A/N: This is just a filler chapter to get to the next chapter. The next chapter will be up in a few days, and it will be longer then this one. Sorry for the short chapter though.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kuroko no Basket or the characters.
Warning: Any warnings on previous chapters.
Chapter Ten
The hallway was quiet. The silence between the four grew on and on. It was almost unbearable.
"How many people did you say were here?" Kuroko asked as the silence was starting to suffocate each member. She had noticed and decided to lighten the mood a little.
"From what we knew, our group was the only one's here," Riko replied.
"Why do you ask Kuroko?" Hyuuga asked now curious about why she asked.
"From before, that was a fresh body. That means there are other's here, not just your group," Kuroko explained.
"Right, you didn't have to put it like that, but what brought this up?" Hyuuga asked thinking back to how long ago it actually was since they saw the body.
"There's no particular reason, but this school is supposed to be haunted. That means whoever else is here, is either dead or being affected by the ghosts. We can either say we'll be lucky if we don't meet another ghost, or unlucky if we don't. The thing is, you're other party members, could they have met the other people here too?" Kuroko asked.
Hyuuga looked at her, curious about the sudden explanation and questions, "ah, well I did think that guy we saw was familiar, but I couldn't place where I'd seen him. Anyway, why don't we talk about something else?" he asked.
Kuroko turned to look in front, she wasn't going to suggest anything else at this point. So the silence ended up growing again. They just continued down the path they took and passed by the library.
"I feel like we're going in a circle. I mean we haven't seen any sign of Izuki-sempai and her group," Kagami sighed as they continued down the hall. They were in the hall that they'd originally met up in.
"This school is just a big circular maze. There are many hallways that lead to the same destination," Kuroko explained.
"So, we should meet Izuki and the other's any time, right?" Riko asked. That's what she was getting from the explanation.
"If, they are still on this floor and if, they are still alive," Kuroko stated.
"If?" Hyuuga asked.
"I wander, how many people died tonight? Usually, no one makes it out alive," Kuroko said.
"Oi! Kuroko stop talking like that," Kagami grabs a hold of her head.
"I am merely stating the truth, Kagami-kun. Anything that happens is just the decision that person makes. You all came here, that was your choice. The things that happened before, are all the choices that one person made. That is just the truth," Kuroko explained as she slapped Kagami's hand away. That surprised the group.
"So, you're saying that our friend because it was her choice?" Riko asked as she started getting angry.
"The choice to come here was hers," Kuroko stated, "as it was with all of you, right?"
They blinked at her, "whatever happens here, that's to those who make that choice."
They came to a stop as a brunet male came up to them. He looked stress and unsure, "you are Izuki-san's friends right?" he asked.
"Yes, but who are you?" Riko asked looking annoyed. The brunet bit back on his tongue and backed away, "and how do you know Izuki?"
Hyuuga looked at the brunet for a moment before realization struck, "you're a member of that fraternity on campus."
Riko looked between the two and also came to that realization, "so that means your whole fraternity is here?" Riko asked with mild annoyance as she remembered the different members she couldn't actually handle.
"Ah, no. There were only about five of us who came, but only four of us actually stayed," he stated, "but that's not the reason I came here. Izuki-san is in trouble," his statement seemed to get the group to focus a lot better.
"What happened to her?" Hyuuga asked now suspicious. He recalled the overview of Izuki's past and remembered the tension between the fraternities leading figure and her. He wasn't sure if something happened again, but he wasn't going to put any more of his members in danger.
"She…cut her wrist and lost a lot of blood. We only moved her to the nurses office, but we didn't know if it was safe enough to move her out or not," he stammered as he watched the older male's features become full of emotion.
"Izuki-chan!" Riko exclaimed and grabbed the timid boys shirt collar, "why did you let her do that?"
"It…it's not our fault," he stammered even more frightened by the equally angry female.
"Oi, Ryo what are you doing?" a voice called from half way down the hall.
"Imayoshi, so he really is here," Hyuuga muttered unable to keep his annoyance down.
"I…I found Izuki-san's friends," the brunet stated as the group made their way down the hall.
"I can see that," Imayoshi stated with a sigh.
"If you were with her, why did you let her cut herself?" Riko asked with more irritation forming.
"We didn't even realize it until it was too late. She left our sight for a short amount of time," Imayoshi sighed getting a mild headache from the sudden noise.
"Damnit, we really shouldn't have come here," Hyuuga stated under his breath.
"We've laid her on the bed in here, but I'm not sure what to do. We couldn't exactly tell how much blood was really lost," Imayoshi explained.
"Hmm, I don't think she lost as much as you think she did," Kuroko said as she looked into the doorway. She was at the bath room and looking into the blood stained floor.
"And why do you say that?" Imayoshi asked, annoyance tethering on his tongue.
"I've seen how much blood someone can lose. I've seen when someone is on the verge of death," Kuroko said.
"Really now," Imayoshi stated, both could tell they wouldn't get along.
"N...now, we shouldn't argue. Kuroko-chan and I will take a look at Izuki-chan," Riko clapped her hands to soothe over the heavy atmosphere.
"Right," Kuroko said with a nod and they walked in leaving the boys to remain outside the nurses office.
Final Notes: Thank you to all those who are still reading, and sorry for the short chapter. The next one will pick up again, and it will be longer too.
Anyway, thanks to everyone who has reviewed and read.