A/N: sorry this one is so short, but I wanted to give you a peak into her mind, and ONLY a peak. Have fun!

LONI

What now? We saw the place- it was breathtaking, I'll admit- but now that we were there… what next?

"Mark!" I said, resisting the urge to punch him, too. I usually hit anyone and everyone that gets on my nerves, but not Mark. Never. No one- not even his girlfriend Kaori- knew what, who he was deep down. He killed my mother.

I guess that's why I started punching everyone. But my all-around temper plays a major part, too. I'm extreme. I have to take medication for anger management. No one knows that, either.

But now that we're out of the woods, Mark's a good guy. At least he seems like it. He's involved, has a 4.0, and is pretty trustworthy. Maybe he always was a good guy, and the only reason he killed her was for selfishness. I'll never know, I'd never ask him. Or, maybe he still isn't a decent guy. Maybe he only wants people to trust him so he can break it.

"What?" he asked.

"Cale's right. What do we do now?"

"Woah!" Cale said. "I'm right? Did you just say that? Maybe I need to get my ears checked."

"I don't know what to do. Any bright ideas?"

Maybe that's why I look at him as a leader. Because he's strong. But sometimes I kick myself for thinking that. He'd killed three people. Did that really make him strong? Or was I fooling myself?

I used to love hanging out with Mark. We're cousins, so I've known him since before I can remember. Back when we were both five, I lived for the days when he'd come to visit, and Aunt Mary (his mom) would bring cookies. One time we each had five, and she threw a fit.

Then, when we were seven, his first murder took place. It was unintentional, which is how he avoided charges. And Aunt Mary was one heck of a lawyer.

When he was ten, he second occurred. My mother. Then the last one was at thirteen. After he killed our principal, he ran away. Maybe for shame, or maybe he just didn't want to get caught. I followed him. Why? Back then I was so dependant on Mark. I guess I still am. But I followed him around like a puppy. I saw him as my leader. My strong commander.

The killer.