Chapter 11- Is that an arm?

SABRINA

 "Simone Roberts is missing" was the first thing Ian told me when he saw me on Wednesday morning . 

After seeing Damon's head that sad morning, I expected myself to cry a bit, shed a few tears or at least do something to show my pain but I just remained quiet, letting the hours pass me by and in a way, awaiting my turn. 

Being the over-emotional bitch I was, it was strange how my eyes hadn't turned glassy since sky's disappearance.

 "And a good morning to you too." I smirked sarcastically and Ian made some kind of sound between a snort and a chuckle.

 "I'm sorry, I've just been thinking a lot about shit all night". 

 "I understand but we shouldn't let this get to us though. Anyways, if Simone is missing now, that means four people have gone missing. Sky, Damon, Jerome and Simone."

"Exactly and the only death we know of is Damon's", Ian said before the bell was rung.

 "Kiara and Jack have been acting weird all morning, especially when I went to tell them about Simone"

 "I'm sure they're just scared. Everyone is on edge right now, so I can't really blame them."

"They could be hiding something," Ian said as we sat down.

 "Come on , Don't be like that. They're part of the search party". 

"Rina don't, Everybody is a suspect ,even me". 

"Even me" I stated and saw a slight glint of humor in Ian's eyes when I did. A smile played on his lips and I swear I was seconds away from drooling. 

Even with all the shit that was going on, this boy still made me do cartwheels in my belly just by showing his teeth.

 "What?"

 "Its amusing really. I couldn't imagine you being the one behind this. You're so, um…you."

 "I don't know whether to take offence or to smile at the weird compliment". I drew my brows together and Ian chuckled before licking his lips. 

"Your too adorable to be a ruthless killer", He kissed my cheek and I pouted, fairly upset. I

 was not adorable, and I had killed a cockroach once - I know that's not the saying much but still! 

"I could totally pull of being a psycho killer, you don't know if this adorable shit is just a facade" I said, my eyes boring into his but he just smiled, clearly unfazed. 

"Yeah, right." I felt him hold the urge to roll his eyes as he made his sarcastic comment. I nudged his ribcage with my elbow and he laughed while I bit the insides of my cheek, in an attempt to hide my growing smile.

I sat in Biology class staring into my empty note. I was so lost in it that I didn't even realize a person had sat next to me.

"Nerd." I heard him say and I looked up to see Jack Adams Himself. 

"Dumb ass." I rolled my eyes and he made an annoying noise before speaking. 

"I came to speak to you" he said. "You don't say?" I gave him a wide and toothy grin and his face remained blank. 

Ian's sarcasm was definitely rubbing off on me.

 "Sorry. What is it?' I asked 

"Kiara and I were talking about...you know, what's going on and we broke it down bit by bit and it narrows down to Ian as our number one suspect". He said and after his last statement my attention went back to him, giving him my best glare. 

What the fuck? Are these guys for real? Ian was the one holding the group together and pitching in great ideas.

"Are you crazy?" I asked, my brow arched, not believing he was actually serious

"No, I'm not. I know he's your boyfriend or whatever but just think. This whole thing started when he came to Willow creek. Nobody knows why he came here, he's closed off and quiet and everything is pointing to him"

"May I remind you that Ian was with me the night Sky disappeared." I said, quick to defend the guy who had been my rock and anchor.

"But what if he wasn't? Think Sabrina. Sky left the party that night, yes, but what if she was taken the next day? It only makes sense, well unless you both spent the night together"

"No-Yes,I mean, he put me to bed but…."

"But you didn't see him the next day did you? Isn't it adding up Rina? His random 'family emergency' excuse so he could leave, is that his decoy to take someone else and butcher them?" Jack spat, venom laced in his voice and my heart clenched.

 No, Ian couldn't be the killer.

"I know you don't think he is, but it is the highest possibility. Nobody knows him or his reasons for coming to Willow creek out of the blue and immediately he arrives in P.A, People start getting missing. Isn't that a little bit sus Rina? No think about it. Put your feelings aside and just think logically. It makes perfect fucking sense!"

I remained mute, me eyes still and frozen, staring into an empty space on the wall. Ian brown, the new hot broody boy from Ohio starts kidnapping and killing his classmates-

Normally, I would have believed that theory. It made complete sense but Jack was wrong.

 I knew Ian wasn't the killer. 

Proof, I did not have, but I trusted him with my life. Just one look into those blue orbs and I know he couldn't. 

"It's not him" I said coldly, turning my gaze to Jack who was lost in his own thoughts 

"Of course you'd think that. Look, I don't expect you to believe this theory, I'm just-I just wanted to talk to you about it" He said before leaving my side, leaving me and my thoughts alone.

Jack's words played in my head and no matter how hard I tried to get them off my mind, they remained there, stuck. 

