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It was beautiful outside. Spring was definitely coming. The birds had begun to chirp, squirrels played "King of the Hill" along power lines, the breeze blew the now growing leaves of trees, finally covering the naked bark after a cold winter. It was the perfect day. Though, as Riku sat in his class, staring out the window, the Spring afternoon was the last thing on his mind. What he was concerned about was what he had experienced last night...

He exited the arcade, removing his phone from his pocket. 11:56 p.m. Shit, his mom was going to kill him. He was supposed to be home an hour ago, but he had become so caught up playing games that he completely forgot about it. He sighed, placing his phone back in his pocket and jogging towards his car. He was screwed and he knew it. Hopefully, he could talk his way out of it like he usually did. He opened the door to his car, turned the key in the ignition, and the engine roared to life. It was a nice car. A pure black 2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse. It was his birthday present when he had turned 18 five months ago. He looked as a couple walked past his car, holding hands. He bent down in the car, looking down at the iPod docked on the console and flipping through his library via the small device's touch screen. He found what he wanted after a while; a band called Deluhi. One of his favorites. The metal began to fill his car, the muffled double bass drum being audible even outside the car. As he sat back up straight, his eyes widened.

Where the couple had stood moments ago now stood two coffins. He quickly jumped out of his car to investigate, pausing his music and removing the keys. The sky around him had turned a deep emerald green, the clouds turning black. What the hell was going on? Was this a nightmare? Though, this was the least terrifying thing that happened. No, he had yet to see the full extent. He turned to his left, looking at the arcade to see a large tower looming over the city. He stumbled backwards, tripping over himself and landing on the ground. What was happening. He stood back up, quickly jumping into his car. It felt like ten minutes had passed, but the clock still read 12:00 a.m. Though, the unexplainable phenomenon did not end there. In the rear view mirror, he saw his own reflection. His eyes glowed an intense red and, what were those on his back? Wings?

He shook his head, jumping out of the car. He was an avid fan of horror movies, so he began to treat this like one, him starring as the main character. He sighed, looking around him. All he could really do was investigate this odd tower in front of him. He approached it, cautiously opening the doors. Inside, the place looked like a mansion. The floors were pure black marble tile with a burgundy carpet leading straight from the door to the only thing in the room: A large black marble staircase leading up into a black abyss. He gulped, praying that the red eyes and wings would mean that he had been granted some sort of power. Managing to suppress his fear, he placed one foot on the steps, slowly climbing.

The room upstairs was quite dark, though he could still see. It looked like a labyrinth. Off in the distance, he heard an odd wiggling noise. What was it? It sounded like a slurping sound, sort of like lips smacking. He leaned forward, attempting to see through the dark better. A dark figure lurched into view, looking like an amorphous blob of shadow. Though, when it got close enough to him to see, his eyes widened. It was, unmistakeably, a ghost from Pac Man. Though, the thing had a demon-like face. Large jaws revealed menacing teeth dripping with saliva as the thing breathed in a raspy manner. He panicked, falling backwards once again, his hand bumping into something. He looked down on the ground to see two handguns sitting right next to him. Somehow, he knew what to do.

"Persona." He whispered, bringing one of the guns to his chin, pulling the trigger. A large and demonic creature appeared in front of him. Though, he knew that this creature wouldn't harm him. He wasn't afraid. The creature felt like...a part of him. The thing chuckled, holding out its arm. A column of ice rose around the Pac Man ghost, freezing it. As the creature before him closed its hand, the column shattered, shattering the ghost with it. It turned, looked back at Riku, and smiled before disappearing.

The bell rang, snapping him from his daydream. He grabbed his messenger bag, slung it over him, and exited the class, heading to hang out at the park which was right next to the school. He needed a bit more time to reflect before he did anything, though he'd definitely be hitting the library later. He removed his iPod from his back, placing the earbuds in his ears and turning on the same music he had that night, making the memories that much more vivid.

She could feel it, spring was just around the corner. The rays of sun shining down on her from outside warmed her skin. It was still cool, but better than the freezing temperatures they had during the winter. Roux thought winter would never end. She wasn't one for the cold. Heat, summer and warmth were the only things that concerned and with the breaking of the snow, and the growing of the leaves she knew that warmth was just around the corner. But last night she witnessed something that chilled her to her very soul, something that had begun to play through her head over and over since she got home last night.

