This is for all you mystery and suspense loving forumers! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mystery 1 Chapter 1 Sophia Hamilton, age 17, slowly opens her eyes. She's in a bare room attached to a bed. Her hands are bound at the head board and her feet at the end. Sophia struggles but can't get free. "Help! Somebody help me!" She cries. The door to the room opens and in walks a boy and girl. They're both 18. The boy walks over to Sophia and the girl stays a few steps behind him. "Listen Angel. She thinks someone will hear her. How pathetic!" The girl says. The boy named Angel laughs. "It is pathetic, isn't it Demon." Demon smirks and looks at Sophia. "What do you want from me?" Angel looks at her. "You, my sweet. You're all I need." Angel sits down next to Sophia. He starts stroking her face. Sophia shivers under his touch. "Don't worry my darling. It'll be over soon. Demon, don't you have somewhere to be?" Angel looks at the girl. Demon sighs and walks out of the room. "What are you going to do to me?" Sophia looks fearfully at Angel. "You'll find out soon enough." Angel leans down to kiss her. She tries to squirm away from him but he holds her shoulders. Angel kisses her more intently. "Hmff." Sophia struggles against him. Angel stops and looks down at her. "What's wrong babe?" Angel asks. "Just let me go! I don't know who you are and I don't want to find out what you want!" Sophia screams. Angel shakes his head. "Sophia, it's you I want. The others weren't like you. They don't understand what it's like. Neither do you yet though. So I'm going to show you." Angel leans in and kisses her neck. Then the truth hits Sophia. "No, no you can't! I'm a virgin! Leave me alone!" Sophia tries to wiggle free but Angel leans in closer. He smiles and kisses her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ok I know, kind of weird. But it gets really cool. The main character is in the update after the next one. Tell me what you think!
Chapter 2 "Cap.! You might want to take a look at this." Captain Jacob Sworder of the NYPD, 43, flips through a folder that Sandra Snook, 32, put on his desk. "What's this, Snook?" He asks irritably. "Another girl was raped and killed last night." Sandra shows Jacob a picture taken this morning of Sophia on her back and naked. Someone cut angel wings in her back and wrote 'with love'. Jacob stands up quickly and runs his hand through his brown hair. "That's the 24 this month! Get me the phone." Sandra hands him the phone. "Who are you going to call?" Sandra asks. She starts tugging nervously on her short blonde hair. Jacob starts dialing the number. "Detective Artemis Youngblood." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Short but it's just to show a couple of characters that'll come on more later on. By the way, did you notice the coincidence between the main character's name and the situation? Pretty clever, huh?
Whatever's the exact opposite of writer's block, I have it. Chapter 3 "Who stole my money, Art?" Hannah asks me. I'm standing in front of the whole senior class. Someone broke into Hannah's locker and stole 159 bucks. Why she had that much, I didn't know. "All evidence points to Adam. The money went missing afternoon Friday. Mud tracks lead from outside to your locker. The only one who's shoes are always muddy are Adam's because he works on a farm." I explain. Hannah glowers at Adam. "But, there's a strong smell of cologne on your locker. My guess is that he wrote you a letter and shoved it in your locker. By the way he's blushing right now, I'm pretty sure I'm correct." Hannah looks back at Adam. He shrugs and looks down, still blushing. "So who did steal my money?" Hannah looks really concerned. "Not only is there axe, but also cigarette smoke. There's only one senior who smokes and that's Josh. His dad used to open safes for a living so he knows how to crack open a locker. He probably spent the money on more tobacco." Josh gets up. "I'm really sorry Hannah. I didn't mean to-" "Save it. You owe me big time." Hannah storms off. The bell rings and the class leaves. "Good job, Detective Youngblood. You've solved another case!" My friend Savanna comes over and hugs me. "You're probably the youngest detective ever!" She's right though. I've worked with the NYPD ever since I was 15. They only call me if there's a crime that they can't solve. "What can I say? It runs in my blood." Both my parents worked on the police force as detectives. That was until they were killed during a shoot out. The other NYPD detectives taught me a little bit about the trade. I was so good that they convinced the Captain to let me work for them. "Your phone's going off, Artemis." Savanna snaps me back to reality. "What? Oh, ok." I grab my phone and look to see who it is. "Well, who is it?" "I have to take this. Duty calls." I shrug my shoulders and answer the phone. "Hello?" "Hello Detective Youngblood. This is Captain Sworder. We need your help. Come down to the station." The phone goes dead. I hop into my black Prius and head down.
