Chapter 22 : Separated
On the other tunnel, it was beginning very cold, and there weren´t much light left.Zakuro and Minto were very calm, but Purin and Tart were both becoming very scared, they didn´t like being in this dark tunnel at night.Everything was very quiet when suddenly, Three persons came out of nowhere.
" AAAAAH ! " shouted the four of them.
But it was only Ichigo, Kisshu and Ryou.
" Guys ! said Minto. What´s going on ? Where´s the otherone ?
" Pai has left, he´s trying to look for Retasu on his own.And we ended on series of other tunnels, we had to come back. "
Zakuro said :
" We have to get outta here ! And I´m really freezing. "
But right after she said that, a cold airstream passed an turned off the fire.Everybody panicked :
" NOOOO ! " they all shouted.
And everybody started running in the darkness.Purin was still holding Tart, her little hand trembling.
" Don´t worry Purin, we´re gonna make it.Just don´t let go. " said the red-haired alien.
Purin followed him into another tunnel.A few minutes later, light came in the tunnel, but they were all seperated.
Purin oppened her eyes.Tart, close to her said :
" Hey, it´s me.You´re alright ?
" Yes.What happened, na do da ?
" We´ve lost the others, I guess we´ll just have to continue walking in the tunnels until we find them… "
Ichigo and Kishu stopped running.The cat girl asked :
" What´s going on in here ?
" Apperently the energy had what it wanted.We´ve all been seperated. " responded Kisshu.
" Yeah, I saw that, we´ve been pretty stupid.
" Now, we have to find the others before something happens.
" And what could possibly happen to them in this maze ?
" I don´t think you really wanna know.Let´s go ! "
The alien and Ichigo started looking for the others in the tunels.
Minto looked around her before shouting again :
" Ichigo ? Onee-sama ? Where are you ?
But nobody answered.Minto sat on the ground for a moment.
Oh great... now I´ve lost all of them.
She stood up and thought about Zakuro and the others.
I hope they´re alright.I have to find Onee-sama.
Minto was determinated to find her friends.She started walking and got in the tunnel on the right.
Ryou hit the wall with his fists.
" I almost had her ! I could feel her very close and this happened ! "
Zakuro, right behind Ryou and watching him quietly answered :
" Shirogane, calm down.It´s not anger that will help you find her. "
He stopped hitting the wall and turned around.
" What else could I do.The situation´s getting worse.Now we´ve lost Retasu, that jerkand all the others !
" That´s why you should stop complaining about this and start looking for them.We can´t just stay here waiting for something to happen. "
Ryou stared at her :
" Look who´s talking.
" Well, ok. You can stay here to continue torturing the wall while I find Retasu, or come with me.Is that clear ?
" Yeah, I´m coming. " said Ryou, obviously not in a very good mood.
Both of them took the tunnel in the middle.