The Murderer||Glee

'It is mine'

"Oh no" Mike gasped. Matt and Mike had awoke earlier than everyone else the following morning and they were staring at Mercedes, Tina and Kurt's cabin.

Matt's mouth dropped.

Written on the front of their cabin in bright red paint was a message, which simply read:

'You're next.'

"Who does it mean?" Matt asked.

"I don't know" Mike quivered, worriedly "Should we wake them?"

"No, we shouldn't worry them before its necessary. Let them sleep"

The others had started to wake up and leave their cabins, reading the message.

"Not again" Will sighed, clearly distressed.

Tina, Kurt and Mercedes soon exited the cabin; shocked to see the group staring at them frenziedly.

"What's everyone staring at?" Tina spluttered.

"I think they're looking at us" Kurt whispered.

Mercedes, however, saw the message.

"Ohh hell no!" she reacted, shaking her head. Tina and Kurt followed her gaze.

"Oh no" Tina murmured. Kurt put his hand up to his mouth.

"What's that on your jumper, Matt?" Rachel questioned.

Everyone turned to Matt. On his jumper was a splash of the bright red paint.

He looked down at it.

"I – I honestly don't know how that got there" he stammered awkwardly.

***

"Today we're going to stay together. No splitting up, no murders. Together there will be less opportunity for the murderer to strike again, we need to keep together as a team" Will ordered. "So after you get dressed come out of your cabins straight away and we're just going to sit around all day. It may sound boring, but I'm sure you'd all rather be bored than dead."

***

"So, who do you think is next? Tina, Mercedes or Kurt?" Puck asked Finn, as the pair were getting dressed.

"I don't really want to talk about it" Finn mumbled, buttoning up his shirt "Hopefully they'll be saved again like Rachel was."

Rachel was sitting on her bed, rolling up her tights when something peeping out of Quinn's bag caught her eye.

Quinn was in the shower so Rachel got up to get a closer view of the object; a book.

She slipped her hand into Quinn's bag and pulled out the large, hardback book.

The title made Rachel's heart stop beating:

"Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales."

"Quinn?" Rachel whispered quietly.

Her mind started racing.

Could Quinn really be the killer?

Am I sharing a room with a murderer?

Did Quinn try and kill me?

Rachel quickly put the book back in the bag and dashed out of the cabin before Quinn had finished her shower.

"Finn!" Rachel banged on the door to Puck and Finn's cabin. "Let me in now, Finn"

"What's wrong?" Finn asked, opening the door.

Rachel hurried in, closing the door behind her.

"Its- Its Quinn -"

"Is Quinn ok?" Puck stood up, concerned.

"Yes, Quinn's fine. Well she's – I think Quinn's the killer. She killed Artie and Brittany. She tried to kill me"

"What? Don't be stupid! Quinn would never kill anyone" Puck snapped defensively.

"Why does she have a book in her bag called 'Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales' then? Who would bring that on a school trip?"

Finn gasped.

"Someone probably planted it on her. I don't know. You can't accuse her of murder just because she has a book." Puck said angrily.

"She must have put the note there on my bed as well when I didn't eat the apple. And -" Rachel stopped "She must have burnt down the raft. It all makes sense."

"It doesn't make any sense to me. Stop accusing Quinn!"

"Who was it then, Puck?" Finn enquired.

"I don't know."

There was a knock on the door.

"Guys, have you seen Rachel?" came Quinn's voice.

Finn and Rachel looked at each other, worriedly.

Puck rolled his eyes, shaking his head disapprovingly at them.

"Come in, babe" Puck opened the door.

Quinn looked relieved.

"Rachel, I was getting worried about you" she smiled.

Rachel didn't return the smile.

"What's going on?" Quinn asked confusedly.

"Rachel's being an idiot. She thought the fairy tale book in your room was yours" Puck replied

"It is mine," Quinn glared.

Puck, Finn and Rachel exchanged worried glances.