The Kidnapping of Athena

Chapter 3: Locked and Keyed

"Grab her," whispered Kane harshly.

Ash and Ethan both slid one arm behind my back and slapped a hand to my mouth. I glared at each of them as they tried to get me to walk. I pretended like my legs were jello, and let them drag on the ground limply. Both boys got fed up with my defiance very quickly, and in turn, they lifted me up higher so my legs no longer touched the ground.

A butler looking man opened the door to the fancy building and completely ignored me. He must be in on this whole killing business, they had to have paid him off to look the other way. Once inside, the boys let go of me. I turned around swiftly to run away, but as soon as I heard the gun cock, I flipped right back around and walked back to the boys.

"Didn't think so," Kane said as he escorted me into the elevator. Annoyed, I shoved my nose up into the air and ignored the boys. The elevator ride was awkward to say the least. The casual music playing didn't fit right with Kane holding a gun to my back.

"Get walking," Kane said as he nudged me with the gun. The door had just opened, so I slipped out and observed my surroundings. I was walking through a hallway that was decently long with maybe 5 doors on each side. The floor was covered in a red carpet and the walls and doors were adorned in gold paint. It looked far too regal to be an apartment building. I continued walking until a hand was placed on my shoulder and I was suddenly halted.

"You two play nice now, you hear?" said Ash with a tired smile.

"I think that's a pretty impossible thing to ask. They are clearly at each other's throats," Kane said as he eyed Ethan and I. We were in a staring match, seeing which one would be the first to break the gaze. Ash sighed deeply and furrowed his eyebrows.

"We can figure out what to do with her in the morning. I'm sure the boss will have quite a bit to say about this," Ash said as he opened the door next to Ethan's and slipped quietly inside.

"Best of luck to both of you," Kane said as he opened the door across from us and disappeared inside.

"Ugh whatever," Ethan said as he broke our eye contact and opened his door. The room was dark, only lit by the moonlight that flooded in through the sheer curtains. A beeping noise behind me made me turn as I watched Ethan type a code into the door.

"What are you doing?" I said quietly as he sealed the code with his fingerprint.

"Making sure you don't escape," he said matter-of-factly, as he huffed and turned towards me.

"Listen princess, I don't want to deal with any of your bullshit tonight. I'm tying your ass up and you are sleeping on the floor," Ethan said as he walked past me and into the darkness. I couldn't see a thing, which made the situation even more scary.

"You are crazy if you think that is going to happen, what's the point of tying me up if you locked the doors and I can't escape?" My hands darted out in front of me as I tried to feel what was in front of me.

"Use that little brain of yours, will you? The windows are a pretty easy escape route if you are trying to fall five stories and die, but you and your suicidal tendencies have proven that to be an option. I'm not in the mood to scrape you off a sidewalk," Ethan said from a distance. I couldn't quite pinpoint where he was, but I knew I would need to keep track of him if I wanted to dodge his attempts at restraining me.

"It's a shame, I would have loved to become a pancake, it sure beats being here with the likes of you," I said in a sassy tone as I felt a countertop. I lowered my hands and grabbed onto a cabinet handle. As quietly as possible, I opened the small door and nudged myself inside small area. A few cleaning supplies had to make way for me, but there was enough room to fit. As I went to close the door, it made a minuscule creak that not many people would be able to hear, but to a trained assassin, it was loud and clear.