(A.N) Hiya, here's chapter four. This chapters mainly Ava as she starts to wreak havoc in Newport and how her insanity drives her towardsdoing awful things. Again thanks for the awesome reviews! R/R again please!

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Hit List

Ava sat in her room, looking at her surroundings. Despite the room being virtually untouched since she moved out two years ago, it felt like a new place. She was so happy to be back. It would be the perfect place for her. Ava pretty much had her own wing of the house. She had her own living room, bedroom with en suite and a study. She'd only have to leave to get something to eat and she could just have the housekeeper send it up to her.

It was the ideal environment. She'd only been home a day and her father had already deserted her. He'd gone out for the day with Amber and wouldn't return until late. This gave Ava a whole day to herself. So she drew all the curtains so that the room was dark, just how she liked it, and locked her door. Tomorrow her tutor would be coming for her first lesson so this would be the last totally free day she'd have. She had to get in lots of planning.

Ava whipped out her laptop, which had been a present from her father, and began to type the list. Her hit-list. Every single person who she detested, still detested, from school would be on it. Names came to mind very quickly and it didn't take long for five names to be down. They were obvious.

After getting those five, Ava googled them to find out their whereabouts. All were still living in Newport. It was too perfect for words. After an hour of surfing the net and racking her brain, Ava had nine names, nine victims. She had thought of what she was going to do now, it had come to her last night and it was so perfect. Ava sat back, feeling very pleased with herself, and read the list aloud.

"Okay, lets see here; Beth Jones, Natalie Harrison, Holly …., Madison Baker, Lucy Greene, Shelley Read, Claire Keelson, Parker Stevenson and Rachel Wong." Ava frowned.

"Wait, there's one more, I'm sure… Who is it though?" Ava sat in deep thought for a few minutes until an evil grin swept across her face and she leaned forward to type.

"And, Summer Roberts…"

"Summer Roberts!" Summer jumped out of her daydream to see her Biology teacher scowling at her and the rest of the class staring.

"Uh, sorry Mrs Wallis, just in deep thought about osmosis because it really interests me. Please continue." Summer flashed her pearly smile and Mrs Wallis smiled sarcastically.

"Well thank you Summer, now if you could turn to page…" Summer fell back into her daze as the teacher continued to drone on.

She silently thanked God when the bell finally went and she could dart for the door. Summer stepped out into the sun and began to rummage in her bag for her keys. She jumped as a pair of hands covered her eyes. But she recognised them.

"Hey Cohen," she grinned, whirling around to see Seth stood with a small smile on his face. She leaned up and kissed him softly.

"Hey Sum, could you give me a ride, Ryan took Marissa and I didn't want to be a third wheel."

"Sure Cohen." Summer continued to rummage in her bag as they walked to her car. About five minutes later, they'd set off and the black convertible was cruising down the street.

"So, how are you today? I didn't get to see you at lunch," Seth asked, looking at his girlfriend.

"I'm fine actually, I just have a headache that's all," Summer smiled.

"Kay, well you'd better rest tonight or I could come over later and make you feel better…" Seth replied raising his eyebrows.

"Well my Dad's got rounds and my step-monsters still in Baden-Baden so, I'd like that," Summer said, glancing at Seth who was smiling.

"Good, because you know I have special healing properties…"

"Yeah in small doses," Summer laughed as Seth scowled.

The week went by really quickly and soon it was Friday. The four had planned to go out to see a movie maybe and then swing by the diner. The usual Friday routine. Then after the movie, they'd split up in their couples to do 'coupley stuff'. But both couples were trying to stay away from the Cohen house. April hovered around a little too much for their likings and if she ever walked in on something she wasn't supposed to see, Seth or Ryan would be grounded for life. It was too risky. So after eating at the diner, the two couples parted ways, Ryan and Marissa off to her house and Seth and Summer off to her house.

But neither of them saw Ava Walker standing outside Beth Jones' house, dressed in black and her heart pounding against her ribcage. Because tonight was the night. The first time that she could cross off a name on her list which was scrunched up in her pocket. She carried nothing with her, only her undying hatred and twisted mind poisoned against doing the right thing. She was even more off her head tonight as she hadn't taken her medication which kept her mind straight and stopped her from any violence or rash decisions. But it was far too late for any of that. She'd made a rash decision the day she'd left the institute. Ava didn't need her medication, no one really cared whether she'd taken it or not anyway. So what was the point?

Ava stared up at the darkened house. She'd planned it to fall on tonight especially. There was a charity event tonight which Beth's parents had gone to and she was home from college for a week. But she'd never be going back.

Ava had hidden in the bushes since her parents left two hours ago and she'd seen Beth turn out her light in her room to go to sleep. It was time. Ava sprinted up the driveway and headed around the back of the house. A huge pool lay at the back of the magnificent house. Beth's room had a balcony so it meant easy access for Ava. She sprang into action by quietly using a garden chair to climb up onto the ground floor window ledges and using these to get up onto the balcony. When she was on it, Ava pulled out a hair clip and picked the lock on the door. She slid it open silently and entered the shadowed room. It was quite large and a huge four poster bed was placed by the wall to Ava's right.

In the bed laid a sleeping Beth. Her long glossy hair was swept out beside her and she looked very graceful even in her sleep. Ava slowly walked towards the bed, hatred and anger rising rapidly. Her eyes shone as tears of anger welled up in them. She wouldn't falter. It was now or never and she had to do it. Ava picked up a cushion lying on the futon couch at the end of her bed. She clutched it in her hand as she continued to proceed towards the bed.

Beth's soft breathing combined with Ava's silent fury bounced off the walls. Ava was bent over Beth when she awoke. Beth stared up at Ava, her peaceful look turning to confusion and fear.

"What are you…? How did you…?" Beth whispered.

"This is it…" Ava choked out.

Beth let out a high pitched scream as Ava pressed the pillow down onto her face and within minutes it was all over. But for Ava it had only just begun…