Kaito POV
"So… are you sure this is the place?" I asked everyone in disbelief.
"It is, I can confirm it. You three confirmed it as well with Mayu's documents, haven't you?" Luka asked, turning towards the three.
"Yeah, this is the place." Meiko replied, staring at the building in disbelief.
"I don't want to be negative but we travelled all the way to Switzerland to see this building. This building looks abandoned and old, it could collapse any second! It's in Switzerland for god sake! Why would they even go to Switzerland and place their hideout here?! It doesn't make sense! It's like going to China to get your favourite food and coming back! It just doesn't add up!"
"Why are you asking us? Why not go in and ask yourself?" Len answered pointing towards the rundown door.
"…"
"Let's just head in and save Miku!" Rin cheered, raising her fist in the air.
All of us nodded our heads after her and headed into the building. Judging by the cameras Luka and I saw, they're most probably keeping Miku in a basement lab or something. I went into the kitchen but found nothing but mouldy furniture and cobwebs all over the room. I sighed and headed out of the room. I have to admit, even though the house looks haunted, it's really big. Like a mansion perhaps, maybe it is a mansion. Maybe there's some kind of hidden vault with treasure in it!
I went into the dining room to find a Long dining table with a chandelier hanging at the top, illuminating the room. The windows were dusty and some cracked, even some of the window frames fell off. I stepped onto the half torn red carpet and began looking around. I searched under the table but only found a kitchen knife, but why is there a kitchen knife under the table? I reached out to it, pulling it out to find it covered in blood. I shrieked softly, letting it drop onto the floor.
I gathered up my courage and kneeled down in front of the knife, examining it for clues. The blood on it isn't too fresh, it looks really old. Maybe a murder commenced in this mansion, killing all its inhabitants. I picked up the knife and saw a scratch mark on the knife, so the victim fought back but with what? It's most probably something with a blade, a knife or sword. I stood back up and decided to check the rest of the room for another weapon but to no avail. I sighed in disappointment and walked out. Seems like something interesting took place here and it wouldn't be good to leave here without investigating it a bit right?
"K-Kaito! Ghost!" Rin screamed running down the stairs. Is she carrying Len down the stairs? Is Len too scared to move? Well, that proves that this Rin is braver than this Len. Or is it the same as the twins I know? Anyway, I stared at them in confusion as Rin carried Len down the stairs, bridal style. I thought the man is supposed to carry the woman not the other way around… Well, if you release Len's hair and tie up Rin's, it would look like that. Alright, I'm getting off topic again, aren't I?!
"What happened?" I asked them worriedly as Rin placed Len down.
"W-we saw a g-ghost! It said 'Get out or else!' Y-you saw it too, right R-Rin?" Len explained, panting heavily as he recalled the incident.
"Y-yeah! Then, this white figure came out from under the bed! We were checking the bedroom, so maybe it was sleeping there! L-Len was so afraid to move so I have to carry him!" Rin replied worriedly.
"As far as I know, there are no such things as ghosts. You two must be creeped out by the scary atmosphere, so your imagination used that advantage and triggered an illusion."
"B-but!"
"We really did see it! It was a guy with short hair, and he had glowing red eyes!"
"Fine, I'll see it for myself."
The three of us headed upstairs and went into the bedroom the ghost was at. The bed had a layer of dust covering it and the room was pretty stuffy. There were cobwebs hanging on the ceiling, and one of them had a black window on it. There was a lamp, but looks like the bulb fused and the cupboard had scratch marks on it. Other than that, it was an average bedroom. I walked in and looked around, under the bed, in the cupboard, I even jumped on the bed. Nothing.
I looked out the window and admired the scenery outside. It looks beautiful, apart from the atmosphere of course. Suddenly, lightning flashed in front of the window, along with a loud roar of thunder. Unexpectedly, a guy with white skin appeared in front of the window from the other side, his red glowing eyes staring at me. I shrieked and fell back, moving back a bit as the ghost continued staring. Rin and Len began hugging each other, shivering in fear. The second flash of lighting came down with another deafening roar of thunder, and the words 'Get out or else' was written on the window with blood. By the third flash and roar, both the ghost and writing disappeared and it started to rain heavily. After a few seconds, I stood up and stared at the twins who were scared out of their lives, still hugging each other.
