Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4

Chapter 1: Senior Trip

Kathryn sat at the kitchen table where she waited for her mother to finish making eggs and pancakes. Also,she was waiting for her father to come downstairs so he could sign a permission slip for her senior trip.

"Are you done yet?" Kathryn playfully whined at her mother. "I'm starving!"

Her mother, Melissa Jones, rolled her eyes at the teenager's constant complaints. "I told you Kathryn, It'll be ready when it's done."

"Make it cook faster!" she groaned, "This is killing me!"

Melissa laughed and ignored the tall brunette as she finished cooking their meal. Luckily for her, Brandon Jones had finally arrived to the kitchen with his suitcase and suit on.

"Morning ladies." Brandon kissed his wife cheek before forcing a kiss on his daughter's head, "Come here and give your dad a kiss Kitty."

"No!" Kathryn squealed, trying to dodge the kiss, "This is tyranny!"

Melissa laughed, "You wouldn't know tyranny if it came in bit you in the butt."

Kathryn quickly retorted, "Well, that means you would!"

Brandon let out a laugh, he loved how Kathryn was always able to make quick comebacks toward any comment made toward her. Sometimes he wonder what kind of lawyer she'd make but he knew she heavily preferred a more creative job, something that didn't require her to remain with the laws of reality.

"Daddy?" Brandon and Melissa eyed their daughter, they knew this tone all too well. "Can you sign something for me?"

Brandon smiled and asked, "What is it?"

"A permission slip." she answered, "It's for the Senior Field Trip."

Brandon took the pink slip of paper and carefully read the details of the trip. He seemed to like everything except one thing, it was a week trip to Texas. He and Melissa knew Michelle and Benny's story, they didn't know exactly where it happened but just the story was enough to make them fear the state as a whole.

"I don't want you going on this trip." his answer was so sudden that Kathryn was almost wanting to accuse him of playing with her.

"What? Why not?" Kathryn had never been refused of a trip, she had gone on every school field trip since preschool, what made this trip so different?

"Kathryn," his voice harden, "You've gone on so many school field trips, what's one more? Besides, we're throwing you a graduation party, I think that's enough."

Kathryn whined but didn't argue further as he disposed of the permission slip. Melissa stared at her husband, confused about why he was acting so odd but didn't argue; if he said no then he wasn't going to change his mind.

"What am I gonna do for the week then?" Kathryn plopped her head on her hand lazily, "No seniors are gonna be at school and I won't have any classes."

"You can babysit for the neighbors." Melissa suggested, "Or help me around the house."

Kathryn cast her mother a look that questioned whether she was really serious but said nothing. Brandon sensed his daughter's displeasure but didn't comment on it as he received his breakfast. "Kathryn, you can finish working on the portrait you promised to make for Michelle."

Kathryn made a shrug before shoveling down her breakfast, she may not be fighting for her right to go on the trip but that didn't mean she was giving up. There was one other way she could get his signature, it was something she would prefer to use as a last resort but she would use it nonetheless.

"Don't eat so quickly!" Melissa scolded, "You'll give yourself a stomach ache if you just inhale all the food!"

"Sorry." Kathryn apologized as she continued to eat at a more human pace.

Brandon followed his daughter's example and ate his eggs slowly. Melissa was about to serve Brandon his coffee when their doorbell rang loudly. They often had visitors, mainly Kathryn's friends or family members but they weren't informed of any visits happening today.

"Who might that be?" Melissa walked over to the door and chuckled, "It's Benny and Michelle."

Brandon straighten his posture as Kathryn happily smiled brightly toward the duo her mother was letting in. Though Benny and Michelle weren't related to her, Kathryn saw them as family since they were so close to her parents. She loved them dearly and always enjoyed their visits even though there were time the two seemed to be a bit overly protective of her. Kathryn knew that something traumatic happened to them but she never knew what and they were never willing to tell her when she use to ask when she was little. There were times Michelle would look at her funny, especially if she had touched the scars on her hands.

"Hey there!" Michelle called, eager to greet Kathryn, "Why do you keep getting bigger!? What happened to my sweet little Kathryn?"

Kathryn stuck her tongue out playfully, that was always the first question she'd hear from Michelle. Benny laughed at that as he greeted his best friend. "Hey Brandy, how's everything here going?"

