(Ah, yes. The second last chapter. Just one more chapter and then there's a sequel. Stay tune.)

This is chapter 9 and the story's coming to an end! Hm…. I was thinking of creating a sequel to this suspense story…. I do have most of it planned out…. Let's not get into that yet. Anyways, dudes. Read and review!

Chapter 9

Kouichi raised his gun. "I'm sorry, I'm going to have to kill you, just like I did with the others. Hey Izumi. Remember the first time you arrived at the house and noticed a figure at the window? Yeah, that was me.

And when a shadow ran past your room? That was me, too, the day when I murdered Kouichi and gained possession of him. Or the time where you wrote the diary and someone answered it? It was all me.

Junpei was the first to find out everything. He discovered my diary and how there's a secret passage between my bedroom and the piano room. I murdered him at the field. He tried running from me, but fell into the mud. I limped, because that shit head kicked me in the shins. I grabbed the weapon and stabbed him with it."

Izumi started to sob while Kouji had a look of disgust on his face.

Kouichi continued, "I planned every murder and pretend to make Izumi look guilty. And at the living room where Takuya's throat was slit, I hid the weapon behind the cups I was arranging. I could've stabbed him right away, but it was hard to see in the dark. And I called you to exit the door. As you did what I ordered, I placed the ice pick next to you so it seemed like you were trying to escape."

Izumi blurted, "You are a dirty rotten bastard. I hate you! I hate you!"

"I can't believe you killed my brother AND my friends." Kouji said coldly.

The spirit inside Kouichi sneered and laughed, "Well enough talking. Let me finish what I had started."

Fear crept inside Izumi as Kouichi began to pull the trigger. BANG!!! Izumi screamed and jumped. Kouichi missed his target as Kouji rolled out of his brother's way. Kouji seized the weapon he dropped and slashed Kouichi's wrist, which caused him to let go of the gun.

Kouji acted quickly. He gripped onto the gun and raised it at his brother's head.

"Don't move." Glared Kouji.

"You don't scare me." Remarked Kouichi. "I swear I will have my revenge on you, you piece of shit."

"Kouji, be careful." Izumi warned.

"I will," he answered.

Just then Kouichi slugged Kouji in the face and tried retrieving his weapon back.

"No!"  Cried Kouji. The gun had pointed to the ceiling as Kouji accidentally fired. Izumi was petrified, but tired yanking the killer away from Kouji. Kouichi shoved her to the floor and kicked the gun out of their reach.

Kouji punched Kouichi on the nose. Kouichi tackled his brother and they both fell backwards.

"AAHHHHHHHH!" roared Kouji.

Kouichi got off his brother and there laid a dagger pinned to Kouji's chest.

"No!" sobbed Izumi. "This can't be! No…. Kouji…." She ran to Kouji and pulled out the knife slowly. Blood stained onto the weapon.

Izumi threw the knife onto the floor. She began hugging Kouji and tearing all over him. "…. K…K…Kouji. Are you alright?"

Kouji pressed onto his chest. He quietly moaned with pain. Izumi cried even more. "Oh please." She shouted. 'Please be okay!" Kouichi just stood there and sneered. He bent swiftly and quickly went to pick up the knife.

"Izumi…. Izumi." Coughed Kouji.

"Yes? What is it?"

"Run…runaway…. NOW!"

"No!" cried Izumi. 'I won't leave you!"

Suddenly she felt a light tap against her neck. She titled her head backwards a bit. Kouichi stood there with the blade close to her neck.

"Don't worry." Kouichi remarked. 'None of you will be leaving. Especially not you…."

Kouichi stared at Kouji helplessly lying on the ground with streams of blood gushing.

Kouji warned the killer. "If you dare touch one strand of her hair…." Kouji coughed and started breathing heavily. "I sweat I'll have my vengeance on you."

Kouichi, still holding the knife, twiddled with her hair. "I, Donovan, of course wouldn't even dream of harming my only precious one."

He fiddled with the knife…smoothing it against her skin. Izumi gripped onto Kouji even harder.

"Follow me…. The both of you." Barked Kouichi.

Kouji slowly stood up with the help of Izumi, supporting him.

"Be…before we follow your…your orders," choked Izumi, "I want to tend Kouji's wound first."

Kouichi responded, "Alright, but I'll be watching you."

Izumi set Kouji onto the floor and pulled off his t-shirt. She took the bandages and began wrapping him with it.

Kouichi was standing there holding the knife and watching their every move.

When the wound was fully tended Izumi put aside the rest of the bandages. Kouji wore his T-shirt back on.

She walked up to Kouichi with Kouji walking behind her. Kouichi raised the knife.

"Ready to come with me?" he asked.

"Actually…. I am." Izumi answered. She pranced on Kouichi and big hard onto his fingers.

"Damn it!" He screamed and dropped the knife. Kouji slugged hi brother with all his might and he fell onto the floor hiding his face under his arm. Kouichi was feeling unsteady.

Kouji, still holding onto his chest, reached for Izumi's hand and ran into the woods.

Hmm…. There might be a slight possibly where the next chapter might be last…. Oh well. Yes, yes it would be sad if this all came to an end…. Dudes, have fun reading, anyways.