Disclaimer: I dont own 6teen _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Jude was the last to get into the van. He swung the door shut, shivering because of the cold rain, while Jen started the van up.

"Jen, you remember where my house is, right?" Caitlyn asked, sitting in the seat behind Wyatt, who was beside Jude.

"Of course! I go there almost everyday," Jen stated knowingly.

"No, not my small house. The big one outside of town."

"Woah!" Jude said, turning to Caitlyn. "The one with the mini movie theatre? And the pool? And the cotton candy stand?"

"This is going to be so sweet," Jonesy was on his knees in the passenger seat, butt facing the window, so he could talk to the rest of the gang.

"Uh, I think I know where to go. You might need to give me directions, though," Jen said.

Caitlyn's giggled worriedly. "I'm not sure, exactly, where it is either."

Nikki snorted. "Not sure where you left your mansion? Can't be too hard to find."

"Nikki's right," Caitlyn said, not picking up on the sarcasm. "If we put our heads together, we'll be able to find it easily."

Jen drove out of the parking lot. The gang had allready called their parents on their cell phones, getting permission to stay over at Caitlyn's house, as long as they promised NOT to have a house party, which they agreed, it would only be the six of them. They headed out of town in a woodsy area where they thought Caitlyns house was. After driving on the barren roads for ten minutes Wyatt turned to Caitlyn.

"Does any of this look familiar?"

She hesitated. "I dont know. It's hard to tell in the dark."

"Lets call it a day, and head back to town," Nikki sighed, giving up (she really had to go to the bathroom).

"Aw," Jude said. "I was really looking forward to that cotton candy machine."

"No way!" Jonesy shook his head. "How often do we get the chance to party at Caitlyns mansion?" He stared out the front window looking for the house, as if it would appear in front of him. "Just keep your eyes peeled."

"Jonesy, we're NOT going to find it so..." Nikki started.

"FOUND IT!" Jonesy cried out pointing at a lighted building far ahead of them.

They drove towards it, excited until they found out it was a gas station.

"We're almost out of gas anyways, and we can stalk up on snacks," Jen said, trying to turn the dissapointment to a positive. She pulled up next to a gas dispenser and got out. Jude did the same, stretching his legs and yawning. He looked at his surroundings while the others got out. The gas station looked worn out and old. The windows were smudged in dirt while the door was streaked, looking as if someone had tried to clean it, but giving up. The white lights were flickering, giving off an eerie atmosphere.

"Dude," Jude said, putting emphasis on the "u" part. "Creepy."

"Not scared, are you Jude?" Nikki lightly punched his arm. Jonesy laughed behind them.

"No way bra." He rubbed his arm, although it didnt hurt, then tagged after Nikki into the store, followed by the gang (discluding Jen, who was filling the van up). Inside the small store there were shelves of chips and candy and other goodies found at gas stations. The creepy feeling quickly was swept away as Jude rubbed his hands together, his stomach grumbling. He started piling the bags in his arms.

Meanwhile Caitlyn had gone up to the store clerk, asking where they were. Nikki had gone to the bathroom, and Jonesy and Wyatt were helping Jude pick out the munchies. Jen was outside waiting for the pump, which was propped up in the vans nozzle. Jen walked towards the barren road, and looked up and down it. Completely deserted. It was incredibly dark too. There were no street lights and the moon wasnt out. Jen sighed then heard a small 'snap' behind her. She twisted around quickly to find the empty road. She scanned the area. Nothing. Okay, freaking out for no reason. She walked back to the van to take the pump off the nozzle, then around the van to find the swinging door was open.

Who was last out? Jen frowned, then shut the van door, rolling her eyes. She went inside to pay and found the guys at the counter with armfuls of chips and pop.

"Okay," Caitlyn was thinking. "So if this is the area directly west from town, then my house should be a little bit..." She pointed towards the end of the store. "That way!"

"How do you figure?" Jen asked, walking up to them.

"I asked the store manager," Caitlyn smiled and pointed to the clerk who was bagging all the chips.

"You kids be careful," he said, looking up at Caitlyn and Jen, then Jude, Wyatt and Jonesy. "I hear there's a serial killer on the loose."

"So we've heard," Nikki materialized behind a shelf.

"Did you have to bring that up dude?" Jude asked the manager. "Im gonna get the chills again."

After paying for the gas and snacks, and thanking the clerk for his 'advice' they made thier way back into the van, and left the station, taking directions from Caitlyn who was pretty sure she knew the way now. A few minutes passed and Jen pulled into Caitlyns drive way. A chorus of shouts came from the van, all happy and relieved. They all hopped out of the van, streching and bringing in the groceries, when Jen remembered something.

"Guys, who was the last one out of the van at the gas station, who used the back door."

After a moment of silence Caitlyn answered, "I think I was. Why?" She fumbled with the key.

"Because you left the door wide open," Jen said, exhastperated.

"Jeez Caitlyn," Jonesy did a mock impression of Jen. "How could you?"

"No I didnt," Caitlyn said, turning the lock. "I'm pretty sure I closed it."

"Dude, what's that smell?" Jude interrupted them.

His eyes turned towards the van, and the others followed his gaze. The van was sitting there, where they had left it, but something was off about it. It was smoking, great billows of cloud coming from inside the van. The silence was interrupted by a quiet voice from Wyatt.

"I think we should get inside."

And then the van exploded.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

:) Reviews please!!!