Konichiwa! Kk, I'll continue on with my next chapter…Enjoy!



Chapter 2

Hanazawa Rui swiveled round, the torch's light fell onto the cobwebs hanging down

from the ceiling creating a ghostly looking white figure. * what was that?!* Hanazawa

Rui though as he stared hard at the black abyss down the hallway he came from.

Suddenly, a cold draft hit him. The chilled air matched that of an autumn breeze

which swirled the dust around his feet creating a small whirlwind. Shocked,

Hanazawa Rui lurched backwards out of the whirlwind. Then just as he stepped out,

the whirlwind stopped. * I think I'm seeing things.* he thought to himself as he

blinked in disbelief. A chill ran down his spine but he brushed it off as an optical

illusion and continued walking on. The yellow light flickered for a moment. * don't

tell me it's gonna go off….* he thought as a stared into the face of the torch and

started to wack it. The torch stopped flickering, and Hanazawa Rui carried on down

the old rotting hallway. The dust on the floor rose with every step he took, every

breath he took filled his lungs with the ancient air in the castle. Suddenly the torch

flickered for the last time and it left him a total darkness. * curses….baka torch* he

thought to himself as he tried hitting it again. *dumb torch….where's the pack of

batteries…I know I took it… * he thought to himself as he tried desperately in the

dark to search his pockets. Suddenly, a cold hand grabbed him from the back,

Hanazawa Rui screamed as it dragged him back, the yellow torch fell with a clatter

from his hand as he fought against the unknown force that dragged him backwards….

Tsukushi and Domoyoji and the bats…whats next…?

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" Domoyoji…" Tsukushi cried as she felt the strong warm arms embrace her. She

could still hear the flapping sounds of the bats as they brushed past both of them. "

shhh…keep quiet." Domoyoji whispered as he held her tighter in his embrace. Soon,

the sound of the wings died down and everything was quiet. " you alright?" Domoyoji

asked as he slowly let her go. He glanced down at the girl's disheveled hair and

smoothened it out. " yeah…I think so…" Tsukushi said as she glanced at the warm

loving Domoyoji she always wanted. " Domoyoji, you're hurt…" she said tenderly

reaching out to touch his scratches on his arm. He winced slightly, as her hand

touched the raw tender flesh. " gomen!" she exclaimed as she saw him wince. She

glanced down " thanks for protecting me just now…arigato…" she said feeling rather

awkward. " never mind me, are you sure you're alright?" he asked as he put his arms

around her waist and looked her in the eye. " yes…" she was suddenly cut off when

both of them heard a second scream, this time it wasn't as high pitched as the first

one. * Hanazawa Rui! * Tsukushi thought as she was slowly let go from Domoyoji's

arms. " Rui!" Domoyoji's voice rang through the hallway. " come on…I think we

should go find him. Who knows what might be in this castle." Domoyoji said as he

started to make his way towards the place Hanazawa Rui disappeared to



* ahahaha…^.^"" sorry people but I think I really have to stop for a while… anyway, if I get more reviews I might consider putting up chapter 3 and we might all know what happened to Rui…really, I don't know for myself… anyway thanx for reading!