"Well, at least we now know there's really ghost. Do you want to run out screaming for Luka and Meiko now?"
"Yeah, I think that's a good idea." Len replied, nodding his head.
"Meiko! Luka!" All three of us screamed out, running down the stairs as anime tears fell from our eyes.
We ran through an eerie looking hallway as our footsteps echoed throughout it. Are they even here?! Halfway through the hallway, I stopped in my tracks as the twins ran ahead. What am I even doing?! I should investigate and check if this ghost is real or not! Not run for Luka and Meiko! I sighed and walked out of it, arriving at the living room. The condition wasn't as horrible as the others but what interested me was the photos hung on the walls. I walked closer to it, examining to people in it closely. I stared at a specific picture, which was a family taking a photo in the living room. All of them had excited and happy faces on, what a happy family. In the middle, was a girl with black hair and red eyes, giving out a soft smile, but she kind of looks like Miku. Nah! That can't be possible! As I observed it even more carefully, I realised that the other people in the picture were the People we saw in the cameras.
The one that Luka said was Dex, was wearing a tuxedo, placing his left hand on his chest, with a slight smile on his face. Next to him was Diana, wearing a maid costume, holding a tray against her chest, smiling broadly. Teto was standing behind the girl with black hair, she placed her left hand on her shoulder, using her right hand to form a 'V' sign, smiling happily. Standing beside the Miku lookalike was a man who looked like Mikuo. Except this Mikuo had black hair and red eyes like her, he was holding onto her hand with a small smile on his face. Next to the man, was the real Mikuo... He hung his left hand over him, at the same time putting bunny ears on him to make him look ridiculous. He seemed to be laughing happily as the picture was taken. Beside him was SeeU, who was smiling softly, with her hands behind her back. There was this noble feel emitting from the picture, as if they were a rich family but judging by the house condition, something bad must have happened.
I looked at the other pictures and saw the same people on the photos, all happy and cheerful, there wasn't a sign of seriousness or sadness at all. I stopped looking at the photos and walked around the room a little more. Well, there's really nothing much left to explore in this room so I headed towards the exit but a certain photo I walked passed caught my attention. I stopped at it and examined it carefully, it was picture of Dex and Diana in the kitchen, each of them holding a tray of drinks, but what really intrigued me was the kitchen itself. The wall behind them had a switch which I didn't notice when I entered the kitchen, it must have faded away or something.
I quickly ran towards the kitchen and ran to the same exact wall. The picture showed a wall with a beautifully designed wallpaper, now, it looks torn down and ugly. I sighed and knocked on the wall, as I expected, it was hollow. I moved my hand around it, finding the switch when something suddenly clicked. Guess I found it.
The wall slowly opened in front of me, leading to an area with monitors all over the room. Someone must have monitored us through the secret cameras placed all over the house. At the front were many buttons, most probably to control that ghost we saw. Well, that explains it, now that I know it isn't haunted I can continue finding Miku in relief. I looked through the monitors, checking for any misplaced items or switches. Suddenly, there was a sharp pain on my head and I collapsed. My vision went blurry, and I kept blinking slowly. A man with glowing red eyes stared at me with a club in his hands.
"You're too late!" He laughed out as I went unconscious.
～（五十二段）～
Meiko POV (AN: Time to bring Meiko's POV Back! When was the last one? Oh yeah, Chapter three or four!)
Since Kaito insisted, I'm stuck with this pink haired tuna lover who keeps saying 'Go Google It' every time I ask a question. How can that ice cream idiot get along with someone with her?! If this other history which had this girl was real, would Luka be different? Maybe that's how Kaito could be able to get along with her, but the room of death fragment was just so real. I don't remember seeing anything like that, but I felt as if I've stood in it. Putting that aside, we decided to check the extra bedrooms first. So far, we didn't find much, but as I looked around, I was a little curious about something.
