Murder of justice, no blood or body,
Everyone wondered why there was no one to carry,
There was an investigation, a list that was made,
Out of imagination, of ones who might've died.
Perfect Blue
''This stays between us, us and nobody else.'' The dark brown haired man said, handling a blue shoebox over to the blonde boy in front of him. He just nodded as he took the box from the man, then gave him the money. Although he tried to act so calmly, his eyes stitched nervously around to see if anyone was coming. But there was nothing but silence among the fence they stood close to. Both of them gave each other a little nod, and a look which didn't meant just something. Then walked away.
{/\/\}
'The lakeshore strangler has struck again.'' Were the first words Clove actually heard in the monotone voice of the news presentator at tv. ''This serial killer had got another victim, found with the usual little doll in her hands.''
Then a picture of the girl showed up on the screen, lying on her back and around sixteen years old. She was livid, her dead eyes still open and her hands folded around a little doll who laid on her stomach.
Clove shook her head, full of disgust. This serial killer had a whole damn lot of victims already 5 only within this month, all between the fourteen and twenty two years old, all female, all found with a little doll in their hands. It was awful. And Clove knew that she, living at the west coast, being seventeen years old, also fell in the category of this lakeshore strangler.
Enough of this creepy news for her, she turned the tv off and took a deep breath. She didn't know what was wrong with people nowadays, how can you get so far in your own damn misery to kill 5 teenagers in just one month. Thanks god that it was already 8 pm, time to go to Katniss' house.
Friday evening, girls night as usual. Jackie, Katniss, Annie, Glimmer and Clove herself had been doing these nights for the past three months, no exceptions were made. She thought it was fine, it was fine as long she wasn't at home. Her home situation was mildly said just worse compared to the average girl of 16 years old. The house where her dad used to hit her every single time she did something wrong. So she better got out of this place.
{/\/\}
Later that day at Katniss' house, they were eating chips and watching the Notebook over again.
''We really need to search for a life,'' Katniss sighed. ''We watch movies over 6 times.''
''Even if we would see it 10 times, I still would like it.'' Glimmer said, grabbing another hand of the potato chips and stuffed her mouth full. ''I really need to stop eating this shit.''
''That leaves more for me.'' Clove grabbed the bag.
''We should stop talking about food too.'' Jackie told them. ''Food is meant to be eaten, not to be talked about.''
''You just talk about whatever you love okay.'' Clove said. ''So go on and talk about your boyfriends, but let me love the food, deal?''
''At least food never leaves you.'' Katniss chuckled. ''It won't cheat on you, it won't hurt you. Yeah maybe is that relation with food better.''
''A relation does not have to hurt.'' Said Jackie. ''Then there's simply something wrong.''
The seconds, minutes and even hours ticked by, the girls were just watching some movies, nothing more. Although Clove was looking at the clock every minute, knowing that each second would bring her closer to the time she had to go home again, what she really wasn't waiting for. But she wouldn't let anyone know about it, just hiding everything up as usual. After 11 pm, the bottles alcohol were set on the table. Not too much this time, they said. Not after last time when Jackie and Annie almost crashed in a car accident. The don't drink that much rule didn't count for Clove, she didn't have to drive anyways. Didn't count for Katniss either, she was already home.
''Though I am a little curious, what is wrong between you and Gale?'' Jackie asked Katniss.
''I'll show you what's wrong.'' She answered, grabbing her phone.
Once she showed Jackie the screen, the rest wanted to see it too so they all showed up behind Kat. And the screen read
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Don't you dare to ever leave me
''That's cute!'' Glimmer chuckled. ''Oh sorry, forgot to scroll.'' Said Katniss.
Or I might simply kill you.
''Oh.'' Annie sighed. ''That is not cute.''
''He won't really kill you..'' Glimmer told her.
''You don't know anything.'' Katniss shook her head.
''He used to hit you, right?'' Jackie asked.
She nodded, without any words. Though the words which weren't spoken said the most.
''Where is that boy?'' Clove frowned.
''I don't know, why?'' Katniss replied.
''We have to kick his ass.'' She nodded, already getting up from the beanbag she sat in.
{/\/\}
It took a while for Clove to convince the group to go meet this Gale, whoever he was. He wasn't at their school, she never had heard his name before. But now the group was just a corner removed of that abusive boy. One corner removed to see the basketball field were that Gale and some other boys were hanging. Though she tried to act that toughly, so confident, her heart was like pounding in her chest. What if that boy would really kill her friend? Maybe he had a gun or something, or would he just do it with a knife?
But after all she had to take the lead, because no one would do it if she didn't. ''Let's go.'' She said.
''You sure about this?'' Jackie asked.
''No.'' Clove answered. ''But we're going to do it anyways.''
They stepped away from their save wall, into the open space where these boys could see them. Actually she expected a whole group to stand there, but there were only four. Her eye immediately caught the tall blonde, standing with this group, resting his elbows on the not that high fence. Eh, walking, how did that work? She told herself to not be distracted by that boy and just do whatever she wanted to do.
