Getting back to the hotel was total chaos due to the snow storm that was starting to hit. Luckily for Nick and Tara, they made it back to the hotel in time before the heavier snow started to fall. Everyone was gathered in the restaurant having supper together, when Nick and Tara came in.
"Hey guys! We were starting to get worried about you!" Brian said to Nick.
"Oh, we're fine! We had our guards with us" Nick assured Brian.
"So whatd u do today, Frack?" Brian asked.
"Tara and I went shopping!" Nick said, as he stood at the end of Brians table, which consisted of Brian, Kevin, JC, Justin, Lance, Chris and Lou.
"Hey guys.. since most of you are here.. I have some good news for you. Tara and I are engaged!!!!" Nick said happily, showing the guys the ring on Taras finger. Everyone congratulated Nick and Tara, and cheered on for them.
AJ and Karine returned from their day out, and then headed up to their room. After unlocking the door, they saw an envelope sitting on the table of the sitting room.
"Whats that?" Karine said, remembering that there was nothing there when they left.
"I dont know.." AJ said. AJ's guards had already retreated back to their own rooms, since AJ and Karine were safely in theirs.
Karine walked over to the envelope, that had nothing written on it. Openeing the envelope up, Karine opened up the letter.
"I'll make sure these get to the press..." was all the letter said, typewritten.
Karine pulled out about 7 pictures, and turned them over. The pictures were of AJ and Karine, making love in the hot tub from the previous night. Exclusive, intimate pictures, that were very personal, and very revealing.
"Alex!!!" Karine said "Alex you HAVE to see these!!!!" Karine said, with terror in her voice. AJ took the pictures in his hand, and flipped through them.
"How the hell did they get these?!?! There was no one in there while you and I were in the hot tub..." AJ stammered.
"I have no idea!!! Check out the note also!!!!" Karine said, pasing AJ the note.
AJs face turned pale, as he quietly read the words to himself.
"These CANNOT get into the hands of the press.. if they do.. Its going to ruin everything!!!!" AJ said loudly, worried about the pictures. Suddenly, the phone rang. AJ ran to the phone and picked it up.
"Hello?" AJ said madly.
"Lovely pictures, dont you think?" The estranged voice on the other end of the phone said. AJ didnt recognize the voice, then again, they were probably useing the same machine like the people in the movie SCREAM did.
"WHY are you doing this?!?!?" AJ screamed into the phone.
"You'll find out... in due time.. you'll find out..." The estranged voice said and then hung up. AJ screamed out loud, causeing the guards to run to his room.
"Whats going on in here?" One of the bodyguards said.
AJ threw the letter at the bodyguard, but told him he couldnt show him the pics, but briefly explained what the pics were of. The guards called Mike, who did a trace on the phoneline, however, came up empty since whoever it was used a scrambler. Mike took the pictures, since they were evidence, and the note that came with it. Embarassed, Karine stayed sitting in the corner, while Mike looked through the pics.
After Mike left, AJ went downstairs, since it was 8pm, and the group was meeting to discuss what they were going to do. Karine stayed up in their room, with a security man that AJ ordered to stay with her, and watched a movie.
"Two of our closest pals have been murdered.." Kevin started up the conversation between the remaining N SYNC and BSB members. "Strange notes and phonecalls have happened... Someone broke into AJ's room TWICE now" Kevin continued.
"Hes in the hotel... somewhere. For some reason, he or she wants to hurt us. We're stuck in our hotel, with no where to go, and no where to hide. We need a plan of action" Kevin said.
"But theres nothing we can do, Kevin" Nick said.
The boys discussed ideas and plans of things that they could do, but nothing seemed good.
"Who would want to do this to us???" Brian asked. "It has to be someone who knows us pretty well.. but doesnt like us..".
"Do you think it could be an obsessed fan?" Justin asked.
"If it was an obsessed fan.. I dont think they would kill Howie or Joey" AJ replied.
"You dont think its Lou, do you? I mean.. he does have the keys to our rooms.." Nick mumbled on. Everyone thought about what Nick said, and didnt know what to say. It was a very good possibility.
"Yo, AJ! Maybe its your mom!" Justin joked around.
"SHUT UP!" AJ yelled back, getting all mad, and then he got up and left.