"So, you said you only remember fragments of that other history?" I asked Luka as I checked under the bed.
"Yeah, weren't you listening?" She responded, annoyed.
"Oh course I was, be thankful that I'm doing this for Kaito, not for you. I wanted to ask Kaito a question since he remembers everything, but I Guess you'll make do. What was this Miku person like?"
"If I recall correctly, she's a kind girl who is a leak lover. She's really sweet and she sometimes won't dare to argue back on things, but she has a bad habit of saying her thoughts out loud, even unintentionally. She also freaks out or shouts at someone who does a non-normal thing or sees a non-normal situation. Overall, she's a nice girl."
"For someone who remembers fragments, that's a lot."
"Yeah, most of my fragments revolve around her."
"Interesting. Why didn't you ask me to go Google it?"
"You deserve an answer to that kind of question, we may find a clue we that information in our heads."
"That's true, but I have another question, what was the me from the other history like?"
"Go Google it."
"Seriously?! Why?!"
"Go Google it."
"The Internet in general won't know what I was like! Why are you still asking me to go Google it?!"
"Go Google it."
"I swear, Luka Megurine; you'll be my demise."
"Well, I can tell you that I didn't have this 'Go Google it' habit in the other history."
"Alright, let's find this Miku immediately! A world without you asking me to Go Google it is a miracle!"
"And you said you were doing this for Kaito."
"Now, it's for him and myself!"
"Meiko! Luka!" Two familiar voices screamed for us. We turned behind to see the twin's barge into the room, panting heavily with terrified looks on their faces. Did that idiot Kaito do something to them?
"What happened? Was it Kaito?" I asked them worriedly.
"N-no, we saw a ghost with Kaito. Then, as we were running to you, Kaito suddenly disappeared!" Rin explained.
"Kaito didn't disappear, he most probably realised that running to us was stupid idea. Even an idiot would know that. Since you two are fourteen, I Guess you guys are exceptions, but Kaito is twenty, he should know what to do." Luka replied.
"Yeah, that explains it." Len said, catching his breath.
"So what should we do now? The ghost may come back! It asked us to get out or else something would happen!"
"Let's find that idiot and regroup!" I announced.
"Yeah!" The twins cheered in unison.
"Yay." Luka replied sarcastically.
～（五十三段）～
Kaito POV
I awakened and found myself sitting in a room, leaning onto an upside down table. I forced my body to get up as I looked around the room, hoping to find something. It was white and there were tables and chairs, some were even upside down. There were mountains of tables and chairs stacked on each other too. What an interesting setup, but why would that guy who hit me want to bring me here?
"He didn't, I brought you here. In the outside, you're stills knocked out." A voice echoed through the room. Oh crap, did I get Miku's bad habit of talking out loud?!
"No you didn't, I just know what you're thinking." It said once again.
"Who are you?!" I shouted.
"Look behind you idiot." I turned behind to see a boy sitting in front of a stack of upside down tables and chairs. His right hand seemed to be attached to it and a piece of paper was taped onto his face. He turned his face towards me, but damn it's creepy. It's hard to look at a boy with a piece of paper on his face. In Front of him was a drawing board placed on a wooden stand and a chair was placed so someone could sit on it.
"Can you read the Kanji on the blackboard? Can you read that kid's imagination? Who was it that dyed this heart black? Hey, who was it? Hey who was it? Can you solve this equation on the abacus? Can you loosen the rope around that kid's neck? Is it fine, if we remain like this? Hey, what should I do? It doesn't matter anymore…" he told me defeated.
"What are you talking about?"
"That day, he asked me those questions in a weird way. Some referring to him, some asking me, but soon it was too late. I may have confused you, it's just the way I introduce myself to people, my story. It was his name, but since I was created from him, I can take it. My name is Mamoru. Nice to meet you."
"O-okay… Umm, where am I?"
"You're in the border of existence."
"Why have you brought me here?"
"It's where I show you something…"
"Show me what?!"
