Jennifer mumbled curse words as Edwardo spoke, as they ascended to the third floor Jen knew that she was going to have to double check her door before she went to sleep at night as the door's did not seem too sturdy, "What wou--" she was cut off as the three children ascended the stairs to the fourth floor, "What would happen if we went up there?" she whispered to herself as she scanned the doors checking the doors for her name as she found her's on the opposite side she was searching she sighed and opened the door looking quite amazed at the knowledge these people had, everything was blue! Well almost everything was blue, there was the window panes which were obviously transparent and the insides of the pillows which were quite obviously white.

Kati smiled right back at Ali. "Yes, I most certainly do." she said in response to Ali's question about Ryan. "I'll see you later." She walked into her own room and her face lit up. The place was beautiful. The walls were a creamy beige and the floors were a stunning dark hardwood. The bedding was comfortable and light, so she could sleep under the blankets at night without overheating. The giant window overlooked a fair amount of the property and let in a lot of light. "Perfect," Kati whispered under her breath. The deep green curtains were beautiful and would clearly block out any unwanted light. But Kati already knew that she would rarely have them drawn.

Kati turned to her suitcases, which had been left on her bed. She opened it up and started moving everything into drawers and closets and such, a huge smile on her face the whole time. Once everything was in its place, she shoved her now empty suitcases under the bed and lay down on it, falling into the pillows. She stared out the window at the resort, wondering what kind of adventures she woudl have while away from home. Everything was really exciting. She still wondered about Yuhi and why he had seemed so unsure about stuff. Sure, the family was weird, but lots of families in the world were weird. She shrugged it off. I should write to Dmitri... she thought. But she never reached for her notebook or pens. She was too busy wondering what was in store for her and the other guests. She could always write later on.

Ivy smiled at Caleb and thanked him for his promptness. "Caleb, I was wondering - is there a way you could get this letter out to my parents in the mail? I don't want them to worry about me, and as there are no phones here, it seems this is really the best way to reach them. I'd really appreciate it." She grinned at him. He seemed like a nice sort of man, well-mannered and soft spoken. If he was a bit strange, it wasn't so much that she couldn't overlook it.

Nadia followed them to where all the rooms were. She looked at the doors and found the one with her name on it. She opened it and went in. It was wonderfully beautiful. The walls were completely white without a single stain. The bed was huge and looked very comfortable and inviting. There was a closet and a dresser standing by the wall in front of the bed. Nadia walked over to the huge window and gasped at the magnificent sight that laid in front of her. The scenery was beautiful. She could see the garden and most of the property.

Nadia dropped back onto her bed. It was just so soft and comfortable. Then, she got up. It was time to get to work. She unpacked all her clothes from her suitcase and placed them into the closet. She then proceeded to unpacked her toiletries and other things from her suitcase then left her suitcase standing by the wall, near the door.

Ali remembered her iPod, and rooted through her suitcase to find her other headphones. Then she grinned, seeing how her mom had packed her speakers. Ali searched the room looking for a suitable socket, and when she found it, she plugged in her iPod and turned it (and the speakers) on. She started dancing around the room, until Bart arrived with her hot chocolate.
Ali enjoyed another dance around the room (several times), and then flopped onto the bed. She was sure the room next to her could hear her music; surely the walls had to be thin? She then shrugged, then dropped off to sleep on the bed.

It took a while for Ethan to react, but when he realized that by "sir" the butler meant him, a lump formed in Ethan's throat while he fumbled for an appropriate response. He could barely recall the last time somebody, aside from telemarketers, addressed him as "sir", and felt that the word was simply out of place for a person of his statures.

However, all the problems seemed to fade away as Ethan stepped into the limousine and took a seat. While the exterior was a familiar image to him from different sources of pictures, this was Ethan's first time being inside one. And such high class too! Aside from the top-grade soft leather seatings and full inner climate system, the limo also boasted a (rather large) mini-fridge which seemed to contain every single high-quality brand of wine, spirit, and drink in existence. Feeling a little belittled at his near-sightness even as a bartender, Ethan extracted a chilled bottle of Kame no O sake. Slightly burning, the dry and clean taste instantly swirled everytime he took a sip.

