Summary: AU. We all know the story. The demon feeds off the coward's jealousy and kills his best friend. The girl forgets the ghost's existence. But in another time, the story is changed. The demon chose another, much more interesting victim. After all, wouldn't it be much better story if the coward fell? Alternatively: In which Lewis pushes Arthur off the cliff and everything goes to shit.

AN: Hi, Missy here! I have a new fanfic which I may or may not continue... I'm hoping that I can update this regularly, but as of now I've only written 5% of chapter 2. Please review! If anyone's too OOC, please tell me!

Chapter 1: Enter

It was just going to be a joyride, really. Lewis and Vivi were just going to have a date, but no. GPS decided not to work properly. No one could really blame the couple. Lewis was missing an arm, and therefore cannot drive, and Vivi had no idea how roads worked.

"You turn left! No, left! Left! Vivi, oh my god!"

"Vivi, we just passed my house for the enth time!"

"Where are we?"

But Vivi still knew how to drive. She wasn't reckless, only ignorant.

So why was the car speeding towards the trees surrounding them?

Lewis screamed for his life. Very cowardly of him. Kind of like Arth-

No, don't think about him. Lewis thought to himself, gripping the side of his seat.

CRASH!

"Shit!" Lewis said, exiting the car. He looked at the damage from their drive; it was pretty bad. And by pretty bad I mean the car is wrecked. "My parents are going to kill me! I mean, we could always take it to Unc- I mean Lance- for repairs, but we're too far away from the shop."

Vivi sighed and looked at the apartment that loomed over them. It was strange. An apartment in the middle of the forest? The glass windows were glowing with orange light, yet the place looked abandoned. Some windows were cracked, the others broken. The door looked as if someone forced it open. It's hinges were broken, but there was light, so maybe there was someone inside. "Guess we'd have stay the night." Vivi muttered.

"Are you crazy?" Lewis said, taking his head out of the car. "That place looks creepy."

"What's up with you, anyway?" Vivi asked, concern evident in her voice. "We used to go to places like this all the time. Ever since the cave, you've been a little distant."

"Well, if you don't want to go in, fine. Mystery, come on." She said, turning to the building. The dog was hesitant, but shared a look with the amputee. It was the look that read, 'Don't argue with her'.

'I sense lots of spiritual energy in this place. It's dangerous inside, but it would do you no good to stay here. It's better to just stick together.'

Mystery said to Lewis via their spiritual link. Mystery had suggested they have one after Lewis... lost his arm, so Mystery would know whenever Lewis would be in danger. However, it also came with the effect of feeling everything the other felt. At Mystery's statement, Lewis internally groaned.

'Can't you do something?' He pleaded.

'I'm a demon fox, not a miracle worker.'

'That's the same thing in our situation!'

'Vivi's looking at us strangely. Stop that.'

Lewis grumbled in defeat. Mystery was right. Vivi was staring at the two of them, confused. She had no idea what Mystery was. And is, Lewis corrected himself. Lewis walked up to Vivi begrudgingly, not really wanting to go in. Lewis looked at Mystery expectantly, despite knowing the kitsune wouldn't be able to do anything.

"Glad to see you're on board." Vivi said, grinning. "I expected you'd sit this one out, actually, but hey, it's great to see you finally stop moping around and actually come with me for once!"

"Who could say no to that face?" Lewis teased. Vivi giggled and kissed Lewis on the cheek. "Come on. Let's just go in." She said.

Vivi kicked the door down, and looked around the seemingly empty apartment. "Hell-o?" She asked.

"Hello, hello, hello..." Her own voice greeted her. Her voice echoed around the halls. "Huh." Vivi said. "No one's home."

At that moment, the door beneath the investigator began to shake. Vivi took a step backwards. The door suddenly sped up towards the entrance, the broken hinges repairing itself to the once broken door. The impact knocked Vivi off her feet. "Oof!"

"Whoa!" Lewis exclaimed, lending out his hand to his girlfriend. "That was a close one."

Vivi gladly took his took his hand. "Thanks."

"Let me see if I can still open this thing." She walked up to the door, trying to pry it off.

"Oh yeah, a ghost would just leave the door unlocked for us to escape." Lewis said, sarcasm in his voice. Vivi glared at him teasingly and he smirked in response.

"Hey! You never know! And how do you know this place is haunted?"

"Abandoned building, flying doors, it was pretty obvious, Vivi."

Vivi elbowed him, laughing as she did so. "Come on. Let's explore this place a little." She said, walking up to the empty lobby. An empty receptionist's table stood there collecting dust, with an orange couch as a waiting area. A hallway to the right led to a broken elevator and staircase.

Lewis and Vivi slowly began to creep closer to the hall, afraid that if they made one wrong move, they would trigger a trap. As they passed the elevator, it suddenly lit up, and opened its doors to the duo, eerie orange mist coming from the elevator. The inside wasn't as rundown or as broken as the rest of the apartment; in fact, it was the opposite.

The floor had an intricate design of orange and red flowers, with purple thorns and blue roses. Half of the walls had mirrors, with wooden railings that were just a dark shade of brown, but not too dark. The other half had orange walls in a design similar to bedroom wallpapers. It was elegant.

Alarms were ringing in Lewis' head. He shouldn't go in. The colors reminded him of someone. Red, purple, blue... Orange. Oh god. Oh no. Not now. He wasn't ready. He tried to move back, away from the open doors, but for some reason, his body moved not of his own will, but seemingly as if a puppeteer was controlling his limbs.

He hated the feeling.

He took a step forward, trying his best at resisting the control. It wasn't a full on possession, no. The ghost didn't want his body; the ghost only wanted Lewis to enter the elevator. Vivi stopped him, saying, "Wait. It could be a trap." She took a piece of debris from the floor and tossed it to the elevator, and when nothing happened, she shrugged. "Guess it's safe."

"It's not," Lewis muttered, his words silent enough for Vivi not to hear him, and approached the elevator. He glanced at Mystery, and Lewis didn't need the link to know what Mystery was thinking.

They were thinking the exact same thing.

As soon as Lewis entered, the doors of the elevator snapped shut, sealing the amputee inside.

The thoughts of their minds synced. They knew exactly who did this, and why.

'Arthur.'