The Taunting (Part 6)
Kin~iro Mosaic (or known as Kinmoza) was written and illustrated by Yui Hara, and the anime studio that produced it's called Studio Gokumi. I own but this story which is [only] used for entertainment purposes. Thank you for taking your time to read this and I hope you enjoy this fan fiction.
Meanwhile, not so far off from here, Yoko, Aya, and the rest of the crew were roaming around the halls trying to find Shino and Alice so that they can search for the supernatural stuff together. They were trying to remember which door they were in again as they walked pass some doors and paintings.
"So, uh, where exactly is Shino's room again?" Yoko asked. "I can't seem to remember..."
"You mean you forgot already!?" Aya scoffed at her. "W-What if we get lost or something like that? I don't want to be stuck here forever—"
"You know you could have just stayed back inside while we go out and take care of whatever little problem there was..."
"No thanks, I'm good."
"It shouldn't be too long," Dokuro replied casually, "we just gotta take another turn here and..." As they turn a corner, the black-haired girl shined her flashlight over to one of the doors. "...here we are." She finished.
"Alright, now we just gotta convince them to join and we'll be all set, it'll be as easy as pumpkin pie!" Karen exclaimed.
"Quiet, we don't want to disturb the spirits." Kokkaku warned.
"Spirits!?" Aya worriedly hid behind Yoko so she wouldn't have to see any (but she's doing a pretty bad job at hiding however).
"Uh huh, nothing like that will happen to us, so don't worry about a thing." The red-head replied in a non-interested tone of voice.
"Really?"
"Hey Shino, hey Alice-chan~" Karen greeted them, deciding not to try and scare them this time around. "Are you in there? We're just about to—" She knocked on the door but then saw that the door opened up on its own.
"What was that!?" Aya freaked out yet again.
"Oh, it seems like the door was already open, just a crack."
"Could this mean that they have gone out?" Yoko asked.
"Hmm, likely, let's find out." Dokuro enters the room with her flashlight and looks around the room for clues. From what she could see, the bed was messed up, the floor was dirty, and the bathroom lights were still on. "It has begun."
"The spirits?" Karen asked excitedly.
"B-But wouldn't there be a sign or signal from that box thing?" Aya pointed out still frightened.
"You mean radar/ghost detector?" Kokkaku said.
"Mm hmm, that's what I meant."
"Hey good call." Yoko complimented.
"Oh no, this is something far worse." Dokuro came out and told them. "I'm afraid they have been kidnapped by something or someone else."
The others gasped (except Kokkaku). Where could they have gone too? What happened to them? And will they be alright with the current situation that they're in!?
.-.-.-.
"I'm sure it's gotta be around here somewhere... I just know it." Shino told Alice as they were literally just walking around the halls in a big circle.
"We just need to t-think, where do you think we went last?" Alice asked her while shaking.
"I... think we've been here before?"
"Argh, this is hopeless! We're never gonna find our way back!"
"Hey, I got an idea, why don't we go and check up on our friends? Maybe they'll know where our room is."
"Yeah, that's a great idea; except for one thing... we don't even know where their room is either! In fact I think we've been walking all around in one big circle this whole time!"
"Well, we can always make a trail so we'll know what not to track... let's use our shoes and socks and plop them on the ground near a path so when we come back and see them, we'll know not to go there. And then when tomorrow finally comes, we can always go with our friends and help find and get them back."
"Wow, that's a great idea!" Alice exclaimed.
"Sorry, I couldn't think of anything else—" Shino scratched her head in embarrassment.
"No, I'm serious this time, we've got no other options so let's do just that."
"Oh, right!"
The two slowly take off their shoes and socks and start dragging and placing them down for each one they come across. They continue doing so while looking out for their rooms (which I'm pretty sure they don't even remember their numbers) in order to find their door which they had left open just by a teensy little crack.
.-.-.-.
"Iiiii don't want to do this anymore!" Aya cried.
"Then go back to your room." Dokuro suggested.
"But I don't want Shino and Alice gone either!"
"Where could they have gone though?" Karen wondered. "I sure hope they're ok."
Yoko turned and saw something on the ground. "Hey look, a clue!" She runs over and picks it up, holding it and getting a closer inspection on it.
The others gang up behind her to take a look themselves. "What is it you found?" Aya asked.
"It seems to be... their shoe! You know what that means?"
"They're doomed either way!?"
"No, at least I hope not anyways, it means they haven't gone too far, come on let's go!"
.-.-.-.
After dropping their shoes and walk along the trails for a while though, they've noticed that the carpet rug is surprisingly soft and fuzzy, sort of ticklish on the feet, or maybe a little too ticklish.
However, when the two took another corner and proceeded to walk forward, they both soon looked down and realized that they're stuff is gone!
"Huh, where did it all go? I was certain that it was here a moment ago..." Shino said, heavily stumped.
They looked down and saw their feet were starting to get cold now. "You don't suppose we're in a different area, right?" Alice predicted.
"I don't have a clue my dear friend. I guess we'll just need to press onwards."
