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"Cat," Tori called cupping her hands over her mouth. She carefully stepped over a fallen branch as she made her way through the tall trees. Her eyes scanned the tree tops for any specks of red, which would tell her that her friend was around.

Tori wasn't really sure which tree her small friend was hiding in but it was one of these. Ever since they were little, the girl would always climb a tree when upset.

Finally the girl spotted a speck of red high up in a large tree almost completely hidden by thick green leaves. "Cat, you heard me calling you." Tori yelled from the base of the tree. The girl received no answer. "I'll climb up if you're not going to climb down." Tori warned. Still no response, it was obvious her words weren't believed.

She began climbing the tree grunting loudly on purpose as she with difficultly pulled herself up.

"What are you doing?" Her friend's timid voice reached her ears as she continued to climb.

"Climbing the tree…"

"You're too heavy!" Cat cried worriedly.

"Gee, thanks Cat." Tori hesitated about five branches off the ground.

"I didn't mean it like that." Cat whined. "You're too heavy to climb trees… you're going to hurt yourself."

"Then you climb down." Tori yelled up almost losing her balance. Cat was quiet, "well, I guess I'm coming up then." She began climbing again.

"Alright, alright… I'll climb down." Tori could hear the younger girl pout. Letting out a quiet huff of relief, Tori carefully climbed back down the tree.

When Tori reached the bottom it wasn't long before Cat had joined her. Cat ignored Tori and began walking away.

Tori frowned and quickly followed. She guessed the girl was still angry at her. "Are you planning on going any place in particular?" Tori asked. "I might come along if you found a place to go…"

Cat came to a stop and turned to give Tori a stricken look. "I can't… have a pet."

Tori watched as Cat nervously played with the ends of her dyed her. She tried to think of the right words to say, but came up blank every time. "Cat…"

"It's wrong!" Cat yelled her voice echoing for some reason.

"You can't run away, Cat. What if you get captured by the men's side?" Tori asked. "They'll make you their pet."

"That really doesn't mean what women do to them right either." Cat announced softly.

"I agree…" Tori told her. "But we can't really do anything about it right now, Cat." A smile appeared on Tori's face. "One da-"

"We'll change the world." Cat finished smiling back sadly. "Why are you here anyway?" Cat asked. "I mean didn't your mom come back today?"

Tori sighed remembering why she had gone looking for her friend at first.

(1-5)

Tori looked between Robbie and Beck and bit her lip nervously. They had been compliant for now, and both stood on the wall facing her. Though he had followed her orders Beck glared at her openly, which worried her considering her mother was on her way.

"Can you not glare at me?" The girl whispered her eyes darting nervously towards the closed door that led into the hallway.

The boy face remained in its intense glare before his brows unfrowned and his jaw unclenched to a neutral expression. She breathed a sigh of relief. A minute later the hall's door swung open and in walked her mother with her favorite.

Tori sucked in a quick breathing taking note of her mother's odd smile when her eyes landed Beck. Weird…

"Mother…" Tori trailed when the woman approached Beck completely shattering his personal space. Tori shifted nervously.

"Do you have any idea who son you captured, Tori?"

Tori blinked, surprised by her mother's pleased tone – the woman was excited. "No…" She became horrified when the woman's hand gripped Beck's chin. The male face was twitching with annoyance. He tore her hand away from his face much to Tori's horror. He was pinned on to the wall by Mary's pet in seconds; the other male's elbow shoved into his throat his head hitting the wall hard. Beck gurgled. The man shot Robbie a look of warning.

Mary dusted imaginary dust from her as she regained her composer. Her unsettling smile never leaving her face, "The Men Republic president's youngest child." The woman crossed her arms over her chest. "He has a lot of fight left in him though… maybe a little time outside will do him some good. Don't you agree, Tori?" She took her eyes off Beck to look towards Tori. Her eyebrows rising simultaneously, she was daring Tori to disagree.

No other choice Tori nodded avoiding Mary's gaze.

(1-5)

By nightfall Beck had a heavy metal collar around his neck which was attached to a thick wooden stake in the ground by a chain. He was as cool as a cucumber. No yelling, no cursing, no anything. The young man simply sat on the brown earth underneath him, his back leaning heavily on the wooden stake his arms lazily resting on his legs. He looked oblivious to how demeaning this position was, only Tori wasn't fooled.

Tori watched him her bottom lip captured between her teeth and her arms folded over her chest. It was unlikely that he would be as confident in the morning as he is now. The bugs would get him tonight and the blazing sun would get him in the morning. Dehydration will set in by midday and his skin blistered…

"He's a tough one." Tori whirled around her hand over her chest.

"Why do you always do that?" The girl asked Jade who looked amused by her reaction.

"I don't like him." Jade continued ignoring Tori's question. Her hand subconsciously rubbed at her neck.

"You don't like any of them." Tori reminded.

"Am I supposed to, Tori?" Jade asked and gave Tori a funny look. "Tell me Tori which mutts do you like?" Tori flinched at her sister's terminology for the males.

Tori stammered, "Tyson… you shouldn't call him a mutt."

"I didn't… but he is what he is." Jade rolled her eyes. "Mother wants us to spare our pets to determine their level of training."

"He's tied up…"

"Your other one, Tori…" Jade reminded. "You have two."

"I guess…" Tori scratched at her head.

Jade gently shook her head in disbelief before walking away from Tori towards the chained male. A smirk appeared on her face and he blinked at her but his eye twitched. Jade noticed. She had to admit he was doing a good job at hiding his emotions.

"Good boy…" She mocked before walking away.

He had held his composer… barely.

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