The Darkest Light

Chapter three

Suddenly, everyone in the common room is crowding around me. I hear other screams, but by that time, my friends are ushering me back into the side room. When I finally calm down, I look from face to face. I start crying. This wasn't supposed to happen. How could it happen? We were supposed to be protected from stuff like this. I look at Annabelle.

"She's dead, isn't she?" I say grimly.

She sighs and sits beside me. "I-I think so..."

I put my head down, and just cry. Even though I didn't really know Aria, I couldn't stand it. How could she be dead. Not only dead, but murdered. From the looks of it, brutally. I close my eyes as tight as I can. Suddenly, Kyle's arms are around me. I open my eyes to look at him. He was crying to. Everyone was. We were all scared. We could tell this was just the beginning. Someone had killed Aria. Whoever it was, would kill again.

I guessed the party was off. Slowly, I got up, and started moving the furniture back to where it belonged. One by one, They got up and helped me. That's when I realized the presents. I looked at them until someone spoke up.

"We'll put them in your room. You can open them when you feel up to it." I wasn't sure who said it. I was past the point of distinguishing voices. I just nodded and went up to my room. I curled up, back in bed and just slept.

I awoke, only when I felt someone shaking me.

"Chelsea, get up. David wants to talk to us." It was Annabelle.

I opened my eyes. I didn't particularly want to talk to anyone right now. But if I had to I guessed I preferred it be David. I got up and looked at Annabelle.

"Come on," she said, softly.

I got up and followed her, without saying anything. Once we got outside, she started talking.

"I tried to tell him you don't know anything but he won't listen."

"It's fine. He's been like my father since, I was five. It makes sense that he'd want to talk to me."

"Yeah, I know how you feel. It was the same for me, though I was seven when he found me."

I nod. Sometimes there's just no other way than to kidnap us. It's dangerous to keep us out there, when we know nothing of our powers.

We reach the main school building.

"You know, I used to think nothing could hurt us here." I said, suddenly.

She paused. "Yeah," she finally said, "Me, too."

We were silent after that. When we reached David's office, I noticed she hesitated before knocking. David quickly opened the door.

"There you are!" He exclaimed, hugging me.

"Hey," I say, lamely.

"You saw the body." It wasn't a question. He could tell.

When I was silent, he said, "I'm sorry."

I looked at him. "It wasn't your fault."

"But I was supposed to protect you. I let my guard down, thinking it was safe. And this happens."

"It wasn't your fault." I say again.

He sighs. When he looks at me again, I can tell he still blames himself. And not because I can read his thoughts. Though it helps.

"We'll figure out who did this. I promise." I say, helpfully.

He nods, "Of course we will."

I lean against the wall. "Could you tell what did it?"

He sighs again. "It's the strangest thing. I looks like a vampire. But all the blood is still there."

I look at him. "Someone trying to frame a vamp, maybe?"

"Maybe."

I look at Annabelle. "What do you think?"

She hesitates. "I think, your wrong. If whoever did this wanted us to think it was a vamp, they'd have to be stupid. The blood was still there. Whoever did this should've known, we'd notice."

This slowly sinks in. "Yeah, your right. They would've. But then why?"

"I don't know. That's the thing I can't figure out."

I sigh. "Well, can't figure it out. I'll think about it and report in later."

"Ok,' Said both Annabelle, and David.

I walked out of David's office, and back to the dorm, wondering how I'm ever going to figure it out. But I would figure it out. I had to. If I didn't, I could no longer be considered the school's guardian. I walked back to my room, and went back to sleeping, hoping my mind would clear.

Well, I hope everyone liked it. R&R.