CHAPTER 1
She's an hour late, Yume whispered to herself. She peered into the shack, and walked for a long time. Even though it was a bare and empty place, Yume was bored out of her mind, so she went to see if there was anything interesting. The darkness was so complete that she tripped, and fell hard on her face. Slowly, she got up and reached down to find what she had tripped over, and felt some sort of paper. It shocked her when she first touched it, but she picked it up and brought it outside where Ryuu had just arrived.
"Alright, let's go. It's just up the hill," said Ryuu flatly. Yume nodded, and they headed up towards the mansion. As Ryuu opened the colossal double doors, Yume stepped inside. "Why is this place so… foul-smelling and… filthy?" Yume asked. "Oh," said Ryuu quickly, "It's decorated for Halloween." Yume laughed, knowing that Halloween was three months away. Ryuu hurriedly added, "My dad likes to decorate really early."
"And... where are the cooks, the servants, and your parents?"
"Oh, they're cleaning and setting up decorations for my room."
"Oh, can I meet them?
"No! Shut up! And get out of the- my house!"
"But… I just got here!" Yume answered, becoming annoyed. While stomping away, Ryuu insisted that Yume went home. Yume looked to her right. "Ryuu!" she shouted. Ryuu came in. "Didn't I tell you to go h-" she started, but she saw the painting. Both girls stood there, mesmerized. "That- that person looks like you…"
Ryuu nodded, and announced, "She's my cousin, Veronica." Yume laughed. "You sure? Because at the bottom of this painting, it says 'Sasuke Uchiha…"
"Oh, um… the name Sasuke was too boyish for her, Veronica is just her nickname."
Yume nodded, and slowly reached towards the painting. Her hand went right through it, and she fell. "What the hell?" Ryuu said. She reached up to touch the painting, to see for herself, and was instantly pulled in.
Both Yume and Ryuu were unconscious for a few moments. When they both got up and opened their eyes, they saw that they were in the same mansion, in the same place that they were before they went through the painting. "Th- My house is full of trap doors," Ryuu said unsteadily, "okay, let's leave, now." But, before they headed outside, Yume took a glance at the painting. "Um, Ryuu, the painting isn't of Veronica anymore," she said. Ryuu looked, and it was a painting of her, with the name "Ryuu Uchiha" where Veronica's name once was. "Your last name isn't Uchiha, is it?" Yume asked. Ryuu stared blankly at her painting. "...Well, I guess… it is."