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Twenty-Three

"I got it!" Tyler called rushing down the stairs waking me u from my short term slumber. "Ha! Slow." Lucien's voice boomed as I heard thudding and chuckling from the floor below. Groggily I slid out of Lucas's room to find both boys standing at the door frozen with awe. "Um...is Allison here?" A familiar sweet voice asked from the doorway. Tyler fumbled with the the drawstrings of his sweats as Lucien admired Rosealine in the doorway. "Yeah, let her in numbnut!" Tyler shoved his brother out of the way. I peered at the two brothers clumsily bickering over Rose. "Go put on a shirt, you'll traumatise her." Lucien taunted his brother tossing him last nights shirt. I cleared my throat causing the three to turn in my direction. Tyler's eyes widened at my presence, as last nights events rushed through the both of our minds. He scratched the back of his head uncomfortably earning a confused glare from Lucien. "I'm going to go...umm...shower." I muttered sprinting past me up the stairs. I laughed at his uncomfortable state shooing Lucien from my other half. "She's taken by the way. Tell your dad and Tyler I said bye, and tell Tony to text me when he's home safe." I patted Lucien on back, sliding on my shoes and grabbing my hoodie before leaving the house.

"What's the deal with you and Lucas 2.0?" She asked starting up her mini before speeding out of the driveway. "What?" I snapped back to reality at the sound of her voice. "Tall, charmer, long wavy hair, perfectly sculpted abs. Hickey on his shoulder...awkward around you." She described fitting two and two together.

"It's didn't happen like that." I sputtered guiltily playing with my hair. For the remainder of the car ride I explained last nights events receiving a lengthy lecture in return, which lasted the whole ride back to her place.

[~Hunter~]

Lucas walked into work looking like a full on Romero zombie. Not that it mattered to me, I'm officially of duty as his errand boy. Dad finally let me venture down to forensics as long as I didn't touch anything, and listened to the officials. On the way down the elevator I overheard some deputies talking about Harley. Turns out Liana knew about Harley and Tristen's affair, meaning Toby and Parker most likely knew too. But Toby and Parker aren't capable of murder, he probably put it past them and continued on with his life, he doesn't hold grudges. "Son." My dad shouted from down the hall.

"Yeah." I poked my head through corridor as his footsteps neared. "You know your friend Tobias's address right?" He asked readjusting his waistband. I nodded hesitantly.

"You up for a ride?" He jingled the car keys stretching a painfully exciting grin across my face.

[~Tobias~]

I pulled into my driveway to find Harley swinging on the porch swing gently. "If it isn't the love of my life." I smiled down on her unlocking the door. "I thought I'd surprise you." She grinned kissing my cheek. I snaked an arm around her waist as we entered the clean house. "Did you know that Reilly changed schools, just so that she could be with that beachy lifeguard boyfriend of hers. What's his name again?" Liana turned the corner of the hallway making me jump out of my skin. "How the hell did you get in?" Harley shrieked.

"Oh you left your keys at my place, and I figured you two would be here." She twiddled the pen between her fingers as she buried her nose in what seemed to be a pre-med book.

"Well yeah. It's my place. What are you even studying? We only have half a week left of school." I grabbed a beer from the fridge. "Just because you're a great test-taker doesn't mean the rest of us don't have to study for finals Toby." Liana groaned in annoyance.

"Whatever. Have any of you heard from Hunter? Or Parker?" I asked popping the lid and sliding one to Quinn. "No, what about Rosealine and Allison." Liana rambled under her breath.

"As if. After she snitched to her little Detective, nobody wants to be near either of them. Rose needs to open her eyes before Niko gets in trouble with the Feds." Harley took a swig of the bitter drink. "Nah they're fine Hails, last I head from Hunter they found his parents. Apparently they worked under cover for the CIA, so they've all got immunity." I  kissed her forehead and sat next to her around the marble island.

"Who's that?" Liana snapped her focus towards the door as numerous car doors slammed outside.

"CreekSide PD, Tobias Johnsley, we need to speak to you." The sheriffs voice called from the other side of the door. Harley looked at me with fearful eyes. I shrugged hoping to ease her nerves.

[~Rosealine~]

"Babes your phone. Again." I called out to Allison as I swept the floor. "If it's Hunter or Lucas don't answer." She yelled from the shower. I sighed locking the screen, 5 missed calls from Lucas, 3 from Hunter.

"It seems pretty urgent," I started up toward the bathroom, my phone buzzed in my back pocket as she stepped out wrapped in a towel with her hair dripping wet.

"Niko, what's up shithead?" I answered. "Wow. Nice to hear your voice too mi corazòn. But why is your friend Harley blowing up my phone?" he asked. "Since when did you two even have each other's number?" I furrowed my eyebrows in utter confusion. "Since she started getting stalked. Security issues. Fernando knows a guy." He explained.

"I don't know. We'll check it out." I reassured him.

"I don't really want to talk to either of them." Allison scrolled through her missed calls. I sighed lifting my phone to my ear, "Well you're going to have to tell him eventually. Plus it's not even like you kissed him, or wanted to." I waited for Harley to pick up.

"Quinn what's going on?" I covered my other ear focusing on the sirens and commotion around her. "They're searching Toby's house, they have him in custody. Liana and I don't know what to do,"she sniffled through the phone. "Meet us at the station. We'll be there in a few minutes." I stated hanging up the phone pushing Allison into my room to change. She groaned miserably getting ready.

[~Lucas~]

After my seventh cup of coffee, my mind was finally up and running smoothly. Tony was still nowhere to be found, but I had to push that to the back of my mind. I pieced together a few more pieces of the puzzle. After an early hour of studying the connections  closely, I fit the last reasonable suspect in the front line. "Sheriff!" I yelled out scribbling a few side note son the board. "You wanted your final lead here it is. Evidence, I pointed to the list of student schedules. Murder weapon, I motioned to the vials. Alibi, I pulled out Liana's file. Then motive, I slid over to Harley's picture on the board." I handed him the file and my extra gun, "Everything makes sense...but are you sure he's our guy?" The sheriff scratched his chin. I sipped my coffee in content, "Positive." I nodded. He slipped down the hall shouting after his son.

I checked my phone reading the messages Tyler sent me early this morning. I called Allison 5 times leaning back in my chair restlessly. "Detective Feroux!" Roxanne, our front desk guard screamed out. I shot up from my seat fumbling to the doorway. "Tony?! What the hell?!" I rushed to his side, blood dripped down his arm as he weakly limped toward me.