A/n: Hello it's me again! PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR THE REALLY LONG UPDATE, MINNA-SAN! And thank you to all those who reviewed! YOU ACTUALLY CARE! Um…maybe you don't. princessinwaiting94, I meant your best friend.

I know I said they would be funny, but maybe in the later ones. Right now, it's more serious. I was in the mood for writing it like this… Er… problems at home…

Anyway, I shall continue! Though I'm working on two other fics aside from this, IT'S SUMMER! And I have all the free time I want!

Miyaki: You're lying. Your dad only gave you 3 hours on the Internet per day.

Asteris: So? It's still summer!

Miyaki: -sigh- You're hopeless…

Asteris: Well so are you…-hic-…I'm not drunk…don't worry…-hic-… ow, my head…

Miyaki: Looks like someone fell off the bed this morning…

Asteris: TEEHEEHEE! Speak for yourself!

Miyaki: -sharpens kitchen knife- Maybe we should put her out of her misery…hai, minna?

Asteris: -runs away- Aw, come on…it was only a joke! Anyway, ya can't change it cause it's already posted!

Miyaki: -dressed as Grim Reaper- All the more reason… +…-raises kitchen knife-

Asteris: EEP! KNIFE! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

-Scene ends-

Kyu: -pops up- There were no authors, readers, hamsters, or pinwheels harmed in the making of this chapter. Also, asteris98 does not own Detective School Q/ Tantei Gakuen Q or any of us. Thank you.

Ryu: Kyu… I don't think you got that first sentence right…

Kyu: You sure? It says so right here! –brings out script-

Ryu: -reads script- What the…? –reads again-… Er… I guess you're right, Kyu… who gave you this script?

Kyu: Asteris. Why?

Ryu: …-thinking- that would explain why we're out of coffee… She stayed up late.

Asteris: EEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Help! I'm being chased by my own OC! Help!

Ryu: Asteris…?

Asteris: YissyissyissnowHIDEME! –hides behind random object-

Miyaki: -still holding knife- Where is she?

Kyu: Er… Miyaki? This chapter isn't about what you think it is…

Miyaki: -turns to Kyu- Really?

Ryu: She edited it.

Miyaki: Oh… then I guess I don't need this anymore… -randomly throws knife-

Asteris: HEY! WATCH IT! YOU NEARLY PUT MY EYE OUT! –comes out- They're right you know… I edited it. I couldn't wait to put the OTHER chapter… you know…

Miyaki: That one? You're gonna torture me already?

Asteris: I just couldn't help myself…

Miyaki: Ah, well…let's just get on with it, shall we?

Asteris: Yes, let's… Okie, here's chapter 3! More Dreams, More Tears!

Miyaki: I'll be writing my last will and testament…

Asteris: Good luck with that…

Chapter 3: More Dreams, More Tears

(Miyaki's POV)

I was in the village, but saw no one, and heard nothing. Everything seemed dark, and clouded. As if from distant memory.

"Kyu? Ryu?" Even my voice sounded distant. I kept walking, but everywhere I turned seemed dark and foreboding. I continued calling out to them, to no avail. After a while, I found myself at the inn. I entered, but it seemed deserted, and looked as dark and forlorn as the village. I walked through the halls, but there was no sign of any living soul. As I searched the rooms, I began to worry. I went outside.

Then there was laughter, cold and heartless. It echoed around me, mocking me.

Fool, it rasped, Don't even try. You know that you were all alone, even from the very beginning…

Then silence. A mocking, ringing silence.

Maybe he was right. Even my own parents hated me. All I remembered of my mother was indifference. She never cared for, or paid heed to me. Of my father, I will never forget. He loathed me. I was given beatings every single day. The pain was easy to get used to. But the hate, the loathing, was something that would never be forgotten. They could have just killed me, but they kept me alive. They wanted to use me for something. I was just a tool.

Images flashed in my mind, one was particularly painful. It was when my parents were murdered. I was only five years old.

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"Get up, you shitty bitch." A voice snarled.

I groaned, and struggled to get up, after being thrown at the wall. I was then kicked in the gut. I slumped to the floor, panting. Then another voice, a female one, spoke.

"Leave her; it's not worth the trouble. Why don't we just kill her and get it over with?"

