Spirit- Here we are! another request done.
Tenshi- Spirit tried to make this one a little scary.
Spirit- yeah. My first attempt at a little horror. I doubt it's that scary, but I do hope you all like it
Pairings:
Hotaru/Seto
Tenshi/Mana
Implied pairings: Minako/Bakura, Rei/Yami
GET THOSE REQUESTS IN PEOPLE!! I STOP TAKING THEM THIS WEDNESDAY! I EXTENDED THE DATE A LITTLE.
Request done for Sailor Ra!!
There it stood. The three story, 200 ft. long old victorian style house on the corner of the street. At one point beautifully rich green vines had covered the two sides. Now all that ivy was dead and looked like veins along those red brick walls. The shutters were hanging off their hinges. The front door was completely boarded up, no longer were you able to see the once grand arched door that was there. The house had to be about 100 years old. Maybe more. Not many of the younger generations knew. All they knew, was that the place was haunted.
It was said that the American's who had moved there had built it. They hadn't been received kindly by the Japanese of that time. It was said their teenaged daughter was constantly bullied at school. Eventually she went insane and killed the rest of her family for making her move there, then killed herself. Of course the adults denied all these tales. Saying the family just simply moved back to America and their descendants were now living somewhere in New York, or something. The younger people never believed this though and continued to scare each other with stories and dares of going into the house at night.
It was such a dare that dragged several high school students to the creepy house that one Halloween night. The group stared at the forbidding lot from across the street. Some still had make-up on their faces from the Halloween festivities of earlier. The four in front looked a little... well... freaked as their wide eyes stared at the shadows in the windows of the house. The group behind them seemed rather smug or a little anxious.
"You guys ready? It's almost midnight." The white haired teen said looking at his cell phone with a huge evil grin on his face. The two twins in the forward group looked over their shoulders and glared at him.
"Why don't you join us Bakura? Or are you to chicken shit?" The boy said. His violet eyes taunting. His black, tall, spiky hair was a little messy from being in a mask for a couple of hours. His sister, the girl with the same violet eyes and short black hair shook her head.
"He's already been in there Tenshi. Probably feels right at home too." she remarked.
The tall brunette with cold blue eyes standing next to her snorted. "I wouldn't doubt that."
The last girl of the first four turned to face her friends. Her wild, thick brown hair was somewhat tied back with a ponytail to keep out of her way. "Come on guys this could be fun. A real haunted house on Halloween! What more can you ask for?"
The twins gave her a look that asked if she was kidding. The other guy glared at her. "We've haven't even gone in yet and you're already annoying me."
"Mana, Seto, please behave your selves in there." Anzu asked of them. The two hmphed then crossed their arms and stubbornly looked away from each other.
"Alright, as our initiation rules say, you have to go in pairs." Bakura announced.
"And we pick the pairings." Yami said, his own smile as evil as Bakura's.
"What are the pairs?" Hotaru asked, though she already knew what they were going to say.
Jou threw an arm around her shoulder and poked her cheek. "You get to go in first with Mr. CEO."
Hotaru and Seto looked at each other and mentally rolled their eyes. This was typical of their friends. Especially of Her. All four pairs of eyes turned to the blonde haired girl with big blue eyes and red bow on the back of her head. She was still in her Queen of Hearts costume and smiled at them innocently. They all rolled their eyes and looked back at the house. In order to officially join their friends little gang, they had to spend one hour in the house and take pictures of each room. That way the others knew they didn't just stay at the entrance. Looking at his watch, Seto saw they only had two minutes to go.
A disposable camera and small flashlight were suddenly waved in front of his face. Looking over he saw it was the blonde. "Here you go big guy. You and Hotaru have fun. Tenshi and Mana will join you guys in ten minutes. Make sure you're on the third floor by then and then you guys can meet up on the second after you go through the rooms."
Seto glared at the girl then snatched the items away. "Whatever. Let's just get this over with."
"You don't fool us Seto Kaiba. We can tell you're scared." Rei pointed out.
Before Seto could say anything, Hotaru grabbed his elbow and quickly dragged him across the street. She stopped once they reached the sidewalk leading up to the porch. The tall boy glared at her but she just shrugged it off. The violet eyed girl had never been intimidated by him. Hotaru made her way to the porch and Seto soon followed. Once there they looked back to see their group of friends waving for them to hurry up and go in. The two looked at each other and sighed. Seto handed Hotaru the camera then opened moved the bottom boards that weren't really nailed to the frame off the door. He crouched down and crawled inside, he waited to help Hotaru crawl through before straightening up.
