Ayami's Story

Ayami could barely get any sleep that night for the storm seemed next to her window. She eventually dozed off for a couple of minutes before that dream happened again. Lightning struck at her window making her jump when she saw all the shadows in her room flash. This isn't my old cell room...where am I... she thought.

Scared she got up and paused before opening the door. She couldn't hear any electricity on it so it wasn't going to shock her. She turned the knob slowly and shakily. Night air came up her nostrils and breezed her hair. A blinding light hit her eyes and then she focused on the hallways. Each one was empty filled with countless rooms that were similar to hers. This isn't heaven she thought... The dream came back into her mind. She screamed as she continued to remember that eye. The scream echoed off the walls and traveled through the empty hallways. Then she collapsed on the ground.

An hour later a nurse found her limp body left on the ground, and carried her to the medical office. They laid her down on a bed and checked for injuries. Nothing seemed seriously bad so they just let her be.

“You are lucky, dear, to have no injuries.” said a female voice suddenly.

Addison, one of the two Howe twins, stood in front of Ayami. There was no concern in her voice or her face, and whether or not there was concern in her eyes however could not be known. Her eyes were covered by a dingy black cloth.

“Yes, but she has more injuries than meets the eye. Well, not our eyes.” said a male voice.

Adair, the other Howe twin, stepped out from behind Addison and also stood in front of Ayami. He had even less emotion in his disposition than Addison. And he also had a black cloth over his eyes.

“Oh, there you are.” she said, craning her head over her shoulder to look at him.

“I never left.” he said. “Anyway, I- we- would like to escort you back to you dorm.”

“I would actually. He is just here to spoil my fun.” she said. She then raises her hand to point to Adair. “This is my brother-“

“Adair,” he cut in. “and this is my sister-“

“Addison,” she cut in.

“At your service.” The two said in unison whilst bowing most politely to Ayami. The nurse had disappeared by now.

"W-what?" she asked dizzily.
Her vision was still a bit blurred but she could see to figures standing before her. "Oh, ok I guess...but why are you here...I mean aren't you also supposed to be in your dorm?" she said as she rose slowly.
"Nice to meet you, I am Ayami." nodding at the two she took in there appearance, they were quite the same except for the difference in their hair lengths, body, and gender.
"Also how did you know I was here?"

“We go-“ said Adair.

“Where we wish to, dear.” continued Addison. “And we did not know you were here.” She made a cheeky smile.

“We arrived first.” he declared whilst raising his voice, ever so slightly.

“Before you.” she finished softly.

The Howes often spoke like this. Finishing each other’s sentence. This way of talking showed how close and in sync the two are with each other.

“Now,” they both began, “Since you are unharmed, we will escort you back.” There words were friendly but there voices were not.

The two stepped apart friom each other and formally gestured Ayami out the doors of the infirmary, completely mirroring each other's movement.

“Come dear. Let us escort you back.” said Addison. Her voice was as empty as Adair’s.

"Death cannot wait for someone like you ever so slightly! You have a soul like a mirror that reflects on you sin at every option and risk you take. But you have no mercy to be brought upon such a being as I. I am not your friend or foe, for I shall have bonds with the soul of death. The curb shall protect us and the rule measures our life according to standards as great as none. For it will make something out of nothing!" She yelled pointing at them and with thus mesmerized at her words spoken she fled down the hall into the outside world.

Creeped out by those two she heard the voices telling her to go back and kill them with her white eye.

The two watched Ayami as she had her episode and left the infirmary. They made no movement to stop her. They merely stood, looking from Ayami to each other.

"She may be trouble, Brother." said Addison.

"That is where you are wrong, dear Sister." said Adair with a smirk. "Everything is going according to plan." Addison then smirked back at her brother.

"Shall we greet the others then, Addison?" asked Adair with a chuckle in his voice.

"Yes, we shall. I am sure they will enjoy our company." she said sarcastically.

