A.N.- Typing cause I feel like it ovo

Disclaimer: KHR is not mine o3o

"I think we're lost," Crystal said aloud.

"No really?" Jasmine sarcastically retorted.

*FLASHBACK OF A FEW MOMENTS AGO…*

"So, where do we go now guys?" Esa asked as she and the rest of the group walked, "There are so many routes from here on out and it's not like we can split up again." From behind, Esa felt the stare that Rai had been giving her since they left the pool. Scowling, Esa eyed Rai and muttered, "Well maybe we can ditch one person…"

From behind, Rai gave a lopsided grin. "Aw, don't be like that Esa-chan. Remember, we're all in this together~!"

Ignoring Rai's comment, Esa turned to the others. "So anyone want to lead the way?"

"How about you Esa?"

"Errm…sure, I guess I can try and lead the way…"

Ten Minutes Later…

"We're at the same place we started…"Jasmine said looking around.

"I think we somehow went around in a full circle Esa…"Selina said.

"Hmph, then why don't you try leading the way?"

Uncertainly, Selina shrugged and said, "Sure."

Another Ten Minutes Later…

"Isn't this the same place we started? "Crystal unhelpfully pointed out.

"Yup," Rai said.

"See, it's not easy to navigate down here," Esa pointed out. Selina sighed and gave a shrug.

"Hey, let me try leading this time!" Rai enthusiastically volunteered. And so Rai lead the way.

"Um Rai, I think we're back to where we stared," Selina said after a while.

"Oh." Rai turned to Jasmine. "Well, your turn."

"Heh?" Jasmine was about to refused, but in the end, Esa convinced her to lead. And so…

"I'm starting to think that there's no way out of here," Jasmine muttered, after yet again, returning to their original starting point.

"Ugh, you guys suck at leading the way," Crystal said in annoyance.

Jasmine glared at her. "Then why don't YOU try leading the way?"

"Fine."

*END FLASHBACK*

"Well if you look on the bright side," Rai said, "instead of returning to the same place, we're lost!"

Everyone simultaneously turned to glare at Rai. "I see no bright side present," Esa said flatly. I don't think my world will ever be bright with you in it anyways.

"Well maybe if we keep walking we'll find a way out…" Rai suggested.

Everyone shrugged and just walked on as Rai had suggested. Walking down the corridor once more, the group sulkily looked around for a way out. For a while it was silent as everyone scanned the area in hopes of finding an exit. Then suddenly out of the silence, Crystal pointed and exclaimed, "Hey guys look! It's a door!" Everyone turned their heads towards the direction Crystal pointed towards. Indeed, at the end of one corridor, on the right side, was a plain metal door. As everyone started walking towards the door, Crystal ran ahead and placed a hand on the knob. When everyone had caught up to her, she slowly turned the knob and opened the door. Crystal, as well as everyone else, poked their heads in through the doorway.

"…What the heck," said Crystal as she saw the scene in front of her. In the center of the room sat Ryo, cross-legged, munching on a granola bar and staring off into space. Behind Ryo was Darke, sipping on a bottle of water and stretching out his limbs. Darke's goggles, as well as his scarf, were still on.

Does that guy Darke wear those goggles and that scarf 24/7? Crystal privately thought.

"What are you guys doing here?" Selina questioned. "Did you guys just wake up?"

Darke and Ryo remained silent and unresponsive. Without any indication of speaking anytime soon, they continued to ignore the group.

"Oi, answer the question," Crystal said with slight impatience.

Darke stayed silent. Ryo on the other hand blankly looked up and said, "Mushroom…"

Crystal blinked. "Eh what?"

"Crystal-chan is a mushroom," Ryo mumbled without looking at Crystal.

Crystal cocked her head in confusion as she tried to decode this strange boy's message.

"I think he was referring to your hair Crystal," Selina whispered, trying to keep the comment non-offending.

Crystal twitched. Little brat…My hair does not look like a mushroom!

All of a sudden, everyone began to ask questions all at once. Some people asked nicely while others asked demandingly. Everyone waited for a reply or an answer from Darke or Ryo, but the two people continued to stay silent.

"Ugh," Crystal growled in annoyance, "Can't you two say something at least!?"

Ryo turned and looked at Crystal. "Something," Ryo said with a blank expression.

"Oh you little—"Crystal said with a suppressed snarl.

"Stop all your bickering," Darke cut in suddenly with a cool edge, "It's annoying."

Everyone immediately stopped talking as Darke spoke those words. Darke held a strong, commanding, yet independent aura. Everyone seemed to have notice this, or at least partly…except for Rai.

"C'mon, don't be like that Darke-kun~" Rai said while walking towards Darke. When he got next to Darke, he sat down and put an arm around Darke's shoulder. "We're all in the same boat, so let's get along—"

Darke shoved Rai away from him while saying in a dangerously calm voice, "Get off of me." Standing up, Darke walked towards the door. Esa, Jasmine, Crystal, and Selina parted to let him through. Darke walked out into the corridor, stopped, then turned his head towards Ryo. Ryo expressionlessly stared back up at Darke and then stood up. Ryo too, went out the door to follow Darke. In silent agreement, Esa and the others followed Darke's lead as well. As the group silently walked down the hallway, a gap grew between Darke and Ryo, and the rest of the group. In the back, Crystal walked with a scowl on her face. Turning to Selina, Crystal whispered, "I'm not liking that guy Darke. All he does is ignore people and stay silent."

