(Naruto World)
"Who are you?"
"Eep!"
There was a string of silence.
"I can see you, if you didn't know."
"Oh, I did, I was just hoping that you'd conveniently forget--"
"Get out of there, if you value your life."
"O_O!!"
PheonixFox stood up at once and faced Neji Hyuga head on. "Ah! I didn't know you were here! What a coincidence!"
"Of course you did. You've been crouching there for a good 10 minutes."
She paused. "Okay, you're right, so I'm here because you're here. I have my reasons, however~!"
"And that is?"
PheonixFox gave a malicious grin. "This is a kidnapping!!"
Meanwhile, a similar situation was taking place.
"Who are you?"
"Lucifer."
"What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to kidnap you."
"I'm not going."
"If you come willingly, it won't be a kidnapping."
"Then lead the way."
Who knew Gaara was so gullible?
(HOME)
Higuchi's whisper to Hiei had not fallen on deaf ears. Sometime later on, Kurama stood up and headed for the door.
Hiei looked up. "Where are you off to?"
He smiled. "To see if this place has a garden."
"Blah."
"Sounds...out-doorsy..." Higuchi said with a shudder.
"And too happy," added Nekozawa.
Kayashima raised one hand. "May I join you..?"
Kurama nodded. "There's no harm in it, I suppose."
Closing the book no one had seen him get in the first place, Kayashima got up off of his own bed and followed Kurama out.
After a moment, Hao stood to go with them as well.
(Naruto World)
PheonixFox now was sitting on top of Neji, who was of course wrapped in one of the universe's strongest elements, duct tape, when another figure appeared from among the trees.
Shikamaru Nara lifted an eyebrow. "Neji Hyuga? And..?"
"PheonixFox!" PheonixFox sang. "I actually came for you, too."
Shikamaru looked depressed. "You're not going to tie me up too, are you?"
"Not if you want to walk."
"I didn't get any choice," Neji growled. "Why's he different?"
"Because you wouldn't have come. You're too cynical."
Lucifer and Gaara, both null expressions on their faces, approached the small tea shop leisurely, and Lucifer stopped just short of the roof. "Itachi."
The lone customer, wearing a flat cone-shaped straw hat and a black robe with red clouds, paused in his sip, and finally placed the cup down on the table. "Who's asking." It didn't even sound like a question.
"This is Lucifer. I'm here to request you come with me to my master."
"Then tell him that I'm not interested." He picked back up the tea and sipped again.
Lucifer shook his head. "It's not optional, I'm afraid, Itachi. This is bigger than you believe."
"I don't care how pompous your master thinks he is. I have no reason to heed him. Now leave. This is your only warning."
Again, Lucifer shook his head, and brought out his own, ever-handy roll of duct tape. "Looks like it goes this way yet again," he said.
(HOME)
"Where are we REALLY going?" Kayashima asked.
Kurama glanced at him as they walked down the hall. "Ever since our first morning here, both Hiei and Higuchi have been acting strangely. I want to find out why."
"It doesn't sound so interesting to me," Hao said simply.
Kurama smiled. "Then why did you join us?"
Hao didn't answer, but instead dug into his pocket and brought out one of the papers he'd swiped. Wordlessly, as they walked, he read it. Kayashima gave it no interest, but Kurama asked. "What are those, Hao?"
Hao shrugged. "Papers."
"I see."
They found themselves in the hallway where the darkness room had been, and to their surprise the door had disappeared.
"Now that's not creepy," Kayashima said.
Hao shrugged. "After what's happened so far? I'm not surprised."
"I can't say I am, neither," Kurama agreed, and passed the blank span of wall without another glance, until the reached the two-way turn. He glanced down the direction PheonixFox had zipped down earlier. "It was in this direction, somewhere. Now, where to start?"
"I don't feel anything behind any of the doors, actually," said Hao, flipping the paper he was reading over. "But that was how it was with that other room as well. The moment the door is shut, it's a mystery."
Kurama nodded. "Which means we'll have to check them all one at a time."
Kayashima nodded, and headed for the first one. "Let's see what we find," he said, and opened the door.
