Unbreakable Hearts: Superwholock AU

Chapter 15

Lessons had been cancelled the next day, apparently it was recovery time and in respect to those who passed. This meant John was going to spend his day lying in bed and wondering why he came to this school, that is, he was going to do that.

"John, hurry up and get dressed." Sherlock demanded turning on the lights and opening the curtains, allowing the burning light to harshly seep into the room.

John moaned and sat up, rubbing the sleep from his eyes and waiting for them to adjust to unwanted brightness. "Why?" He sighed, "There's no point, we have no classes remember." John pointed out as his vision recovered, he saw Sherlock slinging on his long, dark coat.

"I am well aware of that fact, but if you recall there was another murder last night and I thought you wanted to investigate." Sherlock's replied in his normal deadpan voice.

"Right now I want to sleep," John mumbled but got up all the same, he grabbed some clothes then walked into the bathroom to change. "Where we going and what are we looking for?" He called.

"The video showed, very obviously, that this was a serial killer, someone who takes great pride in his work and wishes for it to be seen by as many as possible. That's why the obvious placement of the victims, somewhere people would find them, and the practical gloating he did as he showed his work to the camera. After I left last night I looked at a list of modern serial killers who left the same trademark."

"The symbol..." John thought out loud

"Exactly. I found someone who leaves the same mark on all of his victims however due to the terrible signal at this school I couldn't find out more than a name and some images. So, we are going to the library and looking at some old newspapers to find out more about why he has decided to start a murder spree at this school."

John fell in silence and thought for a moment. A serial killer, an actual serial killer at this school. It didn't sound reasonable. Serial killers are the stuff of horror films; things like this don't happen to normal people like John...Or Zoey...Or Fiona.

"What's his name?"

"Well, it's not his real name, no one knows his real name, it's only what the media calls him; The Master."

John exited the bathroom and dumped his old clothes on the bed, then turned back to Sherlock to grab his coat.

"Wait, what about that whole thing with the Yellow Eyed Demon, Dean thought he recognised him. What if he survived?"

"Dean was young John, he suffered severe trauma, he probably sees his face a lot, with all that's been going on recently, it's hardly surprising his thoughts have been disorientated. Besides, The Master is UK based, that is why he is our led suspect and not a copycat of his work. The Yellow Eyed Demon, even if he is alive, would still reside in the US." John nodded in understanding.

"Wait, why didn't Zoey have those marks on her?" He asked.

"I suspect he didn't want to kill Zoey, at least not yet. Killers such as these often survey their victims, watching their every move, finding the perfect time to kill them. I think he had been watching Miss Proasheck as soon as she entered the school, he was following her, preparing himself, when he saw an opportunity and desperate for some kind of relief, he lost control, went after Zoey in the toilets and killed her, it explains why it was so quick. He realised what he had done and knew he didn't have enough time to leave his mark on it so he fled, but left her body in plain sight."

"Hang on, why haven't the police spotted this connection yet?"

"Because, the police are stupid." And with that, they began their walk to the library.