I am very sorry it took me so long to update this story! I started to write it after the last chapter but then my computer's hard drive died so I lost all my stories ): So I had to re-write this chapter which I of course put off...but anyway here it is. I'll be surprised to see if people still read it!

Chapter Six

It had been months since Lilly ran away and was taken by her biological father. Her family continued to look for her everyday, putting fliers up on every pole they could find. Miley tried everything she could think of to get others to help them find her sister. But nothing anyone did to try and find her helped.

Miley sat on her bed, staring blankly at the pictures she had of she and Lilly together. She grabbed the picture sitting on her night stand and looked at the ecstatic expression on her sister's face as tears slid their way down her cheek. The brunette softly stroked the glass frame, wishing desperately that it was Lilly she had been holding. "Be strong, my precious Lilly. We'll find you. I will not rest until you are home safe and sound with us."

After stroking it for a bit longer, Miley gently placed it back on the nightstand. She silently prayed for her sister, hoping that God would help them find her. Too deep in thought, the brunette girl failed to notice her best friend standing in the doorway and looking at her with empathy.

The dark haired girl gently made her way over to Miley, taking a seat beside her while wrapping her in a comforting hug. "How are you doing today?" She asked in a gentle tone as she stroked her friend's back.

Miley sighed sadly as she allowed her friend to comfort her. It felt nice to have someone, other than her parents, to talk to. "I just want to find Lilly! That poor angel must be scared to death...I wish I knew where she was so I could save her."

With two sad sighs, Destiny soothingly stroked Miley's back wishing, as well, that Lilly would be found. "My dad had a mass yesterday for Lilly and your family. Everyone at our church is praying for you guys to find her. If there's anything else we can do to help, just let us know sweetie."

Lilly was left alone in a cold cellar while the man who kidnapped her had gone to rob a bank. She had been terrified that he would kill her; so she allowed him to do whatever he wanted to her. And because of that, the poor girl was smothered in bruises from the tip of her head all the way down to her feet.

Trembling and shaking, the frail girl slowly made her way to the cellar door and debated on whether or not she should take the chance to try and escape. If she had, she would get the chance to re-unite with her family. But if she chose not to leave, she would be stuck there for the rest of her life.

Slowly and timidly, the small girl made her way out of the filthy room and into the sunlight that she hadn't seen since the day she went missing. As she glanced around, squinting from how bright the sun was, she realized she had no idea where she was. Lilly also failed to realize how beat-up she looked as she continued to walk as far away from the horrible place as she could.

Hours later had the young girl passed out on the ground, a good twenty miles away from her kidnapper. Her body ached from not only walking so much but also from the pain that the evil man caused her. She desperately wished someone would find her and help her.

Fortunately for her there was a couple jogging nearby and when they saw her, they immediately ran over to her. The woman, who had long brown wavy hair and was just a bit shorter than her partner, gently bent down to help the girl up. She could easily tell that something traumatic must have happened to her, seeing all the bruises and burn marks that lay amongst Lilly's skin. The brunette could also sense how frightened she was; so she softly scooped her up and brought her to a bench, where she carefully sat her down. "Are you okay, sweetie?" The brown haired woman asked in a soothing voice as she watched the small blonde rock back and forth in fear.

"D-d-don't t-tou-ch m-m-me." Her voice quivered with fear as she shakily turned away from the two people who desperately wanted to help her.

This time it was the young man who went over to Lilly. He had brown curly hair, dark brown eyes, and was just nearly six feet. He looked at what he thought was a small child and felt terrible for her. "We're not going to hurt you sweetie. We're here to help you. Can you tell us what happened?" The blonde girl only scooted farther away from him, frightened that he would harm her.

"Sweetie, you obviously need help and we're not going to leave you here. So please try to talk to us and let us help you." The woman sat beside the frightened child and gently turned her so they were facing each other. "We're not here to hurt you if that's what you're thinking, honey." She spoke softly, hoping Lilly wold allow them to help.

