Now we get to see what happens to Ryoko, Rio, and I wonder who is going to find that message...I can tell you right now it won't be Kanone! Perhaps Wallace or Turner will find it...Hmm, that could turn out bad for the rest of them. Enjoy!
Polaris18: No, I haven't. I just made her from the ideas in my crazy head. Hmm, so is this a good thing or a bad thing? I've got to tell you now, Hannah doesn't get a great deal out of life in this fic. Oh well, I'm sure she's done something to deserve it. Thanks for reviewing!
CeTe: Heh, well, that was the emotion I was trying to get across with her, the kind where you just want to smack them upside the head and say 'what the hell is wrong with you!'. Poor Ryoko, I'm so mean to her, and I don't even love her like I love Eyes! Don't worry, Rio won't die. In fact Ryoko's the only one I'm planning on killing right now. Well, out of the Blade Children anyway. Yeah, Rio's capable enough to take care of herself, she shouldn't have any problem! Thanks for reviewing!
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Kalelle finally woke up around noon, and stretched out. He looked down and grinned at the sleeping boy laying his head on his chest, and kissed the top of it, "Ayumu?" he whispered, gently shaking the younger one.
"Mmm, five more mintues." the latter requested, snuggling into Kalelle's arms.
"You said that an hour ago." Kalelle reminded him. Ayumu opened one sleepy eye to look up at Kalelle, "We have to go visit Kanone sometime." the older one pointed out.
"You go." Ayumu said, then yawned and rolled over to release Kalelle from their embrace, "I'll stay here."
The loss of warmth from Ayumu's body sent a chill through Kalelle that he didn't like one bit. He wrapped an arm around Ayumu's waist, and kissed the back of his neck, "I want you to come, too, and you know you want to come, so let's just go." Ayumu said nothing, but Kalelle knew he was far from going back to sleep. He wanted to see what kind of bribe the older one could come up with, "Alright," Kalelle sighed, "how about we talk it over in the shower?"
Ayumu grinned to himself, and hopped up, "Alright." he agreed, and drug Kalelle into the bathroom to...talk things over (wink wink). Twenty minutes later, the two emerged from the bathroom, dressed and ready, "Congratulations." Ayumu said, turning to grin at Kalelle, "You've convinced me."
Kalelle had a pretty satisfied look on his face as well, "Yeah," he agreed, kissing Ayumu, "and I even got some sex out of it." he boasted, waking past Ayumu to grab his coat, and open the door in an attempt to finally leave.
Ayumu paused at hearing this, "No way, I got sex out of it!" he argued.
Kalelle turned to him and smirked, "That's what you think." he told the baffled one, "Now, let's go." Ayumu glared, and followed his boyfriend out of the room.
"That's what I think because it's true." Ayumu said, still objecting even as they entered the lobby, "If we hadn't done it, I'd still be in bed, and you'd still be trying to get me up. Also-" he was cut off by running into the back he was basically bitching at, "What'd you stop for?" he asked, taking a safe place next to Kalelle where he couldn't run into him.
"There's a message in Kanone's mailbox." Kalelle informed him, motioning to the series of cubby holes that served as mailbox's for the guests at the hotel.
"So, let Kanone get it." Ayumu suggested, "After all it is his mail."
"No one knows we're here." Kalelle reminded him, "Who in the world would be leaving him messages?"
Ayumu thought it through, "I don't know, why don't you go and see?" Kalelle took the advice, and walked over to grab the message. Ayumu peered over his shoulder, "Real estate?" he asked.
"This is the woman that Kanone was talking to about that apartment." Kalelle explained, "Maybe it's ready."
Ayumu nodded, "Then we can get out of this hotel, and not have to worry about the Hunters watching our every move." he agreed.
Kalelle smiled, "Let's go, Kanone'll want to call her back as soon as he gets this." WIth that, the two boys headed out of the lobby, and started towards the hospital.
Rio was nervous, that much was certain, "What am I going to face up here?" she wondered, "Will they try to kill me as well?" Then, yet another thought entered her head, "I have to find Kousuke, and warn Eyes and Kanone." She couldn't take being stuck in the elevator anymore, and soon enough her prayers were answered when the doors slid open. She cautiously stepped out, and looked around, "There's no one here." she whispered to herself, then thought back to her nightmare of Ryoko noting that it looked like everyone had disappeared. She was certain now, without a doubt, that her ngihtmare was coming true, and she also knew that she couldn't waste a single moment standing around while her friends were in trouble.
Cautiously but quickly, Rio moved along the hallway that she had been sent to. She looked around, and suddenly wondered where everyone had gone. In her dream she knew that it was odd, but not unrealistic for a dream. However, in real life, people didn't simply disappear like that, and Ryoko had said that there were people down there only a few mintues ago. Ryoko...The thought of her friend made Rio focus back on what she was doing, and she quickly reached the stairwell.
Five flights of stairs went quicker and much more unevenful than Rio could have imagined, and when she finally reached the lobby, the sight she saw baffled her more than anything. People. Kousuke. Everything was back to normal, except, "Where's Ryoko?" she wondered, looking around. She ran over to Kousuke, "Kousuke!" she yelled .
Kousuke stood up, and stumbled back a little as the small girl latched onto him, "Rio? What's wrong?"
Rio looked up to him, tears in her eyes, "Kousuke, have you seen Ryoko?"
Kousuke snorted, and sat back down, "Who cares?" he asked, looking away, "She can keep her distance from me until she apologizes."
"Kousuke, I'm really worried about her." Rio said, drawing the boy's attention back to her.
"What are you talking about?" Kousuke asked, slightly concerned, "Did something happen?" Rio explained everything; about her nightmares, about the supposedly deserted lobby, and the fifth floor, "Wait." Kousuke stopped her, "This hospital only has four floors." he informed Rio.
"What?" Rio asked, "But I went up to the fifth floor! I just came down five flights of stairs!"
"Rio, five flights of stairs would be the sixth floor." Kousuke pointed out, "If there's no fifth floor, there's no way there's a sixth floor."
"I'm not crazy Kousuke!" Rio yelled, now completely scared that she may very well be so.
"Alright, keep your voice down." Kousuke said, laughing nervously at the stares the ouburst had gotten them, "Come on." he said, and stood up once again and grabbed Rio's hand. He walked over to the receptionist's desk, "Hey, how many floors are in this hospital?" he asked the woman at the desk.
She glanced up to the redhead, "There's three floors that we hold patients in, and then the lobby. So, four floors." she informed him, "Oh, there's also a basement, but that's a restricted area. No one without clearance can access that area via elevator or stairs."
Kousuke smiled, and then turned to Rio, "See? There's only four floors."
Rio looked up to him, "Where's Ryoko then? When I last saw her, she was getting off the elevator and entering the lobby, except it was all dark."
Kousuke shook his head, "I came straight down here after I left Kanone's room, and I haven't seen you or Ryoko." he said. Rio just looked at him, trying to understand what could possibly be happening.
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Hmm, confused yet? I was going to make this a lot longer, but I have to go. The next chapter will explain everything, I promise! It'll be up soon, so see if you can try and figure out what's going on, and review! I'll be really impressed if you can figure it out!