I sat at a table with Ian beside me. He had been trying to make me laugh after my conversation with Jack, but I was too deep in thoughts.

 I stared at Jerome's seat that was empty and goosebumps appeared on my arms.

 It's not Ian. It's not Ian. 

The sentence chanted in my head and I instantly grabbed his hand and placed it in mine. I stared into his eyes for confirmation, for a little reassurance and I got just that.

I strongly believed that the eyes are a mirror to the soul and when I stared into Ian's, all I could see was worry. He was worried about me when he shouldn't have been.

 I shouldn't have taken Jack's words seriously, this was Ian we're talking about. The captor of my heart.

"Are you okay?" He asked softly as the others engaged in a conversation.

 "I am." I smiled and he nodded smiling back

"Okay guys, as you may have heard, Simone Roberts is missing. This is getting more serious by the second and I think we should do something" Ian said and I couldn't miss the glare that Jack was giving him. 

"Like what?" Kiara asked

"I don't know. Any suggestions?" Ian asked looking around the table. 

"How about we find out who the person is? If we get the person, we can stop it" Dave said and I nodded slowly 

"Well, the killer could be anybody. It's a good suggestion Dave but I don't know how possible it is to catch him"

"I have a suspect" Jack said for the first time, his gaze landing on mine 

"okay?"

"It's a guy and he's in this school. He's new in Willow creek and Prescott." Jack paused still staring at me and I swallowed hard. 

No. Jack shouldn't suspect Ian.

 "He's quiet and anti-social and nobody knows why he came to Willow creek in the first place" Jack finally tore his gaze from mine after my inner pleadings for him to shut the fuck up and not upset Ian.

 Ian just stared, oblivious to the fact that Jack was talking about him 

"Ian, it's you. We suspect you" Kiara cleared up, a glint of fear, evident in her voice. 

Ian's gaze remained blank, unwavering. He sat still, not defending himself or saying anything. I couldn't read him and my heart clenched as I felt like I betrayed him

'Everybody is a suspect, including me' I remembered his words and I shook my head from right to left slowly, trying to drown out how incriminating that sounded. 

It's not him. It can't be him.

'His random family emergency' So he can leave, is that his decoy to take someone and butcher them?

NO IT'S NOT IAN!

He told me before the disappearances that he had issues with his family, It's not Ian.

It's not Ian

"You're the newest kid in Prescott Academy, no one actually knows why you even moved to Willow creek, You're broody and quiet and Sabrina is your only friend, It's not out of line to suspect you Ian. Nobody knows you, even Rina. Hell, I won't even be surprised if you take her next" Jack spat and it was then Ian's eyes shot up, laced with anger and…was it-was it pain?

Yes, I realized it was when Ian flew over the table to grab Jack's shirt. Dave was on his feet and Kiara was almost sobbing in his seat while I remained still. I knew Jack was strong and shit.....you know, Major jock, but Ian....Ian looked like he was ready to rip Jack into shreds. 

Should I be scared? Hell yeah! 

But was I actually? Nope, not in the slightest.

"What? You're mad? Did I hit the nail on the head? Is she your next victim" Jack chuckled, clearly pushing Ian's buttons to bait him but I didn't want that. 

Teachers were already on their way to the scene and with the killings and shit going on, it wouldn't be hard for our fucked up cops to put the blame on Ian and arrest him. 

I held on to Ian's trouser, pulling it lightly so he could look at me, but he didn't.

"Shut up" He said calmly and I quivered standing up. Hating the way his tone tortured me.

"Why? Tell me, why are you doing this? Is this what you like? Do you find some pleasure in it?" Jack pressed, his smile had turned to an ugly scowl and I knew he was deliberately pushing Ian. He wanted Ian to hit him.

 But why? Did he purposely want Ian to go to jail? Why was he pushing? 

"Ian let go of him" Kiara pleaded but Ian didn't seem to hear his voice, "Ian, just stop. Let him go for fuck's sake" Dave said, annoyed as well.

 "You think it's me? I'm the killer." Ian asked, the calmness never leaving and for a second I saw fear in Jack's eyes. He was scared of Ian? I looked around and so was everyone else. 

'Why were they scared? It was only Ian' . I wondered then realized what he said. ".....I'm the killer". He said he was the killer. But I'm sure he wanted to ask...right? It must've come out wrong.

"Ian please stop." I said and Ian's gaze met mine, he looked at me like he was seeing me for the first time.

 He immediately let go of Jack and left the cafeteria.

After a brief inner monologue, I went to find Ian.

 I searched high and low. Underneath the seas and over the heavens...more like in classes and labs. 

I finally met him in the field. He was sitting in the exact spot he did during Sky's tryout. That felt so long ago. I smiled at the memory of me touching his arms and him telling me about his tattoos as I walked slowly over to him. We had really come a long way though, but at the same time it felt like we were just starting. Does that even make sense?