Reluctantly Lilly gave up trying to move away from them and accepted their help. She even allowed the other woman to wrap her in a comforting hug, and soothingly rub her back. "I was kidnapped...and he told me he was my father...but I already have a father."

The woman glanced at her fiancee as if asking him what they should do. He looked back at her and the small child beside her, knowing the best thing to do was to call the police. While he got out his phone to call, his girlfriend gently held the distraught girl in her arms, hoping to comfort her from the traumatic pain she had been dealing with. "You're okay now, sweetie. My boyfriend and I are going to help you. We're gonna go to the police station and see if they can help us find your parents." She spoke soothingly to Lilly as she held her close, looking over her shoulder at the young man.

Sitting in the office of Lieutenant McBain, Lilly was in tears as she told him about everything she'd been through in the past months. The couple who found her and brought her there were in shock at what she had dealt with. They couldn't believe a person would actually do that to someone. As the blonde continued to tell the lieutenant what went on in between heart-wrenching sobs, the woman, who's name was Langston, soothingly rubbed her back in circles, trying her best to bring comfort to her.

"Where are you parents at, Lilly?" The officer asked as he wished for work to be over so he could go home and see his fiancee.

The detective glanced over his notes he took while he spoke with young Lilly. He tried to piece together who would have kidnapped her and why, but to no avail. It was hard for him to understand this case, seeing as he had no idea who this young child was. He let out a sigh before taking a sip of his coffee. As he was about to go back to looking over the notes, the door to his office crept open revealing his fiancee Natalie Buchanan.

"Lieutenant McBain, you work too hard." She said with a smile before sitting across from him and placing a brown bag in front of him. "I brought you lunch from Carlotta's so you must eat it!"

He slowly grabbed the bag, taking out the food that Natalie brought for him and half smiled. "Gonna need this. This case is going to take forever! I'm completely stumped."

The redhead grew curious to know what her fiancee was working on, especially as she was a detective herself. "What's this case on? Please don't say its another Uncle Todd case! I swear he's here every other week for another violent act." Her uncle Todd got in more trouble with the police than anyone she ever met.

"For once I'd rather it be another Manning case. Not this time. His daughter's friend, Langston and her boyfriend Nate, stopped by with a young child. Apparently she was kidnapped for God only knows how long and has been trapped in a rotted down building twenty miles from here. So now I have to find her family and the person who took her."

Natalie let out a sigh, she could definitely empathize with the child for she knew what it was like to be kidnapped. "Who's she going to stay with until her family is found?"

Before giving a reply to her, the chief of detectives took a bite of the rice she brought him. "Well for now Langston and Nate took her to their place. But I was thinking that maybe she should stay with us, just in case the man who kidnap her tries for round two."

Hannah sat at the dining room table looking through the many pictures they had of Lilly when she was a child and sadly sighed. How could she let this happen to her baby? That had been a question running through her mind every day. She blamed herself for Lilly's kidnapping and could barely go on without her daughter there.

Her older daughter stood in the doorway, watching her mother with sadness. She knew her mom blamed herself for what happened and couldn't stand to see her slowly die from the pain of losing Lilly. Slowly and quietly Miley made her way in and took a seat beside her. "You okay, momma?" She asked softly in her fading southern accent as she gave her mother a loving hug.

The blonde haired woman placed the photo she had been holding on the table and then wrapped her arms protectively around her daughter. "Momma's fine, sweetie pie. I just want your sister to be found and brought back to us." Tears start streaming out from her eyes as she continued to hold her daughter close. "My baby must be scared out of her mind! My poor, poor baby girl...She keeps dealing with pain, my precious Lilly; she doesn't deserve any of this pain!"

"We're going to get our Lilly back, momma. She's not gonna give up. She survived stage four leukemia, so I know she'll survive this."

