Chapter 2: Déjà Vu

The next day at Degrassi High School, there was news reporters everywhere. Zane walked down the street to the school, since his parents were the 'home one minute and gone the next' because of work, they let him stay at home by his self. He was shocked at how the school was. Either people were crying or people were asking what happened. Zane immediately found Riley and held his hand.

"Oh my god, it looks like a circus around here. What happened?" he asked.

"Clare Edwards and Eli Goldsworthy were killed last night." Riley said shaking his head. Zane felt his heart drop. This couldn't really be happening again, could it? He asked himself.

"Wow, that's horrible. How did it happen?" Riley shrugged his shoulders.

"They say Eli was stabbed to death and Clare was thrown from her balcony. It was about four stories high." Zane couldn't believe it. He thought this was all over, but it seems that it's a long way from that.

"Did they catch who did it?" Zane asked hopeful. Riley shook his head.

"Damn, I feel so bad for their families. I hope this killer is caught soon." Zane said.

Throughout the whole day Zane felt as if he were in a trance. He really felt that this was starting all over again. He felt like he was in a horror movie. He would definitely be calling his cousin soon. Summer wasn't that far away, but since this crazy stuff was happening, the School Board decided to let the kids out early.

"Alright kids due to the recent murders, school will be let out early for the summer. Stay inside and be safe. We'll see you soon." Mr. Simpson called over the P.A. Everyone was excited and when the bell rang for summer. Zane was on his way home when Riley walked up to him.

"He ready for some one-on-one time tonight?" he asked his blue eyes gleaming. Zane didn't really want to be alone tonight since there was obviously a killer out there. But he also didn't want to get Riley caught in the middle of this.

"Uh, not tonight. Rain check?" Zane asked. Riley smiled and gave his boyfriend a kiss in the cheek.

"Definitely, I call you tonight alright?" Riley asked walking backwards. Zane nodded his yes. When Zane got home he immediately called his cousin Emily Fields.

Emily was out hanging with her girls Aria, Spencer, and Hannah. With the whole 'A' thing being over, she was finally happy. She had a beautiful girlfriend and her family finally accepted her.

"Alright guys who's up for mannies and petties?" Aria asked. The girls giggled with glee. Emily's phone rang and she smiled at who it was.

"Hey guys it's my cousin. I'll be back." She said heading to the bathroom.

"Hey Zane what up?" Emily said laughing. Zane just got straight to the point.

"It's happening again." He said sternly. Emily's smiled quickly disappeared.

"It can't be. I thought it was over." Emily said.

"Well apparently someone else doesn't." Zane said.

"How do we know if this is for real?" Emily asked.

"We don't, but two kids at my school are dead. That's really weird, don't you think?" Zane said. Emily hesitated and then answered.

"Yeah it is. Okay here's the deal, find out as much as you can about what happened. I'll do my part down here." Emily said.

"Okay and Em. Be careful. I can't lose my cousin." Zane said.

"You know I will. And besides I've faced worse and lived to tell the tale." Emily laughed.

"Alright, bye," Zane said.

"Bye." Emily said and hung up her phone. She went back over to her table and began to talk to her friends. None of them knowing what happened in her past before the whole 'A' thing. It was a secret that she hoped stayed a buried.

Meanwhile back at Zane's place he had sat down and started to read a book. Since Riley had already called him, he had nothing else to do. While he was reading he heard a noise. He looked up from his book and walked over to his window and looked out. He saw nothing but darkness. Ever since the phone call and the deaths at school, he was really freaked out. Zane was then startled by his home phone ringing.

It must be Riley calling to check up on me again. Zane thought to himself.

"What is it Riley? Are you checking up on me again?" Zane asked with a smile.

"Not exactly." The voice said on the other line. Zane's smile slowly melted away.

"Who is this, huh? What do you want?" Zane asked.

"It's quite simply Zane, I want you… dead. And trust me that will happen soon enough. But until then, you're gonna suffer." The voice said.

"No, I won't let you do this! These are innocent people." Zane said.

"I honestly don't care. You left this town, after everything that happened. Now it's coming back to haunt you." The voice laughed. Zane began to tremble.

"Leave me alone!" Zane shouted. The voice just continued to laugh.

"I wonder what your little boyfriend's guts would look like." Zane then stood still in utter horror.

"What do you mean by that?" he asked.

"I'm standing right outside his house now. Cute kid, too bad for you though." The voice giggled.

"Please don't do this." Zane said with teary eyes.

"And the best part is that he's home alone. No other obstacles. Damn, I was kind of hoping for a family kill, but he'll do." The voice said. Zane started to walk towards the cabinet.

"No, no, please. He has nothing to do with this!" Zane screamed.

"I know, but you do. I told you, you were gonna suffer." The voice said and hung up.

"But wait…!" Zane said. He ran over to the cabinet, grabbed his keys and coat and rushed out of his house. He was speeding to get over to his boyfriends house.

Riley had just gotten finished washing his dishes and was about to head up to bed. He stopped when he heard his phone ringing.

