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Three days later

"I would like to thank you all for coming to our daughter's fune-." Holly Vega said through puffy red eyes as her voice caught in her throat before she tried to speak again as she tried to get the words out. Her husband placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Funeral." She manged to finish. "I...She...She would be so happy to know that so many people cared about her. That so many people would show up to pay their final respects to her."

Trina and the rest of Tori's close friends were sitting in the front pew of the church that was almost packed to the brim with friends and family and the students and teachers of Hollywood arts. Trina was staring blankly into space.

"What happened to our youngest daughter...will haunt us for the rest of our lives. There will always be a hole in our hearts that will never...never heal." Holly said as she began to sob and her husband gently helped her sit down on one of the provided chairs. She continued sobbing as David Vega took the stand and looked down at the coffin that contained his daughter's body and shuddered.

"Those of you...those of you who knew Tori, if you want to come up to the front and talk about her are more then welcome to." He said simply as he sat down next to his sobbing wife and buried his head in his hands.

Many students and teachers came to the front of the church to tell their stories about Tori and how she had impacted their lives. Lane came forward to tell everyone from Hollywood arts that grief counselors would be available for anyone who needed them and Sikowitz told everyone about the first time he had met her, how she had blossomed.

Beck headed for the front of the church and cleared his throat as he prepared to speak.

"My name is Beck Oliver." He said quietly. "When I first met Tori...she accidentally spilled something on me...I don't even remember what is was." He said quietly. "She was so nervous her first day...but as time went by, she kept getting more and more confident and happier and happier. He paused as he fought back tears "She was always smiling. Almost every time I saw her, she was happy with that grin on her face. Without her...everything is going to be a bit darker." He said quietly as he sat down.

Jade looked at the rest of Tori's friends and saw that Andre had his head buried in his hands. Everyone else just couldn't speak so she made the decision to step up to the front of the church to speak.

"My name is Jade West. And I...I'm sorry." She said as she turned to look at Holly and David Vega and then down at Trina. "When Tori first came to Hollywood arts...I...I was mean to her. Cruel to her. Nearly all the time. But she never sank to my level. She was always nice to me...always kind to me. She helped me out with so many problems and eventually, I realized something. She was my friend. She was...she was one of my best friends and I didn't realize it until...until it was too late."

Jade took a deep breath and grabbed a nearby tissue and wiped the tears from her eyes. "I...I was the one who found her." She said quietly. "I saw her. I saw what happened to her and there is no way she could have ever deserved what happened to her. I'm so sorry..." She said as she broke down and Beck gently escorted her back to the pew.

More and more people came forward to talk and offer condolences and support to the family with encouraging words and prayers. Holly and David would thank them but the look of despair in their eyes never faded. Jade thought it would always be there. And Trina...Trina just stared blankly ahead, seemingly not hearing anything or feeling the comforting hugs that people kept giving her.

After nearly an hour of singing and prayers and comforting hugs, the service was over and the hardest part would begin. Her friends knew that this next part would be more difficult. It would most likely be the hardest thing they would ever have to do.

Cat, Jade, Andre and Beck each took up positions at the front and end of the coffin and gently lifted it up. It was heavy and they could barely hold it but they owed their friend this. They carried the coffin towards the door and stopped for a moment as Robbie opened the door and held it to the side for them as they walked out and walked across the yard to the freshly dug grave. The mourners followed them out and gathered around the grave but left an open path for them to reach the grave.

I can't deal with this...Jade thought as they slowly lowered the coffin down into the grave. I failed her. I failed her. She thought as she heard the sobs of the people all around her.

I may have failed her. But I can make the bastard pay. I owe her that much. She thought as she numbly watched as the coffin softly hit the bottom of the grave and she heard Cat let out a sob.

I'll make him pay

Hours later

Ryder Daniels sat alone in the holding cell. He knew that he was going to be stuck here until his trial began but despite his previous conversation with Detective Vega and Tori's friends, he felt much safer here then he did outside. They had picked him up shortly after he had left the station after his and Detective Vega's "conversation."

He didn't care that he had taken Tori's life. She deserved what she had gotten as far as he was concerned. He shuddered as he remembered Jade's words to him.

"I will be coming for you."

He knew he was safe from her as long as he was here. But if he was outside he knew Jade wouldn't stop until she got him. As someone who had gone to Hollywood arts, he had witnessed what she was capable of.

It's okay...I'm safe as long as I'm here, he kept telling himself as he heard the sounds of footsteps heading his way. He looked up and saw one of the officers heading his way with a figure with a hood over his or her face. "You've got company, Ryder." The officer said shortly. The officer was friends with Detective Vega and he looked at Ryder with disgust.

The officer pushed the figure into the cell and locked the door behind him. Ryder looked over at the figure who was standing near the door.

"Why were you picked up?" He asked simply as he sat down.

"Caught me with a few beers out in public." The figure said with a distinctly female voice that was a bit low. Ryder smiled. They'd thrown her in with a girl. He had nothing to fear from this one. Maybe he could charm her a bit.

"So, What' you're name?" he asked in his most charming voice.

The woman threw back her hood to reveal an angry goth face. Her makeup was smeared by tears and her eyes blazed with hatred. "Jade West." She said in a voice that held no mercy.

"J-Jade?! How did you get in here?!" He whispered in horror as she slowly advanced on him. He was so terrified that his voice was cracking. She advanced on him and grabbed him by the front of his shirt.

She stared at him with eyes devoid of mercy that continued to blaze with hatred. "I told you I'd be coming for you, Ryder." She said quietly as he desperately tried to escape her grip.

Jade pulled him closer to her until they were nose to nose. "What did you call her when you were beating her?" She asked softly in a voice that terrified him to no end.

"P-Please! Don't!"

"WHAT DID YOU CALL HER?!" Jade screamed in his face.

"A-A Dyke! I called her a Dyke!" Ryder whispered in terror as Jade smiled darkly and threw him against the cell bars.

"She wasn't a Dyke." Jade said quietly as she backed Ryder into a corner and loomed over him. "She was someone who will always be better then you." Jade had the same angry smile on her face as she continued staring down at Ryder. "You know what she told me...what her last words were?" She asked quietly.

Ryder shook his head in pure terror.

"She said she thought I was really pretty." Jade said quietly as her voice caught for a moment. "And you know what, I know she meant it. But you...you hurt her. And then you took her away from me...from all of us."

"Please Jade...D-Don't."

Jade smiled a very bitter smile. "Don't do what? Hurt you? Do what you did to Tori? My friends didn't want to sink to your level. They don't want to hurt you like you hurt her. But guess what? I don't have much of an issue with it." She said softly as Ryder let out a weak whimper.

Another officer walked past the cell and looked at Jade who froze for a moment. But as the officer turned to look at Jade, she realized that she recognized him from the other day. It was Detective Vega's partner. The one who had made sure Detective Vega was able to talk to Ryder without being interrupted.

"Don't leave too many marks," was the only thing he said as he passed by and closed the door behind him.

Jade looked down at Ryder.

"No promises."