"Don't be a fool. She may still be of some use to the organization. Who knows what they'll do to us?"

The other one nodded and they left me there, panting. For a while, I lay there, unable to move. It had been more painful than it ever had before. Slowly, I stood up. I walked to my room, and lay on my bed. Soon after, I fell asleep.

I slept fitfully, and woke up in the middle of the night, shivering. I heard noises downstairs. I crept out of my room, and watched the scene from the stairs. I saw my parents, and another man. I looked at the former, to see them shivering against the wall. I looked at the man. He spoke to them. His voice was cold, and for some reason, I feared for my parents.

"Fool!" he said to my father. "Do you know what you just did? With that one mistake, you nearly exposed our organization! Aside from that, you nearly killed your own colleague!" he paused, and regained his composure. "There is no room for blunderers among those of our organization, Shindouji…" he approached my parents' trembling forms, and took out a knife.

"No, please… you can take the girl… don't kill us… please!" he pleaded. I turned away, unable to face it.

"Oh, I'll be taking the girl, alright… After I deal with you!"

I heard my parents' screams, and their lifeless forms hit the floor. After that, silence. A cold, bloodcurdling silence. This man, I thought, Is going to kill me as well.

I turned back, and saw my parents. They were dead, and the stranger stood over their bodies, looking down at them. I backed away, and ran up the stairs. He must have heard me, for I heard his footsteps, but didn't look back. I turned at the second floor, and then tripped. I heard him behind me and turned to face him, slowly backing away.

"You're going to kill me, aren't you?"

No response.

"I saw my parents. You're going to do the same to me, right?" I felt my back against the wall. "But I'm going to die anyway, aren't I?"

The man stopped, and kneeled down in front of me. I looked at him, but could not see his face.

"When the time comes, you will work for us. Understand?" the voice was still cold, devoid of emotion. I nodded, and he stood up. I took this as a sign to follow, and I did. When reached my parents' bodies, he stopped and turned to me.

"I trust that you will not make the same mistake as they did, because I doubt that you are as stupid as them. But if you are…" he indicated the corpses. I shuddered, and we left.

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Miyaki woke up, sweating. She wiped off her tear-stained face. It had only been a dream, but it had really happened at one point in her life. A time which would be better off forgotten.

"So you're awake."

Miyaki looked up, and saw Ryu sitting by the window.

"Yeah, that much is obvious. Why didn't you wake me up?"

He shrugged. "I thought you'd be better off sleeping."

She shook her head. "Nope. Far from it. What are you doing up anyway?''

He looked out the window. "I couldn't sleep."

Miyaki looked at the clock. It was nearly 1 am. She doubted what Ryu had said, but she decided that she wouldn't be able to sleep either. She stood up and walked over to the window, looking up at the stars.

Maybe I should tell them the truth… but would they understand?

"Ryu?"

"Hm?"

"There's… I mean… no, never mind. I'm going back to sleep."

"Sure… 'night."

"Yeah…"

A/n: That was long, wasn't it? Anyway, to the reviewers…

princessinwaiting94: No, I changed it. Ask our batch rep what sadist means. And I'm not really intending a RyuxOC fic… depends on the readers.

keia mizuki: Er… I'm not sure… ehehehe…

Harahettabacasaru: You're already literate. Update your Saiyuki fic ASAP…

AsterisMiko: Yes, yes I know about the reviews. It's just because of the long update. You know that I didn't have easy connection to the Internet at the time. Are you back yet?

tenshikiss: Thank you for the review. And thank you for the compliment! Now I'll try to update more often, don't worry.

StarComets 04: Yep, I'm continuing… I'll try to update more often!

stellarscorpio: lol. I hope you aren't too eager! Calm down a bit, will ya?

Er… Remember in the first chapter when she told Ryu that her parents were murdered while she was still in infancy? She was lying. The important thing is that they were murdered. Well, her grandfather died a few years after that, when she was about eight. Why I put a dream? I needed someway to tell you guys about it without having you all fall asleep! I'll try to update soon! REVIEW YOU LAZY PEOPLE! I mean the ones that just read, then leave… we do see how many hits we get, ya know… SO REVIEW OR I WON'T UPDATE! Five or more reviews, that's all I'm asking…