EoS: Alright, here's another chapter, beginning the first, and definitely one of the more tragic arcs. Review!

Lauren: Reaper will come. And we will all die.

EoS: THANK YOU LAUREN. I'M SURE THAT WILL HELP.

Mr. Brandloyal:

EoS: Well, I didn't want anyone to know they had a history.

Electrifry:

EoS: Oh, it will be explained, oh yes…

Aurore's Moemon Adventure

Chapter 28

At the top of an underground step pyramid ziggurat, the dark chasm is resided in filled with darkness, seven torches lit up. A torch of crimson flames, a torch of orange flames, a torch of gold flames, a torch of viridian flames, a torch of blue flames, a torch of violet flames, and a torch of white flames. The flames lit up in a ring around a figure standing atop the temple, with markings etched into the black stone, forming an intricate pattern on the top, lines arching down the sides.

"It is time…" The figure said. A cold wind blew through the temple, extinguishing the torches, erasing all traces of light in the chasm.

"Sigh…" Sora sighed. She was leaning on a couch pressed up against the window, staring at the rain running down the glass.

"Your sighing is really irritating me." Bluebell said, frowning. "And why do I have to keep the lights on down here, anyway? I wanna go to sleep!"

"Trust me, it's best we keep this place as light as possible…" Oshawott said, recalling past traumas, shaking a little.

"Why?" Bluebell asked, frowning.

"Guys." Sora, her voice icy, piped up.

"Y-yes?" Oshawott asked, shaking.

"I'm gonna go out!" Sora said, frowning.

"S-sure, do whatever you want…" Oshawott trembled. "Oh, but first…" Oshawott attached a headlamp to each of Sora's shoulders, and placed a light on her head, as well as putting flashlights in her hands.

"Here, we don't want you to get scared out there…" Oshawott said, shaking.

"Wait, Sora, you can't be serious about going out in this weather!" Sakura said, frowning. "You'll get hypothermia and die! Seriously!"

"Don't worry about me." Sora said, smiling sadly. "I've gotta go. I need to find master. He's out there in this weather too, and he might be lonely without me. So I've gotta go."

"There's nothing I can say to stop you?" Sakura asked, frowning.

"Nope." Sora said, shaking her head adamantly.

"Alright, fine, then take this." Sakura said, handing Sora a black jacket.

"What's this?" Sora asked, staring at the furry jacket.

"My favorite jacket." Sakura said, smiling. "It's really well insulated. It should be able to shield you pretty well from the weather.

"Okay, let's try it!" Sora said, pulling the jacket on over her clothes. The jacket reached down to her thighs due to the size difference between her and Sakura, the sleeves covering her hands. Lights shown out from the sleeves, due to the flashlights she was carrying in her hands.

"And one more thing." Sakura said, reaching into her bag.

"What's that?" Sora asked, when Sakura pulled out the black object in her bag. Her question was then answered when Sakura placed it over her red and black hair. It was a black hat that was a little too big for her head, the brim falling over her eyes. The hat stuck up, and formed a dome over her head independent of the brim.

"Alright, go get him!" Sakura said, tucking a flashlight into her collar to light up Sora's face. At this point, she looked like a small black Christmas tree.

"Alright, I'll be back!" Sora said cheerfully, walking out into the rain storm.

After walking for about twenty minutes, Sora had yet to make if a full block away from the hotel. The wind continued to push her back as she tried to advance in the direction where her intuition told her Aurore was. However, the wind and rain was really beginning to get to her, her entire body cold and numb. The rain in her face was like countless needles jammed into her skin, and she flinched with every gust.

"Master!" She called out desperately, looking around for even just the smallest of signs of Aurore. However, the streets were dark, and the only thing that separated her from all the evil lurking in the shadows was her flashlight.

"I can't continue…" Sora said, coughing, looking around at the darkness as her sight became blurry. "Master… guess… this… is it…"

Sora collapsed on the ground, and looked up in front of her, a strange figure emerged out of the darkness, standing in front of her.

"Are you… god?" Sora asked, staring at the figure. Her eyes came into focus, and she could make out the figure standing in front of her. However, it seemed that the figure had gone to great efforts to conceal their identity. The dark robed figure wore a black cloth wrapped around their face, and wore a black robe over their entire body so as impossible to make out what lay beneath. However, poking out from the cloth wrapped around the figure's face were two eyes, soft yet sad, staring down at Sora with pity. The figure held a wooden staff in their hand, a white crystal imbedded at the top of the staff. They had six more staves tied to their back, each imbedded with a crystal of a different color.

