I'm back home and exhausted, but relieved. After being with my family for a week, I get sick of them. That's why we have a year in between this trip each time we go! :D I'm sorry I didn't get this out sooner, but my computer deleted my chapter plan, and I had to go on my email to get it back, but I couldn't do that on my laptop because my email makes it run slowly, and UGH. ANYWAYS! Chapter time!

"Are you kidding me?" Nonoko was the first one to break the silence. She and Anna had been laughing and enjoying themselves watching Ruka be so embarrassed and Hotaru being the nicest she's ever been, but the news had obviously sobered them considerably.

"Unfortunately, no." Sumire swiped her finger across the screen of her phone. She made a noise of disgust. "The bodies were apparently mangled beyond recognition, but they were both carrying I.D.'s. The first body they found was one of a local store owner. The second one was…" her eyes widened slightly. "The chairman of this school."

The anxiety level of the room was palpable. Kitsuneme decided to ask the question on everybody's mind, but nobody was willing to voice. "W-Where was he murdered?"

"In his house, about five minutes away from here." Sumire clenched her eyes closed and her body was taut as a wire. "A bit too close for comfort."

Koko, who was usually a jesting fool, approached his girlfriend and massaged her shoulders gently. "It'll be fine." He peered over her shoulder to the article pulled up on her phone to search for something that might help comfort her. "There are police swarming all over the campus anyways, so the likelihood of the killer making another move tonight is incredibly small. Relax."

Sumire stared at Koko before screeching, "OH MY GOD! YOU MUST BE THE KILLER AND YOU KILLED KOKO BECAUSE HE WOULD NEVER SAY THAT!"

Koko realized himself what he said and his mouth dropped open in horror. "OH MY GOD YOU'RE RIGHT!"

"W-Wait, what's going on?" Mikan looked around frantically, not thinking clearly enough to realize that she wouldn't be able to see anything in the room anyway. Natsume poked her head and she whipped around, trying to find something to focus on. "What?!"

"They're just trying to break the ice," he flicked her forehead. "Idiot. Don't overreact so much."

"I don't think I'm overreacting at all!" she grouched, not enjoying being called an idiot. "I mean, two people are dead."

"Probably because of a sociopathic killer," Anna felt the need to add for some reason. Seeing Mikan's uneasy face, she quickly followed her statement by, "But as Koko said, he's probably back in hiding."

"It's weird though," Koko frowned. He was planning on going into criminal justice because of his natural ability to read people and their expressions. "From what I've learned so far, killers usually target the same victims. The victims for this killer though have varied like crazy. Luna was a young bitchy blonde whore. The chairman was an intelligent bald old man. The storeowner was middle-aged. There's no pattern."

"It only makes him that much more dangerous," Yuu said softly from the couch. "It means that he isn't playing by any rules, and he can do what he wants."

"That's enough." Natsume snapped. His arms were wound around Mikan's waist and he was patting her head in trying to calm down her horrified face. His glare petrified the timid Yuu and he shrunk down in his seat. "Nothing's going to happen."

"Really?" Mikan asked in a small voice. Natsume took her hand and placed it on his cheek so she could feel him nod to reassure her. "Okay…"

Sumire shoved her phone in her pocket. She was sick of the entire thing. "Alright. Enough of this depressing atmosphere. We're celebrating something, now let's party."

Sumire shuffled over to the speakers attached to Koko's phone and turned the dial so that music blared throughout the room, bouncing off its small walls. She started to sway her hips to the music and then shimmied over to Hotaru, a wicked grin plastered on her face. She grabbed Hotaru's pale hand and dragged her to the middle of the room and started dancing around.

Now even though Hotaru didn't dance, and she hated doing it, she thought it was amusing to watch everybody gradually join in. Koko quickly jumped in and twirled Sumire in a circle as the drums pounded out the rhythm their feet unconsciously followed. Anna and Nonoko snatched Yuu and Kitsuneme's hands and forced them to start spinning around with them. A small smile played on Ruka's face, before Natsume pushed him into the mayhem and right next to Hotaru. Ruka flushed slightly, but smiled slightly as he extended his hand. "Dance with me?"

Hotaru refused to say yes; she wouldn't let her pride sink that low. But, she did place her hand in his and let him sway her from side to side as the music slowed down moving to the next song. Mikan's fingers brushed against Natsume's face. "Can we dance?"

"Absolutely not." Is what Natsume would say if Mikan wasn't looking so eager, her sightless eyes shining with excitement. He sighed and pulled her over to where everybody else was as they started to dance.

Well. That was it. :3 Two more people dead, but they're going to try and pretend like they might not get killed. Next chapter is going to be another chapter! I know! I'm so specific! By the way, HEY PEOPLE! I have a tumblr :D If you want to follow me, feel free! My blog is called, From the Girl Who Asks Too Many Questions. Check it out! Follow me! Stalk me! Take my cats and sacrifice their blood so you can get extra donuts at Krispy Kreme! I'm pretty sure that last sentence made no sense! See you guys next chapter! OH YEAH. AND FEEL FREE TO REVIEW OR FOLLOW MY STORY~!