(Last Time)

"Sachiko…" Oni shaking voice breaks through the conversation.

"It's hard to stay sane in a place like this…" She looks at the silver-haired girl, "It didn't take her long to lose control"

"I will stay sane… I may be dead but that doesn't mean I'll go insane…" He walks over to Ayumi and Yoshiki who is still keeping his sister restrained. "You two, complete what you came here to do… Oni and I can't leave…"

"What if she tries to kill you?" Ayumi replies thankful but worried.

Hitoshi frowns at Ayumi and goes to put his hand on her shoulder but it goes through her body. "I'm already dead…"

"I… I forgot…" Ayumi nods and slowly lets Oni go. The moment her hands left the girl's body, Oni turns and attacks her once more. Hitoshi kicks Oni away from Ayumi as Yoshiki grabs Ayumi and they both run. He watches them leave then walks over to Oni.

"I'm sorry but… If I have to go insane in order to keep you safe… then I will…" He looks at his sister quietly.

Continued...

"Sachiko…" Oni mutters quietly.

"Hello little sister…" Sachiko walks over to the two siblings.

"What..?" Hitoshi looks at the dead child.

"I've claimed her as my own sister." She returns a glare to Hitoshi and grabs Oni's hand.

"Tch… Leave us alone." Hitoshi carefully takes Oni away from Sachiko.

"Bro...ther…" Oni says painfully, "I'm sorry… Hitoshi I'm sorry…"

"Don't be, it's alright…" He hugs her quietly, feeling her shake. "Shh… It's alright…"

"How are we going… to get out of here?" Oni looks at her brother sadly.

"No idea but we have to try…" He responds quietly, "That's what you want isn't it?" He turns to look at Sachiko only to find that she had gone. He sighs and goes towards the ladder, seeing the first five rungs had broken. "Damn… Hold on tight Oni!" He puts her on his back and she grabs onto his shirt tightly. He jumps to grab the only rung above them and starts climbing quickly. Reaching top and climbing back into the principal's office the rest of the ladder crashes to the floor of the basement. Looking down at the noise he shakes his head and walks out of the office. Hitoshi hears Oni's breathing become shallow and her grip begin to loosen. Worried, he takes her off his back and carries her in his arms. She's cold… He thinks as he starts running down the ruined halls of the school, knowing inside, that it was useless.

"Are you scared?"

"No… Don't listen to her… you have to protect her" Hitoshi tries to keep himself calm.

"I can't see anything… Hitoshi…? Why is it so dark?" Oni says weakly.

"Oni..? What's wrong..?" He looks around before coming to a stop and sets down Oni, "What more do you want monster!?"

"Calling your sister a monster? How cruel!" Sachiko's voice is mixed with Oni's.

"Don't control my sister… I'll have to kill you both!"

"Ooo You're losing control!"

"S-Shut up!.."

"Big brother's mad at us!" She laughs, her devilish laugh fused with Oni's childish voice. She stands up using Oni's physical body, "I can't feel her presence anymore. She might have died, must have been the weakest girl that ever entered this school."

"N-No, that's not true!" Hitoshi grabs his head trying to stay stable.

"I haven't felt this alive in years!" She laughs once more as Hitoshi goes to tackle her. She dodges causing the boy to slam into the classroom door. She stretches, "How sick was she before you idiots fell in here?"

"Why do you care?" He looks at her with suspicion. She just stands there waiting for an answer, "She was sick to the point of going into a coma…"

"So it was just a matter of time before she died on you!" She laughs as Hitoshi looks away from her, "Aww how sad! That's why you wanted to get her out so badly!"

"Shut up!" He throws a rock at her, but she only catches it.

"You kill me and she's gone for good."

"Damn you…"

Ayumi and Yoshiki continue down the hallway when they hear commotion coming from the way they came. Ayumi looks at Yoshiki quietly, and with silent agreement they both start running towards the noise. She continues down as she sees two figures in the darkness.

"Oni? Hitoshi?" She stops in front of them.

