Lylian kissed Deryck good night and opened the door of the room to find it really quiet..and empty. She frowned and walked toward the bathroom, only to realized that Gaby wasn't there. She shrugged, thinking that she might have went for a walk to get some ideas straight after what she had just learned. Lylian sighed and put her pajamas on. She didn't know what to do with Gaby...what to tell her? Everyday, she was finding horrible things about her own self and life... she wanted to be there for her but in another way, there were things she couldn't control. She had thought that by leaving California, Gaby would feel better, away from all this shit she had over there.. but things weren't getting much better. Yes, beside all the prostitution and William thing... but no, considering her "family" life, so basically, nothing had changed. Lylian watched a bit of tv, not really paying attention to what was going on on the screen, and tried to waited for Gaby to come back but she fell asleep, tv still open and lights too.
She woke up the next morning, at 8 o'clock, to find herself in the same condition then when she had fallen asleep and realized that Gaby wasn't there either.
"What the hell.." she groaned, getting up, her eyes still half open. "Gaby??" she called. No response. She went to the bathroom, splashed some water in her face and pulled her hair in a messy ponytail. When she walked back in the bedroom, she saw something she haven't the night before... Gaby's loggages weren't there. "What the fuck?!" she told herself. She got dressed fastly and walked out of the room, thoughts running through her head. "Damn it's only 8 am! I can't wake him up.." she said, turning on her heels and heading to the restaurant downstair. She bought a newspaper and ordered some breakfast to past the time. But she couldn't concentrate... she just wanted to know where Gaby was and if she was okay. Half an hour later, someone sat in front of her and took a bite of one of her toast.
"Well Good morning to you too!" she exclaimed with a laugh.
"Morning.." Nick mumbled.
"What are you doing up that early?"
"I don't have an fucking idea but I couldn't sleep!" Nick whined, laying his forehead on the table.
"Rough night?" Lylian giggled.
"Huh...don't even go there, you don't wanna know!" he replied, cracking a smile.
"You're right, I REALLY don't wanna know!" Lylian said as Nick laughed. The waitress came over and took his order and then he sat there, looking at Lylian. "What?" she said.
"Uh, nothing!" Nick replied, looking away. "So, what are you doing up that early?"
"I woke up and Gaby wasn't there so...I'm kinda worried...I was waiting until 9 to wake Aj up and see if he'd seen her.." she explained.
"Aj?"
"Yeah well those two are always around each other... I thought that maybe she would have gone to him yesterday or something.." Lylian shrugged seeing Nick's weird look. "I don't know, that's the only thing I've thought about...."
"Aj and Gaby? Nah I don't think so.." Nick giggled.
"I don't mean...together like that! Duh! But I know she opens up to him a lot and ...yesterday she found out some damned things about her family so... maybe she went to him to talk."
"Yeah I know about that... I was there when she found out. Doesn't it get you a little mad to know that she goes to Aj instead of you for talks?" Nick demanded, as the waitress came over and gave him his plate full of pancakes.
"Yeah it does... but if she feels more comfortable with him then... it's not like I can do anything. And I know her, I know she'll tell me one day or another. I'm sure she doesn't come to me because I'm often with Deryck and she doesn't wanna interrupt or be a weight... but she's so not... but damn, it's in her head and I can't get that out!" she smiled, shaking her head.
"Yeah..you and Deryck are like..always together!" Nick giggled.
"What? No that's not true."
"Well yeah 'cause we didn't have of those ya know, private dance classes for a while!?" he said, wiggling his eyebrows.
"You're the one always locked in your bedroom with Lexy! Your loss M. Carter!" she laughed.
"Oh, 'cause if I'd be less with her, I could have private classes?"
"Maybe... like that you wouldn't be damn whining all the time!" she said with a big grin.
"Yeah right!" he rolled his eyes. "Deryck would be angry to hear that wouldn't he???" he giggled. "But at least I can dance.... not like someone else called Brian!"
"Well yeah he has a little more troubles but he's working hard... that's good!"
"Alright alright..." Nick gave up. "So what about Gaby? Where is she? If she's not with Aj.."
"I don't have a clue! And I'm getting worried..."
"Don't be, I'm sure she's out there somewhere.."
"But her loggages aren't in the room.... and that is really weird! She would have left a message or something.. I'll go to Aj's room now to know if I need to worry or not...."
"Yeah.. okay. Well let me know if she's there or not awright?" he smiled sweetly.
"Sure! Later!" she smiled back and went to the elevator. She got to Aj's room level and got in front of his door. She didn't want to wake him up but she had no choice. She knocked on the door. She giggled when she heard Aj tripping over some thing and then swore.
"Yeah what?" he groaned.
"Sorry Aj... I didn't want to wake you up...." Lylian apologized.
