Krishna stood in the middle of the library surrounded by the guests of the house.
"No. There's no way he's here." Krichna argued.
"How can you say that? Lily has a head on her bed, Saphire's already been attacked, Same with Lily, and Celia, John, James, Junko, Radar, and Jack are missing. How do you know that the killer isn't here?" Aerrow Demanded.
"Because he's not here. He can't be here. It's simply not possible with the fence and the crystal. He's out there and we're in here. " Krishna retorted.
"How do you know?" Saphire yelled. "How do you know he's out there?"
"Because I know he's out there. You don't need to know how I know. I know because of my sources. That's all you need to know." Krishna snapped. Saphire started fisting her hands and opening them, closing them ,opening and closing, a sign she was annoyed or pissed, but in this case, both.
"How… do… you… and your sources… know?" Hissed Saphire in a dark voice. Krishna signed and looked at the floor.
"How many houses are there, hiding people besides this one? How many do you know of?" Krishna asked.
"3. Originally 6." Harrier answered.
"Well, it's only this one now. The other three houses were each slayed in the last three days. The last one killed an hour ago. And we have evidence on camera." Krishna answered her voice soft. Shayne gasped in shock. Saphire looked at him suspiciously before shrugging it off. Aria leaned over to Saphire.
"On the up side, that means it's not Shayne." Aria whispered softly. Saphire nodded. Krishna whipped a tear off her face.
"But, if the killer really is out there… then where are out missing people?" Aerrow asked. Krishna shrugged.
"I… don't know…. Last I saw john was going for a walk around the house to look for Celia and James. Celia loves gardens and James has had a thing for her for like ever, so John, Jack, and I were betting they were outside finally getting it on. Otherwise, I don't know. "Krishna exclaimed. The others nodded. Krishna looked at John. "Speaking of him, where is Jack?"
"I'm not sure. Last I saw of him, he was studying the pond. I haven't seen him since." John responded.
"How long ago was that?"
"Two hours ago."
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"Jack?" Saphire called, walking into the 'ponded' room. She wore a denim button up dress, that had the bottom 4 buttons undone, revealing creamy legs beneath, but buttoned about mid thigh. She looked around the room, not noticing the reddish tint to the water. Her eyes skimmed over the water and glanced over the table out in the middle of the pond, and over the statue along the edge of the water. She sighed and turned preparing to walk of the room, before stopping, and looking over her shoulder around the room. Her eyes scanned the room and over the table, and the small box on the table and over a notebook floating in the water near the edge. Wait, notebook! Saphire ran along the edge of the pond and snatched up the notebook.
Saphire carefully opened it up, trying not to rip it. She tried to read what was written on the first page, but the ink had bleed all over the page. But on the following page was a pencil sketch of Krishna. Saphire closed the book and ran through the house to find Krishna. She found Krishna in the dining room looking into the garden through the huge glass windows.
"Krishna, does Jack Draw by any chance?" Saphire asked. Krishna turned to Saphire in confusion. Krishna's eyes landed on the notebook in Saphire's hands.
"That's Jack's Sketchbook. He usually carries it in the pocket of his jacket. IT's soaked. Where did you find it?" Krishna asked.
"In the pond." Saphire answered. Krishna frowned.
"I wonder how it got there. That's not like Jack to misplace his sketch book, and even odder for it to end up away from him." Krishna exclaimed.
"You like Jack don't you?" A faint blush crept up onto Krishna's Cheeks.
"Yeah, I like him a lot. Hell, I might even love him. But I'm not for him. He's all… hard edge, masculine, rough, and sharp around the edges, like a broken beer bottle. Temper of a volcano. But he's kind, and loyal. If you can find your way into his heart, you're golden for life. He's like a little dog. He will love you, until the end. He and John have a little bond. I'm not sure if you know, but John is my brother. HE and I are close, and John is Close to Jack. But, Jacks all of that, and then there's soft me. I, try, to be harder edged, to appear like a rough, broken, beer bottle, but I'm really… just a sweet loving… soft… girl. I actually wanted to ease you guys into what was going on…"
"But to impress Jack you were hard edged, and spat it out. Understandable. Changing yourself, so he will love you." Saphire exclaimed. Krishna giggled softly.
"Yeah. I think the only time I sided against Jack for anything, was with Celia, about who we thought the killer was. She, James and I all thought we knew who it was. John wasn't sure, and Jack was positive, it wasn't the guy we thought it was." Krishna exclaimed.
"Who did you think it was?" Saphire asked, carefully laying the note book on the table.
"Well, I to admit it, but I really thought it was-" A Loud scream echoed through the house, making Saphire and Krishna go racing through the house toward the sound.
