A: Sorry for being so late, I've been away on a holiday that's made me late for my updating deadlines, but the time got me to think of many possibilities for this fic and I'm happy to say it's going to get more interesting. I'm thinking of adding more ghosts and some new rituals and a new Kusabi… and much more… so stay tuned…

Also I've edited the first chapter (twice) so the events will (hopefully) fit in the right timeline. I had no idea Mio and Mayu's ritual was in the fifties…or maybe I'm wrong again. R&R… and oh yeah...

Thanks a lot to the Reviewers & Readers: -Morbid.Marionette-, Heaven's Treasure & Kid-author.

Disclaimer: I don't own Fatal Frame II… Just the characters I made up are mine. So please don't sue me.

Recap of the last chapter

"Lights" she breathed gratefully, through the trees there was the glow of torches just beyond the bend. Where there was light, there will be people…and people meant they were saved from the horrid forest. Slowly she began to jog towards the lights with a new hope in her heart…

Flutter Away Butterfly…

By Yunnie Yuae

Chapter Two: Village Surprises

"What the hell?" Kin cried incredulously. The thing looked suspiciously like a sacrificial altar… with weird talon like stones surrounding it tied with ceremonial rope… the thing gave off a funny slightly demented aura, and Kin was pretty sure the thing wasn't just for show.

She then stared over the cliff at the abandoned village, nothing… no sign of any living thing except the houses and lights. The place looked deserted, and majorly creepy. Maybe this was one of those weird tourist attractions in the middle of nowhere or one of those secret movie sets…

As Kin pondered the identity of the place, a shadow was slowly descending towards her from the trees. For a moment she was unaware, then she felt it… then all of a sudden the cold mountain air was filled with her penetrating screams as she finally took notice of its presence…

A dark haired boy stood motionless in the forest… his breathing still heavy after the long run, his lungs tightened at the loss of oxygen. He instinctively pulled out his inhaler and took a deep breath, to clear his head…

'She's gone?'

The sudden realization hit him hard. His asthma seized to work up again but he withheld it, he had more important matters at hand. Wincing slightly at the spasm at his right leg, he slowly started to walk towards home…

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Kin shrieked falling back on her butt, hands over her closed eyes, yet managing to scream at the same time.

The shadow stirred forwards still embedded in darkness… Kin's voice sounded slightly hysterical yet the sound didn't crease, she was screaming ever so loudly at every passing minute…

When the sound slowly died down and another sound was heard over the screams… a noise that sounded suspiciously like laughter…

Kin's eyes snapped open…

"JIN, I'M GOING TO KILL YOUUUU…" she let out a deafening yell and lunged at her oh-so-evil little brother.

"NOWAY... CATCH ME LOSER" Jin yelled jeering, dodging around the altar, using the landmark as a sort of an obstacle between him and his teenage nemesis.

Kin glared at him, face so white that she wasn't able to respond to his little challenge. She chased him around the altar a couple of times before they both stood at a deadlock, each on opposite ends.

Jin poked out his tongue "….Er… LOSER…" he tilted his head mockingly.

Kin let out a quick breath, Jin giggled closing his eyes for a moment. the next thing he knew, she was right next to him, arms outstretched like a crazy woman, he tried to duck… too late her hand had already closed around his collar and Jin let out a strangled squawk as Kin yanked him off the ground and engulfed him in her arms, pinning him completely.

"Let me go! Let me GO!" he yelled struggling but with no avail. Kin was far stronger then him.

"Promise you'll behave…" She whispered into his ear silently, menacingly "…or else…"

"NO!" he screamed trying to lash out with no luck, Kin had him completely helpless.

"Okay if you don't, I'll kiss you and contaminate you with my girly cooties…" she warned him angrily. Jin shuddered involuntarily. She looked mad enough to do it too.

"Argh… OKAY" Jin shouted surrendering "You win"

"Nice of you to notice that" Kin retorted putting him down softly. "Don't make me do it, you know I can"

"Whatever" he folded his arms over his chest, pretending to look cold and composed, not wanting to show that he was actually afraid of Kin's threat.

"Where's Shun?" Kin asked looking around if expecting him to jump out and scream 'Surprise' any moment now.

"Dunno" Jin shook his head delicately, "he wasn't with me when I got here. I thought he was with you"

"Oh great" Kin muttered mostly to herself "this is great" she kicked at a rock along the path leading into the village. Nothing to do but to go into the village, which was starting to look like a bad idea… She could sense something in the village… and it felt as creepy as it looked.

Kin knew how to trust her instincts… if it felt wrong it usually was. Her intuition was very strong; she didn't know how or why she always was sensitive to these things, she was empathetic beyond the normal senses… and accurate to those readings without reason.

Right now, her senses were tingling with an unknown fear. Danger! Keep away! Yet at the same time it told her that what she searched for would only be found there. All the answers resided there… it was only a matter of choice. Did she really want to find out that badly?

The shadows of the trees towered over them as they walked, the wind blew eerily, and crickets chirped… normal sounds yet Kin couldn't help feeling uneasy; her right hand on Jin's shoulder, both of them slowly marched into the village in silence. Kin led the way unconsciously, the first right turn led towards a lone storehouse backed up to a dead-end. A familiar figure was sitting on the steps, crying softly.

"Shun, are you alright?" Kin asked, touching his head lightly. Jin was already at his side putting a protective arm around him.

Shun looked up, silent tears rolling down his face "I'm sorry"

"You don't have to be sorry about anything" Kin fondled his hair "Only Jin does…" she shot a angry look at Jin who poked his tongue out at her "he's the one who dragged us here not you, so cheer up"

"I didn't mean it to happen… I wanted to stop it, I tried to stop them… but they didn't believe me… she killed her… I killed her… I'm sorry"

Jin turned to Kin, an illegible expression on his face "Does this count as transient insanity?"

Kin ignored him, "let's just go home" she stooped down and picked up Shun in her arms. He grew silent instantly, almost like he fell asleep when she picked him up. "Let's go" she told Jin who quietly obeyed.

All of a sudden there was the sound of footsteps; the path in front of them was overflowing with frightening shadows, sounds of people yelling in confusion….

"Where are they?"

"Itsuki-san, Mutsuki-san where are you?"

"Search for them, they must be found"

Kin pulled Jin's arm forcing him into the corner, where they hid until the villagers passed. They were more like shadows themselves then people, smoky apparitions, the outlines mostly. Their feet didn't seem to touch the ground and they moved with a terrifying likeness to zombies…

"Okay, what the bloody hell was that?" Jin exclaimed standing up after the ghost people left. Kin stared at the five year old with unmasked disgust.

"Don't you dare swear again" she warned in an angry whisper.

"Er… what?" Jin cried out "Hell isn't a swear word now, it's universally approved"

"Not when you're only five years old you dork!" Kin snapped back.

"Oh puleeez..." he started again "even the babies in grade school use- CRAP" he yelled suddenly jumping back.

"Jin…" Kin whispered in a dangerous whisper. He was still swearing under his breath "I told you, don-" she stopped cold.

"Help me" a voice came out rasping, dead…

Kin's eyes widened as two pale hands move in from behind her, attempting to close around her neck…

"Shit"

A: Second chapter complete…REVIEW and tell me what you think…

Anyways I hope to update next week, as I want to finish this soon. Wish me luck…