"It's okay.." he replied, rubbing his face with his hands. "Come on in.."
"I just wanted to know if...." Lylian stopped in the middle of the sentence when she saw someone sleeping on the couch. "Oooooh I hope I didn't interrupt anything.."
"No...it's Amanda... and it's not what you think.." Aj replied, shaking his head no. "Anyways...what's up?" he asked, putting a t-shirt on.
"Ok...um...Have you seen Gaby somewhere? 'Cause I thought she might be here but...I guess not. She hasn't come back since yesterday night and she took her loggages with her.." Lylian said, getting nervous.
"Um...No sorry I haven't seen her... that's weird though.." he frowned.
"Yeah I know and I'm really getting worried!" she sighed. "Well I'll go ask the bodyguards to know if they wouldn't have seen something... thanks anyway!" she said and left the room. On her way to Deryck and Don's room, she met Tania and Rose.
"Hey girls! What's up?" Lylian said.
"We're looking for Ally and Amanda... have you seen them?" Rose spoke.
"Um... Amanda is at Aj's.. and Ally..I have no idea.. you girls seen Gaby?"
"Nope... sowwy!" Tania smiled.
"Damn... she didn't come back yesterday from I don't know where..."
"Same for Ally. She left the bar before I did and when I came back, she was gone.."
"Are her loggages there?" Lylian frowned.
"Um..I didn't even look... why?"
"Gaby's loggages are gone too..."
"Oh...that's really weird!!" Tania said. "I don't think they could have went somewhere together...not that they are the best friends in the word.."
"Oh I really don't think they are together... except if.." Lylian thought for a moment and suddently got a really bad feeling. "Um... I'll see you girls later...if you have any news, from Gaby or Ally... please, let me know alright?"
"Um..yeah sure." Rose shrugged and the two dancers continued walking in the hallways, in the opposite direction then Lylian ran. She got to Deryck's room and knocked loudly.
"Hey!" Deryck smiled when he opened the door to see her standing there.
"Who is it???" Lylian heard Don's sleepy voice ask.
"Lily..." Deryck laughed and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him. "You okay?"
"Um..not really... " Lylian sighed and explained him what was going on and mostly, what she was scared about.
"William? No I don't think so...I mean.. why?"
"I don't know... but damn... that's weird. After what happened the other night... Gaby was all upset at Ally ya know, for seeing with 'William' ... maybe she was right and Ally and William had something together..I don't know!!! I'm trying to find out something!" Lylian groaned.
"You kinda have a point with that thing at the bar the other night.." Deryck frowned. "Well did you ask security?"
"No..that's where I was heading but I wanted to see you first.." Lylian said with a little smile.
"Awright.. " he smiled too and leaned down to kiss her. "Want me to come with you see the bodyguards?"
"No it's okay...go back to sleep... I'll see you later!"
"Sure?"
"Yeah no prob. If there is anything, I call you!"
"Right! Later then..." he smiled and the two kissed one last time. Lylian left and spotted some security guys at the end of the hallways so she ran up to them.
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*** Later in the afternoon ***
All the crew was in Kevin's bedroom for a meeting. Now they knew Ally and Gaby were defenitely missing. Ally's loggages were still in the hotel but she had not been seen since the last night, as Gaby. Lylian kept telling it was William.. but security couldn't tell. The only thing they had was Ally's cell phone... They had called the police of Pittsburgh, hoping to get something from the phone and other stuff.
"So .. what the hell do we do now? We can't just sit here and wait..." Lylian said as Deryck wrapped his arms around her.
"We don't really have a choice Lily... we have no clue where they could be!" Aj said.
"San damn Diego!!" she exclaimed.
"Why?"
"'Cause that's where he runs his little slut company god damnit!" Lylian shouted, getting red of anger. Deryck tightened his grip around her, hoping to calm her down.
"But San Diego is like big ya know...how are we suppose to know exactly where he lives? And do you really think, if it's really William, that he would have took them there...I mean, he knows you know where he lives so he won't take this chance!" Brian said.
"Uuuuhhh I know!!"
"Listen, we'll wait until we have some news.. then we'll see...awright?" Brian asked, walking up to her and kneeling in front of her.
"Don't really have a choice..." she whispered, tears starting to fall on her cheek.
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*** A little Later ***
Aj walked out of Kevin's room after a long talk with the 4 other guys. He felt tired, because he had not slept much the night before. Him and Amanda had decided to watch movies together, and had end up talking t'ill the early hours of the morning. Then Lylian had woken him up.... and he had felt a bit worried about Gaby... so he had not gone back to sleep. Now he was walked around the hotel, bored as hell. Everybody was so nervous because of what was happening that he didn't want to be around anyone. He sighed and walked toward the stairs he knew now so well. Those stairs that were leading him to peace. He got at the top of the hotel, where he could see all the view of the city. He was about to to and sat on a kind of rock when he spotted someone who was already there. He stopped and started to turn around but the voice he heard just made his heart skip a beat.
