******Possible Trigger Event******
This chapter contains content that may possibly trigger past experiences for some readers. If you would like to skip this you can. Just look for the ******Start****** to know when to skip. Then you can return when you see ******Stop******. For everyone else, this is more of a means of rehab for myself then anything else. Even though it is a much gentler approach to the actual event.
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AS you started your shift, you tried hard to not think about the Jason, Brady, Noctis or anyone else for that matter. You were tired of thinking about them and getting stressed out. All you wanted to do was get absorbed in work and not think about any of them. Which started out to be a good plan. But it would soon change when a certain person showed up.

Who of course you didn't notice until you were walking back to the kitchen and just happen to see Loqi sitting at the usual table by the kitchen. You paused in your tracks for a moment before you walked up to him. He gave you his usual smile as he looked over the top of the menu. You hadn't expected to see him there.

"Hey." You said as you stopped at his table. "This is a surprise."

"What? That I'm here just for dinner?" He asked with a smile.

"Not exactly." You heard Jason's voice say from behind you.  ".... more like the fact that you're here to begin with." 

You turned and saw Jason and Brady both standing there giving Loqi a firm look. Then they walked over to the table.

"Mind if we join you?" Jason asked Loqi with a slight smile.

"Not at all." Loqi said as he gave Jason a curious look.

"Can we get three cokes please, (y/n)?" Jason asked as he slid into the booth on the opposite side of Loqi as Brady sat beside Loqi.

"Surrrrre." You nervously said as you slowly walked away. What the hell are they doing?

"We didn't expect to see you here of all places." Jason said before he leaned over the table and rested his arms on the table. "You wouldn't be trying to put the moves on my girl would you?"

"Your girl?" Loqi said with a smile. "You could have fooled me. She doesn't seem to be even slightly interested in you."

Jason gave him a slight smirk. "It's a secret love."

"Tst, sure." Loqi said as he tried to relax. "It must be a secret from her to."

"Why are you here?" Brady quickly said as he tried to change the subject.

"I come here to study. Is that a problem?" Loqi asked as he gave Brady a side glance. " My dorm is too noisy and the library closes early, so I come here instead."

"And besides." Loqi said as he turned and looked at Jason. "Here I can eat while I study. I tend to study better after I have had my fill."

"Why do I get the impression that your not talking about the food?" Jason asked.

"I honestly don't know what your talking about." Loqi replied as he shifted in his seat as you approached with their drinks.

"Alright gentlemen. Here are your cokes." You said as you placed down each glass and three straws before pulling out your notepad. "Are we ready to order?"

"Jason and I will take two burgers with the works and fries." Brady answered as he smiled up at you while Jason kept his eyes locked in Loqi's.

"Burgers..... and...fries..." You said as you wrote it down before you looked at Loqi. "Loqi?"

"Same." Loqi said as he never took his eyes off of Jason. "But I think I'll take mine to go."

"To go?" You asked as you gave him a curious look.

Loqi then gave you a gentle smile. "It's a bit too crowded here today."

"Oh." You quietly replied as you glanced at the other two and could practically feel the tension. "Okay. Let me go place your orders."

You couldn't help but to feel nervous as you watched the three of them sitting there talking to each other. You weren't sure what they were saying. But based on their body language, it didn't seemed to be a very pleasant conversation. Which that alone made you constantly looking over at their table.

Unfortunately you weren't able to check back with them until after their orders were ready since the dinner rush was starting to pick up. And even when you brought them their food, Loqi did a quick departure with his food in hand and his bag over his shoulder. He seemed to be tense as he walked out. But since he didn't look at you as he walked out, it was hard to really tell what he was thinking.

Jason and Brady on the other hand, seemed to be enjoying themselves as they inhaled their burgers and fries. Then they sat there happily chatted and laughing back and forth as they drank their cokes. You weren't quite sure what had taken place. But you were determined to find out before the night was done.