"Ok." The blonde nodded.
The two continue walking, they eventually see a kitchen nearby and thinking that they're on the right track and are closer than ever before, start running. They race and turn a corner but end up slipping and falling. After getting up with no injuries whatsoever, they decide to not run anymore and just continue to walk the rest of the way there.
Alice rubbed her eyes and started to yawn very loudly. "I'm... so... sleepy." She murmured while going sluggishly.
"Don't go to sleep now, we still need to get to our rooms." Shino encouraged her friend.
"I know, but I don't know if I'll make it in time..." She nearly falls but the brown-haired gal picks her up and gets her back onto her feet. "I'm ok now... thanks."
"Your welcome." She turned back toward the hall and saw a door wasn't open. "Hey look, there it is, we found it!"
The two rush over and take a peek at it, and see a chair blocking its path. Curious, they move the chair out of the way and open the door, unknowing about the fact that the door was being blocked by a chair for the purpose of safety since the door did not have a lock and in the process get toppled over by some stuff falling onto them. They both scream as they get crushed by the random material on them. They pop out and sigh in relief, looking around as it seems to be random fabrics.
"Oh cool, I never thought we would see any of this here..." Shino said.
Alice held up a red Victorian dress and stared at it for a bit. "Yeah, but why are all these here?"
"Maybe its storage or something, why don't we try some stuff on?" She hides under and makes some ruffling noise while Alice puts the dress under her pajamas.
"This seems silly, but I feel pretty. Wait shouldn't we go and find our room? This is nonsense and we still are lost and have not found our way back yet!"
"I'm almost done though... ta-da!" The brown-eyed girl jumps out of the pile and is shown wearing a black gown and a blonde wig. "Now I look just like you Alice-chan, we can be best buddies forever!"
Alice turned and gasped. It was like she was looking at a mirror, no, it was like her nightmare was coming to life now!
'Let's be best friends... forever and ever.'
"Uh... Alice? Is there something wrong?"
"NOOOOOOOOO!" The blonde screamed.
She could just here those words inside her head right now as she was staring at the 'cold blooded demon' that was in front of her (and took Shino's life). 'forever and ever and ever and ever and e-'
"NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!" She turned and made a run for it; with tears streaming from her eyes, she didn't turn back for one second.
.-.-.-.
Meanwhile, Yoko and the others were still searching for Shino and Alice as they wander helplessly around the halls.
"Yoko, you s-said that they h-h-haven't gotten t-too f-f-f-far." Aya stuttered as she walked. "A-are you sure we're going the right way here?"
"Of course, I think, I don't really know actually."
"Oh no!"
"But don't worry, we will find them eventually."
"A-are you sure about that?"
"Yeah, are they really going to be ok? I mean who knows what could have happened to them!" Karen added.
"Don't remind me!" The twin-tailed cried.
"Come on you two," Yoko sighed, "I'm sure that—"
"NOOOOOOOOO!" They heard a familiar voice scream, which causes them all to get spooked by it. As they listened in to try and figure out where the sound came from, they begin to get more and more panicked by it. "NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!"
Karen now started shaking uncontrollably. "H-holy crap wasn't that..." The blonde gulped loudly. "A-Alice-san's voice?"
"Yeah, that should be it." Dokuro said.
"So that means you were right Yoko, we are closer than we thought." Kokkaku added. "Good job."
"H-How can you act so calmly at a time like this!?" Yoko reprimanded the two.
"But wouldn't this mean we can now save her if we're closer?"
"But the voice is fading away, Alice and Shino could still be in danger-" Karen shouted and placed her hand on Aya's shoulder while she wasn't looking, causing her to scream at the top of her lungs. "Will you knock it off!? I was just tapping you!"
"Do you really think I'm that gullible?" Aya turned to her and scoffed. "I-I don't get scared easily, honest, ok? I thought you were some kind of—"
"Wow Aya, that's real noble of you."
"I'M SORRY OK? IT'S NOT MY FAULT THAT I GET SCARED SO EASILY-"
"Keep it down or they'll hear you." Dokuro pointed out.
"Oops, sorry." She covered her mouth. "I'll try not to do that again—"
"The monster is right behind you." Karen whispered in her ear while holding a flashlight to her face. "It's mouthing 'boo' right now."
"EEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" The blue-haired girl screams and runs off to the opposite direction. "HELP ME; THE MONSTER IS OUT TO GET MEEEEE!"
"Karen what did you do that for!?" Yoko called her out on her behavior, "That was uncalled for, even by your standards!"
"Hey, I just wanted to see if it would work or not, ok?"
"Aw geez- AYA WAIT UP!" Yoko rushes off after her.
"Hey wait for me, I'm the one at fault and I think Alice went that way also!" Karen shouted while running off with her.
Dokuro and Kokkaku were left to stand there. They heard some footsteps and turned around.
"Well then, it seems it has begun sister of mine." Dokuro said.
"Indeed it has, sister, now we shall see who shall survive this evil peril that is this place." Kokkaku added.