"You can stay.." Keri softly said, turning her head around to look at him. "Don't leave because of me.."
"I .. I am not.." he looked down at the floor but stood there.
"Okay.." she said lowly, turning back to stare at the view in front of her. He stood there for a moment, staring at her, when he finally decided to walk toward her and then sat next to her.
"Have you ever felt like you'd like to leave everything and live on your own, alone, like...totally alone?" Aj asked after a long moment of silence.
"Often... "
"But then you realize that you can't just give up like that..."
"Your friends, family, environment.... yeah, know the feeling.." Keri replied, a little smile forming on her lips.
"I wouldn't give my life to anyone but sometimes, it gets too much.." Aj sighed.
"Pressure?" Keri asked, turning around to finally look at him.
"Pressure, loneliness... "
"Loneliness? Damn you're barely alone two minutes! Always have a big guy following you around.."
"That's completely different..." Aj said. "I don't think you can really understand.."
"There's a lot of things I don't understand... but one thing I know is how life works... and it's when you feel like you wanna be alone that you gotta stick up to the people around you."
"Um...yeah.." Aj replied. "Anyways.. what you doing here?"
"Dunno..just felt like thinking I guess.." Keri shrugged.
"Okay.." Aj said, looking straight in front of him. He didn't know how to act and it was really bothering him. Act like an ass or be sweet? he didn't know...
"So...you really think I'm a bitch who used you?" she asked.
"Pardon me?" Aj turned to look at her in shock.
"Heard ya talking.."
"I never said that...not about you."
"Yeah right.."
"I'm really serious! I never said that!! Promise.." Aj exclaimed.
"Then who were you talking about?" Keri asked, turning around too so they were now face to face.
"When did you hear that?"
"Yesterday..."
"With D?"
"Yeah.."
"Oh, I was talking about.. Katya.."
"Your girlfriend??"
"Ex.."
"I don't follow you.." Keri frowned.
"We broke up... "
"Really??"
"Yeah... I swear. We did... two days ago... " Aj replied, still looking at the floor.
"Should I believe you this time?" Keri asked suspicious. Aj looked up at her and nodded his head yes.
"You do like you want but I swear I'm telling you the truth this time..."
"If you say so.." Keri shook her head. She didn't know if she should believe him and it was killing her. Why would he tell the truth this time? ... But she felt in a forgiven and apologizing mood... "I just... wanna say that I'm sorry about that night with Brian... "
"Why? You did what you wanted to. It was obvious from the beginning.."
"I know but ... I could see it hurted you and ... I'm sorry. That's it." she shrugged. "Accept the apologies and shut up!" she added with a little laugh. "It rarely happen to hear that from me."
"Ouuh I must be lucky!" Aj grinned. "Well I'm sorry too... for lying to you..."
"It's okay!" she smiled. "Friends?" she asked.
"Sure!" Aj smiled back and shook her hand.
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*** In Nick's room ***
"So, what's going on??" Lexy asked when Nick entered in the room, silent.
"Shit... total shit! Gaby and one of our dancer disapeared! They're like...no where! Dunno what's going on really.." Nick sighed, laying on his bed, hands covering his face. "Now it's our only day off and we have to spend it inside this damn hotel...no hockey game tonight.. no fun! Damn!"
"Well... considering the events... that's a little normal.." Marilyne said.
"But we could go out at least... get out of here!"
"Don't you wanna find your friends?"
"Yes but... I'm tired of being locked up in here... at least you can go out... you're lucky!"
"I don't really feel like going out knowing there's maybe some psycho guy kidnapping girls.." Marilyne said really seriously.
"You damn serious?" Nick laughed.
"Well yeah! Aren't you the one who said it was maybe Gaby's ex-boyfriend or something? I mean, there are good chances it's him since he came and beat up Lylian like... a week ago or something... " she shrugged. "That's not really rassuring."
"Yeah.." he replied, not really knowing what to say.
"You really don't look any concerned about that... "
"What do you want me to do??" he asked, a bit too harshly.
"I don't know.." she answered. "But you could just...show some... emotions?"
"Don't tell me what to do... I'm a big guy.." Nick told her.
"Well it's not because you're a big guy that you can't look concerned about it... I mean, I'm like worrying about them more than you and I don't know them much...there's something wrong here.." Marilyne snapped, standing up. "Anyways... since you're so in a talking mood today, I'll see ya later.." she shook her head, took her purse and walked out of the room, trying to find Keri.
