Crimso's Notes:

This is my first chapter started in class. I'm in History class, and I have nothing to do. So I wrote this. By the way, I did that way too much with GED. Luckily, I was never caught. Let's see how long that lasts.

One: Please let me know if I'm going too fast with this. Not updates, just the pace of the story in general

Two: Once again, this is a rather face paced chapter.

Three: Things will slow down. I'm planning on that happening after this chapter.

Four: Again, the Sonozaki Manor is huge and the size is no exaggeration.

With that, please enjoy.

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Chapter 5: Underground

It was the middle of class, but Keiichi still couldn't bring himself to pay any attention to his work. It was a bitter reminder of his times in the city, and that was something he would rather not remember. But that was one thing, and the idea of demons living in the village was another. He had told his parents about the demons last night, and how the legends of the village were true, but both of them didn't believe him, as expected.

"Keiichi, dear, there's no such thing as demons. I think you're just being a little too uptight about this. Please don't worry. I wouldn't have sent you to this place if demons existed," his mother told him gently.

"Yeah. Just enjoy yourself, all right, son? Nothing is going to happen to you." his father replied, a grin on his face.

Keiichi wanted to believe in their words, but he knew otherwise. Demons certainly did exist in Onigafuchi. Takano told him, and Takeru wasn't denying it. He outright stated that he had demons in their basement, which he assumed not to be a lie. They were the Sonozaki family, after all, and the Sonozaki Family was a very rich, wealthy family, known by all of Onigafuchi and Okinomiya. It was certain that they had some demons.

He knew for a fact that he would be caught in this cursed town for the rest of his life. There was no way to escape his fate in the town aside from running away, which didn't seem to be the best idea to him. He had no idea where he would get food, and aside from that; he himself didn't have enough money to support himself. I just need to tell myself that the demons aren't going to get me. They aren't. It's impossible for them to get me. …Takeru will stop the demons that try to attack me, won't he?

He glanced over to his friend, who was now working on his math homework. He wrote down the questions to the problems with ease. It was clear to Keiichi that he was a good student, one that cared about his grades. He used to be that way, didn't he? Not that he didn't care at all about his grades now. He still cared about them, but in a town full of demons, such was the last thing on his mind.

But right now, something else was bothering him, something that was related to demons, but quite different. He was thinking back to the time where he had seen those steel doors that led to the place where the Sonozaki Family kept their demons. He had been so tempted to break in there at that time, and to see the demons for himself. He wasn't sure why, though. Even now, the memory of the metal doors was bothering him. He was tempted to go down there and see the demons for himself, to find out the answers to his questions. The demons wouldn't hurt him, after all. Humans controlled them now, and if they weren't ordered to kill him, they probably wouldn't.

If he went down there, he could figure out exactly what they looked like and find out how they were kept. Perhaps he could even speak to them and ask them a few questions, if they even knew how to speak properly, that was. They were probably hideous beings, but the curiosity of it was now overtaking his sense of fear. Even if they were scary beings, Keiichi was now more interesting in finding out the answers to his questions. And the only way to do that now was to break into the basement and find out for himself.

If he asked Takano, she would probably go off and tell Takeru again. He didn't want to make it seem like he was scared of the village. Surely it would hurt his friends, who thought that he had such a positive view of the village. He couldn't allow them to be hurt over such a matter.

He glanced over to look at Satoko and Rika. Both of them were working on an art project, and Satoshi was helping them a little bit. Rena, on the other hand, had her head buried into a book she was supposed to write an essay on. None of them seemed to be troubled by the idea of demons. He had to become like them if he were to live in the village, and to do that, he had to live up to his fears.

"Takeru," Keiichi called to the boy next to him.

The green-haired boy stopped his work and turned to look at him with curiosity in his eyes. "Yeah, Keiichi?"

