Craig Stevens is Dead

I DON'T OWN ANYTHING!

a/n- I'm sorry about the lack of updates, honestly, I'm having a hard time writing the next chapter for both stories. I know what's going to happen, but getting to what happens is what's giving me problems. I do hope to have them soon, I promise!

This is a story I thought of and I hope you like it! It starts from the middle, goes back to the beginning, then switches between present time and flashbacks. I hope it won't be too confusing! The idea is loosely based off of the show reunion, but it's not the same at all. lol

Chapter 1

Peter ran in the direction of the shed after hearing screams from within in. When he reached it, the door was being held shut by something on the other side. Forcefully he pushed on the door until it reluctantly opened. Inside, Peter couldn't see anything it was so dark, but he could hear Shelby crying, then her yelling, "Get out of here, hurry!"

"Don't go anywhere!" Peter yelled at whoever the other person was. He felt around the wall and finally turned the lights on. He stood in the doorway shocked. Shelby sat in the middle of the room, her clothes ripped, and bruises forming on her arms, legs and head. The other person must have slipped out through the opened window in the back of the shed. Then Peter noticed what had been holding the door shut; the newest Cliffhanger Craig was lying motionlessly in front of the door, a knife by his side and bleeding through his shirt.

Peter bent down to check what had happened to him, and checking his pulse, realized that the boy was dead. Peter pulled out the walkie talkie he carried with him and spoke into it, hurried. "Roger, Roger do you read me?"

"Yes Peter, what's the matter?"

"Call an ambulance; tell them that a seventeen year old boy was stabbed, and that he has no pulse."

"What happened?"

"I'm not sure, just call." He said and quickly put it back in his pocket. Then, Peter walked over to a sobbing Shelby.

"Shelby? Shel, what happened?"

She just began to cry harder. Peter helped her into a standing position, and walked her out of the shed. They stood outside waiting for the ambulance, Shelby unable to control her body from shaking. When the alarms were finally audible, most of the school had woken up and were standing outside. When Scott saw the shape Shelby was in, he rushed over to her and gently took her in his arms. Noticing her shirt was ripped to the point of almost falling off; he took his shirt off and helped her put it on. She was holding onto him like it was life or death. He didn't have to ask her if she was ok or not, it was evident that she was far from it, so he held her tightly and tried his best to make her feel safe.

After Craig's body was indeed pronounced dead due to loss of blood from a cut artery, his body was taken away. The police, however, stuck around. They closed off the shed with caution tape, and started their case to figure out who had killed Craig Stevens.

One Month Earlier

"Shelby, Shelby wait up!" Shelby smiled, knowing that it was Scott, her boyfriend who was calling her. Some days she still couldn't believe they were together and gasp, even in love! She stopped and turned around, waiting for him to catch up. When he did, He instantly put his arms around her waist, "Hey." Was all he said smiling.

"Hey." She smiled, bringing her arms around his neck. Soon, they're lips had met, but before it could go any farther, they were interrupted.

"After a year, you two still don't realize you shouldn't be doing that in the middle of the lounge?" David said from behind them, "That's why it's no good to have two blondes together." He shook his head in disapproval.

"David, what do you want?" Shelby snapped

He put his arms up in a surrender pose, "Hey I was just going to warn you that Peter wants us to have a group, next time I save the interruption for him." He walked away and sat on one of the chairs placed in a circle.

Scott sighed, "He annoys the crap out of me."

Shelby smiled up at him, "He's right though, if it were Peter, we'd be dead."

"Yea I guess but, anyway, why does Peter want another group?"

"I don't know," she said, taking his hand and walking him to the chairs, "Maybe something really important is happening?"

"Like what?"

"Do I look like Daisy? No, so therefore I cannot tell the future."

He just smiled as the rest of the group walked in and took their seats. Shortly after, Peter, followed by a tall muscular boy, he had dark brown, almost black hair and piercing green eyes; and when his gaze fell on Shelby, they boar into her like he could see her every thought. This both scared her and mesmerized her.

Scott, seeing Shelby looking uncomfortable at this guy staring at her, held her hand. One, to show her he was there, but more importantly, to show this Newbie, that they were together.

"Ok, as you can see, we have a new member to the group," He began, looking at each teenager, Sophie was sick with the flu, so he had taken over the group until she recovered, "This is Craig Stevens. Why don't we go around, say your name and why you're here." He looked at Ezra, signifying for him to begin.

"I'm Ezra, drugs."

"Daisy, parental problems."

"Hello Craig, I am David and I was brought here because my father can not take care of a kid who is off the wall without medicine I guess." He smiled

"David." Peter said

"What? It's true isn't it? Would you rather me say one word? Fine…Davie…ADD, Better?"

"Shelby." Peter just continued

Shelby was still staring at Craig with a confused look on her face.

"Shelby?" He asked again.

Scott looked over and nudged her lightly.

"What? She asked, looking at Scott who seemed hurt and the rest of the group who were staring at her expectantly.

"You name and why you're here."

"I think we all know your Shelby by now." Craig spoke up for the first time, smiling that he had gotten her attention; he could already see how everything would play out.

Shelby just continued, "Uhh yea, Shelby, and umm I ran away a lot cause my stepfather abused me."

She looked at Scott who had let go of her hand, obviously upset that she was staring at the new kid.

He just looked at this kid, who did he think he was anyway? "Scott, drugs and a skank for a stepmother."

Craig ignored the last two people, a girl and a guy who seemed to be coupled up. He knew Scott and Shelby were coupled up, and he made a mental note of their pasts. It would be a challenge this time, with Scott as his opponent, but he knew Shelby was already interested. When he noticed everyone looking at him her spoke again, "I'm Craig and I've been a bad, bad boy." He smiled and the rest of the group looked at him like he was stupid.

"Craig, I'll let that go because it was your first time, but answers like that are not expectable, do you understand?"

"Yea, yea, I got it."

Peter declared that group was over and the group dispersed. Scott walked quickly out of the room. Shelby stood up and called from behind him. "Scott! Scott wait up!" Shelby thought back to just a while ago when Scott had called with the same words. The only difference was that Scott didn't stop.

"Scott will you please just stop?" She was running now. He finally stopped, but didn't turn around. Shelby caught up to him and walked around to face him, "What is your problem?"

More than angry, Scott looked upset, "Do you like him Shel?" He asked, his voice low

She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion, "Who?"

Scott rolled his now tear filled eyes, "Craig, do you like him?"

When a tear fell, Shelby wiped it away softly, "No, I don't like him. Scott I love you, you know that."

He looked down, but felt instantly relieved. Shelby lifted his chin, "You know that, don't you?"

Scott pulled her into a hug, "Yea I know, I love you too. I just don't know what I would do without you. I would kill someone if they ever hurt you."

Shelby smiled; she had never felt so safe as in Scott's arms.

Present Day

"Shelby, tell us who was in there with you and Craig. They won't get in trouble, if it weren't for them you would have gotten raped, and possibly worse. But you need to tell us who else was in there." The police officer said calmly

Shelby thought for a moment then said, "I don't know, I couldn't see who it was."

The officer stood and went to talk to Peter, "We need to know who was there."

"If they won't get in trouble, why is it so important that you know right now?" He asked

"Because although right now it appears to be a case of defense, that knife looks like it was wiped clean, and some of the officers say that the whole thing seems a little suspicious."

"What are you saying? That Shelby intentionally tried to get raped?"

"I'm not saying anything right now, I'm just telling you the whole picture doesn't add up and we need to find out who else was there."