Finding A Game to Play

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Kieli opened her eyes and looked around. She was in an unknown room. A bed with grey sheets laid a few feet away. Next to it was a small night table that had a tiny lamp on it. There were no windows or doors anywhere in the room, instead, the old wooden walls and floors seemed like they had built a box around her, not letting her get a chance to escape. From where Kieli lay on the dirty floor, she could see a layer of dust on the almost every surface in the room.

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Kieli pulled herself up and looked around. She could not find a single door or window in the room. It made Kieli feel nervous. How did she get in, if she could not get out?

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Kieli froze at the sound. It had been very faint but it was still heard. Something had giggled. Kieli slowly looked around the room, her heart pounding against her chest.

"Hello? She asked, hoping no one would answer. It was even a second later until she heard a soft, high-pitched voice call out to her. "Come play." Kieli twisted around to find a door that had not been there before, opened just a crack. "Come play with me." said the voice again.

Kieli stood up and dusted off her skirt before taking a step towards the door. She was so curious about the voice that she didn't even realize that she was now wearing her school uniform instead of the normal pants and jacket that she usually had on.

"Come play." The voice called again, this time more clear than before. Something about it seemed a little off to Kieli because the first thing that came to mind when she heard it was that it sounded like it had become solid instead of it being faint and distant. Not letting that bother her, Kieli reached out to touch the rust color handle. As her finger brushed up against the cold handle, she felt a cool breeze. Wondering what was on the other side, she pulled open the door.

Harvey leaned up against the wall of the old stone building as he played with the dial on the old radio. It had not said a word since he had found it on the ground at the station. The last thing he had heard from him had made no sense.

"Don't open what?" Harvey half asked himself, half asked the dead radio. He pulled out the box that he had shoved in his pocket and examined it again. It was just a simple wooden book that had an opening covered by a rusted lock. There was nothing special about it, but there wasn't anything simple about it. Harvey shoved the radio into his pocket, taking a mental note to fix it later. He took his right hand and held the box in that hand while he used his left to try to pry it open.

Nothing.

It would not open. Harvey tried again and again, but the box still would not open. Getting annoyed he shoved it back into his pocket and pushed off from the wall. He decided to go find a place to stay for the night. Above him in the sand colored sky, the sun was setting slowly behind the haze that clouded the town. The last thing he needed was the Watch or something to find him wondering around alone at night.

Harvey walked down the street, not paying attention to anyone or anything around him in particular. What could Kieli have gotten herself into? I told her to stay there, how hard was that? Not to mention this stupid radio is broken. It's a piece of junk. Why do I even bother keeping it around?Harvey looked down at the radio swinging at his side. He was holding the leather strap in his left hand as he walked down the street. Without thinking, Harvey stopped and ran his fingers through his hair. Where could she have gone? There is no way she could have gotten on the train without a ticket and unless she was kidnapped, she must have left the station. But why leave Corporal? A small spark shot out of the speaker before it went silent once again. Oh right, who in their right mind wouldn't leave this piece of junk behind? Well, whatever, I'm sure she'll turn up sooner or later.

Harvey continued to walk down the street, in the back of his mind, quietly worrying about Kieli. It had been a month since he had seen her and now, barely an hour later, she was gone. Though he would never admit it to himself, for a second he believed that the reason she might have left was because of him.

Harvey walked around the street of the town until it was way past dark. His thoughts that kept running through his mind made him forget that it was getting late and he needed a place to stay. It wasn't until he heard something behind him that he realized just how late it had gotten.

"Hey, did you find anything yet?" called a voice. Harvey stopped and turned around to find a group of people gathering together under a streetlight.

"No, not yet, though I am starting to wonder if this is a lost cause." called another. From where Harvey stood, he could see a group of adults mostly man of men and one or two women. The lone teenager that stood in the back looked over at him.

"I swear, if we don't find something soon, we will lose another child." Said a man that seemed, to Harvey, was the leader of the small group. The young teenager began to walk over to Harvey, unnoticed by the adults.

"Well we could always just call the Church Soldiers again." said a female who looked extremely worried.

"Can I help you?" said the young teenager that walked up to Harvey. Harvey looked down at him, not happy about the tone he had used.

"Not really." Harvey said causally.

"Good-bye then."

"Excuse me?"

"If you don't need anything, then leave." His tone was harsh and to the point.

"What if I don't want to?" Harvey asked, using the same harsh tone as the boy.

"Kone!" screamed a woman. Harvey looked up to find the adults of the group were all looking up at him. The expressions they wore on their face was mostly fear and anger.

"It's fine! He is just a traveler!" called the boy

"I never said that!" Harvey snapped.

"So …you're not a traveler?" the boy asked turning back to face him.

"No I am."

"But you just said you weren't!"

"No, I said that I never said I was one, I never said that I wasn't one." The boy looked up at Harvey, confused for a moment before saying, "… You're weird." and walking away. Harvey watched as the boy walked back to the worried adults, who were waiting for him. Harvey sighed to himself before turning around and continuing down the street, feeling their eyes on him.

Kieli opened the door and saw a small girl inside, who stared up at Kieli with curious eyes. She had short black hair and big black eyes that seemed to be an abyss of darkness. Her pale round face was emotionless as she stood silently in the doorway.

"Hello" Kieli said, crouching down to get a better look at her. The little girl seemed to have a childish face and features, but in some way was very mature. It reminded Kieli of someone, but of whom she could not remember.

"Who are you?" The little girl asked innocently.

"My name is Kieli, what's yours?"

"Hinakowai" The girl said. (Note: not a real name. Just a bunch of letters thrown together during class)

"That's a beautiful name." Kieli smiled at her. 'What are you doing in this closet anyway?"

"I'm playing a game." Hinakowai said. "Would you like to play?"

"Sure." Kieli said. It had been a while since she had played games with other children. Back in her old school, they were not allowed to play game, because it was not allowed. "What kind of game are we playing?"

"Kagome." Hinakowai said. "It's when you hide and a group of children go looking for you. Once they find you, they form a circle around her, keeping you from escaping. Then after they are done circling you, you become part of the circle in order to find the other children. Once they are all found and in the circle, the game ends until you get another kid to play."

"That sounds interesting." Kieli said. "But how do you get out of the circle once you are in it?"

"You don't"

Hey everyone! I know it has been a while since I updated. There is a reason for that, but i don't have the energy or time to explain it. Anyway, the 6th book is out everyone! I just finished yesterday and OMG if you have not read it please do.

**Okay, so right now I am in a betting sort of mood. Let's see...**

Challenge: To guess the next Kieli Book Cover.

Prize: hm...what will it be?...I know! If you bet and win, I will buy your next Kieli book! Think I am joking? I never joke about Kieli. But yea, I will really buy your book if I lose and you guess it right. I would just go buy an amazon gift card or Barnes and Nobles gift card (depending on what you prefer) and I will just give you the information number things on the back and you can order you book, free of cost completely.

Rules:

1. Have to be specific. No like animal or stuff animal or wood or something. You have to say dog or teddy bear or what ever the cover might be.

2. You have to Private message me or leave a review and I get back to you in order to count as you being in the bet.

3. This whole thing closes after April 16th and if you read this after that than Private message me or something and we'll talk.

5. Can't tell my parents

4. Why did i skip this number.

6. I'm just writing things done now.

7. GUAH!

Well here is the title and I guess good luck. :As The Deep Ravine's Winds Howl

P.S. HI LIFE IS NO FAIRYTALE!