Ray jerked awake to the feel of hands touching him. He had laid back down with the intention that just encase he was found before he �woke up� to call someone it wouldn�t seem like he had been awake for long. Instead he must of passed out or fallen asleep while he was waiting, the blow to the head stronger than he had originally thought. A voice sounded from somewhere above him and it was time to pull out all of his available acting abilities.
�Your alright don�t worry, Lie back down Sir we�re calling an Ambulance now.� Said a voice Ray didn�t recognize while hands tried to push him back down as he tried to sit up.
�No. No Ambulance I�m fine.� Ray said in a voice laced with pain. That part wasn�t that hard to act out. The blow to the head he had received giving him that at least. Looking around he spotted Nsync�s head bodyguard Lonnie standing off to the side looking at him with concerned eyes.
�You listen to the man Ray and take it easy�� Lonnie said noticing that Ray�s eyes had landed on him
�No. I�m fine I don�t need an Ambulance.� Ray said wincing in pain again. Then taking a deep breath hoping that his next question was asked in a voice that sounded scared, frantic, concerned or a mixture of any of the above. �Where�s JC? Is he alright?�
The look in Lonnie�s eyes was heartbreaking to Ray. �We don�t know Ray� he isn�t anywhere around here. We� uh� we found blood over there a little way� but we won�t know if it is JC�s for a little while yet� Ray� what happened?�
�Sir he needs to get inside to somewhere it is warm before he can start answering questions. Especially if he is sure he doesn�t want to be checked out at the Hospital.� The man that had been checking over Ray interrupted.
�I�m sure. No Ambulances or Hospitals.� Ray said directly to Lonnie. Not sure whether to silently wince or cheer when he heard the other man heave a large sigh.
�Alright, lets get him back to where the other boys are� I�m sure they are out of their minds with worry by now, then this way Ray doesn�t have to repeat himself more than once.�
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�WHAT IS TAKING THEM SO LONG!� Justin screamed in frustration. �If he was alright shouldn�t Lonnie have called and told us by now?�
�You have to try and be a little more positive than that J. I�m sure Lonnie is just caught up in giving the two of them a reprimand for going off without a phone or something.� Joey tried to reason. Only receiving a glare from Justin for his efforts. �Ok� that wasn�t the best excuse but at least it is a positive one Justin� Not like your �Oh my God he must be dead� ones.�
�This is not the time to start fighting you two. I�m sure everything is fine and Lonnie will call us as soon as he can. Stop pacing Justin� Why don�t you come over here and try to beat my butt at Playstation�� Chris interjected trying to add a smile for good measure only not succeeding.
�In case you haven�t noticed yet Chris, JC is missing at the moment and Gosh knows what else. Now is not the time to be playing with video games!�
�Calm down Justin we are all worried, but we can�t do anything until we hear what�s going on from Lonnie. So you mind as well sit down and try to breath.� Lance said pulling Justin down beside him onto the couch he sat on.
�I�m just worried about him�� Justin said in a small voice.
�I know, we all are but freaking out isn�t going to help him or us so you have to try to calm down. At least until we hear from Lonnie.� Lance said rubbing calming circles in between Justin�s shoulder blades.
As if on cue the door buzzed signalling someone was about to enter and Lonnie supporting Ray came in, followed by a handful of police. Causing all of the boys to stand up quickly and look towards the group for an explanation.
�Where�s Jayce?� Justin demanded. Getting a sympathetic glance from the men who just entered the room. Sighing for what seemed like the millionth time that night Lonnie spoke to the four frightened men before him.
�Why don�t you boys sit down? We need to talk.�
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His head hurt. A lot. And for some reason he was lying on the ground and could hear voices from somewhere nearby even though they sounded as though they could be far away. Lying still he tried to focus on the voices listening closely to what they were saying.
�They just picked up the bodyguard Sir and took him back to the Hotel where the rest of the group is staying.�
�Just now? We�ve had the boy for over an hour already. Incompetent people aren�t they?� Tony Collins chuckled to his aide.
�Yes Sir very. Has the boy woken up yet Sir?�
�No not yet, although I suspect he will at any moment� I�m to understand that they didn�t use much chloroform on him and it is only suppose to keep him out for a few hours under regular dosage.�
�That�s odd.� JC thought to himself. �They are talking about some guy they have kidnapped or something� I don�t usually have dreams like this.�
He cut off his own thoughts as his head pounded again. Attempting to bring his hands up to his head he was surprised to find that they for some reason wouldn�t cooperate with him. When he tried again and felt some sort of form of resistance around his wrists and he inadvertently groaned out loud as his head throbbed again attracting the attention of the voices.
�Well speak of the Devil.� The voice of the boss rang out.
The sounds of footsteps approaching him caused JC to fight against whatever was holding his hands behind him more violently, all of the sudden he really didn�t like where this dream was going�
�You can open your eyes young man.�
No he couldn�t� this was a dream how could he open his eyes if he was dreaming? JC pulled against whatever was restraining him again.
�No young man. I�m afraid you put up such a fight with my men in the parking lot that we had to tie you up as a precaution. Better safe than sorry I always say. Mind you we probably would have done that anyway�� The voice said with a hint of laughter to it.
He was tied up? Why on earth was he tied up? Blinking heavily JC finally opened his eyes to find two pairs of cold looking ones staring back down at him. Confusion shone clear in his blue eyes as he tried to move again to only yet again find the same resistance. Looking down at himself he could see that his ankles were in fact tied together, his hands were firmly held behind his back and he could feel the press of cloth that was forced in between his lips and around his head shift as he went to ask what was going on, stopping when he realized he couldn�t. His eyes went wide as he searched his surroundings. He was in a warehouse by the look of it and there were lots of other men throughout the place in addition to the two that were still looking at him.
As all of this slowly sank in he started to frantically search his mind, trying to remember anything that would give him a clue as to how he got here. And then it hit him� that man had said parking lot�. Like a ton of bricks everything came back to him. The museum, the sound of glass shattering, Ray taking him to a parking lot, the men sneaking up behind the bodyguard and hitting him over the head, watching them drag him off somewhere into the shadows. And then the men turning on him, the chloroform, being lowered to the ground and tied and then nothing�.
JC�s eyes flew to his two captors still standing over him. They could see a mixture of confusion, question and fear in the young singers eyes.
�Yes� perhaps now is a good time for you and I to talk Mr. Chasez.� Tony Collins said.