The room started fading away, and the smell of burning wood filled the air. The temperature increased greatly and smoke fumed the area. At that moment, I realised, I'm in the middle of a burning building. How did this happen? It seems like I'm outside the building, but the area outside caught on fire too. I tried to put my hand through the flames but didn't get burned, seems like I'm a spirit, but why am I sent here?
"Miku! Miku! Please wake up! You're not dead right?! Please, just wake up!" A young girl screamed from a distance. I turned to the direction of the voice, but I was surrounded by flames, so I couldn't see anything but the ground burning. Even though being a spirit means that the person is dead, being one comes in handy sometimes. I ran through the fire, unaffected by the flames at all and found myself standing in front of two girls.
"Wake up, please don't be dead. It's all my fault, I shouldn't have..." A girl with long flowing pink hair cried out as she shook the other girl's body on the floor. The girl on the floor seemed to be burnt a bit, but what worried me was her cloudy and lifeless eyes, as if she was dead. I moved closer towards them and realised something. A detail that I should have noticed when I saw them. It was Luka and Miku.
"Miku..." I muttered out loud, but the two didn't seem to hear me. Well, another perk of being a spirit. (Insert depressing quote here)
I moved closer to get a better look and saw Luka crying painstakingly. Her cold tears staining her face as it streamed down it, showering the floor with the liquid form of her sadness. She kept shaking Miku's body, as if wanting her to wake up, but Miku didn't even react, not like with a look like that. Is this real? But Miku's alive, even though her existence was erased, she wouldn't be born if that was the case. But a young Miku, seemly ten, laid in front of me, lifeless and presumably dead.
"I was the older one… I couldn't take care if you like you wanted me to! Even Rin and Len trusted me, even though I was so quiet…" Luka whimpered, kneeling down, crying even louder than before. This looks so saddening, but why would someone send me here? Is this the past? Could it be another history other than mine and the one without Miku? Doubt it.
"I'll propose to you a special offer if you may call it that, Megurine." A deep voice echoed throughout the burning ground. Both of us looked back to see a young man and woman, standing in the fire as if resistant to it, but who were they?
"W-who are you?" Luka asked, rubbing her eyes to make sure she wasn't dreaming. Well, they were standing in the fire itself, but it did look more like the fire made way for them.
"How rude of me, my name is Leon. My partner here is Lola, it's nice to meet you. Going back to the topic, I'm here to give you a proposal. It may even save your friends from death." Leon told her, a soft smile forming on his face.
"What do you want?"
"We could resurrect your three friends and even seal their powers for you, isn't that great?"
"There's a cost isn't there?"
"You're smarter than you look. We would need to erase their memories about this little incident and your life would belong to us. We could do anything with it, maybe do some little adjustments to your personality too."
"How can you even resurrect them?! I'm not just going to give you my life and today's precious memories away just like that!"
"Trust us, we can do it. Resurrecting someone takes a lot of effort and power, we're talking about defying death here. So, are you going to agree or not?"
I just stood in between them like some kind of invisible stature, confused about what's going on. Okay, let's piece this together, I should be able to figure what's going on. The place is burning, and the building not too far from here is crumbling down to the ground. I'm some kind of spirit here, so that means I'm in this state, most probably to prevent me from disturbing anything that's going on. Judging by the age of Miku and Luka, it's most probably from Long ago, so I'm in the past…
"Fine, do whatever you please."
"Thank you for your corporation."
Leon gave way to his sanity he has been trying to keep stable, and began grinning widely like a maniac. Lola just beside him, with a void expression, but it's fairly obvious that she's trying to stop herself from acting all crazy like his insane partner. Luka stopped crying and stood up, facing the two with an impassive expression. I can see through that poker face, she's most probably regretting that she handed over her life over to two obviously insane maniacs that she has met a minute ago.
The next moment, the heat died down and the smoke in the air cleared. One moment, I was surrounded by flames, at the next I'm back in the white room.
