Okay, I'm gonna try a chapter 2. After reading Elf Asato's comment(s) on it, I think I can work on a more solid base now ^_^ Anyways, I'm actually gonna end up scratching my original idea for this fic. But, I might, oh I dunno. I just feel like I gotta make an omake chapter where the OC's take over. IT would be pure insanity. In fact, I feel sorry for Cain already since he's stuck with the most insane OC I've ever made. Though, she just doesn't show it, for a couple chapters. Anyways, there' a surprise OC in this fic, I'm almost think among the lines of Gary Stu as opposed to Mary Sue. Actually, anyone know where I can find some translations of Butterfly Bone? I found a site once, but then I lost it .
Disclaimer: I do not own anything. It all belongs to Kaori Yuki
Doll In the DarkChapter 2
During the whole duration of being outside, a few thoughts had come across Cain's mind. For example, something like exactly why did this girl look so unhappy being around other people? That question was soon to be answered.
Kirashi had finished talking to Meina and walked over to Cain. She gave a small bow to Cain and fixed her dress a bit. "Um, I'm sorry if my mistress acts rude sometimes. She doesn't really go outside of the house very often. In fact, this is the second time she's every really left." Kirashi glanced at Meina who was just watching the leaves get blown around by the wind. Meina stopped watching the leaves and look at Kirashi. "The outdoors can be such an, er, interesting place to stay sometimes, yes?"
Kirashi blinked a couples times, so did Meina. "Er, I mean, uh… oh shoot" Meina said nervously, looking a little panicked. Kirashi had an annoyed look on her face and just strode over back to Meina. "Excuse me, young master, but may I ask exactly where is Lady Meina?" Kirashi asked, looking more annoyed by the minute.
Cain was downright confused now. "What do you mean by young master, Kirashi?" he asked. Kirashi took a deep breath to try and calm herself down. "Lady Meina has a twin brother. He is only very slightly taller than her. Even though their hair is of different lengths, if a wig is used, then they can very well pass as the other. The only way to tell the difference is by speech. It all really has to do with sentence endings. Lady Meina tends to finish her sentences sometimes with a 'ne' and then young master here prefers to use 'yes'. It is something that is looked over very often"
"Very interesting" Cain said, sounding very amused. "So if this is just a fake, where is the real one?" Kirashi glared at the imposter. "Well, I did go to wake Meina up this morning, but she said she was too lazy to get up so I left it at that. Since Kirashi was calling for Meina, oh I don't know. I just decided to dress up as her and, yeah. Hence the reason why the ribbon thing was forgotten this morning"
"I am assuming that this is the twin brother then?" Cain asked Kirashi. She just nodded. "I am very curious, from how it sounds, your sister is very, different" Cain paused looking for the right words for his question. "Let me guess, you are going to ask whether she's rude, or what she is like, yes?" the twin brother said, sounding very bored. "Yes, and also exactly what your name is"
"My name is Crezzlano. Think of any desired nickname. As for my sister, she can be unpredictable. Up to a certain degree that is. She is very short tempered, and likes to throw the nearest item at someone whom she does not like. Even though we are twins, we had grown up in separate places. I was the one raised in Japan, my mother raised my sister here in England. I was originally here to visit my mother, but she had died a few months before I had arrived." Crezzlano paused before continuing. "I am not really sure if you have seen her, but I do know that she hides her hair color. She is mostly seen wearing a wig of a jet-black color. Though the eyes are still blue. A bit of a weird mix to me, but we were just born that way. We had inherited our father's eye color."
"We should probably go back so we can have you meet her, master Cain" Kirashi said after Crezzy (A/N: I'm just gonna call him Crezzy now cause his name is too long for me to type so many times T_T) had finished. Cain just nodded and Merry, who had been listening, unnoticed nagged Cain to let her come, which she was successful at doing.
