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Note: Like I may have mentioned in the previous chapter, I already have written up to chapter 5 for this fic…So the following note in between the (( )) is what I originally put when first typing up this chapter and may have already been slightly mentioned in the first chapter when I made some last minute changes, but I'm keeping it just in case. ((Eh…I may hate Yuki…but I do like the pairing of Hatsuharu+Yuki…^^; I can guarantee that I shall never ever right a fic with yaoi in it…but some shounen-ai is very likely to happen. ^^;; I'm so sorry if you disapprove of that, and I'm also a big fan of the pairing Kyou+Tohru…so…You may see that within this fic as well…may…'Tis all for now…I shall surely try to warn you if my mind decides to come up with anything else that some people may disapprove of.)) Now, on with chapter two! Sorry if there are any mistakes and thanks so much for the reviews so far! ^.^

Chapter 2: A Whispered Dream

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"HATSUHARU-SAN! …Yuki-kun!"

My eyes snap open and I push myself into the sitting position. Blood drips off of my body as I do so.

"Haru!? Are you alright? What happened!?"

I turn to see Yuki looking me over to try to find the source of the blood. My sheets had been ripped and soaked with my blood…but…there were no wounds on my body. Tohru came back into the room with a first aid kit, but Yuki reported,

"He's alright…There are no wounds at least…Haru, why don't you take a shower? Tohru and I will clean up the room."

I nod my head and look around the room as I gather up some fresh clothes. My sheets were the only thing with blood on them, asides from my body…and my boxers.

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After my shower, I felt pretty good…asides from the fact that I was still kinda tired. It was nice to have my white and black hair back instead of it being a bloody red…Not to mention the fact that I don't love to look like I just slaughtered someone overnight in my underwear…

"Haru…"

I turned to see Hatori motion for me to follow him. He led me into his room and he motioned for me to sit down as he did so himself.

"Haru…What happened last night? I heard from Tohru and Yuki that there was blood on your ripped sheets and that you had blood covering your body…Do you remember anything at all from last night that might explain what had happened?"

I thought for a few moments before stating,

"I…remember Yuki waking me up for some reason just a few minutes after I first fell asleep…When I fell asleep again…I had some sort of dream…then I woke up to Tohru yelling my name…That's all."

"A dream? …What was the dream about, do you remember?"

"No…not really. I remember hearing…a whispered voice…that's it."

"Hmm…Very well. If you have the dream again, please let me know."

"Alright."

I got up and left Hatori to ponder the little bit of information I had given him. I then began to wander the house that we were staying. It was fairly nice. It had enough rooms for everyone, even though we all shared a room with someone…The only reason for that was just incase some more guests happened to arrive. There was a fairly large onsen split with a bamboo wall for the different genders to have their privacy…a nice dining room…a kitchen…a cozy living room…a ladder leading to the roof, that no doubt, Kyou had placed there. Tohru was outback, hanging up some clothes and my now clean bed sheets…Shigure was within the living room, but was soon put on the run…being chased by his editor that he had tried to run out on…again. Yuki was alone sitting at the table reading a small book.

"A book on sleep walking? Why are you reading that?"

Yuki looked up at me with surprise and quickly hid the book as he stuttered,

"N-no! Nothing's wrong why do you ask!?"

I brought my face a few centimeters away from his, studying his face.

"Ha-Haru…?"

"You're hiding something from me…Yuki."

Yuki's face was becoming more flustered by the second and I started to move closer but I pulled back when I heard,

"SENSEI!!! Sensei?"

Mit-chan poked her head into the room for a second then quickly moved on, searching for the 'missing' Shigure. When I turned my head back around Yuki had run off. With a heavy sigh, I get up to head off to my room.

Just as I reach for the door, it slides open to reveal Tohru with an empty basket underneath her arm.

"Oh! H-hatsuharu-san…I replaced your sheets for you. Excuse me."

She quickly slid past me as she avoided making eye contact. That just makes one more person acting strangely around me…With a sigh, I lay onto my freshly clean futon…I drift off into a state of rest as I think about everyone's strange actions.

//My eyes open to reveal them to a bright blue sky and blades of tall grass just coming within my view. I lift myself into a sitting position before standing to get a better view of the strange place. A field. A field with nothing but tall, green grass as far as the eye can see. Not a living creature in sight, or earshot. A slight wind picked up and caused the grass to shift slightly.

*whisper*

The wind picked up and faded back down to the very light flow.

"Hm?"

*whisper*

The wind picked up once more, but remained a strong breeze. The voice seemed to be within the wind itself.

"Yes…I am…what about the curse?"

*whisper*

The wind became even stronger, almost to the point that a howl could be heard through the grass…and dark clouds began to roll over the once cloudless, blue sky.

"The…cure?"

A strong gust blew hard enough to knock me onto my hands and knees as the dark clouds collided and produced lightning and thunder within their fury. I hear a deafening crack of thunder as I see white-hot lighting looming towards me as time seems to slow down.//

"Ha~ru! Haru?"

My eyes flash open and I turn my head towards the door as Momiji slides it open.

"Ah, I'm sorry. I woke you up, didn't I?"

I suppressed a groan as I sat up and said,

"What did you want?"

"Oh…well…We were going to head to a great picnic spot that Shigure discovered while giving his editor a hard time. Do…you not want to come?"

"No…Now that I'm awake, I'll go."

"Yay! I'll go let them know!"

With that, he skipped off…leaving the door wide open. As I stand up and walk out the door, the strange dream sunk into the darker recesses of my memories…

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((AN: Good? Bad? I hope you people liked this chapter, because it sure caused me a headache or two…Please let me know what you think in your reviews.))