"Can I… come over to your house today? I know that you probably have work to do with your grandmother, but that's fine if that's the case. I just really need someone to hang out with today. I'll stay in your room while you do your work," he asked him, feeling a little nervous. The question seemed to come out of the blue. In truth, while Takeru was doing his work, Keiichi was going to bust into the place where they kept the demons and take a good look at them for himself. Then, his questions would be answered, and he would perhaps overcome his fear of demons. He needed to do so in order to live in this town.

Takeru blinked at him, confusion and surprise lighting his forest-green eyes. "I suppose you could come over if you want to. I have no problem with that, other than the fact that my grandmother wanted me to do some extra work today, so it might take a little while longer. Is that fine with you?"

Keiichi nodded. "It's fine. It's completely fine. I just want to come over to your house. We can talk about things after you're done with whatever your grandmother wants you to do."

With that, it was decided. He was to go to the Sonozaki Manor that day and burst into the demons' area, as much as the thought scared him. He gulped at the idea of a hideous, monstrous demon attacking him, but he had to remind himself that such probably wouldn't happen with the humans' rule over demons. His hands were trembling, but he tried to ignore them. He had to be brave if he was going to live in this town. There was no other option.

And so, when school was over, Keiichi followed Takeru down the dusty paths of Onigafuchi to his house. Along the way, he thought about how he was going to break into the doors. Takeru had said to Yasuo, the person who managed the demons, that he was going to put the keys in his room. He wasn't sure where in his room, but he knew for sure that they would be there, which was a pretty good start. The doors were located in the forest, so there was no trouble about that. It was navigating the underground that was a problem, as he had no idea what the place looked like. It was possible that the demons roamed free, and it was possible that the demons were in cages. It could have many confusing paths to the demons, and it could just be a simple room.

Takeru said that there were many demons in the basement. He had to wonder how much he meant by that. Were there around twenty, or did many just mean that there were about ten? Perhaps he had hundreds of demons locked up, though Keiichi doubted the idea of that. Even though the Sonozaki family was rich, he didn't really think that they would have enough money to feed a hundred demons and at the same time support their family and Onigafuchi itself.

He was led through the garden, and then into the house. His mind was not taking in the details of the area around him, as he was deep in thought. He had to make sure that he wasn't caught, or else he knew that he would get a good scolding from the head of the Sonozaki family. Perhaps she would even order the demons to attack and kill him. He gulped at the idea and tried to shake it out. Wasn't that a little much for just sneaking in? He didn't know how the Sonozaki family worked, and how severe the punishment would be for that.

Takeru fell back on his futon with a sigh. "Oh man, I really hate doing work. I mean, I'm good at math and that kind of stuff, but it doesn't seem to be my kind of thing. It's just really boring. I'd prefer to be playing outside or hanging out with you and Rena or something like that."

Keiichi nodded his head in agreement. "Yeah. I used to be obsessed with studying, but I really can't bring myself to do that anymore now that I'm here. It's just so much… better, here," he replied, not mentioning the part about his fear of the demons.

"Yup. That's the only thing I can be bothered with, these days. Mom says I should really clean my room up, but I really don't feel like it. What, with all the pressure the Sonozaki Family gives me as heir," he said, then pointing to the piles of dirty clothing laid out all over the room. Shelves were stacked with books and other items, and Keiichi realized that it would probably be tough to find a key underneath all the stuff. "But I don't really care. I keep the stuff I need to keep in my drawer and leave all the other stuff lying about."

Well, that was an answer. The key was probably in his drawer, judging by what he had just said. It was something he certainly needed to be kept, leading to his conclusion. Of course, he couldn't just grab it right now. He had to keep up with the conversation until his grandmother asked him to start work.

"Well, I can see why you wouldn't want to clean up. Being the heir must be a lot of pressure," he commented.

Takeru nodded. "It really is. People even look up to me now! Like when grandmother is asleep, Yasuo comes to me for orders on what he should do with the demons. Like hell I'd know!" he yelled out, slamming his fist down on his futon. "But really, I wouldn't want to give up my position. One day I'll be head of this place, head of the whole village. It'll be a big responsibility…. But…" he paused for a moment. "…You know, the idea is just exciting to me. One day, people are going to look up to me as the head of the Sonozaki family, and I'll forever be in the history books of Onigafuchi as the once great head of the Sonozaki family."