She wondered if she could bribe her way of getting out her parents lecture for being late. She smiled, trying to figure out what she would say. In the end though she just gave up. She couldn't stop herself from getting the midnight release of a game she had been dying to get for the last several months. She had pre-ordered it months ago and now stood in line, it slowly inching forward every couple of minutes. Behind her people groaned impatiently, and urged the line to move faster.Roux payed them no mind. They should of got here earlier if they were going to do all that complaining. 11:58, and she was finally up at the counter. Immediately the young man knew what she wanted and reached below the counter, bringing out the case of game with a young woman and man on it, the man brandishing a sword and the woman a pair of pistols. She grinned and handed the man her money before stuffing the game into her bag and racing out of the shop.

She arrived at her motorcycle, a Ducati Monster 696 her father had bought her so she could get around easier. She would be back at the arcade in a couple of minutes. She paid no attention to the line that had now grown quiet as she ran a few fingers through her fiery red hair with lighter all most white strands mixed in here and there. That was when it hit her. Her hazel eyes turned back towards the line and instead all she saw were large black coffins. She swallowed hard and got off of her bike. She made her way over to one and touched it. The sound echoed around her, and she twirled around on her heels and found that the streets were a strange shade of green, and black mist played at her feet. Roux swallowed hard and made her way back over to her motorcycle. She slammed on her helmet and revved the engine, the sound of it echoing around.

She sped away from the game store, and made a left. That's when she saw it. A large spiraling tower that seemed to rise infintely into the night sky. She shivered. Wasn't that were the arcade was? She knew the answer and lowering herself closer to the bike she sped off in the direction of the arcade. She arrived a few minutes later, and quickly hopped off her bike. The arcade was no more as she entered the tower. Her mind was a jumble of questions, one of them being why she decided to enter this place? But she knew the answer, this tower held answers. The answers to what was happening to her right now. She made her way along the burgundy carpet and climbed the stairs, entering the labrynth that was the tower. Her hazel eyes fell on a young man with black hair, well only in the front, the sides were grey and the back was allmost white. Small black wings to protruded from his back. Before him a blob stood before, squelching noises coming from it. He held a gun in his hand, and as she moved towards him he pressed it to his chin. A chill ran through her spine as she tried to stop him, but instead the boy spoke and pulled the trigger. "Persona."

A creature appeared and with a devious laugh destroyed the inhuman glob that was about to attack the boy with ice. Roux backed away, unsure of what she had just seen. Her body told her to get away and that was what she did, drifting into the shadows that surrounded her, she soon lost sight of the boy. But as she did so, the sound of bones rattling together echoed in her ears. She whirled around and saw just that, and she swallowed hard.

Her entire body shook as she turned around to find a skeletal like creature standing just a few feet away from her. Energy exuded from the creature, and she backed away, terrified of it's power. The creature swung it's sword, pointing it directly at Roux. She glared back, a strange warmth touching her heart. And it was thens he knew what to do. She touched the large red gem that hung from her necklace and said his name. "Sinistre."

Flames shot out from the necklace and a shaman like creature stood before her, silver staff in one hand and a ball of fire in the other. It stood before her, unwavering and then without a sound, swung his staff and fire erupted upon the creature that once stood before her. It melted away and Sinistre turned to her and bowed. Roux returned the bow. Sinistre wasn't going to hurt her, that much she knew. And then just like that, he was gone, returning to the gem that hung around her neck.

Even now as she walked down the halls to get some fresh air, her fingers gently touched the crystal that was even now slightly warm to the touch. She soon found herself leaving the school behind and heading to the park. It would be nice and quiet there, and she would be able to gather her thoughts. She arrived and decided to walk the trail, the events of last night playing through her once again.

Tiala looked at the board somewhat absentmindedly. Her teacher was going on about something or another. Tiala really couldn't follow her. She hadn't been paying enough attention to the lesson to really be able to jump into the topic that her teacher was covering. She yawned somewhat silently before starting to lay her head on the desk. She was already alseep before her head laid upon it. Around her, the world faded and the slight talking of her teacher faded with it, going softer and softer until it was no more.

Tiala's eyes opened. She stood in the middle of a large darkish room. It was dark and the only light seemed to come from the other end of the room. Strange marble pillars seemed to stand tall in a line, seperating her from the other side of the building. Stairs on both side of the room seemed to lead deeper into the building. In the darkness... the building seemed to go on forever. She sighed and decided to go torwards the light at the end. Thats when she noticed a shadowy figure in front of it. A Pacman Ghost.

