Chapter Thirteen

xxkatherinexx-you've reviewed and I've never replied. I just started doing the replies again. Anyways, you're answers are in this chapter my friend. And you're very observant...but I must admit this is my first murder mystery. It was one of my projects.

tania15-Yeah you're all like,"They're gonna kiss they're gonna-aw crap they didn't kiss!" LOL! Yep that's me, trust me though, they will in the end and it'll be very dramatic.

leonsalanna-Yep...that's what everybody is thinking. . As I said people you're answers are in this chapter. Thank for telling me who you think it is.

Ms. Rein-I'm sorry I take forever, I'll try to update faster and this fic won't be discontinued, I promise. Even if school work keeps me behind.

Keiko -Awww...you're blind. That sucks...aw well I wait for you to come on AIM anyway. Plus I got ideas for our little "duo" lol

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Finding Nemo-Don't worry...I'll have A/H soon and it'll be the best A/H yet...well maybe not the best...the best one I've read is called Folly...'

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Everyone reassembled back in the livingroom, Sheeta and Raven giving eachother death glares.

"Okay, enough bickering," snapped Ryoma.

Holly nodded.

"The only thing I can think of is is figure out you're realtionships between Sanza, but of course you guys might not be telling the truth," pointed out Artemis.

"Well, my realtionship between Sanza was friends, nothing more. I knew her alright enough to trust her," said Raven.

"I was friends with her pretty well, in school she was quiet and shy and I'd usually talk to her when she was alone. Not much fo a realtionship," said Ryoma.

"I-I was her girlfriend, I couldn't bere to see my dear Sanza dead, And whoever did it will pay. I love Sanza with all my heart, I would've never killed her," whispered Sheeta, looking at the floor.

Mei smiled twirling the one silver hooped earring in her ear...

"Yes that's true," she said.

"Possibly an affair....a love affair. Maybe you got mad at her enough to kill her," snapped Holly.

"No...I don't think so," muttered Artemis.

"Then who the heck is it Fowl?" hissed Holly behind gritted teeth. Nobody got what she meant except Artemis who gave her a warning look.

"I'm observing where the death took place, none of you bother me," said Artemis.

Holly sighed as Mei went out on the porch and Sheeta went elsewhere.

"You know what....my cousin's really changed," said Ryoma.

"Yeah....logical that kid is. What's gotten into her?" asked Raven.

"Uhh...maybe it's just this whole murderer on the loose thing. Sanza was her friend right?" asked Holly....already knowing the answer.

"Yeah, they were close...not as close at she was to Raven and I. Sheeta and Mei were very close to Sanza. Sheeta always had loved Sanza. Punches that were meant for Sanza would hit Sheeta instead," explained Ryoma.

"So they were together?" asked Holly....not knowing that Sheeta and Sanza actually had a romantic relationship. It had been years since she had seen her little group. Obviousily grudges and some havoc went one while she was gone.

"Yeah, Raven over here didn't seem too happy about it either," said Ryoma.

"Yeah, I thought Sheeta was trouble. She's always some how got Sanza into danger. But it was sweet. I just didn't find it right. Mei was okay about it.....I think she loved Sanza as well. Both must been torn," said Raven.

"What do you mean?" asked Holly suspiciously.

"Heh, I'm not sure who the murderer is. But even if Sheeta or Mei did it...then both would be torn for what they did. It was an endless love triangle and Sanza could only pick one person," said Raven.

Holly nodded.

"Don't worry Art-Holly will figure out. I have faith in her," said Holly smiling.
The room was dark...way too dark. Artemis staggered in that one bedroom and flipped on the lights. It was 10:00...5 hours since. But there had to be a clue.

And then it hit him....the nail polish......and there was another clue. A the nail polished stained earring that he had just found on the floor, it was a hooped earring!

"So Holly Short...have you found something?" asked a voice.

She stood there grinning madly.

"You did it! You killed Sanza!" Artemis exclaimed.

Mei smirked.

"But nobody's going to figure that out," she said.

Artemis backed away, only to get pounced on by Mei whose hand wrapped around his neck.

NO! He wasn't going to die...not in Holly's body at least.

Artemis struggled for air.

"Mei, so it was you!" someone said.
"It's quiet..." mummured Holly.

'I wonder if Holly has found out anything yet?" asked Sheeta.

"Hmmm...well she told us not to bother her..," pointed out Raven.

"Stubborn kid," muttered Ryoma laughing.

"Where's Mei did she come back from the deck?" asked Holly all the sudden.

"No...I think she's still out there," said Raven confused.

Holly rushed to the deck and Mei was gone. She rushed into the guestroom to find her body sprawled on the group and Mei ontop of it, hands around Artemis' throat tightly.

"Mei, so it was you!" Holly exclaimed.

Mei glanced at who found her.

"Human, stay where you are unless you want to die," she sneered.

