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A/N: Some of you had asked why the chapters are so short so I made this one longer. Although, some will shorter while others will be longer there's a reason why I'm doing this. Please just stick with me and you will see why. Again, I want to apoligize for any errors. I want to thank everybody that voted! Drum roll… Piz will be: playing with his band but will be doing a guitar solo.

Chapter 4: The Fourth Victim?

("Black Roses Red" By Alana Grace) Began playing on Mac's cell phone sitting on the coffee table in the living room non-stop. Mac had slept in Veronica's bedroom while Wallace slept on the couch in the living room.

"Stop calling we're sleeping!" A still very sleepy yet grumpy Wallace answered the phone.

"Mac?" asked a very worried Bronson.

"No. Who's this?" Asked Wallace beginning to sit up on the couch.

"Oh God, I think I'm going to be sic-" Before he could finish Wallace hung up the phone. Mr. Fennel threw the covers over his head and went back to sleep.

An hour later Mac finally woke up. She walked over to the restroom to wash her teeth and her face. She then headed towards the kitchen; she began preparing a healthy breakfast that consisted of a glass of milk, a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice, a waffle topped with fresh strawberries and whip cream, and a plate of fruit.

Wallace began tossing and turning on the couch but a wonderful aroma woke him up. With his eyes still closed he walked straight to the kitchen took a deep breath, "Mmm…"

At that exact time Veronica came out of the room, "Something sure smells good…"

Mac couldn't help but laugh at both of her friends, "I'm glad your noses woke you up. Now, go wash up so be can eat breakfast."

Finally opening his eyes Wallace answered, "I can't help it. I'm a growing boy who needs a lot of nutrition."

Mac and Veronica laughed at him. Both Veronica and Wallace raced to the bathroom to wash up but sure enough that tiny blonde beat him to it. They all sat around the living room watching the last movie they had rented while eating their breakfast. When they were done Wallace volunteered to wash the dishes.

They did this a lot recently hang out with Veronica to try to cheer her up. She had been pretty depressed since her break-up with Logan. Finding out he was with Madison destroyed her…

She had dedicated all her time to work and school. Nothing more. Like usual no one ever saw her break done because she only did that in the showers. The glow from her face was gone, the glint of light in her eyes had disappeared, and part of her was missing.

The rest of her seemed to be falling apart even more when Logan started going out with Parker. Parker and Veronica weren't friends just acquaintances because of Mac. Veronica now made sure it stayed that way. She avoided them as much as possible.

Piz had tried asking her out on various occasions but Veronica always declined. She made it perfectly clear to him that all she could do was to offer him a friendship and nothing more. She couldn't date anyone else when her heart belonged to another…

She knew she could count on him anytime she needed him. That he would always be there by her side even if he was in the shadows. Protecting her from a distance. They had a connection deeper and bigger than anything in the world. They just had to see it… to believe it…

Wallace left shortly after washing the dishes because he had was going to a baseball game with his mom and brother. Mac stayed behind to talk to Veronica.

"V, I don't know what to do or what to think…" Mac paused she didn't know how to continue.

Veronica noticed this, "About?" she asked but didn't get an answer so she tried once more, "Mac, you can tell me anything you know that right. So, what's up?"

"… Dick-" Veronica cut her off, "Mac, if he did anything to you I will make him pay all you have to do is say the word."

Mac gave her a wry smile, "No. Well, yes. … Agh! I'm so confused!"

"Spill!"

"Dick is such a jackass!" She stopped to look at Veronica in the eyes. "You have to promise me three things. First is that you will not laugh at me, two you will listen to me without interrupting, and you will not and I repeat NOT tell anyone what we talk about."

Veronica looked at her for a couple of minutes before answering, "Maybe. I'll try. Not even Wallace?" and gave her an innocent smile.

Mac rolled her eyes at her, "Promise!"

"… I'll try- fine."

"I had a crush on Dick all through junior high-" She stopped when she heard Veronica chuckle.

"I'm leaving." Mac stated as she got up and walked towards the door.

"I'm really sorry, Mac. I'll stop. Please continue." Veronica said trying to contain the laughter. She walked over to her, grabbed her arm, and brought her back to the living room.

"I did. We even dance once at the sixth grade dance. That was the day I got my first kiss."

"From Dick?" Veronica asked a bit disgusted, "I'm so sorry, Mac."

"For what?" Mac asked confused.

"That he was your first kiss." Veronica stated simply.

Mac attempted to get up once more but Veronica stopped her again, "I won't interrupt again I promise."

"Believe it or it was very magical and sweet. I spent the next two years daydreaming that maybe someday something would happen between us. The Barbie wanna-be had to ruin that when she started dating him. The in high school, Dick turned into something so different from junior high; it killed the remaining feelings I had for him." Mac took a deep breath, "I began dating Cassidy but he also turned out to be something I didn't recognize and know. At the beginning of the year Dick came to my dorm looking for Parker but found me instead." Her eyes became watery remembering that day, "He was drunk and told me I was only Cassidy's beard."

"Oh, Mac…"

"But the day at the beach, when we were helping Wallace with his plane he approached me. He had obviously had a couple of drinks with Logan. He apologized to me… he even told me that he saw what Cassidy saw in me… he even tried to kiss me…"

"…" Veronica was speechless.

"That's were the confusion lies… I don't know what to think! It sounds very stupid I know but when he apologized… well… it… kinda… that day I saw the guy from junior high the one that kissed me. Buried feelings be-" Mac was cut off by her cell phone ringing.

"Saved by the bell." Veronica whispered underneath her breath.

Mac didn't hear her because she was on the phone, "Ok. I'll be right there. Call down. Okay. Bye." She hung up her phone.

