Find Me (Art x Fem!Reader)

Chapter 20: The Plan.

And it started. You decided to pick victims that all had something in common: they attended the local circus the night when the murder happened. 

After all, it made sense. You were a clown. No one was afraid or weirded out if they saw you in costume at that specific place, unless they recognized the police sketch of course. 

You and Art started to sneak into the circus and pick a victim. You would lure the victim into one of the dressing rooms  or bathrooms, this while the show was on or before/after it. You would then kill it, leaving the body there as a little gift. 

It took five kills in the circus for your team to start visiting the place during the shows, searching for any sign of Gummi or Art. Luka had his eyes on you all the time. He still suspected you and tried to provoke you from time to time. 

He was annoying... If you could kill him in the most horrible way possible, you would, but you couldn't afford being discovered. 

It meant losing it all. 

Two weeks passed since the plan started. Art had helped you build every tool you needed to make it work. He knew so much... You had chosen the right smart killer to obsess over. 

You learned so much from him. 

During that time you also visited Sienna every now and then. She wasn't aware of you being a suspect. The girl wasn't dumb, if Luka told her his suspicions, she was sure to stop trusting you. 

You were lucky. 

Finally, you decided it was time to execute the plan to prove your innocence. 

First step: Victim. 

You and Art sneaked into the circus two hours before showtime. You both decided to go for an employee that was walking around. It was a logical easy victim. 

Second step: Torture. 

You lured the victim to one of the employees bathrooms. The dressing rooms could be used any minute before the show, it wasn't convenient to use them for this time. It also had a small window, enough to fit you, meaning the killers could escape with no problem. 

Once the victim was lured, you and Art did your thing. Mainly you, making sure to leave all your usual signs and signatures on the victim... Not as bad as you usually do, but enough for it to be clear that it was done by you. You needed it alive. 

Third step: Set up. 

You recorded the victim's screams on your phone and then duck taped their mouth. You decorated the room with the usual things. No balloons this time, but your names and little blood doodles. Art planted the bomb and set it to be triggered once the door was opened. You planted the speaker and hid it well, far from the bomb so it could be retrieved and no pieces of it could be left. You the locked the door of the place so no one could get in... Except officers with the correct implements. 

Fourth step: Cameras. 

Was this plan completely exaggerated and complicated for no reason? Maybe Art could help you by pretending to be you, but no. Outside the bathroom in the hall, there were cameras, your most perfect alibi. You and Art escaped through the bathroom window and then sneaked into the security room. No one was there at the time as the show was not on yet. You just had to duplicate previous recordings to replace the ones that took place when you walked in with Art. You took the recordings where you both appeared and modified them, saving them for later. 

Fifth step: Get out. 

You both left the circus and rushed back home. You immediately got in a shower to remove all the blood and clown makeup, then slipped into your normal attire. Once the meeting time for your team came, you headed back to the circus. 

Last step: Execute. 

While the show was on, you connected your phone to the speaker set in the bathroom. There you played the recordings of the screams. Now all you had to do was wait. 

Soon enough, an employee went to find you and informed you of the screams coming from the place. Your team rushed to the scene. Once you were close to the crime scene, you stoped the recording and let the own muffled screams of the victim be heard. Luka knocked on the door and tried to open it, but it was locked. After some struggling, you all decided to force the door open.

Luka opened the door, coming face to face with the restrained tortured victim. Five seconds later, the bomb exploded, killing the victim right in front of your faces and injuring Luka slightly. 

You and Glenn were left without a single scratch as you were behind him. 

While you waited for the ambulance to arrive, you went to the security room again and asked the guard to step aside. He clearly did. You grabbed the recording you saved of you and Art luring the victim to the bathroom and used it to replace the recordings of the moment you started playing the screams, creating a convincing camera recording that was sure to prove your innocence. You exported the evidence and took it with you down to the station. 

Before you left, you removed the speaker from the seen, without anyone seeing you. 

The next day while you were investigating the crime scene at the circus once again, Luka tapped your shoulder. 

-"I... I'm sorry I suspected you. You were right... These assholes are way too smart." He said with a guilty expression. You offered him a sympathetic smile. 

-"It's fine. It was a good theory after all. Well done." You said. 

-"Why do you think they... They attacked here and did all this?" He asked, expressing the last remains of his suspicion. 

-"To mess with us. Gummi countless times set up small things to scare the officers that first came into scene. They probably started killing here because they knew we were going to start investigating and patrolling the place. They know we are after them, so they decided to take a risk to laugh at our faces by attacking at the same time we were here. They gave us hope and then took it away, making us witness their crimes." 

Your explanation was convincing enough. 

You were cleared of all suspicion.