"Fine." Brandon rolled his eyes at the annoying nickname he was given, he wished he could come up with a name as equally annoying for Benny but it was a challenge and one he hadn't been able to win yet.

"That's good." Michelle responded pressing a small kiss on Kathryn's cheek. Michelle always managed to kiss Kathryn despite the teen's efforts to avoid them. Kathryn hadn't fought this time though; too many failures had proven that her efforts were wasted.

"Hi Auntie Michelle." Kathryn teased Michelle, "What brings you here?"

Benny chuckled at Michelle, the older woman disliked being called auntie. "We heard that something was going on around here so we decided to come over."

Brandon shook his head, "The senior have this field trip but I don't want Kathryn to go."

"Really?" Michelle asked, "Where would they be going?"

"To Texas." Kathryn answered, "They were just going to roam about the state a bit."

Michelle and Benny tensed, they knew not many people ventured out to where the Sawyers were but they weren't sure that they could truly trust that they won't find them. Besides, even though it would be a large group they couldn't see the Sawyers turning down a feast.

"Well," Michelle nibbled her inside lip, "Texas is a very odd state."

"I wouldn't want to go there myself." Benny added, "People are strange there and who say they won't decide to keep a pretty little lady like yourself?"

Kathryn shook her head, "Whatever Uncle Benny."

The adults chuckled lightly as the door knocked again, this time with a voice. "Kat! Come on I ain't gots all day."

Kathryn laughed at the sound of her best friend, Karen, shouting from the front door. "I'll see you guys after school."

"Bye!"

Kathryn grabbed her backpack and hurried out the door, joining her best friend outside the two story house. Karen was the opposite of Kathryn in appearance, Karen was a pretty blonde with bright green eyes and slightly tanned skin while Kathryn was a brunette with brown eyes and pale skin. Still, the two were as close as sisters.

"Hey there Karen." Kathryn smiled as she skipped down the small porch step. "What's with the good mood so early in the morning?"

Karen happily jumped up and down as she chirped, "My dad agreed to let me go on the trip!"

"Ah." Kathryn wasn't interested in hearing about the trip until she was far from the house. "My dad thinks I shouldn't go."

"What?!" Karen gasped, stopping in her tracks as Kathryn continued on, "Why?!"

Kathryn shrugged, "He feels that I can miss one trip. After all, I've been every field trip they've offered."

Karen continued to complain and Kathryn let her until she was far from the house. When she felt it was safe, she revealed her plan. "Does Ricky still forge signatures?"

Karen stopped her ranting and glanced at Kathryn; the brunette was always a good girl, had perfect grades and a clean slate, of course this was a shock. "Yeah, why?"

"Mr. Ferris will give me another permission slip if I tell him that my dad accidentally shredded it with his papers." Kathryn stated, "If I get Ricky to sign it for me and if I lie to my dad that you want me to stay with you tonight and see you off tomorrow I'll be able to go."

Karen laughed and asked, "Is that why you left a huge duffel bag at at my house last weekend?"

Kathryn smiled, "I had a feeling he'd say no, they really don't like Texas so I wasn't gonna take any chances."

Karen slung her arm over her best friend's shoulder and chuckled, "I should have known better than to think you'd give up so easily!"

Kathryn giggled as the duo continued their way to school. It did bother Kathryn that she'd be breaking her parents' trust but she really wanted to go. Besides, she would be with a group of fellow students and five adults, what could go wrong?

When they enter the school grounds, Kathryn made a beeline straight for Mr. Ferris' office. The older man was sitting at his desk, glancing over some permission slips he had received earlier.

"Morning Mr. Ferris." she smiled brightly, "May I get another permission slip please?"

The older man glanced up at the teen and smiled, she was one of his favorite students and the most responsible. She was what he wished all his student could be. "Of course you can Kathryn, did something happen to your first one?"

She shrugged, "My dad accidentally shredded it with some of his paperwork. Can I give it to you tomorrow before we leave?"

Mr. Ferris nodded his head, "Of course."

Kathryn thanked the teacher before searching for Karen, who had agreed to hunt down Ricky for her. Luckily for Kathryn, Ricky and Karen had this magnetic pull and where always found by the school's fountain together.

"Hey!" she called to the two love birds., "Glad I found you guys."

The two blushed slightly, Karen more than Ricky , as Kathryn settled beside the blonde. "So whatcha need Kat?"

