Originally, this was gonna be shorter and I would have uploaded this around three o'clock Eastern time, but you know, people would have swarmed my house and-
Killed you. Right. Cause that would mean you wouldn't get to continue the story, and they totally wouldn't realize that.
... On second thought... KILL ME, COME ATTACK ME! MY HOUSE ADDRESS IT XXXXX, XX XXXXXXX XXX, XXXXXXXXXX, XX
Totally legit.
Anyways, you guys are back! Uh, we'll have a reunion afterwards. So, reader, I'm gonna go back to some chapters and change some minor details, like Jin's type of text. It'll be bold in the story, since it sometimes doesn't work. So he'll have plain text in the ANs. Byeeeeeeee.
*Moona's POV*
We trudged through the snow as everyone followed me to the place I had mentioned. I could feel Kat giving me a heated glare, but I did my best to ignore it. There was no choice, and she would have to learn that. It wasn't as if I didn't want to do this, I wanted to shout at her, but not with the others around.
We soon found our location, a small wooden cabin. No, there was something else that was needed to be added to that list of adjectives. A small burnt wooden cabin. The others watched as I continued to walk towards the cabin, looks of confusion covering their faces. The only ones with different expressions were Kat and Izzy, Izzy looking shocked and Kat, well, being angry. Her face didn't change at all from earlier.
"This is where we'll be staying?" Double asked once we arrived at the destroyed building. It was just as I remembered it. The only difference was that it was rotting. Good thing the roof had already burned down, along with some of the wall. Of course, some people would be a bit cold, but there was enough shelter for us to be able to sleep.
"Apparently." Kat said, a chill in her voice. She brushed past me, purposely bumping her shoulder against mine and looking at me. She stopped a few feet in front of the house, looking it up and down. "It's just as I remember it too…" She muttered.
Sky thought for a moment, and I froze. He was in a close enough area as to where he could hear her. "Just as you remember it? You were here before?" Kat froze, her legs tensing and her arms locking up. She turned around suddenly.
"Well, yeah!" She cheered, but not enough to be suspicious. "How else would we know of this place?"
No one said anything. After a while of itching silence, I trekked through the snow, which I could have sworn felt ten times heavier on my feet, and didn't wait for the others while I entered the house. By the sounds of it, no one moved for a while, meaning I got a few moments to look everything over by myself.
In the corner was a dusty cat bowl, next to a drinking bowl for the same cat. The painted-on name had peeled off, and impossible to read. It sat next to a counter, which was dusty. The stone was cold as I ran my fingers through the dust.
The others stepped in just as I turned around. "Well, make yourselves at home." I motioned for Kat and Izzy to help me move an old, wooden table that looked like it would crumble out of the way. My friend moved the chairs out of the way while me and Kat shoved it against the wall. It let out a creak as we did so.
Everyone shuffled around in the small room, looking for somewhere to stand. I sighed and had Kat and Izzy gather some people and move them to two other rooms, both which had remains of colorful beds. Kat took Ty, Michelle, and Sky. They would be sleeping in the room with two bed remains. Izzy took Double, Mitch, and Ray. They took the room with only one old bed.
I was left with Bodil and Marzia. We were left with a couch and a wooden floor. "One of you guys can take the couch. I much rather prefer the floor anyways." I told them over my shoulder, getting some blankets out of the hall closet.
"Well, uh, you can take the bed then, Marzia." Bodil offered to the girl, taking a blanket from me. I tried to give one to Marzia, but she didn't seem to notice me. I threw it onto the couch, trusting her to get it herself and started to make a little makeshift bed for myself.
"Thanks, Bodil!" She squealed behind me, and I risked a glance. Marzia was standing about a whisker-length away from the man in the suit. Bodil was obviously stuck in an awkward situation, but Marzia didn't back up. I rolled my eyes and turned around.
"… Well then." Nij said, and I sighed, laying down in my now-finished bed. "That wasn't expected."
"Course it wasn't, you idjit."
"Idjit? Are you living on a pirate ship, you old fart?"
"If I'm old, you are too. We're twins, you remember that, right?"
"No, I tried to erase it from my memory, because I'm embarrassed that I even know you."
"Both of you, just stop arguing." I muttered under my breath, wanting to get some sleep. The two spirits glared at each other from across my mind. Usually, they were just joking around, but this time, it seemed as if they wanted to murder each other. I grew concerned.
I hear some shifting next to me, and looked to see what it was. There I saw Bodil, or more so his back, and heard light snoring noises coming from him. The couch creaked, indicating that the fox hybrid was going to sleep as well. I laid back down, closing my eyes. The only hear able thing was crickets from outside, and, of course, Bodil's quiet snoring.
It was all quite calming, and I soon fell asleep.
"Upupupup…"
~MEANWHILE~
*Kat's POV*
Everyone quickly and quietly fell asleep, spreading out around the room. I sat by the door, watching it to make sure it didn't move. It didn't.
I felt as if I had some sort of responsibility to keep everyone in the room safe. I don't know why. Maybe it was because I knew this place in and out, maybe it was because Moon led everyone here, or maybe it was because of what happened.
I looked away from the door, shifting around to look into the darkness of the room. My eyes found Adam, who was against the wall. He was staring at me with concerned eyes, for some reason.
"What?" I whispered to him. My tone was a bit harsher than I meant it to be, but I didn't really care. He blinked at me, scanning my face for something. I kept it emotionless.
"... Nothing." He said, then turned around. I scrunched up my face, the scooched a little closer. He obviously wasn't talking about nothing.
"What are you talking about?" I asked him again, poking his back. He glanced over his shoulder, sighed, and then turned to face me.
"Which one of you is older, Moona or you?" He asked suddenly, and I looked at him in shock, before resetting it look emotionless. He just continued to stare at my face.
"I am. I'm sixteen, and she's fifteen." I watched him as the information sunk in. He nodded slowly in understanding. "Why do you ask?"
"It's just… you seem a bit more carefree than her. Why's that?" I thought of an answer. Sometimes, Moon can be a bit stricter than me but… No, it has to be because of what happened back then.
"It's just apart of our past. That's it." I turned around, stopping him from asking anything else. I shimmied back to my area next to the door and closed my eyes. I just want to be left alone right now… And sleep overtook me.
"Upupupup…"
QUESTION: What do you think the mysterious "Upupupup…" is?