Disclaimer: I do not own Fatal Frame II so don't sue me.

Authoress notes: I relized how short this is going to be. Chances are a few more chapters on backstory of Danielle before I switch to Mio in the present time of Fatal Frame II.

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Chapter 2: Itsuki

She brushed the remaining crums off her Kimono and sighed adjusting her glasses on her nose. "Are you alright?" A voice came from behind and she turned a tall thin black haired boy with brown eyes. Another standing next to him almost identical except for the fact that they wore diffrent colored Kimono's. These were the Tachibana twins Itsuki and Mutsuki and what a wonderful way for them to see her. "Yes... I'm fine Itsuki-sama." She refered to the one speaking to her with the upmost respect. He looked at her sadly as if something was troubling him. She didn't like it when he was sad, Itsuki was the one in the village she found most attractive, the only one she would ever allow to take her his wife. But she doubted that would ever happen. He was from a prominent family in the village and she was less than welcome with her excess amount of bad karma she was sure of that. Nervously she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and bowed to the younger twin. He smiled as did Mutsuki she was sure they got their daily amusement from her frequent accidents. "I see Kurosawa-sama has introduced you to the guests. You should thank them. They'll be taking your place." She froze her green eye's widened. "W-wh-what?"

Itsuki's words troubled her. It was rare to hear him speak even rare Mutsuki, for some reasons the twins in this village kept to themselves. As though burdened with a terrible fate. None the less she had bought her suplies and returned home and weeks later she sat at her window gazing at the sky above her. Something was definately wrong here. "Taking my place? Itsuki what did you mean?" She asked herself as she rubbed her eye's softly adjusting the wired frames of her glasses. Her eye's had redened she had been troubled by a strange dream.

Bath's always comforted her, lay her head back against the side of her tub as she soaked in the water. She rubbed her neck trying to relieve the tension something was troubling her and the odd behavior of the villagers towards her in the recent days was only adding to the stress. "Maybe I should just ask someone what's going on." She mumbled to herself as she fell into an uncomforatable sleep.

Drums... She could hear drums. The singing of the villagers and the chiming of a staff hitting the ground. She quickly dressed herself and walked to the window the grey Kimono hanging losely off her left shoulder. The large group of chanters was lead by Elder Kurosawa, a row of veiled priests surrounding two figures clad in white Kimono's. Her eye's widened in shock as she relized who it was "Itsuki and Mutsuki!?" She whispered covering her mouth if they heard her would she be in trouble? What was going on? Itsuki wore a solemn expression Mutsuki much the same as they followed along with the group. Her door opened with a creak as she followed behind the group she had to find out what was going on.

Her bare feet did their best not to make a sound as she ran through the Kurosawa mansion in an attempt to follow the group. She ran down one pathway hiding in the bushes to avoid being seen by the priests as they walked in rows on the two sided bridges. Crimson butterflys fluttered about as Itsuki and Mutsuki entered the doors first. Ducking in just as the door was about to close she gasped. Following them down a large tunnel an endless corridor of rocks filled with fear as she saw the rows of corpses bound through a small crack. The group had gone forwards but she found herself not able to move at the sight of these gruesome ornaments. "Wh-What's going on?" She cried her voice shaky and breaking as she struggled to stand and continue one hand supporting her as she moved along the wall. She triped losing her footing and falling into a small pond a few feet ahead. She struggled to stay silent listening for a sign that she had been spotted. She stood shakily frowning at her ruined grey Kimono. But somehow she thought she had greater things to worry about. Like what was going on with Itsuki and Mutsuki, why were they being taken down here? A few feet further, down a flight of stairs and she froze at the opening. The large group focused on one point. Two people in an ornate circle. The beautiful twins she had been facinated with since she had came to teh village. Mutsuki smiled at his brother knowingly and mouthed a few words of encouragement. More specifically 'Remember this is for Yae and Sae.' as Itsuki's hands slipped around his throat and she gasped covering her eyes at the sight of what was happening. She slipped and fell against the wall. She didn't care if anyone heard her as the tears whelled in her red eyes. She choked out one word:

"Why?"