~Rooster~

Naoki had just gotten his stuff all to Madoka’s apartment when he received a call on his (old and crappy) cell phone. Noticing the caller I.D., he knew it was from the main house. Knowing that he couldn’t ignore the call, he answered and listened. “Oy, Madoka! I got a call from the main house. They said that ‘god’ called a meeting for all of us to attend. It’s not an option…”
He hung up and frowned. For a meeting that everyone was required to attend…What was that supposed to be about?”

~Snake~

Madoka walked into the room that Naoki would be living in. “Really? I wonder why…I hope it’s nothing serious, like our freedom being taken away after all…” He shuddered and clutched the bottom of his shirt with his hands. “I-I don’t want to go back. Kanayuki-sama is so scary…”
Madoka frowned and pursed his lips when Naoki started laughing. “Why are you laughing?! It’s not funny! It’s true!” He protested bitterly. “He’s very cold and harsh and he treats us all like objects; like we’re his possessions!”
“I suppose that’s true,” was the somber reply. “But it’s not like we can do anything about it.”
“But the curse was broken before, right? How do you know that it can’t happen again?” Madoka asked quietly, his gray eyes shining with hope. “Maybe we can be free!”
“Madoka, I don’t mean to be cruel or anything, but you’re being too optimistic. It might have gone, but it came back. If we get rid of it by some miraculous way, how do we know that it won’t come back?” Naoki countered, his gaze darkening as he eyed Madoka slowly.
Madoka looked at the ground, his hope cracking a little. “I suppose you’re right.”
Naoki sighed and walked over to pat the black-haired teen on the shoulder. “Let’s just go and get this over with, okay?”
Madoka nodded and followed Naoki out the front door.