumane people in the world her secret.

It could've been that. A little bit was. Yet, it was not that at all.

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So yeah. Hope you liked it. I hope I get to reveal more about this soon. And in the first chapter this story could stnad on its own, but now that I think about the direction I'm going in, if it doesn't make sense and you haven't read Sibuna Forever,I suggest you read it because after all this is the sequel. So good night. Or morning, or afternoon I guess. Biya! :D

-Worth More Than Gold