"So what do we do, for real?" Andre questioned as he scanned the circle of friends that had surrounded Cat, almost as though they were subconsciously protecting her from any further harm. They had silently agreed to sit around her, for the most part they kept their eyes on the dead girl, but from times it got too hard to look at her lifeless body. It still didn't feel real that her body was there but she was eternally gone.

"Fuck knows." Jade cussed, her eyes moving off of Cat and onto the muddy ground in front of her. She kicked dirt away from her, kicking the ground harder and harder until her toes ached too much. Her boots were heavy and loud, alerting her friends of what she was doing. Yet no one stopped her.

"Should we move her?" Trina suggested quietly, tears still falling down her face.

"No. If we move her then we're tampering with evidence." Beck stated calmly. "Also our DNA would be all over her." Beck's eyes wandered towards Jade who was still sat beside Cat. He watched her carefully, knowing that her hands were moving from Cat's face to her hands. He knew she had already messed with her body unintentially, but that was the least of his worries right now.

"We can't just leave her out here. It'll get dark and cold soon. We can't. We have to keep her warm. She hates being cold." Robbie hadn't stopped crying for well over an hour now. He sat still, his body vibrating in pain and fear as he watched Cat carefully.

"It's ok. She can't feel the cold anymore." Beck whispered quietly to Robbie.

"What if whoever did this is still out here? Shouldn't we get back to the cabin?" Tori's eyes scanned the forest around them. The green trees had dimmed to dark, gloomy colors, almost as though the world around them knew what had just happened to Cat. Clouds covered the sky like a blanket. The whole atmosphere felt dark.

"She's right." Trina said quickly. "I don't feel safe here. I'm scared."

"I've already touched her, so I could carry her back to the cabin?" Jade took a heavy breath as she spoke. Cat looked so peaceful and untouched, she couldn't bare to move her an inch, let alone carry her cold body. Jade had carried Cat in the past, throughout school Cat was always begging Jade for piggy back rides and although she resented it most of the time, Jade would go along with it to please her best friend. Although now it would be different, Cat would have no choice but to be carried, her body would be hard, but soft. It wouldn't be right.

"Are you sure you want to?" Beck's worried eyes found Jade as she crouched down beside Cat.

"I don't have a choice." Jade's words were cold and blunt. She knelt down, her knees pressing into the warm mud that soaked through her dark jeans. She took a good look at the quiet girl in front of her. Her face was so calm and relaxed, her eyes shut gently, shutting off the horror of the world she'd left behind. "She just looks like she's sleeping." She whispered to herself again. Although Cat was lying lifeless in front of her, it still hadn't clicked. It dind't feel real. Jade felt her body tense as she pushed her arms under Cat's fragile body. The red head flopped into Jade's arms, all of her weight forcing Jade to stumble to her feet as she stood up, holding Cat as carefully as possible in her arms. Her whole body ached as she stood up properly. Cat wasn't heavy, she just couldn't believe that she was holding the dead body of her young best friend. It was so surreal.

"Do you want help?" Beck offered.

"No." Jade hissed. She lent her face down, bowing her head so she was touching Cat's forehead with her own. "I'm sorry, Cat." She apologized again. Jade made sure Cat's head was curled into her chest. Her neck was weak and she knew it would fall back if she didn't hold her tight. Her tiny legs hung off of Jade's arms, swinging effortlessly as Jade began to walk.

The group walked silently behind Jade as she headed back to the cabin, making sure she walked slowly and carefully. The only noise made was Robbie's muffled cries and the breaking of sticks beneath their feet. No animals made noises, even birds seemed to stop singing as they walked back. It wasn't a long walk but it felt like an eternity for the grieving teenagers.

Everyone rushed to the front door before Jade, fumbling with the door knob to get it open. None of them felt relived to be back at the cabin like they thought they would. It only reminded them of what they were missing. Cat's things were scattered over this cabin, her clothes, her hair brushes and her stuffed animals decorated the wooden home.

Jade placed the silenced girl gently on the wooden floor besides the burning fire. "No one touch her." She whispered, placing her dark jacket over Cat. She moved her arms and legs so she was lying in the same position they had found her in.

"She hasn't been dead that long." Robbie sniffed, collapsing onto the old sofa.

"How do you know?" Tori questioned, her brows crossing at the sobbing boy.

"She isn't in full rigor."

