•Undercover•

Chapter 4: "The Party"

Annie moved all her stuff out of Ashers room and set up the living room nicely.
Annie had picked up on what time the boys were leaving for the party. So Annie was about to change her outfit, and camp out in her car so she didn't miss them.
She went through her staircase in the middle of the living room and then decided on a outfit.

She got her keys and went to the school parking lot.
She got into her car and started going over her plan when she got to the house.
She decided she would probably scope out some rooms, see if anything suspicious was in them.
Darkness had finally set, and the moon illuminated the sky. Annie got our her night binoculars and watched the doors.
After a few minutes they had finally come out of the building.
They split up into two groups. She didn't want to follow Ashers car, she knew he'd probably catch on.
So she followed Hayden's car.
They drove for about ten minutes, and then arrived at a two story house along the the lake. It was a gorgeous house.
She watched all the boys walk into the house, and then she slowly walked in as well.
She walked in and was immediately greeted by loud music, flashing lights, loud talking and alcohol everywhere.
She made her way through the crowd and spotted the boys in the kitchen getting drinks. She walked around the house, looking for some stairs. Finally, after a little looking. She found a staircase, she quickly walked up the stairs.
She was greeted by a huge hall, with a bunch of rooms.
The first room she searched was completely clean. Nothing, it didn't even look like anyone lived in it.
She was searching the next room when she heard someone coming up the stairs. She quickly hid in one of the closets.
She heard voices coming into the room. She quietly cracked the door and looked out.

"How much?" Asher asked. Annie saw none other then Asher look around.
A built looking guy looking inside his leather coat.
"Twenty should cover it." He said in a deep voice. Annies heart dropped, she may have just found the prankster. If he pulled drugs out of his coat right now, she was totally wrong about Asher. And had found the prankster within two days.
Asher pulled out his wallet and handed him a twenty.
"Why do you want hard stuff like this anyways?" The buff guy asked.
"None of your business! Now give it to me!" Asher yelled. Annie rolled her eyes, he was such a brat. But something seemed off about him, there was a sad look in his eye.
The buff guy let out a chuckle, he grabbed inside his coat and handed Asher a bottle.
Asher quickly grabbed it and opened it. It tipped it up and started gulping the drink.
Annie squinted to see what it was, and was very disappointed to find it was just vodka.
That was normal for college. She was hoping that he was giving him drugs or something. Then she could hit the road, and kiss this college goodbye.

The buff guy left and Asher sat on the end of one of the beds. Within two minutes, he downed the vodka.
Annie was getting impatient, he was taking forever to leave.
Annie was a little nervous about going home tonight, she did not want to deal with a drunk all night. That's one of the reasons her foster brother abused her.
Finally, Asher got up and staggered out of the rooms.
Annie finally got out of the college and was able to search the rest of the rooms.
Sadly, she found nothing. She was about to go home, when she heard a loud shriek.
Annie quickly made her way down stairs. The whole house was virtually empty, she ran out the front door and saw that a bunch of teens were crowded around something.
Annie pushed her way to the front and saw that a boys body was laying lifeless on the ground.

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Annie felt her pulse quickened as the police rushed onto the scene. Most of the kids were forced of the premises. But Annie was lucky to have her car parked close by, so she crawled under the car and listened.
She couldn't hear much, but what she heard was enough to prove her suspicions.

"Looks like it's a homicide Phil. You can see from his neck that he was strangled." She heard a police man say.
Her eyes bulged when she heard that, she quickly crawled out from under neath her car and got out her phone. She was so thankful that she was so close. She took pictures of the body and the grounds surrounding it.

Once she had gotten all she needed. She waited when the police weren't near and pulled out of the house driveway.
As she pulled into the college parking lot. She quickly grabbed her back pack and for out of the car. She practically ran to her dorm. When she got there, she made sure none of the boys were there and started laying out her evidence on the table.
She grabbed her laptop and uploaded the pictures onto them. She zoomed in and started looking for clues.
She was almost positive that it was the prankster. This guy or girl had quickly went from a prankster to a murderer real fast.
As Annie was looking over the photos she noticed something by the body. It looked like a card. She tried her best to zoom in, but all she could see was the design.
As she started zooming out, she noticed something in the background of the photo. Something in the bushes. She zoomed in as much as she could, When she saw it.
It was a face in the bushes. It was very very blurry, but she could make out... That the person was smiling....

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A shiver ran down her spine as she looked at the distorted smiling face.
She was about to take a screenshot when the door busted open. She quickly shut her laptop and looked at the door.
It was Hayden and Carson.
Hayden was helping Carson to one the rooms, he looked completely drunk.
They disappeared into one of the rooms and the Hayden quietly shut the door. When he shut the door he looked at Annie.
"Hey." He said waking up to her. She quickly got off the floor and put her laptop in her backpack.
"Hey." Annie said sitting down on the couch.
Hayden came and sat down on the couch. He yawned and looked at her.
"I'm beat." He said with a laugh. Annie looked him over, he didn't look drunk, just tired.
"What happened?" Annie asked, she didn't want him to know she was at the party.
"Most of the night I was taking care of the guys. Making sure they didn't drink to much. Then all the sudden the police came, and rumors are flying." Hayden said staring into space.
"Wow, sounds like you had a eventful night." Annie said with a fake laugh.
"I guess. Where were you when we left?" Hayden asked.
"Oh.. I just went around the campus looking around." Annie lied. Hayden looked at her suspiciously.
"Hm." He said suspiciously.
"So where's the rest of the guys?" Annie asked. She wanted to know why they were still gone.
"The party relocated. I think they'll be back soon. As long as they don't find any girls." Hayden laughed.
Annie didn't find that funny, she found it quite disgusting. But she let out a awkward laugh.
They both sat quietly for a few moments.
"So are you excited to start your classes next week?" Hayden asked. Annie shifted uncomfortably.
"Eh, I'm not looking forward to all the work." She said with a laugh.
"Me neither. I was hoping things would start out different this year." Hayden said, Annie sensed that he was upset about something. She thought it would be best to make "friends" it would come in handy.
"Are you okay?" She asked. Hayden looked at her with a smile.
"I just wonder why I'm in this gang sometimes. I don't fit in with rest of them." Hayden said looking at a picture hanging on the wall.
"Well, was it hard for you to make friends growing up?" Annie asked.
"Yes... Very hard...." Hayden said with a sigh.
"Well, then I'd say the reason your probably in this gang is because you want to fit in somewhere. You want friends." Annie said. She hated that she was so good at giving advice, but it did come in handy when she had to make "friends" with someone.
He was quiet for a moment and then looked at her.
"You're a real mystery Annie." Hayden said with a smile. Annie gave him a awkward smile, before she could say anything, Hayden had for gotten up and sat right next to her.
Annie was confused for a split second one what he was doing, but when he started leaning in. She knew exactly what he was doing. She had no idea what to do. She did NOT like this kid, he was sweet. But no way on Gods green earth did she have feelings for him.
She almost thought she was going to have to suck it up and kiss him. But right when he a got a few inches, the door flew open.
Happily, she jumped up and almost thanked Matt, Johnny and Asher for ruining "the moment".
They all stumbled in, Annie could smell alcohol as they all stumbled to their rooms.
She looked down at Hayden who was sitting silently.
She sat down next to him.
"Well, I should get to bed." Annie said, hinting him to leave. Hayden got up and started walking to his room. He looked back at her and smiled.
"Goodnight Annie." Hayden smiled.
"Urm... Goodnight." Annie said awkwardly.