The two, in unison, laughed emotionlessly at each other and calmly walked down the hallway opposite of Ayami. They had a lot to do.

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Elspeth cautiously turned the handle of her unlocked door. The little pink-haired girl poked one eye out the crack in the door and inspected the eerie hallway.

Stepping one foot out onto the cold floor, she slowly crawled out into the hall. That was when she heard footsteps down the hallway. Gripping the old, dirty teddy bear in her arms as hard as she could; Elspeth pressed her back up against the wall and made herself as little as possible. This was Elspeth panicking. Then she saw the footsteps came from an older girl with long blue hair. Elspeth's large pink eyes watched the strange girl suspiciously. She then called out to her.

"Big sister!" she yelled to Ayami in her high-pitch voice. "Big sis!"

Ayami was going down the hallway when she heard a little girls” voice yelling Big sister, Big sis. She turned and watched the young girl say this to her. "I'm sorry, I’m not who you think I am.” She told her gently. The blunette waved at the pink haired girl as she walked away.
Wondering down the halls she saw a boy with blue hair.

Though trying to exit, Keiran managed to get lost within the school. She searched every door she could, but the only exit she could find was a hallway that leads outside.

As she walked down it she spotted two blue haired people around her age. She waits a moment before walking over to the closest person, seeming to sleep by a tree. "Uhm, sorry..." She speaks quietly, still unsure if she should wake the boy. She stands next to him, but looks towards the girl walking down the hall with a lost expression. "Sorry, could you help me?"

The bluenette began to waken from his sleep. "Uhm, sorry..." He heard voices of a young woman. He began to opens his tired eyes. He felt the grass underneath him. His dreary eyes blurred his vision. The bluenette only saw a blurred view of some sort of beast with blonde, almost brown, upper part and in bright colours. Startled by this sight, he kicked the "monster" to the ground. Jumping upwards his vision became clear. This is one he realized the monster was in fact a woman. A young woman with brownish blonde hair.

"Uhm, sorry..." A young woman spoke. The young man in front of her awoke and kicked the girl to the ground. "Oh my God! What did you do that for?" She asked the blue haired boy. Voices told her to not be afraid. Ayami crouched near the brunette with almost blonde hair and extended her hand to help her up.

Despite the pain of falling, Keiran laughs. "I'm okay, don't worry!" She quickly gives a forgiving smile to the young man who had kicked her.
She then looks up at the girl in front of her, happily taking her hand and standing up. She takes a moment to brush off her clothes. "Ah, thanks... Could you maybe tell me where the exit is? I was trying to remember where all the rooms are, and I got lost when I was looking for the exit..." She rubs the back of her head, somewhat embarrassed.

The bluenette finally realized he wasn't in his dorm. The dorm he fell asleep in that afternoon. He was in a dark school, surrounded with trees and bushes. He said getting weary. He started to sweat but made a nervous smile.
"Uhm... That's what I would like to know too..." He paused and licked his lips.
"This isn't a dream, is it? This is kind of like the type of things I dream about..."

"This isn't a dream, is it? This is kind of like the type of things I dream about..." She hears from behind her. Turning around, Keiran shakes her head. "This is reality..."
"If you don't mind me asking, why do you think it's not?" She asks, tilting her head slightly. "You look surprised. I'd think you'd remember where you've fallen asleep." She laughs nervously.

She smiles as she hears that the girl is ok and pulls her up. "This isn't a dream, is it? This is kind of like the type of things I dream about..." "This is reality..." "If you don't mind me asking, why do you think it's not?" "You look surprised. I'd think you'd remember where you've fallen asleep."

Reality... the voices echo in her head. "I just came from the that door..." Huh that's odd dear the door seems to be gone, what a pity. "The doors' gone." She told them without turning around to even look. Be smart and listen to me. She thought. "Then where is it?!" She asked annoyed to the voices in her head. Oops, did I just say that aloud? Yes...now listen close...you must follow my directions exactly, understand? "Yes..." She muttered to herself.