Though it was evil looking. As if..... corrupted... well.... more corrupted than what the video game made it to be. She ducked to the side, hiding herself from view. She wanted nothing to do with no Pacman Ghost demon things or whatever. This had to be just a dream. Pacman was a videogame ... not a real monster ghost producer or something. She almost yelped. She was afraid that thing would find her and eat her..... or worse. She then heard a whisper. "Persona"

She saw a boy.... He had red eyes and little black wings but, she didn't feel a fear like she did with the ghost. She watched as the "Persona" hit the Pacman Ghost with ice and destroyed the Ghost. She smiled, relieved to have been saved. She tried to reach out to tug on his sleeve but, he turned and walked away, leaving her there with her hand outstreched. She withdrew her hand and scrambled after him, as quiet as a mouse.

She lost him moments later in the darkness. She almost sat down and cried. Why hadn't she spoke up? Maybe he would of gotten her out of here. She shook visable and wrapped her arms around herself and began to walk forward. She was downstairs now but, she didn't see a entance or exit to this place. Maybe she needed to turn around but, she couldn't decide. She then heard it.

It sounded like the rattle of bones but, also, like a low laughter. She tuned and saw it. A Legend of Zelda skeleton. She nearly shit herself. It was coming closer and closer, holding it's sword high. It was ready to cut her down but then... she felt... odd. She looked down to see a whip in her hand. She was confused. When had she got a whip? How would she... and then out of nowhere she pulled a card out of her pocket. She wasn't being controlled, she knew she was doing all of it but, she couldn't figure out how she knew to do it.

She threw the card up and lashed out her whip. It went around the card, crumbling it. The skeleton jumped. It sword was high and Tiala was low. This wasn't going to end well. "B...Ba... BANG ON!" She almost screamed. A flash of light illuminated the room as the card distinigrated. A large clang reverberated among the room. The skeleton flew back atleast 10 feet. It's sword landed between it's rib cage. The skeleton quickly grabbed it and pulled it out before getting up.

Tiala half laid sat on the floor looking up at the beautiful woman angel who stood infront of her, sword and shield shining among the dark room. She had never before seen anything like this in her life. She wondered why this would be in a card that she kept..... The angel raised her sword and a beam of ligh engulfed the skeleton, destroying it. Tiala sighed a deep sigh of relief however, the angel wasn't gone. Instead it looked down at Tiala and....

The bell rang interupting her sleep. She rubbed her eyes, grabbed her backpack, and headed out. Her school was right across from a highschool so, she knew that traffic was gonna be just as bad as it was everyday. She made sure to call her mom to get her to pick her up a little bit away from the school so that they could avoid the traffic. She then saw him as she went out of the middle school gate. It was him.... the boy..... but, he looked normal. She wanted to meet him... but... she was afraid. Once again she tried to follow him... as quiet as a mouse.

He sighed, staring up at the sky. It was a beautiful day out. Though he wasn't much of an outdoor person, he did like going outside occasionally just to stroll around, listening to his music and reflecting on things. Though, sitting on the school grounds made it rather depression. Sure, he liked school, but only because it was a place where he could see his friends every day. Other than that, he didn't want to have to be near this wretched place for a moment longer than he needed. He stood up and began to walk away, but was confronted by some friends. "Hey, Riku! We're going to the mall today. You comin'?"

Riku shook his head. "Nah, I'm just gonna go chill today. Text me or something." He mentally kicked himself in the head after that last sentence, knowing that his phone would now explode from the mass amounts of texts he was going to get. Why did he say that? He hated texting. He sighed and walked down to the park quickly. He followed a small trail. He noticed a girl from his graduating class, but not his actual classroom. Deciding today was the day to strike up a new friendship, he approached her, walking alongside her and turning down his music just enough to hear the outside world. "Roux Reve, right?" He asked casually having heard her name many times before around the school.

Roux closed her eyes and slid her hands deeper into her pockets as she meandered down the path. She loved the outdoors, especially during the spring and summer seasons. Everything was coming back to life after a lifeless winter. She found that aspect to be exhilarating, almost as exhilarating as the game she was playing until the wee hours of the morning. She was surprised that she hadn't fallen asleep in her classes today. Idly her cellphone vibrated in her pocket. She reached in her pocket and fished it out to find that it was a message from her mother, telling her that she needed to come home on time tonight. Roux scratched the back of her head, unsure if she would be able to keep her promise to her mother.

As she returned her phone to her pocket, she was brought out of her thoughts by a voice. "Roux Reve, right?"

