*Bows over and over* I'm really sorry, so sorry…

I'll try to update as soon as possible. At the moment, I have a lot of schoolwork so I'll be busy! X(

Also, I'd really love to thank FreakyFee94 so much! You really calmed me down and I'm so thankful for that! I'm sorry I couldn't PM my thanks… But, my hands are full at the moment so please forgive me! X/

I also, forgot to say…

-English is not my native so I'm sorry for grammatical errors.

-Disclaimer: Sui Ishida made such a great story. ;-;

-The songs used in this chapter are 'Alice' –I'm not sure if it's a cover or not- sung by Kagamine Len & ' e' by YOHIOloid & Oliver.

We'll have a sad talk far, far ahead,

If I won't be here anymore someday,

Fell into a thick, thick forest,

You will go on by yourself-

Sasaki looked down towards the small contraption in his hand.

He closed his eyes. Didn't the lyrics pretty much represent his relationship with the Quinx? Well, not completely.

He sighed.

This was supposed to be a gift from Touka.

Darn.

Sasaki looked at the small rabbit in a tutu twirling in circles as the song kept on playing. It was a nice tune; very calming.

He looked at the note placed on the mirror.

To Haise, From Touka.

He smiled a bit.

What was he supposed to do with this small music box?

He had to admit, it was eerie.

But, it was from Touka nonetheless.

He sighed again.

Sasaki let his back fall onto the queen-sized bed. He set the music box beside him, careful not to put it on the edge.

He spun the key and let it play as he curled into a ball.

We'll have a sad talk far, far ahead,

If I won't be here anymore someday-

Slowly, he drifted off to sleep.

Walking down the empty hallway, Sasaki looked around. It was a dimly-lit dusk outside. The sound of crickets echoed through the cold night. A constant breeze made the trees sway slightly.

He wondered where everybody was.

Slowly walking towards Mutsuki's room, Sasaki began to feel dread overcoming him. His legs stopped stiff in front of the door, His hands shook with fear and his eyes full of reluctance.

He stood there.

He gulped. Why was he feeling this so suddenly? What was he so scared of?

He turned the door knob.

He didn't like this greeting. At all.

He grabbed a nearby cutter and held it firmly.

In front of him was well, him.

Well, past him.

It was feeding on Mutsuki's leg. Mutsuki was crying out in pain.

As to why he never heard all this commotion, he didn't know.

He wished the world wouldn't fool him with a beautiful night in this situation ever again.

The cutter he held, shook in his grasp.

The monster reached out and grabbed Sasaki by his wrists and his bangs, pinning him down on the floor.

The cutter stabbed through the monster but it didn't seem to bother the monster.

Well, Sasaki wouldn't be surprised if an insane monster wouldn't be bothered by a stationery stabbing it's side.

Sasaki let out a yelp.

Suddenly, a tune played through the house. It was a chaotic, messy tune like as if somebody switched on all the rides in an abandoned amusement park simultaneously.

Yesterday was a tie in the line,

For me, the moment of incertitude was numbing,

The voices were void and distant; Two males, an adolescent and a young adult. Sasaki looked around and saw the music box Touka gave him beside his face.

100 pressure points collaborate,

Take my senses, they irregulate,

(They come in numbers),

But, this time it wasn't a rabbit in a tutu.

All our fears of digits stay unknown,

Severe problems in the nervous zone,

This time, it was disturbing.

Today we feel quite unusual,

This time, in place of the rabbit, was a decaying eyeball with grey pupils.

And yes, the message crawls all around our bodies,

100 turn-arounds in every day,

And, where the little area meant for small knic knacs were.

Missing properties will lead the way,

(They come in numbers),

It was teeming with centipedes of all species.

Further and further 'till we can't take more,

Repressed memories tell what it's for,

But, one stood out from the rest.

Once-in-a-lifetime chances happen all the time for me,

It's uncertain, I believe a mystery,

It was a Chinese Red-Headed Centipede.

Cancel the program, Someone wasn't ready for the scene,

Absurdity!

It crawled closer and closer.

Cry out as they crawl,

All around inside your ears and,

And closer…

Now look me in the eye and see the real me,

The arms of paranoia appeal to me,

Then, it finally reached the tip of Sasaki's ear; The antenna flicking.

And every touch my nerves would feel adulterated me,

The movement of 100 as far as the eye can see,

And, it entered into his ear.

The last thing he saw was a creepy grin on the monster's face as a cold, sticky substance filled his ear.

Sasaki screamed as he woke up.

He quickly checked if his ear was bleeding only to find a cotton bud with both ends cold with water.

He looked around.

Shirazu was standing beside his bed. His face contorted with a mix of horror and shock.

Mutsuki stood at the end of his bed, his body stiff as a board.

Saiko had poked his cheek as he turned to face her.

And, Urie was nowhere to be found.

'What the hell, Sassan…?'

Sasaki turned to look at Shirazu who was still slightly shocked. He turned to look at his clock.

9.37 a.m.

Sh*t.

'Sorry… I didn't mean to startle you but couldn't you have found a better way to wake me up?'

'We tried shaking you, poking you, tickling you, splashing water on your face, we made loud noises, we played a song near your ear, we tried a lot. And, the only thing that worked was a wet cotton bud.'

'Alright, fine. I'll change first, then, I'll go make breakfast. So go wait in the living room.'

'Okay.'

Everybody left as they murmured among themselves. Sasaki closed the door behind them and locked it.

He went to the bathroom for a short shower and his thoughts wouldn't stop telling him things.

Why was his past life affiliated with centipedes? If so, how? What was the eyeball meant to represent? Why was it eating the leg out of all body parts? What did the music box have to do with this whole thing? Did his past life know Touka? No, that wouldn't be right.

Before he knew it, he was unlocking his bedroom door.

'Eh?'

'Sassan! Hurry up! Saiko's began to go mad!'

'Ah! What do you guys want?

'We want Omelette!'

'Alright then.'

Sasaki began to ponder again before shrugging most of it. Telling himself he could bother with the topic another time, he concentrated on feeding the hungry occupants of the house. He smiled a bit. This was a warm place.

To be honest, I've re-written the 3rd chapter tons of times. But, it always ended up being rushed, OOC and… really horrible.

So, finally, I've done it. And, a reason to this late update was also because I aimed to at least write 1000+ words.

Before anything, I am not abandoning this nor am I going to leave it on hiatus unless needed to.

I will try to write as fast and as much as I can for the moment but school has tons of plans laid out and I need to join tons of events.

As far as I can tell you, I'm involved with our National Day's performance, an annual science competition regarding our country's environments (this one is about Mangrove Swamps & Mudskippers), our school's traditional dancing team, my sport-house's field performance and an upcoming motivation camp during my March holidays with other schools.

Also, I've got a bunch of projects, tests and homework and my exams should be coming up soon.

Hopefully, I will be able to balance everything in the end.

And, actually, I had a panic attack in the midst of writing this because my results for one of my previous major exams might be coming out soon. ( O-O)

Thank you and sorry again.