"NOOOOOOO! PLEASE, DON'T KILL ME! DON'T KILL ME, PLEASE! NOOOOOOO!" The teen screamed, now sitting upright on her knees, although her eyes were still closed tightly. The screams rang in the empty classroom, filled with dread.

A tall boy stood over her, shaking her by the shoulder gently. "Come on Shinozaki! Shinozaki! Snap out of it!" He ordered her, eyes wild with terror. She had been screaming for a while now, and yet couldn't explain what was going on. Yuki had edged away by now, so shouldn't she wake up? He felt some sort of pain in his stomach, and force pushing him aside. Did she just smack him? "AAAAaaahh...Aaaaa-aaaaaggghhh!"

She wasn't waking up... Or maybe was she? He couldn't tell. While recollecting himself from the thrown punch, she began to cough and splutter, trying to regain her breathing. She continued to wheeze, eventually slowing to a semi-normal panting. That took time however. "Waaaaaaaaaaaaahhh... Aaaaaaaaaaaaaggggghhh..." She wailed helplessly.

Standing by her side once more, he wrapped his arm around her shoulders. "Hey now... Uh, it's okay... Everything's okay... okay? Come on, Shinozaki. Everything's fine. You're safe." He told her, voice as soothing as possible. With a frown, she made some loud sniffing sound, disgusting him to be honest. "What the?!" He understood she had been crying, but... "That's what happened to me..." Yuki murmured from the back.

"What... was it like? What did you see?" Yoshiki asked the girl, blinking down at her as she came back to her senses. "I saw... the true identity... of the... the murderer..." She explained shakily. "Huh...?" He asked with confusion twisting on his face, stepping away a step from Ayumi. "That's why the damned doll...wasn't enough... Repentance from... the killer... We had the wrong person!" She sobbed, cupping her face in her hands.

The boy rocked on his feet, scratching the back of his head. "Wait, are you telling me... you were actually there? Like, you saw the scene of the murders?!" He asked her in shock.

Way to go, for someone that swore to protect her. "That's exactly what I'm saying. I-I was... seeing everything... through Yuki's eyes... I was bound... and then... then I was killed." She told him, voice breaking as she struggled not to sob again. Turning to Yuki, the boy raised a fist, not meaning to harm her, though, of course. "..! Goddammit, you little piece of-" He screamed at her.

"It's not her fault! I'm the one who wanted to know..." Ayumi stopped him, tugging at his free arm. "The murderer was a little girl. You remember the newspaper article Suzumoto showed us? Her photo was in it. Along with her name. It's the little girl in the red dress... Sachiko Shinozaki. She was listed as one of the victims, but believe me, she's no victim!"

Swallowing to calm himself, Yoshiki turned back to his companion, looking down at her with faint confusion. "...Wha...? Heh... No, that can't be right. That's impossible! For a little girl to do something like... that... How could she abduct other children her own age? And keep them prisoner, no less! I could believe it if it were that monster with the hammer... He seems fully capable of kidnapping and tying up little kids any day of the week..." He thought aloud.

The blue-haired girl, dusted off her skirt sadly. "He was... just an accomplice! When these children were killed by Sachiko... the man with the hammer was in the corner of the room, quaking in fear." She disagreed. She saw him. How confused and scared he looked. He clearly didn't want to hurt anyone, but was forced into doing so.

A victim himself. "... You... can't be serious..." Yoshiki murmured, frowning down at her. How could a man like him be "quaking in fear"? "I have no idea why he would've helped Sachiko in the first place, though... We have to tell the others! Mochida, and Ms. Yui..." Ayumi insisted, using him to lean on as she stood up.

A slow nod given, he offered his hand for her to take and haul herself up. "Y-Yeah, I guess..." He agreed, used to doing that in her case by now, and enjoying it thoroughly. Sometimes, she might have even smiled up at him, just because he helped her win an argument or something. That was enough for him. "Even Naho wasn't able to find the whole truth, and she's been here longer than any of us!" Minus Yuki, obviously.

Turning to face Yuki, she took her hand in her own, feeling a soft chill pass down her spine. "If we don't hurry up and tell them, they'll be dead before they ever find out! If Sachiko catches them unaware, it could all be over! We have to go back, Yuki please! Take us back to the closed spaces! We'll find a way to exorcise you, and all the other spirits trapped in Heavenly Host! I swear!" She pleaded her.

