The Melodious Murderer

Prolouge

(WARNING: murder, mention of dead bodies)

The crowd cheered loudly, applauding for the band that just finished performing. The band all shared million-watt smiles and looked back at crowd, waving goodbye.

"Stay safe, okay?" Kevin reminded everyone, leading everyone else off stage. The crowd cheered back loudly and the beatboxer took out his in ears, jumping slightly at the sound from the crowd. "Wow, that was a big show!"

"Our biggest show yet," Esther told the band excitedly. "It was sold out!"

"Wow," Avi murmured, looking back at crowd. The trio nodded in agreement and went back to whatever they were talking about. "We really nailed it."

"Heck yeah we did," Mitch replied, smiling at Avi. "I must say that I did the best, but that's just me telling the truth."

"Eh, you were a bit flat on Aha!, but you still slayed," Scott told Mitch playfully, wrapping an arm around his best friend's shoulder. "I was mistaken for Beyoncé like always."

Kirstie laughed as she looked at Scott and Mitch. For some time, she has always been jealous of them. It's probably because they because closer throughout the years, ever since they won the Sing Off. She couldn't tell, but she wanted to be close with them again.

"I want to see Olaf and Jeremy," she informed everyone randomly. " I want to make cupcakes too."

"Could you make me a Rilakkuma cupcake?" Mitch asked excitedly, putting his hand up. Kirstie nodded, smiling when Mitch cheered. "Thank you!"

"Of course."

The band then walked off to their dressing rooms, gathering all their belongings to go to their tour buses. They went outside and took endless photos with fans and talked with them, smiling the entire time. When a majority of the fans left, they went off to the buses, ready for their next stop.

"We'll be there in the morning! Hang on."

Everybody nodded, getting comfortable for the long ride. Scott smiled and picked up a movie, holding it up.

"Rent, anybody?"

~~~

Esther woke up suddenly, feeling like something was not right. She got out of her bunk, looks for anything suspicious. Darien was fast asleep, snoring quietly. She kissed his forehead, walking into the lounge area of the bus. The band members were on another tour bus so the tour manager didn't worry that much about them, even if they were a bunch of six year olds.

"Hello?" Esther called out, noticing right away that the tour bus wasn't moving. She raised an eyebrow when she realized that the bus driver wasn't driving. "Hey, we got to be somewhere in twelve hours. You just ca-"

She turned him around quickly and screamed when she did. The bus driver was dead. Multiple stab wounds were on his chest, blood pouring of them. She covered her mouth as she put on her slippers and coat, hopping out of the tour bus. The bus that had the band members on there was stopped too, causing Esther to walk up to it. She walked inside and saw that the other bus driver was dead too. She was stabbed on her stomach, blood pouring out fast. Esther walked down to the bunks, checking on the members. She sighed in relief when she saw all of them breathing rhythmically in unison.

"Even when you guys are asleep, you're all in unison," Esther murmured to herself. She looked back at her the door and shook one of them slightly. "Guys, the bus drivers..."

The tour bus closed, causing Esther to freeze. She walked off, not wanting to leave the band members alone. She has no choice though. What happens if the killer is outside and could kill Darien or someone else on the crew?

What happens if the killer is on the bus and kills the members? Friendly reminder that one of them are your baby brother.

"I know," Esther whispered, shake ghee head. She walked out of the bus, looks around for anything suspicious. A sudden gush of wind blew by and it made her shiver. "It was just the wind. Nothing else."

She took out her phone, tearing up a bit. She just saw two dead bodies in one night. Why would the person who kill them? Esther put her phone up to her ear, shaking like a leaf.

"911, what's your emergency?"

"I am Esther Koop. I am the tour manager of my brother's band Pentatonix. The tour bus drivers were murdered!"

"Okay, could you tell us where you are?"

"Yes, we are on-"

Esther was interrupted when she felt something sharp enter her hip. She screamed when she felt the pain come instantly, forgetting all about the phone call. A masked figure stood next to her, a tall person. Esther began to cry when the figure took out the knife and stabbed once more on her other hip. She tried to escape with no avail.

"Help me! Help me! I'm being-"

She was stabbed in her chest, causing her to stop breathing. The knife left her chest as she fell on the ground, her head hitting the cement roughly. The figure stood over her as they brought the knife over their head. Esther looked at them as her vision began to fade.

"Tell my brother that I love him."

The figure stabbed Esther one more time, killing her instantly.

I love you, Avi.

~~~

Mitch woke up, the smell of blood making him cover his nose. He got out of bed, wondering if this was just another tour prank.

"Haha, very funny," Mitch whispered, shaking his head. He looked around for a camera as he walked up to one of the windows. "Esther, if you did this, I am going to-"

He looked out of the window, gasping loudly. Tears gatherers in his eyes as he went to the doors. He almost screamed at the dead tour bus driver and hopped off the bus, the snow making him cold instantly. His teeth began to chatter as he walked up to Esther. The tears ran down his cheeks as he fell on his knees, the snow making him colder than he already was. He began to cry loudly, praying that Esther wasn't really dead.

"Please, please let this be some cruel joke. Please, this is so messed up. Esther, please stop."

Mitch shook her and gasped when some blood stained his fingers. This was the cold, hard truth. Esther is dead.

"ESTHER, NO!"

Mitch hugged her tightly, crying even louder. Why would anyone ever do this?

"Esther, come back. Please. We need you."

Mitch held onto her, his legs numb from the snow, but he didn't care. He wants Esther to be okay.

"Esther, I love you."

"Mitch, what happened?!"

A/N: Ugggh, sorry for the weird ending. Yes, this is a rewrite. The older one sucked, lol. This is a new and improved version.:3 The plot line is changed too, but that doesn't mean that there is a new murderer.;) The murderer also has an accomplice!!! Anyways, I hope that you all enjoyed the first chapter and remember that I love you all.:)

-Maddie🐧🐧🐧