Lorelai was beginning to lose her faith in what she had always believed, that no matter what her daughter would always come back to her, she had cuddled up to Rose in the middle of the night when Rose had asked for her mother, the little girl was aware that something was wrong but she hadn't asked as of yet and Lorelai hoped she wouldn't, saving both herself and the child from that conversation. Richard was becoming more and more agitated as the hours wore on, his precious angel had been taken from them and he spent his hours pacing or drink scotch in front of the portrait in his study, never before had he resented an artist for not portraying the true character of the subject painted. Emily was refusing to eat or drink, she was in bed laying and staring at the ceiling, her resolve and tenacious nature abandoned her in her true hour of need.

The news channel on most homes in Starshollow ran continuously, the small red banner at the bottom of the screen updated them, currently it read,

"Society and small town princess Rory Gilmore - 37 hours missing"

A fresh rounds of sobs would spill from Babette and Miss Patty every time the counter would tick forward another hour, Taylor had taken it upon himself to arrange for the diner to be re-fitted with better locks, and had swore at the town meeting that CCTV camera's were going to become a common sight in Starshollow, Andrew closed the bookstore in a mark of respect, he declared that he wouldn't open again until his best customer had returned, Morey had been playing morose music on an old grand piano that had been placed into the gazebo, the sound from the speakers made sure a tear stained face existed throughout, a small town filled with zombies, no one worked, and everyone wondered that if they weren't safe in a town with a tiny population as theirs, then where was.

One woman was sat in her home, scowling out of the window, the net curtain clenched in her hand, the fabric as if the breath was being squeezed from it,

"Why is everyone so sad, she was a whore, a marriage ruining piece of trash that didn't deserve the daughter, the money or the family she had" the blonde sneered and threw the curtains closed, slumping onto the sofa she turned on the tv and got comfy for a re-run of friends, "lets hope this teaches her a lesson." Dean Forrester hadn't realised the effect his cheating with his ex had had on his wife, the once sweet girl he had began to date only to rebound from what he believed to be the one that got away was now a bitter and twisted malcontent whose features of her face had began to show the ugly thoughts that consumed her.

The Dragonfly Inn was closed, all the customers had been sent to other hotels and Inns in the area, their expenses were paid by the Dragonfly of course, some had said not to worry about it after Sookie had informed them of the situation, but she insisted they send the bill anyway, doing what she always did when she was stressed, she baked as much as she could for when her best friends daughter returned.

In the Cabin

*** Trigger Warning *** Please Only Read With Caution!

Rory had woken from a fitful night's sleep on the tiny bed she was kept on, tossing and turning had been nearly impossible with her ankle tied, opening her eyes she looked around the room and shuddered when she felt the man's eyes on her, his upper lip curling in a grotesque fashion as he licked it, moving towards her like a predator stalking his prey he leaned over her, his large arms in casing her in a prison she could do little to escape from, he pushed his face into her neck and bile rose in her throat as he inhaled, she froze in sheer terror as the enormity of the situation dawned on her, his fingers grazed her neck and he smirked when she shuddered, his fingers lingered for a second before tracing a route down her throat, lingering on her collarbone, his fingers finding their way around her neck momentarily before continuing the exploration towards her chest. The door flew open and the younger men strode in arms full with bags of groceries, throwing them down on to the counter in front of him, he ran to his brother pulling him away from Rory, climbing on top of his brother, he pulled on the man's collar and growled,

"You will not play any sick games with her, you are the reason we had to leave mother and I will not allow you to ruin our lives further" The older man smirked,

"Little brother all you had to do was ask, you can have her all to yourself" The older man's smirk stretched to a lecherous grin, he left the cabin adjusting his trousers.

The younger man leant towards Rory, his soft smile making her wary, at least the other man was up front about what he was,

"I am not going to hurt you, I didn't even know my brother had taken you until he picked me up and explained he had taken a job from a rich woman we worked for"

"What's your name?" she enquired carefully,

"I cant tell you that, you could identify us if you live"

"But I am not going to live through this am I" Rory pointed out,

"I'm sorry, my brother has bags of cash in the truck, I don't know where he got it all from but we are promised twice as much when the job is completed, I will make sure it is quick"

"I have money, I can triple anything this woman is paying you" The younger man looked astonished at the woman they were holding captive, from what he had been told they were riding a rich family of a gold digging whore who was only after the family fortune,

"Triple?" the man asked uneasy,

"quadruple if you want just please let me go, I have a daughter, she is only 4" Rory pleaded with him, but before he could reply they heard a noise outside,

"Lorelai "Rory" Leigh Gilmore Hayden, Google me please" she whispered quickly, standing up he unzipped his pants, Rory fled from him as far as she could but the younger man grabbed a hold of her he messed her hair and rubbed his hand over her face to smudge the lipstick that had remained up to this point almost pristine, he pushed her skirt above her knees and threw one of her shoes in the corner, he leaned down and asked her to face away from him on the bed and cry, you're an actress and you life depends on your performance he told her, she did as she was told and his brother came through the door, the evil smile spreading his features,

"Hermanito, I told you it would feel good to defile the princess" the older man clapped his arm over his brothers shoulders and together they left the cabin, Rory heard a truck start, she waited but fell asleep before they returned.

Hey Guys - I understand that this could have been a triggering chapter for some people and I did warn you but i am also very sorry, I needed the older brother to be a sicko to progress it in the right direction please dont hate me xx