The car door slammed shut as Suki stretched her stiff muscles. A few hours in a crammed car with two other people up front and three in the back with lots of luggage would produce that sort of effect.
"Help me, would you Suki?"
The young lady grabbed her friend Mai's arm and yanked her out of the car so that the sweaty, bulbous Fumio could get out too. He was the one who ended up with the map, after all.
Suki and Mai were about to help him out when Katsuo, who had been sitting up front, emerged, ignored Fumio, and snatched the map he held away with a singsonged "Thank you." As he turned it several different ways in an attempt to read it, Hana came out as well and began to scold him when she should have been assisting Suki and Mai.
With a tremendous heave, Fumio came stumbling out and the two girls pulling on him were sent fumbling back. Poor, thin little Haru peeked out of the car like a frightened sentinel and shyly stepped out as well.
A silence went by after the closing of doors, in gazing around. Everything was so…boring. For six college students on their last chance at vacation, it was especially dull.
"How exactly did you convince us on coming here?" Katsuo remarked behind the map.
"Grandma and Grandpa met here," Suki answered defensively. "From how they described it, I thought this was an exciting place."
"Don't get me wrong," Hana told her, "I love getting away from the city for a while, but I can't say this is what I had in mind."
"Stop bugging Suki, guys," Mai intervened. "This might be a fun trip."
"That house on top of the hill certainly looks interesting," Fumio pointed out while fanning himself, drawing all gazes to a gigantic manor up a hill in the near distance. The largest thing in sight, it appeared to be almost purple against the glaring sky and gothic as well. Formidable. Looming. Fascinating.
Haru remained silent.
"Well, no good standing around here gawking," Katsuo said loudly, breaking the thoughtful quiet. "Let's go find somewhere to stay, and then our little adventure can really begin."
A/N- I've begun this new FanFic because... I like Vocaloid. And the end of "Dance with Asmodeus" opened up SO many possibilities for FanFictions. So, yeah. Hope you like it!
- A.Z.