I'd like to thank all of you who reviewed (Aya54 andNARGIEGIRL21 and my
faithful reader Usashi!) and I'd also like to say sorry for updating
earlier than I said I would, but exams ended early, so yea, I lied. TT...
Usashi, NO MORE RED VINES! You don't want to get sick...being sick isn't
fun. Oh just a question, what's a red vine? Is it like those gummy things
that are like Nerd Ropes?? Anyway.... on with the story!!!!
Kirika walked with Kenshin through the crowds. "You think they'll be ok?" Kirika asked. "My sister can take care of herself." "Yea, but I feel bad about tricking Karou. I mean what if she's mad at me, what if..." "What if she's holding hands with him?" said Kenshin interrupting her. Kirika leaned over him and saw Karou standing with Aoshi, hand in hand, looking at the different types of fish in the many different containers. "Well...that was fast." Kirika said dragging Kenshin with her.
"Hey you guys!" Karou looked over and smiled. "Hey Kirika! Look at these fish! Aren't they gorgeous?" Kirika and Karou awed and laughed as they watched the large fish swim around in circles, sometimes running into each other. Aoshi and Kenshin talked and everything seemed perfect. Both girls were with someone they loved, in a fun, exciting place. But something wasn't right, at least in Kirika's mind. A shadow of doubt had been growing ever since she arrived at the festival. The trees seemed restless, the shadows seemed to move and darkness was surrounding the festival.
The wind seemed to pick up quickly, as groups of men in black rushed the crowds. Panic set it as everyone ran to get out of there, away from the strangers. Kirika, Karou, Aoshi and Kenshin rushed to reach the gate, but as they approached it the giant iron bars slammed before them. "Damn it!" Kenshin shouted as he and Aoshi gripped the gates. "Um, guys, we should run." Kirika said. "Where are we supposed to go may I ask?" Kenshin snapped. "Back in the school!" "Is it just me, or do those men seem to be coming towards us?" Karou asked as she pointed to the large group of men drawing closer and closer to them.
With out another thought, they rushed into the black school. Hallways were eerily empty and dark. Boxes of pure white light filtered through the school windows from the dazzling white moon, shining out against the black of night. As they continued deeper and deeper in the school, a loud bang echoed through out the halls. The doors were open and thundering footsteps could be heard as men marched into the building. "Are they following us?" Aoshi asked. "I don't know, but lets not wait to find out. We'll split up and meet on the roof, there's a branch that reaches over the roof. The base of the tree is outside the wall so we should be able to climb down without being spotted." Kenshin said. All four nodded and headed off in different directions.
"Wait." Aoshi pulled Karou back from the corning, holding her still until the men had passed. "Ok." His hand gently squeezed her own in reassurance and comfort as they made their way up the stairs, past the men and to the roof. They were nearly there when Karou screamed. Aoshi stared wildly back at her. "I saw something move, and it was huge." She whispered quickly to him. Footsteps began to get louder. "Opps?" Karou said, putting on the most innocent face, making Aoshi falter in his anger. "How can I get mad with a face like that." He said taking her hand as they headed up the stairs.
Kenshin walked in front of Kirika since he knew the school better than she did, not to mention he was used to sneaking around since it was the best way to grab people without them seeing you. "Ow! Give a warning will you?" She said as she ran into him. Kenshin gently covered her mouth and gave her a quick heart-melting smile. "Sorry, but there's a large group of them right there. We need to run quickly across to make it to the roof. On the count of three, one...two...three." Kenshin dragged Kirika across the hallway and into the stairwell, but the men had noticed them and rushed after them.
"Hurry to the tree!" Kenshin shouted. Quickly Karou and Aoshi climbed the large brown branch and were at the center of the tree as Kenshin climbed up and reached out for Kirika. Their hands met and held on for dear life as he helped her up, but it wasn't fast enough. Two men grabbed her feet and pulled her down, back upon the concrete roof. Kirika struggled, kicking and squirming to get free, shouting at them to run, but none of them moved. Kenshin made ready to jump in order to help her but another figure came from behind her and stuck a sharp silver needle into her neck, letting the golden liquid flow into her body.
