Hello! Sorry I'm a little late on updating, I've been sooo busy~ But! This chapter is where it get creepy (hence the chapter name) Hope you guys enjoy it!

~Lukia

~Monday, October 17th – Mizu residence~

"Come on, Kairi, hurry up and get home!" Naminé whined, turning over in her bed and glancing at her clock for the umpteenth time since Kairi had left for the store. The bright numbers read ten o'clock, causing the blonde to groan and run her hands through her hair. How long did it take to go pick up some groceries and head home? Kairi had left at six – that was plenty of time.

With a sigh, Naminé pulled the covers over her and snuggled in tight to keep the chill off, her gaze slowly adjusting to the penetrating dark of her room. There was no sense in waiting for her. She'd be home eventually. Naminé wished she had gone with her sister, as she did regularly, but she figured Kai was able to go on her own.

Shows how much I know my sister.

Her mind still reeling from worry and regret, Naminé, after a long time, was able to succumb to the clutches of sleep.

~Tuesday, October 18th – Mizu residence, 3:17 a.m.~

"Naminé…"

The comforting silence of being under her covers was shattered when Naminé heard her name. She cringed, pulling back the blanket only a fraction of an inch. Light seeped into the crack, obviously coming from the dim nightlight at the other end of the room.

"Naminé…"

She could only wonder who was calling her at this late – or was it early? – hour. She hoped it wasn't Kairi, because that meant yet another instance was here to scare her out of her skin. Gingerly, she peeled her protective, warm comforter from herself, and turned flat on her back to stare into the intruder's eyes.

"Hello, Naminé. I am glad you are awake." Kairi's eyes glittered brightly as she sat on her twin's bed, her legs tucked neatly under her. The necklace's jewel Naminé could see sitting inside her sister's jeans pocket shone faintly as well. The redhead smelled of paint and hardwood, and her hair was slightly limp. Stains marred random spots of her clothing; in the almost dark, Naminé couldn't tell what had made them.

Where had she been?

Pushing that question out of her mind, Naminé sat up, squinting at the light that shadowed her sister's frame from behind. "What're you doin', Kai? It's late."

As if she said something entirely different, Kairi replied eerily, "Come dance with me, sister. Come in my room and dance with me."

Naminé blinked, looking her sister over. "What?" Was she crazy? It was dark, and they had school tomorrow! "Kairi, where have you been? It's" – she glanced at her clock – "after three in the morning, and you're just now showing up? It doesn't take that long to –"

Dizziness washed over her as Kairi grabbed her forearm, digging her nails into her sister's skin. To avoid fainting, she clung to the headboard, staring into her sister's now darkened, demonic eyes. What is she… doing? The feeling was familiar; it was like when she stared at the necklace for too long.

"You will not come? That is not very nice, sister." Kairi's disappointed voice didn't match her rigid, angry expression. "You will enjoy it, you will see."

"Get… off…" Naminé gasped, trying to suck in air as the world grew dimmer around her. This wasn't normal, not in the slightest. That necklace was the culprit; she knew it for sure now, as she watched it glow terribly bright in her sister's pocket. With effort, she used her free hand to peel Kairi's sharp nails off of her skin, each removal popping like a bandage being ripped off. She bit her lip against the stinging pain, as four perfect, yet bloody, crescent moon-shaped marks appeared where the nails had been.

She flipped on her bedside light; Kairi's face slowly came back into focus.

Kairi stared at her; the necklace's light faded slowly in her pocket. Her eyes widened in what Naminé took as shock, and then her gaze slowly slid to her twin's marred arm.

Naminé whispered, "What's wrong with you, Kai?"

Kairi didn't answer; she only shook her head grievously at the sight of the marks.

"Did you hear me?" Naminé spoke a little louder, confidence creeping into her voice despite the clearly evident horror on her face.

Kairi stood up from the bed slowly, her hand on her necklace, her eyes trained on Naminé's face. Her mouth opened as if she was going to say something, but then her eyes narrowed and she walked swiftly out the room, slamming the door. The smell of paint still lingered faintly.

Naminé blinked, not daring to look at the blood from the marks on her arm that was surely running down her bedside.

She had no words for this.

It involved the necklace – the glowing necklace. And Kairi. And Kairi physically torturing her at 3 o'clock in the morning.

It just didn't make sense.

Still in shock, Naminé turned off her light and buried under the covers, staring at her scars as if they would give her some answer.

~Wednesday, October 19th – Mizu residence, 6:45 a.m.~

Bang bang shuffle screeeeech.

"You're kidding me, right?" Naminé groaned when the sounds of banging from Kairi's room woke her up. She had slept for maybe three hours this morning, and now she had to wake up to what sounded like a construction project in Kairi's room.

Bang bang shuffle screeeeech.

Bang bang shuffle screeeeech.

Bang bang shuffle –

Naminé grabbed the remote from her nightstand and turned the TV on, putting the volume at an overly loud level. The news blared from the speakers, talking about how an insane asylum was being built a few cities over.

Maybe Kai should go there, since she has been acting very insane lately… or just totally out of it.

She sat up, wincing at the sudden weight on her arm, and started listening to the news to keep her ears off of the faint Bang bang shuffle screeeeech in the background. One story actually caught her interest – it was about a murder of two men at the Islands' local hardware store.

The stone-faced newswoman began her report. "Early this morning, two passerbies were brutally murdered near Hikumu's Hardware Store. Surveillance cameras caught footage of the action, though, due to assumed technical difficulties, sound was not recorded." The tape started rolling; Naminé squinted at the dim recording as a slightly skinny figure passed by two more muscular figures. The slender figure paused as if it was talking to them, and in a flash, that same person was using a sort of long weapon to beat the two down. Naminé cringed inwardly at the sight, even though you could only see silhouettes of the murder.

The woman's face appeared on the screen once more. "At the scene, the two bodies were lying in a large pool of paint mixed with blood and were identified as male; the attacker, however, was never found. The weapon used was identified as a long plank of hardwood, presumably taken from the store. Trails of blood were found going toward the suburbs of the Islands; detectives assume this might have been the murderer's path after the killing. More info will be available as we receive it, and please be on guard for another murder sighting. Now onto our weather. Bill?"

Naminé turned the TV off, her hands shaking. Paint and hardwood. Kairi had smelled like that last night… and those stains on her shirt…

The front door slammed, signaling that Kairi had left.

Naminé flew out her room and ran into her sister's, scanning the area. No signs of any construction were visible, except a few bags huddled in the corner of the room. She went over to them, reading the label.

Hikumu's Hardware Store.

No way.

So that was where she'd been. Maybe not at the same time as the murder, but still, she'd been there.

Naminé started through the contents of each bag. The first contained rubbing alcohol; the second, leather strips; the third, paper clips; and the fourth, wooden planks. The fifth was not a bag, but a box. It was sealed tightly and Naminé didn't want to open it.

The only thing Naminé could think was: Why?

Why had she been in the hardware store?

Why did she smell like paint and wood – the two things at the murder scene – this morning?

Why did she have all this stuff?

Why…?

Naminé ran her hands through her hair, eyes squinted tight in fear. Either my sister is crazy… or I am.

Next chapter we'll see a bit more of Sora, Roxas, and Riku (yay)~ And we'll introduce a new KH character to the story. Aaaand...Reviews are appreciated!