Nya peeps! I know you guys are eagerly waiting for Where The Flowers Bloom to be updated (If you, you know, have been reading that....lol) And I promise to update it soon, just not tonight! lol I played more Fatal Frame today and am now up to Chapter 6- Sae! Woot...OMG! I hated when she chased after me! Luckily I am past that! Now I have to fight off Chistose who thinks I am Yae who stole her beloved brother. (Ignore the fact that I have beaten this game like twice already) Geesh..... Does anyone read these rambles? lmao.

Moving on..............

I'm not sure what genre this is....*sigh* I was gonna make one part of this chapter amusing, but since the ending I have originally planned is.....angsty....I should stick more to the horror theme I guess....lol.

Warning: Creepy ghost and I am totally pulling this chapter out of thin air! XD

Summary- The twins Alfred and Matthew stumble upon a hidden village, trapped in never-ending darkness. But who cries into the night and who is that man walking around with a pipe? And what's with all these Red butterflies? US/UK and Russia/Canada!

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Chapter Two- Obscura by Chance

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"Oh thank goodness." The man got up off the floor and dusted his pants. He was wearing a green military uniform with a white shirt and black tie underneath, and he had knee-high black boots on.

"Who are you!?" Matthew and Alfred exclaimed at the same time.

The man gave a small smile that did not touch his eyes which looked tired and empty.

"My name is Arthur Kirkland. I got stuck here while looking for my brother, Peter."

Alfred and Matthew exchanged a look of shock.

"The journal!" They both yelled together.

"What?" Arthur looked at the twins in confusion.

"The journal!" Alfred exclaimed again, taking off his backpack and zipping it open. He shuffled around it a bit then gave a triumphant shout as he pulled out the book.

"Ah ha! Here it is!"

Arthur blinked at the journal shoved in his face, then turned red.

"Hey! That's mine!"

Alfred rolled his eyes, "Yes, we know. We found it on the path to the village."

Arthur reached out and grabbed it, hugging it to his chest as he smiled and let out a sigh.

"Tha- thank you very much."

"Sure, whatever man. So....those your stickers?" Alfred glanced at Arthur and gave a huge grin.

Arthur blushed crimson and quickly turned away. He didn't respond but gave out a cough. Alfred laughed out loud and glanced at Matthew who was looking at the back of Arthur in pity.

"Hey Arthur..." Alfred stepped up to Arthur and put a hand on his shoulder, "How did you end up here? Your entry kinda leaves me and my brother in suspense."

Arthur tensed up under Alfred's touch and then turned around. His eyes were wide and he was turning very pale.

"A- a man. He came out of the fog without warning. I was startled. He raised a pipe of some sort, and the next thing I knew, I woke up here in this house. The door is locked from the inside so I haven't been able to leave."

Alfred raised his eyebrows. He looked at the journal the young man was clutching.

"But, you have been here for about a month!"

Arthur choked out a cough and turned paler.

"WHAT!? That can't be! It's only been a few hours!"

"It's true. It is late October." Matthew replied softly.

"Bu- but!" Arthur sputtered, looking very distressed.

"But time is different here."

Both Arthur and Alfred stilled and turned to look at Matthew. They both had expressions of shock on their face.

"What, Mattie? How do you know that?"

Matthew gave the men a blank look before looking down, a blush forming across his cheeks.

"Tha- I just know." Matthew quickly muttered.

BAM!

"AUGH!" Alfred, Arthur, and Matthew jumped about four feet in the air and whipped their heads around to the door across from the balcony.

Another thud was heard, followed by a scraping sound. Alfred moved closer to his brother and stared at the door. Arthur backed up a few steps.

"Wha- what was that!?" Alfred squeeked out.

"I have no bloody clue."

"Go find out for us, Arthur."

Alfred walked behind Arthur and gave him a shove toward the door. Arthur glanced back, a scowl on his face.

"What the hell? Why don't you go!"

Arthur shoved Alfred back and jumped back before Alfred could hit him again.

"Your the one who has been here for a month!" Alfred pointed a finger in the britins face.

"I TOLD YOU, YOU GIT! IT'S ONLY BEEN A FEW-"

"ENOUGH!"

Arthur shut up and Alfred gasped out loud. Matthew glared at the two of them in distaste.

"We shall go together. All three of us."

Matthew then grabbed both his brother and the young man's hand and dragged them over to the door. He let took a breath and, letting go of their hands, he reached one out and slowly slid the door open. A gust of cold air hit them. Alfred clutched his brothers shirt, and in turn Arthur held Alfred's shirt. They peered into the dark room. Alfred's eyes adjusted and he realized their was a small flickering candle that dimly lit the room. Matthew shuffled in slowly, and the other two followed in. They walked around a screen and saw a desk that sat below a wide window. The room was small but opened into a smaller section that held a kimono box and some smaller boxes. Alfred guessed it was a closet.