Another Update. Chapter 4 When I walk into the station, everyone's running around frantically. Sandra walks up to me. "In here, Youngblood." She points to a small conference room. I step inside and see Captain Sworder and another detective sitting at a desk. "Have a seat Artemis." I take a seat next to the other detective, across from Sworder. "This is Detective James Issac. He'll be helping you on your investigation. He's as young as you are." I look at James. He has black hair and glowing green eyes. He's a few inches taller than me. "It'll be a pleasure working with you, Youngblood." James holds out his hand. I notice that his finger nails are dirty. "Likewise." I shake his hand. "Good. Now that you two have been aquatinted, lets get down to business. Over the past month, 12 boys and 12 girls, ages 18, have been raped then murdered. On the girls backs are wings that say 'with love'. On the guys there are horns that say 'not good enough'. We believe that the culprits are working together. We're calling them Angel and Demon." I slowly take in the information. This was a lot to take in. I've never had to deal with a case like this. "Is there any connection between the victims?" James asks. "Yes, there's two. They're all virgins and they meet on this website." Sworder opens a laptop and shows us. There's a website called Virgins Together where virgins have a safe relationship. "The victims supposedly go meet these two right here the same day they are killed." He points to two profiles: Erin Lake and Zach Quin. "I want you two to figure out who these guys really are and take them out." I stare at the computer screen. "Why don't you just track the signal?" I ask. "We've tried but it won't get a lock on it." I start thinking. "By any means necessary?" James asks. "Yes. Dismissed." James and I get up and walk out. "I guess we got ourselves a mission." James says. I nod in agreement. "Come down to the library and we can get started." "It's a date." I say. I get into my car and drive to the library. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What did James mean by 'any means necessary'?
This story keeps replaying itself in my head. I NEED TO WRITE IT!!!!! Chapter 5 When I parked the car, I saw James get out of the care next to mine. We walked into the library and sat down at one of the desks. James took out a laptop and went to the website. "Do you want to go first or me?" He asks. "How about at the same time." I take out my own laptop and go onto the site. I make a fake profile my name is Destiny Samules. I took a picture of myself with my long black hair in a pony tail. I wrote my age as 18. Once I finished, I looked for Zach Quin. I sent him a message. 'Hey, what's up? I'm new to the site.' I waited a few minuets. Then the answer came. We talked back and forth for a while. Him: Welcome then. Me: Thanks. Him: No prob. Have you ever been in a relationship? Me: No, have you? Him: No. No girl seems to like me on here. Me: Well, I kind of like you. Him: Really? Me: Sort of. I mean you're nice and all. But I don't really know you. Him: That's alright. And I like you too. Me: Why? Him: Because, you seem pretty cool. My friend Erin just for a date. Maybe we could double? Me: That would be great! Him: Awesome! See you tonight! Finally, a lead.
Chapter 5 James and I drove to a fancy diner and waited for Erun and Zach. "Destiny?" I turned around and saw a boy my age with brown hair and brown eyes. A girl with long blonde hair was next to him. "Zach?" I ask. He was pretty cute. He walks up to me and smiles. "It's weird seeing people in person." Erin walks up to James and gives him a hug. "Yeah it is." We walk into the diner holding hands. He hands a card to the host. The host then leads us to separate tables. "Shoot, they messed it up. They were supposed to put tables together. No matter. I'm still here with you." He smiles at me. His eyes sparkling. I tried not to get mesmerized. He was, after all, a killer. We order our food and drinks. We talk a lot and he seems like a really nice guy. Not one that would do horrible things. But I've learned that there's no such thing as nice out on the field. I excuse myself to go to the bathroom. I see Erin get up as well. I walk into the bathroom with Erin behind me. I go to the sink and splash water on my face. Erin is just standing there watching me. "So, how's dinner going?" I ask her. "Great! But the after party will be even better. Then we'll have some more fun." I looked at her confused then remember what she is. But it's too late. She comes running after me and starts swinging her fists. I dodge and weave as they go flying. I run toward the door and try to open the handle but it's locked. From the outside. I see Erin come at me again. She grabs my arm and throws me back. I hit the ground and try to stand up. But she's too fast. She kicks me in the stomach, making me double over in pain. She kicks me gain in the back, pushing me over. I lay on the ground withering in pain. She stands over me and sneers. "You know, you guys maybe the ones. The ones we keep forever. Your cute enough for it. And you don't know what it feels like." That's all I remember before passing out.
