Balla: Okay, I'm answering reviews and PM's here cause I have my email opened in the other tab and I am not in the mood to seperately PM things. I'm too tired and sore and sick to deal with that right now, so let's make this quick. XD

Rex888: Yeah, I get what 'cha mean, sorry if it sounded like I was overreacting. Thanks for looking out for me (at least to me it seems that way) and don't know if it was intentional, but thanks haha. Honestly, I think Imma keep it as is, I mean I like what I write and if people aren't open for reading different styles, their loss XD

Rody (Guest): (Read this with a non-bitchy tone 'cause I really don't want it to come off like that no matter what I wrote) When the FUCK did Sachiko have an affair? I mean shes like a little ghost kid, maybe she had a thing for Satoshi if ya squint real hard and turn the gaming console off, but between driving people up the walls, LITERALLY (going to hell for that bad pun and Mayu reference) and being a little cunt (pardon my language, I really don't like Sachiko) I don't think she had time for romance. Maybe you mean something else, I dunno, but to get things on the same page here, Sachiko is just there to mess things up. She has no other purpose than to be irritatingly homicidal like in the game. There's no romance with her, just a little with Ichigo and Rei, and some others that are stated later. Again, no matter how bitchy that just sounded, when it comes to questions and review answers, I shall be brutally honest. :)

SharpAngels: You lovely, lovely woman, I have, and I shall. #writerprobs XD

Nemikconi New Sora: Whenever I feel like it~

Silver-Moon-Light94: I freaking love you. I don't know you and I never probably will, but I do. Your enthusiasm is at like a 10, and right now I enjoy it, and not just because of the flattery and the funny kitten playing with a mouse toy next to me, but because you have relevant questions and statements that reflect on the chapter. So thank you. As for your question on their powers, I think Im just gonna keep them human. It's easier that way and if Ichi and them had powers, this would be a piece of cake for them to handle. I thought about it though, but after thinking about how things could get seriously easy with their powers I decided to make them boring and human XD

the weird kid: Thanks, yeah, this has now two chapters, and my one other story that I put a lot more time into has less than this :| Excuse me while I realized this fact again and go re-read it and cry in a corner please. XD

(Guest): Congrats, I don't know if you're still with me on this, but nice job being the first reviewer! And yeah, that tends to happen with Corpse Party. It just fucks everything up and before you know it, your bed is now flat against the ground, restraints are on your closet, every plug in, in your hallway has a night light, you carry a flashlight everywhere, are scared of paper dolls, and will use all your friends hospitality and their homes for its worth to stay out of your own :)

Balla: NOW! To ze storeh!

Chapter Two: Through Hell and Back Again

3rd Person POV

"AHHHHHHHH!"

"What was that?" Kazehaya muttered to herself, looking up and down the old and rotting hallway. She let out a small sigh, tucking a few stray strands of hair behind her ear before walking back into the classroom she had fallen into. When she had awoke she only found that two of her students were with her, and after they had come-too she had gone to inspect the hallway for others.

Kazehaya frowned as she looked at the petite figure slumped against the teaches podium. Deep wheezes and coughs raked Rukia's body as she tried to get over the horrid sounding fit, the ravenette almost able to feel Renji's worried gaze on her. She sputtered and coughed into her hand, her slate colored eyes squeezing shut as her chest gave off a painful throb each time she coughed.

"Rukia...it's all right. Please, calm down." Kazehaya tried to sooth, rubbing her hand comfortingly across her students back.

"But you heard it too...the scream..."

Kazehaya frowned. She must be hyperventilating... she thought quietly. She was no doctor, but that was the best explanation of what was going on with the younger girl. I'd give her a paper bag to breath into...but, there aren't any around... I guess all I can do is try to calm her breathing before she pases out. "It was probably just the building settling" She glanced over at Renji, who gave a tense nod in agreement.

"Teach is right Ruk, think about it."

Playing off of her intelligence, smart. Kazehaya thought as she sighed out in relief once Rukia started to slowly calm down. "Look," She drew both of her students attention, her other hand coming to rest on Renji's shoulder as she stared at them levely. "I'm going to go check it out-see if I can figure out what it was for sure."

"No! You can't leave!" Kazehaya felt a small tug on her skirt as she stood to leave.

"R...Rukia." Renji winced as the girl entered another coughing spell, releasing her hold on the other woman. "I'll watch over her, it's fine." He told his teacher, rubbing the back of his neck out of what was most likely habit.

Kazehaya's eyes softened "Stay right here. I won't be gone long." turning her heel and smoothing down her skirt Kazehaya left the room. Why...Why am I so scared...my hands are shaking. Kazehaya pursed her lips together as she breathed, shutting the rickety sliding door behind her.