Keiichi wasn't really listening to him. He was more concerned about his method of breaking into the metal doors at this moment, rather than how Takeru thought about his position of the heir of the Sonozaki family. He was half listening, and he simply replied with a "yeah, I see," but he said nothing more than that.

The boy let out a sigh as he pulled himself up. "Well, nothing I can do about that. For now, I have to work hard. I'll become someone respected for sure," he spoke before standing up completely, brushing his school uniform off. "And because of that, I have to go now. Grandmother wants me to help her with quite a bit today, and she says that I have to do extra training since I missed out on a few days. So I hope you can make yourself at home in this room," he said as he looked at the piles of dirty clothing. "…As best as you can, that is…"

Keiichi laughed. "It's okay. I'll just read some of your manga until your done. How long do you think you'll be working for?" he asked.

Takeru scratched his head. "Hm… maybe an hour an a half? Maybe even two hours. I'm not that sure, but it's going to be a long while. Just let my mom know if you get bored and want to leave. She'll tell me after my work is over," he answered.

The brown-haired boy nodded. "Got it."
"See ya," Takeru said before he opened the sliding door and left. His footsteps could be heard echoing throughout the hallway, and Keiichi waited for them to fade away before he stood up.

He instantly ran to Takeru's drawer and began rummaging through his stuff frantically. Inside were a bunch of papers from school, along with some school supplies. Keiichi noted that Takeru had gotten rather good grades on his assignments, and that he was doing even better than he was now. He probably could have done much, much better if he wasn't so distracted now, but he let that idea slip out of his head. He couldn't think about such things right now.

Moving on, he fumbled around through his old notebooks. There were several sheets of paper inside with lists of things he needed to do around the house, but he didn't bother to look at them. He didn't need to get into Takeru's personal life with the Sonozaki family right now. Finally, he felt his hand rest on a piece of metal, and he pulled that piece of metal right out.

Just as he thought, it was the key. On it was a label that read "BASEMENT," which indicated that it was indeed the right key. He quickly stuffed it into his pocket and glanced around him as he did so as if to make sure that no one was looking, even though he knew for a fact that there was no one in the room. If he were to be caught taking the key, then it wouldn't be pretty. He placed a hand over his pocket to hide the lump that it created, and then focused on the door.

He pulled it open with a single hand and exited the room. Looking about to make sure that there weren't any servants around, he slowly walked down the hallway, making sure to keep a single hand on his pocket, so that even if someone were to see him, he they wouldn't be able to see the key.

Luck seemed to be on his side that day, as he managed to make it out of the Sonozaki Manor without being caught by anyone. He looked around the garden, making sure that no one was there to see him. Unfortunately, there were a few servants tending to the garden, but they were pretty far away from the forest, so it was possible for him to get over there without being caught by them. He gulped as he began to walk over to the forest slowly, hoping that he wouldn't make too much noise. They seemed to be too occupied with the flowers to notice him, anyways.

He slipped into the depth of the forest and continued down the path. He looked down, noticing that there was indeed no one there. He hoped that no one was inside the demon's basement right now, but there was no way he could be sure of that from there. He just had to hope for the best.

Reaching the metal doors, he pulled the key out from his pocket. With a deep breath, he looked at it. In a moment, he would be entering a basement full of vicious demons. He was practically setting himself up for a disaster, but he knew that he had to overcome that fear at all costs. With another deep breath, he thrust the key into the lock and turned it. The metal door's lock clicked open, and he pulled the doors apart. Right in front of him was a dark, dark room, and he could see stairways leading downwards into the demon's basement.