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Later, after the crowd had left, Jason and Brady were still sitting in the booth.   You knew then would be the best time to talk to them about what had happened. So after clearing off the last vacant table and wiping it down, you walked over to their table to clear their plates. As you approached, they both turned to you and gave you their dashing smiles. You couldn't help but to slightly laugh at them.

Protective or not, these two make puppies look boring. "You two should really get those looks registered as lethal weapons." You said to them with a smile as you picked up their plates and sat them on your tray.

"So our charming good looks haven't gone unnoticed after all." Jason beamed back.

"Now that would be an impossible." You said back with a smile.

"And we did get you to smile again." Brady said in a more serious tone as he gave you a genuine smile.

You dropped your head a bit as you tried to hide the heat rising up in your cheeks. "That you did."

"Can we ask you again why you haven't been yourself today?" Jason asked in soft tone. "It didn't have anything to do with that jerk-off Loqi did it?"

"What's wrong with Loqi?" You asked as you gave him a curious look.

"He's after you for one." Jason replied.

"Your after me as well." You answered bluntly as you leaned back on you heel.

"Perhaps. But I'm not creepy like him." Jason replied as he gave you his puppy dog eyes.

You slightly laughed at his comment. "No, your not creepy. But you are being a bit possessive."

"Is that a problem?" Jason asked you with a hurt look.

"Only a lot." You joked back with a slight smile.

"We also saw he hanging around your car the other day as we were walking over to the library to get you." Brady said in a serious tone.

"Really?  Or are you messing with me?" You said as you gave him an exasperated tone.

"I wish I was." Brady said in a serious tone.

"Perhaps he was just trying to figure out whose car it was." You said as you picked up your tray.

"I highly doubt it."  Brady said in a no-nonsense tone.

"Well either way."  You continued as you tried to shake it off. "There's no way that he would try to do anything to me."

"No?" Jason asked with a firm tone. "Then tell me something.  When did he first start to come here? Did you ask him to stop by?"

"I don't remember when he started to come here. And no, I didn't ask him to stop by." You replied in an exasperated tone. "But this is a restaurant. People come and go all the time in here. That's kind of how it works."

"You don't see anything wrong with this?" Jason asked you with a firmer tone. "The guy is practically stalking you."

"Your stalking me more then he is." You said in a firm tone back. "He comes here to study. Not to 'check out the establishment' like you are. You seriously are making too much on this."

You then turned away from them and headed into the kitchen. They both followed you with their eyes until you entered the kitchen.

"She is right you know." Brady said in a flat tone. "You have been slightly stalking her."

"I have not." Jason said before he slouched back into the plush bench seat and took a quick drink from his drink. "I'm just being a concerned friend is all. And I know that that asshole is up to something."

"Well it's going to take more then just our words to prove it to her." Brady said as he sat back as well.

Brady took a long drink as he started to think about how he had seen Loqi lurking around not only your car, but also outside of your classrooms. It almost seemed as if he was trying to figure out your schedule and were you sat in each class. Both of which raised flags for not only Jason, but for him as well. He could tell that something was up with Loqi. But without having any hard evidence, it was going to be hard to prove it to you, and to their contact as well.

"I say we focus more of our efforts on him and not so much on her." Brady said as he sat his now empty glass on the table. "The last thing we need to do is upset her over nothing."

"I agree." Jason said as he sat his glass down as well.

"And I say we start tonight." Jason said as he got up from his seat and put on his jacket.

"Aye." Brady said as he did the same.

Then after Jason left a tip on the table, they turned and headed for the door right as you were walking out of the kitchen.

Well that's strange.  They didn't even say goodbye. You thought as you felt your heart drop as you watched them walk away.

But who could blame them. I was a bit harsh with them. You thought as you slowly walked over to their table and cleared it off completely. "Just like I was with Noct."

"What's that?" Brian said from behind you as he started wiping down the counter after the last two customers left.

"Oh nothing." You said as you started wiping down the table. "Just talking to myself."

"Just as long as you don't start answering yourself." Brian joked back.

You slightly laughed back. "It's too late for that."

