Sorry for the long wait, again. I reckon it's going to be like this now, as it's taking me ages to be able to sit and write. But be assured that it will be updated, I refuse to abandon the story! Again, if anyone would like to Beta my chapters, let me know :)

Prue and Andy orbed back into the living room, dusting off demon residue.

Prue: "Peyton?" she called.

When there was no answer she went room to room checking. She shook her head in fury.

Prue: "She's gone. I swear to god I am going to kill her!" she said angrily.

Andy shook his head and took a seat: "We'll just leave her for an hour or two, let her calm down, you know what she's like. Anyway, she'll be back when she's hungry" he laughed.

Prue nodded and smiled, taking a seat on the seat beside Andy, resting her head on his shoulder as he gave her leg a comforting squeeze and kissed the top of her head.

The hours went by but still no sign off Peyton, Prue was up and down like a yo-yo, looking at her watch, then the clock, then her watch.

Prue shot up from her seat: "Right, she's had long enough, she sould have been here by now, phone her please"

Andy dialled the number: "Its off? That's strange, she never turns her phone off"

Prue nodded: "Unless she's madder than we thought? Best place to check is Thomas' house, then Steph, then Charlie"

Arriving at Thomas' house Prue knocked on the door, and Thomas answered.

Prue: "Where is she?" she asked.

Thomas: "Peyton? She's not with me"

Prue: "I'm not joking around on this one, where is she" she said seriously.

Thomas: "I'm serious, she isn't here, I'll try to sense her"

Prue: "It's no use, she used a cloaking spell. Look, if you hear from her, call us straight away"

Thomas nodded: "And same with you please, so I know she's safe"

Prue and Andy headed to Stephs then Charlies to get the same response, then back home. The hours ticked by, 9pm, 10pm, 11pm. Prue by this point was frantic with worry.

Andy: "I'm gonna put a call in, then I'm gonna go out in the car and search for her. I'll get Leo to go to the elders to see if there's a way around the cloaking spell. Call Cole and ask him to check in the Underworld"

Prue nodded: "Ok. It's just, I can't shake the feeling that somethings wrong. Even if she was still mad, she'd have been home, you know what she's like" tears threatened to fall from her eyes.

Andy: "Come here" he said and pulled her in, wrapping his arms around her.

Andy: "We'll find her, ok" he said reassuringly. "I'll be right back"

He orbed out then orbed back in a few minutes later with Piper and Phoebe.

Andy: "I didn't want you to be alone. I asked Cole and Leo whilst I was over there, you's just stay her in case she comes home"

He kissed Prue goodbye then left. Prue sat down with both sisters at either side.

Phoebe: "She'll be back Prue, we'll find her, ok"

Prue had stayed relatively strong till now, but she let out a loud cry, and tears streamed from her face. Piper and Phoebe hugged her, trying to give her some comfort.

The night passed, and they slept on and off, morning had arrived by the time Andy came home.

He didn't even say anything, just threw his keys down on the table, shook his head and went to the bedroom.

The police came that morning, asked many questions and left with a photo of Peyton.

Prue: "I don't understand, I just want her back Piper" she cried as Piper hugged her.

Prue: "We need to check the book of shadows, see if we can find her"

Piper: "It's no use Prue, not when she has the cloaking spell on her, you heard what Leo said. With her powers bound as well, there's not really a chance in hell of finding her magically"

Prue: "Why did I bind her powers? It was so stupid of me, she could be hurt somewhere and she can't do anything, what if demons have her again!"

Piper: "Look Cole's checking out the underworld, if she's down there, he'll find her."

In the next apartment the lights were low, not a sound was to be heard.

Peyton lifted her head and looked around, she was still here, it wasn't a bad dream. Alice and George must have still been in bed. She scanned the room to see if there was anything to use to set herself free. Nothing. They had obviously planned this well, the seat was in the position so that nothing was around her, and any sharp objects were kept well out of sight.

She didn't like it in hear. Apart from the fact that she was being held in there against her will, the home was eerie in itself. The wallpaper was dark shade of green, bits were ready to fall off too. The carpet again, was dark. In fact, most of the furniture was dark, and old fashioned. It smelt musty, and there was hardly any light, as the blinds were pulled shut.

She could hear her parents moving about in the apartment next door. Tears filled her eyes, it was like she was so near, but with no powers, yet so far. She heard movement coming from Alice and Goerges bedroom.

The door opened and Alice appeared, already dressed, with a big smile on her face.

"Good morning sunshine"

Peyton didn't even look at her. She wasn't even paying much attention, she was trying to plan an escape, though wasn't having much hope.

Alice: "I'll bet you're hungry, why don't I make you some breakfast"

Peyton: "I don't want food, I want to go home, I want my Mum" she cried.

Alice knelt down in front of her: "But I'm right here, I'm your mother now, I think it's time you got used to it, then we could release you from this chair" she said as she pushed a bit of hair out Peytons face, causing Peyton to flinch.

She shook her head: "You'll never be my mother, no one could EVER replace her, you wicked old hag" she spat.