"My dad's signature!" she handed Ricky the pink slip, "Sign it for me and I'll buy you something on the trip!"

Ricky considered the idea despite the fact he was already set on agreeing with her. "Fine." he took the slip and eagerly signed it. "You owe me for this Kat!"

Kathryn shook her head as she took the slip back, "Sure whatever."

He left the girls by the fountain, making an excuse on how he had to see a friend of his. They both knew he had a girlfriend already so surely he was trying not to seem so obvious about his interest in Karen.

"I'm surprised that she hasn't found out." Kathryn noted while they watched Ricky disappear in the crowd. "I mean, it's incredibly obvious."

Karen shrugged her shoulder and confidently stated, "She's not a smart one. You can give her a stick and she'll think it's a foreign chocolate bar."

Kathryn resisted the urge to laugh at the rude comment of her dear friend, she hated to be demeaning to others but Ricky's girlfriend was that simple minded. "Enough with your belittling." she giggled, "We need to get to class."

Karen was about to object until the bell rang. "Oh fine!"

Brandon sat with his wife, they both were worried about how to explain the news to their daughter but it had to be done. After all, Michelle and Benny always wanted to tell Kathryn she was adopted but Melissa didn't want to.

"Are you sure she should know?" Melissa asked softly, she always wanted a child and when they brought Kathryn she felt like her prayers had been answered. For her to openly say that Kathryn was adopted would be admitting she still had no daughter of her own. "She might not want to know!"

Benny groaned, he was afraid of Melissa growing so attached to Kathryn since she was unable to conceive. "Melissa, she deserves to know. If she refuses to believe us or she accepts it is her choice but we should tell her. If we don't she might go back to Texas and then what'll happen?"

"She might go anyways just to meet her parents!" Melissa argued back tearfully, "I don't want her to know!"

Michelle sighed forcefully, this was far more difficult than she thought. "Mel, she always wanted to know what was wrong with Benny and I, that I know you'll let us explain."

"Of course but-"

"Melissa," Brandon interrupted, "Kathryn's a big girl now. She's bound to find out one day."

"And I don't want that to be today!" she cried, running away from them and up the stairs. She loved Kathryn, raised the girl as if she were her own, she wasn't about to tell the teen tat her real parents are cannibalistic murders.

Brandon sighed, he had to agree with Melissa that he didn't want Kathryn to know the truth but it was only right. She did deserve to know where she really came from and who her real family were. "Let's wait til tomorrow to tell her."

Michelle nodded, "So long as you plan on telling her."

Brandon dropped his head a bit and asked, "I am thankful you guys brought her here to us but I have to ask; Why did you guys take her in the first place?"

Benny glanced at Michelle, only she had the answer to that. "When I was in that house," she started softly, "I met a little blonde girl, probably ten or so. And she had this strange little doll-at first glance I looked like a dirty toy that hadn't been washed in months- and when I actually looked at the doll, held it in my hands, I realized the doll was nothing but a dead infant. And that little girl." Michelle gulped down her tears as she continued, "The Sawyers were evil and I just couldn't let her become one of them. What child wants to grow up inheriting the hunger for cannibalism?"

Brandon nodded his head, "I understand. I'll call Kathryn and see what's she planning on doing tonight. I'm sure she wants to see her friends off tomorrow at least."

"I think that would be a good idea for her." Benny added, "She'll feel a bit more a part of it if she saw them go."

Brandon nodded and headed to the land-line, he figured that she was at least in her free period so he didn't feel bad about calling her at the moment. Dialing her cell number, he waited for her to pick up her cell.

"Hello?" she answered.

"Hey there Kathryn." he smiled, "Are you busy right now?"

He heard her sip on a soda, "No. What's up?"

"I was wondering on what you might be doing after school."

"Um, Karen asked me to at least pretend to being on the trip so that her dad doesn't get mad at her." she responded, "He only agreed to let her go because he thought I was going too."

"Well, for Karen's sake I guess you can but please come home afterward okay?" he wasn't sure why he suddenly felt concerned but he pushed his paranoia away. "Are you going to be spending the night with her?"

"Yeah, is that okay dad?"

Hearing her call him dad almost brought him to tears, "Yeah, have fun okay?"

"Sure thing dad, I'll call you when I'm at her place." she promised sweetly, "Bye!"

