Clued...
#1 of Clued...
A group of friends go to a party, then finds themselves in a sticky situation where they must play a board-game to find the murderer and to survive...
The fierce rambling of 32 no. 2 pencils echoed through the classroom, all ears sharply tuned in, waiting for the sound of the bell.
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"OK, pencils down everyone, time is up. Hope you all did well!" the teacher said, full of confidence.
Nobody really listened to the middle aged Labrador... everybody was steam rolling straight for the class door, ready for the short week or so "vacation" if it is even worth calling it a "vacation"...
"Hey Jonathan, going to Brandon's house party? Heard it is the talk of the school."
Samantha asked as they exited the class. Barely looking up from her cell phone. Struggling to keep her snowy white hair out of her face. Fur can be such a nuisance sometimes....
"No, I'm not going... where else would I be?"
Jonathan asked, sarcasm in his voice. It's hard to believe they were a couple sometime's. Other than the benefits his popularity gave her. I couldn't think of any other benefit...
"Don't you have practice or something?'
She tried restoring her dignity, or what she had left anyway...
"It is Friday... there is no school on Saturday..."
To no avail... she was not the sharpest nail in the box, that is probably also a reason she and he is together... his parents were the owners of a few very productive company's and there is no future for her... she is about as dull as a doorknob...
Cody stood by his locker, overhearing the conversation. Those fox ears did him well
"Ooh! A party, can I come??"
He asked. Filled with enthusiasm. He was a friendly guy; he earned his popularity, unlike Jonathan, who received it on a silver platter.
"Go away. No one was talking to you"
Jonathan was in one of his annoyed mood. When he is in such a mood, he is not friendly to anyone, to be honest he is never really friendly at all... His parents are going through a rough divorce, because of that he is an even bigger jerk than he usually is.
"Ooh touché... I was just asking a simple question, no need to be... you..."
He said in a mocking manor, gesturing towards the Doberman.
"Hey Samantha, where is this party so I could indulge everyone with my presence"
He asked the wolf girl.
"It's over at the old Crow manor---"
She was cut off by Jonathan.
"Don't tell him!"
He jerked her by the arm and left.
"Err... thanks Samantha... I guess..."
He yelled after them
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The large hallways, and escalators of Tiger Valley Mall never slept, there was always a commotion.
The different lights, and multi colour windows made it more appealing to the eye, all the neon lights from the different stores, flickered in organized patterns, Perfect opposing this realm of chaos...
"That's gonna leave a bruise"
Daryan said. The background noise from the mall made it hard to hear anything
"Who did this?"
The leopard said with concern.
" Jonathan..."
She mumbled. Doing her best to avoid eye contact
"I honestly don't know why you like him so much."
She said. They went into a store where they could talk.
"Hmmm"
Was her only reply.
Daryan was a quite individual, didn't talk much. But abuse was one thing she didn't keep quiet about.
"You going to the party tonight?"
Samantha said to change the subject.
"Party? Why didn't I hear about it??"
Daryan said excited.
Samantha looked relieved. Her scheme paid off.
"Yea, over at the Crow Manor, around six"
She said, the worried tone in her voice lifting, avoiding her problems while she still can.
"Urgh.. That place gives me the creeps, who's party is it? Just thinking of that place gives me goose bumps..." She said as the tingling sensation in her spine subsided...
"Brandon, it must be his birthday or something..."
It was a random guess, but it was correct.
"Ok! I'll do my best to be there... I'm starving, wanna grab a bite to eat?"
She said. Gesturing at Wimpy across the store they were in...
"Sounds good, but you're paying. I don't have a cent on me."
"Urgh! Fine!"
Daryan said as they slowly strolled off to Wimpy.
***
Cody looked in marvel at all the Remote control helicopters, boats and planes in the new RC store across the pharmacy in Tigre valley mall.
"Can I look at that one?" Cody asked the clerk Pointing at the helicopter behind the clerk, an Otter in his mid 30's.
The otter handed it to him.
"I'll never be able to afford this anyway" he said, returning the Walkera RC 22E AeroAcrobatic helicopter back to the otter and left the store...
'why did I have to park on the OTHER side of the mall??' he thought to himself as he paced through the mall at a hasty pace.
A pair of blue eye's, coupled whith an array of spots caught his eye. Secretly Cody always had an crush on Daryan, her blue eye's, her coat so random, yet so perfect... She was always so shy, always concentrating on her studies... never opening up to anyone, he always wished that if she someday did, it was to him, although he knew that it will never be...
"Hiya!" He greeted them the leopard and the wolf.
"Mind if I join you two?"
" Hi!" she replied with troubled eye's
"Sure I guess, did you see what he did to her? If there's one thing I can't tolerate, it's THIS" Daryan said Gesturing to the bruise.
"Yikes! Sorry about that Samantha. If I knew he was going to do that to you, I would never have kept pushing..."
He said as sincere as he could be.
"No, Its not your fault..."
"How's the studies going, Daryan?"
He asked, trying to get to a more cheerful note...
"Argh, Agonising..."
And failing horribly...
"You think whith all the time you spend on studying, you would find it more easy... You know what I think?"
"I Think you are going to tell me in a few seconds...?"
She joked.
"Haha! Very funny, but also true... I think, you study to hard..."
She stared at him in disbelief.
"No really, you study so hard, that your brain can't keep up, so I think you should just have a little fun for once..."
"Talking of fun, you going to the party tonight?"
"That's IT! The perfect opportunity to have fun for once!"
"Oh please, I have lots of fun!"
"Like?"
"... OK, Point proven--"
"So come with me tonight?"
He knew he was trying his luck, but he couldn't resist...
She was very afraid of this, she always tried to keep her priority's straight, keeping her long-term goals and future first. But part of her always felt lonely...
"..."
A silence followed, to Cody it felt as if his heart just sank deeper than the Titanic...
She didn't know what to do, her future always came first, but that longing, nagging at the back of her head, she couldn't ignore it...
"... I... I don't think... Err..."
She stuttered, how do you explain it? 'I don't want to go, because I study to hard'?
"It's OK, If you don't want to go with me, it's cool"
He said half-heartedly...
"I'm sorry..."
She apologised, eventually they all made their separate ways.
Little did they know what the night held in for them...
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Well... You made it!
Firstly.
Thanks for taking the time to read the first chapter of Clued...
Althow this isn't my first story uploaded here, I'd like to think of the others as training weels...
I realized that they... for lack of better description... Sucked...
Secondly.
I realized that critisizm is a must...
So please, spelling, grammar, watever, if you think it doesent belong... tell me...
Lastly...
I would like you to know, this is only the first chapter, things are building up to the climax.. be patient, it will get better with the next chapter...
So tell me what you think!
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