A Little Night Ride
By Yukira Tsurama
Chapter 2
Author's Notes: This is the chapter that Zhou Yu and Sun Ce show up. Here is also a small thank you for: Ekatay, Lady Qiao, Chibipearball, Lynn, and Reika. Thank you for reviewing! It really inspires me to write.
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Daylight. Xiao Qiao pulled the blanket off of her and looked at herself in the mirror. Her eyes were bloodshot and there were bags under them too. Xiao got up and entered the bathroom.
Xiao Qiao picked up her light blue toothbrush (Da Qiao's was pink) and squirted out some toothpaste on it. When she was done brushing her teeth, she walked towards the kitchen.
Da Qiao was sitting at the table, back turned to Xiao, sipping a cup of coffee while reading the newspaper.
"Good morning," greeted Da Qiao, without even looking at Xiao.
Xiao Qiao stood there, arms akimbo. "How did you know I was here?"
"You brush your teeth too loud."
Xiao Qiao grabbed a mug out of the cabinet and helped herself to some coffee. Da Qiao looked over. Her eyes looked as bad as Xiao's.
"You didn't sleep well last night?" asked Da Qiao.
Xiao Qiao sighed. "No."
"Me neither."
Da Qiao handed Xiao the Funnies section of the newspaper. "Anyways, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are taking us out tonight."
"Oh."
Da Qiao grinned. "What's wrong? You usually ask where we go every time."
"Alright. Where are we going?"
"Well," replied Da, stirring her coffee, "They said we're going to some sushi restaurant."
Xiao groaned. "Great. That's just what I need. Raw fish."
"What's so bad about it? Last month we went out for sushi and you thought it was okay."
"After what happened last night," answered Xiao, "I'll probably barf."
"This morning," said Da Qiao, her voice suddenly serious, "I washed the car and the mark on the back was drawn in blood."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. Today, I'm going to find more information about ghosts."
"Count me out," muttered Xiao Qiao, "I'm watching TV."
"No you're not. You are going to help me."
(15 minutes later.)
Da Qiao read out some text from an old thick book: "According to a certain urban legend, if a ghost marks you, something bad will happen to you in seven days, depending on the mark."
Xiao had been looking up a page in another book and fell asleep while doing so.
"Xiao," asked Da Qiao, "Are you listening?"
"Huh? What? Oh! Right.um, yeah."
Da folded her arms. "Okay then, what did I say?"
"Erm, you said.marks in blood are bad luck?"
"Nevermind. So have you found anything?"
Xiao Qiao frantically flipped through the book. "Um, well."
"I guess not."
Da Qiao continued to search through the index. Xiao Qiao looked at her.
"What is it, Xiao?"
"I was wondering.how long do we have to do research?"
"Until we can find something that explains what happened to us."
Xiao Qiao shuddered. "What do you think we ran over yesterday?"
"I don't know."
"Just guess."
"C'mon, we have to do more resear-"
"What is it?"
"Look."
Da Qiao had found something in the book. The pages read: There is a special message that ghosts rarely use on people. The message is DEATH. Whoever is marked with it will be murdered by an evil spirit in five days.
"Xiao, we have four more days to live."
For five hours, Da and Xiao watched TV and ate nothing except for cotton candy. Then, it was five.
"Xiao, we have to get ready."
"Okay."
Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao entered their separate rooms and began to get dressed. Da Qiao opened her closet doors and searched through her dresses. The first dress she considered was a light pinkish color. The second one was a deep red sleeveless dress. Da decided to go with something more Japanese looking. She searched until she found a pink flower kimono. Da Qiao changed into the kimono and tied her hair into a ponytail. When she was ready, she left the room and saw Xiao Qiao in the living room. Xiao was wearing a blue butterfly kimono and her light brown hair was down. A flower hairclip kept hair from covering her face.
The doorbell rang. It was nearly six. Xiao opened the door and saw Zhou Yu and Sun Ce smiling at them.
"So where are we going?" asked Xiao.
"We are going," answered Zhou Yu, "to a new sushi place, Nagoya One."
"Okay. Let's go."
When the group was seated in the car, Sun Ce began driving, with Zhou Yu constantly giving him directions.
"Something's wrong," whispered Xiao, poking her sister, "They seem too overly happy, but quiet."
"I thought they were always like that," whispered Da Qiao.
"You'll see later."
Sun Ce stopped the car in front of the restaurant and they left the car and entered. A waitress seated them at a table.
"So, Xiao? What would you like to drink?" asked Zhou Yu when another waitress came over.
"Green tea."
Zhou Yu frowned. "Iced green tea?"
