She stood backstage awaiting to perform. She stretched and could hear the people that were out getting seated.

"Okay everyone," the teacher yelled, "We're on in five minutes!"

Nikki looked around and could not find Linzy anywhere. "Has anyone seen Linzy?" one of the student teachers asked. All of the girls shook their heads.

"Oh God," Nikki said softly.

"I guess we have to do it without her," the teacher said, "Let's go ladies!"

The performance was going smoothly for about three of the four songs they were performing, not including the finale. It was the last dance before the finale. Out of nowhere, gun shots went off. People ran frantically to get out of the studio. More gun shots sounded. One peson went down. Nikki was left behind in the building not knowing which way to go: towards the sound or outside with everyone else. For some strange reason, Cody came to her mind.

Bradin searched for his younger sister outside in the crowd. She was nowhere to be seen. Just then, he heard a gun shot and a big crash come from inside the building.

"Linzy!" Nikki yelled.

There she stood holding a gun towards Cody and he held one towards her.

"Cody! What are you doing?" she yelled.

"She's trying to keep us apart, baby. Someone needs to show her a lesson."

"Drop it!" Linzy yelled.

"Never," Cody replied, "You tried to ruin my life so many times. It's time for my revenge."

"You've already done that," Linzy said with no emotion, "You've ruined my life enough. Why make it worse?"

"Because you deserve to be treated like shit. Nikki's brother doesn't need you. Your mother doesn't need you. Your father is dead. Nikki doesn't need you. No one needs you."

"I need her!" Nikki shouted. "Without her, you and I wouldn't have been together! She's the reason that we had a nice time together! Don't kill her."

"She's a worthless piece of shit," Cody said. At this moment, Linzy was gripping the gun tightly and biting her lower lip. "Just go ahead and die!"

A gun shot went off.

He was getting worried. Nikki was nowhere to be seen. Neither was Linzy, which was unlike either of them. "Braidn!" he heard. He looked over at the front of the building to find Nikki.

"Nikki! Where have you been?" he asked hugged her.

"You'll find out. Come on. We need you," she said taking his hand and running in to the building. Nikki and Bradin ran inside and found Linzy sitting on the ground.

"What happened?" Bradin asked.

Nikki pointed to a body lying on the ground: Cody.

"Linzy and Cody were holding guns at each other's heads. Linzy got fed up and just shot."

Bradin knelt beside Linzy as she sat there not doing anything. "Baby?" he asked moving her hair out of her face, "Baby, it's okay."

"You two together again?" Nikki asked.

"No. I'm just use to calling her baby," he told her sister still looking at Linzy. "Linz, talk to me."

She looked up at the siblings with tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I tried to protect you both. I didn't mean to bring you into this."

"It's okay," Bradin said softly. "We're all safe and unharmed. You saved us all. I don't know how many others would do what you did."

"Why did I shoot?" she cried. "I should have let him shoot. I should be the dead one."

"No," the siblings said.

"We both love you," Nikki said, "We'd be lost without you."

Bradin kissed Linzy on the lips. "I was told what you did. I love you, Linzy. I want to be with you."

"And, I promise that next time I find a guy, I'll make sure he's right for everyone, mainly me."

Linzy smiled and wiped her eyes. "There we go," Bradin said with a smile.

The End