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�No!! I do not care what time it is. I am not stopping until I get the move down right!� Shianne exclaimed exhaustedly to Christian. They had been training for the entire day without only a break to eat lunch. Every weekday was like this, training from Sunrise until Sunset with only one break. Christian often rested more than that and tried to convince Shianne to rest but she wouldn�t hear it. She was on a mission and she wanted to be prepared for whatever came her way. She would not lose again and this time she�d come home with her brother and sister.
�All right Shi.. All right. As you wish.� Christian sighed as he said it. For five years he had watched her train day in and day out. She followed every lead that she thought would lead to Trenton and Breanna, but nothing panned out. He could see how much it meant to her and how much it was killing her. Ever since her 13th birthday she became a totally different person. As an 18-year-old she should be celebrating her youth and graduation from High School but instead spends all her time training. What time was taken up by schoolwork was now replaced with training. The only time she wasn�t training was when she was working at her part-time job and even then she would train up until she had to go and would train immediately when she got home until mid morning.
Frowning Christian sat there and watched Shianne until she finally collapsed to the ground exhausted. Her head laid against her arms as she pulled her legs up to her chest. Now it was apparent to him that after he would go to bed she would continue to train until she couldn�t move anymore. That�s why he would find her in the middle of the dojo floor.
�Oh Shi....� Christian said softly before walking over to her body. He knelt down and slowly placed one arm across her back and the other one underneath her knees. As he lifted her up her head rolled against his chest snuggling as she continued to sleep. Quietly he walked into the house and on up to her room. Laying her down gently on the bed he pulled the covers up over her body and kissed her lips softly.
�Goodnight Shi...�
He pulled a chair up beside her bed and sat down in it. Leaning down he grabbed another blanket and put it up over his body to keep warm. He was going to keep watch over Shianne and make sure nothing hurt her, nothing at all.
Shianne rolled over onto her side and hugged the blankets up around her body. Her closed eyes were going wild with REM and her nose wrinkled up as she began to dream. It was a bad habit she had but whenever her dreams turned into nightmares her nose would wrinkle up and she would clench together her fists. Whining she began to clench her fists together as the dreams turned for the worse.
Dream
�Trenton, Breanna.... what�s going on? Are you two alright!?� She questioned as she rushed up to the two. It was what flashed in their eyes that caused her to stop a few feet from them. The look of pure hatred and blankness was quite evident in their gaze. They had already been brainwashed... she was far too late, or was she.
Leaping up to their feet the three siblings started to face off, each one walking in a circle with the others. Pitted against each other, the odds seemed to be in favor with Trenton and Breanna, but Shianne knew she couldn�t quit.
�I don�t want to hurt you, but I won�t let you two go.� Shianne spoke quietly before glancing around for Alex and Micheal. Even though she didn�t see them she knew they were there watching and waiting. Without warning Trenton rushed towards Shianne quickly shoving her back against the nearby wall.
�Stupid little girl... you are no match for us. We will enjoy watching you first beg for mercy and then die.� Trenton spoke with intense hatred coming from his lips. He roughly began to grind her back into the wall, his elbow shoving hard against her throat. His knee snapped up hard into her gut before letting her drop to the ground. Stepping back beside Breanna they each let out a harsh and cold laugh.
Slowly standing up Shianne turned her gaze towards the two. They were her siblings and she knew she couldn�t harm them no matter what. Somehow she had to turn them back good again. �Breanna, Trenton.... please listen to me. I know you are not yourselves and you can�t help what you�re being forced to do, so please.. fight it!!�
End Dream
Awaking still screaming she tossed and turned on the bed. Christian quickly leaped over to the bed and hugged her close to him. Soothingly he ran his fingers through her hair and rubbed her back. After 5 minutes of her screaming and him soothing Shianne finally started to calm down. What was left was tears streaming down her face as she shivered in his arms.
�I saw them... I saw them when they were brainwashed... I want them back Christian..�
Frowning Christian began rocking her back and forth while humming a soft tune. The dreams came at least once or twice a week and each time she woke up screaming and crying. That was why he started to sleep in her room in the chair so he would be there when she woke up.
�Shi.. we�re going to get them back. I promise, they will be back home safe and sound soon.�
For her sake he hoped he was right. When he got to work tomorrow he was going to go back to hunting all over for information for them. Someone somewhere has to know something and he wasn�t going to rest until he found out who knew what he needed to know.