"No! Hot green tea, no sugar."
"Okay then."
"I'll take hot green tea too." Said Da Qiao.
"Copycat," whispered Xiao, elbowing her sister.
Da Qiao stuck out her tongue at Xiao.
Sun Ce passed out menus to the rest of the group. "So what sounds good?"
"Do they have anything cooked?" implored Xiao.
"Well, they have teriyaki chicken, steak, and-"
"Chicken." Answered Xiao promptly.
"Me too." Said Da Qiao, grinning at Xiao.
Xiao Qiao ignored her sister and pretended to read the rest of the menu.
"So," asked Sun Ce, a smile playing on his lips, "Anything interesting happen?"
Zhou Yun elbowed Sun Ce, who let out a small chuckle.
"Uh," replied Da, "No, nothing interesting at all."
Zhou Yu tried to hold back laughter. "I mean, like a certain ghost-"
Suddenly, Xiao stood up and pointed an accusatory finger at Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.
"So you pulled a prank on us! Admit it!"
Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were laughing hard. People from the other tables were staring.
"Aha, how smart you are, Xiao." Cried out Sun Ce, still laughing.
"You should have seen yourself when Ce grabbed your arm!" added Zhou Yu.
"So you grabbed my arm!" exclaimed Da Qiao.
"Wait a minute."
"What is it Xiao?" asked Zhou Yu, voice serious.
"Who's blood did you use for the mark?"
Sun Ce grinned. "We used pork blood."
"How clever." Said Da Qiao. "What did we actually run over?"
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were quiet. "What are you talking about?"
"Aww, come on. You two aren't fooling me anymore." Replied Da. "What did we run over while we were in the car?"
Sun Ce's face turned pale. "I swear, Da, we didn't put anything on the road. Nothing at all."
"Well," answered Xiao, "Seeing that we already know you pulled the prank, you can tell us what you did."
"No," proclaimed Zhou Yu, "Sun Ce's right. We didn't do anything else."
Da and Xiao felt their blood run cold.
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So how was chapter two? Scary? Bad? Boring? C'mon, you can tell me! So now, it seems that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu pulled the prank, but what did Da and Xiao run over? A person? A monster? Who knows?
Thanks for reading. Please review. Need suggestions.
Until then, Bye!
By Yukira Tsurama
Chapter 2
Author's Notes: This is the chapter that Zhou Yu and Sun Ce show up. Here is also a small thank you for: Ekatay, Lady Qiao, Chibipearball, Lynn, and Reika. Thank you for reviewing! It really inspires me to write.
*~~~~*~~~~*
Daylight. Xiao Qiao pulled the blanket off of her and looked at herself in the mirror. Her eyes were bloodshot and there were bags under them too. Xiao got up and entered the bathroom.
Xiao Qiao picked up her light blue toothbrush (Da Qiao's was pink) and squirted out some toothpaste on it. When she was done brushing her teeth, she walked towards the kitchen.
Da Qiao was sitting at the table, back turned to Xiao, sipping a cup of coffee while reading the newspaper.
"Good morning," greeted Da Qiao, without even looking at Xiao.
Xiao Qiao stood there, arms akimbo. "How did you know I was here?"
"You brush your teeth too loud."
Xiao Qiao grabbed a mug out of the cabinet and helped herself to some coffee. Da Qiao looked over. Her eyes looked as bad as Xiao's.
"You didn't sleep well last night?" asked Da Qiao.
Xiao Qiao sighed. "No."
"Me neither."
Da Qiao handed Xiao the Funnies section of the newspaper. "Anyways, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are taking us out tonight."
"Oh."
Da Qiao grinned. "What's wrong? You usually ask where we go every time."
"Alright. Where are we going?"
"Well," replied Da, stirring her coffee, "They said we're going to some sushi restaurant."
Xiao groaned. "Great. That's just what I need. Raw fish."
"What's so bad about it? Last month we went out for sushi and you thought it was okay."
"After what happened last night," answered Xiao, "I'll probably barf."
"This morning," said Da Qiao, her voice suddenly serious, "I washed the car and the mark on the back was drawn in blood."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. Today, I'm going to find more information about ghosts."
"Count me out," muttered Xiao Qiao, "I'm watching TV."
"No you're not. You are going to help me."
(15 minutes later.)
Da Qiao read out some text from an old thick book: "According to a certain urban legend, if a ghost marks you, something bad will happen to you in seven days, depending on the mark."
Xiao had been looking up a page in another book and fell asleep while doing so.
"Xiao," asked Da Qiao, "Are you listening?"
