OK, I personally didn't like chapter 9 AT ALL! I think that was my worst chapter, but hopefully this chapter will be better. On with the story:

Yuki was about to scream when Kyo covered Yuki's mouth with his hand.

"Quiet, or they'll hear us,' Kyo whispered. (A/N: Yeah Kyo, state the obvious)

The two teens crept closer to Ayame, to hear what he was Shigure were talking about. Unfortunately, Kyo tripped and crashed loudly.

"Who's there," Ayame demanded.

Yuki and Kyo got up and ran for their lives. Ayame followed after them, but after a few minutes of chase, Ayame got lost and couldn't find them.

"What the hell was that all about,' Kyo yelled.

"Why ask me, baka neko," Yuki snapped.

"Let's just go to bed," Kyo suggested tiredly.

The headed back to Yuki's room to find everyone asleep. Well, almost everyone. Ayame was still outside, and Hatori and Ritsu were still in the closet.

"Maybe they fell asleep," Kyo said, staring at the closet.

"Probably not, let's just go to sleep," Yuki suggested.

The Next Day:

Yuki woke up earlier than he usually did on weekends, at 6 am. He rubbed his eyes tiredly and looked around the room. Ayame, Hatori, and Ritsu were not there, but Kyo, Haru and Momiji were still sleeping. Yuki noticed that Momiji was sleeping next to him and tried to get up without waking the rabbit. He noticed that Momiji was heavier than usual, and limp.

"Momiji, wake up," Yuki said, shaking Momiji.

Momiji lay perfectly still, and that was when Yuki realized how cold Momiji's skin was. And how pale it was. Yuki checked for a non-existent pulse, but he already knew that Momiji died in his sleep.

"Kyo," Yuki called, nervously.

"Yuki, are you awake," Kyo asked.

"Yeah, I am. But Momiji isn't, and he won't ever be," Yuki said sadly.

"Neither will Haru," Kyo replied.

"Do you think we should go look for Ritsu," Yuki asked.

"Sure, why not," Kyo replied.

The dragged themselves over to the dreaded closet. Neither wanted to open it, for fear of what might be it there.

"You open it," Yuki said shortly.

"Are you scared,' Kyo asked in disbelief.

"Yes, now open the damn door," Yuki snapped.

Kyo opened the door slowly, and the two gasped in horror at what they found. Blood, everywhere blood. On the wall, on half of Yuki's clothing, and all over Ritsu.

"H-he's d-d-ead," Kyo choked.

"Kyo, Yuki, is that you," Ritsu asked.

"Ritsu! What happened? We need to get you to Hatori, quick," Yuki panicked.

"No, Hatori won't help, he did this," Ritsu replied.

"Then a hospital, c'mon," Kyo said as he and Yuki lifted Ritsu.

"I'm sorry for bothering you, I should have died," Ritsu said quietly.

"Don't talk like that," Yuki snapped.

They rushed outside and Kyo found a payphone outside the gates of the main house (A/N: How convenient!) and called for an ambulance. They waited only a few minutes and one came

"I'll go with Ritsu, you tell Hatori, or my brother, or someone where I am," Yuki said to Kyo.

'Don't you dare die, Ritsu'.

NOOOOOOO, poor Ritsu. I wanted to cry when I wrote this(I like Ritsu).But at least this chapter was a bit better than the last.