"Can you believe it Yume-chan? I don't want to die!" Haruna said, clinging onto her friend Yume.
"And I won't let you die!" Yume told her. "See, I'll protect you, no matter what the cost! Even if I die I'll be happy because I have a friend now."
Haruna looked up at Yume, holding her hands in the cold. Yume gave her her most sincere and honest smile before hugging Haruna.
"You're my best friend Yume-chan!" Haruna said.
"You're my best friend too Harucchi!" Yume embraced her tightly. "No matter what I'll make sure we'll get out alive."
"Everybody! Everybody listen to me!" Haruna said as she made hand motions for everybody to come. "We're going to play a game!"
"A game?" Sango asked. "Why?"
"So we can get to know each other that's why!"
Sango let out a sigh.
Everybody was at Haruna's house apparently having a 'Welcome to Friendship!' party. It was a party to celebrate their alliances and prevent a killing spree by getting to know each other. Haruna and Yume had everything set up, from balloons to party hats and even cake. Haruna wanted everybody to have a good time so that no one would have to die meaninglessly.
She already acknowledged the fact that they would be forced here for the rest of their lives without their family or their other friends but it still bothered her. Having Yume with her though and everybody else being so nice to her made everything better. It made her feel like she was doing something good.
Haruna had everybody gather up to make a circle on the floor and to make it fair she made a pattern of boy-girl-boy-girl. She also was the one picking seats.
"Okay let's start!" Haruna said.
"Um... You haven't explained what game we're playing." Nathaniel said.
"It's called 'Love or Hate'. We spin a bottle and the one who gets the fat end asks what the person loves or hates, it's their choice. The one with the skinny end answers." Yume explained.
With a nod Haruna placed a glass bottle in the middle and spun it. When it stopped the fat end landed on Ryuuseo and the skinny end landed on Kazue.
"Do you... love somebody in the room?" He asked.
"No," Kazue replied with a calm demeanor.
Haruna spun the bottle again, this time the fat end landed on Kaoru and the skinny end on Ryo.
"Do you like Ryuusei?" Kaoru asked.
"What!? I'm not like that!" Ryo yelled.
"As a friend," Reika said.
"Oh... yeah why?"
Kaoru giggled a bit before Haruna spun the bottle again. The fat end landing on Mouri and the skinny end on Krori.
"Do you like the piano?" Mouri asked, not knowing what else to say.
"I'm sorry... What did you say?"
Ryuusei took out a notepad from his backpack and wrote down what Mouri said on it, then gave it to Krori.
He gave a slow nod before Haruna spun the bottle again. This time the fat end landed on Yume and the skinny end on Norito.
"Do you like it here?" Yume asked.
Norito felt intimidated by the question. He had no idea how to answer without being a bother so he just let his lips do whatever.
"I like the people here," he said. "And I like the quiet air. Nothing haunts me here as much as before."
With that the game went on.
It was something, something that bothered Norito. He couldn't wrap his finger around it. In his sleep he tossed and turned thinking about what could possibly be wrong with him. Is he an idiot for just realizing that he was bothered? Is he just plain oblivious to the fact that nobody can trust each other? Is he just paranoid?
He woke up in the middle of the night for no reason. He was bothered, he knew something bad would happen. One of them was bound to kill, who will it be? Norito just didn't want to die. Even so, he didn't exactly want to live either. He let himself fade to sleep.
As everybody went to do their daily routines Psych, Eleanor, and Kazuto were planning on investigating the tower. They needed to unlock all seven floors so might as well see what the tower is even about.
Paars excitedly waited for them to look from his room. Naked and 'playing' with his friend as usual. It was a young boy who he met long ago, the only one who wanted to be his friend. He loved the boy, he loved him so much he made him into a vampire. The two were able to play in peace now, even able to play their lewd games of love.
Only you would talk to me. Only you loved me. You have to stay with me forever and ever okay?
That was Paars simplistic thinking.