Chapter 7 When I wake up, I can't move. I'm lying down on a big bed. It would've been comfortable if my hands and legs weren't tied. I try to struggle out of the bounds but they don't come loose. I sigh and stop. I look around. It's a small room with only one door. The only thing in the room is the bed. It's huge, with red satin sheets. Then the door knob slowly opens. Erin and Zach walk in. Erin smirks at me. "Oh, how the mighty have fallen. We know who you really are, Artemis. And your friend James." I hold back a shiver thinking what she could have done to him. "Where is he?" I ask. Erin laughes at me. "Oh, he's alright, if that's what you're asking. Him and I were getting to know each other a little bit more. Did you know he's an awesome kisser?" She makes kissy faces at me, trying to make me mad. "Erin, stop. This'll only make this worse." Zach tells her. Make what worse? Is he going to do to me what he did to those other 12 girls? "You're a sick, twisted-minded, freak! Both of you are!" I shout. Erin looks about ready to kill me. Zach the same way. "You are a feisty one. Maybe you should stick around a little longer." Zach growls. His mood changes suddenly. Erin roles up her sleaves as if ready for a fight. "I'll be back shortly. Have fun." Erin walks out the door. Zach starts circling the bed, daring me to try something. "Oh, I will have fun with you. You're perfect in every way. Not too skinny, not too fat. But just right." He eyes me greedily. As if I'm a prize to be won. "This won't be the last time. I promise you that, Artemis. You're too good to just toss away like the others." A noise suddenly fills the room. I hear Erin laughing and screaming at the same time. Zach notices my attention to Erin. "Looks like your friend in the other room is, how should I put this," Zach thinks for a second. He walks over to the edge of the bed and looks down at me. "Yes. So beautiful, so pure. You are going to be the one." He takes my face in his hands. He studies my face from every angle. Wondering where to start. I try to pull my face out of his hands but he holds on tight. His fingers trace the outline of my lips, hair, nose, and eyes. Over and over again. When they come back to my lips, I bite his finger. He jumps back, swearing and shaking his finger. "I've got a few tricks up my sleeve." I say. He laughs and walks back over. "So do I." He flops on the ground so I can't see him. I try to sit and and fund where he went. When suddenly, hands grab my shoulders and push me down. Zach then gets on the bed and sits on my stomach. "How'd you like that one?" He smirks at me. I struggle underneath him but he holds my shoulders down. "Are you ready?" He asks. I spit into his face. He uses his shoulder to wipe if away. Not letting go. "Good." He leans down and kisses me. But it's not just any kiss. He's forcing me to kiss him back. Pushing with much force against my lips. I try to hold back. But he keeps coming. He finally stops and sits up. "That wasn't so bad now was it, Artemis?" There was another scream. This time it sounded like a guy's. James. "You are a monster. A monster that must be killed!" I scream at him. He only laughs. "Aren't we all on the inside?" This time, he presses his whole body against mine. He kisses even harder than before, forcing my mouth open. He keeps going and going. I hear more screams coming from Erin and James. Zach stops again and sits up. "Why are you resisting me? All the others knew when they've been beaten. Yet you still don't kiss back. Why? It would make this easier." I stare hard at Zach. "Because, you can never beat me. I will never fall to you." I sneer. Zach sighs and starts kissing me again. Only this time he brings my face up to him. He grips my hair so hard that it hurts. He pushes my face to his. He opens and closes my lips for me. It was the most disgusting thing ever. I tried to pull away but he held on tighter. Finally, he sighs and drops my head. He's still sitting on me. "I didn't want it to come to this. But you're not responding. But this will be better for both of us." Zach starts to take off his shirt. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Long I know. But it's still in my head. Expect another update in the next hour or so.
I finally finished this! Chapter 8 James's POV I ran down the hall, checking every door for Artemis. I left Erin passed out on the floor. I was able to get free by chewing through the ropes like a rat. I was about to open another door when I heard a scream. "No! No! Get away from me! Leave me alone! Somebody help!" It was Artemis. I start running toward the sound. I kick down the door and see Zach doubled over in pain. Artemis is curled up on the bed with her eyes closed. She was shivering and whimpering. I grab Zach and punch him. He fell and looked up at me. I kicked him in the head until he passed out. There was a gash on his forehead and blood was pooling out. I was breathing hard. I walked over to Artemis and untie her. She opens her eyes and tears steam down her cheeks. She jumps up and hugs me. I hug her back. "James, I'm so happy you came! I was so scared." I rub her back and let her cry. Her hair is messed up and sticking out at odd angles. "It's alright, Art. Let's get out of here." I let go of her and we walk out of the room. She's still shaking so I put my arm around her. She leans on to me as we walk into the street. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Only one more update until Mystery 2!
I finally finished this! Chapter 8 James's POV I ran down the hall, checking every door for Artemis. I left Erin passed out on the floor. I was able to get free by chewing through the ropes like a rat. I was about to open another door when I heard a scream. "No! No! Get away from me! Leave me alone! Somebody help!" It was Artemis. I start running toward the sound. I kick down the door and see Zach doubled over in pain. Artemis is curled up on the bed with her eyes closed. She was shivering and whimpering. I grab Zach and punch him. He fell and looked up at me. I kicked him in the head until he passed out. There was a gash on his forehead and blood was pooling out. I was breathing hard. I walked over to Artemis and untie her. She opens her eyes and tears steam down her cheeks. She jumps up and hugs me. I hug her back. "James, I'm so happy you came! I was so scared." I rub her back and let her cry. Her hair is messed up and sticking out at odd angles. "It's alright, Art. Let's get out of here." I let go of her and we walk out of the room. She's still shaking so I put my arm around her. She leans on to me as we walk into the street. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Only one more update until Mystery 2!