Tama: Now it's time for chapter two!
Nori: Par-tay!
Tama: Hell yea!
Nori: Now, how long is this going to take you to write?
Tama: Not that long!
Nori::raises eyebrows::
Tama: ...I hope...
Nori: Anyways, who should do the discalimer today?
Tama: You should.
Nori: Why me?
Tama: Because I said so, and we seem to be the only two here at the moment. So, the floor is yours!
Nori::growls:: Tama doesn't own YYH, but she does own her OCs and all of her situations and ideas. ::sighs:: Happy?
Tama: Yupp! Onto the chapter!
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It was at least midnight by the time Emery had given up all hope of sleep. She had returned home a few hours ago, after her brothers had all gone to bed. They each lay in a hammock, hung as close to the fire as possible for warmth. Clothes and other materials were strewn all over the clearing, as they were all too emotionally exhausted to clean up after themselves.
Emery had laid there for hours underneath her blanket, escaping sleep. The events of the day kept playing over and over again in her mind, keeping her up. She should've been used to this by now; Dayne was always saying things like that, making her feel guilty. He'd been doing it since...well, ever since she could remember. But for some reason, it shook her up every time.
'Damnit, Dayne,' she thought to herself as she looked up at the stars. 'Why do you do this to me? Do you hate me that much?'
She turned to look at him. He was sound asleep, with his back to her. His katana lay directly below his hammock: Near him, as always. She sighed. He never changed.
A loud snore changed her focus to Kenny, who was laying in a very awkward position; His legs were stretched out, one hanging off the side. His left arm clutched a blanket, while his right rested on his forhead, just covering his fiery, hazel eyes. He snorted again, this time rolling over and changing positions.
Emery smiled, then turned her attention to Hiro. He was somehow facing all of them, as he had always done. Emery noticed how tense he was, even in his sleep. He could never relax. It was nothing he did consciously; it was just a reflex for him now to always be on guard. Ever since he had become their caretaker, his maturity had reached far beyond his years, protecting his family with his life. Emery's smile faded. She couldn't help but feel sorry for her oldest brother and his robbed childhood.
She was snapped out of her thoughts by a rustle in the trees. Her head spun around, just in time to see her twin emerge from the forest. She was making an effort to be quiet, hoping not to wake her siblings, but she could only do so much. The moon and the fire combined cast just enough light to show the deer-in-the-headlights look on Rune's face when Emery coughed to make her presence known.
Rune sighed and put her finger to her lips, begging her twin to remain quiet. Emery nodded, and Rune gestured for her to follow her. Emery looked at her brothers. Once she was sure they all were sound asleep, she slowly and silently followed her sister into the woods.
About a mile away, Rune stopped and turned.
"Ok, I don't think they can hear us out here," she whispered. "But just in case-"
"Stop, Rune. Do you wanna tell me what the hell you're doing?" Emery interrupted, not bothering to stay quiet. She was beyond irritated at this point. "You take off right when I need you here. You don't come back until well after midnight. You expect me to cover for you. Hiro, by the way, was worried sick." Rune stared at her feet. "And worst of all, you're lying to me. Your own twin."
Rune sighed as she pushed her hair out of her face. She looked back up at Emery.
"Yea. You're right, ok?" she said quietly. "But…but I had a reason."
Emery stood still, arms folded across her chest. She could see Rune was having trouble, trying to find the right words. Normally, she would've been sympathetic. But she hated being lied to more than anything.
Rune finally sighed. "I guess I'm just gonna have to show you." Emery tilted her head to the side in confusion.
"Show me…?" but by then, Rune had grabbed her arm and had started running, dragging Emery along with her.
They ran for a little more than two miles, neither of then speaking a word. Rune was too nervous, and Emery was too frustrated. She could never get a simple answer out of Rune.
When Rune finally stopped, it was in the middle of another clearing; one that Emery didn't recognize. It was considerably smaller than their own, and it seemed to be situated in the middle of nowhere. She sniffed, listened and looked around, failing to find any other demons nearby. Where had Rune taken her?
It was then that her eyes fell upon a black spot in the air. It stood right next to a tree, and it was almost impossible to see in the dark. Emery only discovered it because of the different aura that surrounded it.
She looked at Rune with raised eyebrows. Rune looked back.
"Just trust me," she pleaded subtly. Emery nodded.
"But just tell me, what is that?" she asked, gesturing towards the black area right in front of them. Rune grabbed her wrist again and began to walk forward.
"That….that's a portal," she replied simply, continuing to walk forward. Emery looked at her, but Rune's eyes were focused ahead. Confused, and now slightly worried, Emery stopped, only to feel a forceful tug on her wrist. Rune was pulling her forward, and she had been caught off balance.
"A portal to where?" Emery asked, afraid of the answer. Rune refused to respond, only tugged harder on her twin's arm. "Rune?" Before she knew it, Rune had shoved Emery into the portal and jumped in right behind. Emery tried to scream, but no sound came out. They were in free fall for a few seconds, before landing hard on solid ground.
Emery looked around her to find that nothing was as it was ten seconds ago. It was dark here, too, but even in the dark she could tell that they weren't in the clearing. She turned around, to see trees scattered all behind her. The trees here were differnt though, much taller, making her feel small and insignificant. She turned back around and noticed she must be on a hill. Down below, she saw a long, single story building, unlike any she had ever seen before. At the front, it connected to an extremely long set of stairs that descended into only the gods knew what. The place was surrounded by trees, with a few clearings scatterred here and there. Whoever built this, they sure as hell wanted it to be rather hidden, and they had succeeded.
Emery looked to Rune, who looked back at her, expressionless. She was tense, and nervous, Emery could tell.
But why?
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Kenny's eyes opened halfway as he was woken by a sound. far off in the distance. He strained his tired ears for the sound again, but heard nothing. Deciding, whatever it was, that is was not worth losing any time of precious sleep.
He turned over in his hammock, as sleep claimed him again. He failed to notice that neither of his sisters were anywhere to be found.
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Rune had led Emery towards the building; the two of them still managing not to speak a single word. Rune simply didn't have the words to describe where she had taken her sister, and Emery was flat out too confused, nervous, and terrified. She trusted her twin with her life, as she should. But never had there come a time when she was silent, refusing to tell her something important. And now, she had shoved her through some sort of portal into what she assumed was a different realm. She had reason to be a little frightened.
As they approached the building, they realized that there were no lights on inside, making it pitch black. Rune led Emery through a door in the back and down a dimly lit hallway. It seemed never ending, but finally, Rune turned into a room at the end.
It was dark, so Emery couldn't see very well. But she could clearly make out a queen sized bed, two dressers, and a large picture window, opened partially.
"I'll be right back. Wait here, ok?" Rune whispered to her twin, then disappeared into the dark. Not really seeing any other option, Emery obeyed and sat down on the bed. She looked to her right, at the nightstand, and picked up a picture frame. Again, it was dark, so it was difficult to see detail, but she could clearly make out ten people, of various heights. What caught her eye was the girl standing in the front row, towards the left.
…Rune?
Just then, Emery heard a something from behind her, causing her to immediately turn around. She noticed that now, the window was completely open. She heard another sound, this time from directly behind her.
Someone was in the room with her. And it wasn't Rune.
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Tama: Finally! Chapter two is done!
Nori: Yea, that took longer than planned.
Tama: I know. I decided to cut it short; I have better ideas.
Nori: Whatever works for you.
Tama: Mhm. Read and Review please!
Nori: And no flames!
