People started getting more and more paranoid and scared since Jessica's murder. The only one who didn't care at all was Ryder Daniels, the school's most well known manipulative player. Chris was walking to his locker when Ryder cut him off. Chris saw there was no one around them and knew something was wrong.

"What do you want, Ryder?" Chris asked.

"I did some thinking." Ryder said.

"Wow. Pull a muscle doing that?" Chris joked and went to walk around Ryder, but the latter pinned Chris to the wall.

"You may have everyone, including your own girlfriend fooled, but I know your secret."

Chris chuckled. "And Jessica called me crazy? If you're referring to the murders that have occurred, I'm not the one behind them. Believe me, when it comes to things like that, I'm not creative."

"If I find out you're lying…" Ryder started.

"What? You gonna beat the hell outta me like you did to the last person who crossed you?"

Ryder's eyes widened. "How did you…?"

"Sometimes, being best friends with a cop's daughter has a few perks. I talked to Tori's dad about that time you beat down someone who crossed you." Chris said then shoved Ryder off of him. "You lay your hands on me again, and it won't be pretty." He warned then walked off.

Chris sat next to Jade in Sikowitz's classroom and she looked at him.

"You okay?" She asked, making Tori, Cat, Beck, Andre, and Robbie look at them.

"Yeah. Ran into Ryder on my way here." Chris said.

"I hate that jerk." Andre said.

"We all do." Beck said.

"He thinks I'm the killer." Chris said. "Which, of course I'm not."

"We know, man." Robbie said.

Chris nodded and sighed.

Sikowitz began to teach his class and after class, the gang sat at their usual table for lunch. People were whispering about Jessica, Mark, and Sinjin and they were scared.

Cat leaned close to Tori, who hugged Cat. "We're gonna be okay. I promise, Cat." Tori said.

"What if one of us is next?" Cat asked.

"We won't be. If the killer wanted us dead, I have a feeling he or she would've killed us already." Beck said.

"Agreed." Chris said then looked at his girlfriend. "Since I know you're not Mrs. Lee's biggest fan, wanna go to Karaoke Dokie for dinner tonight?"

"Sure." Jade said, smiling.

Chris smiled then looked at Cat and Tori. "You two wanna tag along? I'll pay."

The couple nodded. Chris smiled. After that, Chris and Jade went to their Creative Writing class.

After that, they met up with their friends for PE. When the class and school day ended, the gang went to their respective rides and went home.

When Chris and Jade arrived, Chris and Jade got ready for their double date Cat and Tori. When they were finished, Jade wore her black leather jacket, a black shirt underneath, her dark and ripped skinny jeans and her black heeled boots. Chris went with his red leather jacket over a dark grey shirt, his skinny jeans, and his sneakers.

Jade put on some of her makeup then they headed to Karaoke Dokie when she was finished. When they arrived, they saw Tori was wearing a blue tank top, jeans, and her boots, whereas Cat wore a pink top, her usual short shorts and heels.

The two couples walked inside. Once they sat down, Hayley Ferguson walked to them.

"Hi, Chris." She said in a flirty way.

"You again." Jade growled.

Hayley groaned. "What do you want?"

"I want you to get away from my boyfriend." Jade replied.

Hayley smirked at Chris in a flirty way. "Why are you wasting time with her?"

"Because I love her more than I ever loved you. If you have a problem with that, then you can kiss my ass." Chris replied.

Hayley scoffed and walked off.

Jade growled at Hayley as the latter walked off. Chris placed a hand on Jade's shoulder. "Down, girl." He soothed.

She started to calm down. Chris ordered a hamburger while the three girls ordered buffalo nuggets. Tara Ganz soon walked to them.

"Hey, guys?" She asked.

Chris looked at her. "What?" He snapped.

"We've heard rumors about a few killings at Hollywood Arts. Are they true?" The blonde asked.

"Unfortunately, they are." Tori said.

"Jesus…" Tara muttered.

"Yeah. Cat's worried someone out of our group of friends is next." Jade said, and the redhead nodded.

"This may be a surprise, but I hope you guys and your friends won't be next."

"Thanks." Cat said.

Tara then walked off.

"Well, that was weird." Chris thought aloud.

The three girls nodded.

After their date, Tori and Cat went with Jade to Chris's house. Chris said he'd catch up with them.

Meanwhile, Ryder was by himself in a public pool. He was about to leave when the killer shoved Ryder's head into the water. Ryder flailed his arms around to try and grab the killer, but the latter stayed out of Ryder's grip.

The well known manipulative player soon died from drowning and the figure shoved Ryder's body into the water.

"Consider that justice for what you did to Tori and the other girls you used." The killer said, the voice disguised, then walked off.

When Chris made it to his house, he saw Beck's car, Andre's car, Robbie's car, and Trina's car in the driveway and ran inside.

"Guys, what is it?" He asked.

"Ryder was drowned!" Trina replied.

Chris's eyes widened. He saw the news report on TV of the police placing Ryder's body in a body bag.

"People everywhere are worried that these killings will continue to escalate, so as a safety precaution, police officers will be posted at other schools in Los Angeles. Local police officer, David Vega, the father of Hollywood Arts students, Trina and Tori Vega, will address this situation tomorrow. For now, we're gonna send it back to the studio." The reporter said.

"This is getting crazy." Andre said.

"How far will this guy take it?" Beck asked.

"Hard to say." Robbie said.

"Guys, knock it off! You're scaring my girlfriend!" Tori said.

They weren't wrong. Cat had to be getting terrified. Even now, her friends looked at her to see her shaking in fear.

"Let's all just try and get some sleep tonight." Jade said.

They all agreed and went to bed and fell asleep.

That's chapter four. Next chapter will be very special. Review and you'll find out why.