"I am not god." The figure said, staring down at Sora. "I am a servant of those who rule within the world of dreams."

"I don't understand you…" Sora laughed bitterly. "It doesn't matter… I'm heading to the world of dreams right about now…"

"No…" The figure said, shaking their head as Sora lost consciousness. "It's not your time."

Sora's eyes opened up, and she blinked a little to adjust to the light.

"Ugh, my head…" Sora said, holding her head as lights flashed before her eyes.

"Oh, Sora. Glad you're up." Aurore said, smiling. Sora looked around, surprised. She was in what looked like a hotel room, sitting under the black sheets of a large double bed in the center of a round room, which, when she looked closer, realized that the portion she was sitting in was round, but at the diameter of the room, it tapered off into a "U" shape, the far wall having a door on it.

"Aurore?" Sora asked, surprised. "But I thought…"

"Sora, what were you doing out in the rain?" Aurore asked sternly.

"I was worried about you…" Sora said, looking away shyly.

"Listen, Sora, I was the one worried about you. Can you imagine what it's like for me to find you lying unconscious in the middle of the sidewalk with rain pouring down on your body? Lulu and I thought you were dead! Your body was freezing cold, and you weren't moving…!" Aurore said, obviously upset. His voice broke as he talked to Sora, in an effort to keep from screaming at her.

"I'm sorry…" Sora said, tears welling up in her eyes. "But I…"

"It's alright." Aurore said, hugging her before she could say anything else. "I shouldn't have snapped at you."

"It-it's alright…" Sora said, blushing in spite of herself at the feeling of Aurore hugging her.

"Oh, I almost forgot." Aurore said, reaching for the cups on the table next to the bed. "Here! Warm milk with honey!"

"For me?" Sora asked, smiling happily.

"Of course." Aurore said, smiling. "It's the best thing to fight off colds."

"Thanks, master!" Sora said, grabbing one of the cups, holding it up to her lips, gulping it down in one gulp.

"And that's not all." Aurore said, smiling. "Did you see your room?"

"This is… my room?" Sora asked, looking at the large room.

"Yup." Aurore said, nodding. "It's right across the hall from mine, so I can just come over every night to keep you from being afraid."

"Really?" Sora asked, excited.

"Yup." Aurore said, nodding. "And that's not all! Look at this wall!"

Aurore pointed to the circular part of the room, which was floor to ceiling glass from one side of the half-circle to the other, with a large door opening up to large balcony.

"Whoa, it's a big window?" Sora asked, surprised.

"Yup." Aurore said, nodding. "But you might want to wait before seeing the view. I chose this room just for you, so you'll never have to worry about being in the dark."

"For… for me?" Sora asked, blushing for the millionth time that day.

"Yeah." Aurore said, nodding. "And when it's dark outside, look what you got here."

Aurore pointed at the light switch next to Sora, which was a raising bar. "Twenty different levels of light intensity. You don't need to worry about sunlight either!"

"Oh, thank you, master!" Sora said, hugging Aurore tightly.

"Oh, no problem." Aurore said, petting her head.

"Master, I want more of that milk." Sora said, taking a gulp of milk. "This is so good…"

"Yeah, I had Lulu make it for you, since it was kind of her fault you went out into the rain."

"I see…" Sora said, her face red as she stared down at her glass. Sora turned to Aurore, her face inflamed.

"Master…" Sora whispered.

"What?" Aurore asked, frowning.

"I feel really hot now…" Sora said softly, smiling.

"What? Why?" Aurore asked, frowning.

"I don't know…" Sora said, wiggling out of the covers, slowly raising up the hem of her skirt. "I just feel so hot all of a sudden…"

"Sora…" Aurore said, backing up, a totally serious expression on his face. Then, he hit the glass wall.

Sora moved up to Aurore, and pressed her body against his, moving her hands over his body as her ear rested next to his head, her hot breath tickling his ear. "Wanna make it better?"

EoS: Oh, things are getting hot for these two!

Lauren: But they aren't going to go anywhere.

EoS: How do you know?

Lauren: Because you don't want to write sex scenes.

EoS: Well, maybe I'll write a sex scene between Aurore and Lulu.

Lauren: Do, and I'll bury you.

EoS: Oh, and I almost forgot! Today marks the first day of the Miss Moemon competition! From today until June 1st, you may vote for whomever you believe are the best female characters in my moemon stories. You have eight choices. The polling of eligible girls is on my profile. On June 1st, the top 8 will move from the nomination round to the elimination round. Remember, you have eight choices who you want to make into the nomination round, so choose wisely.