JC tried to understand what he had just been told, sure he was known to be a little spacey and often was the last to get a joke but he frantically searched his mind and there just wasn�t anyone he could think of that had access to his whereabouts and would actually do that to him.
�No you�re lying� there isn�t anyone who would do that to me�� He said with as much confidence he could manage.
�Are you quite sure about that JC? There isn�t anyone you can think of that could or would have any reason to put your life jeopardy in order to save their own? The prospect of death will do that to a person JC.� Tony Collin�s said smiling as he watched the uncertainty pass over the young man�s face again.
�Yes I�m certain. My friends would never ever do that to me. If they had been threatened they would have told me. And our bodyguards and other personnel are like family to us, we trust them like we do our own mothers and fathers. They would never do anything to go against that.�
�Your faith in them is admirable JC, if not a little missed placed. Of course I cannot name names for obvious reasons, but I can assure you that someone you know and trust is responsible for your current� shall we say position.�
�You mean being kidnapped by you! No you�re responsible for that. If you can�t tell me who then how am I even suppose to remotely believe you? All that means to me is that you�re lying!� JC said through gritted teeth.
�Yes� I can see that you don�t believe me and unfortunately I made a promise not to mention names so I suppose there is nothing I can do to change that.� Tony said checking his watch. �Well I�m sure your friends are aware of your absence by now and are extremely worried about you, but it really is to late to be phoning them and making demands so we�ll leave it to the morning shall we?�
He chuckled at the horror-struck look on JC�s face and turned to a couple of his men.
�Why don�t you two see JC to another room and make sure he is comfortable�� Tony Collins said smile evident in his voice. Then turning back to JC he continued. �Oh and JC I wouldn�t try anything if I were you� seems you already have two of my men quite angry at you for whatever you were trying in the parking lot. I�m afraid it looks like you broke the nose of one of them� they were not very impressed if I may say so consequently neither is any member of my staff.�
JC just silently glared at the man in front of him while one of the other men he had just talked to stepped forward. As the man bent down to pick him up JC raised his bound feet and kicked out as hard as he could colliding with the man�s stomach. The other man quickly rushed forward and backhanded JC across the face causing JC to simultaneously hit his head against the floor.
However, undeterred JC tried to blink back the dizziness as he saw a blurry figure go to stoop over him again, he raised his feet yet again and tried to kick out at the figure missing as it easily moved out of the way this time. Moments later he was curled up into himself in as much of a defensive ball as he could get into to, having been kicked hard a couple times in the stomach.
�I did warn you not to try anything JC. It was your own fault that you got hit.� His captors voice floated out from the dizziness somewhere in front of him.
To light-headed and woozy to even try, JC didn�t fight again as he was lifted and placed over the broad shoulder of someone and was carried off further into the warehouse.
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It turned out that �comfortable� in Tony Collins view, JC mused unimpressed to himself, was for him to be tied to a chair, hands behind his back, feet tied together and then to the bar underneath the chair. Not to mention gagged again.
He sighed to himself. He was already starting to lose the feeling in his hands and lower arms. He look up and saw that the sun was starting to shine through the very small window high up in one of the corners in the room he had been placed in.
�I guess that means they will be calling the guys soon� I wonder if he will let me talk to them or not.� JC thought to himself.
Just as soon as the thought had crossed his mind JC could hear the bolts of the locks being turned and the door was opened. A tall man stepped through stopping just short of where JC sat regarding the singer, who shifted in his bonds, with a critical eye.
After what seemed like forever to JC the man reached and tugged harshly on the Leo pendant that hung around JC�s neck.
JC gave a sound of protest as the cord parted and the necklace fell from his neck, but the man simply ignored it and turned leaving the room again.
He wrestled hysterically with his bonds slumping in defeat, breathing heavily as he realised that they weren�t coming off anytime soon.
�Great. I suppose that is a no.� He thought to himself.
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(A/N - Since Joey always gets so little script time in my stories I thought I would give him this little part. ;)
Someone pounding on his door woke Joey up. As he sat up and cleared the cobwebs of sleep from his head he realized that there was more than just the pounding on his door, but also the sounds of a general commotion coming from just outside his door.
Rolling out of bed and stopping only a moment to pull a sweatshirt over his head he made his way to the door of his room he opened it to find a startled face of a young police officer staring back at him and Justin and Chris in various disarray coming out of their own rooms as well.
�I�m sorry for waking you Mr. Fatone but I was sent up here to gather you and your friends. They want you all downstairs.� The Officer said slightly apologetically.
Nodding his head slowly Joey looked up at the worried faces his other bandmates but still addressing the police officer. �Why? What�s going on?�
�I�m afraid I can�t tell you that Mr. Fatone, they just said that you and the others were to come down right away.�
�They got a ransom call Joey.� Chris� voice interrupted �Lance and I were awake when they called. I just came back up to get dressed and get you two. They waited as long as they were patient enough for you both to wake up.�
�You should have woken us up sooner.� Justin interjected appearing at Chris� side, still in his pyjamas. �As soon as it happened.�
Joey nodded again showing his support for Justin�s comment. �I can�t even believe I fell asleep�� he said stepping out into the hall and closing his door behind him. �Alright lets go.