"Damnit.." Nick groaned, rolling on his stomach. "Like that's what I need." he told himself, plunging his head in the pillow. But he was too concerned about what was going on... he didn't know how to deal with it. One part of him wanted to just fly to San Diego with Lylian and find that asshole, beat him to death and get the two girls back on the road. There was so much anger inside of him he didn't even know where it was coming from. And he knew also that today was his last day (maybe) with Lexy and that he had promised her a answer to her question... and he wasn't even sure what to answer yet. Of course he had thought a lot about it and since the they had passed a lot of days together during the last week, he knew her better and was learning about her everyday... and he really liked her. But there was someone else on his mind that he couldn't rid of and he knew he'd have to deal with this before he makes any move...
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*** Meanwhile ***
Gaby sat in the dark room, her knees up to her chin, her arms wrapped around them. Tears were falling slowly on her cheeks as she kept wondering how she had gotten into this shitty life.
"Well hello there...ready to go back home?" William smirked.
"Wh..what are you doing here?"
"Came to take you back... you have no fucking rights to leave me like this... now I want you back.." he said, stepping in the room. "So get your things packed...we're going home.." he added, pulling her by the arm.
"NO! I don't wanna!! Leave me alone!!"
"Do you realize how much money I waisted to finally have you back? Now you have to make it up to me... " he said with a scary smile.
"I never asked you to get me back!! I don't want to go back!!" Gaby yelled.
"Well looks like you have no choice baby.." William said, taking a gun out from his pocket. "You don't wanna end up like Cherry...in a trash can right???"
"N...no.." Gaby stuttered, her eyes wide as she stared at the grey metallic object in William's right hand.
"So pack up your damn things... NOW!" he shouted. Gaby started crying as she threw her clothes in her bags. What could she do now?
"Now...you'll act like a gentle little girl... if we meet anyone... you don't say a damn thing 'cause my gun will be right in your back and I won't be scared to use it, believe me!"
"Where are we going??" Gaby whispered as they walked in the hotel fastly, unfortunately not running into anyone.
"Home.." William replied. They walked to a dark alley where a black van was parked. William opened the door and Gaby let out a shriek.
"Ally????" she shouted, seeing the little frame of the dancer inconscious on the banch, but before she could do or say anything, everything went black.
Gaby started crying harder as she heard screams coming out from the room next door. She put her hands on her ears and started humming a song to herself, hoping to get the noise away. She had no idea where she was... only that it was pitched black and that she was scared to death... her head was hurting from whereWilliam had hit her... She could taste blood in her mouth... she didn't know for how long she had been incouscious, but she had a feeling she was back in San Diego. A few minutes later, the locked door opened and William pushed Ally hard in the room and closed it again.
"Damn fucking shit!" Ally exclaimed as she curled up in a corner of the room, crying. "Gaby?"
"What?"
"Where the hell are we?"
"San Diego..."
"Damnit!!!!" she shouted. "Wasn't suppose to end up this way!!"
"What the fuck do you mean?" Gaby turned around, screwing her eyes to see in the darkness.
"Nothing."
"Oh cut the damn crap and spill!!! I knew you were into this shit..fucking bitch how could you???" Gaby shouted.
"Damn shut up okay??? something was suppose to happen but I was gonna save it... I was gonna save you! but it was suppose to happen tomorrow!" Ally cried loudly.
"How come? Better have great explanations!!" Gaby snapped.
"I met William... the day he came during rehearsal and beat Lylian..." Ally started.
"WHAT? and you didn't say a fucking thing???"
"Let me finish will you??? damn! So I met him real fast...I didn't know what he was going to do... and then at the bar... and that night we made a deal... about you and him... and met helping him... "
"I knew it!!! I'm not fucking blind I saw you two kissing at the bar!!! but why? Why would you do such I thing?? I never did anything to you!" Gaby said, crying.
"I knew he was a damn fucking psycho... but I thought I could use it in my advantage so I accepted the deal... so I was talking to him once in a while...telling him what was going on until we found the perfect time where he could get you... and that night was suppose to be tomorrow!"
"I really can't follow you right now... and I still don't understand why you did this to me!!"
"I knew all the details, when and where he was going to get ya... but in my head, that's not what it was suppose to happen 'cause in the morning, I was going to tell the whole story to security so they could arrest him!"
"Oh yeah and you didn't think a minute that he had not thought about that? Damn he would have killed you before!!!" Gaby exclaimed.
"I didn't know okay? The plan was working alright..." Ally sniffed.
"And then everyone would have thought you are the hero of the story while in fact you're a scared little bitch!" Gaby said.
"Shut the fuck up alright! I could have just helped him and get you out of this fucking tour like this!" she screamed, snapping her fingers. "Just don't mess with me!"
"Yeah I'm really really scared of you!" Gaby rolled her eyes.
"Don't be mean to me.." Ally whispered, sobbing. Gaby sighed and kept looking at the closed door.
