Scars

The Ultimate Price

"It's dark. Everything around me is dark. I can't see a thing. What happened?" These are the things going through Alex's head as she is still slightly unconscious.

Alex starts to come back from her slumber. She is on the ground and her head is pounding. She moans in pain as she lifts her head up to look around. Alex's eyesight is a bit blurry from being knocked out but she notices a light above her shining down upon her. She winces at it's brightness.

"Hello? Anyone here?" She calls out. "Hello?"

"Hello Alex. Glad to see you're finally awake."

Alex looked around. She knew that voice. That voice that had caused her so much pain.

"Josh. Where am I? Where's Anthony? What have you done?"

"Shush child you ask too many questions." Josh says as he comes out of the shadows. "Let's just sit, talk and catch up shall we? Now were do you want to start? Remember to ask carefully!"

Alex thinks for a second, trying not to move much, "How did you find me?"

Josh laughs, "Did you seriously think that I wouldn't? When I came home from Luke's that day and noticed you were gone I thought a few things, first like, you were at that slut Victoria's or something like that but then I saw your note. I got really pissed off so I decided to go through your room and I found this." He threw something at Alex. Still laying the ground from pain and dizziness, she looked at the paper. It was a map with the name "Sacramento" across the front. "It didn't take long to find you after. I surprisingly remembered you saying something about an old friend in Sacramento so here I am."

"Where am I?"

"Oh that's not really any of your concern now is it? Don't worry you're still in this crappy old town." He moves in front of her. "Sit up now I wouldn't want you hurting yourself from lying down for too long."

Alex rolls her eyes but sits up. As she moves she hears clanking of metal. She looks down at her hands and notices that her wrists are bound in metal chains.

"What the hell is this for?!" Alex demands.

"Well what did you think? It's to keep you down so you can't interfere with my plan."

"And what's your plan exactly?" Alex asks standing. Josh gave her just enough leeway for her to stand up and nothing more.

"Well I wanted to wait until your pretty little boyfriend woke up but I guess he will just miss out."

"Anthony! Where is he?"

Josh doesn't say anything. After a moment, a light turns on and lights up a spot on the ground just a few yards away from Alex. In the middle of the spotlight, tied to a chair is Anthony. His head is hanging forward.

"Anthony! What did you do to him?!" Alex yells at Josh.

Josh makes his way toward the man in the chair. "Don't worry jeez. He's just asleep. And in about-" Josh looks a watch on his wrist, "5 minutes he should wake up."

"What do you want Josh?" Alex says.

"Well you always said that I never loved you." Josh starts to walk back and forth in front of Alex. "But I do, I really do. I loved the way you wore the clothes I got you. Sure there was a lot of lingerie but you looked hot." Alex rolled her eyes. She knew where this was going. " And I loved the way you looked when-"

"I get it Josh!" Alex says cutting him off. "What I say still stands though, you never loved me. The only thing you probably ever loved about me was my body."

Before Josh could say anything, Anthony moans awake.

"Anthony!" Alex uttered.

"Great. You're awake." Josh says sarcastically rolling his eyes.

"Yeah no thanks to you." Anthony answers in pain. His hands are bound behind him and his legs are bound to the chair's legs.

"You should thank me though, I could have killed you but then I wouldn't be able to get what I want."

"Oh yeah? What's that?" Anthony asks looking up at him.

"Why Alex of course. The only thing in the way is you." Josh says as he turns to the Smosh member.

"I'm never going with you!" Alex says all of sudden.

"No?" Josh says maliciously as he turns to her. "We'll see about that." Alex and Anthony exchange a cautious look followed by a look of worry. Josh makes his way to the corner of the warehouse they are in.

"You know, I'll be nice for once. You two may never get an official goodbye after this so I think you should get one now don't you think? Besides I need to grab something." Josh says as he pushes what appears to be a lever.

There are a few clanking noises before Alex realizes that her chains are growing longer giving her more freedom. She is shocked by what Josh is doing but she runs to her love. She drops to her knees in front of Anthony. Their foreheads touch as Alex's chains stop and tighten causing her hands to stay behind her.

"Happy? You have five minutes, got it?" Josh exits behind a door.

"Alex. Are you okay did he hurt you?" Anthony worriedly asks as he scans her body for any visible injuries.

"I'm fine Anthony. Are you okay though? What happened at the meet and greet?" Alex asks quickly.

"We were just doing our plan until Josh came up asking where you were and all I remember was that there was a hole below Ian and I. Speaking of, is Ian okay?"

"Yeah he is fine. He is with Victoria and Mari." Anthony takes a sigh of relief. The two it in silence for a moment before Alex speaks again. "I'm sorry Anthony. I didn't mean for this to happen. I knew the risk of leaving Josh and here we are. I love you. I love you and I don't know what I would do without you." Both Alex and Anthony tear up.

"Alex don't be sorry. From what you told me about Josh I knew what I was getting into and I'm so happy I stayed with you. Sure this isn't the best situation to be in right now, but we need to hold our heads high and find a way out of this together. I love you and we need to stay strong okay?" Anthony says. It sounds like music to Alex's ear hearing Anthony stay so positive at a time like this.

"Okay." Alex replies with a tear running down her cheek. "We need to find a way out of here though. I can't escape these chains without a key." She scans the shackles around her wrists noticing a key hole.

Anthony's brows furrow as he struggles to work through at the ropes binding his hands. "Dammit, this guy really knows how to tie knots!" He says in frustration.

"Hey look at me." Alex says with sympathy in her eyes. Anthony drops his eyes down to hers. "We are going to be okay! We may have to leave here with a few cuts and scratches but that's okay! Like you said, 'We need to hold our heads high and find a way out of this together.'" She stops at the sound footsteps. She whips her head in the direction of the noise. "I think Josh is coming back. This can't be good." Alex turns back to Anthony, "Okay no matter what he does don't give in to him! He feeds off the pain of others. Don't let him get to you okay! I will try my best to keep the attention on me while you work at getting free."

"Okay but what about you? I am going to kill him if he tries to lay a hand on you!"

"No! Anthony don't worry about me I need you to get free first! Don't do anything because if you show the littlest sign of jealousy and protection it will make him crazier! I will figure out something in the meantime." They look each other in the eye for a minute. Both their eyes find their way to the other's lips. Anthony leans in. The kiss was a mix of emotions: passion, fear, excitement, worry.