14 DEAD, 9 INJURED IN SCHOOL SHOOTING

A special day at an Ohio private school turned tragic when six shooters invaded the all-boys private school of Dalton Academy in Westerville, Ohio during their annual Golden Awards.

The shooting was identified as a hate crime because of an exclusive list found at the school. Listed were 25 students at Dalton who identified as homosexuals. 4 of the 6 shooters were captured and arrested. The escaped shooter, who is identified as a former Dalton Academy student Ross "Rocky" Valderez and an accomplice, Dominique Slokov escaped the Dalton campus after authorities arrived at the scene. The sixth shooter, identified as Rafael Ramos, was shot dead in a campus building by Andy Crawford, one of the six student of Dalton who fought back against the attackers.

The six Dalton students—including Crawford—Jeff Sterling, Nick Welsh, David Langston, and two of the 25 listed targets Blaine Anderson and Kurt Hummel saved the rest of the student body by wounding the shooters while Sterling and Langston went to find a cell phone to call for help, since all campus phone lines were disconnected by Slokov. 9 students, including Crawford and Hummel, were injured while 14 were found dead. Among the deceased were intentional targets and campus security guards. Crawford, Sterling, Welsh, Langston, Anderson, and Hummel are all recovering from the shooting and are widely getting recognition for their heroic deed. They will be recipients for an honor from the mayor of Westerville and the Governor of Ohio.

Authorities are still searching for Valderez and Slokov. A memorial for the victims will be held at the Dalton campus courtyard Friday at noon.

Dom folded the newspaper closed and set it down on his outdoor table at a Seattle café. His coffee simmered as he looked around the area, searching for the familiar face that he hasn't seen since that day at Dalton.

Dom was long gone before cops had arrived. He packed up all his equipment as soon as he failed to interrupt Jeff's 911 call.

He knew that Rocky would somehow find a way out of the campus. He knew every entry, every exit, every room and every weak point of the campus. Dom had watched Rocky sneak out through the south fence, where the chain was torn and loose through campus cameras. All the others were left for the cops. It was like Rafael had always said.

"Only the smart survive."

Strength was not the key. Knowledge was. That's why he and Rocky were the only ones who got away, instead of the others who relied on power.

Power was worth nothing.

"I think it's time to finish what we started."

Dom looked up. It was Rocky.

Of course, this was the last chapter I will post for this fic.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I really enjoyed writing this fic, even though it's not amazing or anything. But it's lovely to know that people actually like what I'm writing. So thank you for that.

But I never found a place in this epilogue to explain what happened with Kurt and Blaine's relationship. Maybe I'll publish a little seperate add-on to this fic, idk. But basically, of course they work everything out and they're together again, but in my head, the talk was really emotional. Maybe one day, I might capture it in words in just the right way.

And of course, if you want something else to read, read my fic called "The Hanging Tree". It's a Glee & Hunger Games crossover. The pairing is Klaine. That's the only couple I'll write for. They're my otp :)

But yeah. Thank so much. Love you all.