Lilly looked around at all her surroundings and grew nervous. She was frightened her kidnapper would find her and try to kill her. She was about to get up and leave but was stopped by a pair of arms wrapping around her. Afraid it may be the kidnapper, Lilly desperately tried to escape. "Sweetie, you're safe! The evil man isn't here and he will never harm you again because my boyfriend and I will protect you until Detective McBain finds your family. I know this is a new place and you're very shaken up but I promise you'll be safe here! My best friend Starr and her boyfriend Cole live here with their daughter as well; they're very nice and they'll protect you too."

A knock on the door was heard, making Lilly jump in fear, and Langston to open the door. As she opened it she stroked the young "child's" back to calm her down. "Mr. McBain, what can I do for you?" She asked, stepping aside to let him in.

"Well until we can find Lilly's family and put the guy who kidnapped her in jail, I think it would be much safer if she stayed with Natalie."

Langston looked down at the frightened 'child' in her arms and let a sad sigh escape. "Is that okay with you, sweetie?" She softly stroked the girl's back, feeling terrible for her. The blonde girl shook her head, not wanting to stay with anyone. "I want my family."

A blonde haired woman hovered over Lilly, taking in all her features and remembered the daughter she lost. "Did you and John adopt a child?" The woman finally spoke up, curious to know who this young girl belonged to. Natalie shook her head, but would love for she and John to have a baby together. "No, she's staying with us until we can find her family. Some bastard took her from them and tortured her for the past five months." She spoke with venom in her voice; she despised men who hurt children.

The other woman continued to watch the 'child' sleep and recognized something but couldn't tell what it was...until she asked her next question. "What's her name?"

"I'm pretty sure her name is Lilly. That's what John told me." The redhead said as she watched her.

Lilly. Now she knew what she was recognizing. This young child belonged to her. She had given birth to her in 1992 and mysteriously the baby was taken from her. "Lilly? Oh my God! This is the baby I gave birth to! She was my baby girl; my Lillian Victoria! They took her from me and I haven't seen her since then..."

At that point Natalie knew her sister had lost it. She gently pulled her sister into a gentle embrace, knowing how painful it was for the woman to talk about her late daughter. "Tess, honey; your baby died. This is someone else's little girl and I'm sure her parents are terribly worried about her."

Mrs. Stewart watched her daughter write, for what seemed like hours, before she walked over to her. She lovingly wrapped her arms around the brunette's shoulders while placing a loving kiss to her head. "What are you writing, Miley love?" The mother asked in her warm southern accent.

Miley got up and wrapped her arm around her mother's neck. She could still feel her mother's pain and distress from not being able to find Lilly. "I'm writing a song for and about Lilly. It really helps me to not give up on her." The daughter replied softly, a sad smile amongst her face.

The mother smiled down at her daughter, stroking her hair in the process. "That's so precious, sweetie. I'm sure when we finally get Lilly back to us, she will love it. She's probably only surviving because she knows how much you love her and that you'll never give up on her."

"Momma she knows how much you love her too. She loves you mom; she probably can't wait to be home and in her mother's arms. I can't even begin to imagine the awful things poor Lilly's had to suffer through.

Another month passed and still no sign of Lilly. Her family continued to search for her but to no avail. Fortunately though Miley had an idea on how they could get more people to look for her sister. She knew her dad may not like it, but for Lilly he would do anything.

They sat in the dressing room, Miley, Jackson, Hannah, and Robbie praying so hard that this would help them find Lilly. "Oh Mile, I really do hope this helps us to find your sister."

Natalie stood in the living room of she and John's apartment looking at Lilly as she quietly cried to herself. She knew the young girl wanted to be found by her family and the redhead wished so badly that she could find them for her. "Lilly, John and I have to work late tonight so I'm going to bring you to Langston's place so they can look after you."

The two of them made their way down the hall and to the door of Langston's room. When they approached it, Natalie lightly knocked on the door. Within seconds the door opened and the tall brunette smiled at them. "Hi there. What are you two doing here?" She asked, happy to see Lilly again.

