Yukino Tsukino: Sorry I took forever to post. My computer gave me some problems. Here's another chapter you've probably been waiting for!


Normal POV:

"What's wrong?" A new voice asked.

They turned to see a girl with long black hair with dark brown eyes, wearing a dress.

"And you are?" Izayoi asked.

"Moriko. My name is Moriko."


The 4 glanced at each other before nodding.

"You see, our friends were supposed to go to the hot springs." Takuma said.

"But we're getting worried because they haven't been back." Akira said.

"But there shouldn't be any around here." Moriko said.

"Yeah. And we're getting worried." Akira said.

Izayoi looked at the girl suspiciously.

What was she doing here anyway?


Yō looked at the girl with wide eyes.

Just…who is this? Or what is this?

Then she saw another person that had the same fate as the other person that transformed into her. But this, it transformed into Asuka. Then Sayuri. Then Kuro Usagi.

Just what was going on?

They then started moving around and then walked out of the room.

Just then a thought struck her.

Could it be?!


"I might be of help to you." Moriko said. The 4 missed the sinister smirk she had on.

The 4 looked at each other again.

"How?" Izayoi asked.

"I can track down anything. If they are somewhere in the forest, then I can track them down much better."

"…Ok." The 4 agreed.

She gave them a fake smile.

'Things were going my way, just as planned.'

"You guys should get ready if you're going to depart now." Jin said. "We'll hold down the fort here."

The other 3 nodded and left.

Moriko also left outside where they were supposed to meet.

She grinned evilly.

'They're going to regret ever trusting me, those fools.'

"Moriko, are you ready to go?" Takuma asked.

"Yes, we shall go now, shouldn't we?"

Izayoi still was suspicious of the girl. Why did she seem so familiar to him? He felt like he knew her from somewhere before…He just can't place his finger on it.

And the other 2 were too stupid to notice.


"What do we do now?"

"Let's hope they are smart enough not to fall for Moriko's trap."

"But Natsumi, what if they fall into that witches trap?"

"Then that's their problem. We have to save those girls though. If we don't…something is bound to happen. Something bad."


Yō suddenly became dizzy. It might have been because she hadn't been eating anything but it wasn't.

She had no idea what was happening right now and she was worried for her friends.

Izayoi, Akira, and Takuma might have fallen into her trap and they could be in danger right now! And here she was. Stuck in a stupid container, not knowing what's really happening.

Not only that, but for some reason, all her energy has been drained out.

She was starting to wonder if she was aging into a grandma.

What it really was – was the fault of this stupid bracelet around her leg.

Moriko placed a bracelet that sucks out the person's energy.

Sucks for Yō and the others but helpful for Moriko in this case.

"Yō?"

She blinked and turned her head – which hurted as she did so – and saw Sayuri and the other 2 awake.

Sayuri's voice was a bit muffled, probably because she was in a container with some strange liquid…

"Do you have any ideas that would get us out of here?" Yō asked.

Sayuri shook her head.

"Why are you and Asuka the only ones chained up?"

Yes. Those 2 were the only ones chained up. Moriko probably thought that those 2 would be more troublesome.

"Who knows…Anyway, did you see that?"

"See what?"

"Us. Those kids somehow became transformed into us."

"Oh that? Yeah. That's a forbidden seal."

"Y-You know about it?"

"Yeah. It's a secret hidden technique. They require a human sacrifice. They can transform into anyone at will. Dead or not. They act the same, look the same, and know everything about you."

"That's pretty scary."

"Akira, Takuma, and I found out about it when we were searching on how to resurrect our family. But now that I think about it…Akira has been acting strange the day we found out about it…"

"Uh huh. And you just saw that now?!"

"Uh…Well, yeah…Ehehehehe."

"But wait…why didn't you use that technique then?"

"Because it was required that you lose a dear friend and go over to the darkness. Akira wouldn't accept it but then we crossed over this strange seal. Akira accidently took it off – or more like it fell down – when he tried to see what it said."

"Stupid…"

"Yeah…I know. But I guess that seal we saw was to seal that witch."

"You mean Moriko?"

"Her new name is stupid witch."

"You…are pissed…aren't you?"

"Of course. I've been fooled, captured, and now stuck here like a prisoner. Who wouldn't be angry?"

"Now you know how you treated me."

"…"

"I was joking. Don't take it seriously."

"That witch."

"You're still angry, huh?"


While Sayuri and Yō were having their own conversation, Kuro Usagi and Asuka were also talking.

"Are you okay Asuka-san?"

"Yeah…But my powers are completely shut off."

"Me too. What's this bracelet?"

"I don't know. Maybe this thing is the reason for us losing our powers."

"What do you think happened to No Names?"

"I think it'll be fine. The problem is that if we are stuck here, we might as well become old ladies."

"I hope they are doing okay…"

"Maybe they got swallowed up by a huge monster. Or maybe a field full of vines knock all of them out."

"That's terrible! Horrible! Bad! Disaster!"

"I was just joking. That wouldn't happen with the others standing guard."

"Yeah. Maybe I'm just worrying too much."


Meanwhile…

The fake Yō, Asuka, Kuro Usagi, and Sayuri were wandering around.

"That witch forgot to tell us where we were supposed to go!" 'Sayuri' cried out.

"Well, she didn't really give us many instructions…" 'Kuro Usagi' said quietly.

"UGH!"


Do you think the guys will notice? Or do you think they will fall prey to Moriko's plans? Do you think the new voices will actually help? Please review!