"Hello?" he asked. Zane was rushing to get over to Riley's house. He picked up his cell and dialed Riley's number.

Beep, Beep, Beep. The phone said.

"Shit! He must've answered the phone." Zane said going faster on the road.

"Hey." The voice said. Riley was confused by this.

"Okay, who is this?" he asked.

"The last person you'll see before you die." Riley was looking around his living room in shock.

"Look, I don't know what kind of game you're playing but it needs to stop." Riley said.

"It's a fun game though. And you will answer!" the voice shouted angrily.

"Yeah right; later loser."

"Don't you hang up on…!" The voice couldn't finish because Riley had hung up the phone.

"Those bastards are so immature. People died, you'd think that they'd have some shred of respect." Riley said on his way to his bedroom. Zane was speeding to get to Riley's house. He tried the phone again and got the 'The number you have reached has been disconnected' saying and only went faster.

Riley was sitting on his bed when the lights went out. He looked around for a flashlight and turned it on.

What the hell is going on? He asked himself. Riley walked downstairs to the power box. The lines had been cut.

"No how the hell did that happen?" Riley said to no one in particular. When he turned around there was a masked figure staring at him.

"Now who the fuck are you?" Riley yelled. The figure then came at Riley with a large knife. Riley ducked and turned around.

"Oh alright, you wanna play this game, huh?" Riley then tackled the killer and tried to get the knife away. Then Riley suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back. He turned around to see another masked figure. He pushed the other figure out of the way and ran through the house.

When Zane finally arrived, he saw that the lights were off in Riley's house.

"Okay this could mean 3 things. 1. Riley's asleep, safe and sound. 2. Riley's dead or 3 Riley's in trouble." Zane said. When he heard a loud noise from inside, he quickly called 911.

"Hello what is your emergency?" the lady asked.

"My boyfriend's in danger! The killer is in his house!" Zane yelled.

"Is he hurt?"

"I don't know! Just please hurry." Zane gave the Lady Riley's address.

"Okay, I'm gonna need you to stay on the line…" Zane threw the phone down and ran across Riley's yard.

Inside, Riley was in his room hiding. Considering that there were two killers instead of one, he was out numbered. He was also wounded; he had been stabbed in the back. Riley reached around for his spare flashlight. When he found it he went over to his window. He saw Zane running around outside. Riley shined the flashlight out the window and caught Zane's attention. Zane gave him a signal to hide. Just then, the door opened and one of the killers grabbed Riley from behind. Zane saw the whole thing and screamed. He ran to the front door, but it was locked. So Zane broke the glass with his foot and unlocked it.

Riley was then thrown onto the bed and was held down. He tried to fight as much as he could. But it didn't work. He was stabbed in the stomach 2 times. As he coughed up blood, he heard Zane's voice.

Zane couldn't see that well in the dark house, but he did hear the noises from upstairs.

"Riley?" Zane called as he ran upstairs. What he saw, terrified him. It was Riley on the bed covered in blood. "Oh no!" Zane cried as he went over to his boyfriend. Riley was still alive for the moment, but he was gurgling trying to speak.

"Shh, don't speak." Zane cautioned. Then Zane was suddenly pulled back by his hair. The killer then threw him against the wall. Zane crouched down in fear, as the killer picked him and held him against the wall. The other killer walked up to Riley and stared at him.

"Oh god! Leave him alone!" Zane yelled and tried to move, but the one that had him just pushed him back. Zane watched as Riley tried to move, but the other killer held him down and stabbed him again.

"NO!" Zane yelled and was able to break free. He tackled the killer by Riley and fought with him, that is until the other killer jumped in. All three of them fought until they heard sirens. Zane was knocked against the dresser and the two killers escaped. He went over to Riley who wasn't moving and waited with him.

At the hospital, Zane found out that Riley was in critical condition, but he'd be fine. When the Stavros parents got there it was a whole different story. They actually blamed him.

"I want you to stay away from our son. Your kind are menaces to society. It's sin!" Mrs. Stavros said.

"Not to mention, it's disgusting. Leave at once!" Mr. Stavros said. Zane looked like a sad puppy, but knew he should leave. He went home and crashed. The phone rang shortly after.

"Hello?" Zane asked.

"Poor boyfriend, it looks like he might live. Too bad about that." The voice said.

"Why can't you just leave me alone?" Zane asked. He heard wicked laughter on the other end.

"Well you know what you did. I will get to you, even if I have to slaughter every one of your friends. I won't stop until you and Emily are DEAD!" the line went dead. Zane knew what he had to do. He went into his room and packed his clothes. He was going to see Emily now. Maybe it would save Riley's life and everyone else's for that matter if he did leave. Zane hopped in his car and went on the road. But before he got too far he sent out a last text message.

Sorry. You're too important to me, Riley. By me leaving it'll benefit you. I love you. Zane.

Alright here's chapter 2. Review plz and i'll have another chapter up as soon as i can. And don't worry, you'll find out more about Zane's past soon.