Reita was walking around in a dim room. He looked out the window to see no sun, no moon, no sky, just darkness. He looked around the room to find a large book shelf that went up to the tall ceiling, a large desk, and a wooden chair behind it.
"Aoi?"When he didn't get an answer he opened the door to the dim hallway. Chills ran through his spine, but he chose to go left and started walking as he called for his lover and friends. The hallway seemed to have continued forever and it puzzled the blonde. He turned to see the other way looking exactly the same. He started running down the hall to find a door, any door and then finally, doors started showing up and he could see the end. He sighed, but then swallowed hard when he saw that each door had 'Death' written on it. He turned to find the other side of the hallway coming closer at a fast rate. He saw the opposite end and gasped when it stopped right in front of him. Now he was trapped in a short hallway with six doors. Finding no way out, he took a deep breath and grabbed the knob of the closest door. He swung it open and saw a young girl looking out the window.
"Aoi?"
She turned and smiled.
Uruha was reading the diary while sitting on the couch, looking after his two friends sleeping. Toshiya was looking at all the paintings throughout the house to see if anything was hidden in any of them. Kai and Ruki decided to do a more thorough search of the master bedroom. A grunt caught the honey blonde's attention and he looked down to find Reita opening his eyes. The bassist slowly sat up, not waking the raven beside him.
"How are you feeling?" Uruha asked, but the blonde didn't answer. "Rei?"
Reita turned and smiled at the other, who gasped. "Gather your friends, I must speak with you all." It was a girl's voice.
"Guys!" He yelled, waking Aoi in an instant. "Guys get in here!"
Footsteps could be heard as everyone ran in the direction.
Aoi sat up and saw his lover staring at the other guitarist. "Rei?"
The blonde turned, making the raven gasp. His eyes were icy blue, soft, and like a woman's.
"What's going on?" Kai shouted as he ran in with Ruki and soon Toshiya was in as well. The blonde on the floor giggled like a little girl. They all looked at him in shock.
"Rei?"
He giggled. "I'm not Rei, my name is Emi."
"Eh?" They all shouted.
The blonde stretched, but then Aoi shook the bassist's body. "Where's Reita?"
"He's here, he's just sleeping."
"What's going on?" Ruki whimpered.
The blonde shrugged his shoulders. "I'm not entirely sure."
"Why…no how are you inside Rei?" Aoi asked.
"Well, for the how, your friend is a median for ghosts. A strong one at that. It took a lot of my father's strength to get inside him, then control him. Dad's resting now, so that means I can come out."
"Eh?" they shouted.
"Well, you see a long time ago, a man came into the house and asked to get out of the weather. My father was gentle and kind then, so he said yes. That night, that man killed me and my mother. Father couldn't accept it and kept our bodies in the house. After a very long time, he grew older and a young man that looked like my mother started working here. Daddy fell in love, but then his business partner raped the young man and threatened father's business. Father caught them having sex and killed his partner, then raped his lover, then killed him and then himself. Father became a ghost like me and mother, but his heart had filled with so much darkness that his mind was gone. For centuries, father has killed anybody that looks like my mother or me."
The band was in awe. "But why?"
"I'm not sure. Now for the why. Your friend allowed me to take over, but I don't think it was intentional. I had to get out while father rests. Listen, you can't let father or any others take over your friends body. It could kill him."
"Then why are you inside his body? That means you're hurting him." The raven cried.
"Actually no I'm not. I'm not moving around, only talking. I'm not using his energy more than I need to."
"How can we stop that other thing from getting into him again."
"I'm not sure, but I think my mother would know. She knows everything."
"She's here too?" Kai asked.
"Yep, everyone that has died here, stays here. Pretty scary actually."
"How do we know when that thing is inside him again?" Ruki asked.
"The same way you knew I was inside. The color of his eyes change."
"Can't he get in right now?"
"Not while I'm in here. No ghost is allowed to take over a body which already has a ghost in it. Mother told me that."
"How do they get in?" Aoi asked.
"Well, A ghost can enter a person's body at any time, but they have to be very strong to enter them when they're awake. We can only enter him while he's asleep.
" Do you know how we can get out?"
"I'm sorry. I don't, but mother might."
"How can we talk to her?" Kai asked.
"Reita has to let her take control, the same as he did for me."
They sighed.
The blonde smiled, but then grabbed his head as his body shook.
"Emi?"
She smiled. "I'm alright. Your friend is very strong. He's trying to get me out. Listen, tell him that mother is the third door on the right."
