Marie-"Hey everyone, sorry I couldn't update earlier I was… busy-"
Ren-"Yeah, busy kicking some arse and-"
Marie- "Oh, yeah! Everyone! This is Ren. He'll be joining us for now"
Ikuto- "Why? Where's Isaac?"
Ren- "He's gone back to-"
Amu- "HEY! You can't say it on the internet! It's dangerous, you know?"
Marie- "Really? I thought it'd be funny if I gave Ikuto's fan club his address in change of money, cause the anime expo is in a month. So I needed the cash. =)
Ikuto-"YOU DID WHAT?"
Ikuto's fan club-"Exactly what she said, now come with us or die" (cheery/extra sweet)
Ren-"Good luck, man"
Ikuto-"I refuse" (takes bazooka from his pocket)
Amu-"Before this idiot starts doing nonsense, Marie does not own Shugo Chara or any of its characters, except the made up ones" ^_^'
"Curiosity killed the cat… And satisfaction got him back to life"
~Chapter 2: Screaming Night~
*Ikuto's POV*
I saw the maiden open her mouth, but nothing came out. Then an old clock that was in the room started to make some sound that was similar to bells when the twelve o'clock of the night came into it. The maiden seemed in pain and then disappeared.
"!"
Lulu!
Oh! Right she's still not home. Disappointment stuck through me. It stopped, maybe it was my imagi-
"!"
My thoughts were cut off by a piercing scream, one that could make you shiver from how painful it sounded. A girl screaming? Even though Lulu was not here, the screams continued…
"!"
What's happening? Where does it come from? Who's screaming?
I tried to find where the screams came from, but the house was huge and the eco didn't make it easier.
I ran like a loony all over the house, but I couldn't find the source of the screams so I went to the kitchen to think and calm my beating heart.
"!"
My eyes widened as realization hit me. I didn't check the basement!
As soon as I thought that I kicked the basement's door open. (It's in the kitchen) The basement was kind of large (like the old castles), so I searched through different doors searching for the cause of the screams. But I noticed there weren't anymore doors and just a big paint of horses.
"!"
Another scream rumbled through the almost empty house. I saw the paint moving.
Could it be that…
I neared the paint and grab one of the edges, it then opened like a door only to find another wood door with a see-through thing they put for antique cells. I tried to open the door but couldn't, so I decided to push that see-through thing and peek.
I felt myself grow pale and wide-eyed as I saw one of the things I've never expected to see, not even in the sadistic movies I like…
There was a man whipping a woman, who was chained to the wall, her back towards me, her blood red hair dripping from real blood and her eco-ing scream piercing my heart…
"!"
Why do I feel it piercing my heart?
"!"
She screamed again as that man smirked, and then I saw a shadow of a woman that approached her and unchained her. I sighed or was sighing in relief until…
"SSSLLLAAAPPP"
The shadow slapped her hard, throwing her to the ground while laughing.
"OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOH! That's what you get! Even though your father has the money. You are just a mere pawn in this chess game!"
The body was covered in blood and lying in the cold hard ground, barely showing any signs of life other than twitching and quietly sobbing.
The man and the shadowed woman turned around heading to the door. I took a glance at the woman on the ground and only caught a glimpse of her honey eyes because the shadowed evil woman was in front of her replacing honey-gold with dull-dark green, I then hid behind the door. Awaiting for them to get out and wanting to knock them out, to save the girl or at least check up on her.
They might kill me
Why should I help her?
?
No person should be treated like that and she kind of feels familiar…
I think it's her honey-golden eyes, even though it was just a second, I felt like I knew her, like I could see through her and at the same time lost myself into the depths of her golden endless pools… The only thing that didn't go according to her self was her circumstances of life which made her body had bruises and cuts everywhere; and the pain, resentment and hatred shown in her eyes. In fact, her eyes are just like the maiden's, and now that I think of it they are similar, not only in the eyes, but the whole face and body. (Except the fact that she is red-headed and being abused)
Moments passed and nothing happened, I started getting nervous. What's taking them so long?
I peaked through the door. My eyes widened as there was nothing/no one in the room, nothing more than a used whip with dry blood, a huge blood pond (which was also dry), and a bracelet, a beautiful golden bracelet with something written in red ruby words (which appeared to be real rubies). Even though I could see its beauty, I wasn't able to read the inscription, it was just too far away for me to possibly read it.
Where is she? What have they done to her? How can they not be there? I didn't hear anything, damn it! I could have stopped them or at least tried… I'm such a horrible person letting them hurt her just to wait for them when I could've knocked down the door, when I could've… when I could've…
I felt desperate to find her, to look at her again, as if it was my fault. On mere instinct I kicked the door hard, but it wouldn't budge. The anguish was killing me so with my back against the door, I slid down to the floor with my head between my knees. My head ached as well as my heart.
What if they don't return? What if I never see her again? What if they go after the maiden that disappeared and do the same to her? Will she be able to get through this?
Then something occurred to me
What about Lulu?
That simple thought hit me hard. I was thinking of strangers more than my soon to be fiancée. Yes, I was planning of asking her to marry me! Yet here I am worrying about the read-headed girl and a pinkette that I've met once and probably won't see again!
Damn!
Maybe this is just a dream or a hallucination and it's probably because of the insecurity of wanting to ask Lulu to marry me… Yeah, that might be it.
I stopped on my tracks and went back to my room, with all that running I seriously needed a shower and a nice sleep.
~Next Morning~
I woke up and found a sleeping Lulu next to me, she was mumbling something "Mhm… why not now… love you… Natsume"
Huh?
…
Who the hell is Natsume? Was that why she got so happy over that phone call yesterday? Naah, I'm being paranoid, she's Lulu, the most beautiful, smart and caring girl I have ever met. And she loves me. How could I ever think of her cheating.
I sighed.
Maybe the things will explain themselves with time.
~~End of chapter~~
Thanks for reading and yes, I plan on continuing this fanfic. It was an idea from both, Isaac and me, and the reviews confirm that it's not so bad =).
R&R… Anyway, till next time
OH! BTW Isaac won't be joining us for the time being