Here's the daring part four with another twist! I only own my OC's, so no one complain . . . Please read, review, and no flames. Thanks! XD

Everyone was silent as a thunder boomed in the distance.

" No one will leave until we find who killed X."

The others were all beginning to look at each other loosley then. Many looks were dark and deadly, others were sloppily accusing, and one was small and genuinely peaacegiving. Thunder boomed as the rain was lessened again. There was a slight ticking of the clock as everything was silent. The ticking was a menacing heartbeat, the metronome of the evil that was being shadowed in the den.

The silence was broken.

" It was Ranger!" King yelled.

" WHAT?"

" You have guns dude! You could have planted one there to shoot X!" King yelled.

" Don't go and pin all this on ME, you overgrown gator-skinned purse . . ." Ranger said pointing a longrifle. " I overheard you complaining about X and what he wrote on your online gallery!"

The others gasped. Goddes grumbled under her breath about how he didn't do it.

" OKay, so X judged my pre-sketches too harshly, albiet they were given PRIZES WORLDWIDE, so I also had a greater SHADING AVERAGE!" King yelled with his light blasts forming in both hands. " And I have armour skin, you hack!"

" Look, boys, let's chill," Phoenix said.

" Or YOU could have done it Phoenix!" King yelled. " I'VE READ SOME THINGS, AND I've pieced together that you HAVE A SLIGHT ATTRACTION! You could have killed him so no one else would have him!"

There was a group gasp.

" He's WAY OLDER MAN!" Phoenix yelled, getting her Keyblade up to his head. " At least I know one other person!"

" Who then?" King yelled.

" NUKID!" she yelled facing the narc.

" Hey I did NOT kill my friend Phoenix . . ." Nukid said as he glared at her and walked over. " In fact, I got here only THREE HOURS AGO! I never would have had a chance to put the gun there! I would have used a crossbow!"

" Weird," D-Dude said.

" Oh don't go and play innocent, D-Dude! I know of your incideous crime done tonight!" Nukid yelled and walked over to the dragonsaur. " I know you placed the gun there, you're one of the smartest Authors, you have strategic abilities, and FURTHERMORE-!" NUkid huffed up with a finger up as he tried to say something else, but was cut off by D-Dude.

" - I got here at the same time you did, Nukid . . ." D-Dude was already glaring. " Don't use accusation without Representation . . ."

Nukid blushed and laughed sheepishly before returning to his seat, muttering, " S-Sorry, I remember now . . ."

D-Dude sighed and said," Let's look at what we know. We know that people changed seats, and that X was seating right where the gun was aimed. Now who had more motive to kill X than anyone else among the Authors?"

" There WAS Dawn and Phoenix," Kitten said almost quietly, curling a small piece of her long hair. " R-Remember Valentine's Day last year? They still hold grudges."

The group gasped, minus Dawn and Phoenix, who were glaring at Kitten. Kitten gulpged and turned a lighter shade of red.

" Now hold on," Dawn said pointing a finger. " I'm not the one who killed him, and I may have gotten here this morning with Jiro and Ross, but I never knew where everyone would sit! I DO NOT wanna kill my friends. Especially X or Jiro."

" Yeah, and I got my revenge at the SPring Break party with Mira," Phoenix said.

" Thank you!"

" How do we know YOU'RE not behind this! You've been acting freaky all night!" Phoenix said.

" I-I don't know what you're talking about . . ." Kitten shivered more.

" OH come on . . . the hair? Your manner of speech? Even the shaking!"

" She COIULD be scared?" King asked annoyed.

" Let it go bro . . . let it go . . ." Scorpion said to the taller brother.

" No no no, you're hiding something . . . " Phoenix said walking over to the quivering Kitten. " Cough it up!"

Kitten turned pale and started to stutter," I-I-I-I . . . " she then swayed and fainted, hitting the floor with a THUD. The other groaned as Meredith ran to get the smelling salts. DiBrave pulled her onto the couch gently and looking a bit worried himself. Phoenix stepped back, guilt painted on her face. Ookami coughed and broke the silence.

" Well, obvious she didn't do anything . . . " she said.

DP sighed and said," Let's NOT play the blame game . . . save it for when we find more evidence. Did you and TL find anything else, D-Dude? Dairo?"

" Just that the gun was aimed right and timed right," TL said. " Nothing else, Boss Whiz."

" SERIOUSLY!" DP yelled, then pressed his fingers aginst his temple as TL was laughing. He sighed as another boom of thunder clapped outside. " Well, since we've reached a stand still, we can all argue again in the morning. Let's all head to bed."

" NO!" Janera yelled, getting everyone's attention.

" What?" Lunatic asked.

" Have ANY of you seen a horror film?" Janera asked, her arms flailing with mini firesparks. " If you split up, then the monster or murderer or the bad guy hunts you down one by one in your sleep or anything!"

Mora nodded and laughed, saying," She's got a point."

DP nodded," Hate to say, but I agree."

Janera steamed them, literally.

" Alright then, someone can stand guard at the openings of the hallways and keep an eye out," DP said. " So, who's up for the first shift?"

There were no hands as the thunder clap sounded again as the rain grew harder. DP looked over and spotted someone.

" Wandrex if you would?" he smirked.

Wandrex sighed and nodded. " Fine, but if one of the Metagang starts to bug me in the middle of the night, then I'm stepping out."

" Deal," DP said, remembering the insanity from Spring Break. " Stand guard and report to me in the morning. As for the rest of us, go to the rooms in groups. One person enters a room with the group at each time and the person at the end of the hall must enter quickly. Everyone lock your doors and don't let them open for anyone, not even if someone's asking for help. It could be a ploy. As for the genders, girls on the left side, guys on the right."

" Of the fence?" Rook asked.

Everyone laughed as Advent huffed. " I was gonna say that . . ."

" Girls go first, boys next," DP said.

Another clap of thunder and lightning sounded and showed as the rain poured down faster and faster. The girls took the hint and ran upstairs screaming, except for Hikari and Kitten, who Marcus was carrying. Luantic raised a brow.

" So what's the new guy doing holding Kitty?"

" No idea dude," Haru said, " But he's cool!"

" Not to me . . ." Scorpion said.

A book was promptly thrown at his head. " WHO THREW THAT?"

Hikari hugged Dp and kissed him, saying," Sempai . . . "

" It'll be okay, HIkari-san. Just head to bed. Anything happens, you can come to my door and knock twice," DP kissed her as she nodded and walked off and upstairs. Once he noticed Hikari was gone with the girls, he notioned for the guys to go.

" Dibs on the biggest room!" King laughed.

" OH no you are NOT!" Scorpion said.

The two chased each other down the hallway. Air sighed and said to DP," So, you headed to sleep?"

" I don't think I can . . ." he sighed, finally a crack in his voice.

" Me neither . . ." Air sighed.

Soon everyone was in their own room asleep. But deep withing the night, something sinister was about to conspire . . .

XXXXX

The night was still dark as a dark raven's coat. The rain was still falling as footsteps were heard in the dining hall. The steps kept up as the dining hall was not disturbed. A mysterious figure, statured to his shadow, was walking in, but tripped over the leg of a chair. Massasing their sore ankle, the yanked the cloth off of X's dead body and began to lift his body to their back. They left through the other door, and into the kitchen.

They opened the door and exited into the wet night, leaving behind almost no trace . . .

To be continued!