Playthings (A Rats SMP Murder Mystery fanfic)

Bloodshed in the attic

(A/N: i'm sorry, but I have more toh memes then rats :/ soooooo, toh)

Acho's POV

I heard the rain fall peacefully on the roof. Today was just a regular day. Nothing special going on, no problems, just a peaceful time in the attic, the scent of cooking meat present.

A scream pierces the air, causing me to jump. That can't be good...

I ran out, worried of what I would see. But everyone was just huddled around the fire. I made my way in, and walked over to the only rat who was not whispering to others. Safety rat. "What's going on?" I asked, forcing my voice to be calm.

Safety rat glanced at me nervously. "Lizzie is dead!" He squeaked, huddling next to Scott. "What... how?!" I whisper-yelled, causing a few stares. "We don't know" Scott said quietly. "Her body is in the fire..."

I felt sick to my stomach, imagining the worst. Had someone or something killed Lizzie and tried to burn her body to hide the evidence?

 "What are we going to do?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper. It felt like a stupid question, but I couldn't help myself. I needed to know what our next move would be. "Not sure, I'm assuming we are going to wait until Tubbo, Bek, and Apo are back from their food run,"

 Oliver spoke up, his voice uncertain. I nodded, feeling the weight of the situation settling heavily onto our shoulders. We were going to have to figure out what had happened to Lizzie, and make sure it never happened again. But for now, all we could do was wait, and try to process the shock and sadness that we all felt.

 An eerie silence fell over us, broken only by the sound of rain and the occasional sob or sniffle from one of the rats. We sat there, huddled together, waiting for our friends to return and for the nightmare to end. But deep down, I knew that this was only the beginning of something much bigger and darker than any of us had ever imagined.

I just had to figure out what, if anything, could have done this to Lizzie. Maybe even who.

But who knows, they could be long gone by now...