“It seems there is a gathering in the courtyard, Brother.” said Addison. The Howe girl turned to her twin brother with a smirk. Adair moved his head in a gesture of rolling his eyes.

“It seems there is, dear Sister.” he sneered at her. “All of them are gathered, except one. She is left out.” A chuckle escaped his lips at his last syllable, and this time, Addison rolled her head.

“Poor dears.” she replied in a fake sensitive tone. “Shall we greet them all, Brother?”

The two stared blankly at each other.

“We shan't, shall we?” asked Adair in a quizzical voice, whilst looking up at Addison. She watched her brother with a wicked grin.

“Agreed.” the two said in unison.

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“Why should he remember anything, dear?” Addison said to Keiran, tilting her head to the right.

The two Howe’s stood at a far distance from the three teenagers who were gathered in the empty courtyard. Adair and Addison stood next to one another with the palm of their hands touching, as always.

“Why should he not remember anything, dear Sister?” Adair smiled at Naruki as he spoke.

He, instead, tilted his head to the left. The two mirrored each other, once again. Even their smirks were mirrored.

Addison did not reply to her brother’s comment, for she was standing right in front of Keiran-- instead of standing beside Adair as she always was before. Adair was also, suddenly, standing in front of Ayami, gazing directly into her glossy purple eyes.

“Hello, this is my sister-” he started.

“Addison. And this is my brother-“ she continued.

“Adair.” he finished.

“At your service,” The two Howe’s pointed to their twin counterpart before bowing before Ayami and Keiran.

“And to you as well, dear.” Addison said to Naruki, tilting her head in his direction with a smile.

Keiran just looks at the twins with an interested but slightly confused look. "Ah, uhm... I'm Keiran..." She replies slowly. She then sighs quietly, leaning against the tree.
"Well, we have a whole party of people here..." She giggles, looking down and feeling awkward. So, she turns to the girl with blue hair.
"Hmm... Are you okay?" She says in the politest way she could, lifting her eyes off the ground.

She saw the two come closer and narrowed her eyes. With her back still turned she gritted her teeth and balled her fists with rage. "We've already met." She told them. "Hmm... Are you okay?" Asks Keiran. "Sure..." She gripes. Slowly she falls to her knees and grabs her head. "Erg...ahh...!" The blunette yells in pain. You want to do it this time! Go ahead. Or...you can let me take over...if you want. The voice whispers to her. Her body is hunched over and her head is slouched to the side. The body trembles and flinches ever so often. The body is almost lifted up off the ground as if there was a string attached to her neck pulling her up. Then it drops, and she starts to stand. The black fills her eye, the voice speaks out now laughing as if she were insane.

Keiran's brows furrow as she watches the young girl, scared for her and what might happen. She fights the strong urge to flee. "No, you're not... What's wrong?" She speaks quickly with a protective tone, unsure of what to do. She simply watches for a moment before taking a step forward, and nervously gripping the bluenette's arm. "Hey, calm down... I'm not sure what's happening, but please.." Hiding her fear, she looks into the girl's black eye.

Her eyes move to Addison and Adair, then narrowing into a piercing glare. "Did you two do something? This didn't happen until you two walked over." Keiran's hands leave the girl's arm as she steps back, the air feeling tense.

The bluenette stands quietly for a bit. Once she is recovered from her transformation of her black eye she looks at Keiran. "There is nothing to frightened about. I am only in my black eye's mind." She tells her, then she twists her neck in an inhuman manor and cracks it up right, sighing as if she just stepped into a sauna.

The girls hand leaves her arm and she glares at Addison and Adair. She is very much smitten with them as she clenches her teeth. Slowly she starts to walk toward the two. The breath in her throat catches at every heartbeat. Then as she approaches a strand of her hair darkens to a pitch black. More and more strands turn black and then they disappear...