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"Wait, what are you planning on doing?" Madison asked, worried. "I don't know anything. I don't even know where this is." she whispered, hoping he didn't expect her to be able to find something. She tried to think back to what she could remember, but the only thing she knew about this place was that she was in New York. Everything else was a blank sheet. How she got to New York, why she was in New York, everything but her name and age.

Sighing, Chase closed his eyes. "Well, stick with me then." He looked around for a good sized... well anything. "Screw it...Stay here!" He stood up, and yelled at the top of his lungs. "Hey you! Yeah I'm talking to you! The ugly one!"
The thugs turned around, surprised that ANYONE would talk to them like that. "Kid, you're as good as dead." A well built man ran at Chase, and he ran to his left, just barely getting out of the way. "You're slow old man." He grinned. His eyes flashed a deep sea green as he stared at the thug, running at him once again."Thinking of nasty ways to kill me won't catch me old man!" Chase outran the thug again, running through a group of trees on the sidewaly.He was breathing hard, getting an adrenaline rush as he swung around a tree, and made a u-turn. He hoped he had gained some ground when he tackled the thug pinning Jessica down... it didn't do much.
"Wrong move kid." He said in a deep, admittedly scary voice. He let go of Jessica and turned to punch Chase. He ducked, barely getting out of the way. "Get out of here girly! And take the other girl with you. I'll catch up with you I promise." He yelled over to Madison.

Madison was frozen, watching the events unfold before her. Staying hidden wasn't easy, and one of the thugs headed towards her, spotting her vibrant red hair among the green of the bushes. "We've got another one!" he called, approaching slowly. Madison stood, fear pulsing through her. As the man drew ever closer, she finally found her will to move. Turning around, she bolted into the trees, not paying attention to where she ran. The thugs curses and heavy footfalls drew closer and closer as they both bareled through the trees.

Aaron didn't even see what ran into him, not really. There was just a flash of bright orange as he came around a tree. The next moment, he'd been knocked clean off his feet, landing awkwardly awkwardly on his back. He just lay there for a moment, stunned, then gingerly sat up, wincing.

((Edit: sweatdrop Yes, he ran into Madison. I was going to add in the OOC explanation, but completely spaced. Sorry about that.))

Madison dodged trees and bushes as she continued running, slowly pulling away from the thug following her. His footsteps were slowing and his breathing growing shallow as he began to run out of energy. She looked back as she ran, seeing the thug pretty far behind her. She whipped around a tree, heading in a different direction to hopefully throw the thug off.

She hit something solid with an "Oomph," toppeling over the person and landing on her stomach a few feet away. She had the wind knocked out of her, but she knew they had to do something. Turning around, she grabbed the guy and pulled him into some bushes off to the side, hoping the thug wouldn't spot them. Clamping a hand over his mouth and pinning him to the ground, she hoped he wouldn't fight against her.

Chase blindly stumbled through the woods. He did his best not to bump into the trees surrounding him and trodded on. Listening for footsteps or voices he would recognize he didn't get any clues as to where Madison was. "Where are you girlie?" He stopped in his tracks fighting off a wave of nausea. "Damn. This isn't gonna work." He heard the voices of the two thugs he ran from.
"He couldn't have gotten too far." The garbled voice was close, but too distant to hear his footsteps. Chase took a deep breath and kept moving. "Hello?" He quietly called out to Madison, hoping that she was close enough to hear and recognized his voice.

((You people confuse me. -_-; No offense.))

Matthias woke up and didn't recognize where he was. This wasn't as much of a shock as it used to be, however. He never knew exactly why Shadow lost control or he gained it, but he suspected that the other man had a lot more experience with this sort of thing.
Alright, first things first, Matthias reminded himself as he lay there. After sitting up too quickly one night and nearly toppling out of a tree, he'd learned that staying still and taking stock of his surroundings was the best thing to do when he regained consciousness.
Sensation in limbs? He wiggled his fingers and toes. Check.
Restraints? He carefully flexed his muscles, especially his wrists. If he'd been handcuffed and thrown in jail, he wanted to know about it. None.
Matthias relaxed slightly. If he was free to move and hadn't been in a fight, he probably wasn't in immediate danger.
The surface beneath him felt scratchy and hard below a thin layer of soft stuff. So, carpet. Probably industrial. Which means I'm indoors. Matthias hesitantly opened his eyes and saw a bland, whitewashed wall. A single-pane window threw weak morning light across his legs. Farther on, a filing cabinet sat in a hulking gray lump against the wall.
Matthias closed his eyes in relief. Which means I'm in an office and not a crack house again. Thank god.
A sleepy moan from behind him made Matthias start and twist around. An attractive businesswoman lay under the spacious desk. Her extremely contented expression and lack of clothes made it clear precisely what Shadow had been engaged in.
Startled, Matthias looked down at himself - fully clothed. Which meant that Shadow had known what Matthias would be waking up to and deliberately left him there.
You son of a b***h, Matthias seethed mentally while carefully getting up so as not to disturb the woman. She let out another small moan and he froze.
A chuckle sounded from the depths of Matthias' brain. You act like I've never done this to you before.
Matthias stiffened as his unwelcome possessor responded. It's worse for them than it is for me, he argued, stepping away from the sleeping woman. You come here and sleep with them and then I have to leave and they never know what happened.
You could always stick around, Shadow proposed, sounding amused.
And have to explain? 'Oh, yeah, I'm not the same guy you slept with last night, well actually it is the same body but I'm a completely different person and not attracted to you at all'? Fat chance. Matthias edged around the desk and towards the door. And stop using my body for stuff like this, he added as he remembered which of them was the true owner.
Shadow snorted. Yeah, right, he said as his presence subsided. Shadow tended to leave Matthias completely in control for the most part, lurking in a corner of their shared mind until he took over and slammed Matthias into unconsciousness. He paused before disappearing. If you ask me, you're the one who's guilty here. I give them the most pleasurable nights of their lives. You're the one who disappears without a word.
That's not true! Matthias spat vehemently. But Shadow had already subsided to wherever he went while Matthias was awake.
Seething inwardly, Matthias put his hand on the doorknob and paused. He looked back at the desk. The woman had looked so childish in her sleep, so... vulnerable...
Sighing, Matthias padded back to the sleeping woman. After some searching, he located her jacket and shirt, which he delicately draped over her. She shifted and smiled in her sleep. A manicured hand brushed his as he withdrew it.
He gave her a smile that was both gentle and sad. Then he got up, walked out the door, and closed it with a small click.