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Note: I'm mass-producing fiction. Haha…I know it's quite fast, just that I have to because once school starts I'll have no time. Well, it's a pretty short chapter and you might have to wait some time before the next one, so take your time with it.

Ailiricxxz: thanks for reviewing again. Had to put your thanks here coz I already updated chp 3 when you reviewed. Sorry…oh well. It was a longer chapter right? Although I can't say the same for this one. Hope you still like what you're reading. Really appreciate your reviews. And you replied? I never got it…Haha…

Chapter 04 – running away

"Tolle. Thank goodness you're back. We were so worried about you." Miriallia said hugging him tightly, almost as if afraid he would disappear if she let go.

"I'm okay really. It's just that it scared me, not knowing what has happened for the last hour. I'm out of here, seriously." Tolle said, prying Miriallia off him.

"You can't go." Kira said.

"And why not?"

"Because it's part of the rules of the game." Said stated.

"Well I don't care. I'm out of here, and you can't stop me." Tolle headed for the door.

"How are you going to get out?" Athrun asked.

"Walk if I have too. Who's with me?"

"You can't go. The next victim has bee taken." Lacus exclaimed, running back into the room.

The group looked around, doing a mental headcount.

"Where's Nicol. Where's Nicol? Didn't he say he was going to the toilet or something? Where is he?" Alyssa asked frantically.

"The next one was him." Lacus said, passing Alyssa the envelope.

"Well. I don't care. I want out." Tolle said, making his way to the door. Miriallia made a feeble attempt to stop him, but he shook her off.

"Tolle. No. You can't do this to Nicol. You can't." Alyssa said, grabbing his arm.

"I don't care and I won't tell. Let go off me." Tolle said, wrenching his arm from her grip, he ran out and onto the road, kept running until he was just a speck in the distance. He never looked back.

"No. What's going to happen to Nicol now?" Alyssa cried, collapsing in a heap on the floor.

"It'll be okay. We just have to do whatever the game master tells us to do. We'll get him back." Yzak said, bending down to comfort her.

"I can't believe it. Tolle was never like that." Miriallia mumbled to herself.

"Well he changed." Fllay said, shaking her head in disappointment.

Athrun took the envelope from Alyssa and looked it over.

"Well, the game has been kicked up a notch. Now we have to find where he was killed, find the body, and find the weapon."

He looked at all of them. Tired and weary even when it was only their first day at the house.

"But first. Lunch."

They sat down to eat once again, but no one had much appetite. There was too much on their minds, and the air was heavy with their mixed emotions.

Note: can you guess where he was 'murdered'? Haha…oh well…. onto chp 5. Wonder what will happen next? Reviews are greatly appreciated…and if there's anything I could do to improve…by all means tell me. Thank you!