ZOEY

My limbs burned, the ropes digging deep and tight into my wrists and ankles as I struggled to comprehend where I was and what was happening. I knew I'd had a lot to drink losing count after the fourth shot that was pressed into my hands but I had felt like letting go, escaping into nothingness. But as I peered around the dim interior of what appeared to be a van with the dim body of what appeared to be Lily I was wondering if I should have been a little more cautious.

I couldn't tell how long I'd been out but light was starting to filter in through what I could see coming from the front seat. There appeared to be two forms enraptured in conversation that I couldn't hear. A groan echoed through the silence as the form across from me shifted Lilly's enraged eyes meeting mine before melting into concern. There was a piece of cloth firmly stuck between her teeth matching the one that tasted like sawdust in mine.

You okay?

Even from across the van I could see the question in her eyes and all I could do was nod in reply. I sent a glance at the front before looking back to Lilly.

You know what's going on?

There was a barely perceivable shake of her head as the van turned and rumbled onto a road that no longer felt like asphalt. The ride was bumpy the unrestrained bouncing of my body sure to leave bruises across my body. I felt like a rag doll, thrown into the corners of the van, the cool metal pinching my skin. After what felt like an eternally of battering the van decelerated into a stop and left Lilly and I with bated breath and the sound of footsteps crunching against gravel.

I really should have expected it, Harry's steely green gaze the first to meet mine as the doors opened letting the sunlight flicker in. With the gag in all I could do was send him a death glare earning a small smirk. Next to him stood Louis a self satisfied expression on his face as he took in our disheveled forms. Apparently, this was a joke to him, a change to prove his manly macho ego at the expense of our comfort.

Reaching from the back Harry managed to maneuver me across the floor so that my feet were facing him. I tried to lash out but I couldn't seem to get a foothold on the plastic floor.

"If you stop struggling I can get these ropes untied." Harry hissed in annoyance.

It was all it took for me to limp, for now. Without the resilience I could feel Harry's strong fingers at work on the knots before the ropes released letting blood flow and subsequent pain into my feet. Peering down I managed to send a well aimed kick into the soft part of his thigh earning a curse and a rude yanking to my feet. Next to me Lilly stood her hair in a rats nest glaring at the circle of clouded trees that surrounded us.

As I blinked into the sunlight I could tell that under other circumstances it would be pretty. A antique rustic cabin stuck onto the hillside surrounded closely on all sides by rims of thick trees. I couldn't even see a neighbor let alone where we were as Harry roughly let me towards the house my heels dragging into the rocky gravel of the drive.

Pushed into the large foyer I could hear voices and my heart sank within me. There were screams and yells that were familiar and from around the corner I could catch a flash of familiar blonde hair.

"You think this is fucking funny you creep! Put me down!" It was Abby's wail that echoed through the enclosed space as she struggled to get out of Liam's grasp.

Guided into a couch beside Lilly, I sent a glance around the room spying a very worried Mona curled into a corner. The other two had been loosened from their restraints but from Niall's stern hand on the back of Mona's chair I could tell it was probably under threats of behaving. Turning to Harry I sent a glance at my tied wrists and back at him.

"You'd like that wouldn't you." He sneered before Louis cleared his throat at the front of the room his arms crossed across his chest to make himself look more intimidating.

"Now that we're all here there are some ground rules." Louis stated, "I'm sure you all are wondering what is going on let's just say that you four are our...guests until further notice. If you behave and don't try to escape this should all work splendidly. Your freedom depends entirely on how well you can listen."

He sent the last remark in the direction of Abby who was still squirming in Liam's arms. With a last nip at Liam's hands who remained stubbornly out of reach she slumped slightly the exhaustion displaying across her face.

"There are only three rules. The first, obedience, we tell you to do something and you do it, no questions. The second, no leaving the property, any escape attempts will be...frowned upon. And finally please no screaming, it's pointless and just gets on our nerves."

The remark earned a small chuckle from Niall and I could see Mona tense up in her chair. I wondered just how much of the screaming had happened before Lilly and I had arrived.

"Now any questions?" Louis sneered.

Even if I'd had them I wouldn't have been able to state any of them as Harry had still refused to remove the rag from my mouth. So I just sent a glare at Louis trying to get as much of my dissatisfaction sent in his direction. Seeing no response Louis just smirked.

"Well then shall we show you to your rooms?" He stated with an air of fake hospitality.

Notes

Here's the next chapter everyone! Sorry for the delay the internet at school had been down 0.0

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