Brandon hung up the phone, he took a deep breath; how was it that just a few hours ago that teenager was his little girl and now it was like he wasn't sure who she was anymore. It was upsetting and quite confusing but he tried to be positive.

"She going over to Karen's?" Benny asked leaning against a pillar. "I'm sure she'll be fine, her dad's is a tough cookie."

Brandon laughed, "Yeah, I guess so."

(Next Morning)

Kathryn sat on the cold leather chair of the bus seat, she and sent her father a text that explained that she wasn't going to be home until around three in the after noon which gave the bus driver plenty of time to reach the Texas border. She knew her parents, and Benny and Michelle, would hunt them down but not even the school knew where the bus would be heading and none of the adults would have cell phone reception due to their company plan. Even the old radio on the bus was limited so she was able to relax a bit knowing no one would know she had done something bad for once.

"You excited?" Karen jumped happily, "We are about to embark on the greatest adventure of all time!"

Kathryn weakly laughed, "If you can nearly vomiting ever four seconds excitement then yes, I am." she glanced out the window, the sun wouldn't be rising for another hour. "Are you sure...?"

"Of course I am!" Karen slung her arm over Kathryn's shoulder and grinned cheekily, "Now, either go back to sleep or stay up and talk to me. Your choice."

Kathryn smiled brightly, "Are you working to make me forget?"

"Yup!"

the brunette laughed, this time happily. Her fear was dissolving the more she spoke to her best friend and to whoever decided to butt in their conversation. She felt like this was an ordinary trip, like she hadn't lied to anyone just so she could be on it. Of course, since she was so well liked by her classmates, they would cover up for her if her parents did managed to call anyone.

"Omigod!" Karen squeal, the bus had been well on it's way by now, "You won't believe what I heard!"

Kathryn eyed her best friend, trying to guess what the news was based of her expression. All she could get was that is it had to do with a boy. "Care to cut the tension with a knife please?"

"Leo said he wanted to hang out with us!" she chirped, "He wants you!"

"Eh?!" Kathryn blushed madly, Leonardo was her secret crush, the only boy she admired since preschool. Cute, athletic, and smart, he was her dream guy. "You can't be serious right?"

Karen shook her head, "He really wants to hang out, besides Ricky is his friend and that's the most reliable source!"

"As are your other most reliable sources?" Nick, a boy who sat in front of them, questioned playfully. "A bucket of water could be your most reliable source!"

Karen puffed up her cheeks and blew a raspberry at him, "Shut up Nick!"

Kathryn giggled, Nick wasn't a close friend but she knew him well enough to trust him if the need arise. "Don't you have some sort of card duel you need to attend to Nick?"

The sandy blonde shook his head, "Nah, Jay and Brad are dueling and I have no competition so-"

Karen scoffed, "You're such a confident motherfucker aren't you?"

Nick grinned broadly earning himself a painfully sharp whack on the head. "Ow!" he cringed, rubbing the sore part, "What did I do?"

"Hell hath no fury like a Woman!" Karen sang loudly, a few other students giggled at the blonde's misuse of the old saying.

"That's not what in mean you dork!" Kathryn giggled, nudging Karen.

The blonde shrugged, not care one bit that she misused the say; it wasn't gonna kill her to use it incorrectly. "Whatever."

Nick shook his head solemnly, "If this is what America's future looks forward to then by golly we're screwed!"

Karen gasped, taking the insult to heart, "You little bastard just wait til I get my hands on you!"

Kathryn laughed, along with several other students who watched the blonde turn. Kathryn enjoyed the fact that Nick removed Karen's mind away from Leonardo and she was willing to let Karen fume with rage just to avoid the subject.

"Hey Kat!" Kathryn turned and smiled at the raven haired girl named Chris. "Is it true?"

She frowned, "Is what true?"

"You know," she glanced around and whispered, "that you lied to your parents about the trip?"

Kathryn held back a yelp as she blushed, she should have known that Ricky would snitch her out to their classmates. Still, it wasn't that bad. She just wasn't one to like having the spotlight on her for doing something bad.

"Don't worry yourself Kat." Chris smiled, "You know we all like you. We'll make sure none of the teachers find out!"

Kathryn gave the girl a small, nervous smile, "Thanks Chris, can you do me a favor?"

"Sure." Chris grinned like the Cheshire Cat.

"Hit Ricky where the sun don't shine." the girls giggled to themselves before returning their attention the snarling blonde and defenseless dirty blonde.

