Chapter 17: Scare at the abandoned mansion

Rima POV

It was a quiet day. The gang and I were at the park until I saw rain clouds. "It looks like it's gonna rain." said Amu.

"Yea." I said.

"I hate rain." said Yaya.

"Yea dechu." said Pepe. We sweatdropped. We were walking home until we felt raindrops, then it was a downpour. "We gotta get out of here!" I yelled because the rain was loud and there was thunder. "Over there!" yelled Nagi as he pointed to a building on a hill. We quickly ran to it until we saw the door was locked. "Now what?" asked Kusukusu. Then the door opened and we walked in. "Did you guys open the door?" asked Amu.

"No." said Kukai. "It just opened by itself."

"Well let's go." I said walking in. They followed me and the door closed behind us. "Is anyone here!" I called out to the darkness. Then dim lights appeared in the room. "Let's check to see if anyone is here." said Nagihiko. We nodded as we went in separate directions. I took the hallway on my right. It was dark. Too dark. I had to put my hand on the wall so I can make sure where I'm going. "Rima where are you?" I saw Kusukusu looking around with her amber eyes filled with confusement.

"Where are you Kusukusu?" asked Mikase.

"I'm right here. Can't you see me?"

"No it's dark. I can't see a thing?"

"I can't see you two." I said in the darkness.

"Where are you?" asked Kusukusu.

"Found her." said Mikase tugging on my arm. Kusukusu followed and bumped into me. "Rima you're safe!" She yelled happily. I quietly giggled then realized I wasn't the only one there. "Do you guys here that?" I asked.

"Here what?" asked Kusukusu.

"I hear breathing." said Mikase. Then I heard footsteps coming from behind me. Kusukusu, Mikase, and I turned around and screamed and went into darkness.

Nagihiko POV

I heard a scream not far from where I was. "Was that Rima-chan?" I asked.

"And Mikase?" asked Rhythm.

"I hope they're ok." said Temari. I noticed that she was flying a little far behind me. "Temari try to catch up!" I yelled.

"Coming!" she yelled back. Rhythm and I were walking down the hall until Temari screamed. I turned around and saw no one behind me. "Temari!?" I asked in the darkness.

"Temari where are you?" asked Rhythm. We looked around and I asked "What the hell is going on?"

Yaya POV(Same time as Rima)

Pepe-chan, Candy-chan, and I took the hallway to out left. "It's really dark." said Candy-chan.

"Yea-dechu." said Pepe-chan.

"Don't worry you two." I said. "We'll be ok."

"I hope so-dechu." said Pepe-chan.

"I want Daichi." said Candy-chan.

"And I want Kukai but don't worry." I said. "We'll see them soon." Light came on all of a sudden. "Did you guys turn the light on?" I asked scared.

"No." said Candy-chan.

"Wasn't me-dechu." said Pepe-chan. I heard fotsteps and me, Candy-chan, and Pepe-chan turned around, went into darkness and screamed.

Amu POV(Same time)

Was that Yaya? Sounds like her though. Ran, Miki, Su, Dia, and I took the halway on the second floor on the left. "Did you guys hear that?" asked Ran.

"It sounded like Candy, Pepe, and Yaya." said Dia. "This place doesn't feel right."

"I feel ya." said Miki.

"This place is scary." said Su. "Let's get out of here."

"Hold on." I said opening a door. My eyes widened as I saw a skeleton covered in cobwebs. We screamed as its head turned towards us. We ran down the hall until we were tired. "I'll have nightmares for a month." said Ran.

"Us too." said me, Miki, Su, and Dia. We opened another door and we screamed and went into darkness.

Tadase POV

I heard a scream not far from where I was. "I think that was Amu-chan." I said.

"And Miki." said Kiseki. We ran to where Amu-chan's scream came from. Turns out, there was no one there except for Amu-chan famous cross-clip, Ran-chan's pom-poms, Miki-chan's bag, Su's maid hat, and Dia-chan's headband. I picked it up and noticed I was being watched. "It's Miki's bag." said Kiseki picking up a small blue bag.

Kukai POV(Same time)

I ran down the hall with Daichi right behind me to where Yaya screamed. I didn't see anything except for Yaya's red bows, Pepe's bib, and Candy's hat. "Ok what the hell is going on?" asked Daichi as he picked up the hat and the bib.

"No idea." I said as I picked up the bows. "We better find Tadase and Fujisaki."

Nagihiko POV(Same time)

I have no idea where Temari went. I ran down a hallway and saw a little black bow, a clown hat, and a black headband. "Oh my God." I said.

"Rima, Kusukusu, and Mikase aren't here." said Rhythm as he picked up the headband.

"I'm sure they went this way." I said picking up the bow and the clown hat. "If something happens to Rima-chan, I will kick the guy's ass." I clutched the bow in my hand as I ran to the lobby with Rhythm right behind me. I saw Souma-kun and Hotori-kun there waiting for me. "Guys you won't believe it." said Souma-kun.

"Yaya-chan disappeared and you didn't find anything but her red bows." I said.

"Wow." said Souma-kun. "How did you know?"

"I only found Rima-chan's bow." I said.

"I found Amu-chan's heart clip." said Hotori-kun. We saw the Guardian Characters reveal pom-poms, a bag, a maid hat, another headband, a bib, and a neon pink hat. "The Guardian Characters too." I said.

"Let's go look for them." said Hotori-kun.