"I hate to say but I'm not afraid of you," replied Holly.

Artemis who had actually recovered quickly smirked. Mei didn't know that she was about to get her butt kicked.

Holly had instantly trampled ontop of Mei, but Mei instantly ended ontop of Holly.

"Darn it," hissed Holly.

Artemis pulled Mei backwards only to be kicked in the stomach by Mei. Holly slung Mei against the wall instantly.

"Hurting Artemis, that's on my ass kick list," sneered Holly. She knew that it sounded crazy...people believed her to be Artemis...she was in his body after all...but...still Mei wouldn't remember after Holly was through with her.

Holly punched her former friend hard in the stomach that blood came out of Mei's mouth. Ryoma, Sheeta, and Raven came running in at that moment.

Artemis sighed.

"My friends, we've found our murderer," he said.

"M-M-Mei? But HOW?" exclaimed Sheeta.

"Mei was the least one on my suspect list. But there were a couple clues they I had just realised, one being undeniable. The chipped up nails were one clue, she had filed off the nailpolish on her fingers for when she might've gotten some on her nails...possibly her fingers and skin as well. Her kiss swollen lips. Sheeta, is it true that Mei loved Sanza as well?" asked Artemis.

Sheeta nodded.

"Mei loved Sanza very much, she was obessed with her. But it ended up Sanza loved me instead, I so shocked when she told me. I loved her back of course, but I knew, I knew Mei was heartbroken. I guess that heart shattered to the core, making it to where she could kill the one she loved," she replied sadly, clenching her fist to where drops of blood went onto the carpet.

"Mei had obviousily kissed Sanza before she was murderered. The next clue was the missing hoop earring in her ear, I was found under the bed stained in red," pointed out Artemis.

Sheeta sighed wearily.

"I don't know why Mei would do it.....," she whispered.

"Hmm, I need to contact Foaly," said Artemis.

Holly nodded.
Mei had been sent to Howlers Peak for life for killing Sanza. Sheeta had actually thanked both Artemis and Holly, and said that if they needed anything at all to count on her. Raven moved out of her apartment a couple weeks later after the death. The fact that Sanza died in that room scared her. Ryoma was normal.....he was used to people getting even the pulp beaten out of people. He was a K-Fighter after all.

Artemis sighed, dropping down dead onto Holly's bed, he reached under it to find Holly's diary, his blackmail. He opened it to first couple recent pages.

One Read:

I really don't know how to explain how I feel right now. I'm happy, happy because Artemis got his memory back. But Root doesn't seemed too pleased about it....all of Haven doesn't seem too pleased about it. Artemis is to help Foaly for some of his projects until he dies. It makes me feel slightly happy that the kid didn't get his memories back and then leave all of us forever. I really couldn't bere that. I may sound pathetic coming from me, but nobody will read this anyway with out being slashed into a thousand peices with my katana, so I will say I missed Artemis alot. Life was very quiet, and when Mulch saved us from that Museum in Haven, I was saying my prayers, I was about to just admit to Artemis that I......loved him with all my heart. Obviousily I didn't die so I didn't end up telling him. And if I was STILL alive and I told him.....I'd never hear the end of it. Must dash!

Artemis had to close his eyes and make himself relax. Did Holly actually mean that or was it one of her oddball jokes? He'd have to figure out. Just then someone entered the house because the door slammed really hard. Obviousily it was Holly, she was the only one who had a key to actually get in. Artemis quickly placed her diary under her bed where it had last been. Holly burst into the room that moment looking pissed.

"Tell me Artemis, are you really popular at school because if you weren't you sure are now," Holly sneered.

"W-what happened?" stuttered Artemis looking quite befuddled.

"A school dance, I tried to get your mother to decline it and let you stay home. But she wants you to have a girlfriend, that dance in next weekend," said Holly.

Artemis groaned.

"Out of all the dances it had to be one to where I was in another person's body," he muttered.

"I know, so.....either you give me a plan or you'll be forced to pick a girl," said Holly.

Artemis sighed thinking...and then it hit him like it usually did.

"I have an idea....I'm not going to be very fond of it...but I rather have this done than me being snogged by some....giggling...-" he began.

"I know how they are- get to the plan," snapped Holly in that venom sweet voice that she was so used to doing.

"Alright we..."
((A/N:LOL! Got any ideas on what's going to happen? There's only a couple more chapter left in my story. Wow...amazing. You guys so totally rock. Look at how many reviews you've given me! Sorry it took so long! I had a Halloween Challenge from a friend of mine last week so I didn't get to finish up this chapter. Thank you for tollerating my slowness! BTW if any of you like YuYu Hakusho that challenge ficcie I did is called Reminders. LOL! Anyways you people were right it was Mei!!!!! I have some very smart readers...and then again.....that was my first murderer mystery.....))