"Well John and I have to work late, so I figured I'd see if she could stay with you guys for the night."

The brunette glanced down at Lilly and smiled. It had been a few weeks since she'd seen her and she couldn't be happier to have the small 'child' stay with them. "We'd love to watch her for the night. But she'd have to come with us to a concert, if that's okay."

As the four young adults and Lilly arrived at the arena parking lot, they realized that they should have come much earlier to get a good parking spot. "Wow, I didn't know there were still a lot of people who liked Robbie Ray...unless they all just like free concerts."

Hearing that name caused Lilly to jump up from her seat and run hurriedly out of the car. She would finally get to see her family. Her concerning outburst had four worried adults left in the car. "What the hell just happened?" One of the adults with long, dirty blonde hair asked as they all started to get out.

"I don't know but we need to get her."

The concert was nearly starting but Lilly was still nowhere in sight. Instead of joining their friends and enjoying the concert, Langston and Nate were trying to find the young child, hoping no one would harm her.

Lilly, on the other hand, had been trying to find her father but stopped when she saw him come on the stage with none other than her sister Miley. She stood there in astonishment, out of all the places she could find her family it was at one of her dad's concerts.

She tried her hardest to make it to the front row so she could get her father's attention but with all the people surrounding her, she had no chance. Lilly even felt someone try to push her but fortunately she caught herself. And to make matters worse, a woman approached her with a concerned face. "Are you lost there, sweetie?" She asked, thinking the girl was a young child.

"Kind of...I need to get as close to the stage as possible because that's my dad and sister up there. I was kidnapped for the past six months and if I don't get them to see me now, they'll never find me! Please, please help me. I really miss my family!" The woman standing beside her looked at her like she was nuts and then walked away laughing.

Hours later the concert was over and Lilly was the only one left in the room as she lay on the filthy floor, crying her eyes out. This was her only chance for her to be reunited with her family and it's gone. The thought of never seeing then again made her cringe.

She could hear footsteps coming from the stage so she sat up to see who it was. At first all she saw was the person's back, but when the person turned around; she gasped. It was Miley. She would finally be able to go home with her family...until she saw Langston and Nate walking towards her.

"Lilly, we've been trying to find you the whole time! Where have you been?" Hearing the name Lilly, Miley listened in on the conversation as she cleaned the stage off.

The young girl looked up at them with dry tear stains and sniffled. "That guy is my dad! And Miley's my twin sister. Please believe me! No one would help me; they all told me how insane I am..." She looked up at the two pleadingly, hoping they would help her.

Miley, on the other hand, couldn't believe her ears. Her precious sister was standing in the same room as her. She couldn't take it any longer so she walked down the stair case and briskly over towards her younger sister, a soft smile on her face. "Lilly, my angel!" She spoke softly, looking at her sister with tears in her eyes. Within seconds, Miley had the girl wrapped tightly but lovingly in her arms. "Oh sweetie, what on earth are you doing here? Well Thank God you are here but how did you get here, angel?" The brunette couldn't believe she had Lilly in her arms. It never felt that good to hold anyone as it had her sister.

"M-Miley!" Lilly snuggled into her sister's arms, not wanting to ever be away from her family again. "Where's mom and dad?"

The taller girl held her closer and tighter, softly stroking her cheeks. "They're in the back sweetie. I just can't believe you're here and in my arms! I've missed you more than anything, my sweet angel."

A few hours later had the Stewart family sitting in a hotel room trying to get Lilly to talk to them. The mother had her lying against her chest as she rocked them back and forth. "Do you know who the man was that kidnapped you, sweetheart?" Hannah asked in a gentle tone, hoping to get an answer from her daughter.

The blonde girl had a hard time talking to her family about what happened. She feared that if she told them, he would come back and take her away again. "I c-can't r-remember..." Her voice trembled with fear as she buried herself in her mother's arms.