"Whew. Guess one of the boxes fell or something." Alfred let go of his brother and gave a nervous chuckle.

BAM!

All three men gave choked yells and looked in horror towards the back room. It sounded as if nails were scratching. The noise was coming from inside the kimono box.

"Oh god....." Alfred whimpered.

"My eyes. My eyes. My eyes." A terrible chant rose. The voice sounded rasped, wheezing in ragged breaths.

"Lets get out of here!" Matthew turned around and bolted toward the door. He flew his hand out and yanked the door.

Which did not open.

Matthew stared at the door in horror, he turned slowly to the waiting eyes of Alfred and Arthur.

"It's locked." Matthew whispered hoarsely out.

Alfred and Arthur turned back around and froze.

The box lid was starting to slid open. Alfred backed up a few paces and watched as long grey fingers appeared, clutching the edge of the box. The other hand showed as well, and then slowly a head full of black hair appeared. Alfred heard Arthur suck in a breath and heard him fall to his knees. One hand thuded on to the floor outside of the box, followed quickly by the other. A moan sounded from the creature as it raised its bottom up and started to slide out.

"OH HOLY BURGER! ITS A GHOST! ITS GOING TO KILL US!" Alfred screamed and backed up quickly into the wall. Arthur stayed frozen on his knees, only a few feet from the ghost.

"My....eyessssssss"

The ghost raised itself fully up and Alfred noticed for the first time that the ghost had no eyes. Just empty sockets that dripped blood on to the floor. It had on a red chinese shirt with gold-threaded edges. He first thought it was a girl, but found out it was actually a young man from lack of chest. He had a red armband with a white star on it and his pants were dark black. From head to toe he was covered in blood that seemed to come out never-ending, from the ghost's eye sockets.

The ghost reached out a bloody hand and took a shaky step forward.

"ARTHUR!" Matthew had run back out from behind the screen and now held his hand out to Arthur.

Arthur snapped out of his freeze and gave a startled cry. The ghost froze then stared down at Arthur. It had heard him.

"Shit!" Alfred ran forward and pulled Arthur up and into his arms just as the ghost went crashing down with a screech at where the brit had been moments before.

"What do we do!?" Alfred whimpered out, still holding Arthur. He searched around the floor and spotted something on the floor. It looked to be a camera. Alfred let go of Arthur and bent down to pick it up. It looked ancient but he was suprised when he felt it vibrat beneath his fingers. He gave a gasp and let go.

"Nooo!"

Arthur caught it just in time and sighed. He then looked at Alfred.

"Do you think it will work?"

"Give it a try! Hurry!" Alfred looked past Arthur to see the ghost crawling along the floor towards them.

Arthur gulped in let out a shaky breath. He raised the huge camera toward his face and looked through the eye lens.1 He aimed the camera at the ghost and pressed his finger down on the shutter button. A bright flash shot out and enveloped the ghost who gave a scream and stumbled backwards. Alfred let out a shout of joy and Arthur grinned. He raised the camera to his eye again and aimed at the ghost. Another flash and the ghost gave a screech and fell to the floor. He slowly dissapered.

"My.....eyessss....." The ghost reached a hand up weakly before he appeared to sink beneath the floor.

No sound was made for two seconds. Then Alfred shot a fist into the air.

"FUCK YES! WE DID IT!" Alfred halted when Arthur glared at him, "I mean, you did it. BUT THE GHOST IS GONE!"

Alfred gave Arthur a death-grip hug and turned to his brother and grinned. Matthew smiled back and looked at Arthur and gave a thank-you nod.

"Lets get out of here guys!" Alfred turned and smiled warmly at Arthur, "I will help you find your brother."

"Yo- you will?" Arthur looked suprised.

"Yea! Both me and Mattie!"

Arthur gave a sniffle and turned away in embarrassment.

"Thank you very much.....err." Arthur turned back looking puzzled, "I'm sorry, but what is your names?"

Alfred burst out laughing. He totally forgot he never introduced himself.

"Fuck! Sorry about that. My name is Alfred F. Jones."

Matthew stepped forward and raised his hand to Arthur, "And I'm Matthew Williams."

Arthur shook it and smiled.

"It is a pleasure to meet you two."

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Crackers! That chappy was NOT what I had in mind... Well, part of it was, and then the rest kinda went out the window. Did you guys enjoy it at least?

1- I do not know the parts of a camera! Please forgive me! Anyone know what the eyehole is called? lmao. I also was SO not going to put the camera in this story, but when I had the door locked....then I was like, NOW how are they going to escape!? So bam! In came the Camera Obscura!

Please review! Reviews are LOVE! (ATTENTION- Am now accepting ghost requests, [aka- who do you want to see as a ghost/major character], and ideas at this time! ALSO! VOTE! Angst or Happy ending?)