"Niiiicee....I could definetly get used to this," he smiled, marvelling at the wonders money could bring.

As the limo's high horsepower engine sneered at speed limits on the way to their destination, Ethan couldn't take his eyes away from the window. The scenery was simply amazing, and their j-pegs didn't do them justice at all. For the first time in his life, Ethan saw how blue the skies could really be, and how colors looked without the fade of urban life.
He was still trying to figure out how to express these features with black and white HB pencils on his sketchbook when the limo came to a sudden stop. Though the sun shone slightly into his eyes, Ethan could clearly make out the shape of the magnificent mansion, and his jaws dropped even more. Finishing what little sake remained in his glass, Ethan opened his door by himself, and stepped out, awing at a the sheer size of the estate as the butler retrieved his luggage from the trunk.

"Think of all the chicks you could pick up with just a picture of this house..." and the two walked, the butler in front, towards the front entrance.

John followed Edwardo to which was the area to their rooms. He showed them the way and then left. He saw his name on the door. He grabbed the knob. and entered the door. "Wow, this is a very really clean room. but I feel this weird aura in here" he said to himself. It was very clean, there wasn't not a single bit of dust in this room, nothing.

John found that his bags that the butler helped him with were, and as he opened his bags his clothes were all neatly folded just how he left it but there was one white T shirt that was at the top that wasn't arranged the way he did it. John clearly remembered he put that white T shirt second to the bottom. Which clearly looked like somebody was digging and searching his stuff, "Who do this people think they are....". He then unfolded the white T shirt, and found a big red spot on the back of the shirt which clearly wasn't there before, "What the....is this blood?....". He then felt this strange feeling like he was being watched.....

Caleb nodded to Ivy, taking the letter. "Right away, Ma'am." He told her. "Is there anything else you need?" The butler inquired, looking at Ivy. He waited for confirmation of what she did/didn't want before leaving, heading down the stairs to the ground floor. Once there, he disappeared to his master's chambers on the fourth floor.

"Can I come in, Master?" The young man asked while knocking on the door.

"Who is it?" Mr Belarus questioned.

"Caleb, sir." The man answered quickly.

"Come in, Caleb." The man inside finally replied.

Caleb entered, closing the door behind him. "My guest, Ivy, wants this letter sent come. What do you want me to do?" He asked, handing the letter over to his boss, his master. He watched the man open the letter, starting to read it and finishing before sealing it back up, nodding to himself while his face showed a thoughtful expression on it.

"Tell her it's been sent. Don't say anything else about it." He told the butler. "Just answer any questions with as little information as possible. Is there anything else you need to see me about, Caleb?" He asked.

"No sir." He replied.

"Good, you may leave now." He added.

"Yes sir." Caleb nodded, hastily making his form leave the room.

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No one in the house had in fact touched any of the guests stuff. Not the butlers, nor Mr Belarus and his family. There was no need to touch or go through their things. They weren't looking or searching for anything and they had gathered all the information that they needed on their guests when they'd filled out the surveys he'd sent. All was good and things were falling into place for Mr Belarus. Soon everything would be in place.

Meanwhile, Earl had pulled up to the mansion and got out Ethan's luggage, bringing the boy into the mansion. "The other guests have had the tour and been shown to their rooms. I'll show you to your room and place your luggage there. I'm sure someone up there will gladly show you around. If not, then I'll give you a quick tour of the place. Just give me a call if need be." The butler informed the boy as they climbed the stairs.

Finally they reached the landing where some guests were still standing. "Your name is on the door at the end I'll place gyour luggage inside, for you." He told the boy continuing down to the last room leaving the boy to either follow him, or stay to talk with some of the guests that were out.

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Ryan had been jumping in and out of his room with excitement ever since finding his name on the door. "Oh my God, you ladies are going to love my room and my bed. I can just feel it. The bed is so nice and soft. Oh God yea. Making sweet love on that thing is going to be awesome!" The idiotic teen declared, looking at Kati and Allia. "Anyone wanna be the first to test drive?" He winked, a grin forming on his features as he awaited them to all start jumping at the offer.