Before they had left, though, Crezzy turned to Cain. "You should also ask Meina about some called the 'doll in the dark'"
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Cain, Riff, Merryweather, and Crezzy, who was still in the dress were waiting for Kirashi in the Living room of Meina's medium sized home. Kirashi was upstairs trying to get Meina to come downstairs. "This is a fairly small place," Cain said looking around the room. Merryweather was walking around the room, looking at all of the different objects. "Well, the only people who actually live here at the moment are Kirashi, my sister and me. Mother used to live here too, but now it's just us."
Some footsteps could be heard coming towards the living from the dining room. A girl in a lavender dress walked in, then walked out the way she came in. Sounds of laughing could be heard coming from the next. "I am guessing that is her" Cain said gesturing towards where the girl had come from" Crezzy just looked plain annoyed and nodded. "I should probably go and change before my dear loving sister suffocates from lack of breathing due to laughing"
Crezzy went up the stairs as quickly as he could. It was a few minutes later that Kirashi had come down. She went to the dining room and came back holding Meina by the wrist and was bringing her upstairs. "Um, am I in trouble, Kirashi?" Meina asked. "What do you think, mistress?" Kirashi replied. "Oh! But there are guests! We need to tend to the guests first before we do anything else Kirashi!" Meina said quickly while trying to pry Kirashi's grip off. "They can wait mistress. They can wait"
Kirashi lead Meina upstairs and a door could be heard slamming shut. "I had noticed one thing in Meina's speech that is different from her brother's. That is, she seems to speak much faster and clearly. That is to be expected though, she did after all grow up here in England" Cain said. "That is very true. I have to think for a few minutes on my sentences. Her on the other hand tends to not think about it, and just ends up saying the first thing that comes to mind"
A few minutes later, Kirashi came down the steps, still looking a bit annoyed, but more calm than before. Meina came down after Kirashi and just sat down next to her brother, staring blankly at the nearest object, which was a shoe. "So, this is the Meina I am to marry?" Cain asked, directing his question more of to Crezzy. He just nodded a poked Meina in the shoulder to snap her out of her trance. She blinked a few times and looked up at Cain, and blinked some more. "What are people doing here, brother?" Kirashi rolled her eyes and whispered something in Meina's ear.
Meina thought for a moment before saying something. "So you are the Earl of the Hargreaves family? It's nice to meet you. I'm sure you already know who I am, since my brother was in my place at the time." She said with a small giggle. Crezzy rolled his eyes. "Obviously to you it's still funny isn't it?" Meina giggled again and pinched Crezzy's cheek. "Of course, dear brother. That's what makes you cute! So, anyways, well, why are you here?"
"Well, for the most part it is to only meet you. Though, I do remember your brother mentioning something about the 'doll in the dark'" Cain said keeping his eyes on Meina. She looked away and concentrated more on a blank spot on the wall. "The doll in the dark tale is just a small little fable that my mother told me. Basically, well." Meina paused trying to find the best way to tell the story.
"They say that a young girl who owned a certain doll hated everyone and everything. The only thing she had cared about was herself and the doll. So, kids had teased her for being strange. Five days later, they were dead. And this continued on, a vicious cycle. Anyone who angered the girl, were mysteriously killed five days later. Even when she died, they say that the doll would come to you at night. The doll would say something like that you have five days left to live. Five days left to live, unless if a way to please her mistress is found. The weird part is, that mother said that the doll had come to her. Then five days later she had died. The only clue was a doll that looked like mother."
Cain stopped to think about what Meina just said. "Then that doll that Crezzlano had, was that it?" Meina nodded. I usually keep it with me all the time. I was just looking for it before you had arrived. I would like to offer you to stay tonight, but I do not believe that there is enough room here, or maybe there is. If we are to use my mother's room too." Meina stood up and straightened out her dress then went upstairs.
End Chapter 2
Hmmm, I find that chapter to be fairly boring. Ah well, now we know the story behind the whole murder thing. I don't know why I chose a doll of all things, but I did. Thank goodness that there's Elf Asato there to tell ya what's wrong ^_^ I actually have a base for my story now. So now, I can make it better! OR at least, I hope I can make it better ^_^;;
