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REMEMBER! CHARACTER DEATHS!!!!!
Chapter Seven
"How did the rope get there?" Tristan wondered.
"I don't know. Malik? You were screaming, what caused you to scream? We all thought you were the one who had been attacked." Joey asked.
"I was scared." Malik admitted. "Someone had grabbed me from behind, and I had felt a knife at my throat." He reached up and placed a hand above the gold neck rings he wore.
There was a slight scratch.
"It seems he just wanted to terrify you out of your wits and leave the rope behind." Tea said.
"Why? Why didn't he just throw me over the cliff?" Malik whispered. "Why Ryou when I was easier?"
"Because the guy is a psycho and he wanted to follow that sick poem of his." Tea said.
"See?" She pointed to the poem.
"Five little kids playing on the shore,
One slips and falls and then there are four." Joey read.
"Ryou did fall. If the murderer threw you off the cliff, it wouldn't work." Tristan said, pointing to Malik.
"But why Ryou?" Malik cried, burying his head into his arms, shoulders shaking with sobs.
"I don't know. Maybe it was a chance thing."
"Maybe." Malik whispered.
"I think you could use some tea." Tea said. She stood up and went to the kitchen.
"No bees." Malik said, grinning slightly.
Tea faltered.
"Of course not."
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"Four little kids going out to sea,
A fish swallowed one and then there were three." Tea muttered to herself as she made Malik some hot LEMON tea.
Malik came stumbling in, and she handed him the tea.
"Thanks." He said softly, collapsing into one of the kitchen chairs to drink it.
Joey and Tristan wandered in as well, deciding to keep everybody together.
They made a bit of small talk, never really saying very much.
The clock chimed nine o' clock.
P.M.
The day had passed without their realizing it.
"Two deaths in one day? It seemed like more." Tea whispered. It was true, for both Mai and Ryou had died today.
"I say we go to sleep and in the morning try and do something to get back to the mainland." Tristan said, and the others agreed that that would be a smart idea.
So they all went up to their rooms, locking and bolting the doors, and wedging a chair back under the door handle.
Windows were locked, and lights were left on.
Each prayed that they would not be the next ones to die.
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During the night, Tristan awoke to the sound of foot steps outside his door.
He lay still for a moment, hoping the person will not enter his room.
Who was it?
The foot steps faded.
Tristan had only heard them when they were right next to his door.
He hadn't heard them at any other time, meaning the person was going through great pains to keep quiet.
When he was sure the person was gone, Tristan unlocked his door, removed the chair, and unbolted it.
He would find out who was gone.
He walked over to Joey's door, which was nearest.
He knocked.
"Joey?" He whispered.
There was no answer.
Maybe Joey went after the intruder.
Tristan walked on until he reached Malik's door, walking past Duke's room with a thought of grief for his dead friend.
"Malik?" He whispered, knocking.
There was shuffling inside, then the door cracked open with a sleepy Malik peeking out.
"What?" He asked.
"Someone is loose in the house. Joey's not in his room. Come on, we need to see if Tea is still in her room." Tristan said, and Malik unbolted the little chain he had locked on and walked out.
They walked down to where Tea was staying in one of the empty boy's corridor rooms. She was too afraid of being murdered as she slept to sleep in the other hall, the girls' hall.
Tristan knocked on her door, calling out.
She answered.
"What is it? What's the matter?" She asked worriedly.
"I heard something or someone moving around. I was seeing who was out of bed." Tristan said.
"Joey isn't in his room?"
"No."
The three stared at each other.
Was Joey the killer? Was he out and about looking for someone to kill? Or was he hunting the killer himself?
"Come on, we have to find him. Tea? Stay in your room and don't unlock your door unless both Malik and I are here. Remember? Only if BOTH Malik and I are here. Joey might come by and try to tell you one of us got hurt." Tristan said.
"Okay." Tea said, nodding, locking her door again.
Malik and Tristan went off to see if they could find Joey.
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They searched for an hour and a half, never finding anything that could point to where Joey could be hiding.
They had agreed that Joey was guilty of something. If Joey was hunting the killer as well, they would have run across each other.
They haven't run into anyone.
Which means Joey is hiding somewhere on the island.
They went back inside to find Tea, to check and make sure she was okay.
She opened her door for them, and they decided to go inside her rooms. She turned and locked the door behind them.
Malik seemed upset about something, but that was the least of their worries. He waved off their questions, saying it was just Ryou's death and all the other deaths haunting him.
Tristan was preoccupied with trying to figure out why his best friend would do something like this.
There were no answers and no enlightening revelations. Everything was as dark as it had been.
With a sigh, they decided to go for a walk around the island, maybe to find a way to signal for help.
"Wait, let's look at the poem first. That way we can know what Joey will do next." Tea said.
They walked into the hallway by the kitchen, reading the poem.
"Four little kids going out to sea,
A fish swallowed one and then there were three." Malik read, pointing.
"So, we must not get near the edge of the cliffs around here. That way we can't get 'swallowed by a fish'." Tea said.
The others nodded in agreement, and they walked out into the refreshing air.
Tristan stopped, seeing something ahead on the little beach.
"Hey, look!" He pointed.
It was a body.
Dreading what they would find, they ran forwards.
Their worst fears were correct.
Joey lay washed up on the sand.
(End Chapter.)
Thanks to all reviewers!
Crash&burn: Sorry, I had too.
TCD0012: Don't worry, I will NEVER make Tea the killer. She WILL die. I don't like her. Thanks for your review!
Anime Crazed: Sorry about Ryou, I love him too, but he had to be the one to go this time. So many people were guessing him!
Jennichan: Lol, thanks for your review!
DojomistressAmbyChan: Sorry about Ryou. I don't like Tea, so she won't be partnered with the killer(s). Hope you don't mind, but she gets on my nerves! Thanks for your review!
Yami No Marik: I want Tea to die too, but not yet. Be patient, I have a special way for her to go. Heh.........Thanks for your review!
Queen-galux: Sorry about Ryou, he's one of my fav. Characters and it was a really hard decision. Sorry, but thanks for your review and stick to the end of the story! It will make you happy, I'm sure!
Telly: Yami troubles. Aren't they the worse? Happily, I am at terms with my yami. (My yami is so crazy, she corrupted me.) So now we're one and the same at terms of crazyness. Thanks for your review and I hope you keep reviewing! I'm a female, by the way. Lol, it's understandable.