"What do you mean?"
"Also, he needs to eat as soon as I'm gone, his body has gotten weak because of father. Be wary, he's not the only median in your group."
"Wait!" Aoi shouted. Reita's eyes turned back to their chocolate brown color before they closed and he fell back. The raven lifted his lover's head. "Rei?"
The bassist groaned as he opened his blood shot eyes. "Aoi?"
Everyone sighed in relief. The raven rubbed Reita's cheek. "How you feeling?"
"Nauseas. Like I haven't ate for days."
"Ruki, come and help me make him something eat." The drummer ordered then they walked out towards the kitchen.
"What happened?" The blonde mumbled.
"That ghost attacked you." The honey blonde whimpered.
After they told him everything, he was dumbfounded. "But why me?"
They shrugged their shoulders, then Uruha started. "We think it's because Aoi looks like the man's wife and he thinks you're in the way."
Reita shook and rubbed his head on Aoi's arm. Before the raven could say anything, Kai and Ruki returned with some noodles and gave them each a plate. They went back to grab theirs then came back and sat down with the others.
"Um…how did you guys make this?" Uruha asked.
"It's a gas stove, so it doesn't need electricity."
"Oh."
They ate in silence after that and when they were done, they went to the master bedroom to look some more. Toshiya and Ruki were going through book after book, Aoi and Kai looked on the walls and floor for anything. They made Reita stay in the living room on the mattress and rest, which he didn't argue because it felt like he hadn't slept for days. Uruha sat on the couch and continued reading the diary as he watched over the blonde.
"Why don't you read it out?"
The guitarist looked at his friend. "Because you need to sleep."
"I can't and I'm bored, so read it out."
Uruha sighed. "It's nothing interesting, but ok. 'Ren once again woke me up this morning to eat. His beautiful smile makes me want to kiss him, embrace him, and protect him. He's always smiling, especially when we eat like this. Us together on my bed.
I stopped writing at breakfast because he seemed lonely, so I sat this journal a side. Now we're outside and I'm watching as he hangs the laundry. A beautiful sight. His raven hair shines in the sun like Emi's use to, his eyes glisten, and that smile on his face never disappears. The lake is so beautiful today with the sun shining right on it and him standing in front of it. He finally finished and we sat down under the tree by the lake. He's between my legs, sleeping against my chest as I rub his head with my other hand. I just planted a kiss on his neck and then I started sucking on it.
I look over to see that Ren had fallen asleep on the bed. He had woken up from me kissing him and one thing led to another. Sweat is still dropping off his face. I gave him so much pleasure and he gave me just as much in return.—"
"Wait a minute." Reita interrupted.
"What?"
"How far are you in that?"
"Well," He flipped through the pages. "A few pages from where it ended."
"Has it said anything about his wife?"
The honey blonde's eyes got wide. "Only when Ren started working for him. He said that they looked like each other, but that's all about her."
"That can't be his only journal. He has to have more." He stumbled to his feet.
"Wait," Uruha went back to the first page. "I know I saw a weird number in here…ah, two-three-six."
"What the hell does that mean?" Reita asked.
"Um, a code for a lock maybe."
"Upstairs." Someone whispered. Reita's eyes got wide as his body began walking to the steps.
"Rei? What are you doing?"
He ignored the honey blonde and started walking up, so Uruha quickly went after him. Reita walked to the third door on the right and opened it. The guitarist walked behind him and watched as walked to a small book shelf. The blonde's hand shook as it reached out to a blue book with the number six on the spine and then he gasped as they both fell to the ground. Uruha ran over and checked his shaking friend to find him ice cold.
"Are you ok?"
"C-cold. S-so cold."
"What happened?"
"C-couldn't c-control my bo-body."
Toshiya looked through the last book on the floor and groaned. "Nothing!"
The other's sighed, not finding anything else.
"Where else can we look?" Kai mumbled, sitting on the bed. Ruki sat down beside him and pulled him into a hug.
Aoi screamed in aggravation.
"Aoi calm down." The singer said, but the raven grabbed the chair and threw it into the wall.
"Aoi!" The drummer shouted, standing back up. The guitarist passed them and yelled as he threw the mattress off the bad and started kicking the bed frame. It made a loud screech as the guitarist kicked it again, making it move.
"What's that?" Toshiya asked. They looked down and saw the a large crack in the floor, but before they could further investigate.
