Consider this a warning that I've never been to an actual haunted house before so this is how I imagine one would be. The part when they get to a house might be a little too much but it was necessary for something ; u ; I hope you can still enjoy the chapter though!


As they walked down the path, there was a grave yard to their left that glowed an eerie green. They all expected something to pop up from the ground but it never happened. Instead, to their right, a ghost lit up in red accompanied with the sound of smashing random piano keys.

Shinoa and Mitsuba clung to each other and screamed. Mika unconsciously gripped onto Yuu's arms while Yuu was slightly startled by the loud noise. Yoichi was about to cry while Shiho almost had a heart attack.

"Maybe this was a bad idea," Shinoa said shakily, followed by distanced screaming.

"Is everyone still alive?" Mitsuba managed to say. A chorus of yes was heard while Yoichi could only nod.

They continued down the path into the tunnel cautiously. There was fluttering sounds, like bat wings, which echoed in the small space. They were all on guard, prepared for anything to happen. But nothing happened.

They all let out a breath of relief after exiting the tunnel but a moment too early as they all, but Yuu, freaked out about something brushing by their ankles. Yuu could tell it was just air but it didn't prevent Mika from gripping harder in fear. He enjoyed the closeness, even if it was induced by fear.

Shinoa and Mitsuba were practically glued to each other at this point as the group inched further and further into the haunted house. They soon approached an eerie looking house front. The front door creaked open after the girls stepped past the broken gates.

"Come in." A broken voice called out to the group. Shinoa gulped as the two girls shuffled to the entrance of the house. The wooden porch creaked under their feet.

It actually looked an antique house with a large flickering chandelier looming over them. Once Yoichi and Shiho entered, the doors smashed shut and startled Yoichi.

This was the last part of the haunted house. They had to find their way out of the abandoned house, where horrors lied in every corner.

They explored the first floor, hoping the exit would not be difficult to find. However, they only found body parts littering the kitchen, blood stains coated the living room, and a corpse hanging from the bathroom.

They reluctantly agreed to check out the second floor as the basement was luckily not an option.

They decided the master bedroom would be a good attempt. However, they only found a skeleton laying in the bed with a bloody wedding dress, flowers clasped in its hands over their chest and a ring sat on the side table.

Yuu had been studying the skeleton for far too long in everyone's opinion as they tried to look for a possible exit in the large room.

They entered the room near to the master bedroom to see a nursery. It would have been normal if the mobile wasn't playing deranged music like when it's slowly running out of battery and alerting you to change the battery for the usual upbeat tune. There was also a crib in the corner but there were dry blood stains on the edges of the crib. Shiho didn't even want to know what was in the crib.

The other doors were locked and one of them was leaking blood from under the door. They hoped that was not the one to the exit.

They arrived at the last door in the second floor. Shinoa urged Mitsuba to open it as it was her turn. She hesitantly reached out and turned the knob. The door opened and the two girls gasped at the sight. In bloody writing, exit was printed on over a doorway. But there were two corpses laid on the floor, blocking the way to the door. There was no way to get past without stepping over the bodies.

One of them was a bloody corpse surrounded by dry blood while the other was almost burnt beyond recognition.

"This is the exit right?" Shiho said.

"Yeah," Shinoa said, trembling along with Mitsuba, "Who wants to go first?"

Mika's grip on Yuu's arm slipped when he moved it and Mika felt himself be lifted up. Yuu had one arm tucked under his knees and the other around his back as they brushed past the girls.

Mika felt a blush creep onto his face. He felt oddly safe being held so close to Yuu. He shook the thought away and opened his mouth to complain when he heard a female voice, almost soft as a whisper but he could clear it clearly.

"Where are you going? Are you leaving me behind, my son?"

Yuu stepped over the first corpse. Then Mika heard a male voice, whispering clearly in the same manner.

"It's your fault your mother killed herself!"

Yuu stepped over the second corpse.

"My dearest son Yuuichiro, do you think a devil spawn like you deserves love?"

Mika's train of thought was broken when Yuu's grip on him tightened. Mika didn't notice his head was resting on Yuu's chest until Yuu went to put him down.

Mika could feel his face heat up as they a stood in the dark room, waiting for the others to join them.

"Yuu, I-"

"That was so scary!" Shinoa squealed as she entered into the same space.

"I can't believe I did it," Mitsuba said, breathing heavily.

"Did you say something?" Mika could feel Yuu's gaze on him in the dark room and he shuffled nervously.

"Nothing," Mika said as Yoichi and Shiho stumbled in. Another door clicked open and light spilled into the room. They all walked out to find themselves back in the front foyer of the building.

Now that they could see properly, everyone, but Yuu, had been sweating and Yoichi seemed to be trembling where he stood.

"Let's all agree to never go to another haunted house," Shinoa said and they all silently agreed.

After leaving the haunted house, they were debating on doing something after to help Yoichi calm down and they decided to go to the house of mirrors.

This time, Shinoa and Mitsuba stuck with Yoichi. Yuu and Mika somehow got separated in the maze of mirrors while Shiho explored on his own.

Shiho wandered around and he could hear Shinoa's upbeat voice echoing in the space. He sighed. What did he do to deserve such friends? They were nice people with mostly good intentions but not quite what he expected though. Especially not people he would talk to about Mirai's worsening condition.

"I sense doubt in your heart." Shiho turned around to see the green haired demon in one of the mirrors, then another one, and another one until he was surrounded by images of the young demon. "Why don't I help you with your problem?"

"Go away." Is that what he really want?

"I can cure your sister."

"Will you really make her better?"

"I can make her more than better too if you want. We can make her a superstar, or maybe a super model. Maybe even a famous writer."

"I... I just want her to be cured from her condition and live happily."

"Your wish shall come true if you give me your soul when death is upon you."


I was asked before about Yuu looking at the skeleton in the master bedroom. And the answer to that was Yuu was looking to see if it was real or fake.