I AM SO SORRY! I didn't mean to take this long to post something. PLEASE forgive me. TT Okay, so let's just skip to the fic. Here ya go: Chapter Four!

Leiko found herself standing on the gray walkway that lead to her old home. She walked along it, silently, and came to the crossroads. She looked right and left at the two roads and couldn't decide which one to choose.

Suddenly, there was a loud sound that was similar to a stampede coming from behind her! She turned to see millions of black creatures running towards her with an empty but frightening gaze in their yellow eyes.

Panicking, Leiko looked back up at the paths only to find that they had turned into paths similar to the gray one she had been on earlier. Not only that, but Hoku was on one and Rika was on the other!

She didn't have enough time to go on one path and switch, because the gap was too wide to jump across. "Rika! Hoku!" Leiko called out in desperation.

Her two friends were silent as stones as they stood on the lonely path with the stampede of creatures charging at them, and Leiko discovered, to her own shock, that she was petrified with fear and couldn't move! She stared longingly at her two friends and tried her hardest to call out to them, but she couldn't get her voice past a mere whisper.

She turned her head just in time to see the creatures make their final jump toward her, knocking her back between the paths!

"AUGH!" Leiko shot up in bed and looked around. Everyone was outside already.

"Oh man…." She put a hand on the back of her neck and felt hours of cold sweat. "That was something I never want to happen…but it felt so real…."

She stood up and made her way across the room to the window, to which a piece of paper was taped. Leiko ripped it off and read it:

Dear Leiko,

Hoku and I are off to figure out what's going on.

TTYL,

Rika and Hoku

"Well, that certainly was helpful. What in the world could possibly be going…Oh my gosh!" Leiko had opened the window and noticed that all the stars were completely gone.

Quickly, she looked over at the clock.

"It's one in the morning! Where the heck are all the stars?" Leiko double-taked at the clock and the starless sky several times before darting out the door. She wasn't going to be left out of this one so quickly.

Running as fast as she could, Leiko pounded her feet against the ground as she sped down the empty street. Her footsteps echoed as if she were in a cave, and everything was black as night.

"Now," Leiko stopped to catch her breath and think. "if I were Rika and Hoku on a mission, where would I be…" Come on Leiko…you've known this girl for eight years…think…

"I know! They're probably in the high tower!" Leiko exclaimed. She took off running again and looked up at the tower, and sure enough, there was Rika leaning out the window and trying to spot any stars.

"Rika!" Leiko cried out to her friend. "Rika! Down here!"

Rika turned and looked at her with the telescope. "Leiko, we're busy. You can't come up."

Leiko just stared. "What do you mean?"

"It's too dangerous." Hoku pitched in to help Rika win the argument.

"Dangerous?" She cried out angrily. "Who are you two to play mom and dad to me?"

"We're not. This is something that you wouldn't understand."

Leiko saw that Rika's face looked grim, but she continued to glare back at her. She wouldn't put up with this. "Oh yeah?" She whispered to herself and ran off toward the entrance to the High Tower.

"Hey! Leiko, where do you think you're going?" Hoku shouted, looking down at her.

"I will NOT be fenced out!" Leiko threw open the door and climbed up half of the stairs until she stopped suddenly at a loud, rumbling sound, followed by screaming. Leiko continued to run as fast as she could, but when she got to the top of the stairs, she stopped again. The tower was gone.

Yay! I updated! Are you all very happy now? I am. Like I said before. If you're reading this, post a review saying that you ARE reading it and what I can change or make a compliment to the story. Just so I know that I'm not slaving over a hot keyboard for only one person (Even though I still will, Sai. U) and just so I can make the story better! And I have Easter Break next week, so I can post a lot! I willpost soon!