Brian chuckled again as the two of you finished up. "Let's get this place cleaned up so that we can head home."

"Right." You smiled back.

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THAT night you felt a bit better as you laid down. But sleep still didn't come to you right away. Of course it could have been due to your mind running a hundred miles an hour with what Brady and Jason had told you. Plus you could swear that someone was looking at you as you were sleeping in your bedroom. But every time you looked around your room, there wasn't anyone there.

And even when you did finally fall asleep, you don't feel like you actually slept. Especially since the dream from before came back to you again. As you once again felt the gentle fingertips brush across your forehead as they moved your hair away from your face. Then their gentle hand was on your cheek as they softly stroked your skin as they raised up your chin.

Then your breath was taken with the touch of their lips on yours. You slightly sighed as they gently kissed you at first. But then they exhaled as they increased the pressure as they slid their hand in your hair and pulled you closer to them. But you didn't fight them. It felt to good.

Next thing you knew, they were slipping their tongue into your mouth. You eagerly met them as their tongue wrapped around yours as it caressing it. They increased the pressure as they started to heavily kiss you. Your fingers itched to touch them. But when you went to move them, you realized that your hands were stuck over your head.

You tried to open your eyes, but they seemed to be covered with some kind of cloth. This took you by surprise. Since you didn't sleep with a mask and never had. But before you could think about it more. They moved away from your mouth and started to kiss your neck as their hand slid down and pushed your nightshirt up towards your arms.  Then they started to massage your exposed breast.

You gasped from their unexpected touch as they kissed down your neck as they rolled your nipple into a hard pebble. The sensation was erotic and scary all at the same time. Was it really just a dream? You couldn't tell any more. Everything felt so real, as you felt the warmth of their mouth and touch.  Plus you could once again smell the faint hint of a spicy cologne.

They continued to kiss down to your chest and took your other breast in their mouth. You moaned as they started to suckle one breast and massage the other. You could feel the heat in your core as you started to squirm from the wetness that you could feel in between your legs. It felt so good, almost too good for a dream.

You then trembled as they started to slide their other hand down to your waist. Your breath left you as you slightly gasped against them as they slid their fingers along the waistband of your panties. They slight dragged their teeth across your nipple as they slipped their hand inside your panties and cupped your womanhood. You bit your lip as you fought back a groan as they slowly started to run their thumb across your pearl.

But your body then shuddered as they slid their fingers in between your soaked folds. You tossed your head back as you gasped and pulled against the soft restraints.  They seemed to be holding your hands above your head as if your wrists were bound to your head board. But that couldn't be right? Why would your wrists be bound?

But these thoughts were quickly wiped away from you as they inserted one finger into your heated core. You couldn't fight back the moan that escaped you as they slowly started to move it in and out of you. All you could do was arch your back as you started to fall under their spell as they added a second finger and started to finger fuck you. Your eyes were rolled in the back of you head as you felt yourself starting to reach the edge due to their teasing fingers.

You had never had a dream this intense before. But somehow it felt so real as it was driving you to the edge of your release as the sounds and spicy scent seemed to fill your senses. Which was intensified as they released your nipple with their mouth and started to kiss down your stomach and towards your pearl as they kept their fingers moving. You groaned louder as you whole body was now on fire.

You didn't know if the dream was real or not. All you knew was that your body was getting ready to fly over the edge as they kissed right above your pearl. Then you were left groaning as they started to hungrily eat you out. You rocked your hips towards them as they removed their hand from your breast.

Then you heard the faint sound of a zipper. Your breath caught for a moment, before you heard a deep groan as they added a third finger into you. But they didn't stop. Instead they sped up and seemed to be shaking themselves as they groaned against you as their tongue flicked your pearl before sucking on you.

Hearing them, made you rock towards them more as you felt yourself hanging on the edge. Then in one powerful thrust, you were flying over the edge and calling out your release. And you could swear that you heard a deeper voice do the same as the fingers seemed to tremble in you as they continued to move in and out. But before you could do anything, they deeply thrusted one last time before pulling away completely, leaving you totally spent and panting.

