Two Faced

CW: Language, speaking of murder

*Note, the song in this story is indeed mine.

She let out a heavy sigh, taking her backpack off of her shoulders. She looked in front of her, weaving through the crowd with ease. You'd think with such a small town.. The streets wouldn't be so crowded. She bit her lip as someone bumped into her. Fuck you.. She thought giving that person a glare.

She made her way to the library, soon walking inside. "Hello Karson." She greets, respectfully nodding towards the librarian. 

"Lane, welcome." He greets with a smile. "You can go in the history section." 

"Thank you."

She wandered around the old library, holding her backpack in her arms, eyeing the isles that held her interest. She always made complete rounds through the entire building before deciding on which spot she would pick until closing time. However, this time, she wouldn't be reading, she would be creating a video.

An hour of her wandering past, and then soon, she ended up moving over to go to the back of the history section. She sat down, setting her backpack in front of her. She unzipped it, pulling out her notebook. She glances up hearing footsteps near her. There were three teenagers talking in quiet whispers and furrowed brows. The group scattered, all looking at different books. She huffs, returning to her notebook. She opened it, and flipped to a random page. She looks up once more, and decides to move towards the more quiet section of this part of the library. "..the Roses' have been apart of this community for years.." She heard one of the teenagers say, it was the girl, with the bright neon pink hair. 

She looks over at them and froze seeing the only guy staring at her. He narrowed his eyes before slowly turning his attention back to the group, specifically the girl who spoke. She gulped and looked at her notebook. She let out a small sigh, pulling out her tripod and her phone. "I don't understand why we're doing a school project on this…" 

"Karie- you know how long this case has been closed-" One of them said.

"Besides.. We're a small town. We help each other out anyway possible." She cleared her throat before she started recording. 

"This is my song.. Midnight." She took a deep breath, before looking down. She would look up at the camera for a few seconds after every stanza.

"Just sittin' here, all alone

Staring out the window

Waiting for it to come

Ooohh~ it's the midnight cry~

Ooohhh~ it's the midnight cry, yuh

Oohh… It's the midnight cry-" She ignored the brief stares from the teenagers. She felt herself cringe, reading the next stanza. She decided she'd rap this bit.

"Mind is dark

None know the thoughts within

Death plagues me

Yet my words only know life-" She smiled hearing the few excited sounding whispers.

"Blackish, blue sky

Glittering dots in the sky

Moon shining bright

Ooohh~ it's the midnight cry~

Ooohhh~ it's the midnight cry, yuh

Oohh… It's the midnight cry

Evil hides within the dark

Murder rapes and suicides

Evil hides within the dark

Wearing a chaotic grin

Blackish, blue sky

Glittering dots in the sky

Moon shining bright

Good souls in the air

Artists and writers, smiling children

Good souls in the air

Artists and writers, smiling children

Blackish, blue sky

Glittering dots in the sky

Moon shining bright-" She overheard the group of teenagers talking of a murder. Her eyes widen, but yet she continues with her recording.

"Midnight midnight

Red down the drain

Moon shining bright

Ooohh~ it's the midnight cry~

Ooohhh~ it's the midnight cry, yuh

Oohh… It's the midnight cry

Mind is dark

None know the thoughts within

Death plagues me

Yet my words only know life

Evil hides within the dark

Murder rapes and suicides

Evil hides within the dark

Wearing a chaotic grin

So dark, so lonely

So bright, so lovely

So deadly and two faced

Alive, moon and stars-" The teenagers continued their conversation about the murder mystery of the town. The disappearance of Jackson Rose. She gulps.

"Magic

Ooohh~ it's the midnight cry~

Ooohhh~ it's the midnight cry, yuh

Oohh… It's the midnight cry

Ooohh~ it's the midnight cry~

Ooohhh~ it's the midnight cry, yuh

Oohh… It's the midnight cry

Evil hides within the dark

Murder rapes and suicides

Evil hides within the dark

Wearing a chaotic grin

Blackish, blue sky

Glittering dots in the sky

Moon shining bright

Good souls in the air

Artists and writers, smiling children

Good souls in the air

Artists and writers, smiling children

Midnight midnight..

Red down the drain

Moon shining bright

So dark, so lonely

So bright, so lovely

So deadly and two faced-" She covers the camera before ending the video, she'll edit the song into the complete video later. She started packing up her tripod.

"Are you sure Jackson just didn't- off himself?" The other girl asked. She quickly looked up, looking at the ravenette in shock.

"Yes! I'm sure!-" The girl with dyed pink hair was shushed by one of the library workers. The girl muttered a quick "sorry" before continuing to present her evidence to her friend. The ravenette presented hers as well.

"What if it was a cover up? A family member made it look like a murder?" The boy offered, attempting to diffuse the situation. She nervously scratched her arm before walking up to the three teenagers with her bag.

"Uhm.. Jackson was killed.. The killer just made it look like a suicide.." She says quietly. The ravenette gave her a quick glare and the boy rose a brow however didn't look surprised.

"How do you know that?" The two girls asked, one sharper than the other.

"Bec..Because he was my brother.." She answers in her quiet voice. The two girls froze. The ravenette let out a little "oh" and the other two apologized for her loss, and for their friends behavior. "It's okay.. It was a few years ago.." She says. "I can help you-" She offers, looking at the bunches of paper and books the three had already crowded around themselves. She saw the football hoodie of the high school nearby. They must be in Ms. Kasie's class. She thought to herself. "I'm sure your teacher will consider me a valuable source." She says looking up at them.

All of their eyes widen, and immediately they bounce on the opportunity. She nervously smiled. Maybe this'll help throw them off my trail.