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I held my knees to my chest as I waited for Johnny to get here. There was barely anyone here. After a few minutes I stood up and walked to the Freckle Bitches and got myself a burger and one for Johnny.

I again, sat back down and ate. I threw away my wrapper and sighed impatiently. This was taking fucking forever. I started pacing. I then started talking to myself.

"He'll be here soon, Amber. Just sit down and take a deep breath" I whispered to myself. I sat down took a deep breath. "Fuck it! I can't do it!" I said standing up.

"Flight 245 from England will be departing at gate 6" A woman announced. I stopped. That was Johnny's flight. I needed to see him. I needed him to hold me in his arms as I cried. He wouldn't think less of me if I cried. This would be the perfect scenario to cry in.

I mean, seriously. My baby boy was kidnapped. Oh God. My baby boy was kidnapped! That thought alone was strong enough to bring tears to my eyes. It brought tears to my eyes faster than chopping onions did. Damn did those sting.

People started coming out of the doors and my eyes scanned for Johnny. The minute our eyes locked we were running towards each other.

I wrapped my arms around his neck and quietly cried in his shoulder. "Killbane took him. The son of a bitch took him!" I cried quietly.

He stroked the back of my hair. "We'll find Raphael. We'll also find Killbane and beat the shit out of him" Johnny said letting go. I walked over to my things. I threw Johnny the bag of food.

Shaundi met me at the Airport before to give me my bag. I slung it over my shoulder and I handed Johnny his plane ticket. "So I got off a plane to get back on one?" he asked as we walked towards the boarding doors.

"It was worth it and you know it" I said smiling.

We sat next to each other on the plane. I had the window seat, Johnny was in the middle, and some whore was sitting next to Johnny.

"Wanna go do it in the bathroom?" the whore asked Johnny. "Fuck off and stop flirting with my husband" I said angrily. She asked someone else and they headed back to the bathroom. I shook my head in disgust.

"I'm your husband?" he asked, smiling. I shrugged. "You will be"

He laughed a bit. "We will be arriving in Shanghai in ten hours so make yourself comfortable" the flight attendant announced.

I was surprised that the seats reclined. We were in first class but still. It was a plane from Stilwater Airlines. What should I expect?

I nuzzled into Johnny's shoulder and fell asleep.

I woke up with a fuzzy blanket over Johnny and I. There was sunlight peeking through the window cover. I slammed it shut. Way too bright for me.

I wrapped my hand around Johnny's as I watched him sleep. The last time I saw him was the day that Raphael was born. Johnny had to leave to keep Raphael and I safe. Johnny's eyes slowly opened and a small smile appeared on his lips.

"Hi, beautiful" he said caressing my cheek. "Hey" I whispered back. "I hope he's okay"

"He is. Killbane is just using him as bait to get me" Johnny replied. "Can I get you two anything to drink?" the flight attendant asked. "Two Heineken beers" Johnny said winking at me.

She handed us each one. As she started to turn away I called her back. "Yes?" she said nicely. "How long until we get to Shanghai?" I asked.

"A little over 5 hours" she said smiling. She walked away and I sighed. I leaned towards Johnny and gave him a long kiss. "I missed you" I said leaning my forehead against his. "I missed you too"

"Before you got to the airport, I got in touch with Dao-ming and she hooked us up with a car, some money, and of course, guns"

"Aiight, sounds good. Where do we start to look for Raphael?"

"I'm not sure but Killbane had to have someone who got him a car and money. So if we find the guy he talked to. . ."

"We find Killbane. . ."

"And we find Raphael" I said nodding. I took a swig of my beer. I felt a sharp pain in my abdomen. "I'll be right back" I stood up and walked to the bathroom. I lifted up my shirt and saw that blood was starting to seep through the gauze. I heard a knock.

"You aiight?" Johnny asked. "I need you to bring me my bag" I said urgently. I opened the door when he came back and pulled him inside. I sat down on the counter and took my sewing box out of my bag.

