A quick note: The events that occur in this story will more than likely contradict the actual events within the game. This is due to the addition of extra characters who are not (to my knowledge) within the game. I do not own the franchise or the actual characters that are in the game but I am responsible for the creation of some characters. Please let me know what you think as all feedback will help me improve my stories. Text in italics is events from the past.

Chapter 1

Yoshiki wasn't in the mood. Ms. Yui had been gone for God knows how long and Shinozaki was still panicking. "Where the hell is she?" he thought to himself. He certainly didn't want to stay any longer than necessary in the classroom that they had woken up in, but he couldn't just leave Shinozaki in the state she was in. " If Satoshi was here she wouldn't be like this" he thought angrily. There was no doubt he was jealous of his "best friend", if that was an appropriate title. He looked down at his palm. He sighed a little as he saw the scar on his hand he had received long ago. His head filled with memories of someone who was a bit more than a friend to him. Someone he hadn't seen in years.

Tenshi Haroshami woke up with a splitting headache. As his vision became less blurred, he realised that he didn't recognise this place. He couldn't shake the feeling that the charm Yokamoto had persuaded them to use was to blame. As he got to his feet, he noticed that someone else was in the small room. Not only a room, but it looked as if it was a classroom for small children judging by the size of the tables and chairs. As he got closer to the body on the other side of the room he realised it was Tigah Satomora. He looked around for any sign of the others. However all he saw was darkness. He turned his attention to Satomora who was beginning to wake up. "Where am I?" He questioned Tenshi as he sat up. The way he said it was almost as if he expected him to know the answer. "I don't know" replied Tenshi with a hint of irritation in his voice. He disliked Tigah because he often teased him about his height, something he had in abundance. He was around 6ft2 or there abouts. People often mistook him as an adult even though he still attended school. It also didn't help when a couple asked him to show them around the orphanage where he lived, still. He sighed at the fact that he had been there for over 12 years and still hadn't been adopted by a couple. His parents had died when he was 5 years old leaving him alone. He was just lucky that a care worker had picked him off the street before he starved to death. As memories flowed through his head he glanced at his scar on his hand and it reminded him of the person who was the closest he had to family. Not just a friend, more like a brother. "Wonder where Kishinuma is now?" he wondered as Tigah got up off the ground. "Hey Lofty, how about we get out of this classroom huh?" snapped Tigah. The voice startled Tenshi slightly. He sincerely hoped that Tigah wasn't going to be like this for however long it was until they figured out where they had woken up. If he was he certainly wouldn't last long without a punch to the face. They left the room cautiously, as if someone was going to jump out and scare them, telling them that they had been tricked. However it was not the case and Tenshi wished it had been. "I think we should split up, as it will give us a better chance of finding the others." Stated Tigah with confidence. As they went their separate ways, Tigah couldn't shake the feeling that he could hear the snipping of scissors. Tenshi also heard something but it wasn't snipping. It sounded like voices.

As the young boy sat in the T.V. room flicking through the channels he heard the door slide open. "Tenshi, you have a visitor," said one of the many carers at the orphanage. Tenshi turned around, and smiled whenever he saw a boy with sandy blonde hair. It was Yoshiki, his only real friend. They had met at elementary school as they were in the same class. As the carer slid the door shut again Yoshiki walked over to the couch that he was sitting on. As he sat down Tenshi turned to face him. He was a lot taller than his friend. Heck he was taller than everybody at his age. "Hey Yosh!" he said with a grin. "I want to ask you something!" He was excited at his friends' quick interest in his statement. "Yeah?" asked Yoshiki, clearly brimming with excitement. Tenshi grinned even more as he produced a pen-knife. "Wanna be Blood-Brothers?" His grin faltered slightly when he saw Yoshiki look worried. He started to panic; did Yoshiki think he was going to kill him? "Wait, let me explain. Being Blood-Brothers means that we will be best friends no matter what happens. We will look out each other if the other is in danger." He explained hastily, not willing to lose a friend over a mere misunderstanding. "Emm… Y-yeah sure" stammered Yoshiki unsure about what was going to happen. Tenshis' grin came back as he heard his friend accept the offer. "Great! Now hold out your hand. Err… this may hurt a bit" he warned his friend as he sliced the palm of Yoshikis' hand. He panicked when he let out a yelp of pain but continued to slice his own palm. "Now we hold our hands like we would in an arm-wrestle until the blood stops dripping." He was determined to make the holding of hands less girly so that his friend wasn't put off being his Blood-Brother. He smiled to himself when his friend did what he was told, knowing that this friendship was going to last.

