I'm back friends, so just a short and sweet memo to say I hope you enjoy.
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"Right so let's look at this again!" Lucy said as she looked at the letter which had been projected up onto the screen.
You've lived to see another day, Congratulations I wish I could say, But now you're in my head, and I want you dead, so are you ready to play?.
You were just the first of the lot, so now what have the school got, the next one to feel pain, is those that are vain, so I'm telling you to heed every tot.
But the plans could change, I'm telling you now, I won't say when nor will I say how, your friends will die and you shall see, that you cannot try to stop me.
So watch your back, because when I attack, the inner power you will lack, Miss Fritton I would just like to say, you all will die in coming days.
"What the hell?" Kelly said as she leaned back against one of the tables. She didn't have any idea what it could possibly mean. Usually she would have worked out the riddle in a matter of seconds but something else was on her mind. And it was really pissing her off. She looked over to the side where Annabelle was stood talking to Roxy as they tried to work out what the hell the note was about and Kelly's hands clenched at her side.
She wrenched her eyes away them and sucked in a breath. Don't lose your cool now she said inwardly as she focused on the task at hand.
Chelsea was playing with the mirror in her hand making sure she looked perfect as usual. Bianca just looked at her and rolled her eyes. "Chelsea we've got better things to do than admire ourselves!" Bianca said strongly knocking the mirror out of her hands.
"Well at least I take pride in my appearance which is something you obviously don't!" she snapped back without hesitation. She might have lacked a little on the intelligent side but she was fast when it came to witty responses.
Bianca's mouth fell open and she could hear Zoe chuckling loudly in the background. "Yeah well at least I ain't full on vain like you man!" she said not knowing how to respond to that.
"I am not vain, as I said I take pride in my appearance!" she added opening the mirror again and looking into it. Bianca was about to shout at the girl again when Annabelle stepped forward and whistled and they all went quiet.
"It's the Posh Totties!" she practically cried as she went up to the board. "Look!" she said pointing up at the sentence. "The next one to feel pain, is those that are vain, so I'm telling you to heed every tot!. Tot as in Posh Totties, and they always like to look good which is a form of Vanity right, so Pomfrey is targeting them next!" she said slamming her hard against the board as she realised how much danger they were all truly in.
The three girls gasped as all eyes turned on them. Chelsea tried to speak but her mouth had gone completely dry, it was bad enough when they had targeted Annabelle but now that mad man was after them. "It'll be okay Chels, we won't let anything happen to you I promise!" Annabelle said as she grabbed the girls arm and squeezed gently as she noticed the fear filled expression on her face.
"I trust y-you!" Chelsea managed to get out with a nod. Annabelle sent a reassuring smile at her praying to god that it was believable.
"Looks like we're gonna have to keep everyone together from now on! Safety in numbers right!" Kelly said deciding to put her job skills to the test. "From now on no one leaves school grounds, Everyone should go somewhere with someone else and if you see anything suspicious then you tell us okay!" Kelly said firmly and everyone nodded not pleased with the plan but knowing if they wanted to get out of it unscathed then they would have to comply.
"It's starting to get late so let's head back to the dorms yeah!" Annabelle said clapping her hands together and slowly everyone filed out of the room towards the dorms in an unusual silence. They had never faced a threat like this before. Ever.
She was about to walk out herself but she heard that voice that she loved so much behind her. "Belle!" Kelly said affectionately as she stepped towards her girlfriend. Annabelle didn't turn to look at her, she merely rested her weary frame against the wood of the door. "Belle please look at me!" Kelly said to her walking forward and forcefully turning the girl around to face her. "I am sorry okay! I just, I just care for you so much that it hurts to even think of you taking even the smallest knock!" she said breathing out deeply as she finally made eye contact with the curly haired girl.
Annabelle looked at her and took the girls hands in her own. "Kelly I'm not a piece of glass that's gonna break all of a sudden! I'm healing, I'm feeling better physically and emotionally and you've got to realise that smothering me isn't gonna make it better, only worse!" she said softly understanding where her girlfriend was coming from but knowing that she had to set the record straight.
Kelly nodded knowing that what Annabelle was saying was the truth. She knew she was being slightly overbearing but she couldn't help it, she was just so frightened. "Okay I won't smother you as you put it!" Kelly said a small smirk on her lips as she felt the tension between them slipping away.
"Good!" Annabelle said as she sauntered forward, crossing the few steps to her girlfriend. "Because I hate arguing with you!" she smiled back and pressed her lips to Kelly's. It was only meant to be quick one but Kelly pulled Annabelle to her roughly and it soon turned very passionate indeed.
The two finally pulled apart for air and chuckled lightly as Kelly played with a strand of Annabelle's hair. "Come on, let's get to bed I've got a feeling we're gonna need all the rest we can get in the next few days!" Kelly said to her as she took Belle's hand and led her to the dorms and through to her room smiling widely at their reconciliation.
