Chapter 9 is up!!! Time to find out why Catherine and Sara got kidnapped!!!

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"Fine." Sara growled, and Keith grinned, keeping his grip on Sara and said,

"I suppose you remember how you used to be my girlfriend."

"Unfortunately yes I do." Sara muttered and Keith's smile just got bigger.

"Well, I assume you didn't know at the time that I was the leader of a gang, correct?"

"Correct." Sara said, and Keith went on.

"Well, of course you remember that one night when the gang and their girls were in that alley, and another gang came along."

"Yeah, I do." Sara murmured, recalling the night perfectly.

Sara was a senior in high school, along with most of the girls that were there. There were a few older ones, but Sara didn't know them. It was a normal night, just hanging out in an alley, cracking jokes and just having fun when it turned deadly. Another gang decided they liked the girls and challenged Sara's gang. Switchblades and what not were brought out and at the end there were only two members of Sara's gang left, and three members of the other gang. The two that were left were Sara's and this older blonde woman's guy. The other girls had taken off as soon as their guys had gotten killed, but Sara and the blonde girl stayed, as Keith, who was Sara's guy and Eddie, who was the blonde's guy were the ones left. The three advanced and Sara grabbed the blonde's hand and dashed off into the night. Keith and Eddie screamed in fury and were instantly silenced by the other gang, or so Sara and the blonde thought. They heard footsteps racing after that, and that only made them run faster, their legs motivated by terror of being raped or worse. When the footsteps seemed to disappear they stopped and went their separate ways, never going to see each other again. Or so they thought.

"Well, as you have now probably figured out, the blonde chick that was Eddie's girl is none other than your precious Catherine." Keith snarled, and Sara's eyes widened, processing this information.

"Eddie's dead, Keith."

"I know. That's what set the plan in motion, I was going to avenge Eddie and the avenge myself."

"But you aren't dead."

"But that night you left me! You were not allowed to do that." Keith yelled, his temper getting the best of him.

"Too bad! If I had stayed I would've been raped and/or killed." Sara stated, anger lacing her voice.

"That's the price you pay for the privilege of being a gangster's girlfriend!"

"Privilege? More like a death sentence!" Sara retorted and got a smack across the face for her efforts.

"Yes, privilege! And then you ran, abandoning me and Eddie. Who knows, if you had stayed, we could've won and you would still be by my side."

"Like hell I would." Sara growled and Keith glared at her, saying,

"Sure about that?"

"Dang straight I am. I would have never stayed with you. That night in the alley was a wake-up call for me. After that night, I stayed straight in school and look where I am now."

"Yeah, just look!" Keith mocked, and Sara narrowed her eyes and said,

"Yeah, look. I've got the best job in the world, I've got the greatest group of friends anywhere, friends I know I don't deserve and who deserve a better friend than me, and I've found the love of my life, and if you and your goons mess that up for me I will cheerfully strangle all of you to death."

"Love of your life?" Keith squeaked, his voice shaking with anger.

"Yes, and it most definitely is not you!"

"You belong to me and no one else!" Keith screamed, grabbing her by the throat.

"You're a psychopath." Sara said bitingly, and Keith threw her at the tree, saying,

"No I am not! You are mine and will always be mine! Only mine!"

"In your morbid dreams, Keith." Sara snapped, and brought her hand gingerly up to her jaw that was bleeding a bit.

"No, my dreams will soon be my reality. I will have you, and you will be mine." Keith said, grinning wolfishly, anger behind it.

"Oh no." Sara whispered, as she had been trying to stall Keith, hoping that she could think out a plan, but she had nothing, and Keith had snapped. He was going to rape her, and there was nothing she could do. Sara swore in her mind as it raced to try and come up with a plan. Suddenly, a childish one came to her and she forced her eyes to open wide and fill with fear.

"Gil, no, go back! No, Gil, no!" She shouted, and Keith spun around. Sara took the moment's advantage to dart behind the trees, prepared to play the deadliest game of hide-and-seek ever played. As Keith looked for her, Sara darted behind tree after tree.

Suddenly, she saw a figure stumbling around, looking for her. Before she could catch up to the figure it stumbled into the clearing, and Keith aimed his gun at it. Before either of them could react Sara leapt into the clearing, stepping in front of the figure that she knew to be Grissom and put her arms behind her, effectively shielding Grissom and making sure he didn't sneak out from behind her.

"Ah, how adorable. I'm guessing that this is who you think is the love of your life, huh Sara?"

"Yes, he is. Not you." Sara snarled under her breath, and Keith laughed.

"You are oh so wrong, Sara."

"No, I am not. You lost me a long time ago. In fact, I don't think you ever had me." Sara said, and Keith undid the safety on the gun. Sara closed her eyes but tightened her grip on Grissom's arms, wishing that she could tell him everything, but she knew that she didn't have time.

"I love you." Sara whispered and tensed.

Then, three things happened at once.

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I hope that cleared things up for you! Now that all the pieces fit into the puzzle, what does the puzzle look like? Review and let me know what y'all think, and what you think should, could or would happen next if it were up to you. I hope you liked it, thanks for reading and adios for now!!!