The terrorist had the schools full attention now. He had just given them two examples of his brutality. Theo was still aching all over from the beating the man had given him for being late. Then after Milly couldn't be consoled, he was going to take her out of the room and do something unknown to the rest of the school. Odd interfered with that, and was killed for doing so. Milly had cracked. She had seen one of the boys she was crushing on, die. She was just like him now, not moving, not speaking, but alive still. Her mind couldn't take it all in.

Sitting in her seat next to Tamiya she looked at everyone with a blank stare. She had no sign or indication that something was going on in her mind. She was blank in every way. Tamiya tried whispering to her, with no response. Milly was an empty vessel now. The man took the stage again as two of the terrorist began to drag Odd's body away.

" Listen well, if you live on campus, this side of the room," He said pointing left. " If you live at home, this side," He continued pointing right. Ulrich looked to Yumi who nodded as she left for the right side of the room slowly. " Faster!" Everyone began to run to their correct side.

Only fifty of the three hundred twenty six left were on the right side, the others on the left. Ulrich in the running panic lost track of Jeremie and Aelita and was standing next to William.

" On campus students will be paired in groups of four and sent to one of your rooms." The man jumped off the stage and walked down the line of scared students on the wall. Seeing Milly, he said, " One." Passing Tamiya he said, " Two", pointing at the girl next to her. Going back to Tamiya he said, " Three. Got you, I'm nice enough to let you group with friends. Four." He said to a senior girl. " Take care of the children."

For the next thirty minutes he was selecting groups of people to stay together for the night, and however long they were there for. He grouped boys with boys and girls with girls, knowing that to make them complain less, place them with familiar people and in less awkward situations. Ulrich, Theo, William, and Herve were place in a room together, deciding to go to Ulrich's room with Odd being gone. Jeremie and Aelita were the last in line, so the terrorist place them in a room with Sissi and Nicolas.

" Now go to your locations." The man said after everyone left, having no left overs, the students in perfect groups of four."

The doors to the gym were open as every student was thinking about making a run for it. " We have snipers on the roof. I'm not bluffing, when you get out, look at the science department roof." The first group walked out and looked at the roof. " Wave boys." The snipers on the roof waved to the students threw their attempt out the window. Jeremie's group was the first to get out, them being closest to the doors. Four terrorists lead them out and walked them across as the kids looked at the gates of the school, they were closed, but red and blue lights were on the other side. The police were here.

" Send our guest a message." One of the snipers shot out the tire of the police car.

The kids ducked down when they heard the gun shot, but a threat and pointed gun kept them on the right road. Jeremie and his group went to Nicolas' and Herve's room, because out of the four, it was the only one with two beds.

They slammed the door behind them as the four looked back at the door then to each other. Aelita had been doing everything she could not to cry because they wanted her quiet, it seemed safe to make noise now, so she did. She fell to her knees as her emotions broke down. Jeremie tried to console her, but he didn't know how. Her emotions were way out of his league to help with.

Sissi walked across the room and helped Aelita onto Herve's bed. For someone most people considered a bitch, she knew how to console people. She knew how to calm them down, what to say to them, how to hold them.

" He's gone Aelita, he's gone." She said to her.

" No, no, no." Aelita mumbled.

" Yes he is," Sissi said to her. " You need to accept that. I know it hurts to think of him dead, but it's worse to think he isn't when he is. Denial won't bring him back." Sissi said to her, Aelita still crying heavily. " Try to get some sleep." She softly lay Aelita on the bed then pulled the blanket over her.

" Nick, you and Jeremie decide who gets the other bed, I'll sleep with Aelita." Nicolas just nodded then sat on his bed. Jeremie sat on the chair, trying to think.

Ulrich, Theo, William, and Herve were thrown into Ulrich's room, the door slamming shut behind them. Ulrich sat on his bed as William helped Theo sit on Odd's. Herve just stood in the room and looked around at everyone.

" What the hell is going on?" Herve asked everyone.

" You really think we know," Ulrich said to him. " I don't know why they're here, I don't know when they'll leave. So for now, shut up and behave." Herve looked at Ulrich and walked over to him.

" Behave, what're they going to do if I don't."

" Shoot you," William said to him. " They shot Odd, they'll shoot you. Or if they don't shoot you, they'll beat the shit out of you." Theo nodded, still in pain from before.

" The cops are here now, they wouldn't dare."

" They fired at the cops. You think they're hesitant because of that. If they were afraid of a few cops, they wouldn't be here," Ulrich said to Herve. Herve looked at him and knew he was right. Herve exhaled and sat on Ulrich's desk chair as everyone began to think. Ulrich looked at his group, he couldn't have been placed with worse people. He disliked Herve because of Sissi, Theo was a show off and he had no love for show offs, and he just down right hated William.

" What do you think is going to happen with the other students who live at home?" Ulrich asked everyone in the room.

" Make them sleep somewhere else or send them home." William said to him. " They already have us, we're the hostages. What they want, we don't know, but if we stay alive long enough, we just might find out." Everyone nodded. " I hope Yumi's okay." Ulrich was going to say something, but then again he wished the same thing, so dropped it.

Ulrich was laying in his bed facing the wall with his eyes open. After today's events, he didn't want to sleep. Fearing something else would happen he didn't want to be asleep. Hearing footsteps in the hall he rolled over and faced the door when he heard men talking outside of it. A moment later the doorknob began to turn, making Ulrich roll over and pretend to be asleep.

The door opened as the lead terrorist and three others stepped into the room and looked at Theo. Pointing at him the leader said, " Take him."

Two of the men dragged Theo out of his bed then took him out of the room. The door shut as everyone stopped pretending to be asleep. " What're they doing?" Ulrich asked William and Herve. William walked to the door and placed his ear on it.

" I can't hear a thing.." Was all he could say before the door was pushed open hard. William was knocked to the floor and looked up at the terrorist.

" Go to sleep." The terrorist said before shutting the door. They heard him walk away from the door, but not far, sitting on a chair to watch the rooms. William sat on the bed Theo was on, looking at the ground. A few minutes later, the show began.

On the roof of the science department the terrorist leader was standing next to the ledge. Theo was on the ledge and slightly leaning, the terrorist holding him by the shirt, keeping him from falling. On the street behind the gates of the school, dozens of police officers were shining a few search lights at the roof. Every channel across France was watching this broadcast.

" Smile child, you're on television."

" Release the student and step away from the roof, you don't want to do that," A police officer shouted over a megaphone.

" Dear officers below, and everyone watching on the tube," The terrorist began, " Our demands are simple. We ask for ten thousand american dollars cash from the parents of each student, plus a small interest fee from the government. A total of three and a half million. I don't care how long it takes, but every week with no money, the world will see this on its five o'clock news." The terrorist pulled his gun out and placed it against the back of Theo's head.

" Don't do it!" The officer on the street yelled. With no hesitation or remorse, he shot Theo. Holding onto his shirt for a few seconds, he let Theo's already dead body drop to the ground three story's below. Everyone on the on the tv watched as Theo's body fell to the ground and hit the grass below.

" I will allow three officers to get the bodies. Have a good night everybody," The lead terrorist said before walking out of the spot light.