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Chapter 4: Explainations

There was a clank of rock hitting the ground signaling movement. But Itsuki was the only one who heard it. He looked over to the corner as he hands slowly losened his grip on Mutsuki's neck. There wasn't a mark. As they hurled his brothers body in the abyss. He felt over come by grief and a desire to tell whoever was hiding to run that they would be killed or blames for the ritual failing.

She had ran as fast as she could away from there. Out of the cave, out of the mansion, down the river banks where she proceeded to purge herself of the sickness. Nothing came of course, but bile, after the first few times her voice sobbed weakly as she rocked softly back and forth, she had just witnessed a an act of murder. Those rituals were suposed to be banned! "What's going on?" She asked herself her voice shaking weakly.

The weeks went by, months passed, no one spoke to Itsuki anymore. Chistose sighed softly as she held onto her brothers hand, another market day, her brother didn't talk much anymore either. Mutsuki didn't come back that night a few months ago, she guess Itsuki missed him alot. She knew she did. Another market day, she skipped happily along clutching her brothers hand she loved watching all the other people. The other people Itsuki's age were already married but no one seemed to have any intrest in Itsuki. They respected him, he heard someone tell him, but he was a "remaining" and that meant he would be feared. Well there was that red headed girl who lived next to Yae and Sae. But she rarely ventured out of her house, and she was an outsider. Chistose didn't like outsiders.

Danielle walked through the streets getting several odd glances from the villagers. They whispered things, as her ankle attempted to give out and she fell landing on her face. A few of the children laughed as they ran by and she stood up. Her skin was now solid white, what few freckles she had had faded, her glasses rested on nose as usual, her hair was now strung just over her face the rings under her eye's giving her a rather ghostly appearance. Her Kimono's once perfectly fitting no hung losely on her shoulders as she continued to walk. The folklorist and his assistant were seen with the Family Master, and she walked past them her face deathly pale. Itsuki said they were taking her place, but as what? She pondered over this her thoughts messing up her concentration on where she was going as she walked. This resulted in her walking strait into the side of a nearbye building. Several of the village children laughed as he vision cleared and she found herself staring strait into the face of The Kurosawa Family master. "Sir.. Oh I'm sorry, I guess I had just gotten lost in thought." SHe said shyly shaking her head. Several of the villagers glared, but said nothing as Itsuki walked by a look on his face that told her something was wrong. The family master said nothing as he was soon joined by the folklorist, and motioned for him to walk back towards the mansion with him. Itsuki appeared shortly after. The crowd parted and several of the village women made comments about him. Offering his hand to the red haired outsider he mouthed words quietly. Just loud enough for her to make sure of what he had said. "Come with me."

They arrived at Itsuki's home as he handed a Small bell key to his younger sister and told her something that made her truly afraid. "Chistose, I'm going to lock the door, Don't open it for anyone! Understand?" His sister nodded quietly as he gripped Danielle's Wrist tightly and began to pull her towards the door to his room.

She knew it..She was going to die..