"Renji..." Rukia weezed "I don't like this...something bad is gonna happen." The girl was close to sobbing as this point as she shook in her spot, arms tightly wrapped around herself as if it provided some sort of impenetrable barrier.

"You're just spooked from the fall. She'll be back and we'll find everyone else and be fine." Renji offered somewhat comfortingly, eyes glancing at the shut door with growing doubt. After all, why wouldn't she come back?

I have to keep a level head. Kazehaya thought as she looked up and down the hallways with clenched fists. If Rukia is this shook up, I can't imagine how the others must be right now... the thought grew more quiet the longer it lead on, the faces of all of the kids that had fallen down from the earthquake with her flashing through her mind. A wave of nausea hit the older woman, causing her to pause and lean against the wall. Just because I feel it, doesn't mean I have to act like it. She thought, eyes widening in shock before she let out a small chuckle at the memory.

"You look like you're doing well in school. Have your classmates been welcoming?" It had been the first week of her sessions with Rei, when Kazehaya naively thought she could get the cryptic teen to open up to her about the incident.

"You could say that." Rei muttered.

Pause.

"How are you feeling?" It was the most basic and stereotypical question every therapist, psychologist, really anyone that was willing to lend a ear would ask. However the answer Kazehaya received wasn't.

"Guilty, vengeful, abandoned, alone and for the most part physically numb, maybe even a bit cynical." Dark brown eyes glanced over from the view of the window and to the tense older woman who suddenly now sat up a bit straighter. "Thanks for asking."

The sarcasm was so thick Kazehaya thought she may choke. "You look uninterested."

"Just because I feel it, doesn't mean I have to act like it. That's what she wants."

It was those small slips Rei had rarely given that strengthened Kazehaya's resolve to help her student. But why tell me about Heavenly Host Elementary? The question had whirled through the teacher physiologists mind since Rei had left her office, and she would be lying if she said she didn't immediately jump into researching said school. Just like the troubled ravenette had promised...she wasn't fond of what she found.

Get it together Kazehaya! She shook her head as if to clear off the thoughts as she took a deep breath and kept walking. It was only moments later did the hallway split to the right and continue on, while the one continuing ahead entered what looked like a staircase. Without giving much thought Kazahaya kept moving forward, the sound of her heels clicking dully against the rotting wood flooring as she ascended. It was only when she reached the subfloor between the stairs did she stop to watch her footing, in the process also spotting a small key lying almost strategically on the floor. Even if she hadn't been watching her foot placement Kazehaya doubted she would have missed the small object. "3-A? So we are in a school then..." Kazehaya muttered to herself, clasping the key in her hand as she prepared to keep going up the stairs, only to again stop.

No teachers allowed on 3rd floor was printed on a large sheet of paper stapled up against a secure wood barricade on the stairs, and though she was tempted to try, Kazehaya decided against trying to tear it down to get through. "Better head back down and see where the other hallways leads then." Doing just that Kazehaya walked back down the stairs where she had come. Unlike the previous walls lining the hallway, there was a mostly intact sheet of paper on the wall, the print faded but still readable.

"Return home immediately, those who remain here...will go hungry and die of starvation?" Kazehaya sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose irritatedly. Just when she thought she found something informative about the place, it instead ended up being some delinquents twisted idea of a joke. Brushing the signs message off her mind, Kazahaya entered the first classroom in the corridor.

"Empty." She sighed, walking through the room and towards the front, the interior looking exactly the same as the classroom she had first been in. Holes lined the floor, freakishly small desks were scattered through the room, as well as bits and pieces of wood that came from who knows where. Everything was the same... However, a blotch of white soon caught the teachers attention and she briskly walked over to another notice posted on the wall, hopefully this one being more informative than the last.

Heavenly Post

Breaking news: Serial Kidnapping Ends In Murder

Over the past month, numerous children have gone missing within the town, and authorities have turned to kidnapping as the most likely explanation. Now investigators have located the whereabouts of the missing children, and their findings are far worse than anyone could have anticipated.

"Not possible..." Kazehaya breathed out, eyes wide and glued to the torn paper. It was enough though, she knew the story well enough to guess what was written on the rest of the notice.

Karakura High School was built on that very same ground. Rei's words echoed through her teachers mind as she frowned. Even if that was the case, Heavenly Host had obviously been torn down after the children had been found in the-

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Balla: *evilly cackles* Yup, I make you wait and this is the cliffhanger I give you. I could have done worse, so cool your katy perry firework titties and be thankful I ended it here. Now, its 11:00 at night here, I have work at 10:00 in the morning, and as much as I love you guys and reviving this, I need my sleep and good hour of yaoi fanfiction before bed or I am not a happy camper. and where I work...cheerfulness sometimes isn't enough #seasoned-vet. voice XD

Anywhore, I'm dedicating the measly hours I have after school for this, so the next chappie should be up soon. Toodles~