A/N: GOMEN NA SAI!!! ITS SOOOOO SHORT!!!!!!
"Huff, huff, huff!"
My own breathing echoed out in the dark hallways. Yet again, I could only see through the darkness by candle light hanging from the walls. The hall seemed everlastingly long, and no matter how far I ran it didn't seem to get any shorter in length. I looked behind me, he was standing at the door, smiling so very disturbingly, humming the tune to London Bridge.
"London Bridge is falling down…" he sang and walked towards me. I sprinted faster than I had in my entire life.
"Falling down…"
I finally reached the end of it, only to be stuck in a two way route. I looked back as I heard his singing and foot steps grow louder.
"Falling down…"
Finally, good luck! I found a door and headed straight for it. When I slammed it open, a blinding light struck my eyes. It must be an exit if there's sunlight!
"London Bridge is falling down…"
I ran out to see that, it wasn't exactly the type of exit I would have wanted. I was on the roof, and for miles out there was just golden, dead grass. I was on the top of a brick building, about three stories high and it was in some kind of abandoned area. The windows were all boarded with planks and everything. But this wasn't the time. I saw a bunch of crates and ran over to one. I slipped under it, thank god it was empty.
"My Fair, Misaki."
I wanted to cry. This was too much, I was so scared; so very scared. My body was shivering, my heart was jumping rapidly and my breathing picked up as he stepped closer to were I was hiding. It was no use. He was going to get me, I was going to die. But… I can't die! Who's going to take care of that big oaf Usagi-san? He'd wind up on the side of the street without me! But… I guess… he'll have to make off without me, because there is no way I'm getting out of this.
"Misaki, tell me. Do you know the storey of Humpty Dumpty by Mother Goose? I'm sure you do~" he began to sing again. "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, threescore men and threescore more, couldn't get Humpty-Dumpty back together again."
I was on the verge of puking. This was far too eerie. He was using nursery rhymes for killing schemes?!
"Misaki, answer me." he leaned over the box and looked down at me through the planks of the crate. "You already know that I know you're in there. So there's really no use in staying quiet."
I closed my eyes and hid my head in my knees and covered my ears. I couldn't take this! Where was Usagi-san, if he was even coming for me?
"If you don't… I'll just have to take you for another round of punishment. Don't worry I don't mind. That bedroom we were in before isn't nearly as fun as the torture chamber in the basement. And I have many muscle-heads to guard the entrance, too. So we don't have to worry about anyone walking in on us. And who knows, maybe they'll join in and we'll all have a wonderful time. How about that, neh? Little Misaki?" he said, picking up the crate, reveling me with my head in my knees.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Misaki it isn't polite to cover your ears like that to your host when he's trying to speak with you. I really don't want to have to eliminate you right know, but the way your acting, I don't think normal punishment's going to be enough." he grabbed my hair, and pulled me up forcibly to look at him in the eyes. To my surprise, I began to cry.
"Now, now. With a face like that, I won't give you up quite yet. I can wait for your Humpty-Dumpty performance later. I have the whole thing already planned. We'll do it tonight, so don't worry!" he laughed. What the hell was he talking about?! Humpty-Dumpty? Was he going to throw me off a building.
'Ah!' I thought, and my eyes widened with realization. This was that killer on the new, The Crooked Man, of course…. He killed by nursery rhymes. So… was I really going to be… like that? Can no one put me together again?