"At your service," Roux said with a grin as she turned to see the boy that had walked up beside her. Immediately her eyes fell on a boy from her graduating class. She heard his name a bit around school and at the arcade, but never talked to him. But something was bugging her as she looked at him, as if she were forgetting one important thing. And then it hit her, this was the boy that she had seen last night. His wings were gone, but she was sure that it was him. She swallowed hard, sliding her hands deeper into her pockets.

"And you're Riku Tensei," she said calmly, "How's your day going? Enjoying the weather I see."

Roux looked him up and down for a moment before she fully calmed down. She wasn't one to lose her nerves over something like this. If she wanted answers then she would simply have to ask the question. But what if it had all been a dream? She frowned it wasn't a dream, that much as she was sure of. The jewel that held Sinistre still hung around her neck.

"Hey, did something odd happen to you around midnight last night?" she asked with all seriousness. Her mind returned to the coffins and the tower rising into the sky, and she hoped that it wasn't just all a dream.

Tiala went from tree to tree hiding and stalking the older boy whom she had seen the other night. She heard his say something to a group of kids but, she wasn't yet close enough to make out what it was. She hurrried forward so that she could get closer. She was lucky as he hadn't seen her. She smiled as she got closer but, then her smile turned into a frown as she saw him meet another woman. Is this...... his girlfriend? Strangely she felt angry and upset at the smae time. She didn't really understand why she was upset but, she defiantely knew that she was. That changed when he spoke. Obviously, he didn't know her. She sighed relieved. She looked out from behind the tree again, watching them. She could hear the conversation but, it seemed... inconvient. As if they had just met and yet, they seemed to know eachother or atleast the other girl knew him. She could see her face from here but, only the back of the boy's head. Her facial expression seemed shock to see him. She again was jealous. How could that girl know him and yet not know him? Though she was oddly happy. She had found out the boy's name. Riku Tensei. She smiled as it burned itself into her memorys.Then the girl asked him about last night. She hid against the tree once more, not looking at them Could it be that she had been there too? She needed to know what was going on and why this girl knew Riku. She didn't want to show herself yet. Wayyyy to scary to do.

Boris walked out of school a few minutes later than most of the students. The reason for it was that his family had only migrated to Japan recently, so he had to stay later to be tutored in Japanese. However, his tutor had to leave for some reason or another, so he got to go home early. Boris yawned, he was tired, but had done nothing the night before, in fact he had passed out early, but he couldn't help but feel he missed something. As he made his way home, he cut through the park and noticed a group of 2 + 1. A very young girl was stalking an older guy and girl equal in age to the guy. Curious, Boris walked up behind the girl, tapped her shoulder and inquired in a hushed tone, "What'cha up to? Nothing rude I hope?"

A certain bewildered expression appeared on the girl's face, almost as if he had done something wrong. He stared back in a peculiar manner before she spoke, making idle conversation about the weather. He placed his hands in his pockets and looked up at the sky. "Nah, I really wish it would rain." Smiling, he turned his head back to Roux. "I love storms." Though, her next question perplexed him. Had she seen what he had seen last night as well? Had she been a part of...The Dark Hour? He scratched his head nervously. "What are you talking about." He laughed a bit to cover up his nervous voice, though it was clear that he was hiding something. "I was just at the arcade playing games." His eyes widened as he realized the information he had just given away completely on accident, basically admitting to everything.

Roux looked up at the sky as well. She hated storms, in all reality, they were one of the only things that truly terrified her. She didn't know what it was that bothered her so much, but when it started to pour, she would lock herself away in her room and drown out the noise with her music. It worked, well most of the time it did. "I hate storms." she muttered under her breath, before looking back over at Riku, as he answered his next question. She raised an eyebrow at his answers, making a snickering sound as he spoke.

So he's playing dumb. Who does he think he's talking too? I know I saw him there yesterday, Roux thought to herself, crossing her arms and glaring and Riku.

That wasn't the answer she was looking for, but in the end he admitted being there by saying that he was at the arcade last night. Roux couldn't help but grin as her theory was proven. It hadn't been a dream and Riku had been there.

"You can stop lying now. I saw you in the tower, and I saw what you did. So either you're going to be truthful or this conversation is going to end," Roux said bluntly. She uncrossed her arms and slid them back into the pockets of her jacket. She was dreading asking the question that had been bugging her since she arrived at school today. Ever since she woke up this morning, it was if she had been counting down the hours until midnight, and she wondered if that strange...Dark Hour, would once again appear. She could picture the spiraling tower now, standing where the arcade once was. She shuddered.