He entered, and then locked the door tightly. He placed the key back in his pocket and then turned to look around before him. He could feel his heart race, but he tried to ignore the fear that was beginning to fill it. "Come on, Maebara Keiichi, you can be brave. You need to do this to survive," he whispered to himself. "The demons won't hurt you, the demons won't hurt you…"

He stepped down the stairs, feeling his heart rate ascend as he descended. The boy could feel fear in him, but he ignored it to the best of his ability. When he reached the bottom, the boy was able to see another door. This one did not have a lock, and it was made of cheap material. Without any effort at all, he opened it. Gulping, he knew that the moment he stepped inside would be the moment he got a look at the faces of many horrid demons. His heart rate was now at a high level, and he could feel the pounding in his chest clearly. He closed his eyes tightly, murmuring a few words of encouragement to himself, and stepped inside the room.

He expected to hear a ruckus from the demons the moment he stepped inside the room, but none of that kind of thing happened. It was practically dead silent in there. Slowly, he opened his blue eyes, preparing to look at what terrible sight awaited him. There were sure to be some horrifying, terrible demons, and he had to make sure he was prepared for that.

Except, when he opened his eyes, all he saw were empty cells. There were no demons.

His eyes widened. How could that be? Takeru said that they had many demons, and that they certainly existed. And yet, he couldn't see any demons around him at all. There were absolutely no demons anywhere, all of the cells being completely empty.

He gulped when he saw bones of the floor of the cells, and he came to two possible conclusions the moment he laid eyes on them. One, they were the bones of humans the demons killed and ate. Two, they were the bones of the dead demons that used to live inside.

"Well, this was certainly anticlimactic," murmured Keiichi, feeling a little disappointed, confused, and relieved at the same time. Disappointed, because he had been hoping to answer some questions he had. Confused, because Takeru had lied to him and told him that they had demons. Relieved, because he was glad that he hadn't been attacked or seen anything horrifying.

And that was when he heard talking coming from far in the basement. It was faint, but he could just barely pick up what they were saying.

"…Hey, do you think that if I use my strength, I could bend the metal and break through the cell?" one voice spoke.

"Stupid, we've already tried that, don't you remember?" the other one reminded the first voice.

"…But there's some use in trying again, right?" the first one replied.

"…No. We've tried that forty-two times," sighed the second one.

"Wait a second, you were counting?"

"Yeah. I have nothing better to do…"

Curiously, Keiichi began to wander further into the basement to find the source of the voice. Those two voices were the only ones that he could hear, and there was nothing else but dead silence. And as he wandered down, he looked into the cells, finding nothing but bones. The demons weren't there.

The voices were getting clearer and clear as he walked along, and their conversation was becoming easier to hear.

"Well, I'm sure we can come up with some better way if we put our minds to it. How about slicing the metal?" the first voice spoke.

"No way! That'll just damage our claws. Besides, I don't know if you could even cut through metal," the second voice responded.

"Well then, I'll give it a shot…"

Keiichi then heard a loud clashing sound, and screeching that sounded like when you ran your nails down a chalkboard. He winced at the sound and covered his ears for a few seconds, waiting for it to die down.

"…Nope. It didn't work," the first voice sighed.

"Just like I thought. How about if we try kicking the door down?" the other one suggested.
"Okay, on the count of three… one, two…" the first started

"Wait a second!" cried the other voice.

"Huh?"

"There's someone coming!"

"Oh god. It's probably Yasuo again. I'll what I always do. Growl at him, demand food, act rude, and maybe we'll get it this time… You go hide."

Keiichi heard some scrambling coming from the distance, this time very loudly. He stepped forward, his footsteps echoing on the hard ground beneath him. That was probably what startled the demons. Well, they were probably demons, judging by this talk about claws. He shuddered at the idea of sharp claws, remembering the image of Hiroshi's mutilated corpse. That was how they were to attack him if they were to at all. That was probably how he was to meet his bitter end in this cursed town…

And then, at the very, very, very back of the basement, he spotted a single cell. A single demon stood there in the cell, giving him a malicious glance, the demon's mouths open to show off sharp fangs. And when Keiichi saw the demon, a look of genuine shock painted his face. The demon was nothing like he imagined them to be.

"I know why you came, you came to taunt us about food and… huh?" the demons stopped speaking. "…Who the hell are you?"

