Me: ENJOY! To everyone, this is a sequel for my story 'Before Time Was Destroyed'.

Friend: I positively sad story.

Me: Whatever, we can't all have happy endings.

Friend: Yes, but you are especially cruel.

Me: I know . . . *Evil grin*

"Ah, Allen," said Komui as he took a sip of his coffee. "I have a new mission for you."

The white-haired boy stood at the door and blinked to see Kanda and Lavi in the room as well. "Yes?" he asked as he walked to sit on the couch in front of Komui's desk.

"You see, there is this mountain in Austria where a village lies. About a mile from this village there is a small patch of the mountain that is constantly growing flowers even during winter. I want you, Kanda and Lavi to check it out." Allen blinked and nodded as Komui stood up and handed Allen a file explaining everything in detail. "You will leave tomorrow, any questions?"

~Allen~

The train ride was relatively quiet. Lavi was asleep while Kanda was just staring out the window with a pout on his face. I was growing uneasy as we reached the destination. I couldn't figure out why I felt so anxious to get there. It felt like something was going to happen. I just couldn't put my finger on it.

I would be lying if I said that the file never caught my interest. Apparently, the patch that grows flowers couldn't simply be a heat spot on the mountain, which was usually the case. It couldn't be, first of all because there was species of flowers that were found on the other side of the world that would have no chance of surviving here. The villagers, apparently Puritans, believed it to be the work of God and so they called in the Exorcists. We didn't have any Finders up there for fear that the villagers may do something rash. Blind faith was a scary thing.

The train whistled as it came to a stop at the foot of the mountain we were expected to climb. I woke Lavi up, hoping that he wouldn't hug me in his sleep again. To my relief, he simply rubbed his eyes and yawned before shaking himself awake. No hugs . . . thank God.

When we walked off the train there were stares and whispers about us. I had been expecting as much, but I was seriously getting tired of this. Yes, I looked strange and yes I had an even stranger job. Couldn't they at least pretend like they didn't notice? I sighed as I stepped ahead with a simple suitcase in my right hand.

We took a carriage to ride half-way up the mountain. The rest we would have to walk by foot. I was really starting to loathe this place. Why did this village have to be so high up? I pulled my hood on over my head in order to keep the cold from freezing my ears off. This place still gave me the creeps, but I couldn't figure out why.

When we were finally at the edge of the village, I froze. I had never been here before, I was sure, but this place was so erringly familiar that a shiver when up and down my spine. "OI! Bean Sprout, don't go spacing out on us," I shook myself out of my daze to turn to Lavi.

"My name's Allen! Say it with me, Al-len! Stupid Rabbit!" Lavi only laughed as he ran down the hill and into the village. Strangely enough to one was outside. Kanda and I walked down the hill to join him but as we did we came to realize how strange this village actually was. All the windows were tightly shut and the only footprints that were visible were the ones heading to the church and back. Kanda and I looked at each other with similar expressions. This was just down-right creepy.

We wandered the place, not really knowing where to go. There were no Inns, or bars or anything really besides a goods store and some houses. Even the goods store was closed though. "Something's not right," I whispered low enough for only Lavi and Kanda to hear me. They both only nodded, so I wasn't the only one seeing it.

Every house, however, was in perfect order. Maybe they simply didn't like outsiders, or maybe they were gone. But who ever heard of an entire village just disappearing? My eyes wandered until I saw it. It was a house, yet it wasn't in perfect condition like the others. In fact, it looked like it had been vandalized over the years and the windows were gone. It looked completely abandoned. It wasn't the fanciest thing we could have but looking for an Inn seemed hopeless at this point.

"Lavi, Kanda," I said, getting their attention, "what about that place? It's not the best but it's better than nothing," They both looked at it and shrugged. Well, at least they weren't arguing about it.

The door was off its hinges in an unnatural way. There was furniture gathered in random areas, almost as if someone were trying to block the door. The temperature dropped a few degrees as we stepped inside, making me shiver even more. I walked down the hall and looked to the left, where the living room was. There was no furniture except for a chair and a fireplace. Wood was stacked against the fireplace but it had mold covering parts of it. I pulled off a glove and reached down to touch it. It was dry enough, good.