All you could do was lay there since you were too exhausted to move as you laid there gasping for a breath.  Your whole body felt like jelly, when there was a gentle tug on your wrists. Which was followed by a silky fabric gently running across your arms as your hands collapsed onto the bed. You shivered as you felt a soft fabric slid over your eyes before both disappeared. Then after a faint creak of your bed and the gentle sound of a sliding door, there was nothing but silence. All that you heard after that was your own heavy breathing and the soft sound of rain lightly patting the roof of the house as a gentle shower started to fall.

You slowly opened your heavy eyelids and looked around the room, but there wasn't anyone there. That was one hell of a dream. But was it really a dream?

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The rest of week seemed to go by fairly quickly and with nothing out of the ordinary. Jason and Brady would meet you everyday by your car. And Loqi stopped by the café every night to study. Which was fine with you. Since there seemed to be too much tension when they were all in the same place at the same time.

The only odd thing that you noticed was your dad checking the cameras outside the front door one night. But when you asked him about it, he didn't really say anything. Except something about squirrels possibly causing an interference, or something to that effect. You debated on telling him about the dream from the other night. But then you decided not to, since you hadn't actually seen anyone. And you weren't even quite sure if it had even been real or not.

When Friday had finally arrived, you practically fell flat on your face when you saw your dad in the garage pulling out the camping gear. You had completely forgotten that you had asked your dad about joining Noctis and the others for the camping trip that was going to start that weekend. It had slipped your mind after the car wash incident with Noctis. Of course you still hadn't told anyone about what had happened that day. And you hadn't planned on it either. But now.....

Shit. This isn't going to be easy to get out of. But I have to figure out something, somehow. "Hey dad. You look busy." You said as casually as you could as you walked up to him while he pulled the tent down from the shelf.

"Hey kiddo." He said without looking at you. "Could you give me a hand with this?"

"Sure." You nervously replied as you reached over and helped him pull down the tent and put it in his car truck.

"There. I think that about does it." He said as he looked at the gear in the trunk.

"All we need now is our bags and some food to get started." Your dad said as he turned to you and beamed.

He certainly looked excited about the trip. Which made you feel bad for wanting to cancel. But you had to. There was just no way that you could spend a whole week with them right now. Not after what happened.

"Dad....about the camping trip..." You started to say as you got nervous.

"Don't worry kiddo,  I've already gotten everything taken care of."  He said as he walked away from you and grabbed his tackle box and two fishing poles.  "I personally made sure that nothing could go wrong on this trip of a lifetime."

Then he turned around with a huge smile on his face. He looked like a kid at Christmas. Which made your heart melt. This was going to be one of the hardest things for you, as you prepared to turn him down. Especially with that look.

I have to do this. So let's start with the obvious excuse. "I can't go dad.  I have my studies and work." You said as you crossed your arms and gave him a slight frown.

"Korn is cool with it. And Brian said he was fine with you taking some time off." Your dad answered as he put the stuff in the trunk.  "Even your professors have agreed to email you your assignments for next week."

Shit! Umm. Okay. Second obvious excuse. "What about Tracy?" You asked as you tried again as you followed him with your eyes as he put in a small crate full of gear.

"She'll be safe. Korn offered her to stay with them in Ignis' bedroom." He replied as he walked over and grabbed the sleeping bags.

You frozen in your tracks and your dad continued to talk about the trip for a few moments as he packed up each item into the truck of his car. But you didn't hear or notice any of it. You were stunned as you tried to process the fact that Tracy was going to be staying in Ignis' bedroom. The only place, other than your own bedroom, where you truly felt safe.

"(Y/n)? (Y/n)!" You heard your dad say suddenly.

You quickly looked up at him.

"Are you okay?" Your dad asked as he gave you a concerned look.

"Yeah." You said as you shook your head as you looked away from him and turned towards the door. "I gotta get ready for work."

"Okay. And don't forget to remind Brian about next week." Your dad called after you.