"Huh? What? Oh! Right.um, yeah."
Da folded her arms. "Okay then, what did I say?"
"Erm, you said.marks in blood are bad luck?"
"Nevermind. So have you found anything?"
Xiao Qiao frantically flipped through the book. "Um, well."
"I guess not."
Da Qiao continued to search through the index. Xiao Qiao looked at her.
"What is it, Xiao?"
"I was wondering.how long do we have to do research?"
"Until we can find something that explains what happened to us."
Xiao Qiao shuddered. "What do you think we ran over yesterday?"
"I don't know."
"Just guess."
"C'mon, we have to do more resear-"
"What is it?"
"Look."
Da Qiao had found something in the book. The pages read: There is a special message that ghosts rarely use on people. The message is DEATH. Whoever is marked with it will be murdered by an evil spirit in five days.
"Xiao, we have four more days to live."
For five hours, Da and Xiao watched TV and ate nothing except for cotton candy. Then, it was five.
"Xiao, we have to get ready."
"Okay."
Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao entered their separate rooms and began to get dressed. Da Qiao opened her closet doors and searched through her dresses. The first dress she considered was a light pinkish color. The second one was a deep red sleeveless dress. Da decided to go with something more Japanese looking. She searched until she found a pink flower kimono. Da Qiao changed into the kimono and tied her hair into a ponytail. When she was ready, she left the room and saw Xiao Qiao in the living room. Xiao was wearing a blue butterfly kimono and her light brown hair was down. A flower hairclip kept hair from covering her face.
The doorbell rang. It was nearly six. Xiao opened the door and saw Zhou Yu and Sun Ce smiling at them.
"So where are we going?" asked Xiao.
"We are going," answered Zhou Yu, "to a new sushi place, Nagoya One."
"Okay. Let's go."
When the group was seated in the car, Sun Ce began driving, with Zhou Yu constantly giving him directions.
"Something's wrong," whispered Xiao, poking her sister, "They seem too overly happy, but quiet."
"I thought they were always like that," whispered Da Qiao.
"You'll see later."
Sun Ce stopped the car in front of the restaurant and they left the car and entered. A waitress seated them at a table.
"So, Xiao? What would you like to drink?" asked Zhou Yu when another waitress came over.
"Green tea."
Zhou Yu frowned. "Iced green tea?"
"No! Hot green tea, no sugar."
"Okay then."
"I'll take hot green tea too." Said Da Qiao.
"Copycat," whispered Xiao, elbowing her sister.
Da Qiao stuck out her tongue at Xiao.
Sun Ce passed out menus to the rest of the group. "So what sounds good?"
"Do they have anything cooked?" implored Xiao.
"Well, they have teriyaki chicken, steak, and-"
"Chicken." Answered Xiao promptly.
"Me too." Said Da Qiao, grinning at Xiao.
Xiao Qiao ignored her sister and pretended to read the rest of the menu.
"So," asked Sun Ce, a smile playing on his lips, "Anything interesting happen?"
Zhou Yun elbowed Sun Ce, who let out a small chuckle.
"Uh," replied Da, "No, nothing interesting at all."
Zhou Yu tried to hold back laughter. "I mean, like a certain ghost-"
Suddenly, Xiao stood up and pointed an accusatory finger at Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.
"So you pulled a prank on us! Admit it!"
Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were laughing hard. People from the other tables were staring.
"Aha, how smart you are, Xiao." Cried out Sun Ce, still laughing.
"You should have seen yourself when Ce grabbed your arm!" added Zhou Yu.
"So you grabbed my arm!" exclaimed Da Qiao.
"Wait a minute."
"What is it Xiao?" asked Zhou Yu, voice serious.
"Who's blood did you use for the mark?"
Sun Ce grinned. "We used pork blood."
"How clever." Said Da Qiao. "What did we actually run over?"
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were quiet. "What are you talking about?"
"Aww, come on. You two aren't fooling me anymore." Replied Da. "What did we run over while we were in the car?"
Sun Ce's face turned pale. "I swear, Da, we didn't put anything on the road. Nothing at all."
"Well," answered Xiao, "Seeing that we already know you pulled the prank, you can tell us what you did."
"No," proclaimed Zhou Yu, "Sun Ce's right. We didn't do anything else."
Da and Xiao felt their blood run cold.
*~~~~*~~~~*
So how was chapter two? Scary? Bad? Boring? C'mon, you can tell me! So now, it seems that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu pulled the prank, but what did Da and Xiao run over? A person? A monster? Who knows?
Thanks for reading. Please review. Need suggestions.
Until then, Bye!