"Guys!" They heard Uruha scream. They ran out to find them gone and Toshiya's breathing hitched. "Guys upstairs!"
They made a dash up the steps and saw the honey blonde standing at a door's opening, then went in. They walked in and saw Reita on the ground pale and shaking. Aoi ran to him and pulled him closer.
"Baby, what happened?"
The blonde's chattered. "S-so cold."
"We have to get him warmed up." The guitarist said, picking his lover up in his arms. Uruha grabbed the book and followed them out. Kai and Toshiya grabbed a few blankets as the rest rushed back down to the living room. They joined them and wrapped Aoi with him to get him warm again.
"What happened?" Kai asked.
"I was reading the diary out to him and we started talking about how it didn't mention his wife. We thought that maybe there were more diaries and I read out some numbers. Then he suddenly started walking upstairs. I followed him and soon as he touched this book, he collapsed."
"Wh-whisper." Reita mumbled. "My bo-body moved fr-from a whisper."
"Shh. Rest." Aoi muttered and hugged him tighter. "I won't let it hurt you again."
"What's the deal with this book?" The other bassist asked.
Uruha shrugged his shoulder, but gasped when he opened it. "A key!"
They all looked at him as he pulled out a black key from the book's cover. Ruki snatched it out of his hand and ran to the door. The others held their breathes, but then they heard the singer whimper and punched the door.
"It doesn't fit!"
They all let out their breathes and looked at the floor as the blonde walked back to them.
"Everything has been for nothing." Ruki muttered, sitting on the couch.
"What are you talking about?" Kai asked as he sat next to the singer.
"There's nothing left in that room. The diary has been a dead end. There's nothing."
"This key is something Ruki." Uruha shouted, waving the key around. "It unlocks something. Reita thinks that there might be more than one diary. We found the clue to this key in it. Maybe if we find the others, we can find our way out."
"Maybe, is the key word."The blonde grumbled.
"No." Toshiya spoke up. "We just narrowed down our search. Instead of emptying bookshelves, we just look at them and pick out the ones that look like diaries. If it has a name, skip it. Now we're also looking for any locked doors. Shouldn't be too hard if we split up."
They looked at him with scared faces.
"That's a good plan, but…" Aoi mumbled. "Reita can't walk around and I won't leave him alone. Uruha only has one arm—"
"We can do this." Kai said. "We won't give up. You guys can stay here, I'll go with Toshiya to look through the rooms.
"No!" Ruki shouted. "I don't want you to go."
The drummer pulled his lover close and looked him straight in the eyes. "I will not let him hurt you. I'm going to get you out safe and sound. Even if that means looking by myself."
"Let's start upstairs." The older bassist said.
Kai pecked Ruki's lips and followed the other upstairs.
"Why am I so cold?" Reita asked, holding himself. He was in Emi's room and she was sitting on her window sill.
"Ren was trying to help you."
"Your father's lover?"
She smiled. "Yes him. He didn't want to get into your body, so he took control of it with his voice."
"You guys can do that?"
"Only Ren can. Nobody else. "
"That doesn't explain why I'm so cold."
She blinked innocently. "Well, when a ghost moves a person's body, it requires energy, like everything else we do. When controlling a person's body without entering them, he uses the body's heat for energy. It something humans can regain easily and quickly. Only problem is that we can't do it for long or we would cause you to get hypothermia. Don't worry, he let you go long before that could happen. When do you plan on talking to my mother?"
"Uh…" Reita looked away.
She smiled. "That's ok. Not many believes about us anyways. If you want to get out of the house though, you'll have to talk to her."
"She knows the way out?"
"Yes she does."
The blonde opened his eyes and found himself in Aoi's arms, surrounded by warmth.
"Aoi?"
The raven opened his eyes and smiled. "Feeling better?"
"Much. Thank you."
The guitarist smiled and just pulled him into a kiss.
"Since he's awake now…" Ruki muttered.
The raven smiled. "Go ahead."
The singer jumped to his feet and ran upstairs to find his lover.
"Me too?" The honey blonde asked.
Aoi shook his head and the other guitarist quickly disappeared.
"What's going on?"
"We're looking for another diary."
"Then we should help." The blonde sat up.
"Are you sure?"
"I want to get out of this hell hole."
The raven shook his head and got up with his lover then they walked upstairs together. They walked down a few doors and found Ruki looking at a shelf with Kai.
"Hey," Aoi caught their attentions. "We'll be looking too."
The drummer smiled and continued as they walked into another room.