Like I can forget it now. "Yeah. Sure." You replied as you walked back inside.

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You were in a daze as you worked your shift. Nothing seemed to catch your attention as you milled around setting up the tables and taking care of the customers as they come and left. Even as the day went on, you couldn't seem to focus on anything but the camping trip. And how you were going to be in the middle of the woods with Noctis and the others. How would they react, considering that you hadn't talked to any of them all week?

It wasn't until the end of the night when you just happen to see Loqi that anything even seem to register with you. But it wasn't because you saw him. It was because of a familiar faint spicy scent that drifted off of him as you reached over and cleared his plate. It was the same one that you had smelled during both of your dreams. But how was that possible?

"Are you okay?" Loqi asked as he watched you freeze for a moment before you slowly backed up from him.

That scent.....it can't be......there's no way.....

"Hey! What's wrong?" He asked with more force.

You slowly shook your head as you moved away from the table. "It's nothing."

Then you turned away from him and headed back to the kitchen. What the hell? How...

"(Y/n)? What's wrong?" You heard Brian ask as you walked past as you felt the color drain from your face.

But you didn't respond. Instead you walked right past him and straight towards the dish room. You couldn't put two thoughts together as you mind was whirling around with so many thoughts and feelings.

It had been a dream.......right? But if it was....then how......? Wait?.....Did we....? Did I......?

Then you remembered the words that Jason and Brady had said the other day.

"He's after you for one........We saw he hanging around your car the other day as we walked to the library.........When did he first start to come here?.........Did you ask him to stop by?........You don't see anything wrong with this?.........The guy is practically stalking you..........stalking you.........stalking you........"

The last two words kept repeating in your head. That was when it suddenly hit you that it might not have been a dream at all. And that he might have somehow figured out a way to get into your bedroom. The cameras that your dad had checked where the ones right by your balcony. And it would explain why the dreams had felt so real.

The shock of the realization made you immediately drop your tray. All of the dishes fell to the ground and shattered on the hard tiled floor. But you didn't hear them break. Or Brian as he called to you after he came running over towards you, only to stop short due to the glass covering the floor. All you heard was your heart pounding in your ears as it occurred to you that you might have cheated on Ignis yet again. Sure you might not have known it at the moment. But that hadn't stopped you from enjoying it.

I cheated on Ignis............again. But then right as that thought registered, your whole body started to shake as the real issue came to light.

And immediately your stomach became upset and you felt it in the back of your throat. All you had time to do was grab the garbage can that was right beside you and throw up in it. Brian quickly jumped back from you as you convulsed several times before it subsided. But you didn't move from that spot for fear that you might fall. And considering that you were still surrounded by broken glass, Brian couldn't even get to you to help.

So you stood there frozen in one spot, while Brian called your dad as he ran to grab a broom so that he could clean up as he tried to get to you. But all you could see was Ignis' hurt look that he had given you last time as the elevator doors had closed in front of you. You couldn't seem to catch your breath as you stood there trembling. Not even when the kitchen door suddenly flew open as Jason came flying through the open door and to an abrupt stop when he saw you surrounded by broken glass.

You slowly looked over at Jason as he stood just inside the kitchen doorway.  The look on his face told you that he was not only stunned. But scared as well as his eyes darted to the floor around you. Then Brady came flying up beside him and gave you the same look. 

You slowly looked away from them.  Ignis had made friends with them to keep me safe. But I had ignored them and had brushed it off like it was nothing. What had they seen that I couldn't?

You closed your eyes as the tears started to roll down your face. If only I had listened to them. Then maybe......maybe that wouldn't have happened. Perhaps I should have told dad.  He could have beefed up security again and possible prevented it all together.

But now.....? You thought as you turned back to the can as you felt your stomach start to convulse again.

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"Where is she?" Paul asked as he came flying up towards the front door with Tracy right behind him. 

"She's in the office with Brian." Brady said as he held open the front door for him.

"Has she said anything?"  Tracy asked as Paul went flying inside.

"No."  Brady said in a low tone.  "At least not to us."