The 11-year-old looked down at her feet, shuffling them, wrapping her cold hands around the older girl's. "I... wouldn't recommend that. As a result of your interference, as well as the interference of your friends...those spaces are in a state of critical flux right now. If I were to take you back... even if I kept this clarity of mind the whole time... I doubt I'd ever be able to bring you back home again..."

Ayumi shook her head, continuing her pleads. "But... If we don't go back... everyone's going to die! Kishinuma... Let's go. Please? For our friends... Come on... For Mochida..." She told him, and although the imply on Mochida annoyed him more than persuading him, he nodded. What else was he supposed to do? For God's sake, he only had a few friends... He couldn't afford to loose them. Even he himself wasn't that ignorant and selfish.

And dammit was he known for that.

In the hurry, Ayumi rolled her eyes at him. "What's that? What are you mumbling about?" She asked quietly, and he shook his head, smiling. "Nothing. Nothing at all! Let's go!" He told her, although hoped he could see Miki, his little sister just once more... One more time... Guess that'll have to wait.

Where was Naomi? She missed her already, and she was only gone for so long. Why would she remember that event anyway? It happened so long ago. Seiko couldn't comprehend why she would be supposed to remember something like that, especially since they were in fact in Heavenly Host. This was maybe a place for remembering.

She could easily remember quite a few things to do with her best friend, and seeing that death was always there, somewhere, she wouldn't be too surprised if remembering her, or Naomi remembering her would be too difficult. The school put that into one of the most obvious things. Naomi told her she would be sad if she died... And now, that it felt like it twice that night, would she really?

Would Naomi truly miss her?

Would her death have such an impact on her?

Probably not.

She was just a tiny piece of her life, easy to be thrown away and replaced. Through all these years, however annoying she was, whatever she had done, Naomi never once told her that she would rather be with anyone else. Never truly complained. Yes, she scolded her, quite often at that, but she never actually had said anything to suggest distaste towards her. She knew already that she was "irreplaceable".

That was of different reasons however, that was certain. Apart from their little group of friends, and , nobody accepted her explosive personality all that well. She might as well say that they had hatred for it. She kept disturbing them. Kept them focused only at her, for her shouts and perversion. But Naomi was there all the time, and somehow she felt like she didn't truly mind.

"Na... om... i-i..."

They were back. Back in hell, that was. Ayumi steadied herself, along with Yoshiki. They were in some strange room. Neither had wandered into there before. There stood a cabinet, with a note written on it saying: 'Entry to the Empire of Japan's secret intelligence base is strictly forbidden. EXPULSION TO ALL TRESPASSERS!'

Apart from that, there was nothing, so both began to head out of the room. As they were before the doors, they were stopped by Yuki running up to them, a statue in her arms, cradled like a child. "I'm sorry. I really am... But I wish you the best of luck! This is something I think Seiko and the others may need. If you find them, please give it to them for me." She told them, handling over the statue with extreme care.

Taking the marble statue from the girl, Yoshiki blinked at her. "Uhh... Why don't you give it to them yourself?" He asked, knowing that it sounded quite easy. Well, it was pretty difficult to actually state whether it was easy or not exactly, since he still didn't understand the situation but... She just did give them the statue. "Because... she's following them around the school right now. I can't get close enough..."

The ghostly girl sighed, rubbing her arm awkwardly. "There's another statue like it, though. A red one. If you find it, make sure she gets that one, too." She told them, slowly, so that the information could sink in. "Understood." Ayumi nodded.

"The three of us are prepared for the challenges ahead, now that our tongues have been restored. But due to our momentary awakening, the balance of these closed spaces has began to collapse. Be very, very careful. Also, remember, in order for Sachiko to feel remorse, you must appeal to her humanity. You must purify her soul. It's the only way. My mind... has already come under attack. So the next time you see me... Run!"

With those words, the girl vanished. "She's gone..." Shinozaki moaned, quite upset with the fact. They just lost an ally... "Yeah. For now, let's just focus on finding Seiko, Ms. Yui and the others. Though aside from Ms. Yui, the only other people we've seen so far are Suzumoto and Morishige... And we explored pretty much everywhere. You sure the others are even here?!" He asked, cocking his head.