As the demon noticed that the person standing in front of them was not one that they had seen before, the demon's eyes filled with confusion. "…What? Did Oryou hire some new guys to take care of us after that Hiroshi guy who was before died? I thought Yasuo was enough."

"I-I'm sorry! I'm nothing of that sort!" he cried out.

Keiichi looked at the demon before him, still feeling shocked at the sight of the demon. What stood there was not a hideous demon with mutated, ugly, disgusting features, but a beautiful young girl around his age. She truly was beautiful, and if he didn't know any better, he wouldn't have known that she was any kind of evil creature.

The demon didn't look any less hostile. "Well then, who are you?" she hissed.

"J-Just a curious newcomer! I-I heard there were many demons in here, so…! I swear, I didn't mean any harm, so please, please, please don't kill me!" he begged, falling down on his knees. He knew that they couldn't hurt him, but he still felt the need to beg for his life. She was still extremely horrifying, even though she was beautiful.

The demon relaxed. Her malicious stance and expression disappeared, replaced with one of relief. "Thank gosh its not some creepy newcomer coming to torture us again."

Keiichi blinked at her, and opened his mouth to reply, but was cut off by another voice.

"Is something wrong?" a voice called out. There was a small entrance to another room at the back of the cell, and that was where the voice was coming from.

"No," called the demon. "It's just a curious guy. He seems friendly. Come on out and take a look."

From the room, another demon walked out, a look of relief painted on her face as well. She sat down on the ground next to the other demon, gazing curiously at the boy in front of her. She didn't look hostile at all, sensing that the boy wasn't going to do anything to hurt her.

"…I…I…I…Id-" Keiichi stuttered.

The demon looked confused. "Huh?"

"I…de…. Identical twins!" Keiichi cried out in shock as he looked at the two demons before him. It was true. The demons in front of him were identical in every single way, right down to their clothing. They both had hair of a brilliant green shade, along with matching eyes of a slightly darker color. They were both wearing white kimonos, stained with dust and dirt, which made Keiichi wonder when the last time they were washed was. And looking at their necks, Keiichi noticed that they both had metal collars around them, like what you would see on a dog. They were covered with dull spikes, which were possibly once sharped than needles. They were both the same height, and Keiichi blushed as he also noted the fact that their chests were the same, large size.

The only difference was what was written on the collars. The one on the left had a collar reading "#27" while the one on the right had one reading "#28."

The demons looked genuinely puzzled. "What's an identical twin?" the one on the right asked.

"You guys are identical twins!" he cried out, pointing to them both. "Identical twins are two people who look exactly alike and have the same mother and were born at the same time! Y-You two are!"

They both looked at each other. "…I've never seen my face before. Do I really look like her?" the left one asked, staring into her sister's green eyes.

Keiichi nodded. "Identical, without a single flaw…"

The word "twins" seemed familiar to Keiichi, in a sense that it was something that held some significance, but he couldn't quite put a finger on it…

"I knew that we were sisters, but this identical thing seems a little fishy to me," said the one on the left as she scratched her head through her long green hair. "I'd have to see myself in a mirror. Which I have never got the chance to do, because the person who looks after us doesn't think we should be able to own anything."

Keiichi raised an eyebrow. "Yasuo?"

The one on the left nodded. "Yasuo, I think he was called. He's cruel to us. He's the person who takes care of us, and he doesn't really seem to care too much about us. All he cares about is making sure we haven't died or anything like that." She rolled her eyes at the thought. "Bastard."

"Sis, I don't think you should be using language like that. Oryou told us not to," murmured the one that was seated on the right.

"I haven't seen that old lady in forever. I like her better than the Yasuo dude. At least she's nice to us…"

Keiichi gulped as he looked at them. He had come here to ask them a few questions about demons, and now was his chance to get them answered. He looked about the area, making sure that there really weren't any other demons. "Hey, are you guys really the only demons here?" he asked the two of them. "I… I can't seem to find any other demons around here…"

The left one nodded. "There really aren't any other demons besides us. A few years ago, this place was crawling with demons. There were at least thirty of them, all of them stuffed into cells. Some of them shared cells, some got their own. The one that led the other demons was called Kenji. He was Oryou's most trusted demon, and he was the only one of us allowed to have a human name," she explained to the boy.

