Hey guys,

Here's chapter 15. Enjoy.

Note: Anything in italics is a dream except this note :D

Disclaimer: The Mediator is Meg Cabot's pride and glory, not mine.

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"How could you! You let us down!" harsh voices were heard from around me. A blonde girl and brunette boy were shouting. At first it appeared to be Paul Slater and Kelly Prescott but I looked at them closer and saw Aurora and Zach. I looked down at myself and I was dressed in a Hessian bag. My eyes darted and I saw three others. Jordan, Dean and Nick were laughing but the two latter brothers had a look in their eye like they were hiding from something...or someone…

I woke up gasping. I found myself in a pool of sticky sweat. I looked at the clock beside me. I sat up and immediately regretted it. I felt my head spin and I made it just in time to throw up in the toilet. I felt like my head was about to explode. I ran myself a bath to calm me down. I didn't stay in for long. I was afraid I would doze off and drown. I put on clean PJs and got back into bed and slept until morning.

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I woke up in a daze, the sun blinding me as it shone through the window. I looked at my alarm clock. It read 6:59. I lay my head back down and a second later I heard "Good morning Carmel-by-the-sea! It is 7pm and sunny, sunny, sunny. Here is Tracy with the traffic report…" I immediately got up and got dressed. I didn't put A LOT of effort into my out fit today. I wore a yellow Summery dress with silver sandals and black cut off leggings underneath and put pink tinted make up on. A shimmer caught my eye as I was about to head out of my room. I spun around. Aurora smiled at me. "Oh, hey. Listen. What are we gonna do about you and Zach? Have we got any plans for finding your killer?"

"Well, that little thing with Tatiana is planned for today. I hope it works out." She bit her lip.

"Aur I was wondering, is it possible that I could possibly go with Morgan and Dean? I know I'm not the hottest of them all, but I'd really like to be there, and I've done this so many times, I should really be getting paid for it." She looked at me as if she was thinking. "Ok." She finally said. "Actually, Dean just told me he couldn't do it because he had something to do…Don't know what but you can fill in for him." She grinned at me. How will I let her move on, I don't know. She's just too precious. I gave her a quick hug and waved good bye. I promised to meet her at the school gate; of course Morgan will be with me.

I arrived at school on time for once. Jordan greeted me at the gate and we walked to my locker together, hand in hand. WE then visited…"Dean's locker? Why are we here?"

He looked at me quickly. "Oh, he took the wrong lunch. I got ham on my sandwich, he got salami. It's supposed to be the other way around" I shrugged.

"Fair enough." He kissed my cheek as we separated for home room. Hilary and Melanie stared in amazement. Ha, I showed them. I looked over to Dean who was also staring. I poked my tongue out at him. Yes, I know, VERY mature Milly.

After school, I went to the bathroom to reapply makeup. I finally slipped my brushes into my small make up bag and was about to leave when Peta Summers and Summer Peterson cornered me. "Milly, I can't believe you!" she said with (fake) tears in her eyes. "I loved Dean and then you had to go and steal him! I'm the popular one. You aren't! I mea, I'm blonde, I'm beautiful, I'm intelligent-" I snorted. She glared at me.

"Sorry."

"Tell me why he's into you and split up with me?"

I looked at her as if she were insane. "Are you serious. You can have Dean. I don't want him. He's a prick and a half-"

"Yeah, right. Milly, you came onto him! Well, I'll have you know that Dean and I are happily getting back together soon-"

"Soon? Why not now?" I interrupted.

"You are always putting me down Milly! Why?" And she wept (fake) tears. I held back a laugh and bit my lip. "Well, sorry." I said, not exactly meaning it, because I was not guilty of the crime she was accusing me of. I just nodded sympathetically and said "Well, good luck. I'm sure Dean'll come 'round. Ciao" and brisk walked out of there. I hated emotional people, especially those who I don't exactly like, confronting me.

Morgan and Aurora were waiting patiently. "Sorry. Run in with an enemy." I cleared my throat. "Should we do this?"

"Wait. I have to do this with Milly? Where's Dean?" I rolled my eyes.

"Dean was unable to attend. Sorry for the disappointment." I briefly smiled.

She sighed. "So if Dean isn't coming, who's going to drive us?"

"Hey, yeah." I wondered.

"Don't worry. I got you a lift" and at that moment a silver BMW convertible pulled up next to us.

"Nick. You're letting Nick take us?" I was shocked. Both the other girls climbed in.

"Well, I'll be there, duh! As if I'm gonna let you do this alone…and Nick isn't allowed to go in…sorry Nick, you're just not Tatiana material. Don't take it personally." Aurora patted him on the shoulder.

I slid into the back. If I was going to be in a car with Nick Slater, I was not in any shape or form, sitting in the front passenger's seat, next to this…I can't even explain what he is because he is that vile.

We pulled up at a big white gate and saw a white mansion with blue shutters and railings a little further down the drive way. I whistled long and low. What a place.

Nick pressed a little button on a speaker box. "Hello?" A tinkle of a voice answered.

