Writer's note All right! New fic! This is an AU, assassin type thing and sorry but I had to add some more made up characters (I don't like it but somehow I always end up doing it). But, they're kind of serving a purpose for this fic that I didn't feel would work with any of the FB cast and they don't have big parts or anything. All righty then! Please review and tell me what you think!

"Don't you want to come camping with us?" the girl inquired gazing intensely into Torhu's eyes. "Come on. It'll be fun."

"I... I suppose," Tohru replied doubtfully. "Th.. thank you for inviting me."

The girl turned to her friends and smiled. "No problem. We'd love to have you come along."

"Do you think Uo-chan and Hana-chan could come too?" Tohru asked hopefully.

"Well, maybe next time," the girl shrugged, her voice lacking any sincerity. "But, this is something we'd just like you to come alone for."

Morika snickered with her friends in the girls' bathroom. She looked into the mirror, and could see the reflection of the other three girls standing behind her. "Stupid bitch," she muttered. Morika paused, looking cautiously to the girl at her side. "Don't worry. We'll get her for trying to steal your boyfriend, Ana."

"Hmph." Ana sneered as she reapplied her lipstick in the mirror. She turned to her friends, her eyes narrowed angrily at them. "I don't know who that preppy little girl thinks she is anyway, thinking she even has a chance with him." She took a deep breath and let it out slowly, her lips curling into a thin smile. "Rei's such a bastard... but he wouldn't cheat me... It has to be her fault..."

"I dunno," Sara mumbled. "I feel kind of bad. Try not to be too mean, all right guys?" She winced as Nanaka smacked her on the arm with her purse.

"Oh stop being such a dork about it," Nanaka complained. She flipped open the small handbag and located a stick of gum, popping it into her mouth. "We're just gonna scare her a little, know what I mean? Teach her to keep her hands off other people's boyfriends."

Precisely, and that was exactly what they were going to do too. Morika could feel a shiver of excitement run down her spine. This was going to be the most fun she'd had in ages, and of course, Tohru didn't suspect a thing. It was pretty sad actually. Didn't she find it suspicious at all that four girls that had never even acknowledged her before were suddenly asking her to hang out with them?

Tohru nodded as Rei leaned over her shoulder, pointing to the second problem in the textbook. "I think I get it," she exclaimed happily.

"As you can see," Rei grinned sitting down beside her. "Its not that hard once you understand the basic concepts. You just carry the one there and you find out what 'x' is."

"Thank you so much for tutoring me," Tohru said gratefully, turning to him. "I was doing so horrible in class, I was afraid I'd fail our final."

"Don't worry about it," Rei reassured, leaning in closer to her. "And you know," he began slowly, lowering his voice a notch. "You look very pretty today."

"Oh, umm, thank you," Tohru stammered, her cheeks flushing.

"You look pretty every day actually," he murmured, his face only inches from hers. Tohru could feel his warm breath on her lips as he bent to kiss her. Jumping up from her seat, Tohru took a step back, her eyes wide.

"R..Rei-kun," she gasped in shock. "What are you doing? I.. I thought you were going out with Ana-san."

"Forget about her," Rei insisted standing up as well. "I think I've fallen in love with you Tohru, don't you see that?"

"I... better go," Tohru said quietly, grabbing her stuff and hurrying out of the library. This just wasn't right. How could someone do that to their girlfriend? She closed her eyes as she went through the exit and a gust of wind brushed past her. To think, she had actually trusted him too. She had genuinely thought he wanted to help her do well in class. It was almost funny. Maybe she should tell Ana what had happened when she saw them later that night. It was so sad... people were supposed to be together because they loved each other... wasn't that how it went? But if they could fall out of love just as easily... then what was the point of being with someone in the first place?

Uo sighed into the phone, running a hand through her hair. "Tohru, I don't want to tell you who you can and can't hang out with or anything like that, I just really don't trust them. Are you sure you want to go?"

"Well, they invited me," Tohru said quietly, "and I suppose they're pretty nice when you get to know them."

"But that's just the thing," Uotani insisted. "You don't know them. They just started showing an interest in you lately and you don't even know why."

"I know," Tohru said trying to sound cheerful. "But if they really want to be friends then I can't just be rude to them. I'll be fine so please stop worrying so much."

"All right," Arisa agreed. "Just be careful. You never know what girls like that are up to."

"Tohru!" Nanaka exclaimed clapping her hands together. "Oh I'm just so happy you made it. You have no idea how happy this makes us." She pasted a big, fake grin on her face as Tohru approached them.

"Where's Morika-san?" Tohru asked glancing around through the trees. "Wasn't she coming too?"