Her mother cradled her softly, knowing that meant Lilly hadn't want to talk about it so she pressed a loving kiss to her forehead. "Rest my sweet love; we'll talk more in the morning.

The sunlight poured into the hotel room causing Lilly to awaken. She glanced around the room to see if anyone was up but no one was. She smiled, though, when she noticed her mother's arms were wrapped around her and probably had been all night. It felt good to have her mom hold her; that made her feel safe.

Lilly gently got up from the bed and walked into the bathroom while grabbing her mother's cell phone. She started typing a text message to the people who helped her. When she finished, she read it over to make sure it sounded okay. And it said: "Hello Natalie and John; this is Lilly. I just wanted to thank you both for helping me and taking care of me for the past month. I really appreciate it! Anyway I have found my family so I'll be going home with them soon. And by the way, John, you should definitely propose to Natalie. Everyone can see you're meant for each other." Satisfied with her message, she sent it and deleted it from the phone.

"Lil, you in there sweetie?" Her sister's voice called with a hint of worry. The younger sister quietly opened the door, staring up at her sister with a bit of sadness. "Come here my angel; let me hold you." Miley gently scooped her into her arms, bringing her out of the bathroom and sitting in a chair with her.

A small smile appeared on Lilly's face as she cuddled into her older sister's arms. "I thought I'd never see you guys again."

Months later had the Stewart family back at home, enjoying a nice family outing to the local beach. Lilly had still been very skittish about almost everything but her family wasn't bothered by it at all; they revolved what they did around making her feel better.

They were getting ready to go in the ocean when Miley noticed the blonde staring blankly at the sand. "You okay sweetie?" She asked lovingly, softly stroking her arm. Ever since the girl had been reunited with them, she never acted the same as before. They knew it was because of her kidnapping but watching her act the way she had, had been heart-breaking.

Lilly refused to look up at her or even answer her. She hated speaking to her family about what happened to her. The girl still had issues with trying to figure out what her kidnapper meant when he told her that he was her father. It troubled her so deeply that she hadn't even told her parents about it.

"Sweetie, we're going to swim in the ocean for a bit...don't you want to come? You love to be in the water, Lils!" Her older sister tried to get a reaction out of Lilly but to no avail. With a sad sigh, she crouched down beside the younger girl and pulled her into a loving embrace. "Talk to me, angel. Tell me what's going on. I want to help you, Lilly."

The blonde continued to look down at the sand, not knowing what to say. Honestly, she really had no idea what was bothering her. The fact that her parents and siblings may not even be related to her always ran through her mind, causing her to stay silent in front of them. "I...uhm...just need time to think." Was her meek reply, while continuing to look down at the sand.

The brunette sighed, hating that her sister refused to talk to them about what happened. "Lil, lovey, please talk to me. I want to be here for you." She spoke softly, trying her best to get the girl to open up.

"I-I don't know if I can talk about it, Miley...it hurts to even think about it." This caused her older sister to pull her into a comforting hug. She hated that the younger girl had felt too much pain to talk about what happened. Miley wished there was a way she could get her to talk without her having to relive all the pain and suffering.

Lilly looked down at the sand, she too hating that she couldn't talk to her family about the awful things she'd gone through. Living with the pain and horrifying memories of her kidnapping had been very hard for her, it changed her dramatically…and not for the better. "I wish I could talk to you about it…but even when I think about it, it kills me. It frightens me to talk about it, Miley."

That evening had the Stewart family preparing for dinner. Hannah had her son set the table while she and Robbie cut up fresh vegetables. They were hoping Lilly's favorite meal would cheer her up and hopefully open her up about what went on when she was away from them.

Miley walked into the kitchen and over to her mother, resting her chin on her shoulder. "I love you, momma." She spoke softly as the mother set down the knife and wrapped her arms around her. A smile spread across Hannah's face as she stroked her daughter's back. "I love you too, sweetie. You're such an amazing daughter…you and Lilly both." She placed a loving kiss to her forehead before going back to her chopping.