It was very dusty inside. What little light shone through the boards on the door and windows showed all the particles drifting in the air. All of the furniture was covered with sheets. There wasn't much, so it didn't look like whoever lived there last left in a hurry. Hotaru turned on the flashlight to have a better look around. Cobwebs littered the corners and lamps. It was a very large room, complete with a giant stair case that split off into two different directions at the top. The two teens looked at each other then headed towards the grand stairs.
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Tenshi and Mana gulped as they looked up at the creepy house. Ten minutes had passed, and now it was their turn to go in. Tenshi held the camera while the girl had the flashlight. Their eyes were wide and full of fear. The violet eyed boy took a deep breathe and walked onto the porch. He ducked under the boards Seto had left on and slipped into the darkness. Mana paused, not really wanting to follow him.
"Hurry up! I don't want to be in here alone." came Tenshi's harsh whisper. Mana gulped again and quickly went in. She sneezed when the dust tickled her nose. "Bless you!"
"Well. We might as well start." Mana said and took a picture of the entrance. The flash of the camera blinded them momentarily, but they were able to focus again soon. Tenshi whistled as he pointed the flashlight around.
"You know... once you get past all the dust, creaky floor boards, spider webs, and unpiercable darkness; it's not all that bad."
The girl rolled her eyes. "Remind me to redecorate it for you tomorrow. Come on, lets go see what's in the next room."
Tenshi shrugged and lead the way. Mana stuck close to him, camera ready. The hair on the back of her neck was standing up. It felt like they were being watched. Her brown eyes watched the darkness that followed behind them. Though she couldn't see beyond the little light that Tenshi had, she knew someone was there. Nah, you're just imagining things. She thought and smiled slightly. The creepiness of this place was getting to her.
The boy in front of her suddenly stopped. Mana bumped into him and stumbled back a little. Looking up she saw he was shacking. "Tenshi? What's wrong?" she asked, trying to peer over his shoulder.
"Th-th-the"
"The?" she asked finally moving to stand next to him. He was standing in front of a painting. It was a large portrait of an old woman. She was dressed very old fashioned and sitting on a chair looking to the side. A young girl stood next to her. Her hair was half combed back and she wore a simple white dress. The girl was facing the painter. Her blue eyes able to staring forward.
Their flashlight went out. "what did you do?" Mana asked, grabbing it and hitting it against her palm. When the light came back on she pointed it back at the painting. This time the girls face was a skeleton and the skull was tilted down to look at them. The color drained from the two's faces, before they grabbed each other and let out a loud scream.
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"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" Hotaru and Seto stopped in their tracks as the screams echoed through the halls. Hotaru shined the light behind them. All that was there was the long red painted corridor they had been walking down.
"That was Tenshi and Mana." Hotaru whispered.
Seto scoffed. "Those idiots are already screaming."
"What if they need help Seto?" she asked, turning back to look at him. The tall teen just rolled his eyes.
"Please. It's Tenshi and Mana. They'll probably be screaming for the whole hour we're stuck in here. That's just them."
Hotaru's violet eyes narrowed at him. "At least they aren't heartless unlike someone we know."
"If you ask me, they have a little too Much heart."
"Maybe I should ask them to give you a little bit of theirs."
"While you're at it ask them to help chisel some of that ice off of yours." The two just continued to glare at one another for a couple of minutes. A thud made them jump and look at the door next to them. the sound had come from in there.
Snorting, Kaiba walked up and opened it. Total darkness welcomed them. Even when Hotaru shined the light in there it didn't seem to do any good. The blackness was never ending. Seto squinted his eyes, trying to see if he could train his eyes to see what was in there. Holding up the camera he waited for the flash to charge. When the green light came on he snapped a picture. A strange screech rang in their ears as a unseen force through them back into the opposite wall and slammed the door. Both gasped as the air was knocked from their lungs and they doubled over. A click made them look up. The door and locked itself.
"Wha- What the fuck- was that?" Seto managed to say between gasps for air.
Hotaru shook her head. "I have no idea." her hand searched the ground for the flashlight she had accidently let go when they were thrown back. She couldn't find it. The girl crawled a little forward, still searching. It was no where to be found. "Seto I can't find the flashlight."
"You lost it?" he snapped.
"Don't just sit there! Help me look for it!" The blue eyed boy grunted but joined her in the search. Soon they gave up. It must have rolled away, far down the hall. Seto stood and helped Hotaru to her feet. They looked around and saw a small trace of light at the end of the corridor.
"That must be a window. Lets get over there and see if we can pry some of the boards off it to get some light in this damn place." Seto said.
"Ok."
