Chapter Fourteen: Under My Skin

Davies/Carlin Residence (Late Afternoon)

Spencer walked in the door, quietly, as she noticed the empty apartment. She threw the keys onto the table, and walked further inside, trying to find someone.

"Hey! Anyone still here?"

She walked into the back hall, peering into each room. She realized, as she reached the end of the hall, that no one but her was home. Walking back into the living room, she noticed a note taped to the TV screen.

Spence---

Alice and I are out clubbing, because we got bored.

Kasey and Lauren left shortly before us, but we

Have no clue where they went. Anyways, we'll be

Home later, so don't worry! Love ya.

-Ky

"Oh!"

Spencer finally realized something. She had to tell Aiden right away. Getting up, with the note still in her hand, she made her way back into the kitchen, searching for her cell. After a few minutes of searching, she realized that she had left it in the car. Anxious with her new found knowledge, she ran outside without grabbing her jacket, or the keys.

"Shit."

She pulled the handle on the driver's side door, only to find that it was locked. Spencer turned around, to go back into the house, but was met by something else.

"Kasey?"

"You make everything difficult, don't you?"

Spencer looked down, noticing that Kasey was holding something. That something happened to be a metal baseball bat.

"Wha-"

Before Spencer's words left her mouth, Kasey cracked the bat over her head, knocking her out.

"You don't get to ask questions Spence. Sorry."

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Dennison Residence

"Ugh, fuck…"

"Finally awake?"

Ashley tried to turn her head to face him, but found that whatever strength she thought she had, was out the window. She settled for staring at the ceiling.

"Aiden? Where am I?"

He got up so he was in her sight range. She moved her eyes until they fell upon his face, standing over her.

"My place. Spencer brought you over here."

At the mention of Spencer's name, Ashley bolted upright.

"SHIT!"

Aiden walked around to the front of the couch.

"Calm down, just sit back."

Ashley leaned back into the couch cushion behind her and took very deep breaths to will away the pain. She closed her eyes for a moment, then re-opened them to look at Aiden's face.

"Where is she?"

"She went back to your guys' place."

"NO!"

Aiden pushed her back down onto the couch.

"What? What's wrong, Ash?"

"You don't understand…"

"Try me."

"Lauren!"

"I know that. Spencer found it out. She went home to find out some stuff, she'll be back in the morning."

"No, you really don't understand! It's Kasey!"

Aiden was confused.

"What do you mean it's Kasey?"

"Kasey and Lauren are working together! They're the one's after Spencer!"

Ashley hurriedly pushed herself off of the couch, grasping the back of it for support as she mad her way to the front door. Aiden got up and followed her, holding her up so she could walk.

"We gotta go back to the apartment. She's in trouble, Aiden!"

Aiden nodded, and locked his front door as they slammed it shut behind them.

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Somewhere Unknown

Alaric stopped pacing as he heard loud noises coming from the upstairs of the building. He cursed as he ran to the back of the room, grabbing a gun, and pointing it at the hallway ahead of him. He lowered the weapon as he realized who it was.

Carrying the baseball bat in one hand, and one of Spencer's wrists in the other, Kasey made her way toward the dirty man, Lauren following timidly behind.

Alaric smiled as Kasey dumped Spencer's body on a dingy couch near the entrance to the hallway.

Kasey motioned to Spencer's limp form with the bat, and smirked.

"Homerun."