Title: Paper Moon

Author: Black Jinx

Rating: T for now, maybe a little M later.

Summary: It's been almost a year since the Hyakki Eikou was avoided and Kia's death, and Vice doesn't seem to want to move on. When a new Doll named Rin appears, she seems almost like the human girl he once knew. Even though the appearance is different, he still feels that there's something about her he needs to find out. When a rumor about Kia being alive is heard, Vice is determind to find her no matter the cost.

Kia hides from the others. No one is to know of her existence, and she isn't supposed to make herself known. She doesn't know Tansen's motives or why he kept her alive. She is determined to finish her "goal" and leave the now fragile life she still hangs onto.

And now there's a new enemy lurking in the shadows. One that could very possibly be the mastermind behind the fates of Vice, Kia, and Rin.

Disclaimer: I do not own Karakuridouji ULTIMO or any of its characters. All oc's belong to their rightful owners.

I'm falling down into my shadow and hold my breath because what's waiting is a Deadly Night.

Chapter 1 - Beginning Again

Dull hazel eyes stared beyond the glass. Beautiful hazel eyes, eyes that searched for something lost.

Golden eyes returned the gaze. Eyes of malice, of all the evil in the world. Eyes that enjoyed creating pain for others, as they were created to be. Those golden eyes watched the hazel ones silently, an emotion never felt glittering in the liquid gold eyes.

Silky black hair joined the hazel eyes. Hair thin and soft like spiders thread. It was one of her best features, he once thought, for it truly was as beautiful as it was ensnaring.

Wild, untameable black hair joined the golden pair. Hair so dark a black it would appear green in a bright light. A dark and terrible nature, he was given, one so wild and untameable it threatenend the existence of those around him.

She was in the open now. Hazel eyes giving her sight, appearance to give her beauty, and a soul to give her character.

He was almost the same, yet opposite of her. Wild black hair, cold and cruel eyes, a dark and evil soul. The epitome of evil, there was nothing darker.

Missing something. They were both missing something.

A silent command, said by neither but heard by both. Her pale hand reached for the glass. For him. For something.

Vice opened his eyes, awakening from the dream. He could hear Jealousy and Rune sleeping in the room next to him, Rune's quiet snores higher in sound than Jealousy.

Sitting up slowly in the new bed he was given, Vice looked around. Nothing out of the ordinary, nothing new, and no Kia. It must have really sucked to be Jealousy, feeling everything Vice felt for the past twelve months since he "moved" from K's apartment to the Kodaira household. The green Douji was pretty sure it must have gotten on his nerves once in a while.

The Douji stared out the window at the sleeping city, completely in peace despite what almost took place that day. The day that Good and Evil would fight to the death, the day of the Hyakki Eikou, the day Kia left.

Tansen had to explain that the Hundred Machine Funeral hadn't been stopped like it should have, it was, for lack of a better word, rescheduled. Meaning that it simply could happen again, and it would, when fate would once decide it. It couldn't be stopped, and it have been prevented once.

Vice closed his golden eyes and sighed. He missed Kia, he wasn't denying it. No other Douji, except Jealousy, really knew how much he had loved Kia, how much he still loved her. He wanted her back, but no amount of wishing would bring her back, he knew that all too well. Tansen had said he promised Kia not to bring her soul back from the dead, and nothing would change his mind.

Laying his head back down, he closed his eyes and tried to drift off into a dreamless sleep.

"How are you feeling, Kia?" Dante asked the teenage girl. Said girl shook her head slightly, water dripping down her body. "I know it's been a while, so you need to exercise more to keep your body in good shape." Sitting in a vibrant green towel, she undid the braids Kia had tied half-assed unto her hair. Thank god Tansen had a seperate bathroom for the girls, and it was huge. It could easily fit at least twelve Dolls in there.

"What are you saying?" the black haired questioned the other Doll. "That if I don't do more training I'm gonna get fat?"

"Like you could get fat," a blonde haired girl said, sitting against the edge of the bath. She held a bottle of shampoo and a small pink towel, barely covering her body. "I swear, you're the skinniest of all of us."

"At least she has something to show for it, Yutaro," a violet haired girl remarked, throwing a bottle of body wash at Kia. She caught it quickly.

"How's that for reflexes?"

"Show-off," Yutaro mumbled. She had bright blonde hair and dark blue eyes that reminded Kia of the ocean. She was a Doll younger than Dante, but slightly older that Kia. She looked no more that at least thirteen and had just barely entered puberty. She was still considered the "youngest" of the Dolls, but that was by age she was changed, not when she was recreated.

"She's still better than you, Taro-chibi," Ritsuka noted. Ristuka had violet hair and bright green eyes. She was the "oldest" of the Dolls, being eighteen when she changed and had been born somewhere in the 13th century, and she had much to show for it. Quicker reflexes than a cat, smarter than any animal, and a body to make any girl jealous. Perfect chest, perfect hips, and an hourglass figure. Her biggest downside was that she had an extremely foul temper and rarely made a good conversationalist with anyone except Tansen. Kia quickly learned to stay away from her.

"Hey, Tsuka-sempai," Kia asked," where's Azu-chan and Kura-chan?"

Ristuka rolled her green eyes to the ceiling, thinking for a moment. "I think Tansen-sama said that they were in Brazil last I checked."

"Vera-san's in America," Yutaro chimed. "Hope she doesn't get fat eating all that junk food they have over there." The blonde haired girl recieved a washcloth in the face from Kia.

"Not everyone eats the junk food over there," she snapped, "and I turned out fine, didn't I?"

"Yeah," Dante said. "That's why you're now a Doll." The black haired girl shot the green haired one a very dirty look, and immediately Dante shut her mouth. Moving closer to the teenager, the green haired girl put her head on Kia's shoulder. "What are you gonna do about...you-know-who?" she asked quietly, trying not to get the attention of the other girls in the bathroom.

Kia's hazel eyes were dark with sadness. "I don't really know, Dante-chan," she mumbled. "He's probably forgotten all about me by now. I mean, it's been almost a year since I've seen any of them. What am I gonna say if I saw them again, 'Hey everyone, miss me?' Seriously."

Dante laughed. "You're funny, ya know that? K alone would probably pass out from that, I don't know what everyone else would do." Running her fingers through her hair, she added "besides, you are gonna have as long as you want to say goodbye, you know that. Don't worry about everything all at once, hun. Just take everything as it comes at you."

"We'll have your back, no matter what," Yutaro said smiling.

Kia smiled a little. "Thanks guys." Returning to her thoughts, she wondered. What would Vice do if she was still alive?

Please leave your thoughts. Sorry of anyone was ooc-ish or mary-sue-ish.