Summary: Jackson, Verger and the group are going to investigate the scene of the crime. Jane tries to get Elwood's attention, will he bite. They will find a clue and Jane also begins to suspect Elwood is hiding something.
Mr. Dolby's class was empty except for Elwood and his investigation team. There was a chalk outline made on the place where the body had laid.
In the meantime Jane, instead of investigating checked how she looked. She wanted to make sure she looked good for Elwood Jackson. The man of her dreams. A detective who could solve any case.
She wanted him to notice her. She wanted to be his, and no one was going to stop her. She put on red colored lipstick and put her hair in a good order.
Elwood Jackson looked around the broken table with a few broken vials. It was always speculated that he could find even the slightest evidence in a big mess.
'Found something Mr. Jackson?' he looked up and saw Jane sitting next to him on her knees. 'Nothing and just call me Elwood alright, I'm not a police officer but a detective' he says. 'Sure thing Elwood' she says and giggles.
Elwood stood up and wanted to walk away until another girl stood before him. It was Melissa. Before Elwood could say something she slapped him in the face hard and walked away. 'I may have deserved that' he told everyone.
Jane began to rub Elwood's cheek. When Carl looked up, he got another sting of jealousy. She rubbed his face, and did it so softly. He didn't like it, that guy trying to steal his girl.
He walked to them 'say Mr. Jackson. Do you have any idea who could have done this?' he asked. 'Well if I have to guess my friend. I say mad raccoons must have attacked him while he was sleeping on his desk' he told.
Everyone looked weird at him. But it didn't seem to bother Elwood.
'Euh Jane you can stop rubbing my cheek now' he said. 'I don't wane stop' Jane silently said. 'What did you say?' Elwood asked. Jane said nothing.
'Eureka' someone said. Elwood looked around and saw it was James Verger.
'Is there something Mr. Verger?' Elwood asked. Verger stood up with something small in his hand. It was a gray hair. 'What is that?' Jane asked. 'It looks like a gray hair' Porter said.
'May I see it Mr. Verger' Jackson asked. He took the gray hair into his hand and observed it good. While in truth he was thinking.
'Do you think they have soup today as lunch?' he asked.
Verger sighed and puts his hand on his forehead. 'Is he always this weird?' Carl asked Verger.
'Always, but still he can solve any case he comes across' he says. Carl grunted, solving every case he comes across. That means Jane will be with Elwood soon if Carl doesn't do something.
Jackson still observed the hair quite well. But after a few minutes he puts it in his pocket and walked out of class.
'Elwood where are you going' Verger called to him, be Jackson didn't respond. Jane wanted to walk after him, but Verger grabbed her arm.
'Maybe it is best if you don't' he said. Jane asked why. 'I know Elwood for a long time now. He will be alright, trust me, that guy can't be taken down by emotions' he tells.
Jane still looked after him. Worried.
Elwood was walking trough the school. He took out the grey hair again and looked at it. It seems you still haven't left me he thought.
He fumbled in his jacket and took out a pistol. It was a simple pistol, it was not heavy to carry at all. Elwood knew.
Because he carried that pistol for nearly 4 years.
Yes it was weird he carried that pistol for nearly 4 years. But if you had gone trough what he had, you also would.
He walked out of the doors of the school. It was still raining and he looked to the bushes far before him.
He could swear he saw red eyes in the bushes.
Jane and Alex where by their lockers. Jane was a little frustrated, Elwood didn't even notice her. Alex was just smiling dumb.
Elwood I will make you mine, even if I have to throw my entire arsenal into the battle she thought.
She walked away from her locker but suddenly stopped.
Someone was blocking her way. Whoever it was, he or she was completely cloaked. Not even his/her feet where shown and nothing of their skin.
The cloaked being move forward and pinned Jane to the ground. 'Alex do something' she yelled. Alex said 'but I don't like violence' Jane grunted.
'Where is he' the cloaked being hissed.
'Yo pal brush your teeth for a chance' Jane said to the cloaked being. Whoever it was it pulled out its right arm.
Jane was shocked. The right arm wasn't a human arm, or maybe it was. But it was full metal arm with at the end sharp claws.
The being attacked.
A few minutes later…
Elwood ran alongside Verger trough the hall of the school. Serge just came to get them.
They saw Jane laying on the ground. She had a big cut on her chest and a small one on her head. She was crying from the pain.
'Oh my goodness what happened?' Verger asked. 'She was attacked by some sort of cloaked person' Alex said.
Elwood bend over and looked at her. He wanted to feel her head to see how much the damage was. But instead looked over when he saw another grey hair on the ground. And further a whole trail.
When I feel painful, he comes to my rescue Jane thought happily when Elwood bend over to look at her. But instead…
He walked over her and ran away to follow the trail of grey hairs.
DANG IT! she yelled in her mind. Verger took out her cell phone and dialed a number 'Eliza, with James we need your help now' he said.
Elwood ran like a maniac trough the school.
He grabbed his pistol and looked good in every classroom and around every corner. The trail had stopped where he stood.
'Blast' he said and puts the pistol away again. Verger came to him 'Elwood I now what you think. These grey hears, I think you who this "person is" right?' he asked.
Elwood looked into the distance and said only one thing.
'Dark Valley.'
Elwood's second chapter. I'm sure most of you think now: who is this Dark Valley. Well most questions will be answered in the next chapter. Summary: Verger explains Elwood's back story to the gang. Will it shock everyone. Read to find out. Greetings from Shock and remember my motto: be afraid of the dark.