The two moved slowly, not wanted to bump into anything. After a couple more minutes they swallowed their pride and held onto each others hands for better support. Kaiba used the wall to help them keep straight. Several times he ran into a small table or column. The floor beneath them creaked loudly, protesting their weight. Hotaru prayed it wouldn't give out. Eventually they reached the end and walked up to the window. Seto Let go of Hotaru to try and pull the boards off. He got ahold of one and yanked as hard as he could. It wouldn't budge. He yanked several more times and still it refused.
Hotaru watched a few feet away. She would have offered to help, but being the small skinny girl she was, she doubted she could do better then the tall well built boy. Something ran across the back of her neck and made her skin crawl. She slapped a hand on her nape and whirled around. An icy wind blew against her face. Her breathe caught in her throat. Something was there. In the darkness. A few leafs lifted off the carpeted floor and thrashed around wildly in the unseen wind.
"Seto." Hotaru whispered as fear gripped her.
"One moment. I almost got it." He said, having moved to a different board, hoping at least one of them would give away.
Hotaru took a step back, her eyes remaining fixed at the dark hallway. "Seto hurry."
"What the heck is wrong with you?" He asked looking back at her. Before she could answer a howl hummed through the corridor. Something white was glowing deep within the darkness. At first it looked like it was growing. Then they realized it wasn't growing, but getting closer. What it was howled again. Hotaru turned and run up to the window. Gripping the board Seto already had a hold of.
"Hurry up!" she yelled, panic laced in her voice. Seto turned back to the slab of wood and continued to pull at it as hard as he could. Both used all the strength they could draw on to try and pull it away. They glanced back and saw that the white thing now formed a face. A screaming face. Where eyes should have been were two black pits. Two arms grew out from it's sides. It's hands were long and thin. Looking more like bones than actual fingers. The howl that came out of it sounded pained and frightening. It started moving faster towards them.
"What the fuck?!" Seto yelled, yanking as much as he could. They felt it loosen slightly and a spark of hope lit up i them. Together they pulled and yanked as much as they could, trying to block out the shreaks and cries of the thing behind them.
"We almost got it!" Hotaru cried, feeling the nails start to pull out of the wall.
"Shit! It's getting closer." Seto yelled. Hotaru glanced back and saw it was almost upon them.
"Seto!"
"Keep pulling!" he yelled back. The wind from before whipped at their backs, stinging their faces. They shut their eyes as dirt and dust were kicked up around them. Hotaru's hair bellowed around her making it even more difficult to open her eyes and see what she was doing. Seto got his side free and started helping her with hers. The thing behind them screeched even louder than before, it sounded like it was right over their shoulders. Chills ran up their spines as the sound seemed to wrap around them.
"Oh God!" Hotaru cried as tears ran down her cheeks. A large bony hand wrapped around her stomach. A scream erupted from her throat as she was yanked back.
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Two forms sat trembling behind a sheet covered couch. Their hands placed on each others mouths as they shook with fear. The flashlight that was clutched in the boys hand was turned off. The camera was in a death grip in the girls hand. They froze when they heard the boards creak at the entrance to the room. The skeleton girl from the painting stepped inside. What little hair was left on her skull floated around her. The simple white dress she wore looked old and tattered now. The two black pits that were her eyes took in the room. Not seeing the frightened teenagers behind the couch, she turned and walked out.
The two relaxed. Tenshi waited a little more before slowly peeking over the top of the couch. Seeing that the dead girl was gone he knelt back down and nodded to Mana. The girl nodded back and quietly as they could they both got up and walked around the couch. The feeling of being watched as gone. They had learned that that was their que to hide and hide fast. Once out in the open the two relaxed and looked at each other. Tenshi had a hand mark around his neck, there were several rips in his t-shirt with dried blood on them. Mana's hair was still tied back, but with a torn cloth instead of a tie. The cloth had come from one of the sheets over the furniture. She had a scratch on her face and scraps on her knees from a fall. The two looked completely exhausted.
"Tenshi we need to get out of here before she comes back." Mana whispered. This little initiation was supposed to be fun. She knew she would get scared, but she had thought it would have been from their minds playing tricks on them. That skeleton girl was real, not their imagination. The evidence was all over the violet eyed boy. The girl had suddenly jumped half way out of the painting and had grabbed ahold of his neck. Mana tried to pull him away from the girl. When the dead girl couldn't hold him she tried to grab his shirt. Tenshi had moved out of the way to fast and end up only getting a little scratched and his shirt torn. The two had been on the run since.
"We can't leave yet." Tenshi replied. "We need to find my sister and Kaiba first. Then we can all get out of here in one piece."