The girl nodded fiercely, keeping to the thought of them being alive. "Well...think about it. Remember? The closed spaces? That first ghosts we saw told us all about them when we got here with Ms. Yui. Basically, anyone we can't find is probably in another version of the school. Which is why we never ran into them. Is there something you failed to understand?" She asked him viciously, seeing he grew silence.

Thrown off the track by the reply, he shook his head. "Huh? Uh, no, I... yeeeah... But, wait a minute. If that's the case, how the hell are we supposed to tell them about the murderer?! I mean, if we can't even find them..." He grunted, thoughts of similar type nagging him. "Yuki just told us how! She said the closed spaces have started breaking down. That might mean... SHOULD mean that the connections between the dimensions are changing too! So come on, let's try searching for them again! Ms. Yui, and everyone else!" She urged him.

He puffed out his chest, certainty in his eyes. "Okay! Got it!" He told her, preparing to leave. "... For real?" She asked him, making him close his eyes, slightly annoyed by the distrust. "When I say I got it, I got it! ... Although... if it's not those child spirits summoning hordes of innocent people into this school and trapping them here until they die... Then you kind have to ask yourself, who IS responsible... you know?" He answered plainly, stepping out of the room.

Murmuring an agreement, she stepped after him.

As they wandered through the halls, Ayumi paused for a moment. "Hey... does anything look... different to you?" She asked him finally, looking around. "Very." He agreed, running his fingers over a nearby wall. "This... isn't the same school we were in before. It's a totally different Heavenly Host!"

"Yeah, and its creepy factor is through the roof. The chill in the air, the constant dark presence... It's all worse than ever. We need to find the others, and get the hell outta here."

"Yeah." Ayumi set off again, letting him catch up. They seemed to be stuck on the west side, east being unreachable at the moment. Yet, there were visibly a few things over at the other side. Since there was nothing more to see on the floor, they began to walk off to a nearby staircase. Arriving at the west of the first floor hall, they began to head on east.

For a moment, Yoshiki stopped, calling Ayumi's attention. "H-Hey, Shinozaki, um..." Ayumi turned around to face him with an eager smile on her face. One step closer to finding Mochida! "Are you... hurt? You've got a whole lot of blood on... um... your posterior..." He trailed off, chuckling nervously. "Huh? Wh-Wha... Are you serious?!" She asked, trying to take a glimpse herself.

Gulping, noticing her tone changed, he nodded. "You scrape your butt on a piece of broken wood or something? Looks kind of pai-" He began, but was cut short by the girl. She was blushing a crimson color at that stage, covering her butt with her hands, gasping. "Shut the hell up already! Geez! Just look another way a minute!"

Running off a few steps away, she stopped in a hall leading in all different directions, stopping to think what to do. "God, does that boy have no sense of shame?! Dammit all... What do I do about this? I don't have my gym bag here, so changing is out of question. I really don't want to meet up with Mochida or the others looking like THIS, though... Goddammit... GoddammitgoddammitgodDAMMIT! I can't take this anymore!"

Not honestly alarmed by the screams, Yoshiki turned around and began to look behind them, ending up counting floorboards and such in boredom. Looking around, Ayumi stood up with a frown, walking up to an item close by. "...? What's that? Oh my God... It's an ID name tag from Kisaragi Academy! Someone we know must be nearby! Wonder who's it is... Ah! Nakashima's... No mistaking it. It's even still got the scrap of paper from the Sachiko charm!"

Picking the ID up, she pulled it into her pocket for further saving. If they met up with Nakashima, she'd probably want that back, wouldn't she? A few steps sounded behind her as Yoshiki pulled up, afraid something might have happened.

"Shinozaki, what the hell is taking you so long?! ...Hmm? Is that...someone's student ID?" He asked, pointing at the scrap in her hands. "It's Nakashima's! She must be somewhere nearby! Nakashima? Are you there?! If you are, please, answer me!" She began to call out in her excitement, turning around all directions.

Shrugging, Yoshiki joined in. "Nakashimaaaa! ... Guess she's not THAT nearby..."

"Let's look for her. She can't be far!"

Author's Note: From time to time, you may see me posting a chapter of either only Ayushiki or **Senomi, due to how lengthy their parts may be, but at the end, quite a few chapters will be ONLY Senomi, so that should pay you all back (:

**Seiko x Naomi = I don't know the true shipping name I'm sorry don't eat me this one sounds cute I think /w\
If anyone knows the real name, please do tell me in the reviews for future reference!