Summary: Tohru, Kyo, Yuki, Shigure, Haru and Momiji get the chance of a lifetime as they are whisked away on a four-day trip on The Orient Express! But all trouble breaks loose as some one is killed and a detective-type crime sweep pursues…

"A TRAIN RIDE TO REMEMBER"

CHAPTER 9

Tohru sat there, on her bed, coughing slightly as the smoke dispersed as the breezed it away. Then she put her head in her eyes and cried

When Tohru returned to compartment 75, the once bright blue sky had now started to get to a darker colour, it was now a dark blue, she'd obviously been crying for some time now

She was hoping, with the deepest desire of her heart that when she did return to compartment 75, Yuki, Haru, Momiji, Kyo, Shigure and possibly Jeimii were going to look up, beaming at her

But sadly, no one did beam or even look up when she entered, they just looked down; she thought they didn't even notice she was there

Haru wasn't there either, nor was Jeimii; Tohru would bet anything that Haru was still hugging Jeimii, unaware or Yuki's sudden death. It was quite a while before anyone spoke, but occasionally; someone would cough or snivel. Shigure sometimes went out for a cigarette; Tohru thought it was to drown his sorrows

After what seemed about an hour or-so; the sky a real dark blue now, Tohru got up

"Does anyone wanna come to dinner?" she asked, voice shaking

Everyone grunted in agreement, and off they went, Tohru slid the compartment door shut. They walked quickly and silently as the train rumbled outside, steam from the funnel visible from the darkened window. As they reached the dining car, the carriage was a-blaze with light and sound as talking passengers were chatting away, none of them seemed to have noticed someone had just been killed; or the fact that they'd wondered why they'd been shooed of the train in the middle of the journey. The weather now turned bad, rain streaked the window and a distant rumble of thunder was heard, but no one seemed to care.

When they entered; Tohru immediately saw Haru's black-and-white hair, which was quite easy to see over the sea of reds, blonds and browns. When Tohru reached the table, she saw Haru and Jeimii sat chatting quietly about how the train journey was so far, they didn't seem to notice Tohru approaching, or the fact Yuki had died.

"I think something bad has happened," said Jeimii

"Yeah, the storm is supposed to get worse, even thought they didn't forecast it" replied Haru "-Oh, hi Tohru, Kyo, Shigure, Momiji. Where's Yuki?" he added

"That's what we need to talk to you about…" said Tohru, trailing off

"What, what's happened?" asked Haru, getting up and looking worried

"Did you get off the train when the conductor said?" asked Tohru

"Yeah, why?" Haru said, getting more desperate

"Well the reason for that was… was…-" Tohru said

"Was what?" Haru said, getting more desperate now he was shouting, getting people's attention

"The reason we got of the train was because, Yuki was murdered" said Tohru, tears in her eyes

"What?" said Haru

Jeimii got up too, though he didn't know Yuki that well; he had just hung around with Haru most of the journey today. The storm did get worse as the night came along, the train was going further and further north to Aomor. Everyone went to bed at around 11 o' clock, but Tohru doubted if any of them were actually asleep. The storm did get worse; the lightening seemed to be right over-head of the train and following it as the third time it lit up the room with the red curtains.

Tohru had only just fallen asleep when…

BANG

"What was that?" she whispered

Haru woke up, Jeimii in what was supposed to be Yuki's bunk

"What's the matter?" he asked, sleepily

"I just heard something" Tohru replied

No one had seemed to notice the fact a loud 'bang' had just sounded off. Tohru and Haru got on their dressing gowns and walked out of the curtain separating them from the corridor.

Lightening lit up the corridor again and the loudest thunder yet rolled over the train. As Tohru and Haru progressed down the carriage, they saw a dark out-line in the distance, a window was smashed and the glass was on the floor. Who ever was there looked strangely familiar. She tried her hardest to remember where she had seen this strange character. Then lightening struck, not the ground but the train and it rocked and swayed and Tohru and Haru were knocked to the ground with a 'thud' and the strange person ran off, their hair blowing behind them

Then Tohru remembered, it was that person trying to break into the luggage car!

"Let's follow him," said Haru, helping Tohru up

"O-OK" she said

As they ran down the corridor after the man, the train was deserted, they ran past compartments, they were all empty except for one, which was compartment 75, the man stood there, the lightening lit up the room to reveal a hollow faced man, a knife ready, some one Tohru or Haru didn't know.

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