Of course, the boy was going to be thoroughly disappointed.

Ivy felt better once the letter had been passed off and was pleased to know that her parents would now know where she was. After doing so, she settled down in her room for a little light reading before deciding that perhaps she wanted to try out some of the mansion's extra amenities. She pulled on her little yellow and blue tankini and made her way downstairs barefoot for a visit to the pool, carrying her towel and a bottle of suntan lotion. She hoped it was all right that she go ahead and make herself at home.

Once she reached the pool, she stood at the side, relaxing and getting ready to dive in. She ruminated on what it meant to her that the first activity she was going to take part in was indeed diving headfirst into a pool, and decided that this moment would be when she truly began her new life. When she emerged from that first plunge, she would let people in. She would trust again.

Kati walked out into the hallway to look and see if she could find someone to talk to. Sure, they had all just arrived and were getting settled in, but what fun would this vacation be if she didn't have any friends? She liked talking to Ali already and was pretty sure they would end up friends at some point. She walked down the hallway, looking for the door with Ali's name on it, when she heard something behind her. She turned around to see Ryan had come out of his room and was talking again. She listened to what he had to say, interested in if he would try and say something smart and end up sounding horribly dumb. She was a little disappointed when he just said something dumb. Did he seriously have no filter between his brain and his mouth? It seemed like he said anything and everything that popped into his mind. Kati knew she could be like that at times, but she knew when to stop most of the time.

She couldn't help but giggled at his question, wink, and grin. This boy was going to get himself into a lot of trouble one day. Kati walked up to him, smiling innocently. "I don't know what's funnier: the fact that you think this is going to happen on the first day or the fact that I have a secret that you don't know." She moved a bit closer to him, still smiling. "I'm taken. Sorry bud, but it's not going to happen." She flashed him a bright smile before walking back down the hallway to her room. She could talk to Ali later, for sure. Right now, she was starting to get a bit tired. She needed a nap. Walking back into her room, she fell onto the bed and sighed, drifting off into a peaceful sleep.

Yuhi was on edge, nothing about any of this flowed right. This didn't feel like paranoia it felt more like already being in the belly of the beast. Each person had gotten special examination from Yuhi, even in his own group. A mole, the most common aspect of any scheme of corruption was a mole. Someone who pretended to be in their party but was secretively keeping tabs for higher ups. But then again this was as he'd thought, the belly of the beast. There could be audio and visual receptions in every hall way. This awkward uneasy feeling was enough to make a bead of sweat actually start to develop." Ok... Lets take a moment here Yuhi..." Shutting his room door Yuhi sat himself on the bed side looking about the interior of the room. That old habit of speaking out loud to himself was going to have to go, Yuhi needed to keep as much about himself a secret. Then again they had a survey of every detail of his life, there was nothing more for them to learn. The only thing he had now was any irregularity's that went against what Yuhi put in the survey; but changing himself over the course of a day was not going to be possible either. " Volunteers, people are most vulnerable when they are brought out of their normal environment. Dear god..." They were already trapped.

No phone calls, no internet, probably have to be watched 24/7, Yuhi doubted even a letter could get off these grounds. A prison disguised as a paradise, these guys were good. Yuhi had checked all the butlers and Edwardo himself; he could say with almost 100% certainty that they weren't holding any weapons. There must of been a trained security team watching from the control room, it'd be a mistake to try and openly force them to use discipline on him. If Yuhi drew attention to himself too soon, then his knowledge of their situation wouldn't do them any good. There was only one shot at this, he needed to get the rest of the group to understand that this was a trap. But who is going to listen to a 19 year old punk, especially with such flimsy evidence. They needed something they could see that would begin their questioning on the really motivation behind the survey. Yuhi needed a subtle way to open their eyes, they needed to make a obvious mistake.

Jennifer sighed as she calmed down from her rush of amazement, she thought about how they had reacted when she declared she didn't want to stay if there wasn't any internet, 'Are they trying to keep stuff from us?' she asked herself in her mind, 'Surely not.' she told herself as she stood up and looked around the room looking for the things she could use to create some kind of internet, there was a few things that could work but Jen didn't know the first thing about electronics, except you plug them in or use batteries.

