�Chasez? Which one is that?� Tony Collins asked
�Umm� brown hair, blue eyes, medium to tall in height, skinny�.� Ray Adams replied
�Is he going to give my men a lot of trouble?�
�Well, considering he is very skinny it shouldn�t be too hard for your men to over power him, but he is stubborn so he isn�t going to go anywhere without a fight� remember your promise Mr. Collins�.�
�Yes Raymond I�ve told you already that you have my word the boy won�t be hurt, but I have to know if I need to prepare measures to ensure his capture�� Tony Collins replied causing Ray to wince yet again.
�God what am I doing?� I can back out of this right now� but then I would be dead, and my family�� Ray thought to himself
�Do you have an approximate time that you�ll have the boy at the parking lot?� Tony asked interrupting Ray�s thoughts
�No not really, the kid likes to sleep so he will probably sleep in until early afternoon at least, I�d guess we would be going at night say after five? I�ll call you if it changes.�
�Be sure you do. I�ll have my men hanging around there shortly after 3 just in case. Is there anything else I should know Raymond?�
�No Mr. Collins, that�s it.�
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He sat anxiously waiting for his charge for the day to show and tell him it was time to go. It was going on 4:30 and he had still yet to see the young man emerge from his room, and he was starting to think and worry that the boy had changed his mind and wasn�t going at all today, then where would that leave him?
Dead that�s where� How would he explain it to Tony Collins and would the lone shark give him another opportunity or just kill him straight out? He had to fight off the audible sigh of relief when the door to Nsync�s JC Chasez room finally opened and the slender man emerged.
�Hey Ray, I�m sorry I didn�t come to talk to you sooner, I slept in and when I woke up I had this great idea for a song that just seemed to spring to mind! So I had to try it and I�ve been doing that since�. On the plus side I finished the lyrics.� JC said with a smile
�Another famous Chasez song huh? Which one is this modeled after? Lets see you�ve already done one about space and the millennium, and chat rooms where you�� Ray started only to be cut off by JC
�Finish that sentence and you�re fired, I get enough teasing from the guys don�t you start on me.� JC interjected with a good nature chuckle to show that he was only kidding. �So I figure I�ll go get ready and then we will get an early dinner and head over to the exhibit, does that sound ok to you?�
�Sure skinny man you look like you could use something to eat� mind you, you always look like you could use something to eat.�
�Hey I can�t help it if I�m naturally skinny! Hey I heard that you actually volunteered to go with me today, is that true?� JC said with a grin, changing the subject.
�Yes and the little bird named Chris that I�m sure told you that has paid for that comment, and will pay some more I might add� Besides my wife has been on my case to do things like this more often so hear I am.� Ray lied
�Cool man. We can discuss the paintings together.� JC said either ignoring or not hearing the groan that came from the older man �I�ll just go get ready and be back in 30.�
As he watched JC go back into his room Ray was mentally going over his plan. He had already called the museum to inform them of their impending visit and gone over standard security measures � if anything should arise the bodyguard would usher out his employer to a nearby location while the buildings security would check the place out then contact that bodyguard. It was then up to him and his charge whether or not to return to the scene. Ray planed to use the policy as his opportunity to get JC out of the building and to the parking lot Tony�s men were waiting for them at.
He obviously couldn�t let JC get to far into the museum, so he paid off some guy to follow them relatively closely and when 15 minutes after their arrival had passed and nothing else presented an opportunity for an excuse to usher JC out of the building the man would make some sort of scene or distraction. Ray just hoped that the man was trustworthy enough and would follow through with his promise. Meanwhile Ray would take JC out to the car and drive him to the nearby parking lot to �wait for the head of the buildings security to give them the ok to return.�
Only that would never occur, because by then Tony�s men would be making their move. Ray was prepared to fight but knew that he couldn�t do so for long and would eventually have to be �knocked out� or whatever the situation would present to prevent the young man from knowing he had any part in his kidnapping. Now all he could do is hope everything went according to the plan.
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Almost two hours later found JC and Ray pulling up to the museum where the exhibit was being shown. Ray had managed to get word to Tony Collin�s men that they were running late but would still be coming, when JC had gone back into his room to get ready.
Pulling the car up to the curb Ray looked through the windows to see a small gathering of fans waiting outside the building with camera�s, and in addition to the fans there were a few photographers and press there, all there to see if they could get a glimpse of the Nsyncer.
�Looks like you�ve been found out.� Ray commented looking at the young man in the backseat to see him staring out the window at the group of people with a disappointed look on his face.
�Guess so Ray. You know it isn�t that I don�t love the fans but sometimes can�t they just give us a little privacy and time to ourselves?� JC said with a hint of sadness in his voice.
�You want me to have the building�s security clear them away?� Ray asked hoping that this could be that easy� �We�ll go just a little further down the street to wait, shouldn�t take to long.�
�Nah, thanks man but I couldn�t do that to them. Besides I like meeting with them and they probably won�t follow us around for to long.�
�You�re probably right� only you can stare at every single painting for 20 minutes each�� added with a smile hoping to cheer the younger man up slightly.
�Gee thanks Ray�� JC said, sarcasm present in his tone but a smile on his face. �Lets do this.�
Ray stepped out of the car and made his way to the other side opening the back door for JC to get out. He watched the crowd anxiously as he had been trained to do but also watched to see if he could find the man he knew was suppose to be there somewhere.
JC walked over to the crowd of fans first, smiling and chatting with them, singing a few autographs, then making his excuses to leave he then headed over to where the group of photographers and press were standing answering some of their questions and smiling for their pictures. He was starting to suspect it was the museum that had tipped them off to his presence here tonight.
Meanwhile Ray was trying to keep a neutral face. The fifteen minutes had almost gone bye and he was now waiting for anything to be used as a distraction. Just when he was starting to think that the man didn�t show and that he would have to make something up the sound of glass breaking filled the air. With the startled gasp from JC, Ray wasted no time springing into action.
�Come on kid, let�s go.� Ray said to JC grasping the shorter man�s shoulders and pushing him quickly back to the car all the while giving the signal to the museums� security guards - who had come out sometime while JC was talking with the gathering of people � to get rid of the crowds and check the noise out.
�Ray it was only�� JC started to say as he fought against being pushed into the car.
�I know kid but better safe than sorry.� Was all Ray would say in return, as he ushered JC into the car and ran around to the driver�s seat getting in, turning it on and driving towards the parking lot.
�This is it, no more chances to back out now.� Ray thought to himself.
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About five minutes later found Ray pulling into a parking space in the deserted parking lot. Getting out of the car Ray opened one of the back doors bending down to see the figure sitting slumped in the backseat.
�You okay?� He asked.
�I don�t understand why we left Ray. It was only a light bulb popping or something, we�ve heard it many times before and never had to leave� why would we do so now?� JC asked, his confusion clear.
�It has never happened on my watch JC and I wasn�t willing to take the chance, usually there are more than one of us around to check it out.� Ray inwardly winced at the lie. �The building manager will call as soon as everything is clear to go back.� Looking at the young man before him who seemed to be a little more than miffed at having to leave the museum before they even got inside.
�But�� JC started to say but stopped, his eyes focussing on something behind the bodyguard.
Ray watched as the young man�s eyes widened in fear and his mouth open trying to form words. Instantly Ray knew what was happening but tried to keep his express as neutral as possible while resisting the urge to turn around.
�Hey� you okay kid?� Ray said hoping his voice didn�t betray anything. He gently grasped at JC�s knee to get the young man�s attention. When all of the sudden something happened behind him and JC snapped out of his daze and screamed out.
�RAY LOOK OUT!