Keiichi tilted his head to the side. "A human name?"

She nodded, pointing to her collar. "I'm called Number Twenty-Seven, and my sister is Number Twenty-Eight. The demon in the cell next to us was Number Seventeen, and the other one was Number Twenty-Four. The one in the cell at the very front was Number Two, and the one in the middle cell was Number Fifteen. Kenji was Number One, but he was allowed to have the name Kenji. We aren't."

"And what happened to them?"

Number Twenty-Seven sighed. "I'm not quite sure why, but Oryou and that boy with the green hair came down here one day, when I was still very, very small, and she said to him 'these demons are cursed, we can't go on living this way,' and then she ordered the demons to not bother protecting themselves and slaughtered all of them with her katana. Kenji was the first. He was shocked, but Oryou didn't hesitate to murder him. She went down the cells, killing each and every one of them until she got to the back." She paused, looking down at the ground. "It was horrifying for me and my sister. We were terrified. We clung to each other and began to cry. I remember it very well…"

"B-But you two are still alive? Why?" he asked them.

Number Twenty-Eight shrugged. "She went into our cell, and held the katana high above our heads. The green-haired boy had been protesting the whole time. I remember looking at her with fear, clinging tightly to sis like never before. And then, right as she was about to bring it down, she paused. She lowered it and said, 'I'm weak. I can't bring myself to kill you two,' and then left."

Keiichi tried to make sense of the tale, but he found that he couldn't. It didn't make any sense to him. Why would she kill the demons in the first place, and why would she spare the two in front of him, rather then that Kenji demon, who was her main demon, and the one that she trusted? He was surely the most powerful, judging by the fact that he actually had a name. There had to be some significance about them. Was it because they were small at the time? Or did it have to do with the fact that the two of them were identical twins, something very rare?

And then it hit him. That's right… they're twins! The boy instantly remembered the story Akane had told him, about the two twins she had had that were killed at birth. Looking at their similar shade of green hair and eyes, he instantly knew that the two demons in front of him were the twins that had supposedly been killed by Oryou when they were barely a few minutes old. But the truth was that the two of them had never been killed, but they had been kept down here! Keiichi gritted his teeth. They hadn't even bothered telling their mother about their survival, and now she was suffering from the idea that her two children were dead. That was just cruel! Couldn't they see how painful it was to think that her two twins were dead?

"Your mother! I have to tell your mother!" he blurted out instantly. "I have to tell her! She needs to know that you two are alive! Oh god… I wonder what she'll say when she knows you're alive! And Takeru too, oh gosh…"

"Takeru?" Number Twenty-Seven said. "Oh, the boy with the green hair? He knows we're alive all right. He's known forever."

Keiichi's eyes widened. Something about that didn't make sense to him. "Then why the hell doesn't he tell his mom? ! You're his sisters! Your mom needs to know that you're alive!" he blurted out.

"Excuse me, but what's a mother?" Number Twenty-Eight asked.

Keiichi looked shocked by her question. How didn't she know the answer to that one? "Everyone has a mother! A mother is the person who gives birth to you, who created you. You have one too. Except she doesn't know that you two are alive, and she's been so upset over your death this whole time! She would love to meet you. I'm sure that she'd treat you well and love you, even though you're demons…" He froze after he said that out loud. "Wait, your mother's a human, your brother is a human, your father is a human, and so is your grandmother! So why are you two demons?"

The twins looked at each other. "I have heard nothing about a mother, a grandmother, a brother, or a father… nor do I know what half of those terms mean, so I don't know what you're talking about…" Number Twenty-Seven spoke, her eyes narrowed.

