CHAPTER 1

"HAKU!" Neru shrieked.

She listened as Haku ran to her.

"twenty-eight, twenty-nine,….."

CRASH

She had done it again, as she always did.

"Haku! You worthless brat! What did you break now?!" Neru stood up and reached for the doorknob. It disappeared from under her fingertips and the door swung open. Neru glared into Haku's red eyes.

"I'm sorry," Haku cried. She tried to rush into the room and only succeeded in stepping on her hair and crashing, face first, into Neru's chest. "Ow," she whined as she sat up and grabbed her nose that was now gushing blood.

"Ow?" Neru gasped as she too sat up. "I'll give you 'ow'." Neru stood up, and looked to Haku who was crying, the whites of her eyes turning red to match her iris's. neru offered a hand to Haku. She looked up to Neru hand in front of her face and grabbed it with her hand that wasn't covered in blood. Neru hoisted her up and handed her a tissue.

"Thafphks Neoru,"Haku said through her tears as she tried to stop the bleeding.

"if your hair is such a problem Haku just cut it!" Neru growled.

"I cun't ," Haku sobbed as her foot slipped a small pool of her own blood, and she again fell face first into Neru's chest.

"Gah!" Neru shrieked as she fell. "Haku, my shirt!"

Haku sat up and gasped.

"I'mb sho shorry Neoru!" she cried out as she tried to stand. The dropped the already blood soaked tissue and reached for another hand full.

As her hand started to reach the tissues the door opened smacking her in the face and sending her flying backward. Rin stormed into the room her eyes narrowed and a red streak across her cheek. Neru silenced herself as backed up to the wall quickly getting out of Rin's way. Her nails digging in to the plaster. She choked on the words that were dying on her lips. She dared not to breath until Rin, stalked into the next room. Haku sniffled and cupped her hand over her nose as she teetered to the tissues again. She smiled softly as she reached for them again. she pulled a handful of the tissues out slowly and handed them to Neru.

"I'mb rearry sowy Neoru," Haku said softly.

The door opened again, this time stopping a few millimeters away from Haku.

Neru and Haku looked to the door, neither of them breathing.

Len limped into the room, a pool of blood forming around him. He was drenched in red, and his skin a deathly pale white. His clouded over eyes looked to the two girls but didn't seem to see them. He tried to take another step and fell, the pool of blood splashing round him.