Brandon awoke, feeling unnaturally sluggish. His wife was still sound asleep so he did his best not to disturb her, she was still upset at Benny and Michelle though the duo hadn't done anything wrong. Hopefully she had decided to give in otherwise he'd have to ask her to stay in the bedroom while they talked to Kathryn.

Tip toeing downstairs, Brandon ran into Benny along the way. "You're up too I see." he commented softly.

Benny nodded, "Yeah, I wanted to go back to sleep but I couldn't."

Brandon made a small chuckle, "Me too."

The two men made their way to the kitchen, intending on filling their bellies with hot coffee and french toast. While he worked at finding the proper ingredients, Brandon quickly glanced at his cell and found that Kathryn had texted him. "Oh, Kathryn texted me."

"Really?" Benny casually leaned closer and asked, "What'd she write?"

"She said she wasn't going to be home until around 3 in the afternoon. Karen asked her to do some things for her."

"Ah." Benny didn't questioned further as he waited for the coffee. Though he should be concerned he was far too tired to really take the text to any serious level. The same could be said for Brandon since he easily dismissed the message and set his attention on the coffee beans.

"So, what are your plans for today?" Brandon asked offhandedly, "You just gonna chill here for the day?"

Benny gave a slight shrug, "I wish, Michelle and I have to go get our jeep looked at. It's been stalling again."

Brandon laughed, "Good luck getting out of our driveway then."

Benny chuckled, "Yeah thanks."

Brandon smiled and started working on the french toast mixture, "Yeah well, I kinda owe you that."

Benny shook his head, still smiling, "I bet you did."

Just then, Melissa and Michelle lazily made their way to the table, hardly uttering good morning to the men. Their long hair were just like rats' nest and the glares in their eyes stated that no one was to speak to them until they had at least two cups of coffee.

"Coffee's gonna be ready soon." Brandon said to no one in particular. He only received two grunts from the woman though neither him not Benny dared to comment on it.

Kathryn was jolted awake when bus busted a flat tire, though everyone had started the trip with excitement everyone except for the driver had fallen asleep. After all, they were awake at six o'clock in the morning.

"What happen?" Mr. Ferris asked, sometimes it was a miracle that the old man never gave himself a heart attack with all the worrying he did.

"The back left tire blew out." the older man groaned, "I'm gonna need some help changing it, I ain't as young as I use to be."

All the adults left the bus, gathering around the deflated tire. Some of the teens watched but most were waking up again and chattering about.

"Where are we?" Karen yawned, "It kinda reminds me of those back roads where cannibals hide, you know, like in the horror movies!"

Kathryn whacked the blonde on the back of her head, "You are an idiot." She carefully pronounced each word so that Karen couldn't argue back without messing up somewhere.

"I will have you know that I have a 4.0 GPA so." Karen stuck her tongue out at the brunette before being interrupted but Chris.

"In what!? Getting banged by anything with a dick?" the raven haired girl laughed, "Karen, you need to become a brunette. And soon."

Karen stuck her tongue at the dark haired girl while Kathryn laughed. Karen wasn't stupid, she preferred to act like such because it gave her father lower expectations of her. In fact, if Karen actually want to, she would rival Kathryn's GPA.

"Hey," Nick mumbled, his hazel eyes barely able to stay open. "What happened, we stopped."

"A tire blew out." Kathryn explained, "They're out there fixing it right now."

"Ah." he mumbled the explanation to his friend then asked, "Where are we? I mean, yeah by now we're in Texas but where exactly."

Kathryn shrugged, "I don't know and how do you know we're in Texas already?"

Nick lazily grinned, "Well, judging from what time it is and how fast the bus drivers likes to zoom, I'd say we're at least past the state line."

Kathryn nodded, it made sense really judging from how close their town was from the Texas state line. Still, her unease at being caught kept her from truly accepting his estimates.

"Well, hopefully they'll fix the tire." Karen said, completely on a different subject, "Either way, wake if you see some deranged mutant attacking the bus so I can feed Nick to it."

Everyone laughed except for Nick.

So this is the first, technically second chapter, of my TCM4 fan fiction. Please keep in mind that this is the first Texas chainsaw Massacre fan fic I've ever written so let's be nice here people. Otherwise, I sure Leatherface would love to skin your face off for me! Review please and favorite and follow too!

-Michelle Lacie Kat