A.N. So thank you to nooneneeds2know for reviewing and telling me who you wanted in this case Dorene but I also had someone of DA comment on the picture of Mia that they wanted more of her side so I decide and was planning on doing this from now on to get longer chapters as well as hurry and get to the good parts I will now switch between POV's of the character's including Victoria because later she is playing a big role so that will just allow me to lead up to that part of the story so here we go.

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Chapter 28

*Dorene's POV*

Shit, shit, shit. Everywhere I looked I saw people and swore that they knew I was missing I couldn't go anywhere in town without feeling everyone's eyes on me, and it was starting to get on my nerves.

I got up to the check out and began placing the food and everything else on the counter.

"Would you like paper of plastic miss?" asked the young employee from behind the counter. It was a simple enough question to answer and yet I still jumped at the suddenness of the girl's voice.

"Are you okay Miss?" the girl asked I nodded then stated that I would take plastic. I reached into my pocket for my wallet and began fishing out money as the price kept escalating with every item that was scanned.

"That will be forty-two fifty," I handed the employee the money and then made my way out as she said the customary have a nice day. I began racing back to the hotel with the plastic bags of food in my arms and held in my hands, with every turn I made I once again felt like I was being watched.

"Crap, just what I needed for Christmas." I muttered under my breath as I pushed open the glass door of the hotel. I walked past the check in counter and made my way straight to the elevator. I stopped and nearly turned to go up the stairs when I saw another family waiting for the elevator.

Just as I reached the stair doors a voice called me from behind. "Oh, would you like to ride in the elevator with us there is still plenty of room." I turned and nervously began making my way over to the elevator, the door of which was being held open by the young middle aged woman who I could only guess was the mother.

"Thank you." I muttered as I made my way to the corner avoiding eye contact with everyone in the elevator which was just the one family, but it still made me nervous at the thought of being so close to strangers. I backed into one of the corners.

"Which Floor?" asked the mother after she let the door close. I looked to the buttons and noticed that they were going to the same floor.

"It's fine, we are going to the same floor." I stated still avoiding eye contact. Out of eye shot the mother nodded and the elevator finally lurched into motion. I shifted the weight of the bags on my arms wishing for this damn box to move faster.

"You seem to have a lot of stuff there would you like some help?" asked a deeper and more masculine voice from my side. I looked up and saw both the parents of the small family looking down at me expectantly.

"No I am fine thank you." I said wishing even more to get out of the elevator. 'Please, please, please move faster.' I all but prayed as the elevator lurched on at its slow pace.

Silence spread throughout the small quarters of the elevator so think that it was nearly suffocating.

"No it's is quite all right I mean we are going to the same floor." Stated the mother, I just shook my head hoping to get out of her and back to the room. "I said I am fine thank you." I was lying I was not fine but it was not the bags it was the weight of knowing that those beasts were looking for me was practically killing me.

Suddenly the elevator stopped and the door opened, the family left and I was finally able to breathe as I made my way back to the room. 'Note to self never get in elevator with other people.' I thought to myself as I stuck the key into the door and entered, making sure to leave the DO NOT DISTURB sign on the door knob.

Once the door was closed behind me I practically fell to the ground and it seemed to be getting hard for me to breath. I knew for a fact that until this whole situation was resolved that this was going to be a regular thing with me.

*Mia's POV*

The first thing that came back was slight feeling and what I was feeling was a massive headache and it also felt like I was bound, tightly, and upside down. Next came hearing and it only gave me more evidence as to believe that I was upside down. 'The hell is this?' I thought to myself as I slowly opened one of my eyes.

At this point I came face to face with the large purple beast from the night before, only its back was to me and I heard a faint whimpering sound coming from the other side of it. I tried to get a better look at what was on the other side of him but was only able to see a gleaming of a knife every once in a while.

Man I truly wanted to tell the purple beast to stop but no matter how hard I tried no sound would come out. I began struggling on the bonds holding me I wanted to change my form to something that could get out like a snake but I was unsure of what would happen to the other person if I did so.

Suddenly the beast turned and I saw the person that was whimpering only moments ago. 'Evra!' my eyes widened at the sight of him. He seemed so weak and torn between pain and relief when he saw me starring at him.

