Gunshot (Chapter 1)

   "Jack! Will you hurry up and get down here? The rest of the guys are here. We need to get going!"

Jack sighed and flipped off his phone, ceasing to receive texts from his girlfirend. He grabbed his backpack and ran down the stairs to see his 9 other friends all waiting in his house.

"Do you guys always enter my home without my permission?" Jack asked as he exited his house.

"Yup." His other friend Terrence said.

Terrence and Jack each went to their cars and opened it up. In Jack's car there was Sam, Collin, and the twins Artemis and Apollo. Art and App for short. In Terrence's car was Jason, Morgan, Evan, and Brittany.

As they drove down the highway towards their destination, each of the friends could feel an unexplainable feeling that something horrible was going to happen.

The ten friends arrived at the indoor paintball range, which they had reserved for this night in honor of Art and App's 18th birthday. The passengers of the cars all quickly climbed out of their rides and grabbed their paintball gun.

"Follow me, guys!" App called out to the others. App quickly bound off to get ready for the fight. Each of the friends entered through the huge barn doors. Art, being the last one to enter the building, closed the it promptly after entering.

"Ok, guys. We are each going to be split into five teams of two. Art and App, you guys are together as always. Evan and Morgan, you guys are together. Terrence and Collin. Sam and Brittany. And finally, Jason and I. Hurry up and spread out. The game will start momentarily." Jack stated, glancing at Jason as he did. He nodded shortly and ran off, the others sprinting off in their own directions.
  
~Art and App's area~
 
"App, come on! We have to hurry if we want to get a good area for the game!" Art called out to her twin brother. App was usually slow. He rarely ran, but he was strong and strategic. Art was the fast one, and she equalled her brother on the ability to strategize.

"I'm on my way Art! Calm down." App yelled back.

They ran off in the direction of their desired territory.

~Jack's Area~

Jack and Jason were already in position. The were crouching, ready for the signal to begin their game. Then they heard the scream. It was blood curdling. It turned their hairs up on end. Then their was the gunshot.

The boys glanced at each other and took off running, They could hear App screaming, "NO! ARTEMIS, NO!" Then their was another gunshot.

When they finally arrived, the rest of the group was their. But two of them were dead. App was the victim, but Art was gone. Their was a note next to App

  I have killed your two friends. I will give you the chance to find me and deliver justice. But, for every hour you don't discover who I am, someone will die. You will know when someone has died at the sound of the gunshot. You have eight hours. Go.