"Do you and daddy need any help? I'd do anything to help cheer Lil up." The southern teenager asked as she made her way towards the sink to wash her hands. She really hated seeing her poor sister suffer so much. And if there was anything she could to help relieve some of her sister's suffering she would do it.

Hannah smiled softly at her daughter, very pleased with how caring the girl was. "How about you make a pitcher of lemonade? Lilly loves lemonade." She said before getting out a pan to put the vegetables that she and her husband cut up in.

An hour later dinner was ready and everyone had been sitting around the table anxiously waiting for the food to be served. Robbie dished out the vegetable casserole to everyone and then said Grace right before Jackson dug into his plate.

Everyone had started in on their dinner, except for Lilly who only stared down at it. It's not that she hadn't liked what her parents made for her, it's just that she couldn't eat much since her kidnapping. When she had been stuck with the horrifying man in his filthy cement house, she was starved to death which made her stomach shrink a lot so when she would eat she was only able to eat a fourth of what she used to.

Her mother grew concern as she realized the youngest daughter hadn't touched a thing on her plate. "Lilly, sweetie, you need to eat. You're too thin, honey! Please eat some of your dinner." She spoke softly, hating how skinny her daughter had gotten since she was gone.

"I can't eat mom…my stomach already feels bloated from lunch…I can't." Lilly sadly looked down, feeling horrible that she couldn't enjoy her parents' home cooking the way she used to. She couldn't do anything as she used to…and that pained her more than anything.

The southern mother sighed sadly before wrapping her child securely in her arms. It hurt her to watch Lilly suffer the aftermath of her kidnapping. She didn't like seeing her baby deteriorate in front of her eyes. "You barely ate anything at lunch either, sweetheart… Lilly you cannot go on the way you are, you need to eat more…you're way too skinny baby girl!" Hannah held her daughter close in her arms, pressing loving kisses to her cheek. "And you need to talk to us about what went on when you were kidnapped. I know its painful sweetie, but I really think it would help you to talk about it."

The blonde shook her head violently before hurriedly running to her room and slamming the door. Her family was left to look at her empty seat with nothing but sympathy and concern. Their attempt to try and cheer Lilly up backfired…terribly.

Lilly lie on her bed, tears streaming down her face as she tried to rid the horrid memories from her mind. She couldn't take living with the pain of her kidnapping anymore…it hurt too much. She glanced around her room to see if she had anything even remotely sharp but to no avail. As she was about to go to the bathroom, the door to her room quietly opened, revealing her older sister looking in on her with overpowering concern.

"Lilly…can I come in?" The girl asked softly, hoping to be able to console her sister.

The blonde looked up at Miley, who was watching her with sympathy, patiently waiting for her to answer. With a sad sigh and sniffle, she nodded for the older girl to come in. She buried herself deeper into the covers, feeling ashamed of herself for not talking to her sister about anything that happened to her.

Miley gently walked over to her, sitting beside her on the bed. "Lilly, please baby don't be afraid to talk to me about what happened. I'm here for you sweetie and I want to help you through this." She gently spoke, uncovering the blonde and taking her in her strong arms. "Talk to me, Lil, tell me what went on…and if it makes you cry then cry sweetie…I'm here to comfort you! So please, please talk to me."

With a loud sigh, the blonde slowly turned to face her sister. "H-his name w-was Chris…" She shakily started, already feeling the pain of what she went through. "I was mad that you told mom about my stressing out so when she came to talk to me I ran out of the house…I just wanted to get away for a while…I was tired of being sheltered and everyone treating me like I'm some frail little girl!" Tears started to rapidly pour out of her eyes as she remembered running away and being thrown into the back of a van.