"Oh my God! Tati, hey! Missed you babes. Mwah mwah-"

"Um, Hello? Who the hell's there?" Aurora slumped in her seat, remembering that she was no longer able to talk to the living besides the other three people in the car. I leaned over her and spoke into it. "Hello. My name is Amelia De Silva and I have my sister here, Morgan. I was a good friend of your friend Aurora and I was wondering if I could ask you some questions?" I said, in a very business-like tone.

"Are you insane? Aurora didn't have any friends other than me, Daniela, Brittany and Ollie, her boyfriend. I don't believe you."

Aurora looked thoughtful. "Say…" She paused for a moment. "Say we met at Summer camp one year." She said enthusiastically. I repeated what she had said into the box.

"Really? She never told me about you. Well, in that case, I'll open the gate for you." And just as Tatiana said it, the white gates slowly opened, allowing the car to glide along the even, pebble stone drive way. The car came to a halt as Morgan and I climbed out. Aurora materialized at the front door, ready for our interview. I rang the bell.

"Oh my god, hi. I'm sorry, I never knew you existed but hey. So you knew Aurora. Awesome! You guys are so hot. You're sisters? How awesome. I wanted sisters but my mum stopped at me, so I'm the youngest! Come in!" She squealed. "Do you want anything? Coke, juice…cocktails?" She walked us to the kitchen.

"Oh, no. We don't drink during the week. We'll just have water. Thanks." I said, smiling politely.

"Oh, good girls. I don't either, but I thought I'd offer anyway. You never know what people like." She pulled out two chilled bottles of water from the fridge and handed them to each of us. She took an orange juice for herself and walked us to yet another part of her palace. Something fluffy brushed against my leg. I jumped and realized it was a white ball of fur with a face. "Oh don't mind Mr Shnugums. He's just being friendly." Tatiana chirped. It was a cat…I guess if you could call it that. We arrived at a living room with a fireplace and a bay window with a view of the ocean. I sighed at the beauty. "Oh, I know. This is, like, my fave room in the whole house. The view is just, like, AWESOME! Sit down. So anyway, what did you wanna ask me?" She tinkled again. Aurora materialized on the couch next to us. "Well," I started and Aurora gave a nod. "I was hoping to ask you some questions about your friend…and her death…if it isn't too hard." She looked at me cautiously, her eyes getting slightly glossy. She sniffled. "Well, what do you want to know?" She asked, her voice wavering a little.

"Well first of all, did you see her at your party?" She smiled.

"Well, duh! It was our combined birthday party. Gosh" she rolled her eyes.

"Oh. Well, what was the last thing she consumed when you saw her?"

"Punch, duh!" They said in unison.

"Well, more like Vodka Cruisers but it was still alcohol" she shrugged. I thought for a second.

"Did anyone else drink Vodka Cruisers?" I asked, getting suspicious.

"Um, hello! It's Vodka Cruisers! Who doesn't drink them?!" She said, as if we were insane. Well, that scratched my suspicions.

"So, are you, like, the police or whatever? That's why you're asking questions, right?"

"Well, yeah. We feel that Aurora and your brother's deaths weren't accident. We think it was…" Tatiana laughed.

"So, you think it's murder?" She giggled again. I raised an eyebrow. "Sorry, but Rory was a very well liked gal and I doubt anyone would want to kill her."

"We just want to keep our options open." Morgan chipped in. "I mean, it was like, Aurora and Zach, not just Aurora, so, we're thinking that, like, someone was involved."

Tatiana smirked. "Ok, but I really don't believe so."

"So, who did Aur hang with at the party?" Morgan asked.

"Well, just her boyfriend, Ollie. I mean, this party was here! There are a lot of bed rooms." Aurora's jaw dropped.

"She's saying I'm a…a slut! That bitch!" The picture above the fireplace quivered. I smiled at Tatiana who noticed the movement. "Um, can I use your bathroom?" She nodded and pointed me in the direction. "Thanks." I went into the bathroom. Aur appeared. "Aurora, you have to calm down." She looked as if she would hit me.

"Milly! You heard what she said! And I am anything but! I'm still a virgin! Unlike her! And she's supposed to be my best friend!" I raised an eyebrow yet again.

"Um, she was your best friend but you're dead!" I emphasized.

"I KNOW! I just thought she'd respect me and not bitch about me." She slumped against the sink. I smiled sadly. "Yeah, well, my friends are bitching about me and I'm still alive." I shrugged.

"But Milly, you have a reason to be bitched about" my jaw dropped.

"Aurora Isabella Remi! Are you saying I'm a slut?" I asked, jokingly.

"No, Milly. A whore. They're much worse…" She smiled deviously. I slapped her on the arm and shook my head. "Just so you know, Dean came onto me, not vise versa. I have to go. See ya later, bitch."

"I'm coming back too!" I giggled under my breath.

Well, that got us no where. Except we know what she drank and apparently Aurora and Ollie got it on. I shook my head. We all got into Nick's car where he had parked and waited for us. He started up and we were half way home when he decided to slip off to sleep. "Nick. Very funny. Nick…NICK! What are you doing?!" We were gliding over a very busy intersection. "Shoot! Nick you better wake up or I'll…" I screamed. A van slammed into the side of the car and then there was darkness….

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