Lavi entered the living room with a solemn look on his face. "Allen," he said with a weary face, "This place wasn't just abandoned." I turned to him and raised an eyebrow. Lavi sighed, "There are signs of a struggle, and I looked upstairs as well, in the master bedroom. There was blood on the sheets, very old blood. There was also this," he lifted whatever he was holding, making my eyes widen. It was a makeshift rope made out of sheets and pillow covers. "It was hanging out the window,"

I walked over to Lavi and took the rope with my right hand, "So, you're saying that something happened here? Even so Lavi, you said that the blood was old so who's to say when it happened?" Lavi looked over at the wood with his one eye. I furrowed my brow, not really figuring out what he meant by the gesture until . . . "Wait, wood can only mold after a few year . . ." I said, finally starting understanding what he meant, "So something happened here . . . a few years ago?" I guessed.

Lavi nodded before taking the makeshift rope back. "It probably doesn't have anything to do with it, but the flowers started popping up around fifteen years ago; enough time for this entire house to mold over. Who knows though? The house could have been in this condition since before that." He shrugged, and I sighed.

"Well, let's just stay here for the night before heading over to the flower patch. I'm sure there are some empty rooms we can take, it's not like anyone lives here anymore." I decided. It seemed like a good plan, the house wasn't that destroyed either. In fact; it was probably the best abandoned building that I have ever stayed at. "Where's Kanda?" I asked, noticing how he wasn't in the room with us.

Lavi grinned and put his head on the back of his head, "Ah, Yuu is just having fun exploring!" The tip of a sword was gleaming dangerously at Lavi's neck. I face-palmed and watched as Kanda came in the room with his usual angry glare.

"What was that, Stupid Rabbit?" He whispered in Lavi's ear. I couldn't help myself. Lavi's expression was just too priceless. I burst out laughing. "Shut up, Bean Sprout, or I'll cut you too!" I stopped to glare at Kanda. We stared at each other for about a minute, allowing Lavi to shrink away from Kanda.

"Fine! Lavi, I'm going upstairs!" I shouted, a little pissed at Kanda and headed for the stairs. "Stupid ponytail, idiot with a name complex . . ." I kept muttering such things as I walked down the halls and opened each door. Most of them were just regular bedrooms while others were storage closets. The master-bedroom was at the end of the hallway so I decided to go there last. It didn't take too long but once I reached the room next to the master bedroom I hesitated.

The door was a different color from the rest; it had a light blue shade instead of the white on the other doors. The handle was slightly lower, not by much, but enough for a child to be able to reach it without too much difficulty. There was a slight tingly feeling on the handle and I looked down to realize that it was made of metal, not wood.

I shook myself out of my daze and forced myself to open the door. A breeze swept though my hair as I did so. I looked at the other side to realize that the window was simply opened, not broken. In the middle of the room sat a white baby crib with light blue sheets and a brown stuffed bear. To the left was a rocking chair, which was now moving back and forth due to the wind. A multi-colored quilt was lying on the chair as if someone had forgotten it there. I looked to the right to see a small bed that was obviously made for a child of six to seven. There wasn't a mattress on it; in truth, it looked unused.

Everything looked clean and orderly, as if the family had just used it yesterday. "Allen?" I turned at the voice behind me to see Lavi with a worried look on his face. "Yo, I've called your name like five times now, you ok?" I nodded, not really sure what to say. The room had freaked me out.

"I'm fine," I said taking a deep breath, "It's just that this room is—" I turned back to the room and stopped breathing. The ever-so-gentle scene of a baby's room was gone. Instead the crib had chipped paint and was on its side; like it had been thrown over. The chair was missing an arm but rock menacingly in the wind. The bed was smashed in the middle while the sides had burn marks. "Never mind," I breathed out before I stepped back into the hallway and closed the door. "I call that room," I said, pointing to the door next to the baby room. It had been the smallest bedroom out of all that I had seen but I felt like I needed to be close to this room.

"Che, whatever," said Kanda as he walked into a room two doors down from mine. I raised an eyebrow at Lavi, wondering what had caused Kanda to calm down so quickly. Lavi simply shrugged and took the room in-between mine and Kanda's.

I went into my new room that had a simple. The walls were a light purple with a hint of blue while the bed cover itself was a light blue. There was a bedside table and a wardrobe in the corner. Both windows were closed but sunlight streamed in as the shades were already pulled back. The room looked relatively untouched, if not a bit messed up. It was like they were searching for something; whoever 'they' were. I sighed and let myself fall onto the bed. It was really comfortable. I took a deep breath as I curled myself together and let myself sleep.

Me: Hm, remember people this is a SEQUEL! Jeez, don't go complaining to me if you don't understand the plot.

Friend: More chapters for later . . . .

Me: I might not update for a while because I feel like I've been neglecting my other FanFics

Friend: *Snicker*

Me: SHUT UP!