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This is a strange chapter. I hope you enjoy the way I set this one out. Hope it's funny, or something. This one sucks. Next chapter will be better. Promise. I just felt you all deserved something for being so patient. Very close to the end. Maybe four chapters to go. I can't remember.

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Salacious Hostility
Hell comes in the form of Rei's Diary
…BlooD MasCarA…

Dear Diary,

It's Rei. Who else?

I don't know what to do diary. I feel so lost about this whole ghost-stalker thing. I tried to confront Bryan about this. You know, tell him about theories, how it's making me feel so alone and crap. Buddha, help me. Well, anyway, it went something like this:

Rei: Bryan?

Bryan: Hn?

Rei: You know this ghost thingy?

Bryan: Hn.

Rei: well, I know that you think I'm crazy, but just hear me out, okay?

Bryan: I don't think you're crazy.

Rei: well, hear me out anyway.

Bryan: okay.

Rei: what if it's, you know, like Sebastian's ghost?

Bryan: …okay

Rei: see! You do think I'm crazy!

Bryan: no I don't. I just don't believe in ghosts.

Rei: gee, thanks. So, in other words, you think I'm crazy?

Bryan: more or less.

Rei: …

Bryan: I'm sorry; I didn't mean it like that. You know I didn't.

Rei: …

Bryan: come here you.

Rei: nuh! Bryan! no kissing! I'm trying to sulk here!

Bryan: ah huh

Rei: wait-uh-Bryan-mmmn-what if it's-hmmm-not um, mm-Sebastian.

Bryan: mmm-hn

Rei: what if it's-heh-ohh-oh-Oh-OHH-mmm, Bryan-what if it's-hn-like-hmmmm-Louie or someTHING-OHGODBRYAN!

Bryan: hehe

Rei: enough! It's not funny. I'm being serious. What if it's Louie, seeking his revenge?

Bryan: then you're dead meat.

Rei: …

Bryan: was that the wrong thing to say?

Rei: …

Bryan: Rei?

Rei: forget it.

It's Rei. Too obvious?

I had a really weird conversation with Matilda yesterday. I would have written to you yesterday, but, well, Bryan walked out of the shower in only a towel… Anyway, Matilda confirmed my suspicions that there really in a ghost in the building. Not unless we're both crazy. And really, what are the chances?

Rei: hey Matilda

Matilda: hi Rei

Rei: how have you been? Getting enough sleep?

Matilda: not really, not lately. I've been hearing voices. Maybe I'm going a little crazy.

Rei: wow! You too?

Matilda: you mean you've heard it too?

Rei: yeah! And it's like 'Prepare to die'. Hehe

Matilda: uh…no…

Rei: you mean it didn't say that to you?

Matilda: no, it went something along the lines of…uh… 'He's small and cold and likes you.' …Or something like that.

Rei: you mean it actually said that?

Matilda: yeah. I know. Super weird. Any idea what that means?

Rei: um, someone small and cold? Uh, Ian?

Matilda: Ian?

Rei: yeah, I mean, the midget likes you and-oh shit.

Matilda: he does?

Rei: uh…no…

Matilda: you're lying.

Rei: um…no I'm not

Matilda: does Ian really like me?

Rei: …yeah

Matilda: really? You're not pulling my leg?

Rei: no, I'm not.

Matilda: god. I mean…god

Rei: yeah

Matilda: maybe I should…ask him out?

Rei: huh?

Matilda: you think that's too forward?

Rei: …huh?

Matilda: never mind.

Rei: …huh?

Matilda: D'you think that maybe it's just my subconscious?

Rei: …no. I know mine isn't. I mean, I freakin' saw those beady eyes!

Matilda: wait? You saw beady eyes too?

Rei: unfortunately.

Matilda: huh, I thought I was just dreaming.

Rei: yeah. Weird.

Matilda: weird.

Rei: weird.

Matilda: yeah.

It's Rei. Again.

I have big news! I just rushed here after I had this conversation with Tyson! I had to tell someone! …guess that shows what a loser I am that I have no one to talk to, other than you, Diary. I'd talk to Bryan, but we all know how that would end…

Rei: Bryan, guess what!

Bryan: hn?

Rei: I have a theory!

Bryan: a theory is all good and well, but you need evidence, Rei.

Rei: I have witnesses!

Bryan: sure you do.

Rei: I'm serious.

Bryan: ah huh.

Rei: …

Bryan: g'night, kitten.

Rei: …

Ahem, anyway…

Rei: hey Tyson!

Tyson: Rei! It's been ages, buddy!

Rei: I know.

Tyson: what's this rumor I hear about you and Bryan, huh?

Rei: …he thinks I'm crazy…?

