sadly, this is so short, it's not even considered a chapter.

/hides from tomatoes.


Kori stretched out, opening her eyes meekly before yawning. Suddenly jerking out of bed, she searched frantically for a moment.

Where was she? Where was her silk quilt? And the pillows she'd always had too many of? Calming down, she realised that she was at home, sitting on her bed with her legs dangling off the edge. Her familiar blue walls calmed her racing heart.

Was it all a dream? The un-believable few days had surely been a dream. Probably just because of the stress of the anniversary of her parents.

A small beige dog with curly fur leapt on the bed, shaking her from her thoughts. "Yipp yipp!" he barked happily.

"Hello Silkie! I am pleased to see you too!" Kori squealed happily. His fur was still slightly damp from fresh snow.

"Sister dear, how would you like to skip school to spend the day in the snow?" Koma called cheerily. Kori sat there weighing her options before cheerily agreeing.

"coming, sister dearest!" she threw on some clothes, bounding down the stairs, failing to notice the blood red rose lying on her dresser.


Stay tuned for 'Dark cold and wet' the second in the series.