I took out a needle and tied the string to it. I handed it to Johnny and took my shirt off. "Oh hell no! I can't do this!" Johnny said as he tried to hand the needle back to me.

"I'll give you instructions. Through, pull, knot" I said. He stayed silent. "If you don't do this soon I will bleed out in this very bathroom" I said.

He started to sew. He pulled it through one last time and I whimpered. When he finished we got cleaned up.

"I need you to touch me" I breathed out. Johnny ran his hands down my back and his tongue was in my mouth. Before I knew it I was naked with my legs around Johnny as he drove his cock into me.

About five hours later, Johnny and I exited the plane into the crowded airport filled with unfamiliar faces. I searched for the exit. "Over there" Johnny said pointing towards two sliding doors.

We exited the airport and I searched for the car that Dao-ming got us. She wrote down what the car looked like on a piece of paper.

A black Acura

"Back there" I said, pointing towards the back parking lot.

When we made it to the car I opened the doors and took the keys out of the glove box. I popped the trunk and revealed a beautiful abundance of guns.

I let out a low whistle. "I think we're set"

"Totally" I agreed. I shut the trunk and Johnny and I got in the car. I grabbed the bag from the back seat and unzipped it. A few rolls of money, cell phones, and. . . . condoms?

I shut the bag and threw it in the backseat. I chuckled to myself. Dao-ming was a friend of mine when I arrived in Stilwater. She helped me get a place to sleep and food in my stomach. She's been my friend ever since.

When I told her that I had a baby she said that she'd get me condoms. I didn't believe her but I guess I should have.

I pulled into what looked like a hotel. I turned the car off and looked at Johnny. "We won't be able to do this on our own"

"Nah, we can do it. Maybe-"

"Johnny. How are we going to track down anyone who came in contact with Killbane? How're the two of us going to take down all of Killbane's guards when we find him?"

He stayed silent. "Y'know, asking for help isn't a sign of weakness. Don't refuse help when it's there" I said softly. There was a brief silence. "Who're we getting to help?" Johnny asked.

I smiled. Johnny knows that cooperation is what we need for this to work out.

"For fucks sake, Pierce! You're staying there with Zimos! This is not up for discussion!" I shouted at Pierce through the phone. "Fine! Jesus!" Pierce said. I sighed. "Look, Pierce-"

"No, I get it" he said quietly. I felt like a piece of shit. "Pierce, just listen I-" A beeping noise caused me to stop. He hung up and I don't blame him one bit. I set my phone down and ran my hand through my hair.

I wanted Zimos and Pierce to look after everything while everyone else headed up here to help. I think it was 2:00am. I wasn't sure. The light was off and Johnny was already sleeping. I took my shoes off and crawled into bed next to him.

"How do you sleep?" I whispered, looking at Johnny. I was surprised that he responded. "I'm wide awake" he said. I nodded and sighed. After a while Johnny got up and got into the shower

He took a shower whenever he couldn't sleep. I kept squirming as terrible thoughts kept entering my mind. I sat up and swung my feet to the side. My feet prodded along the tile of the bathroom.

I don't think that he knows I'm in here. "I'm pretty sure that you know what it feels like to have something important ripped away from you?" Johnny said causing me to jump. "Quite a few times actually"

"Does Raphael even know I exist?"

"I show him pictures of you and tell him that's his Daddy. Whenever he sees them he says Daddy" I replied. He chuckled. "I still can't believe I'm a dad"

"I can't believe that you haven't bailed out on me"

"Why would I do that?" he asked getting serious. "Well. . . . Gangs and babies don't mix, y'know"

"You've been mixing them very well" he said. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?" I asked, getting angry.

"What? I was just saying that-"

I cut him off. "No, you were just saying that I mixed them together and got my baby-our baby kidnapped"

"I think you're overreacting" he said as the water shut off. I pinched the bridge of my nose and closed my eyes. I heard a loud thump. Johnny had his pants on when I opened my eyes.