Sadly enough, the boys noticed them a little too early. Clove quickly blinked away as she made awkwardly eye contact with that blonde boy. Hard to notice it from here, because it was getting dark. Dark, and colder. She was only wearing shorts and a tank top right now.
''Oh, hey Katniss!'' The brown haired boy shouted, breaking the silence. That had to be that Gale, no doubt. ''And uh, hello the rest of you?''
''Hey.'' Katniss responded.
Clove looked up at her, was she serious right now? She wanted to kick Kat's boyfriend's ass, and she just said hi? Great, now Clove herself would get in trouble. And every step would get her closer, as she walked further knowing that there was no such thing as turning back.
''Shut your mouth.'' She shouted to this Gale. ''We're here for you.''
''Watch out,'' The blonde boy, whatever his name was, half laughed. ''They're determined, and coming for you.''
''Seriously who the fuck do you think you are to hit her?'' Clove showed up in front of these boys, the rest of the girls following her, but standing back not sure what their friend was doing at this point. And honestly, she didn't know what she was doing either.
Gale's eyes went to Katniss immediately, instead of talking back to her. He hissed ''Did you told her that?''
Clove's eyes just glanced up at that blonde boy again, and could feel her face turning red as she looked away again, once she noticed him already looking at her. Damn it, she used to hate this kind of awkward eye contact. But this time she simply didn't. Plus she noticed that this boy's eyes were blue, but more like in perfect blue.
Because she was so lost in her own thoughts and feelings, she didn't have had time to intervene between these two.
{/\/\}
''I'm sorry okay!'' Katniss said, already trying to protect her face with her hands. Clove recognized that feeling, basically bracing yourself to get hit again. Before she could go help her friend by herself, a smaller blonde boy already rushed towards these two. Small, yet strong enough to push Gale away.
''Peeta what the fuck?'' Gale muttered.
''Just calm the fuck down.'' This boy, named Peeta told him.
''Not again.'' The tall blonde, now standing behind Clove, shook his head.
''Cato I swear if you don't help me at this point.'' Gale said, once he laid tackled on the ground by this small but effective Peeta.
''Then what?'' Cato frowned. ''Gonna shoot me with that gun you don't have?''
''That's pathetic.'' Clove grinned.
''I know right?'' Said Glimmer.
Though this Gale didn't want to be the one who was tackled and basically lost this fight, and got back up again. Once he tried to hit Peeta back, Katniss got in between of them and tried to intervene. Everyone else was just looking at it, while Katniss might use some help in Clove's opinion. If it wasn't for Cato, who grabbed her wrist once she took a step forward to go help there. Even though it wasn't really cold, just the usual warmth of a summer night, a shiver ran through her body. The amount of her feelings became more once he didn't just let go when she turned back to him. Was this in the sense of falling in love? That couldn't go this quick, she barely knew him 10 minutes. Or she was just simply overthinking again.
''Don't even bother going there,'' Cato told her. ''You'll never get in between of those three.''
''Oh..' She looked behind her at these two boys and Katniss trying to separate them. Not to look if she was still alright, but more to just force herself to take her eyes off this boy for just a few seconds. Then he finally let go of her arm.
Clove became aware of the whole situation here, it was around 1 am and they were standing on a basketball field which was more often used as just a place to hang instead of balling, while actually she wanted to just ask or slap this Gale, now her attention was more focused on Cato. Shit, she was so easy to distract at this point. However she wasn't hurt that easily, she didn't felt like ever falling in love again. Because once you fall in it, you basically know that you are getting hurt. But right now, even all this pain was worth it.
Or she simply needed to stop overthinking, and just act normal. Not freaking out whenever he would simply grab her arm, it was nothing. At least nothing special. It felt just like in the just friends thing, only this was really supposed to be just friends. Unlike whatever was in just the shoebox. It was always just nothing, while actually it was really something.
''I don't get it.'' Peeta said, once he stood with them again. While ''them'' was actually only Glimmer, Cato and Clove herself. She didn't know where the rest went, and if the rest was gone, why did Glimmer stayed?
''You don't get what?'' Cato asked him.
''What am I doing wrong?'' Peeta asked quietly, gesturing at Gale and Katniss, kissing now.
''Well it's better than fighting, I guess.'' Clove shrugged.
''Oh no, it isn't.'' Cato shook his head.
''Look, I know that I just want her to be happy.'' Peeta said. ''But she isn't happy, not at all.''
''Where's Jackie with her awesome love advice?'' Glimmer sighed. ''Well I can tell you that I know Katniss since I was 7, and-''
''Just buy her pizza. A heartshaped one, that's cute.'' Clove interrupted her. ''She simply loves pizza.''
A/N: Where's the pizza?! o.O
Thank you all so much for reading this first chapter, I'd really like to know what you thought about it so far. Not that there is happened a lot yet, but okay. I just wanted to make clear that this is not a mainstream story in which the oh-so popular quarterback can't get his eyes off the mysterious new girl. It's not, it's about freaking murder okay.
Mainly Clato, but some Odesta, maybe Glarvel. And if Peeta is going to succeed, Everlark too ;)
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