Hey guys so sorry it took so long to update, coursework been crazy and horse driving me mad, really in a good mood as my friend Carys is coming over at the weekend and we are going to watch sailor moon until we drop! Anyway, have fun and read!

Chapter 2

I pulled my face away from Darien and looked towards the door leading out onto the staircase. Another scream penetrated my eardrums and I leapt from the place I had been sitting. I knew that voice, but I had never heard her scream like that!

"Rini!" I said quietly to myself and made my way over to the staircase leading up directly towards her room. I felt a hand touch my arm and I turned almost violently towards the person who was stopping me from getting to Rini.

There, Darien stood, a confused look on his face.

"Serena what's wrong?" He asked me, as though everything was alright, he was acting as though he hadn't heard the scream.

"Wait Darien, are you telling me you didn't hear that?" I asked rather annoyed that he thought I was going loopy and secondly as it seemed someone was playing tricks on me.

"Hear what Serena, are you okay?" He said, moving his head down and holding onto my other arm. I looked up at him sadly and sighed, it must have been my imagination.

"Never mind…" I said, my thoughts still running over the sound of that scream, the little men in my head replaying it over and over again, I was almost mad from hearing it when another person spoke.

"Serena, you still have to kiss Darien!" Came Raye's voice. I turned to look at her and gave her a small smile. Darien led me back to my seat and we both kneeled down. It just didn't feel right

"Serena?" Came Darien's voice, again I had probably zoned out.

"Sorry." I said, looking down at my hands and twiddling my thumbs.

"There's nothing to be sorry for!" Darien said, reaching forwards, pulling my hands apart and with his right hand lifting my chin, until my eyes were looking directly at his.

I guess I could get use to this…

The scream sounded again.

"Don't tell me you didn't hear that either!" I screamed, standing up and walking towards the staircase once more.

I could hear all the rustle of the people behind me as they got to their feet. I knew instantly that they hadn't heard that scream either, as they were acting too calm.

"Serena maybe you had a bit too much to drink?" Raye sort of asked and told me, but I knew I hadn't been hearing things it was too real!

"No Raye, I heard her scream, I'm going to see what's going on up there!" I shouted, really frustrated and annoyed that this made me look mad and they didn't believe me.

"Okay, but I'm taking the dips!" Came Chad's voice, and I laughed in my head a little, he was always such a pig!

We walked up the staircase, me at the front and everyone following, getting bored at what they thought was my brain playing tricks on me. Rini's bedroom was at the far end of the hall on the third floor, so we had to walk along the second floor corridor and I examined each room and when I finally got back to the second stair case I thought I heard something that sounded like a door closing.

"RINI!" I shouted, worried that something had locked her door and was not going to let me in to her. I took the steps three at a time, which was hard saying I was only small, and made my way quickly over to where Rini's door was.

It was shut!

I suddenly calmed down and looked back at everyone as they caught up with me.

"I left the door open…" I told them, trying to see if any of them had caught onto my suspicions or if they were all like Chad- dumb!

I put my hand on the doorknob and began to turn it, I pushed and the door seemed stuck, I began to panic and push harder. I was finally putting my whole weight upon the door and banging it with my shoulder, but it did no good!

I turned round to look at Andrew, my first friend since I came to this place, and my savior, I looked to him, again, for help. He walked forwards and moved me out of the way, I moved back and stood near Lita who put her arm around my shoulders protectively.

Andrew banged his arm against the door and it seemed to be able to hold him as well. "Hmm." He said and looked towards Darien. So Darien walked forwards and stood near his friend and they both tried to bash the door down.

My emotions were rising, what was happening in there, who had locked the door and was Rini okay? All these questions and more were running through my head when something made me get even worse.

I suddenly stopped shivering as I heard what could only be interpreted as banging inside the house, it sounded like the French windows, I had, had them in my old bedroom and they always made that noise when open and in a windy night.

"Darien…" I begged, my voice low and squeaky, I needed to get to her but I couldn't, no didn't, want to imagine what was happening. I looked at the door with fear as all four boys were taking it in turns to bash into it, the noise of the banging windows were driving me crazy along with the boys banging and talking and Raye talking and Amy inquiring. I thought my head was going to explode when I finally heard one final bang and then silence, the doors had stopped banging, or someone had closed them!

"Darien please!" I Screamed, running forwards and taking hold of his hand. "Please hurry!" I said, looking straight up into his deep blue eyes.

He looked down at me, put his hand on my shoulder, turned towards the door and charged. The door hinges buckled and the door fell forwards onto the floor.

The room had been trashed, the cot overturned and the mirror smashed. I ran over to the cot, emptiness stared up at me!

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