BalletGirl537: Woot new story! I've been addicted to this show called 'A Haunting' and I was inspired to write something like it. Enjoy chapter 2!

This place is huge!" Tails said in astonishment.

"Not really, just look at all these books!" Sonic gestured to a tall bookcase that touched the ceiling; full of books of etiquette. The young fox's eyes grew wide at the beautiful sight of books once again. He scanned them for a moment, and then plucked a blue book titled 'Posture Is Everything'. There were a few centimeters of dust that coated it in a fuzzy translucent beige. But when opened, holes and worn away pages was all the fox could make out. Bookworms were busy munching away on the pages. He jumped at the sight and quickly closed and put the book back in its rightful place.

"Where should we go next?" Sonic asked while looking around again. There were three places to go from the foyer. Either right, forward, or upstairs.

"Let's check upstairs I guess." He suggested, both were antsy to get moving again. Sonic led the way up the creaky staircase. Pictures of horse-drawn carriages led the way upon the walls. Once at the top, a long hallway that got darker and darker and then led to an intersection was before them.

"I'm lighter, maybe I should go first." Tails suggested. The wooden floors were extremely unpredictable. The first step was safe; the second sent a loud creak that gave both boys chills. It seemed safe for a while. Then, CRACK! The panes under the fox gave way and disintegrated into dust. Luckily he was with the fastest thing alive, or he might not have survived the fall. Sonic heaved him back up and they looked to where he fell.

"Let's keep going." The shaky fox said while regaining his breath.

"Yeah, but I'll go first this time." Sonic said nudging his friend sarcastically. Tails' look gave Sonic his approbation so he didn't have to thank him verbally. The hedgehog's steps were a lot more cautious. Putting weight on his toe that touched forward, and then stepping. Tails' gaze drifted back to the hole; he saw a whitish form move by swiftly. He gasped, but tried to clamp down on it and moved skittishly back to the comfort of his friend.

A pattern continued for a while. Tails constantly looked over his shoulder. He couldn't shake the sight from his mind. Was there a spirit in the house? He looked back behind himself again anxiously but bumped into Sonic. He had reached a door at the end of the hallway. Both stood in awe for a moment. There was something on the door. Sonic raised his hand and brushed the dust off of the unreadable markings.

"Amadeus." He read on the door. The two looked at each other, and then turned the doorknob which fell off. The door swung open easier than the last one. What Sonic saw as a library, Tails saw as heaven. Three of the four walls were covered by bookshelves. Each wall had a different subject on it. On the left wall were green books that all had scientific subjects. The front wall had red books that contained mathematics. The right wall had brown books that were all of different times in history. Tails couldn't believe his eyes. He ran in and scanned through his favorite subject: science.

"Careful buddy!" Sonic said with a reached out hand. But his friend had gone from anxious to excited in an instant. The blue one shrugged and walked in and over to the window ahead of him. Under which was a desk.

"Isn't this cool Sonic!," Tails said while reading a book, "Chemistry was called Alchemy a long time ago!" He laughed.

"You're in your element aren't you buddy?" Sonic mentioned over in his direction. There was a drawer on the desk. With some tugging it opened to reveal what looked like a photo album.

"Tails, come check this out!" Sonic called to his brother. The young fox tucked the book back in its spot and ran over. It was a picture of a family; cerca 1904. The family was of foxes, with one small boy circled in black ink.

"Is…Is that Amadeus?" Tails questioned. Sonic turned the page, and the next one was the same young boy. He was a light fox with dark eyes, and a big fuzzy tail. He didn't smile, but had a soft innocent look in his eyes. He was holding a book that said 'Alchemy'. The cursive on the bottom read 'Amadeus Prower."

"Wow buddy! Looks like we've hit the jackpot!" Sonic beamed.

"Yeah, it's not everyday I learn that my ancestor hated his family."

"What?" Sonic looked over to Tails, who was holding another picture of the family, but this time every face was cut out except for the young boy's. That same cold chill that came over the boys when they entered, blew over them again.