"I'm sure she's around somewhere," Nanaka reassured ushering Tohru to the camp fire. "Now why don't you just make yourself comfortable." Tohru nodded and sat down on a rock by the fire, dropping her duffel bag beside her.

"Say, I have an idea," Ana said pointing a finger up in the air. "Let's tell ghost stories."

"Gh... ghost stories?" Tohru asked nervously as she glanced around the dark woods. She wasn't so sure she liked that idea. An animal howled loudly in the distance, the sound echoing in the trees, and Tohru cringed in her seat. Ghost stories? Here?

"I'll go first," Ana continued, ignoring her. "Did you know, they say that deep in these woods, there's this strange little place? An area surrounded by a fence and the inside is filled with houses. But no one is ever seen leaving or entering the gates or the houses inside. Many people believe a tribe of ancient people lived there and were all killed in some great disaster. As a result, their spirits are doomed to wander inside those homes for all eternity."

"Wow," Nanaka said excitedly, her voice loud and exaggerated. "That gives me a great idea." She turned to Tohru and smiled darkly at her. "Tohru, I dare you to go to that place and look inside one of the houses. You can tell us if its really haunted or not."

"I'm not so sure about that," Tohru said quickly, her voice shaking. "I really don't want to go."

"Come on," Nanaka said coldly. "Are you that afraid? And I thought we were friends... don't you want to do this little thing for us?"

"I... I really don't want to go," Tohru begged softly. "I'm very sorry. It has nothing to do with you... I just don't want to go alone and..."

"Well, this settles it," Ana sighed. "Tohru hates us. We try so hard to be friends with her and this is how she treats us. Perhaps we never should have invited her along in the first place."

Smiling in defeat, Tohru stood up and slung her duffel bag over her shoulder. "Never mind, I'll go," she reassured. "I'll um, be back soon then, all right?"

"Don't you worry, Tohru dear," Nanaka called out cheerfully, tossing the girl a camera. "Just go straight ahead for about ten minutes or so and you'll find it. Its a huge place so you can't miss it. And don't forget to take a picture so we'll have proof that you really went."

After she had disappeared into the darkness, Ana broke out in fits of laughter. "This is great!" she exclaimed. "Tohru doesn't suspect a thing."

"You guys are so mean," Sara complained. "If she gets herself hurt or something it'll be all your fault."

"How many times do I have to tell you not to worry so much," Ana reprimanded. "Morika's waiting there right now... she's just gonna give her a little scare."

Tohru tried humming to herself quietly to take her mind off of where she was. The tall dark trees seemed to loom over her, their branches hovering over her head in a sinister fashion. Where was she? Shouldn't she have come across those houses yet? The sound of rustling behind her made her turn around quickly, beads of sweat running down her face. "H... hello?" she called out loudly. There was no response and she continued walking. It's just your imagination, she told herself. That's all.

Finally, Tohru came up to the large, iron fence. So it was true. This place really did exist. But how was she supposed to get in? A large metal lock hanging from the door looked as though it had been cut by a large pair of scissors. Shaking the fence a little, the broken lock fell to the floor and the heavy door swung open. Peering both ways, she entered the camp, looking around in wonder. The houses did indeed look old, but hardly abandoned. If anything, they looked as though people could be living in them right now.

Sneaking up to the nearest house, she peered inside the window and was surprised to see a young male laying on a bed, fast asleep. The dim moonlight cast a small beam of light on his face, reflecting off his light, grayish hair. Tohru watched him, finding herself unable to look away. His skin was so pale, a creamy white color that few people had and his face was so... attractive.

Finally, Tohru pulled herself away from the window, her face flushed. She felt so betrayed. People did live here! Those girls had lied to her. And after all they had said about this place being abandoned and haunted. She had turned around and was walking away when she heard the strange noise again, shuffling toward her. Then a loud gasping that sounded right behind her, making Tohru's heart beat faster in fright and her breath catch in her throat. Looking around frantically, she ducked behind the nearest building, hoping to keep out of sight.

As she peered out from around the house, Tohru saw two figures limping inside through the doorway. What was going on? Suddenly, she had the most dreadful feeling that she wasn't supposed to be there. She wondered if maybe she should run away, but curiosity got the best of her and she moved a little to her left, sneaking a peek inside through a small square window.

"I don't believe you two," Akito muttered, glaring down at the two wounded men in front of him. "How dare you come back here after failing in your mission."

"I... I'm sorry Akito," Shigure begged, blood spilling from his shoulder. "But we were ambushed. Somehow they knew we were coming."