Alices smile left her face almost immediately. She stood up and tightened the gag more, as Peyton yelped with pain. She went to the kitchen and made porridge, and brought it through to where Peyton was sat.

Alice: "Now, you'll get fed, but only if you agree to stay silent when I take the gag off"

Peyton nodded in agreement and Alice untied it. Almost as soon as it had fell from her mouth Peyton was screaming at the top of her voice.

"HEEEELLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPP"

Alice quickly bounced back up and used her hand to cover her mouth.

Alice: "Shush, you hear me, shush!" she said and nipped the back of Peytons neck.

Peyton nodded her head vigorously, she'd shut up, for now. She just wanted Alice off her. Her touch chilled Peyton to her very bones, fear filled her as she wondered just how far Alice would go to keep her quiet, or to get her to co-operate.

In Prue and Andy's apartment they heard the scream. Andy opened the bedroom door and poked his head out.

Prue's head shot up: "Did you guys hear that?"

Andy nodded his head and Piper spoke: "It sounded like it came from next door"

Prue: "I'll go check it out"

Prue knocked on the door and it was George who came to the door.

George: "Prue dear, whatever can I do for you"

As soon as Peyton heard that it was her mum she started to scream, but Alice was quick to shut her up.

Prue: "I heard a scream, i was just wondering if everything was ok?"

Georges face went a bit red: "Oh the scream, yes, well that was, Alice, it was Alice"

Prue: "Is she ok?"

George: "Oh yes, she's fine, she saw a bug is all, and screamed for me to get it"

Prue: "Fair enough. Look have you seen Peyton? She's been missing for almost 24 hours"

George: "No I'm afraid not dear, she'll turn up though eh" he smiled reassuringly.

Prue: "Yeah, I hope so, thanks, I'll see you later" she said sadly.

The hours passed on and soon night had fallen again.

Peyton: "Alice" she groaned.

Alice was sat with her head in a puzzle book, when Peyton spoke she lifter her head and looked at her over the top of her glasses: "Excuse me?" she asked with eyebrows raised.

Peyton rolled her eyes: "I mean, Mum, I need the toilet, so fancy undoing these?" she asked.

She figured the only way to get anywhere was to be co-operative, and hopefully she'd get somewhere.

Alice untied her and led her to the bathroom. She stood patiently outside the door as Peyton went in. She frantically tried to search for something that would maybe help her. This had been well thought out, the bathroom had been emptied of almost everything.

When she opened the door she bolted past Alice, but as she reached the front door George came in and grabbed her. Moving her back to the seat kicking and screaming.

Alice: "It's times like these when your disgusting habit of smoking comes in handy"

George: "That was a close call, we need to be more careful next time" he said as he tied Peyton back up. Her wrists were now red and marked from the rope. She had red marks up her mouth, causing her to look slightly like the Joker. Bags were starting to form under her eyes, and she looked Pale.

Peyton didn't try to fight back. She was far too tired.

Morning came again, Prue had stayed at the manor. She wasn't really sleeping, or eating. She didn't understand what had happened for her baby to be gone. Andy was still out, he patrolled the streets every night, stopping at nothing to find his daughter.

Prue left the manor in the afternoon, and went back to her own apartment. She sat in Peytons bedroom, and her whole body shook as she sobbed. Andy came in at night time to find her asleep on Peytons bed.

Peyton had spent most of the day trying to be force fed. She wouldn't give in though. She didn't want to eat. It had only been a day and a half, but it felt like a lifetime. She had been trying to tap into her powers, she knew they were there, she was still a witch, surely there must be some way to tap into them! She must have been getting somewhere, because every so often she could hear Cole faintly trying to get through to her. She kept sending messages every so often, hoping that maybe he'd eventually here her. When the next again day came however, she tried once more, and gave up.

Cole lay in his bed, half asleep, when he could have sworn her heard Peytons voice in his head.

"Phoebe wake up" he said as he shook her.

Phoebe: "Woah, whats going on?" She asked.

Cole: "I heard Peytons voice, I think she spoke to me, telepathically.

Phoebe: "What did she say?"

Cole: "Help"

Phoebe: "Well this, it's good news right, we know she's alive"

Cole: "Yeah but we don't have the slightest clue how to find her"

Phoebe: "We should go see Prue, tell her"

Cole: "I'll go, you can go back to sleep"

Prue was happy about the news, she knew Peyton was still alive. But it still didn't have her any closer to finding her. The message of 'help' too made her sick with worry. She didn't know what was happening to her baby, was she suffering?

Peyton again spent most of the day in a zombie like state. She wouldn't speak to them, she wouldn't eat. George was starting to worry.

George: "Alice, she's not giving in, this was not as easy as you made it out to be! I know we miss Theresa, but imagine if it was her who had been kidnapped. All the girl wants is her mother, maybe we should let her go"

Peytons head lifted slightly as she heard him talking.

Alice was adamant though: "It's not Theresa though is it, she's dead! And this is our last hope to have a family again"

George: "She's not going to be much use to us dead though is she!" he shouted back at her.

