A/N: Sorry for the really short update yesterday.. hopefully this will make up for it :)

Chapter 10: Jack and Jill

"This is a joke. It's got to be." Rachel decided, as she paced the floor outside Tina and Mercedes' room. Another note had been left. It read:

"Jack and Jill went up the hill
to fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down and broke his crown
and Jill went tumbling after"

She knocked loudly on the door. "Tina, Mercedes, are you in there?" she called.

She got no answer.

Down the boy's corridor the same note had appeared on Kurt and Artie's door. Finn had been the one to find it and had rushed straight to Will.

"Mr Schue, Mr Schue."

"Finn. What's happened?" Will knew by the tone of Finn's voice that he wasn't going to like what he was about to hear.

"Yesterday when I went back to my room, I found a note on the door. It was the rhyme incy wincy spider. I think it had something to do with Mike. I tossed it in the trash." Finn was shaking.

Will remembered the note he had found on Emma's door and the thought made him feel sick. He knew where this conversation was headed.

"I got up this morning and I was gonna go for breakfast. I found this." He handed Will the note. "It's Jack and Jill"

Thoughts rushed through Will's mind as he thought about the note. Whose door was it on? Who had been killed? Maybe they hadn't been killed yet. Maybe he could save them. But his prominent thought was the one that scared him the most. Jack and Jill. Two people. Two murders.

"Fffinn" Mr Schue stammered, "What room? Whose door was it on?" He wasn't sure he wanted to know the answer.

"Kurt and Artie's. And neither of them are in there."

"Mr Schuester. I need to show you something. It's important" Rachel rushed over to where Will and Finn were standing. Her face looked flushed and she was flapping a piece of paper in her hand.

"It has a nursery rhyme on it. I don't know what it means" she continued.

"Jack and Jill?" Will questioned, already knowing the answer.

"Umm, yes how did you know?" she looked confused.

"There was a matching note down the boy's corridor. Kurt and Artie are missing."

Rachel gulped. "So are Tina and Mercedes."

Will felt his heart sink. Four of his students were missing. It was likely that at least two were dead. But the kids were relying on him. He had to stay strong for them. Rachel and Finn were waiting for his instruction. He had to put on a brave face.

"Okay Rachel, go and get the rest of the girls up and Finn, you go and get the boys. Tell them to be in the living room in fifteen minutes."

Approximately twenty minutes later six students sat in the living room to await further instructions.

"Mr Schue." Puck spoke, "Matt won't come out of the room. He's devastated. I think we should leave him for a while."

Will thought for a second before shaking his head. "No one knows who the murderer is. We can't leave Matt alone. I don't want to come back to find another one of my kids dead. We need to stick together."

"Well he won't listen to me." Puck stated.

"I'll go and talk to him then" Will decided, heading in the direction of Matt and Puck's room.

"Matt, can you let me in please. It's Mr Schuester" He waited silently for a few seconds before he heard feet shuffling across the floor. He heard Matt slump down against the door.

"You lost Miss Pilsbury yesterday." Matt started. Will was confused as to where the boy was going with this but allowed him to continue.

"I lost Mike. I know you're trying to stay strong for us Mr Schue. Inside you're breaking. So am I. You just want to break down and cry. I know I'm right because I feel the same." Will sat down on the other side of the door and his eyes started to water. Matt was right. He was breaking.

"Mike was my best friend. He was the only person that really knew me. I just don't think I'm ready to face anyone just yet. I know I'm in danger staying here on my own. But I need to. Please Mr Schue. I'm not ready." Will knew Matt was a shy boy. Yet he had just completely opened up to him. He knew he had to leave Matt to recover.

"I'll come and check up on you later Matt. Look after yourself okay?" Just as Will was walking away he heard a small whisper from the other side of the door.

"Thank you."

As he approached the living room, Will heard a low murmur of panicked voices. Rachel had her head buried into Finn's chest and he was holding her protectively. Quinn had a tight grasp on Puck's hand and Santana was leaning her head on Brittany's shoulder. It was the first time he had seen Santana like this. So vulnerable and so scared.

Having read the rhyme the group decided it would be a smart idea to look up on the hills. No one wanted to split up so the seven of them set off together. After about twenty minutes of walking they heard a small muffled cry. Propped up against a large, oak tree was Kurt. He looked terrible. His clothes, for probably the first time in his life did not match. His hair stuck up in all directions and he looked as though he'd seen a ghost. As soon as he saw the group, he sprinted over to them and pulled Will into a tight hug.

"Oh, it's horrible Mr Schue. Horrible. I really don't know who would do such a thing."

Will followed Kurt's eyes to the bottom of the hill. Rachel let out a small cry. Quinn winced. Finn fell onto his knees. Brittany screamed. Santana shuddered.

At the bottom of the hill, lay the bloody bodies of Artie and Tina.