Anyway, the moment the three opened the glass doors all they saw was an empty lobby. It looked boring and average but it was kept clean at least. Kazuto told Eleanor and Psych to take precaution but both ignored him, going to an elevator instead.
"Can't we use this elevator instead?" Psych asked.
"Well because he said we needed to unlock all seven floors and not one has been unlocked yet then yes. Yes we can," Eleanor said with her usual sarcasm.
"You two! Stop looking at the elevator and help me look over here! We're supposed to be investigating remember?" Kazuto said.
"Yes sir!" Psych said.
"Of course, what ever you say master," Again with her sarcasm.
The three looked and looked but found nothing at all of interest. They didn't really find anything at all except for a door but Paars came in through an intercom and told them that it can't be opened until someone dies. After three hours they decided to give up.
"Nothing huh?" Sango said with a sigh. "Of course."
"Well it makes since seeing as that thing is sadistic as hell," Mouri said.
"Well, our secrets go out then. Like a firecracker in the sky and like me on the stage!" Ryo pointed a finger up in the air and made a bang sound.
Everybody sat down on the couch after that revelation. Haruna groaning at the fact.
"Nothing, nothing, nothing!" Haruna said. "Why is that!?"
"Calm down Harucchi," Yume said. "We'll find something eventually. I'm sure of it!"
Yume gave Haruna a hug, to which she hugged back.
"Why are we even caring at all? I mean, we aren't leaving this place," Ryuusei said.
"True but then there is the possibility that we do," Kaoru said. "Maybe it's just me or is everybody under reacting to the situation?"
Kazue nodded. "You have a point. Maybe we're not believing this enough."
"Well we do have a sadistic vampire brat as our 'headmaster'," Reika replied bitterly.
"Maybe... We should call it a night and ask Paars for the answers tomorrow," Krori said.
"Why tomorrow when we can ask today?" Kazuto asked.
"For time keeping."
"Okay then, meeting adjourned!" Haruna said as she slammed her hand on the table.
"Hey, Eleanor. Are you still awake?"
It was night. Psych was in Eleanor's room sitting down on her bed.
"No, I'm asleep," her sarcastic voice full of irritation.
"Good because," Psych stopped mid-way and kissed Eleanor's lips.
"You idiot!" Eleanor yelled. "You know that I-"
"I'm scared." Psych said. "Not of dying but of losing you."
He left the room. Eleanor had a bright blush on her face but quickly dismissed it as a dream and went back to sleep. Ryuusei was in his room when it happened, he heard them somehow. He didn't know what to do.
"Another day at the river?" Yume asked.
Haruna nodded. "Let's play in the river together! Maybe we can find some clues there!"
Yume nodded, following Haruna all the way.
The two happily walked together to the river. Haruna was talking about plans to leave and Yume was silently listening to every word and doing the occasional nod. Yume loved Haruna. She loved her more than anything else in the world because she was her only friend.
Yume held her hand close to her heart. Her heart was beating rapidly and unsteadily. She never felt like this before, it was her first time ever being I'm love.
"So anyway when we get home we should - -"
Haruna dropped everything. Yume looked at it with wide eyes, holding onto her best friend. Haruna was screaming and screaming. Crying and crying. The pain felt so realistic, she didn't think that someone would do it so soon.
The dead body was impaled on a metal rod, the arms and legs sticking in front of the body forcefully with the use of rope. The ankles and wrists were tied up. The neck being tied up as well with the other end tied to the tree on the other side of the river. The pole stuck out of the mouth and down the person's butt with knives sticking in the intestines. The body's eyes were gouged out, with bruise marks all over. The naked body was covered in blood all over. Red, crimson red blood.
"NO! NO! NO! NO!" Haruna cried. "WHY! WHY! WHY! I thought we had an alliance! We weren't going to kill! Why... IS IT BECAUSE OF ME SOMEONE IS DEAD!?"
With that Haruna fell like putty in Yume's arms as she cried as well. No mistake, that dead body belonged to
SHSL Patient: Psych
Author's Note: Sorry if this seems rushed but then again I didn't update for three days T^T sorry school life is stressful...