The brunette pressed a soothing kiss to the top of Lilly's forehead, holding her close in her arms. "It's okay sweetie, you're okay Lil." She soothed, sensing the tension her sister felt as she relived the terrifying pain.

"I decided to go to the skate park to skate off my thoughts…but as I approached it I noticed a strange man standing near the gate…I grew quite anxious when I saw the man but I chose to suck it up and walk over…" Her voice started to crack, she didn't how much more she could say about it without breaking down.

Her elder sister softly stroked her back, placing Lilly's head onto her chest. "Shhh, calm down sweetie…I'm here, you're fine angel. It's not going to happen again Lilly, you're just telling me what you went through. If you need to take a break just say so, sweet girl, and I'll comfort you." She whispered soothingly into the crying girl's ear, hoping so badly that Lilly would finally open up to her about the kidnapping.

The small framed blonde took a deep breath before she continued to relive what happened. "I was about to enter the skate park but the man stopped me. He said he'd been waiting for the past three years to finally take me. I tried to push past him but he grabbed me before I could and shoved me into his van…" Tears were streaking down her cheeks like waterfalls, this was one of the most painful things she ever had to do…other than living it the first time. "I was frightened to death, regretting my decision to run away from mom…and I was wishing so bad that you were there with me because I knew I couldn't survive without you…" She sobbed, letting Miley rock her softly and whisper comforting words into her ear.

"He kept saying bad stuff about mom…he said she was crazy and then he was claiming to be my father… he doesn't even know mom…I told him that! But he said she was his girlfriend and he was disgusted that he ended up with me for a daughter…but he's not my father! I told him that and he kept saying he was and he said my mom was Jessica… And he drove so fast…I thought we were going to wreck…I was scared to death." She said, her voice nearly above a whisper.

Miley let out a soft sigh as she continued to comfort her sister, stroking her back in gentle circles. "Sweetie, that's not true at all! That man was probably some insane psycho…he was just trying to scare you Lil."

"He locked me up in a cold cellar…in the back of his run down house so no one would know. He would come in and …. and… and…" She couldn't finish her sentence without breaking down into heartbreaking sobs. Tears were streaming down her face as her body shook with sobs.

The older girl held her tighter, pressing gentle kisses to her forehead. She tried her best to comfort her but the young girl continued to shake with sobs. "It's okay honey…calm down." She said softly, holding the girl close to her. "How about we rest? I think you've had enough talking about it sweetie… We'll talk about it more some other time, you need to calm down." With that, she gently wrapped the blanket around them, cradling Lilly's head to her chest.

Weeks passed and now it was nearing the end of summer causing Lilly to grow anxious. She hadn't been to school since before her kidnapping…the thought of starting back in less than two weeks frightened her. The girl knew she'd be the school's punching bag as she had been her whole life. Even if Miley was with her, Lilly knew that wouldn't stop anyone from hurting…not after the hell she had been put through.

Slowly and quietly the blonde girl came down the stairs and into the kitchen to make herself a cup of coffee. "Good morning, sweetie." Spoke her mother, with her long dirty blonde hair in a bun. She smiled brightly at her daughter, happy to have her back. "Did my angel sleep well?" Hannah wrapped the short girl in her arms, overly joyed to have her daughter back.

The young girl happily snuggled into her mother's loving embrace. She was very happy to be with her family again and to have her mother's strong arms wrapped around her. "I slept okay…I didn't have a nightmare last night so that's good." She said quietly, enjoying being able to talk to her mom.

"I'm so glad sweetie, I don't want you to have to deal with such memories." The mother pressed a loving kiss to her child's cheek. "I promise my sweet girl, I will never ever let anything bad happen to you again. I promise! You're home, where you belong, and I will never let you run away again. I love you too much baby girl…Dad and I will try our hardest not to be too protective of you Lilly, but don't get upset if we don't let you do certain things sweetie. We just want you to be safe baby doll. We love you so much Lillian and we always, always will."