Kirika saw the world blur together and fade away, colors of the night mixing together in a blend of swirls; the last thing she heard was Kenshin's voice calling out to her, but even that faded away.
Kirika walked with Kenshin through the crowds. "You think they'll be ok?" Kirika asked. "My sister can take care of herself." "Yea, but I feel bad about tricking Karou. I mean what if she's mad at me, what if..." "What if she's holding hands with him?" said Kenshin interrupting her. Kirika leaned over him and saw Karou standing with Aoshi, hand in hand, looking at the different types of fish in the many different containers. "Well...that was fast." Kirika said dragging Kenshin with her.
"Hey you guys!" Karou looked over and smiled. "Hey Kirika! Look at these fish! Aren't they gorgeous?" Kirika and Karou awed and laughed as they watched the large fish swim around in circles, sometimes running into each other. Aoshi and Kenshin talked and everything seemed perfect. Both girls were with someone they loved, in a fun, exciting place. But something wasn't right, at least in Kirika's mind. A shadow of doubt had been growing ever since she arrived at the festival. The trees seemed restless, the shadows seemed to move and darkness was surrounding the festival.
The wind seemed to pick up quickly, as groups of men in black rushed the crowds. Panic set it as everyone ran to get out of there, away from the strangers. Kirika, Karou, Aoshi and Kenshin rushed to reach the gate, but as they approached it the giant iron bars slammed before them. "Damn it!" Kenshin shouted as he and Aoshi gripped the gates. "Um, guys, we should run." Kirika said. "Where are we supposed to go may I ask?" Kenshin snapped. "Back in the school!" "Is it just me, or do those men seem to be coming towards us?" Karou asked as she pointed to the large group of men drawing closer and closer to them.
With out another thought, they rushed into the black school. Hallways were eerily empty and dark. Boxes of pure white light filtered through the school windows from the dazzling white moon, shining out against the black of night. As they continued deeper and deeper in the school, a loud bang echoed through out the halls. The doors were open and thundering footsteps could be heard as men marched into the building. "Are they following us?" Aoshi asked. "I don't know, but lets not wait to find out. We'll split up and meet on the roof, there's a branch that reaches over the roof. The base of the tree is outside the wall so we should be able to climb down without being spotted." Kenshin said. All four nodded and headed off in different directions.
"Wait." Aoshi pulled Karou back from the corning, holding her still until the men had passed. "Ok." His hand gently squeezed her own in reassurance and comfort as they made their way up the stairs, past the men and to the roof. They were nearly there when Karou screamed. Aoshi stared wildly back at her. "I saw something move, and it was huge." She whispered quickly to him. Footsteps began to get louder. "Opps?" Karou said, putting on the most innocent face, making Aoshi falter in his anger. "How can I get mad with a face like that." He said taking her hand as they headed up the stairs.
Kenshin walked in front of Kirika since he knew the school better than she did, not to mention he was used to sneaking around since it was the best way to grab people without them seeing you. "Ow! Give a warning will you?" She said as she ran into him. Kenshin gently covered her mouth and gave her a quick heart-melting smile. "Sorry, but there's a large group of them right there. We need to run quickly across to make it to the roof. On the count of three, one...two...three." Kenshin dragged Kirika across the hallway and into the stairwell, but the men had noticed them and rushed after them.
"Hurry to the tree!" Kenshin shouted. Quickly Karou and Aoshi climbed the large brown branch and were at the center of the tree as Kenshin climbed up and reached out for Kirika. Their hands met and held on for dear life as he helped her up, but it wasn't fast enough. Two men grabbed her feet and pulled her down, back upon the concrete roof. Kirika struggled, kicking and squirming to get free, shouting at them to run, but none of them moved. Kenshin made ready to jump in order to help her but another figure came from behind her and stuck a sharp silver needle into her neck, letting the golden liquid flow into her body.
Kirika saw the world blur together and fade away, colors of the night mixing together in a blend of swirls; the last thing she heard was Kenshin's voice calling out to her, but even that faded away.