"I will accept no excuses!! Our clients wanted those men dead by tonight. What do you think they're going to do when they find out they paid all that money for nothing? They're going to come here and kill us themselves!"

"We'll go back," Shigure promised bowing before him. "We can still assassinate them."

"With your pathetic carcass staining my carpet with blood?" Akito retorted angrily. "I highly doubt that. I'll have to send Yuki." He turned to Kyo, narrowing his eyes in disgust. "And you, the monster. I should have locked you up a long time ago but didn't because you proved useful. If your usefulness has come to an end I will gladly kill you now."

"P...please Akito," Kyo mumbled quietly, droplets of blood dripping from his soaked crimson shirt and splashing around his ankles. "It won't happen again."

"No, I doubt it will," Akito growled pulling out a gun. He aimed it at Kyo's wrist, firing a bullet that grazed his skin and sent the black and white beads from his bracelet sprawling in all directions.

Shrieking, Kyo grabbed his head as his skin grew taunt and he began to transform into the beast possessed by the cat spirit. He threw his head back and howled as the change came into completion. Then Akito pressed the gun against the beast's skull, his finger lingering idly on the trigger.

Tohru muffled a scream with her hand as she fell back away from the window. What... what had she just seen? A... a monster! And assassins? Oh god, she wasn't supposed to have seen this. She had to get away. Turning around quickly, she tripped on a stone, her backpack flying off her shoulders and flying open. Her eyes welled up with more tears as she struggled to put everything back inside and snap the bag shut. She had to hurry. Who knew what they would do if they found her here.

"Please, let me go!" a girl screamed as two men dragged her inside. "I said let go of me!!" Tohru looked up and saw Morika being pushed into the house.

"What the hell is this?" Akito demanded, glaring at the girl as he let the gun fall away from Kyo's head. The beast crawled away, pressing its back against the wall.

"We found her snooping around here," Ayame smirked, knocking her to the ground.

"She saw us kill assignment 413," Hatori added.

Akito nodded, smiling coldly at the girl. "Well, then there's only one thing to do, isn't there." Lifting the gun in his hand, he pressed it to the girl's temple.

"NO STOP!!" Tohru screamed through the window. But it was too late, Akito pulled the trigger, the dead girl's body became limp and silent on the floor. Akito turned to Tohru's face looking through the window from outside and narrowed his eyes. "Another one," he muttered. Frantically, Tohru grabbed her bag and raced out of the camp, tears streaming down her face. "I'm so sorry Morika," she begged silently to herself. "Please forgive me... I couldn't save you."

Running outside, Akito searched the area carefully, smiling when he found a small, plastic card laying on the ground. It was a school ID, left behind by some nosy student snooping around where they weren't wanted. Picking it up, he looked at the picture carefully, reading the name beneath it. Tohru Honda. So it was another girl, and so young too. What a shame. He could have no idea how much exactly she had seen or heard but either way, it was too much. She was going to have to die.

He walked back into the house and found Shigure picking up Kyo's beads. How pathetic. He'd have to deal with these two later. Right now, he needed to take care of more pressing matters, like the men his clients had hired him to have killed tonight, and getting rid of the girl who knew too much. "Ayame, Hatori," he said firmly. "Find that girl immediately and have her killed." The two bowed their heads slightly before racing outside.

Walking silently out of the house himself, Akito made his way to the building Yuki was staying in. Ayame and Shigure... no... he couldn't depend on them. The only person he could count on to finish the job was Yuki. He flung the door to the mouse's home open and marched inside. "Yuki!! Come here right now!!" Yuki appeared a moment later, his eyes heavy with sleep. It was late, past midnight and the mouse had obviously just been woken up. "Yuki, I have a mission for you. It must be completed by tonight."

"Yes Akito," Yuki said bowing slightly. "I understand."

"Shigure and Kyo were sent earlier but failed. As a result, the men will probably be expecting you so use extra caution."

"I will kill them all," Yuki said darkly. "Show me their pictures." Akito handed a few photographs to him and he looked them over for a moment. The younger man stopped when he got to the small school ID. "Wait, who's this?"

"Someone who just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Assuming that Ayame and Hatori fail in disposing of her tonight, I'll expect you to finish the job by tomorrow at the latest."

"But she's a girl," Yuki said uncertainly. "Shouldn't you send Kagura?"

"If I wanted to send Kagura, I would have," Akito spat. "Now hurry and go before I lose my patience."

"Of course, Akito."

Writer's note As you can see, I'm going for a nice dark and violent mood for this fic Hope you guys liked the first chapter! I'll update when I can. School's been keeping me so busy though :p