Book: The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Song: I did it for Love by Harlequin
Nico's PoV
"This is a load of crap," Caden said lazily and fought against the restraints of the chair she was tied to.
"It's true!" I insisted.
"You're lying!" She yelled back.
"I'm not-" I stopped and took a deep breath, pinching my nose to ward off a headache. It had been this way for the last 2 hours.
"Dude, we're getting nowhere. Just take a breather. I'll watch her," Aaron said quietly to me. I nodded and left the room.
"How'd it go?" Juliana asked me sympathetically.
"Guess?" I said sarcastically and she gave me a look, "Sorry." I mumbled. I had been really snippy lately, snapping at anyone who tried to be nice or do anything for me.
Hey, can you blame me? It had been three days and Caden hadn't budged. She was convinced that her and Andy were on the same side and that we were the bad guys. The only time she had hesitated was when I had asked her who she thought I was. She insisted I was bad though.
"This sucks," I muttered weakly, resting my head against a pillar.
"Hey, it'll be okay," Juliana said with a sad smile. She handed me a water bottle and I accepted it, swallowing half it's contents.
"EVERYBODY SAY HEYY HOOOO SAY HEYY- oh!" Asher came in singing. He stopped when he saw the looks he got, "Not good?"
"Not good," I said.
"Sorry man," he sighed, clapping me on the shoulder.
Suddenly the door to the room where we were keeping Caden flew open and out came Aaron.
"Guys!" He yelled sounding panicked.
"What?!" Almost all of us yelled.
"She just- she started freaking out- I couldn't do anything- I don't know- she's-" Aaron panicked, breathing heavily.
"What? What happened?" Jake asked as him and Amy as well as the wizards came into the room.
"She knocked herself out!" Aaron blurted.
Silence.
"She knocked herself out?" Harry questioned.
"See for yourselves," Aaron said, still panicking but having calmed down considerably. I walked over and opened the door to see Caden slumped down in the chair she was tied to. She was definitely not conscious.
Well this is just great.
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Caden's PoV
When I woke up, the first thing I noticed was the bright lights and voices. I groaned and shut my eyes. Instantly, the voices stopped and I slowly opened my eyes to see a bunch of people staring at me.
I tried to slide away but I couldn't move. I looked down and saw that I was still tied up.
"Seriously?!" I groaned, pulling at the ropes. Somebody chuckled and I glared in their direction, "Something funny?"
"No. Just uh... Just that you don't recognize me," the guy said. I narrowed my eyes at him and he smiled.
"Hey Cade. I'm your brother Aaron," the guy said.
"How do I know you're not lying?" I asked him, not lessening up on my glare.
"Trust me," Aaron said. His voice sounding pained.