"How was that?" Mamoru asked me, who was now sitting on one of the desks. That piece of paper is still on his face…
"It was the past of the history I'm from, isn't it?" I asked back, trying to avoid the fact that he has a piece of paper taped onto his face.
"Wow, you're smarter than I thought. Bravo, an idiot wouldn't be able to figure it out."
"Why does everybody think I'm an idiot…?"
"So, you enjoyed it?"
"I'm a little confused, why did you send me there?"
"I have my reasons, anyway, it's time for you to go back."
"Before I go back, I want to ask you something."
"Go ahead."
"The 'he' you talked in your story before you sent me to the past, he was the original Mamoru isn't he? He fainted from stress during class and he appeared here, due to his frustration and anger he created this border of existence and created you. He questioned you about education, but it was too late, so he was sent back and you remained here, helping lost ones who are weeping. I don't know about my case though."
"Y-you figured I-it out?"
"Seems like times up, I'm fading."
"W-wait! I-"
Unfortunately, before he could finish, I went back and it's most probably going to be quite some time before I see Mamoru again. I woke in a room, to be more accurate, a cell. There were no windows except a small window at the top, allowing a glimpse of sunlight in. I was lying on the floor, placed in front of a metal door. I got up and tried to get it to open but it didn't even budge. Well, if I'm going to find Miku or find the person who knocked me out, I have to get out of here first.
～（五十四段）～
Normal POV (I call it Third person POV, but this is shorter :P)
Hachune finished reading the newest chapter in the laptop and stared at it in amazement. She didn't know Kaito went to Switzerland, lucky guy. She had so many question and kept thinking on who to ask, but couldn't think of anyone. She sighed and decided to lay on the floor, and maybe doze off till Kaito comes back. She closed her eyes shut, dreaming about her Favourite and delicious leeks till, she woke up. She didn't know how she woke up, but she found herself sitting in a white room. That was the moment she realised she was in the border of existence she read about.
"II've never seen someone who knows about this place before you must be special." Someone said from behind her.
She turned behind to see the Mamoru boy she read about, and that's when it came, the questions she wanted someone to answer. He could explain them all!
"So, can I ask you some questions?" She asked coming closer to him.
"Go ahead." He replied, shrugging his shoulders.
"Is this Leon and Lola a very important part in this world apart from Miku?"
"Of course, I Guess you could say they're the main antagonist if this was a story."
"Why does Luka keep saying 'Go Google it' when someone asks a question? But she doesn't in the previous history? She's totally different from the Luka where I came from!"
"It's part of Lukas real personality, I showed Kaito a scene from six years ago, where Luka agreed to hand over her life to Leon and Lola. Leon did mention adjustments to her personality, but since Miku doesn't exist currently, that incident didn't even happen and her personality was left alone."
"I have so many other questions, but I know they'll be explained later on. I have one last question though. Are you an Original Character? In short form, it is 'OC'. If you didn't know, it means a character created by a fanfiction author."
"What are you talking about?"
"Oh crap, I spilled it!"
Authors Note: There you go! Another chapter! It's very late, but Happy Birthday Rin and Len! Happy new year too! And a very, extremely late Merry Christmas! XD Anyway, school is starting soon and in September till October, I'm taking this exam that will determine my fate for which school I will be accepted in next year. I'm not sure how you do it in your country, but in Singapore, were highly expected to do well. So I'll be updating lesser, maybe twice or even once a month! I'm so sorry! After my exams, I swear I'll make it up to you readers!
No spoilers for next chapter for you!
Mamoru isn't an OC, he is actually the boy from my second favourite song, 'Lost Ones Weeping' sung by Rin! There's even a Danganronpa version of it!(I'm a big fan of Danganronpa) To be honest, I'm not a big fan of OC's but if it's necessary for a main antagonist or side character I'm okay. But a main character is something I don't like too much.
Oh, and romance, I've never really tried to write a romance scene before but I'll try! Maybe not next chapter but it'll come soon! Sorry if that scene would suck! XD Lastly, I want to put in the second genre but I don't know what to put, I hate my life… Back to thinking...