"but..." Mana stopped. She knew he was right. They had to find the others first then they could get out of this nightmare. She nodded to him and he smiled. Tenshi then instructed them to take off their shoes so that their feet wouldn't make as much noise. He moved the girl so she stood behind him, but kept ahold of her hand. Testing the floor with his foot they made their way around the loose floor boards, back to the entrance of the house. They waited for a moment. Listening for anything out of place.
When they were sure it was safe they made their way up the stairs. Mana now clutched onto Tenshi's arm, to afraid to let the boy go. The boy led the way with the flashlight that was wrapped in a cloth so that it didn't give off too much light. He was thankful for the darkness and that Mana was behind him for his face was turning as red as a tomato. Never had he been this close to the brown eyed girl before.
"Tenshi why are you so warm?" Mana suddenly asked in his ear. He froze and shivered slightly as her breath tickled his ear.
He jumped away from her and laughed nervously as he scratched the back of his head. "Oh am I? I guess it is a little warm in here. Or maybe it's the adernaline from the fear you know?"
Mana just rose an eyebrow at him. A little confused at his strange behavior. Actually this was how he normally acted, but since they were kind of in a tight spot she didn't really expect him to act like... well the old him. "If you say so." she finally said.
"Alright then! Let's get going!" Tenshi said and turned to finish walking up the second flight of stairs that would take them to the third floor. He made it up three steps before the fourth one gave way under neath him. He yelped as the third step broke away as well and fell. A hand grabbed onto his before he could fall to the first floor below. He looked up to see Mana struggling with his weight. "Mana!"
"Don't worry... I got you Tenshi!" She said trying to pull him up.
"Mana there's no way you can pull me up! Just let me go. The fall won't kill me." He said. It was true. It wouldn't kill him, but it would probably break his legs and maybe something else.
"No! We're all supposed to get out of here in one piece remember?" She said. Her brown eyes searched for anything that could help. There was nothing close by that she could use. She looked back into his violet eyes. "Is there any way you can try to pull yourself up?"
Tenshi let one of his hands go of her and grabbed onto the edge. The splintered wood cut into his palm and he hissed in pain. He quickly grabbed back onto her. "I can't. The edges are to sharp. Mana just let me go."
"No!... If I get you out of this do you promise to take me to see a movie some time?" She asked. Tenshi pause for a moment. It took a couple of seconds to process what she just said. Did she want him to take her out.
"You mean like a date?"
She gave him a weak smile. "Maybe." He smiled back up at her.
"If we both survive this, I'll take you wherever you want to go for the rest of your life." She nodded and braced her legs. Using all of her strength she began to slowly pull him up. The muscles in her arms burned, not used to so much strain on them. She ignored the pain and slowly got to her feet. Once Tenshi was high enough he was able to prop himself on his elbows, avoiding the jagged edges. Mana knelt down again and helped him the rest of the way over the edge. Once he was over and they both were able to breath Mana started to giggle.
Tenshi looked over at her. "What's so funny?"
"It took a life or death situation to give me the courage to finally ask you out." She said, between giggles.
Tenshi chuckled a little. "Well it's better than me. I was about to die and I still couldn't tell you that I liked you." His face turned red again. He didn't notice, but so did Mana's. Wanting to change the subject he coughed then said. "So, I had no idea you were so strong."
Mana blinked and looked at her hands. "Me neither... Actually I don't think it was all me."
"What do you mean?" Tenshi asked.
"I don't know. Lets just find the others and get the heck out of here." Tenshi nodded. They headed over to the other flight of stairs and took great care going up them.
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Violet eyes opened and looked around. A soft blue light surrounded her. Something big and dark was on top of her, holding her to it. After a blinking a couple of times to get rid of the blur she was able to see more clearly. Seto was the one on her. On arm wrapped around her waist while the other wrapped around her head protectively. The blue light came from the window. One of the large boards was missing, letting in the light of the moon and street lamps in. Turning her head she saw she still clutched onto the board. She let it go and began to shake the boy.
"Seto. Seto wake up." He stirred slightly and soon opened his eyes. His arms unwrapped around her and he propped himself up with them. The blue eyed teen didn't even notice she was still beneath him. His eyes focused in and he looked around.
"Is that thing gone?" he asked.
Hotaru did her best to remain calm. After all, The Seto Kaiba, was right over her. "I think the light scared it off."
"Good." he looked down then realized the position he was in. Quickly he stood up and offered her a hand. "Sorry."
She sat up with a smile. "It's ok. You protected me." she said, accepting his help.
"I had too. Tenshi will kill me if I let anything happen to you." She tried her best to stifle her laugh. The thought that Kaiba was afraid of her goofy twin was a little amusing. At this point she realized he still had a hold of her hand. he must have noticed this too cause he briskly let it go.
