Amberground, a land that is isolated from the light of sun. Where a heart-eating monsters known as Gaichuu exists, and where the Letter Bees live.
I
"hey! look! the killer's here!"
"run!"
No one wanted to believe me...
I didn't do it... Why anyone doesn't want to believe me...?
[ Reader's POV]
"At least..." Zazie sighed, as he sitting on the cart, looking very exhausted. They have been walking for around 2 hours, since the address of the letter they sent is at Yodaka, the most furthest, on north.
"That Largo... why he must sent us to send that letter anyway!?" Zazie complained, while his dingo, Wasiolka just sitting, looking at the night sky. "It's because Jiggy-san is busy, Zazie..." Lag tries to calm Zazie down, while his dingo, Niche, just enjoy the wind that blows gently.
"well, we're almost there" said Connor, pointing at the Yuusari Central that just up ahead. And they all, with their own dingos, smiled happily. An after some minutes, they have arrived.
"man, I will gonna rest for hours after this..." said Connor, bringing his dingo, Gus on his back. They walk across the streets on Yuusari Central. It was really peaceful here. Orange lights illuminating the streets and houses with shops around. It surely nice here.
"let's hurry to the bee hive. I want to rest as soon as possible..." said Zazie. Yeah, he looks so exhausted. Because they deal with many gaichuus earlier.
"okay then."
"well, you have done well. You may rest" Largo said and the three Letter Bees put their cap on their head again.
"well then, excuse me-" a knock was heard, and behind the door, a girl with green hair that was styled in twintail above her shoulders appeared. If you look closely, she has a pair of aqua-colored eyes.
"I assume you are... the Interviewee, right?" Largo said, and she nodded. Then she goes in. She wears red jacket that is left opened with hood, and shirt that has a high collar that covered her neck. She also wears dark red skirt and brownish-white boots. She looked like she has no emotions at all.
"Lag, Zazie, Connor. You may leave." said Aria, and the three Letter bees left the room, and walks passing the girl. When they passed the girl, they three have a weird feeling, they looks back for a second, but they decided to dismiss it.
Outside of the Director's office...
Zazie stretched his body. "well then... Wasiolka, let's go home!" Zazie said, and he sees Lag and Connor with a wondering expression on their face. "what's the matter?" he asked those two.
"you didn't notice it, Zazie? we got a strange feeling about that girl earlier..." said Lag, and Niche nodded with her hair flying around as a golden sword. Zazie thinks for a while. "yeah... I did felt that..."
"Should Niche hurt her?" said Niche. "no, don't do that Niche! Don't hurt people!" said Lag, panicked.
"Well, she's the interviewee, right? we may know her soon enough..." said Connor, and the other two nodded.
"Actually, I have a bad feeling about her..."
"Zazie? hey, Zazie!" and Zazie snapped back to reality, and saw Wasiolka is playing around with a silvery wolf, which seems a female. It wears a red collar with a name carved on it.
"...Artemis?"
Meanwhile, in Director's room
"welcome to the Director's office." said Aria. The girl nodded, not saying a single word. "my name is Largo Lloyd, the head bee. While this is my assistant, Aria Link." he said, introducing himself and Aria. "and you?"
"Felli... Criss." she said with a normal tone. She's like a living robot, she didn't show any emotions.
"Criss... tell me more about yourself." Largo said and she nodded. "I'm 13 years old, I'm from Trieste village, a bit far from here..."
"your parents?" and Felli show a bit pain and looks down. "they are... dead." she said. "well then, Felli. Do you have your dingo right now?" Aria asked. Felli thinks for a while.
"I... do." she said. "may we see your dingo?"
"sure." and Felli walks to the door and opened it, and he saw Zazie, Lag and Connor. While their dingos played with Felli's dingo. "Artemis... come here..." and the silvery wolf walks to her, and goes in the director's office. And Felli faces Largo once more, with her dingo.
"...her name is Artemis." she said simply. "okay, do you have a place to rest for today, Felli?" Aria asked Felli, and she shook her head. "follow me. I will provide you a temporary room for a night. Excuse me, director." and Aria with Felli and her dingo left the room. At the time, the trio Leter Bees are gone.
"eh? and interviewee?" Sylvette said what Zazie just said earlier. Yep, Zazie and Connor eats dinner in Sylvette's house, again.
"yeah, a female interviewee." Zazie replied. And Sylvette walks to the dining table. (A/N: notice?)"and what's wrong with her?" Sylvette asked again.
"we just got a bad feeling about her... you know... because she's from Trieste Village..." said Connor, while eating. Yes, they're eavesdropping when Felli and Largo talk to each other.
"I heard about Trieste Village... it's a village that's..."
"that is massacred by an unknown killer three years ago." and Gauche appeared from the second floor. "big brother! and Roda, too!" Sylvette is happy seeing her big brother, Gauche Suede with his dingo, Roda. A beautiful woman with short, silvery hair and dark purple eyes.
"why don't you eat dinner too?" Sylvette asked and Gauche sit on the dining table, along with Roda. "it was weird though..." Gauche said, and everyone's looking at him. "what's weird?" Lag asked.
"because they say there are a sole survivor, but she was found missing a year after the Trieste Village was fully massacred." Gauche continued. "maybe that survivor was her?" Sylvette said. "maybe... do you happen to know her name?"
"her name... it's... Criss or somewhat..." and Gauche's eyes widened a bit in surprise. "maybe it was indeed she was the sole survivor."
"eh!?"
[Felli Criss' POV]
"hey! look! the killer's here!"
"run!"
No... please... I am not the killer...
Mother? Father? why you also don't believe me?
Please... someone...!
"...!" I opened my eyes, awaken from that lonely nightmare again. I look on the side, and only saw Artemis sleeping peacefully. I look on the clock, and it's already midnight.
"..." I lay down to the bed again, and tries to sleep again. While I'm staring on my weapon, a rifle and handgun. Both of them are shindanjuu, with each of them have an amber stone colored black for handgun and blue for rifle. I didn't name the attack though, because it's useless.
I recollect that day. The nightmare; no, true nightmare. When I see my parent's corpses in front of me, also with the villagers. Blood splattered around, and I just stand there, with my eyes blank. I have no idea what's happening back then. And when I was about be eaten by a Gaichuu, a letter bee saved me. His name is Jiggy Pepper, and he bring me to a town, safe and sound. And that was when I realized everyone I know is dead, and I just... cried in Jiggy's arms. It was truly...
...
a nightmare.
TO BE CONTINUED
Review pls c: My writing skill is incredibly sucks! -_- man, just review pls c': I will fix it if there's any mistakes, so I won't do it in the next chapter. c':