Diffrent Now

Chapter Twelve - Questioning

Lily's POV

We wake up fairly early and go question Ethan's imposter, I can tell everyone has questions they want to ask me but thankfully none of their questions are voiced. I don't think I could bare answering any questions at the moment, I'm worried for my friend. Currently we are all sat in the mini van thing driving while descusing the basic plan for questioning. We've decided that I would have the best chance getting answers from the importer but if I fail everyone is more then willing to switch to a more violent form of questioning.

"You sure you wanna do this?" Ace whispers to me before we arrive. I just nod, after last night I don't feel like talking much to anyone. I know I will eventually but for right now I'm focused on finding Ethan. How could someone possibly kidnap him? How long was he gone before anyone noticed? Most importantly, is he alive?

We arrive a short while later and all camber out of the car. We're all tense as we walk in and Duke and Jack seem to look the guiltiest. It's most probably because they weren't the ones that noticed that Ethan wasn't Ethan, something tells me that I'm wrong but I can't find any other reason for the guilt in their eyes.
I walk into the building and the rest follow after me, Ethan's imposter is wide awake, just smirking at our group.

"Good morning babe." Ethan's imposter greets, the smirk still fully on his face.

"Don't call me that." I demand. He just let's out a chuckle and shakes his head.

"I wouldn't talk to me like that if I were you." Ethan's imposter introduces.

"What's your name?" I ask, forcing my voice to sound strong despite the twirling sickly feeling in my stomach.

"Hmm... I guess there is no harm telling you. I'm Edward." Ethan's imposter - Edward- smiles.

"Where's Ethan?" I demand.

"Do you want him back?" Edward asks.  I send a glare his way which makes him chuckle and mumble something under his breath that I can't hear. "I have a way for you to get him back."

"How?" I demand, my confidence rising. Maybe he is alive and we haven't failed him completely.

"In one weeks time I want you to go to the restaurant were we had our first date. Duke will take you, he will take Ethan home. You, however, will be staying with me." Edward instructs.

"Or what?" Ace asks in his emotionless voice that I had forgotten how dark it was.

"Oh dear boy..." Edward laughed, there was the sound of smashing and a team of guys with guns stormed in. Each of us tried to fight but it was useless. "Your life for Ethan's." Edward spoke before I feel myself black out.

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It's a few hours before I wake up, everyone else seems to be coming too as well which is good. I can't believe this was happening again, I can't say I missed the drama, but I also knew I wasn't cut out for this normal life. It wasn't me and it never would be.

I sit up, my aching body groaning protests that I ignore. I force my way to the lobby, which is now completely destroyed, and sit staring at the building around me. I'll sell the studio, give Abby the bakery and go with Edward. Even if I manage to escape I'll go home with my friends. The past three years have been a mistake. I was running from my problems but apparently that opened me up to a whole new world of problems.

"You okay sis?" Daniel asks, sitting next to me. "I'm sorry about the building. This place meant a lot to you."

"I'm going with Edward." I announce. "I'll give the bakery to Abby, sell the studio and go with Edward."

"It's not safe." Daniel warns, a glum look in his eyes.

"I know." I reply. "But I wasn't cut out for the normal life. With Ethan's help I'm sure you can save me. If you do I'll come home with you."

"What if we can't save you?" Daniel whispers.

"Then I'm gone for good this time." I frown. I don't know if I liked the idea of being truly dead but I guess it wasn't a horrible price to pay for protecting my friend. Yes Ethan coukd be a controlling asshole at times but he still meant so much to me and has given me a lot.

"Did you enjoy it?" Daniel asks. I look at him confused. "The normal life, did you enjoy it?"

"Danny, I'm not cut out for normal. I hated it." I frown. "It was so..."

"Boring." Daniel finishes, I nod and he smiles. "We will save you." He promises.

"You always do." Is my reply. Gradually everyone else starts waking up. Daniel and I have decided we wouldn't tell everyone that I'm going. It would be much too hard to get everyone to agree. Together we would make a plan to save me and hopefully it works. If not that I died for my best friend and that's good enough for me.