"Was that you?" I whispered. He shook his head. I opened the door and peeked out. Nothing. I snuck out of the bathroom and hid behind the corner. I heard someone's footsteps.

I close-lined him. "Nice to see you too, Boss" Pierce choked out. "Pierce! What the fuck are you doing here! I told you to stay with Zimos" I said helping him up.

"C'mon, Boss. You never let me help you with anything" I sighed. "Fine. Where's everyone else?" I asked.

"In here, Boss!" Shaundi shouted. I walked into the bigger room and everyone I requested was here. And one extra, which was Pierce. I didn't even know where to start.

"Kinzie, I need you to track anyone who had or has contact with Killbane" I said rubbing my forehead. "I'm on it" Kinzie said as she started to set up her computers.

"You guys can just sit down. Kinzie, that's the only thing we have right now, so I'm counting on you"

"No pressure, right?" she said. I heard a phone ring and I turned towards Johnny. "Hello?"

"It's Killbane" Johnny whispered. I ushered him over to Kinzie. She hooked his phone up to her computer and it was put on speaker.

"I'm assuming that you heard the news. About Amber's death and that I have possession of your son"

"If you lay a finger on him, I'll gauge your eyes out" Johnny threatened.

"Ooo I'm so scared. Amber's dead. That's all I wanted. I'll hand him over to you"

"Tonight"

"I'll pick the time and place. Tomorrow 6:00am. In front of Huang He Memorial"

"With my son"

"With your son"

There was a beeping. "Anything?" I asked Kinzie. "Uh, yeah" she said showing me the map with a little red dot. "That's where he is?"

"As far as I can tell. It's one of the many hotels that has everything in English, so you're in luck" she said. "Shaundi and Pierce, come with Johnny and I. And Viola and Angel, follow us. You two stay here" I said pointing to Kinzie and Oleg.

We pulled into the parking lot of the large building with Viola and Angel behind us. I parked and got out. I popped the trunk and walked around back. I took two submachine guns and switched out my holsters.

I put a gun in a holster on each leg. Angel, Viola, Pierce, Shaundi, and Johnny sifted through the guns. "You have to keep them hidden" I reminded them. They got there guns and we walked inside.

Luchadores were scattered around the lobby. "Shootout?" Johnny suggested. I shook my head. I wanted to do this as quiet as possible.

I snuck behind one of the pillars. "Killbane's on the 35th floor with the little brat" One of them said. I went to hit him but I felt a hand around my mouth and someone pulled me back a bit.

"You're supposed to be dead, remember?" Johnny whispered in my ear. He let go and we headed towards the elevator. I hit the number 35 and the button shined red and the doors closed.

"You know what room he's in?" Viola asked. "Nope"

"You're gonna wing it?" Angel asked. "Yup" I said as the number above the doors hit 33 then 34, then. . .

CLUNK

We stopped. The lights flickered. Then pitch black. "What happened?" Shaundi asked. I heard static. "Trapped in an elevator in pitch black, hanging over 34 floors of nothing. Even you six can't survive that"

"Matt you son of a bitch!" I shouted. "I gave you a chance to live and you screw it all up!"

"Oh believe me. I still have a chance to live. Especially with you gone" Matt said chuckling a bit.

"Matt, you don't have to do this. You can still walk away from this, you still have time" I said.

"That chance is now. If I kill you now it will all be over"

I scoffed. "Did Killbane promise you that? You remember what he did to Kiki. You were there. You saw what happened. Killbane is a lying bastard. You should know that more than anyone"

"I didn't want this to happen" he whispered. There was static. "Matt!"

"Anything you want to get off your chest?"

"Not again Pierce" I said. "I don't know how to swim" Angel said. "My parents are Jewish" Shaundi said.

"I don't know how to make pancakes" Viola said. "I'm afraid of Slenderman" Pierce said. "We're in the dark, did you really have to say that?" I asked.