"What does that mean?" Trina sat beside Tori, taking her sisters hand and holding it tight with her own. A genuine, sympathetic look on her face.

"Rigor mortis is a recognizable sign of death that is caused by a chemical change in the muscles, causing the limbs of the body to become stiff. Assuming mild temperatures like what we're in right now, rigor usually sets in about three to four hours after the time of death, with full rigor being in effect at about 12 hours, and eventually subsiding to relaxation at about 36 hours." Robbie said, wiping his steamy glasses. "It mean she'll become stiffer and stiffer throughout the next two days. So I agree with Jade, no one touch or move her."

Jade lingered by Cat's body for a while before placing herself on the sofa closet to her. "Anyone got any ideas then?"

The group shook their heads, exchanging confused and lost looks.

"She seemed fine last night. I mean she said something weird in the bathroom before bed, but you know what Cat's like." Beck paused. "Was like." He corrected himself. "I just brushed it off."

"What did she say?" Tori took her eyes off Cat to look at Beck with concern.

...

"Oh sorry Beck, I didn't see you there." Cat entered the small bathroom with her barbie toothbrush in her hand and a purple stuffed toy in the other. She held her hands to her face, covering her eyes quickly, a nervous giggle leaving her pink lips.

"It's ok. I was almost done anyway." Beck moved her hands away slowly, a smile on his tired face.

"I wouldn't die first, would I?" Cat questioned, her brown eyes widened at her friend.

Beck pulled a face at the red head. "I don't think so." Beck grinned at his innocent friend. "No one would mess with you."

"Why not?" She sounded almost shocked at his response.

"Because you're too innocent and sweet. No one has any reason to harm you, Cat. Stop worrying."

"I'm not worried." She said calmly as she smiled sweetly. "You're right. I am innocent and sweet. Like a candy bar! No one would suspect me!" She spoke with excitement in her voice.

"Why would anyone suspect you?" Beck laughed coarsely, grabbing his drink from the sink and taking a quick sip.

"Well like how people would always suspect Jade to get into trouble like that because she's naughty and mean, but I'm not am I?" Cat sat on the side of the bath, leaning her head up to look at Beck.

"That's true. If anything bad happens it's usually got to do with Jade." He laughed.

"Yeah." She agreed. "I like being innocent."

"Me too." His lips pulled into a smile. "Don't ever change, Cat." Beck wrapped his arms around his small friend. "The world needs more innocence in it."

Cat grinned back at Beck, curling her arms around his warm body. "I guess so."

"Goodnight, Cat." Beck stood in the doorway of the bathroom, his eyes locked on Cat.

"Night, Beck!" She placed her toothbrush in the sink, turning on her heel to face the door. "Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite!"

...

"I had no idea that was going to be the last time I'd see her alive, or hear her voice." Beck broke down again. He tried his hardest not to cry, his stomach tensing as he forced himself to breath deeply and calmly. He couldn't help but feel guilty, he had seen Cat just before she went to bed. If only he'd double checked she was ok, or made sure she got to bed ok. But he didn't. And imagining what he could had done differently and how he could have possibly stopped what happened was going to haunt him for the rest of his life.

"No one knew." Andre comforted his friend, patting his back hard. "At least you know she was happy." He tried to reassure Beck, although he knew nothing he said would do that.

"Cat always came out with the weirdest conversations." Trina faked a smile. "She was always so random, but I liked that about her. Even in the worst of times she had a big smile on her face. She knew no fear, she was perfectly naive for that."

"She really was the definition of innocence and purity." Robbie copied Trina's facial expression, faking a smile the best he could as tears still rolled down his cheeks.

The sad teenagers agreed, nodding their confused heads gently. It was true, all Cat was, was pure innocence, and someone had stolen that from her.

"Did you lock the door?" Tori stood up, checking the door.

"Yes. Although if there's any kind of monster out there a wooden door won't do much to stop it." Trina mumbled.

"There's no monster." Jade scoffed. "The only monsters in this world are humans just like you and I."

"What are you saying?" Tori's voice wobbled.

"I'm saying it wasn't some animal, or ghost or demon that did this to Cat. It was a human. Someone just like us came here and stole Cat away. That's the only monster we're looking for."

A/N - I never realized how hard it would be to update every single day! But I'm four chapters in so I'm going strong so far ;)

You guys are guessing really good answers to who killed Cat. I can't wait to see your reactions to who did it! Keep guessing!