Tracy gave Brady a concerned look before she quickly followed Paul as Brady locked the front door back up. They quickly headed to the small office that was in the back of the restaurant that Brian used to order his supplies and store all of his accounting records. When they came to the door, they saw you sitting on one of the office chairs with your head down and a glass of water in your hand. You were talking softly to Brian with Jason standing off to the side as he kept a careful eye on you as they walked in.

"I'll replace the dishes for you." You said without looking at Brian. "I broke them after all."

"I'm not worried about the dishes." Brian said as he placed his hand on your arm.

You quickly jumped back from him as you felt a tremor run though your body.  His slight touch felt like a sharp electrical shock wave flying through you.  Because at that moment, you didn't want to be touched.  Not by him.  Not by anyone.  Or at least not until you had your head straight again.

Your dad quickly walked up to you and went to touch you.  But he stopped in his tracks when you quickly put your hand out to stop him as he reached out to you.

"DON'T!" You said abruptly as you tried to keep your hand steady as you softly continued. "I don't want to be touched right now."

Your dad slowly sank to his knees in front of you as his eyes got big. Don't? Did something happen again? But how?  "Why?"

You dropped your head as you slowly shook it. "I just don't want you to right now is all." I don't want you to touch me. Not until I know for sure what happened.

"Can you at least tell me what happened?" Your dad pleaded as he sat back on his heels as he tried to give you space so that you might talk. "Did someone do something?"

You have no idea. But of course right now I don't know either. You thought as you fought back the fear as it was trying to creep back up on you.

"I can't help you if you don't talk to me kiddo." He pleaded again as he reached out his hand to try and touch yours.

But you quickly jerked back as you sat further back in your seat. "I'm alright. But I appreciate it dad."

"You most certainly are not okay." Jason said in a firm tone as he watched you. "It was Loqi? Wasn't it?"

You closed your eyes and cowarded back in your seat as you felt your body start to shudder.

"Stop it Jay."  Brady said as he grabbed Jason by the arm.  "Let's give them some space."

"Tst." Jason said as he smacked away Brady's hand as he left the office and started to walk back towards the front of the kitchen.

Brady slightly dropped his head as he turned and followed Jason. Tracy watched them leave before she glanced back at you and your dad. Then she turned and followed Jason and Brady. She could tell that they knew more about what was going on than anyone else. And now would be the best time to question them about it.

"Hey." She said as she caught up with them before they walked out of the kitchen. "Can we talk?"

They both stopped and looked at her with curious looks. "And you are?"

"I'm (y/n)'s step-mom." Tracy said quickly.

They both crossed their arms and gave her straight faces.

Okay. They are taking this seriously aren't they? Tracy thought as she watched them. Fine. "I also work for Korn Scientia. And so does her dad. We need to know what you know about all of this. And in great detail."

"And why should we?" Jason asked as he gave her a serious look.

"Because we need to make sure that the empire isn't trying to get a hold of her again." Tracy said in a flat tone.

"Again?" Brady asked in a stunned tone.

"You mean to tell me that they had had her once already?" Jason asked in pure shock.

Tracy gave them a very serious face as she slightly nodded. "Yes. In fact the same could be said for all three of us."

"Holy shit." Jason said in a stunned tone.

"What do you want to know?" Brady asked in a very serious tone.

"Tell me everything." Tracy said in a firm tone. "And start from the beginning, when you first met her."

******Author Note******

I do hope that this chapter didn't affect anyone in the wrong way. That was never the intention. It was meant as a sort of healing process for myself though. They say that once it's on paper, or in text in this medium, that it's easier to put it away permanently.

I truly hope that that is true. Of course after all this time, I have no problems with talking about. It's everything else that comes along with that, that I once in a while still have an issue with.

The same could definitely be said for our heroine as she finds herself once again isolated from everyone around her. Except this time it's within her own head. Will anyone be able to break her out of her shell this time? Or will she be stuck forever in her own world?

We shall see.

Thanks for reading. :)

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