"It's going to happen again tonight, isn't it?" she questioned, her voice barely above a whisper. Deep down, something told her that she all ready knew the answer to the question. The fact that the necklace was around her neck and it was warm, told her that it would appear once again, and she would once again summon Sinistre to protect her.

The hair on the back of Tiala's neck stood straight up as she yelped and turned torward the man who had tapped her shoulder. Immediatly, She began backing up and trying to make a excuse but, it didn't seem to really work out because she was speaking so fast. "iwasjustlookingatthistreeehereforfossilstoaoldcaveandisawthetwopeoplehereand..." She then hit something. Hard. She had backed rightinto the very person she had been stalking. She stubled a bit before spinning and landing on her bum, looking up at Riku. She blushed as she looked up at him. Her eyes welled up with tears. She had gotten caught AND she had accidently run into him instead of running away from him. She didn't know what to do. What if he thought she was annoying? What if he didn't like her? What if he got mad at her? "I....I..." She choked back a sob and then suddenly looked down so that her hair would cover her eyes. She didn't want to cry in front of everyone, she really didn't and yet,she could feel the tears on the verge of flowing.

Boris stood in shock as the younger girl became startled, started speaking at the speed of light, and began walking backwards, paying no attention to where she was going. From there, it only went down hill. The recently spooked girl back right into the people she was eaves dropping on. Boris winced as she stumbled around, did an about face and fell backwards. Believing nothing good could come about if he left the situation alone, Boris walked out into the open and said, "Sorry, I can't help but think this is my fault. My name is Boris Volkov, that way you know what to yell." Judging from the looks on their faces they had caught them it what might be an important moment, like the little girl wasn't the only one caught. Ignoring it, Boris knelt down on one knee and looked at the younger girl as he said, "I'm sorry I scared you. Would you like me to help you up?"

Roux called him out, catching his bluff. She mentioned even seeing him in the tower the previous night. How had she seen him but he hadn't seen her? He sighed, scratching the back of his head. "So I take it that you have the same 'power' as I do?" He asked, referring to the demon which he had summoned by basically blowing out his own brains with a handgun. She continued, rhetorically asking if it would happen again. He looked down at the ground, putting his hand in his pockets as she did. "...Probably." He responded, but immediately, someone bumped into him, causing him to take a stumbling step forward to catch himself. "What the hell?!" He shouted, whirling around to see a young middle school girl on the ground, rambling and on the verge of tears. As he went to help her up, another younger student appeared from behind them, apologizing for the mishap and introducing himself. Riku flashed Roux a confused look, feeling like a close friend to her around the younger students. "Uh..." He scratched his head nervously, unable to think of what to say. Had they overheard the conversation he and Roux had been having?

Roux watched Riku and nodded her head slowly. "Yeah, I can summon one of 'them' as well." She awaited his next answer, though she herself all ready knew the truth. But reality truly decided to weigh down on her as Riku answered her question with a "Probably...". She was about to ask him what they should do from here when Riku let out a cry and in a blur she saw a middle schooler talking at the speed of light and on the verge of tears. She raised an eyebrow and looked over at Riku, unsure of what had just happened. Then Boris appeared, introducing himself before kneeling before the middle schooler. Roux returned Riku's confused look before taking a step forward, so she was standing beside Boris and looking down at the girl.

"Don't cry," she said calmly, "It's not going to solve anything."

Roux looked back at Riku, before her eyes trailed back to the girl, "Please calm down. We're not going to hurt you." Roux placed her hands on her hips and then sighed a bit.

Had she been hiding somewhere listening to their conversation? Though a better question was why she had been watching them in the first place? Her eyes looked back to Riku before they returned to the girl? Was she following him? She would worry about that later. If she had over heard them though, they would definitely have to take care of her, as well as Boris. She turned and looked at the younger boy, before letting out another sigh. This was turning into a rather interesting day.

Tiala looked up and then back down, pulling her knees up to her chest and then hid her face by putting her arms on her knees and putting her head in her arms. "I'm.... not crying....I don't need your help." She said it somewhat softly, as if even she didn't believe it. She sniffled a little bit. "I was..... I was there. I saw you...Riku. I saw what you were." She sniffled again before liffting her head a little off of her knees. " That place.... those... things. I don't want to go back there. I don't want you to go back there... riku..." She said his name softly to where only she could hear it. The place frightened her. The things inside of the place frightnened her. And above all that, The strange power she had gained while there frightened her the most. She sniffled once again before asking a question directed at the two who had seen the place. She almost seemed to be ignoring Boris but, she wasn't meaning to. She just didn't know what to say to him. "Are you two.... going to go back?"

