Chapter 4
Ending: Bad End Night
The night after the banquet, Haru awoke from his sleep. After the party that had happened, he'd been allowed to stay for as long as he needed. He'd been given a guest room on the second floor to the right, past the Doll Twins, Maid, and Butler's bedrooms.
But as Haru looked outside and expecting to see sunshine, something seemed amiss.
I went to sleep and awoke, but morning never even came…Thought the albino as he stared curiously out the window. It was as if time itself had come to a halt.
Haru, utterly confused, stood up from his bed. He didn't bother to make the bed or even tidy up the bed sheets. Looking over to his dresser, he saw the letter which he'd been given from his father. What it contained; Haru didn't know. And he hadn't opened it either.
The door to his bedroom opened it, and in walked Rin who was wearing the same outfit as yesterday.
"Hello Haru. I was told to check on you in place of Gakupo." The blonde said as she bowed her head politely upon entering. "I hope you don't mind."
Haru walked over to her and picked up her head, gripping her chin gently as he stared into her beautiful blue eyes. "I don't mind at all." He said in a soft voice as he also gave a smile.
Rin smiled back, and Haru noticed a faint tint of pink along her cheeks. "W-Well," The girl stammered, "Gumi is cooking breakfast, or whatever you would like to call it."
"Well then shall we go down together?" The boy said softly again, nearing her lips with his. For some reason, he couldn't help himself; it was like he was under her control without her knowing.
Rin, barely able to hold back the blush that was already showing on her cheeks, quickly gave the boy a small peck on the lips before rushing off out of the room and down the stairs.
Haru chuckled as he saw the girl run off out of embarrassment. Even though it was a small, quick peck: he couldn't help but blush as well. Have I taken a liking to Rin…? Impossible. She's a part of a legend while I am a part of the real world. Still…
Debating this, he heard Gumi call for his name and immediately rushed out of the room and down the stairs as well.
After breakfast, Haru went over to the clock situated near the stair case. Once he got close enough, he saw that the clock hands were not moving at all.
Time itself had completely stopped.
The clock hands were in an irregular fashion. The shorter hand was on the twelve, but the longer one was at least a minute or two away from reaching midnight.
Studying this, the Doll Twins came up behind him and nearly scared him. The older of the two, Rin, cooed into his ear, "Shall WE…"
The younger spoke next, "Tell you a SE-cret…?"
Miku, the Princess, seemingly appearing from nowhere, spoke aloud next. "Take a look at the clock…"
Haru, confused by the sudden change of attitude in the three, stepped closer to the clock. To his surprise, the clock hands had engraved words on them. Taking a closer look, the albino could make out the words.
On the first of the two, the short clock hand, were the words 'The clock hands'. The second had the words 'are the key'.
He heard Rin giggle behind him, but not a nice, funny giggle. No, not all. A very creepy and eerie giggle.
Turning around, Rin had her eyes stained the color of scarlet blood. Looking to Len and Miku, he found the same.
Haru now was scared to death, and patted around the wall for any hidden door to escape into. To his luck, he felt the presence of air coming through a spot in the wall. Opening the heavy door, he fled into the secret room and held it closed so the three on the other side could not get through.
Once footsteps were heard running the other way, he let out a sigh of relief. I'm safe, for now.
Haru looked ahead of him and let out a scream, "Jesus! Jesus!"
In front of him lay eight coffins, all in a circle. Each coffin was black and had a golden cross on the front of them. Haru, taking his chances, stepped forward and examined each coffin. On the front of each, below the golden cross, lay a name.
Haru read the name in front of him, "Kaito Shion."
Looking to the right was another name. "Meiko Sakine." He said the name aloud again to himself.
To the right of Meiko's was another. "Luka Megurine."
To the left of Kaito's was another name. "Miku Hatsune."
To the left of Miku's, another. "Gumi Megpoid."
To right of Luka's was also another name. "Gakupo Kamui."
To the left of Gumi's was another. "Len Kagamine."
And finally, to the left of Len's and the right of Gakupo's, lay the final name. "Rin Kagamine."
Haru was now in front of Rin's coffin, and had set his hand on the name. He couldn't believe it. They were all actually dead. Did that mean they were all in spirit form? No, that's impossible. Rin was solid when I kissed her. If she was in spirit form, my hand and lips would have went right through her. What's going on here?
"Oh dear…" said a voice behind him.
Haru turned around and saw the Mistress, otherwise known as Meiko, standing there with a frown on her face. To her right was the Master, Kaito.
"So you saw it…" said Kaito.
Len appeared next. "Danger! Danger!"
"Don't be scared, please?" Gumi said as she came into the room as well.
Haru turned around and becoming scared again, fled as he heard the last four voices behind him.
"Where are you going?" said another voice; he recognized it to be Rin's.
"Where, indeed?" He recognized as Gakupo's.
"Please, wait!" yelled the Princess and Lady.
You are the lead actor in this Crazy night
Haru kept running as he came to a set of stairs that led up. He ran up as he heard familiar singing.
Is all according to script?
What, then, of tonight? What ending?
Haru ran upstairs and ended up seeing the eight, singing as they stood near the stair case where the secret door was located. Their eyes were cold, red, and menacing.
It's all up to you, you know…
Becoming scared again, the albino rushed back down the stairs, traveling lower back to where the coffins were located.
Search, look hard for a happy ending, but mess up the order, and it's all over
Does the true end lie in the coffins?
Haru continued on down the steps. He believed he was safe, yet he could still hear the singing. What were they singing about? A happy end? What was so happy about this end?
Ah, is it another Bad End Night?
Stopping on the steps, the albino crouched down and held his head; tugging at his hair strands frantically.
"What can I do to get back home?" Haru asked to no one, expecting someone to answer.
"Once the play is over…" said the Master and Mistress' voices.
"Then you shall return…" finished the Maid and Butler.
Play? What play? Am I in a play?
Haru stood back up, no longer pulling at his hair strands. But rather, in deep thought. "The key to the happy ending…where has it ended up?"
"That coldly-glinting key…"
Then, Haru made the connection. Click.
Rushing back up the stairs, the albino pushed through the door that he'd ran into and quickly scanned around. There was no sign of the eight.
He rushed over to the clock and looked at the clock hands once again, and said the words aloud as he realized their meaning. "The clock hands are the key."
Haru took the clock hands off, and held them in his hands. He grinned as he realized he'd won. Holding his head down, he murmured, "…I foouund it."
The eight came out of hiding as they heard the words, even though the guest had murmured it.
Rin spoke first, "He found the key."
"No one's ever found the key." Hissed Meiko.
"How come tonight?" questioned Gumi.
"Was this a planned ending?" asked Gakupo.
"This wasn't a part of the book." Stated Kaito.
"This wasn't a part of the plan!" yelled Len.
"Not a part of the book…" repeated Miku.
"Not a part of the plan…" Luka repeated as well.
Haru looked up, his eyes red and cold; just as the eights were minutes ago. He grinned and laughed. "I am the lead actor in this Crazy Night."
"Plunging a knife into your skulls."
He took a step forward, holding up the clock hands for the rest to see.
"And once I'd swung it just enough…"
His eyes turned back to the color blue in an instant, and a creepy smile came onto his face.
"I began to enjoy myself so! ~"