"Hey" I said when I got to him but he remained mute. I knew he heard me though. I sat down beside him and after some seconds odd silence he turned to me, anger written all over his face. I knew he would be angry, that was probably why I gave him some minutes to breathe.

"Don't let what Jack said get to you " I said but he kept staring at me angrily, I couldn't match his intense gaze, so I turned away

"He thinks it's me, I'm the killer. The one who is kidnapping my school mates and putting amputated bodies around the school. It's me , so he thinks" He clarified, his eyes still on me. I remained quiet, not sure of what to say.

 It was a rare thing to see Ian upset and when he was, It wasn't a pretty thing 

"That's why you were acting all weird after Biology. He told you already didn't he? You think it's me. That's why you didn't talk to me. You're scared right?" He spat and my eyes turned to him. 

Somehow, they had gotten moist. "No" I breathed out "No, Ian, no. Of course I didn't. It's not like that. I admit that jack did tell me in Biology , but I didn't believe him. I defended you because I know it's not you" I said aching for him to believe me and I thought he did when his eyes softened but then realized he was hurt.

Ian remained quiet for a few more seconds before speaking "My mum left us after Kiara passed and since then, things haven't been the same. I never thought of losing her because she was always there. She was my constant". He paused staring at my face but I was sure he couldn't see the features because his emotions had taken over.

 "The scary, heart wrenching, soul-ripping pain of loosing someone you really care about it's-it's not easy to manage. For weeks, like really long weeks, I was just dead inside, Not able to think. I tried to drown my sorrows with drugs and alcohol, even sex. But it only made the hole deeper. Where am I going with this? You may wonder. I'm just trying to make you see things through my eyes. I came to Willow creek with my father because we needed an escape I guess and because, well because of me. My drinking and partying was so excessive that I dropped out of school. I was just, useless and my dad wanted to put our lives back into shape. That's why I'm in your town, I didn't come here so I could start killing people, I came here to try and be normal." The last sentence was harsher than the earlier ones and I cringed, disappointed in myself for even thinking it could be Ian.

"Ian," 

 "I don't care about what they think. Don't care if they think it's me. I understand their reasoning, it makes total fucking sense. All I care about is you, what do you think Sabrina?" Ian asked uncertainty clouding his eyes. 

"I know it's not you. It can't be you. Besides that fact that you were with me during Sky's disappearance , I feel like I would know if it was you, and it's not. It's probably me" I tried to joke and Ian snorted, loosing his serious demeanor.

 "Thank you for trusting me Sabrina" He gave a painful smile and I spread his cheeks apart, broadening it and making us both end up chuckling . Before I knew what was going on, Ian's hand went to my waist and his lips to mine, teasing them gently before devouring them with his tongue. I placed my hands on his chest, aching to run my fingers underneath, but we were in an open field. 

When our lips parted, Ian smiled my eyes before speaking "It feels like centuries ago when we were just here, watching Sky's bullshit cheer leading and talking about Kiara" He smiled at the memory and I chuckled

 "It does, doesn't it?" I said standing up and pulling Ian with me 

"We have Physics now" I said and he sighed like he was exhausted

 "I know, I know" I smirked as we left the field and walked into the halls to be welcomed by the bells signaling the end of the period.

 "Congratulations on successfully skipping class" Ian said when we got to my class, I stuck out my tongue to him and he inched closer taking it in his mouth. My breath caught in my throat and I could feel people starring as my cheeks turned crimson.

"Don't stick out your tongue to me Rina" He cautioned backing away "But-" I began but was cut of with a deafening scream. 

Everyone's direction turned to Maya Colton as she shut her locker aggressively, backing away from it and shaking like she just saw a ghost. My feet moved towards the scene and I opened the locker to see-what was that?

"Is that an arm?" I heard someone ask 

"It's a fucking arm!!" Another yelled and Maya started crying. 

Someone's amputated and blood stained arm was sitting in Maya Colton's locker. I wanted to inch closer to it but heard another scream, down the hall 

"What the fuck is going on!?" Kiara yelled, frustration evident in her voice as she moved towards the end of the hall. I followed after her with Ian close behind me accompanied by other students in the hall.

Jasmine had her arm around Ian, burying her face in his chest and I swear I was so mad, I couldn't even come up with a threat. I just looked away, hating how she was rubbing her body on Ian. 

My Ian. Whoa! What a possessive little cunt I was.

In her locker was a human leg, that had fresh bruises on them. I turned to Ian, whose eyes were already on me, not even caring about the person clinging to him. In fact, he pulled her away from him so he could hold me in his arms. Stroking my hair and kissing my forehead. "Are you okay?" he asked. "Yes" I said. I really was okay, just frightened. "Don't be scared, it's not Sky's. It's a male's leg, probably Damon's-" "or Jerome's " I cut him off and he breathed in sharply before exhaling.