the one

The creeper

Ariana's p.o.v.

I was very confused about the dream I had, I was wondering if it meant something. Is someone going to ruin my relationship with Ricky? I sat up and noticed nobody was downstairs anymore. What time is it? I looked at my phone, shit! It's 2:30 in the afternoon. I walked upstairs and went to the kitchen. Everyone was still talking and laughing.

Ricky- good morning babe

He walked up to me embraced me in a hug and kissed me.

Ariana- umm it's the afternoon, why didn't anyone wake me up?

Ricky- well I was going to but you just looked so peaceful

I turned to look at all of our friends who were just watching us. Some of them looked happy but I noticed Chris looking a little disgusted before he noticed I was looking at him. When he noticed me he quickly changed his expression and smiled.

Ariana- hey guys, how are you?

Tracy- just terrific

Scott- well I was doing fine until I saw what you guys were just doing

Ariana-(laughed) sorry that you wish you were us

He laughed hysterically for a few minutes. When he was done laughing he wiped the fake tears he had from underneath his eye.

Scott- yeah right!

I need to go to the bathroom, I probably look awful. I excuse myself from everyone and go up to my bedroom. A couple of the dogs followed me upstairs. I get some new clothes out of the closet and go into the bathroom. I looked horrible! My hair was all messed up and I had makeup all over my face. I need a shower. I turn on the shower and take off my clothes while wait for it to get warm. Just as I stepped into the shower I heard a ding, I got a text message. Then the dogs started barking. Well I guess this won't be relaxing. I ignore the message for now. I turn around get the shampoo, I started washing my hair when I heard my door open.

I don't think much about it because it's probably just Ricky getting something. It had been a couple minutes and he usually would have said something by now. I turn toward the door and it's still open, I look around the room and I don't see Ricky anywhere. I know he would never leave the door open while I'm taking a shower and people are here.

I got really worried so I hurried and washed all the soap out of my hair and washed my body. I don't think I've ever taken a shower this fast. I got out of the shower putting on a bra and panties and just put an oversized jacket on. I left my hair the way it was and rushed downstairs. Everyone was in the living room now when I got downstairs.

Brian- hey what's wrong? You look really worried.

They all stop their little conversations when they hear what Brian says. They all look at me with worried expressions, especially Ricky.

Ariana- were any of you in my bedroom or bathroom?

Brian- no we just now moved to the living room from the kitchen and we've all been together. Ricky was too

Ariana- well I was taking a shower and I heard the door open and I turned around a couple minutes later and nobody was there but the door was still open.

Nekai- it wasn't any of us. Oh my god Ari! That means someone was in your house. We should call the police!

Ariana- I left my phone upst-

Brian- I'll call

Ricky came over and hugged me. I didn't even realize that I was shaking.

Ricky- whoever it is we will find out, it'll be okay.

Ariana- I have to go get my phone it's upstairs.

Ricky- come on I'll go with you

We go upstairs and I get my phone. I look around the bathroom and everything seems to look normal. I go over to where my dirty clothes were and my underwear is not there. I walk out of the bathroom and look around my room. Nothing has changed in here except all of the pictures of me and Ricky have been faced down. It has to be someone I know that doesn't like Ricky. I have alarm systems on my doors and the gate outside. They have to know it to get in. Brian walks in the room and gives me a forced half smile.

Brian- the police are here to check everything out and they want to talk to you. They said not to touch anything.

I walked downstairs and sat on the couch where the police were. It had been hours of being asked questions and they were to the final questions.

"Have you received any weird text messages that might lead you to believe who did this?"

I unlocked my phone and a number I don't recognize pops up on the screen with a text message.

I looked at the text and it said "hey baby you look even better than I remember" it looks like it was sent about the same time I got into the shower.

Ariana- umm actually I just got this message right when I was getting into the shower.

I showed the police my phone with the message and they took a picture. "May we go look around to see if we see anything?"

Ariana- yeah of course, whatever you need

They got up and started looking while I sat there and stared at the message. Ricky came and sat next to me.

Ricky- are you okay?

Ariana- yeah. I'm just confused as to who would do this

Ricky- this was really scary for me

I saw tears forming in his eyes. It broke my heart to see him like that.

Ariana- baby what's wrong?

Ricky- what if whoever it was did something to you? What if I would have lost you? I should've been there. I'm suppose to be the one protecting you and I wasn't there.

Ariana- Ricky I'm fine and I'll be fine. You can't protect me from everything you know

I sat on his lap and just hugged him. We were sitting there for five minutes when the polices came back in the room. We both stood up, eager about if he found anything.

"Miss were you aware that the back door was open and the gate was unlocked?"

Ariana- no I had no idea. We have a code on the gate and the door

"Well this person could have come into the house while you and your friends were sleeping. They could have been watching you, known your schedule and waited for you to be alone but they probably had other plans that they didn't go through with because your friends were here but hid until they saw you, sent you the text just to creep you out then left."

Ariana- I think I know who it is...it's the only person that knows the back gate code

A/N-
Sorry I haven't updated, I started school and have been really busy. I'm so not looking forward to this year but might as well just get it over with. Junior year! I will try to write new chapters in study hall if I don't have homework :)