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Chelsea was sat out on one of the benches alone. Her body was slumped slightly, a complete opposite of her usual immaculate posture. She drummed one set of manicured fingers on the cold varnished wood as she tried to take her mind off anything but the threatening letter. The sun was still rising over the school and she could feel the chill of the morning dew pricking at her arms.
She had no make up on, her hair was tied back in a loose messy bun. The bags were visible to see under her eyes as she had struggled to sleep throughout the night images if her friends and herself being massacred by Pomfrey and his men.
"Chels?" came a familiar voice and she whipped her head around to look at the source of the noise. She tried to hide the visible look of fright on her face but she knew she had given herself away. "What are you doing out here on your own?" Annabelle said as she shuffled closer still in her pyjamas and wrapped in the fluffy dressing gown.
Chelsea just shrugged her shoulders her eyes looking quickly at the girl before going back to the floor. "Just needed to think!" she shrugged and Annabelle sat down next to her.
"I never knew you were capable of that!" Annabelle said with a wink and she nudged her friend playfully with her shoulder and Chelsea couldn't stop the smile from breaking out on her pretty face.
"Thanks!" Chelsea scoffed the smile still playing on her lips as she looked at the Brunette who was beaming widely at her, trying her hardest to cheer her up.
"Come on Chelsea, don't lie to me! I know something's up with you, and I think I know what but I'd rather you talk to me about it rather than me demand to know why!" Annabelle said sincerely looking at the blonde eyes filled with care.
Chelsea just rubbed her face tiredly. "It's just….. It's just that I'm scared!" she stuttered out truthfully deciding it better to tell the one girl she trusted more than anyone else. "I'm scared to die! I'm scared that he's actually going to kill me and the girls and you and anyone who gets in his way!" she said sullenly biting her plump bottom lip as she held back the tears that were stinging her eyes.
Annabelle just placed her hand over Chelsea's slim one and squeezed gently. "There's nothing to be scared of Chels, I personally will not let anything happen to you do you understand me?" she said firmly but kindly.
"That's not the point though Belle!" Chelsea said turning head to look at her friend. "You've already been hurt, and I don't think I could cope with almost losing you or anyone else again! I don't want people to die to save me!" she said but Annabelle just squeezed her hand again.
"I said I wouldn't let anything happen to you Chels, not that I was going to die! Now stop being so negative and worried! If I know you then I know you can put the world to right with another lashing of lipstick!" Annabelle smiled at the last part and was glad to see that her friend held the same look.
"I wish I could be as strong as you! You've been shot, beaten and put in a coma! You're the central target of Pomfrey's attack and yet here you are, comforting silly stupid me!" Chelsea said dejectedly her head dropping again.
"One you are strong and two you are not stupid!" Annabelle scolded instantly. "And I will continue to comfort you because you're my best friend and it comes with the job description!" Belle said putting an arm around her shoulders and pulling the skinny blonde to her tightly allowing her to rest her head on her shoulder.
"Thank you!" Chelsea said softly into her shoulder as she still held back the tears. She was not going to cry because of him, that would be the first signs of him winning in the war against them and it was not going to happen.
"It's no problem!" Belle said back into her hair a small smile on her lips. "Now I am freezing so let's go back in and get changed before you scare half the kids to death at your face without make up!" Belle said standing up and Chelsea pushed her playfully as the two entered back into the school unbeknownst to the pair of eyes on them from the shadows.
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"So what's our defence plan!" The twins said simultaneously as they looked at Annabelle and Kelly with eager eyes. The older girls just looked at each other and threw eye rolls.
"How did we know that you would be the first to ask that?" Belle laughed as she put her hand on the girls head in a friendly manner. "We don't have one girls, and we don't need one now stop your worrying and go back to blowing stuff up!" she laughed and they grinned at them before scurrying off to cause some more mayhem.
"I think they should know how serious this is, I mean they must be catching on!" Kelly said to Annabelle as they sat in one of the class rooms discreetly going over the plans. Belle had decided to not tell the younger years too much about what was going on! Pomfrey seemed intent in causing the sixth formers pain and misery and not the younger years of the school and for that she was grateful to the man.
"No! The more they get involved the more danger they are in!" Annabelle said back as she fiddled with the laptop on the table in front of her.
Kelly just nodded her head deciding not to cause an argument after only jut making up. She scanned the room and looked as everyone got on with their respective tasks. Lucy and the geeks were trying to pin point any specific location for Pomfrey and his men. Bianca and her band of chavs talking about different ways of castrating the man. Zoe and the Emo's were trying to cast some voodoo ritual which would curse their Nemesis and the Posh Totties were sat doing what they usually did. Putting on makeup and talking about boys. She was glad to see that they had perked up and weren't as on edge as they had been. Her eyes then landed on Roxy who kept sending sneaky glances at Annabelle when she though Kelly wasn't looking. The raven haired girl could feel the blood pulsating under her skin as a flush of anger began to overcome her. HOW DARE SHE?.