Jennifer groaned as the music from Ali's room pounded against her walls, she decided to leave it, the music wasn't that bad, and opened her door listening to the conversation between Kati and Ryan, she would of laughed if she wanted to but she thought best not to. She walked down the hall and looked at the doors reading the names carefully, she stopped at Yuhi's door, she didn't remember the name from before so she decided to introduce herself, she knocked twice upon Yuhi's door waiting for a response from the person who was inside.

Yuhi was resting his hand against his face, the depression on his expression was more than apparent. This place wasn't safe, there was no way off the grounds. What was the last thing he'd said to his sisters before leaving? When I come back, my room better look the way it was. Great, wonderful words for them to remember. Even his dad only had a casual. Later old man. The only person who did get a proper fair well was his mother, ironically enough she was already dead. They were prisoners that was 100% certain, but what for? Rich people did man hunts in those movies, also genetic experimentation was another possibility. They were allowed to enjoy themselves on these grounds, but there were off limit areas too. That's where their real agenda lied, but Yuhi didn't need to know what was planing to be done to them because it was going to be horrible no matter what. These guys could be cannibals, the way those girls had watched the group.

Yuhi thoughts were stopped short as a duel set of knocks nearly made him jump out of his skin, looking in the direction of the door with a small swallow. Based on impact type he assumed female, so it wasn't the butler. Staying silent Yuhi tried to listen for any other subtle hints that lay on the other side. "... They can't read minds dumbass, there's no way they are reacting to that." After a mental scolding Yuhi got himself up advancing over to the door and giving a slight turn. On the other side was Jennifer, he knew her from her failed attempt to walk away and get some internet connection. She was one of the main reasons he knew they were in danger, it might be a good idea to get a sense of what she was feeling toward this place. " Uh hi... Jennifer right?..." The question was asked, but Yuhi already knew that was the right name. " What did you need?"

Jennifer glared at Ryan as she waited for Yuhi to open their door, she didn't know this Yuhi but she hoped, by their name, they could help her make some kind of internet. She looked at the door trying to see if there was something out of the ordinary on it, she sighed as she found nothing of interest on it. Jen was beginning to think she could actually enjoy life without the internet, at least for a few weeks anyway, she looked around still waiting for Yuhi to open their door, her eyes didn't stop moving until she heard to sound of the door opening.

Jennifer put on a smile and giggled as she found out Yuhi was male, "Odd name for a boy.." she mumbled to herself hoping he didn't hear her, 'Uh hi... Jennifer right?...' she heard the boy say, "Yup!" she declared happily, 'What did you need?' he asked her, "Oh, well I don't think we had much of an introduction back there..." she blushed, obviously embarrassed by her outburst earlier, her eyes looked him up and down before her eyes met with his, "Also I wanted to ask a favour of you..." she added as she stood there waiting for his response to her statements.

Based on her happy go lucky attitude, it was too much to assume that she felt there was anything weird. That wasn't good, Jennifer should of been one of his best chances considering she was the one at the heart of the incident that revealed this places intentions for him. She had a fiancee waiting for her back home right? That in itself was a shame, but he really felt bad for the fathers or mothers that could of been in their group. Unfortunately for Jenni his senses were on high alert, so her mumble came in loud and clear. Yuhi simply met child of the sky, just like Yuki meant child of the Snow. They were names that could go both ways, hi was a common kanji in a name that went to both genders. Sa was another one that followed that same trend. Hanasa would sound like a girl, Tsubasa would sound both and Tojisa would be male. Why the heck was this even on his mind right now..." Well as you can plainly see i'm a guy." Maybe not the manliest looking of one, but a male non the less.

" Hold that thought." Yuhi slightly scooted her into the room shutting the door behind her. However knowing that she might be a little uncomfortable with that action, Yuhi put a good lot of distance between himself and her. " Sorry, I was raised to believe that a one on one talk should be done in private. Go ahead and ask your favor..." Leaning back against the wall with his arms folded, he was studying the girl looking for signs that showed how alert she was to the world around her. Thus far Yuhi had concluded... she had the instinct of a sloth...

