Karine turned her head and buried it into AJ's shoulder. AJ held Karine tight to him, and put one of his hands on the back of her head and stroked her hair to comfort her. Tara and Nick stood there in shock, watching the police do their investigating. Brian stood there silent, he didnt have anything to say. He didnt love Leigh Anne, but felt strange about this whole situation.
"Im going to my room" Brian said without tone. Kevin looked at his cousin.
"Brian.. are you alright?" Kevin asked. Brian went in his room and shut the door. Kevin turned back around, and looked at the body. The police were covering the body, and were clearing the way so they could take the body out of the room.
"come on, Tara.. I think we should go back into our room" Nick suggested. He didnt want Tara to see all of the gory stuff, he didnt want her scared.
AJ took Karine back to their room also, because Karine was upset and scared already.
Kevin and Howie stood in the hallway, watching the commotion. After the body left the hotel with the paramedics to be brought to the hospital morgue for investigating further, the police stuck around for investigation of the room for clues, and to interview people. One of the main police men asked Kevin if he could question him for a few moments, after he questioned a few of the older people that had rooms on the floor.
"Where were you at approximately 4pm?" The cop asked.
"I was having a late lunch with the boys, at Planet Hollywood" Kevin said.
"Who was with you?" The cop asked.
"Nick Carter and his girlfriend Tara, AJ McLean and his girlfriend Karine and Howard Dorough"
"Where was the other Backstreet Boy, Brian?"
"After the Much Music interview, which ended at 3:00, Brian wanted to go back to the hotel to change, before he met us at the University gym to play basketball" Kevin said.
"What time did Brian arrive at the Univ.?"
"At around 4:30" Kevin replied.
"What was Brians relationship with Leigh Anne like?"
"They have been seeing eachother for about a year now. She was treating him badly though, and treated us badly too, and he couldnt take it anymore. They were fighting soo much lately, and they broke up this morning. Brian broke up with her" Kevin replied.
"ok, thanks for your time and cooperation. If we need to ask you further questions, we will get back to you" The cop said, and then he walked away.
"Littrell supposedly broke up with Leigh Anne today" The cop said to another cop.
"I have witnesses who said they saw the two fighting at around 3:50pm this afternoon" The second cop said.
"Hey.. do you think Brian did it?" Howie whispered to Kevin.
"I dont know, D.. I dont know. All I can say is, It doesnt look good."
The Police went into Brians room and were questioning him for about half an hour. Brian admitted he fought with Leigh Anne, but he swore that he did not kill her. After their fight, he said he went to his room to change, and he when he left his room, he could hear her moving around in her room across the hall, and then he left to meet the boys. The police wrote down Brians story, and then questioned the other BSB about what they knew.
After the police left, everyone couldnt sleep so they went downstairs to the bar.
Brian came with Kevin, because Kevin needed to have a serious talk with Brian about what happened. The boys believed Brian was innocent, He's not the type of person to kill someone. They needed to prove it to the police, though.
"Did you guys hear about the news?" Chris said, as BSB entered the room.
"Hey! What are you guys doing here?" Howie asked, looking at the faces of the members of N SYNC.
"We got a show in a few days, so we came a few days early" Justin replied.
"Oh, yeah we heard the news. We SAW the news" Nick said.
"really? It happened on your floor?" Lance asked.
"Yup!" AJ said.
"how are you taking it Brian?" JC asked.
"I dont know, all I know is that I am a suspect. They say taht because Leigh Anne and I broke up this afternoon, and we were fighting about 10 minutes before she was murdered.." Brian said.
"Hey im sorry man! I hope they find you innocent!" JC replied, giving Brian a pat on the back.
Nick and Tara left the bar, since they couldnt drink anyways, and went out for a walk along the harbour.
The snow was falling gently, while the night gave low temperature, which was below 0. Nick and Tara were wrapped up nicely in their winterjackets, with their gloves and tuques on.
"I have a feeling its not going to be too good for Frick!" Nick said sadly. He turned around and looked at Tara.
"You're going to be there for him! I know you will" Tara said "Hes your best friend".
"Yeah, I will be there for him. I dont think he did it, but it just doesnt look good. I wish I could help him." Nick said sadly. Nick pulled Tara close to him and gave her a long hug, and held her for a long time because that seemed to make him feel better.
Continuing their walk along the harbour, they were heading back to the hotel after an hour. Nick heard a strange noise behind him, so he turned around, and didnt see anyone.
Nick and Tara started to talk again, and then heard the same noise again. They turned around, and saw no one there.
Nick started to pick up the pace, and Tara joined him. They heard something behind them again, so they started running back to the hotel. About 100 feet away from the hotel, Tara slipped on a patch of ice and fell down.
"OUCH!!!!!!!" Tara said, as she landed on her back on the ice. The running behind them stopped, as Tara fell, and Nick turned around.
"Are you alright hunny????" Nick asked worried.
"My back hurts!!" Tara said, as she put her hand behind her.
"Oh man!! Can you move??" Nick asked as he bent over to her.
"Yeah, I can, but it hurts" Tara said. Nick picked Tara up in his arms, and carried her the rest of the way back to the hotel.
When they got back in, Brian was sitting in the lobby.
"What happened to Tara???" Brian asked worried.
"Someone was chasing us, and we ran.. and she fell on some ice.. and she hurt her back!" Nick said. Brian helped Nick take Tara upstairs, and situated in the room. Nick laid Tara down on their bed, and took off her jacket for her. Brian hung the jacket up in the closet.
"Someone was chasing you?" Brian asked again.
"Yeah, we didnt get to see who it was though... they stopped chasing us when Tara fell" Nick said, as he sat beside Tara, who was lying down.
"Maybe it was the same guy that killed Leigh Anne!!" Brian said.
"You never know... but who would wanna kill Leigh Anne? And hurt Tara??" Nick asked.
"A crazy obsessed fan!" Brian joked, and they both started laughing.
"Thats soo not funny! This is serious, guys!" Tara said. Nick put some pillows under Tara, to make her nice and comfy.
"We know, hun. We gotta figure out who it is though, we gotta clear Fricks name" Nick said.
Brian stayed in Nick and Taras room for awhile longer, and they all watched South Park together. At around 1am, Brian left and went to his room to go to bed. Nick changed Tara into her boxers and tshirt, changed himself into his boxers, and then joined her in bed.