Alice: "It won't come to that, if need be I'll insert a feeding tube"

George: "You don't have any of that equipment, I know you're a trained nurse but what if something goes wrong! You can't do this Alice. Even if she's fed, she's still not gonna co-operate. Some family, a mother, a father, and a child who is not our own and kept here against her will!"

Alice: "Don't worry about that ok! Im going for a nap, you've given me a headache!" she snapped as she walked away.

George sighed and sat down putting his head in his hands.

Peyton whispered: "George"

He looked at her, then went over and knelt in front of her.

Peyton continued to whisper: "Please let me go. I understand why you's have done this, and I'm so sorry about your daughter, but do you wish the same loss on my mother? All i want is to go home to my Mum and my Dad, I'm never going to co-operate, you're right, just please let me go"

Georges eyes watered slightly but he quickly wiped them away: "I'm sorry. I can't, I just, I can't"

He got up and walked out the door, slamming the door in the process.

It had been two days now. Peyton was now feeling nauseous with hunger, her eyes were baggy from crying and lack of sleep, she felt lifeless.

Alice came through from the bedroom: "Where did he go?"

Peyton didn't answer.

Alice: "I'm speaking to you, answer me!"

Peyton lifted her head: "Even if I knew, i wouldn't tell you. I'll never be your daughter, I'd rather die than be here, I hate you, with every inch of my being. Your daughter would be so ashamed if she knew what you had become!"

Alices face contorted in anger and Peyton felt a giant smack across her cheek.

Alice immediately looked at her hand then at Peyton, before she started sobbing.

"I'm so sorry"

Peyton shook her head, she felt the tears threatening to spill from her eyes, but she wasn't going to show it hurt.

In the next apartment Prue was just dozing off when a knock came at the door.

Prue: "Stephanie, Thomas, come in"

Stephanie handed her a flyer: "We've put these out all across town, in the hope that maybe someones seen her"

Prue rubbed her finger over the photo: "Thank you, where did you get the picture for it?"

Thomas: "It was mine, I took it a few months back"

Prue: "She looks gorgeous here" she smiled as tears fell.

Thomas: "She always look gorgeous" he replied as tears started to fall from his eyes.

Thomas wiped them away: "Look, we'll go, leave you be, take care"

Prue sobbed: "Thank you, both of you"

They nodded before leaving her, as the door closed Prue collapsed in a heap on the ground, crying her heart out.

When George arrived back he found Alice sitting quietly and look to Peyton, who appeared to be sleeping. Noticing the mark upon her cheek he strided towards her and gently rubbed his thumb over it.

Peyton flinched and he pulled his hand away.

George: "This has went on too long. I'm not doing it anymore"

Alice lifted her head: "No George, we can do this, she'll come around, I know she will!"

George shook his head: "It's too late, I've called the police, they'll be on their way now"

Alice: "You what! You stupid stupid man!"

She went to grab him but the door was forced open by police officers and they barged their way into the apartment.

They grabbed them and cuffed them whilst a female officer made her way to Peyton.

"It's ok, I'm going to get you out of here, we're going to take you to hospital, we'll inform your mum as soon as possible" she said gently.

Peyton: "She lives in the next apartment, please, I want my mum" she cried softly.

The officer nodded to another policeman to do as Peyton asked.

It only took about two minutes before she could hear her mothers voice. She was now completely untied.

Prue ran towards her and Peyton flung her arms around her as they both cried with relief.

Peyton: "I thought I'd never see you again"

Prue: "Shh, I'm here baby, I'm here"

Prue accompanied her to the hospital. They gave her fluids, and was checked over before she was released to go. Another officer brought the two of them home. As they went into their apartment all her family were there. Andy pulled her into a hug.

"I missed you so much Dad" she cried.

Andy: "I missed you too baby. I will never, ever, let anyone hurt you again, you hear me"

Peyton nodded and the rest of the family gave her hugs.

The sat down, Peyton cuddled into her mother.

Andy: "Peyton, the police will want you to give a statement"

Peyton: "Ok. Not today, I'm too tired"

Andy: "Of course not, just whenever you're ready" he said gently.

Peyton: "Look, before anything else is done or said, can we please undo the cloaking spell"

Prue: "Of course sweetie"

The sisters did the spell, and Leo sensed her to check it had worked.

Peyton went off to bed, and everyone left, including Andy who went back to work.

Just before she drifted off to sleep she heard the door open and seen her Mum tiptoing in.

Prue: "Sorry honey, I just wanted to be beside you"

Peyton: "Come sleep beside me?" she asked.

Prue climbed into the bed and pulled Peyton in.

Peyton: "I love you Mum"

Prue: "I love you too baby, more than anything else in the world" she said before they fell asleep.

Right peoples, I know it's not my best, but it was really difficult to word this one right. I have it all pictured in my head, but to put onto Paper was really hard! So sorry if you're dissappointed. Again, please ignore any spelling or Grammar mistake, I'm still looking for a beta if anyone is interested?

And Please Please PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE review...PLEASE!

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