Keiichi sighed. "Well, I guess that's something you can't answer," he murmured. "But I'll make sure that you know what I'm talking about sometime…"

He paused. What time was it, anyways? It had been quite a while since he had left the Sonozaki Manor, and he was sure that Takeru would be returning soon. If he came back and didn't see him in the room, he was sure that he would go searching for him. This place was the last place he'd check, and he didn't even have the key, but he knew that he couldn't stay any longer. "I have to go," he told the two demons. "But it was nice chatting with the two of you… you… you demons really aren't as bad as I thought you were," he spoke gently to the two of them, staring into their bright green eyes. He felt some strange attachment to them from talking to them, but he tried to ignore that.

He stood up and began to walk away from them, feeling slight regret at having to leave them there. He felt so bad for the two of them, being locked in the basement all of their life and not being able to even have names or basic things like that. They didn't even know what a mother was, nor that they were identical twins! The idea killed him inside. He wanted to help them, he wanted to save them, but he knew there wasn't anything he could do.

"Hey, you," a voice called out, causing Keiichi to whip around.

"…What's your name?" Number Twenty-Seven asked him.

"Keiichi. Maebara Keiichi," he told them both, not even thinking about the consequences of doing so.

"Thank you… for talking to us," Number Twenty-Seven replied. "It's really nice… to talk to you. You're a very kind person, you know that?" she spoke, a smile on her face.

Keiichi's heart jumped when he saw that smile, and regret at not being able to do anything to save the two demons washed over him yet again. He wanted to be able to leave without thinking about it anymore, but he found that he couldn't. "…Y-You're welcome," he choked out before turning around and walking away. He felt pain at having to leave the two of them. He knew for a fact that the two of them would be spending the next few days inside here, without a single person to talk to aside from each other. Yasuo would treat them cruelly as always, and they wouldn't receive the respect that they deserved. Heck, maybe they would even spend the next few years in there without feeling a scrap of love or affection.

And as he was about to leave, he gave the chamber one last glance, thinking about the two demon twins that he had met that day. And as he pictured them, and as he remembered what treatment they'd go through, what treatment they had gone through, and how they would live the next few years, he decided that their meeting today would not be the only one. He would come back for them. He would talk to them again, he would make them feel happy for once in their life. He would teach them things they needed to know, and he would lead them to the best life they could receive.

And from that day on, that became his goal.

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Crimso's Corner V.2

Number Twenty-Seven = Mion

Number Twenty-Eight= Shion

(They gave them random numbers. Mion is the current Mion and Shion is the current Shion. You know... the way we know them now. I hope I'm not confusing you with this)

So, you're probably all like "WHOA CRIMSO, SLOW DOWN BUD. You're going waaaaay too fast, dude!" And this is what I say, I know. I'm going super fast, but from this chapter until chapter… hm… thirteen, at this time, this fanfiction will begin to move veeeery slowly. Or at least that's what I plan to happen. And then after that, the same thing will happen.

-GREEN-EYED DEMON SPOILERS BELOW-

And now, this is where GED fans hit me for making another Demon!Mion. And I'm really sorry for that. That's why I was hesitant to write this fanfiction. Because this fanfiction is also about Demon!Mion, though this time there's also Demon!Shion. However, the demons here are different, so don't be too mad at me D:. And they have logical reasons for being demons. So wait until all is explained.

-GREEN-EYED DEMON SPOILERS END HERE-

And some people saw this twist coming. Let me tell you that the fact that the Sonozaki Twins were the demons in the basement was NEVER supposed to be a surprise. I wanted you to know that they were alive and okay, so I set it up in a way that you would know. I'll be shocked if you didn't see that one coming. But I guess that would be sort of good. By the way, I realize Mion and Shion are rather... dull, at this point. That's because their development as people has yet to start and that aside, Keiichi has just met them. They have their hidden personalities that they've been unable to show. They will not stay this way.

REVIEW! You get a model of the Sonozaki Underground Torture Chamber for reviewing, and the torture weapons don't really work. Pointing out typos will get you a free slice of leftover cake from Friday. And my birthday was awesome, by the way.

~Crimso

P.S: My laptop? Still in terrible condition. My loaner? It broke. My new loaner? It's okay.