I (Accidentally) Kidnapped 5SOS

Chapter 22: Gangs and Frenemies

Chapter 22: Gangs and Frenemies

(a/n) *sing-song voice* How'd you like my cliff(ord)hanger? Man, super plot twist! I love it! You guys are going to hate me for this chapter, I can already sense it. This is probably the soap opera part of the story.

P.S. Can we just talk about the new 5SOS, Def Leppard, and One Direction albums all being released within a month of each other?? :DDD

P.P.S. I won a solo DM with Muke on Twitter a couple days ago, and I have no idea what to say! I have so many things to tell them, but I don't know where to start! What would you guys do?

I instantly thought that the scream belonged to Allison, so I jerked back quickly. So quickly, in fact, that my head banged against the back of my chair. I groaned and rubbed it, and I glanced at Calum despite my better nature. He wasn't looking at me, he was gazing at the door, a frown on his face.

"What was that?" he asked.

I realized that Allison wasn't in the room, and I frowned as well. "I don't know. Didn't someone scream?"

Before he could answer, another scream sounded. "Reese, come quick!"

"Uh oh," I breathed.

I recognized the voice as Allison's, and I struggled to get to my feet in my blind panic. Calum helped me up and gave me my crutches. I tried to ignore the fact that his side pressed into mine, even when I was upright.

"Come on, we better see what's going on," I said.

I hobbled out of the dining room as fast as I could, cursing my stupid crutches every step of the way. Calum didn't move ahead; he stayed right by my side and helped me whenever he thought that it was necessary.

I wondered about the screams. What was going on? A horrible thought struck me, and I gulped nervously. What if the police had finally caught up to us and confiscated our bus? We would be trapped, and they would arrest me for using tae kwon do on police officers, if not for helping Allison kidnap 5SOS.

No, that couldn't be right. If the police were here, wouldn't they have stormed the inn by now? I would've been able to hear sirens, and maybe the doorman accusing Ashton of every single wrong he's ever done.

Another idea hit me, and this one nearly made me choke. What if it was Michael? What if he had planned an escape and left us here? Ashton and Luke were both gone, and they had seemed to be in a hurry....

No, that idea was even dumber than the last. Michael wouldn't abandon Calum here. Or would he? What if the plan was that Calum would suck me in with his puppy eyes and soft-looking lips, and then he would knock me out with the tae kwon do moves I taught Michael?

Okay, no, that was just plain insane. Honestly, there was no telling as to why Allison would scream like that, so we could only investigate.

Calum and I left the inn, and I sighed in relief when I saw that there weren't any police officers or cruisers prowling the grounds. But I didn't see Allison or the other boys anywhere.

"Allison!" I called. "Where are you?"

"Luke, Ashton, Michael!" Calum yelled. "Don't be playing a trick on us!"

I rolled my eyes at him. "Is this a joke to you? They could be in trouble!"

"Oh, come on, think about it, Reese: we're in the middle of nowhere, the only threat to us is that stupid doorman, and they're our friends. Chances are they're playing a prank on us."

I realized that he was right, and I smirked. "Luke, if this is your idea, I will personally wring your neck and feed you to the coyotes!"

"Nah, this is probably Michael's idea," Calum said nonchalantly. "Luke isn't the evil type."