"I have to go; Bronson needs to talk to me. It sounded pretty urgent but we'll talk later?"

"Sure, we'll talk later. Drive carefully." She yelled as Mac walked to her car.

Veronica voiceover: Wow! Who would have thought Mac and Dick?!

Back in the dorms.

When Mac arrived at her dorm Bronson was already standing there waiting for her.

"Took you long enough." Bronson snarled.

"Huh… What are you talking about? As soon as you called I came here." Mac responded as she unlocked her door.

They didn't notice someone watching them…

From a distance Dick saw Mac and Bronson go into her room. A look of disappointment became visible on his features. He leaned his head back the wall. His arm slowly moved to his side, his hand opened slowly dropping the contents in his hands to the floor. A bouquet of blue moon roses fell to the ground.

Dick voiceover: I need to do something to make this right!

He needed to think. To clear his head. He needed to go to the only place in the world that gave him that peace and clarity; the beach.

Meanwhile in Mac's dorm.

"Where the HELL where you last night?!" Bronson shouted.

Mac was surprised to see him like that, "I was with Veronica."

"You bitch! Why are you lying to me? If you wanted to end things you should have just said so instead of cheating on me!" He bit back.

"Don't you dare insult me in my room! If you don't believe me you can call her and ask her yourself!" Mac was beginning to get fed up.

"Why are you lying o me?! I called you earlier today and Veronica didn't answer the phone a guy DID! Don't try to make a fool out of me Cindy!"

"I don't have to put up with your false accusations. You never called me! Leave NOW!"

"You are breaking up with me! When you are the one cheating on me! This is ridiculous! You should be begging for your forgiveness!"

Mac walked over to the door and opened the door, "GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!"

"Fine! But when I walk out that door you will never see me again!" He waited a couple of seconds to see if Mac said anything but she didn't. He stormed out of there.

Mac slammed the door behind him.

Mac voiceover: Asshole! I can't believe he accused me of such thing… AGH!

Parker was on her way back to the dorm. She had gone on a date with Logan to the movies and dinner. When she was walking through the hall way she noticed a beautiful bouquet of flowers on the floor; so she picked them up and took them back to her room.

Mac was listening to Vertical Horizon and reading a book when Parker came in.

"Wow! Logan has good taste in flowers." She commented.

"Huh!" answered Parker.

"Logan, he got you those, right? Blue moon roses, they are rare and expensive. They are one of my favorite kinds of flower." Mac continued.

"Oh, this! No, Logan didn't give them to me. I found them in the hallway." Parker finally understood what Mac was talking about. When she first picked up the flowers she just thought they were pretty and nothing more.

"Oh! Look, it has a note." Mac stated.

"We should read it!" Parker said very excited.

"No, we shouldn't it might be personal." Mac countered.

"But if we don't we won't be able to give them to their rightful owner." Parker insisted.

"You have a point." Mac said finally giving up. Parker was going to read the note whether or not she agreed to it or not.

The note read:

Mackie,

I'm really sorry… for everything.

R.C.

"Mac, this are for you! How exciting! But who is R.C.?" Parker inquired.

Mac felt her heart stop. Like the air had been knocked out of her.

Mac voiceover: He's sorry… why now? Why didn't he bring them to me? What is going through his head? What sick game is he playing? Why is Dick getting me flowers?

Mac grabbed the roses from Parkers hands and went to her room locking the door behind her.

In the cafeteria.

Bronson was sitting at a table picking his food and staring at it. Wallace had gone to Hearst to turn in a paper that was due in the teacher's mailbox before 5p.m. that day. He stopped by the cafeteria to grab a bottle of water when he saw Bronson just sitting there lifeless.

"Hey Dude! What's up with you?" He asked. They weren't really friends but he was after all dating one of his closets friends.

"Huh… what?" Bronson asked finally snapping back into reality.

"I asked 'what's up?' but apparently you have a lot in your head."

"Mac and I broke up or should I say she kicked me out." Bronson stated.

"Wow! I wasn't expecting that one… what happened?"

"I called her this morning and a guy picked up the phone the hung up on me. I asked her about it and she denied the whole thing. She said she spent the night at Veronica's. She's cheating on me and then broke up with me. Can you believe her?" Bronson asked starting to get upset again.

Wallace remembered what happened the night before and that morning at Veronica's house. He was the one that had answered the phone and hung up on the other person. "Look, man I'm really sorry but she is telling you the truth. She is telling you the truth. I answered the phone by mistake thinking it was mine. I'm not a morning person. I didn't tell her because I left in a hurry. I had some things to do this morning with my mom. I'm really sorry but I have to go again I have to go turn this paper in. See ya'."

Bronson was left there flabbergasted. "I can't believe I told her all those things. I need to go apologize and to talk to her. Explain it was all a misunderstanding."

Bronson rushed over to her dorm to explain himself. He began knocking on the door impatiently until Parker opened the door for him.

"She's in her room."

"Mac, please open the door! We need to talk." He plead.

"All the talking is done, Bronson we're done! Just leave."

"It was all a misunderstanding, Wallace explained everything! Please forgive me I didn't mean any of it! Just forgive me we could work through this…" Bronson continued to knock on Mac's door. "I need your opinion on what should I do for the Talent Show. You are still performing, right?" Bronson sounded desperate.

"Yes! Leave me alone. We're done!" With that Mac turned the music up in her room so she wouldn't have to hear Bronson speak another word.

What should Bronson do as his act for the "Talent Show?"

A dramatic monologue. (Something Shakespearean: Macbeth or Richard the 3rd or Hamlet)

Irish Jig

Sing an Opera solo

A/N: You know what to do! Please cast in your votes:OD