Tara stepped out into the hallway in a pair of baggy Tommy jeans, and a tshirt, which was covering her bathingsuit. Tara knocked on Karines door to see if Karine wanted to join her for a swim, however Karine wasnt feeling like it so she declined Taras offer.
Tara headed downstairs with one of Nicks bodyguards, who's name is Alan.
"Why not ask one of the boys if they want to go for a swim? Alan said in his deep, low manly voice.
"No, Im not going to interrupt them! They're discussing whats been happeneing, and what they should do.. its very important" Tara said.
Tara made her way down to the pool area with Alan.
Alan sat infront of the poolroom doors, to make sure no one entered unless it was Nick or a friend. Tara took off her jeans and her tshirt, and then jumped into the pool.
Fifteen minutes later, Alan saw a strange shadow at the end of the hallway. Thinking nothing of it, he continued to sit there. A few minutes later, strange noises started to occur, while the shadow of a person hunched over kept moving closer and closer.
"Alan..." A strange voice said. Alan looked in every direction, no one was there.
"Alan..." The voice said even louder. Alan stood up and put his hand on the gun that was in his pocket, and slowly pulled it out. Alan heard a crash of things down the hallway, and checked it out. He saw a person, dressed in all black, running down the hallway. Alan ran down the hallway after the person, to be on the trail of the so-called killer. Leaving the pool room unguarded, a SECOND person in black came around the corner, and entered the pool room.
Tara was underwater at the time, trying to swim from one end of the pool to the other. As she slowly came to surface, she cleared the water and hair out of her eyes and face, and saw a man, about 6', dressed in black pants, a black jacket, and a black skimask. Tara looked at the doors to scream for Alan, but Alan wasnt there. As Tara was about to swim to the middle of the pool, the man in the black grabbed her arms and pulled her out of the pool. Tara screamed, but it didnt do any use, because no one was around to hear her. Tara broke free from the man in black, and ran across the floor. Almost near the door, Tara fell on a slippery patch on the floor, and landed on the ground. The man ran after her and pinned her down on the ground. Tara screamed, and the man covered her mouth with one of his hands. Seeing Tara trying to break free, but being unsuccessful, the man started down at Tara, while pinning her.
The man looked her up and down, and then used his other hand to get something to put in her mouth so no one could hear her scream.
Now that he had both hands free, the man grabbed Taras top, and tried to tear it off her. Tara tried to scream but couldnt because the man had put something in her mouth so she couldnt scream.
"Where did Tara go?" Nick said to himself as he arrived back at their hotel room to find her missing. Nick saw a note written by Tara on the desk, and then knew she was down at the pool.
"I think I'll go join her..." Nick said, grinning. Nick changed into his swimwear and then left their room.
Tara was really scared and was trying to push the guy off of her with her hands. The man pulled out a small pocketknife from his jacket, and then put it infront of Taras faced. Tara layed there motionless when the man did that. Tara started to cry, as the man in black started to take off his jacket, and take off his pants, revealing his boxers underneath.
Nick reached the pool area, and noticed that Alan wasnt there. Worried, he rushed into the pool area to see if Tara was okay.
As Nick entered the room, the man in black turned around and saw him standing there. Nick ran over to the man, and the man in black quickly took off before Nick could reach him. By this time, Tara was curled up into a ball on the floor, crying.
Nick took the cloth off her mouth so she could talk, and immediately hugged her.
"OH MY GOD, Tara!! DID HE DO ANYTHING TO YOU!?!?!?" Nick asked, in a mixture of emotion, of madness, anger, worry, and sadness.
"No!! Not yet!!!! He was about to just before you came in!!!!!" Tara said, still crying, as she buried her face into Nicks chest. Nick grabbed a towel and covered Tara up.
"What did he do to you????" Nick asked, sounding very angry and protective.
"I.. I was swimming.. and.. he pulled me out of the pool.. and then he chased me... and I slipped.." Tara continued "And then he pinned me to the ground..." Tara started to have more tears "And he pulled out this knife... and held it against me!" Tara said. Nick didnt need to hear any more of this, he KNEW what that man was going to do. Nick was soo glad that he got there intime, to save his love, Tara.
"I'LL KILL HIM" was the only words that Nick could say.