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For some reason, when the Sohma's awoke Monday morning, it had seemed that Yoku and Haiiro had disappeared. They were gone – out of the blue.
"How come each one of those kids just has to run off like that!" Kyou ranted as he and Yuki sat around the house. Tohru, Seijitsu and Hatsuharu had left to school.
"I don't know," Yuki said, "There's no logical reason..."
Shigure walked in the room and sat down by Yuki. "So," said Shigure, "You know where those kids went?"
"No clue..." said Yuki.
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Sunday Night, 1:00 AM.
Yoku awoke to her cell phone's faint ring tone. She quickly got up and in the darkness dug for her phone in her duffel bag.
"Hello?" she whispered.
"Get out." said a dark, unknown voice. Seconds later, the phone was disconnected.
Yoku turned on the lamp in her room. Next to her, Haiiro woke up.
"Yoku? What's happening? It's... one o'clock!" Haiiro whispered.
"I got this weird message..." Yoku said, handing the phone to Haiiro. He replayed the message.
"Do you know who it was?" Haiiro asked. Yoku took the phone and showed it to Haiiro.
The Caller ID read, "Pay Phone."
"Pay phone?" Haiiro asked, "Who would be on a pay phone this time of night?"
"A creep," said Yoku, "Who wants to scare us..."
The cell phone range again, and Yoku quickly answered it. Haiiro listened in.
"Who is it?" Yoku commanded.
"You haven't left yet." said the voice, "Leave or your sister will die."
The phone was again disconnected. Yoku ran out of her room and down the hall. The door to Panda's room was locked. With great speed, Yoku used her clip to crack open the lock. She and Haiiro entered the room.
Panda was gone.
Her bed sheets were made. The windows were locked on the inside, as was the door.
"What the hell?" wonder Haiiro, inspecting the window.
"Who did this?" Yoku asked.
Again, the cell phone rang.
"What do you want?" Yoku frantically asked.
"I want you to get out. I have Panda. If you don't do as I say, I will kill her."
"Fine!" Yoku said, "I'll leave! But don't hurt her!"
Click.
Yoku and Haiiro rushed to their rooms and packed their duffel bags. They went downstairs and left the Sohma household. Yoku and Haiiro left into the forest.
Again, the cell phone rang.
"We've left!" Yoku said running, "Where is Panda?"
"At the Subway."
"What? Where is she going?"
"I never said she was riding the train. All I'm saying is that she's on the tracks..."
Click.
"On the tracks?" asked Yoku. Haiiro's eyes grew wide. He dropped his duffel bag and ran. Yoku followed. They ran to the main street outside the forest and saw the Subway station.
"Hurry!"
The two siblings ran down to the subway station and eyed the tracks. Haiiro ran to the train tracks and looked both ways.
"Help!" echoed Panda's voice. Haiiro ran into the tunnel and followed her voice.
"Panda! I'm coming!" Haiiro yelled. Yoku was still in the empty station waiting for Haiiro.
That's when Haiiro got to the voice.
"Help! Help me!" echoed Panda's voice. But their was no Panda.
Haiiro picked up the tape recorder on the ground. He was still on the tracks, but at this time of night, no train would come.
"Haiiro! Get out of there!" yelled Yoku into the tunnel. Unfortunately, Haiiro was too far to hear it.
The subway train didn't even stop. No one was there. Yoku watched as the subway train sped past her, gaining speed. Yoku caught a glimpse of the driver's car – there was no driver!
Haiiro slowly turned around to two blaring lights speeding toward him. He ran to the side of the tunnel, hoping to get on the emergency walk.
But he tripped on the tracks.
Yoku stood at the station, wondering where Haiiro was.
"... Haiiro?" she yelled.
No reply.
Yoku took a step back, and another. Then she turned around and ran up the stairwell and out of the subway station.
'Oh no! My phone! I left it at the forest!' though Yoku, 'What could have happened to Haiiro? What about Panda?'