"ARIA!" Thundered Chase's loud voice through the house, and then the sound of something falling down the stair case was heard, and a cry of pain echoed with it. Saphire and Krishna skidded to a stop in the Foyer, staring at the sight before them. At the Bottom of the stairs was chase, with Aria in his arms, laying awkwardly on the floor, her eyes shut, and Chase shredding tears.
"What happened?" Krishna demanded, looking up the stairwell, and then at Aria. Saphire ran over to Aria and checked her pulse.
"She fell down the stairs. I heard her running above me, and the sound of pounding feet behind her, I assumed she was playing a game with Saphire, like the two girls do. I wander out here after hearing her cry out in pain, and I watched her tumble down the last few steps."Chase exclaimed.
"Well, she's alive…" Saphire offered. Chase sighed in relief, before responding.
"I thought after falling down stairs she was gone, especially when she didn't respond." Chase answered.
"Nah, she's alright, I think. I think it was just a tumble…" Saphire exclaimed before looking up the stairs, and catching a fleeting glimpse of a retreating figure in a black hood. " Excuse me…" She got up and bolted up the stairs and up the hallway there, attempting to follow the figure. She reached the other stair case, only to find what she was following completely gone. She looked around the spiral stair case and sighed in defeat. She went back to the foyer with Aria who was waking up.
"Where did you go?" Krishna asked.
"I thought… I saw something… or rather… someone… I tried to follow them… but… it's like they vanished into thin air… so I think… I was seeing things." Saphire exclaimed. Aria shook her head slightly.
"I… don't think… you were…" She whispered.
"Can you stand?" Saphire asked. Aria nodded and stood, with the help of Chase, only wincing slightly.
"What hurts?"
"Everywhere… but that's due to what's gonna be bruising…" Aria exclaimed.
"What happened?" Krichna asked.
"I was chased… by a man… in a scream costume…"
"Sounds like our killer. But he's out there… he can't be here…" Krishna exclaimed.
"It was probably Finn playing a practical joke." Saphire exclaimed.
"But if it was Finn, then he would have raced down the steps to help me once I tripped down them." Aria exclaimed.
"True… unless he didn't wanna get in trouble. Speaking of Finn, where is he?" Saphire asked. Aerrow wandered in.
"Where is who? And what happened?" Aerrow asked, Piper appearing behind him.
" Where's Finn? Aria fell down the stairs." Saphire answered.
"The Finn, is right here." Finn exclaimed, appearing at the top of the stairs from the opposite side which Saphire chased what she thought she saw. He was wearing a long red cape that dragged on the floor, trimmed in white fur with black spots and on his head was a paper crown. Saphire giggled at the sight of him.
"Finn, where did you find that cloak?" Sheena's voice drifted down the stairs as she appeared at Finn's side.
"Oh… it was in my closet, in the way back. I didn't see it before, so I went and grabbed it." Finn answered.
"Could I borrow it for a shoot? I found a tiara in my room, and it would look soooo cool if I did a shoot with the cape and the tiara. Little princess of the house. I wonder if I could find something that could sub as a throne?" Sheena started thinking to herself out loud.
"There's one in my closet. There's a tiara, and cloak for a girl in my closet." Saphire offered. Sheena gasped.
"That would work. The magazine did want a royal spread. The queen and the princess, or I totally do the Female king and her queen." Saphire and Aria smiled at each other and shaking their heads. Sheena was one weird model.
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"JACK!" John called.
"He… can't hear you…" a voice whispered.
"What do you mean?" John asked, looking around him, looking for the voice. He stood in the pond room, which was darker than usual, due to a few light bulbs having blown.
"I mean… he's… let's just say… disposed of." The voice hissed.
"Disposed of?"
"Yes… I can't say he's … but he's not…" the voice chuckled, "responsive… he's a little… tied up…"
"YOU! Celia was Right! You are the !" John hissed.
"Oh, placed my voice have we? Well then… I'll have to dispose of you as well… and then of your darling sister." The voice exclaimed, as a figure stepped out from behind the stairs.
"You won't do anything to my sister or me." John spat, not even seeing the figure, trying to back out of the room. The figure walked up behind John.
"Oh, but I will. And I'll enjoy taking her too." The voice chuckled before plunging a knife into Johns back and shoving him into the water and jumping on him, and disappearing into the water.
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A/N This chapter was a little weak. Sorry about that. I'll work on making the next one a little more on the horrific side. But tell me if anyone noticed a very significant detail that changed. Something really changed. If you didn't figure it out, that's alright, but it'll become more obvious as what changed next chapter. Stay tuned. I'll try and update soon. No promises. Sorry it took me so long to update too.