"Oh well." Ryan smirked. "I'm just going to have to make you realise on this little vacation that I'm better than your man back home. Which, I can assure you that I am." He winked grinning at the girl before moving onto the next one.

This time he was over by Jennifer and Yuhi as the pair seemed to be talking. The boy was hitting on his girls. Nothing seemed to get the immature, idiotic jerk to stop. He just bounced around like Tigger, just from one girl to the next hoping one would give in to him sooner or later. He immediately saw Jennifer been pulled into Yuhi's room, frowning at first then smirking. "Oi, the boy over there's just scored. Got a girl in his room straight away." He hollared down the corridor, drawing attention immediately to the room.

With that, Ryan headed off downstairs and found his way to the pool where Ivy currently was. "Well hey there sexy..." He smirked. "Need someone to dip in with?" The teenage boy asked the obviously older woman.

Jennifer, being the girl she was, blushed as she was pulled into Yuhi's room, "Right..." she whispered as she was asked what her favour was, "You know it's not easy talking when you've just been pulled into another boy's room." she glared at him before brushing a stand of hair into her right eye, "I was wondering considering your name and I gather Ethnicity, You'll be able to help me.." she trailed off as she began to twirl a stand of her blue hair round her finger.

Jen was getting quite uncomfortable around this boy, he didn't seem 'real', his actions were quite odd and she had heard him talking to himself, 'He's either insane or just different' she thought to herself as she examined him, it didn't seem like either of the two words fitted him but Jen was more interested in how good he was with electronics.

Yuhi's opinion of her wasn't too different, every word she spoke made her seem like less and less of someone who could actually help. For that reason he was already stepping away from the door and progressively walking toward the end of his bed. If she wanted it, a straight path to the door for her to leave was wide open. Jennifer didn't get it, non of them did he'd imagine. It was disappointing but not unexpected. "I already apologized but if that's not good enough you can always forget his favor of yours and head back to your own room." What was this? Just because he was Japanese it didn't mean anything. Whatever typical traits the students at his home town shared, Yuhi didn't have any kind of super extensive knowledge. Just the basics were in his mind, the stuff that made it understandable on the surface. " Stop beating around the bush already, if you want a favor ask for it already." Frustration was clearly heard in his tone.

Jennifer jumped as he spoke to her, she sensed the frustration and gradually explained that she needed him to help her try and find a way to create a make-shift internet connection, "I mean I know not all Japanese people are brilliant with electronics.." she added after her explanation, "I just thought considering you seem like a smart person you might be able to help." she explained as she leant against the door, she didn't seem deterred from his actions but that was just how Jen was.

Yuhi just kinda tossed himself down on his bed, computer internet connection help? Yeah right, he ended up having to ask the oldest of his two younger sisters for help when it came to computers every time. She could cook, clean, computer and even found time to take care of their father. One amazing little girl, Yuhi hope she knew that. Remembering her like this and so unsure if he'd ever see the girls whose safety was his prime concern for the last 11 years. On top of that his even younger yet sister, was she really ready for the world? Unlike the older one this girl was much more like Yuhi herself. She got involved in heated debates and sometimes physical conflicts. She never told her older brother what was wrong, just like him that girl just seemed to want to shoulder the weight of all her pain on herself. But when everyone was away from her and she was alone, that facade broke. Yuhi never heard anything more depressing than his youngest sister crying when she assumed she was home alone, but the worst part about that was how helpless it made him feel to actually help the girl. "Err..."

In a burst of emotion Yuhi stood up from the bed driving his fist forward as it plunged and progressed hitting the walls surface with a solid blow. Yuhi had stepped into the hit and everything, it was enough to break a good chunk of skin over his knuckles. Almost like the youth was finger painting with his fist, a outline of red encircled where his hand now was. While the wall itself was hardly event dented but the pain would come later. Right now adrenaline was the only thing in his system. " I wont let this happen, i'm going to see you both again." Leaving that bloody fist where it had been planted, Yuhi could feel the depression of this situation finally reach its climax. That line however was rather low, Jenni wouldn't be able to hear it easily, though it wasn't impossible. Needless to say, the girls computer request was the last thing on his mind right now.