He cleared his throat and picked up the camera. Hotaru looked at the object and suddenly had an idea. "We can use that."
"What are you talking about. I don't know about you but I don't really give a damn about that stupid initiation anymore."
"No! I read in a book that camera's sometimes worked as weapons against ghosts. You know the age old fear that camera's steal your soul. Well some paranoia experts belief that camera's can capture the spirit of the ghost." she explained.
He rose an eyebrow at her. "You read to much."
She rolled her eyes. "well it's our best bet. We can't escape through that window. None of the other boards will budge. And I'm not waiting 'til the sun comes up."
Seto thought about it for a moment, then gave it. It was the only chance they had of surviving this haunted house. He nodded and handed the camera to her. "Let's go find your brother and get the hell out of here." She smiled and nodded, then proceeded to lead the way. Her hand was ready on the button in case the entity decided to pop out of no where. Seto kept close behind her. Watching all the shadows for movement. The light from the window was starting to get smaller. Soon they would have to walk through complete darkness.
"I wonder if Bakura and the others will even believe us." Hotaru mumbled.
Seto shrugged. "I don't care. You and I now know ghosts and haunted houses are real. Tenshi and Mana probably had an encounter of their own earlier."
"I hope they're ok." he could hear the intense worry in her tone.
"I'm sure they're fine. You'll see, we'll find them, get the hell out of here and I'll treat us all to burgers." Hotaru glanced back at him with a smile. "what?"
"I think you just found your heart. You've never been this nice before."
"Well I think I just got all the mean scared out of me for the night. What about you? Has any of that ice melted off your heart?" he asked with a smirk.
She just shook her head. "I'll tell you once we're all sitting at the diner eating and laughing again."
"Sounds good." his foot hit something on the ground and he looked down. He grabbed her shoulder and gently stopped her. "wait."
She stopped and turned to see him stoop down and pick something up. "What is it?"
"It's our flashlight!" he said.
"Oh thank God. Turn it on." He nodded and clicked the button. Two faces were suddenly in front of them. Hotaru and Seto screamed as did the other two. They all stopped when they recognized each other. "Tenshi! Mana! You guys are ok!"
Tenshi hugged his sister. "Yeah. You'll never believe what happened."
"Stories later. Let's go." Seto said. They all nodded and hurried down the stairs and to the front door. Tenshi, who was in the lead stopped and was slammed by four other bodies. "What the hell Tenshi?"
He pointed and they all stopped. The ghost that had chased Hotaru and Seto earlier was there. It grinned at them and they all froze. It advanced and they backed away. Mana whispered. "There's a back door in the kitchen." they all nodded and turned but the Skeleton girl was there. Her bone arms reached out to them and she moaned. They all gasped.
"What are we going to do now?" Tenshi asked.
Hotaru brought up the camera quickly and snapped a picture of the dead girl. She let out a scream then vanished. The violet eyed teen whirled around and tried to snap a picture of the other ghost but the camera was still loading it's flash. "Shit!"
Mana took the camera out of her pocket and rapidly pressed the button. The ghost shreeked when the flash went off then disappeared as well. The teenagers ran for the hole under the boards of the door way. Once they were all out they ran until they were across the street. They stopped at the sidewalk to catch their breath. Once they could they stood up straight and looked back at the house. It still looked as creepy as ever. They didn't know if the ghosts were gone for good. The flashes of light may have just scared them away at that moment.
"What gives? You guys still have five more minutes. And Tenshi and Mana have fifteen." Came a voice behind them. They all turned to see their group of friends standing there.
Seto threw a glare at each of them. "We're not going back into that damn house! If we can't be in your stupid circle of friends then so be it. Come on." he said grabbing Hotaru's hand and dragging her away. Tenshi and Mana followed, clasping hands in a more peaceful manner. The group watched them head to Seto's car and Tenshi's motorcycle. Minako giggled.
"Should we tell them they already passed the initiation?" she asked. Bakura smirked, before throwing an arm around her shoulder.
"Nah, we'll tell them at school monday. Let's head home." she nodded and the two walked away. Jou, Mai, and the others followed. Yami and Rei were the only ones that lingered a little.
"Which spirits do you think visited them?" she asked.
Yami shrugged. "when the pictures are developed we'll know. Want me to help you bring an offering tomorrow so the spirits don't stay angry?"
She nodded. "That would be good. Now lets get out of here." He nodded back and the two walked to their own car. Thankful their friends weren't too badly hurt from their night in the haunted house.
Spirit- What do you all think?
Tenshi- I liked it!!
Spirit- You were in it. Please review!! Ja ne
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