"Ah so little sleepy head is awake." Said a deep and nasty voice which in my opinion, could only belong to the purple skinned beast.

"Murlough was wondering when little Mousey would get up." I raised my eyebrow which being upside down must've looked really weird. 'Mousey who the hell was he calling Mousey?' I turned to Evra who I now noticed was missing one or two scales from his shoulder.

"Snakey here says that Mousey can't talk but Murlough thinks that he can change that." I looked back to the beast that seemed to talk in third person and called himself Murlough guessing that I was Mousey and Evra was Snakey. But what truly confused me was what he said about changing the fact that I can't talk but who was he going to do th-

Suddenly the knife that was in the purple skinned man's hand dug into my shoulder and he than began digging it in deeper.

Tears began falling from my eyes and I bit my lip as the blade continued to dig. My mouth opened wide in a silent scream and I began pleading in my head for the beast to pull the blade away.

I could hear Evra yelling at the beast to stop but the beast just dug it deeper.

'please stop' I began begging in my head again. 'Please stop, please stop, please stop.' I continued begging completely zoning out on everything from Murlough's laughs to Evra's yelling. The only thing my mind focused on was the pain in my own shoulder.

'please stop, please stop.' I continued hoping that the silent voice in my head would be heard.

"Pl...ea…se….St…o…p" I opened my eyes at the quiet and pained voice that reached my ears, it sounded like it was a voice unused for years and sand paper was rubbing against the throat of the person for years as well.

It took a few seconds for me to realize that Evra was no longer yelling but was now starring at me and Murlough was now quiet but he soon continued laughing only this time in triumph.

"See? Murlough said he could get Mosey to talk!" I starred at the beast confused than turned to Evra who looked like he saw a ghost or perhaps heard one, finally it clicked that was MY voice, I actually spoke after what seemed like forever I actually said something.

"So Mousey anything else to say?" the beast asked I tried to tell it that its breath was rancid and I would truly like to be let go but all that came out was a pained noise. I shook my head trying again to speak but nothing came out.

I looked down or in this case up at the ground, watching my thick mud brown braid swishing back and forth nearly touching the wet and dirty floor of the sewers, trying to figure out what happened.

Suddenly the beast pounced on me and brought the knife deep into my other shoulder, this time I screamed and it was not in my head.

I just want this night mare to end, I just want to be able to hold Victoria again like when Evra and I first found her alone and dirty in that alley way, I want her to cling to me and me to comfort her be stroking her hair like my brother did before he disappeared.

I just want to go back to the Cirque.

*Victoria's POV*

I slowly got up and looked at the ground next to my bed but didn't find Mia, she wasn't in bed and she was usually the last one up for some reason even thought that only happened when she was out all night passing out posters for the cirque but she wasn't doing that now, we were on break.

I looked at one of the other two beds and didn't see Evra, but I did notice Darren and Mr. Crepsley packing up most of our things Mia's and Evra's included.

"What you doing?" I asked now wide awake. "Where are Evra and Mia?" I continued.

Darren and Mr. Crepsley ignored me and continued packing, I already missed Mia and Evra at least they would answer me.

Suddenly Darren turned and kneeled down in front of me. "Victoria you need to bare with us on this okay." Darren started; I nodded slowly than Darren continued. "The three of us are moving to a different hotel, later Mia and Evra will catch up and we will meet them there but you need to help Crepsley and I pack our bags first okay."

Again I nodded than got dressed in one of Mia's hand me downs that are still much too big for me and I tied one of the large belts that Mia allowed me to use around my waits keeping the shorts that were like pants on me from falling down.

With that I now began to pack up all the small things that were scattered around the ground and placing them into the respectable bags.

All while I was doing this I kept wondering where Mia and Evra were and why they weren't here to help us pack let along where it was that we were moving and why.

A.N. Okay so here is the new chapter and tell me whether or not you like it this way or if I should switch back to the one POV per chapter. In truth I kinda like it this way but if you don't I will switch it back. And while I have your attention I will now post updates my profile so that you know the progress of the upcoming chapter so check it out some time if you are ever curious.

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