"Sorry" Pierce said. "I watch cartoons" Johnny admitted. "I sleep with a stuffed cow and tiger" I said. Everyone was silent. "I can't believe we all just said what we did" Shaundi said.

The top of the elevator opened. I saw Matt Millers face illuminated by his glowing blue outfit.

"You came to kill us yourself?" Viola asked. "I came here to help you" he said. "The elevator is stuck and the wire could snap in seconds" We just stared at him blankly.

"Now come on" he said ushering us out. Pierce boosted Shaundi up, then Viola went, then Pierce, and then Angel.

Johnny and I stared at each other. "Go Johnny"

"Not without you"

"Don't take my line, bitch" I said smiling. "Will one of you just come on" Matt said. I pushed Johnny and he climbed up. I heard the elevator creek. "I hate elevators" I mumbled.

"The wire's about to snap! C'mon!" Matt shouted. I hopped up and I heard the wire snap. I jumped and reached out for something. Anything. I grabbed a hand. I thought it was Johnny until I looked up.

Matt Miller saved my life. He helped me up onto the beam. "Where to?" Johnny asked. "Right there" Matt said, pointing to a vent.

I was the last one to go in. Nothing like a morning in China when you're army crawling inside a metal claustrophobia tube.

I slid out and didn't realize that it was a four-foot drop. Apparently Pierce didn't either. As Pierce was starting to get up as I fell on his back. "Ugh" he groaned.

"Oops, sorry Pierce" I said as I stood up. I helped him up.

We followed Matt into the hallway. I pulled Pierce to the side by the wall. "Look, Pierce I'm sorry for. . . well, everything I guess. I don't appreciate what you do and I should"

"I know" he said smiling. "And it's okay"

"Good" I said as I leaned against the wall and it shifted. Pierce tried to grab me and we were both put on the other side of the wall.

"Hey! You're not allowed in here!" One of the luchadores shouted.

"On your knees!" The other one said. I got on my knees and Pierce stayed standing. "What the hell are you doing?" Pierce asked. He was playing along. "Get on your knees. We lost" I said to him.

The on luchadore came behind me and pointed the gun at my head. "Get on your fucking knees" I said louder.

"I'm sick and tired of you telling me what to do"

"What're you gonna do about it, you little bitch"

"Don't fucking go there"

"Or what, huh?"

The luchadores were distracted. I spun around took the gun from out of his hand. I kneed him in the stomach and kicked him back. I shot him in the head. I heard a gunshot from behind me.

I spun around and saw the luchadore on the floor and Pierce standing over him. "Nice job, Pierce"

I pushed on the wall and it opened. Pierce was behind me and everyone wa standing there. "We were banging on the wall. Couldn't you hear us?" Shaundi asked.

I shook my head. "Everything's under control" I said, following Matt again.

"Killbane is staying in the room around the corner and down the hall" Matt said.

He turned the corner and I heard a gunshot. Matt fell to the floor and I actually felt the stinging in my eyes. "NO!" I shouted running to his aid. He was shot in the chest. I pointed my gun at the luchadore and shot.

"I'm N-Not ready t-to die" he whispered. "You're not gonna die. You're not gonna die" I whispered.

Viola came to the other side of Matt. Viola took off her jacket and put pressure on his chest. He whimpered. He started to close his eyes. "Matt, keep your eyes open" I said as I shook him.

His eyes opened again. "I'll stay here, go get Raphael" Viola said. "Keep him alive" I said after a long silence.

I heard a baby crying. I ran down the hall and kicked down the door in which the noise was coming from.

Killbane had a gun to Raphael's head. "You were supposed to be dead" he said.

"You were supposed to be killed but here we are" I said pulling out my gun. "Put it down or I'll shoot" "Put it down, now!"

"I'll shoot! I'll fucking do it!"

BANG

Oh no! What happened? Aww you're going to have to wait. Poor you! You'll live! :)