"But how?" asked Souma-kun.

"I could dress up as Nadeshiko." I said as I pulled out my emergency bag, which has girl clothes in it. I use it in case I need to be Nadeshiko or something. "Nice one Fujisaki." said Souma-kun.

"Can you turn around?" I asked as Nadeshiko.

"Yes Fujisaki-san." said Hotori-kun as he and Souma-kun turned around. (Weird right? They have to turn around when a guy changes into a girl) "Ok you can look now." I said.

"Ready Fujisaki-san?" asked Hotori-kun. I nodded as I went down an empty hallway. Since I'm a good actor, I pretended to look confused and scared. Then I heard something following me. "Hotori-kun? Souma-kun?" I asked while still as Nadeshiko. I saw something that didn't look human. Then I passed out and went into darkness.

When I woke up, I was in a dark room filled with dim lights. I looked to my right and saw Rima-chan, Amu-chan, Yaya-chan and the Guardian Characters passed out unconsious. "Rima-chan." I said in my normal voice as I let my hair down and ran towards her. I kissed her and heard a scream. I looked and saw ten to twenty spirits floating above us. "What the hell?" asked Rhythm as he got out of his hiding place.

"No boys!" the spirits yelled and screamed again, making the girls scream. I heard a loud bang as I saw Hotori-kun and Souma-kun dressed as girls. "I knew this would work." said Souma-kun.

"Why are you guys ressed like that?" I asked.

"It was Souma-kun's idea." said Hotori-kun as he took off the dress, same with Souma-kun. The spirits screamed and flew towards us. "Get out!" they yelled while throwing fireballs at us. "What the hell?" asked Souma-kun as he dodged it.

"We are the soul people." said one that was bigger than the others. I assume he's the leader. "We come to steal the souls of human females." he said.

"Why girls?" asked Hotori-kun.

"We want to wipe out the human race." said the soul leader. "Now that these three girls have stumbled upon our hideout, we will steal their souls and destroy them."

"Humans can't live without souls can they?" asked another. Our eyes widened as we ran towards the girls. "Amu-chan say something!" said Hotori-kun.

"Yaya can you hear me?" asked Souma-kun.

"Rima-chan stay with us." I said. Rima-chan's eyes pened and said "Who are you?"

"I'm Nagihiko." I said. "Your boyfriend." I looked at her eyes: they were sightless. "I know it's useless." said Rima-chan.

"What is?" I asked.

"I can't be funny." said Rima-chan. "I can't be happy." I looked to my right and saw Kusukusu and Mikase returning to their eggs. "It's impossible." said Amu-chan as Ran, Miki, Su, and Dai returned to their eggs.

"I can never be a baby or a candy maker." said Yaya-chan. "I'll just keep growing up and forget about those things." Candy and Pepe were returning to their eggs as well. "No way!" we yelled.

"Their souls are right here." said the soul leader as he showed a glass cage showing the girls' souls. "Tadase-kun!" yelled Amu-chan's.

"Kukai!" yelled Yaya-chan's.

"Nagi!" yelled Rima-chan's.

"That's it." said Souma-kun. "Screw you soul leader."

"We want our girls back." I said.

"And you're not gonna stop us." said Hotori-kun.

Atashi no kokoro UNLOCK

Chara Nani: Plainum Royal

Chara Nani: Beat Jumper

Chara Nani: Sky Jack

"Attack!" yelled the soul leader as the spirits flew towards us in high speed. "Let's go." I said.

Blaze Shoot

Holy Crown

Golde Victory Shoot

When the spirits were out cold, we went over to the cage. "You still have me to deal with." said the soul leader while smirking. He broke the cage, making the souls fly everywhere trying to find their owners. "What the hell?" asked Souma-kun.

"Let's go." said Rima-chan's soul.

Atashi no Kokoro UNLOCK

Chara Nani: Clown Drop

Chara Nani: Dear Baby

Chara Nani: Amulet Spade

When the hell can the Character Transform when they're just souls? Never mind that, but still. Hotori-kun, Souma-kun, and I stared. "Rima do it!" yelled Amu-chan's soul.

Tightrope Dancer

The soul leader was trapped. "Yaya your turn!" yelled Rima-chan's soul.

New Special Attack: Merry Merry

The soul leader then fell asleep and Amu-chan used open heart, making it turn into a purified heart's egg, same with the other spirits. "Thanks boys." said the girls' souls before they went back to their own bodies. Then the room went dark. Dim lights appeared and I saw that the girls were still unconsious and the Guardian Characters were still in their eggs. "Let's get the hell outta here." said Souma-kun carrying Yaya-chan on his back. I carried Rima-chan bridal style and put her Guardian eggs in my bag. When we got out of that scaryass mansion, we saw that the sun was out.

"What the hell just happened?" asked a voice. I looked and saw that Amu-chan was awake then started blushing when she realized she was in Hotori-kun's arms.

"I can't remember a thing." said another voice. Yaya-chan was looking around confused.

"Nagi can you explain what happened?" asked Rima-chan as she looked up at me.

"Thank God you guys are ok." said Souma-kun.

"Kukai what happened?" asked Yaya-chan.

"Don't worry." I said. "We'll explain." We headed for the park.

Me: Oh my fucking God that was weird. Turns out, the soul leader and spirits were actually X eggs who hated the human race. Stay tuned for Chapter 18: A Valentine's Day short.