"When do you have to go away next?" Annabelle said and her voice cut Kelly from her malicious thoughts.
"Not for a while, I've told them I've taken some time off and they won't call me unless it's an absolute emergency!" Kelly said turning to face her girlfriend who beamed back at her.
"Good because I would feel far better knowing that you're gonna be here when it all kicks off!" Annabelle said looking at their intertwined hands. Kelly gave a reassuring squeeze, she would be here next time. She was trying to push the thoughts of guilt she felt at not being there the first time deep into her stomach.
"Me too!".
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"Hey Rox have you seen my phone anywhere?" Chelsea asked as she hunted high and low for the thing. It was constantly glued to her palm so for it to go missing was a serious thing.
"No I ain't sorry Chels!" Roxy said back as she crawled into her own bed. Chelsea just nodded back to her as she tried to settle herself. Suddenly though she noticed that the bed next to her was empty".
"Okay one more question, where is Chloe?" Chelsea asked sitting upright as did everyone else. There was no sign of her. Worry began to build in the pit of her stomach as she thought of the note they received. "I'm going to get Belle and Kelly!".
Chloe strolled along the outside of the mansion pulling her jacket around her tighter. She had received a text off Chelsea telling her to come the twins shed. Why she was out there she hadn't a clue but it must have been something serious.
The cold wind bit at her cheeks so she quickened her pace to the wooden shack which was just in front of her. Her long legs closed the last few yards and she pulled the door open expecting to see Chelsea but when she did a dark shadowed figure appeared and before she could even scream she felt something thin wrap tightly around her neck and the air being completely cut off to her lungs. The figure pulled her right into the shed causing the door to shut after her. She thrashed and kicked out trying to get away from her assailant but soon it was all for nothing as the black spots invaded her vision and her limbs began to weaken, and with one last strangled cry her entire body went limp.
"Okay everyone split up into groups and search the grounds okay, make sure you constantly stay in touch!" Kelly said commandingly as she pulled her jumper on and picked up one of the walky talkies the twins had so graciously loaned them.
The girls nodded the look of worry etched onto their features. Kelly and Belle were heading around to the side of the house their hearts thundering loudly in their chests. Up ahead they could see one of the old sheds with the lock pulled off and the door ever so slightly ajar. Kelly unconsciously took a hold of Belle's hand pulling her closer to her body wanting to make sure she was safe. Something just didn't feel right.
They neared the shed and ever so slowly and with the edge of the baseball bat that was gripped tightly in her hand Kelly pulled the door open. Her heart stilled completely and she could have sworn the wind had been knocked clean out of her. Annabelle rushed forward instantly sliding down next to the girl and pulling her still warm body into her arms. "No no no" she half cried as she pressed her fingers against the girls neck but there was nothing. "Chloe speak to me come on" she whispered shaking the girl who was in her grasp but still no response.
Kelly just looked on horrified and lifted the walkie talkie to her mouth. "Everyone we've found Chloe" she managed to choke out keeping herself calm and professional. She had too. "Sh-she's dead" she choked out and the line on the other end crackled but all could be heard was Chelsea loud distinctive cry.
Putting the radio into her pocket she turned to look at Annabelle who had silent tears slipping down her cheeks still holding the body in her arms. Finally though Kelly realised that something wasn't right. A distinctive ticking noise hit her trained ears and her eyes instantly honed in on where the sound was coming from. There on the shelf just above Belle's head was a makeshift bomb with the counter hitting down to twenty seconds. "Annabelle get out of there now" Kelly screamed grabbing a hold of her arm and trying to tug her out.
"I'm not leaving her!" Annabelle said determinedly as she shook off Kelly pushing her out of the shed. The clock had gone down to fifteen seconds. With one big huff she heaved the dead weight up into her arms her back hunching at the weight. She could hear Kelly shouting at everyone to get as far back as possible as the ticker rang loudly in her ears. She manoeuvred herself out of the shed but she was still a good few metres away from being at a safe distance when her legs gave under her. The beeping got faster letting her know that it was about to explode. In a split second she felt someone throw themselves into her knocking the air out of her lungs and sending her crashing to the ground. The person used their body to protect hers just as the shed exploded loudly.
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So everyone I'm back. So yes let me know what you think, who saved Belle – was it Roxy or Kelly hmmmm. I know who I'm going for mwahaha. So if you enjoyed review my friends and I hope this chapter was worth the wait all. Much love.