"Ayumi! Brother tried to kill me!" Oni cries running from Hitoshi.

"Oni? Hitoshi?"

Sachiko smirks at Hitoshi as she turns around, "Ayumi! Brother tried to kill me!" Sachiko uses Oni's voice to trick Ayumi and Yoshiki.

"No… I wouldn't do that! She took Oni's body." Hitoshi forces out as he holds his head.

"Please! Ayumi help me get out!" Sachiko continues to use Oni's voice as Ayumi picks her up.

"What did you do to her?! She's terrified!" Ayumi looks at Hitoshi with shock.

"Kill her." Hitoshi picks up a knife by one of the corpses littered in the hallway and walks towards the two girls.

"Why?! She's your sister!" Ayumi exclaims. "You've lost it!" She runs with Sachiko as Hitoshi follows. Yoshiki catches up with Ayumi as they run. Thunder sounds outside as lightening fires outside, filling the hall with white light. Yoshiki runs ahead of her and opens the doors to the outside corridor that leads to the main building.

"You can't run. There is no escape…" Hitoshi's voice echoes around them. Sachiko beings her scream in fear but is cut off.

"Get out!"

Ayumi is forced to drop the girl that was in her arms. The girl kneels down on the wet ground in front of them. "Get out! Get out! I'm not dead!"

"Sachiko come out and play…" Hitoshi walks out of the main building to face the three standing in the corridor. He looks at Ayumi who had move in front of Oni. "Move…"

"You'd kill her if I moved!" Ayumi stays in her spot.

"Then I'll just kill you with her…" He proceeds forward.

"Brother…" Oni remains on the ground, "You need to stop."

A static like image of Sachiko is fighting Oni but eventually disappears completely. Ayumi steps away from Oni as half of the child's hair turns black, "You need to stop…"

"No… You're not my sister…" A sadistic smile makes its way onto Hitoshi's face. "I will make sure no one leaves alive…"

"Hitoshi… 'I'm sorry…'"

Hitoshi looks at Ayumi then runs at her with the knife. Before he reaches her she disappears the reappears next to Oni.

"Stop this!" Oni yells trying to get through to her older brother.

"Why should I? This is fun, hearing them scream and yet… no one is here to help them…"

"Brother… you've gone insane…"

"It's beautiful isn't it?" He laughs as he looks at the knife.

"Why…?" Oni walks towards Hitoshi carefully,

"Why not?"

"You promised me…"

"Tch. Promises are long over! I can never leave, I'm already dead." He laughs again.

"You are… were alive, in my heart you were…"

"Tsk… Not anymore…"

"Brother… We're all we have left. You can't leave me. We only have each other now…" She reaches her brother.

"Oni…"

"Please come back to me…. I'm sorry…"

Hitoshi screams in frustration and grabs his head as Oni watches sadly. As his knees meet the wet pavement the wind picks up. Ayumi steps back again as Oni takes one of Hitoshi's hands. The dark energy corrupting Hitoshi dissipates as she hugs him calmly.

"Oni..?" He looks at his sister and returns the hug.

"You'll be okay."

"I can't leave…"

Ayumi turns to leave when Oni grabs the end of her shirt. "You and Yoshiki can leave now… Your friends are waiting for you..." A rift breaks reality. Ayumi looks at Oni, smiles and then follows Yoshiki back to their home.

"Goodbye Ayumi…" Hitoshi smiles quietly, "You have to go too Oni…"

"I'm not leaving."

"But you can! I can't, go."

"I can't leave…"

"Why..?"

"You're here, I have nothing back there…"

"I'll kill you, I can't control my actions here anymore."

"I'm in control... I control Sachiko now." Oni steps back from her brother, "She won't hurt anyone anymore."

"What about the other ghosts?"

"They've passed on. They're at peace now…" She says then looks down at the floor, "I'm sorry… I'm sorry I made you do that charm…"

"Don't be…" He hugs his little sister tightly.

"We really will be together forever… won't we?"

"Yeah. And that's alright… I didn't die lonely."

(A.N: Thank you for reading.)