"Mmm…" Selina quietly replied with a shrug.

Continuing to walk, Crystal fumed in her own mind. Who does this guy think he is? Darke…that guy won't answer a single question! Can't he see that he's being annoying and rude! Seriously, what's his problem? And that little boy Ryo…he's annoying too. Anyways, why does that kid even listen to that guy? Unable to contain her impatience, annoyance, and curiosity any longer, Crystal raised her voice and directly asked Darke, "Where are we going Darke? Do you even know where to go?"

Darke stayed silent as he moved through the corridor. He and Ryo didn't even glance at the questioner.

Crystal, annoyed that she was being ignored, said, "Hey! Did you even hear me?! Well, I'm pretty sure you did, so answer my question!"

Everyone, though they didn't voice it, was curious of their destination as well. In the front, Darke stopped walking and sharply turned around to face Crystal. "We're going to the exit Crystal. Ryo and I had already found an exit long before you and the others had arrived. The only reason we stayed back was to take a rest. Now be quiet if you're going to follow," Darke coolly said. His expression, unfortunately, could not be seen through the scarf and the goggles.

"I'll stay quiet if I want to," Crystal said defiantly, puffing out her sheeks. She was still annoyed with Darke. "Why don't you stop being so silent about everything and tell us the important facts!"

"I'll say what needs to be said in times of need," Darke answered back, "No one asked you to tag along so don't complain."

"W-well, if you know where the exit is then no duh I'll be going to the same place!" Crystal stammered.

"Oh?" Darke said with a half-smirked, half-purred. Then he turned back around and continued walking.

Crystal, slightly red in the face, walked with a glare. After several more minutes of walking, the group arrived at a single red door marked EXIT. Darke placed his hand on the knob, turned it, and pushed the door open. Darke and the rest of the group then entered into an enormous room. The first thing you would recognize about this room was the size. The second thing you would notice about this room was its interior design. The enormous room the group had walked into looked like a cross between a checker board, the game 'Candyland', and a kid's coloring book. The floor of this enormous room was tiled with the colors of the rainbow, while the walls and ceiling were splotched with multiple neon colors. In the center of the room was a giant present box that looked about eight feet tall. The present itself was orange with pink ribbons, topped off with a golden bow. Near the bottom of the present was a door that had four locks. All around the room were random things too, such as: a giant non-edible lollipop, a row of dolls on a shelf, weapons, balls, balloons, oversized pencils…

"What the heck is this?" Crystal exclaimed.

"Argh," Jasmine mumbled in annoyance, "the neon splotches and checkered floor are irritating my eyes." Taking off her glasses for a moment, she rubbed her eyes.

"Whoever designed this place has a bad taste in choosing colors," Esa muttered, wrinkling her nose.

"What is this suppose to be?" Selina questioned, "It seems as if this room was created for a purpose…"

"Woah," Rai said, looking around. Rai curiously looked around to see all the features of the room. Unable to see everything, Rai stepped forward onto the tiled floor to have a better look.

"Watch out baka!" Esa yelled while pulling Rai back with his shirt collar.

Rai fell backwards and began to cough. "Ow, Esa-chan, you know, you didn't have to choke me."

"Well, you were about to become a shishkabob," Esa said, "Just look where you were standing and see what's there!"

Rai looked over at the green tile that he had just been standing on. On it were several snakes slithering around. Everyone took a step back.

"How the heck did those get there?" Jasmine questioned incredulously.

"I don't really know," Esa muttered, "They just slithered out of nowhere…"

"Yay!" Rai suddenly said out of nowhere, "Esa-chan saved my life!"

"What?" Esa said, confused.

"That's why you saved me, isn't it?" Rai happily said, "You cared about my safety, so you saved me! Could this be true love?"

Esa made a face and retorted, "The only reason I saved you was so that I wouldn't have to lug around your injured/unconscious/dead body. Plus, this isn't 'true love'; it's more like if I'm happy, then you'll be alive." Esa turned away.

"And where did that random statement 'Could this be true love?' come from? If he was joking, he seriously has bad timing," Esa muttered to herself.

"Love you too Esa-chan," Rai cooed with a laugh.

Esa gave Rai her best glare and muttered, "Maybe I should've just left you there."

Cutting into Esa's muttering, Selina said, "There seems to be booby-traps around here…that's what I think anyways. Let me test my theory." Rummaging through her pocket, Selina pulled out several candies. Picking one up, Selina tossed it onto the indigo tile, three tile rows away. Immediately, knives whizzed through the air from somewhere and skewered the piece of candy.

"Woah!" Esa exclaimed, "That thing was shishkabobbed. Cool."

"Uh yeah. Well, I don't think it'd be so 'cool' to you if you were the candy Esa," Jasmine remarked.

"Meh," Esa replied.

"Oh hey guys come over here and look at this!" Rai shouted from several feet away. Everyone walked towards Rai and looked at what he was pointing at.

"Huh, it looks like directions engraved onto the floor," Selina said. Everyone buzzed with conversation as they looked and read through the directions engraved on the ground. In the end though, Darke, Ryo, and Selina remained around the engraved ground (while the others observed the area) as they contemplated the possible meanings behind them. After a few more minutes of talking, the three stood up, and Selina said, "Hey guys, I think I know how to get through this trap…"

Hm, was this chapter well constructed? o-o? Review and tell me please XD