[[I wish I could contribute more without reiterating what everyone else had said. ]]
The older guy was clearly startled when bumped into by the younger girl. The elder girl was trying to help, but the combined efforts between her and Boris had little effect. Although Boris was focused on trying to get the girl to stop crying, but as time dragged on, it seemed there was something he was missing. Almost like everyone there knew an inside joke. Boris scratched his head in confusion and said, "There's clearly something I'm missing. Does anyone mind filling me in?"

The young girl had seen him within the tower last night? How many people could survive the Dark Hour? It shocked him a bit, running into two people whom had seen him within Tartarus. Was this Boris there as well? He sighed, placing his hands in his pockets. "Well, something strange is going on and, for some reason, we're the only ones who can experience this phenomenon. So, we basically have to go back." He responded, looking from Roux to the younger girl. He then looked up at Boris. "Did you experience it last night as well?" The boy would undoubtedly be confused if he hadn't, but, if he had, he would know what Riku meant right away. It felt reassuring knowing that other people had seen what he had last night. He looked over at Roux. "Are you going back?"

Roux watched the girl as she explained herself, and Roux found herself trying to remember if she had ever seen Tiala inside the tower. She didn't remember. But clearly the tower, the creatures and the powers that they all held terrified the girl before them. Roux let out a sigh, understanding what the girl was going through. She had been scared out of her wits last night, she was surprised that she as able to function at all at the moment. Straightening up, Roux took one last look at the girl and slid her hands into her pockets, and looked over at Riku. "I don't have a choice in the matter. We'll keep experiencing this thing, so we might as well take advantage of it. Our answers are within the tower. We have to go back."

Roux wished that at least for the girl she didn't have to admit that they were going back. Or the fact that Riku was going as well. Clearly the girl cared about him, or in the least bit was worried about him. Roux ran a few fingers through her hair, before her eyes fell on Boris who seemed to be lost. Had he witnessed the Dark Hour? Roux didn't even bother racking her mind to try and remember that. She raised an eyebrow, wondering if he had witnessed what they all had?

Tiala looked down. "But, I don't want to go back...."She said it sadly but then....

"Riku Hold me!" Roux cried out as the horrible monster began limping forward. Tears went down her face as she clung to Riku's arm. "Do not worry Roux... I will protect you... WITH LOVE!" Riku cried out as he brought his gun up and shot the monster. Roux sighed happily while looking into RIku's eyes. "You did it Riku... You saved me... How could I ever repay you...." She said with a hint of naughtyness in her tone. Riku smiled as he put his hand on Roux's chin. "I know just how you can repay me Roux....." And then his face got closer and closer...

Tiala snapped out of her daydream... or daymare as it may seem "AHHHH! I can't let you do that.... I mean.... I can't let you go! If your gonna go, I'm going with you!" She said as she stood up with a sense of purpose. She couldn't just let them go... What if what she thought about actually happened? It would be horrible! Unless.... It happened between her and Riku.... Then she started to once again drift into a daydream. SHe snapped back quickly when she remembered Boris. "I think were going to have to kill this guy.... He knows too much...." OMG?! Did I say that out loud? She thought right after saying it. She raised up her hands in defence. "Just kidding! Hee hee hee!"

Boris looked sympathetically at Tiala, she was obviously scared of whatever the three had been talking about. However, Boris was still at a loss, he had no clue what they were talking about, so he said, "I went to sleep early last night and didn't wake up until early in the morning." Turning to Tiala Boris shot her an angry glare and said, "I assure you I have no idea what happened," after which he lost his resolve and burst out laughing. Between each chuckle he tried to say, "I can't take myself seriously when act like that." Truth was he wasn't really mad, what's more he assumed she was either joking or no real threat. Continuing he said, "So, I guess I'll have to follow you guys to whatever this 'strange thing' is."

He sighed, completely unsure of how to react to Tiala's sudden outburst. So, he just pushed it out of his mind for now. There were more important things than that at the moment. "Well...I guess we are all going back." He stood in silence for a moment, his hands fumbling with the seams in his pockets, his foot tapping on the ground. "I guess we should all meet tonight. We can meet up at the McDonald's downtown and gather up a plan, then we can all go to the arcade together. We'll meet at eleven. Does that work for everyone?"

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Riku sat down at a table of the outdoor portion of the McDonald's placing the earbuds of his iPod in and turning the music up. His head rested against the glass as his feet sat on the table, staring up at the night sky and waiting for the rest of the "crew" to arrive.