As Ayumi calmed down, she decided to finally take in her surroundings. She could immediately tell that they weren't at Kisaragi Academy anymore. However they were definitely in a school of some sorts, most likely an Elementary school judging by the tables. What she couldn't work out was why they were there. Was she dreaming? Maybe the earthquake had made her become unconscious. She pinched her arm only to discover that it was not a dream. She noticed that Yoshiki was crouching beside her. "Kishinuma? Where are we?" She asked quickly.

Yoshiki jumped a bit when he heard Shinozaki speak. He was glad she had calmed down at last. But he felt that she may begin panicking if she wasn't told where they were. "I'm not too sure, but we will find out eventually." He had to make sure that Shinozaki was under the impression that it wouldn't be hard to find out, mainly for her sake as he didn't want her to go through another round of hyper ventilating. He helped her up off the ground. "You ready to leave the room?" He asked. "Yes," stated Shinozaki plainly. He was going to make sure that nothing happened to her, as he felt that he owed her for being the only person willing to convince him to stay at school. As they left the room he felt a sense of danger. Something wasn't right, he looked back at Shinozaki. "Don't worry Shinozaki, we'll find Ms. Yui." However he couldn't shake the feeling that they were too late.

Tenshi looked at the sign of the room that the voices were coming from. "An infirmary?" he said quietly. For such a horrific place, with corpses and human bones, he found it quite ironic that a place of care and comfort could be found. As he looked in he first saw a girl sitting down on a bed. The next thing he saw was two small children. But something didn't seem right. As he entered the room he was hit by the sudden realisation that one of the children had nothing but a blue glow from her jaw up. The other girl was missing only one eye leaving a gaping black hole where her eye should have been. The two "children" couldn't be real as nobody could have been so calm with those injuries let alone laughing with a girl that had no apparent injuries. He edged closer, determined not to be spotted. However his plan was short-lived as he stepped on a floorboard that creaked under the weight of his body. "Crap." He cursed himself. The girl on the bed turned to look at him. She didn't look at all scared, neither of him or the fact that she was laughing with two dead children. "Hello, who are you?" she asked with a happy tone. Her upbeat attitude disturbed Tenshi even more. "My name is Tenshi Haroshami, I'm from Nakashima Academy. Who are you?" he replied. "Oh I'm Mayu Suzomoto, I go to-went to Kisaragi Academy!" Her reply confused Tenshi even more. "Went to? Is this girl crazy?" he thought. He turned to the two glowing children. The injuries that they had were much worse than he thought, as their clothes were stained heavily with blood. He didn't trust the two mutilated children with this girl. "Get away from them," he said quietly. The girl seemed to understand his words but she didn't move a muscle. Then he heard her say something that really sent a chill right up his back. "These children need me." She replied. Tenshi was becoming agitated. He didn't think that this girl was thinking for herself, as nobody in their right mind would stay with the two children in front of this girl. He had a hunch that the horrific creatures that resembled children were the cause of this. "Emm… Mayu I really think that you should come with me," he had to think of an excuse for her to leave the two blue children. "There is someone looking for you!" He wasn't really thinking when he said it; he had seen it on a cop show once. The person trying to jump from a window ledge was tricked into thinking that a loved one was waiting for them. The girl turned around. "Shig-nii? Is he looking for me?" She seemed different when she said it. Tenshi was relieved that it had got her attention. "Yes, he is ever so worried about you," he had to continue the trickery until he had got her away from her possessors. "Wouldn't you like to see him again?" The girl got up suddenly, and began slowly walking towards him. "Geez, hurry up," he muttered to himself. However as she walked towards him he saw the two children turn to stare at him. As he continued to urge the girl to pick up the pace, the two "ghosts" produced something each. Something that looked metal. Something that looked sharp. "Oh shit." Tenshi had barely grabbed the girl when then eyeless girl lunged at her. Thankfully he had got her out of the way just in time. He grabbed her hand and started to pull her out of the infirmary. Just as he did he heard a wail of some kind. He turned and saw the headless girl flying at him. He dodged the lunge so that he wasn't killed but the scissors went straight into his arm. He let out a shout in pain. He was expecting the "ghosts" to finish him off but as he looked up they were gone. He was relieved yet confused. "Why not finish me off?" He felt his arm and flinched in pain at the touch. He was most definitely bleeding. He got up, thinking about re-entering the infirmary but decided against it. "I don't want to risk another attack." He turned to the girl he had just saved. She didn't seem hurt, which was good. "A-are you okay?" she seemed genuinely worried about his state. "I'll be fine… but I think we should keep moving," he needed to find this "Shig-nii" person as if he didn't the girl may become suspicious. As he heard no complaint from the girl they continued forward into the dark corridors of sadness and despair.