AN: I can't even do an overhaul of this story. It's that different from the way I think now. I wrote this when I was in primary school, guys, and so I'll complete this story and leave it here as a reminder and a glimpse into my past. Bon appetite, if you will.

†Discovery†I

All Hallows' Eve. The day when the barriers between worlds are at it's thinnest, thin enough to cross. Every year without fail, two yellow-haired children, twins, would come to the little town, just for the day. No one knew where they came from, though rumor had it that sometimes, in the forest just beyond the town's borders, the laughter of contended children drifts.

The boy in a traditional butler uniform complete with a black cardigan; the girl in traditional maid's uniform, a black dress that fell till the thighs and red-and-black striped stockings. With their bright blue eyes they charmed their way into the same inn every year. What the local inhabitants did not notice, or rather was told not to notice, was each year when the twins appeared, a child disappeared not soon after.

This year was no different. Only there's a new family in town. Their little girl, Miku, went around town with two teal pigtails trailing behind her finding friends. The twins, the girl called Rin and the boy called Len, peeked at her from behind a bush.

"Perfect target for this year, isn't it, sis?" Len whispered to his sister, smiling till the corners of his lips stretched to his ears.

"Some new blood," agreed Rin, her eyes thoughtful, lips pursed, "she certainly looks healthy."

Miku, had in fact, her batch of newly-made friends already following her everywhere. With her natural charm and good looks, complete with her mother's intoxicating mix of perfume and her black satin dress which almost swept the ground, she had, in the short week she was here, gathered quite a vast amount of friends. Frankly speaking, all the children in the town know her.

Soon the sun began to set and Miku's new friends scuttled home. Miku continued wandering about the streets by lamplight, unaware of the under-laying danger this little town had. She walked and walked, looking here and there, drinking in the sight of the small town. It did not take her very long to reach the forest, leaves blackened by the evening light.

Ever curious, Miku ventured into the forest, thinking it was safe, with houses within shouting distance and the twilight sun casting a small but sufficient amount of light. All this would have protected her from harm only if she had intended to skim the edges of the forest. So, of course, she did not.

At the foot of the first tree she cam`e to, she spotted two dolls sitting there, with stitched on grins and buttons for eyes. With a squeal of excitement, she scoped up the two dolls and hugged them close. "Kawaii~!"

Then the screech of a crow somewhere in the depth of the forest scared Miku and, hugging the dolls tightly, she ran out of the forest and back to the comforting light of the village.

That night as she huddled under her quilt, she vowed to herself that she would explore the forest, every nook and cranny of it. When she passed off into sleep, the grins on the dolls' faces seemed to widen, stretching their stitches.