Tyson: that's not what I heard!

Rei: …I'm almost afraid to ask…what did you hear…?

Tyson: You and him had sex in the elevators!

Rei: …

Tyson: It's true, isn't it?

Rei: I'm not even going to dignify that with an answer.

Tyson: …It is.

Rei: It's not.

Tyson: Heh. Okay. Whatever you say…

Rei: I'm serious.

Tyson: Never said you weren't…

Rei: …Tys-

Tyson: -oh hey, did you hear? The manager is freakin' out because people have been complaining that there have been noises and stuff during the night!

Rei: Seriously…?

Tyson: Yeah, dude! They think there's something wrong with the vents or something. I dunno! But I've been hearing it too!

Rei: Me too!

Tyson: I know! Anyway, you can ask Judy if you'd like. I'm sure she'd tell you.

Rei: Oh yeah, that's gonna happen.

Tyson: She's gonna eat you alive when she gets you, man.

Rei: Gee, thanks. You're almost as reassuring as Bryan.

Tyson: Hehe. Tell me about it.

Rei: I know. I mean, even when we had sex in the elevator and I told him I heard something, he jus-

Tyson: AH HUH! I knew it! You did have sex with him in the elevator! I knew it! I knew it! I knew it!

Rei: …

Tyson: Knew it!

Rei: …Dammit.

Guess who! Tyson? Eee, wrong. It's Rei! Tricky, huh?

I ran into Judy today. Literally. Don't worry, obviously I got out of it alive, otherwise I wouldn't be here, writing to you. Man, you should have seen it!

Rei: yeah. Tell me about it!

Lee: Heh. Yeah. I know.

Rei: Yeah. Anyway. I'll see you around, man. Looks like the guys are gonna do some training and I'm in desperate need of some.

Lee: I hear ya!

Rei: Bye.

Lee: See ya.

Rei: Haha, what a crazy gu-oof.

Someone: Ouch.

Rei: I'm so sorry! I wasn't watching where I was going.

Someone: uh.

Rei: Here, let me help you up-SHIT

Someone: Rei!

Rei: JUDY! SHIIIIT!

(Someone) Judy: Rei! Get back here!

Rei: Ahhhhh

Judy: Rei!

Rei: AHHHH!

Doors: Whoosh. Slam.

Rei: Phew!

Let's cut the crap. We all know its Rei.

I'm bored.

Dear Rei's Diary,

It's TALA! SURPRISE! HAHA! I mean, seriously. What kind of pansy has a diary? Rei! You're such a loser! And what, you think I wouldn't find it hidden in your underwear? Oh please! It was the first place I looked! HAHA! What a fucking loser. I can just see it now:

"Hi Mr. Diary! It's Rei. I'm so emo, my diary is my best friend. I love you so much diary! Will you marry me? You will? That's fantastic! Oh my god! I'm getting married to my diary! I really am a loser! Tala was right! !"

What a fucking loser. LOSER. L-O-S-E-R!

Heh. Man, Rei. You make this so easy.

Lots of delirious love,

Tala (Fuck Me) Ivanov

(Ps. Loser)

Dear Tala,

No doubt you're just gonna find my diary, even though I hid it somewhere else this time. But would you like, fuck off for like just a few days? I'm like, trying to bitch here.

Lots of delirious love,

Rei

(Ps. You'll be the best man at the wedding, right? Fucking dick)

Dear Rei,

Since I do my utmost best to annoy you and make you feel the worst you possibly can during the day, I feel we should keep this diary as a way for us to communicate on a much more sophisticated, mature level. Instead of moaning and groaning (as you constantly do) to your beloved diary about how fucked you are, you can just voice your thoughts to me. It's not like I won't read it anyway. I mean, at least I'd give you honest advice, right? What do you say?

Lots of delirious love,

Tala (Kai's sex slave) Ivanov

Dear Tala,

Thank you for the proposal, but I'm afraid I must decline. My intelligence would be wasted on such juvenile talk, you understand. Then again, perhaps I'm asking too much from you. Buddha knows you wouldn't understand! Tut tut.

Lots of fucking delirious love,

Rei

(Ps. So you're not gonna be the best man? My diary is gonna be so heartbroken when she finds out.)

Dear Rei,

I really think you should consider it, honest to God.

Lots of boinking delirious love,

Tala (da bomb) Ivanov

Dear Tala,

You're not even religious. Why should I?

No love whatsoever,

Rei

Dear Rei,

Lets cut the crap. Look, I'm worried, ok? You're going crazy! You're going so crazy that you're making me crazy! You're going so crazy that it's making me crazy and making me think everyone else is crazy because now everyone is crazily complaining about crazy voices and crazy ghosts! It's driving me crazy

That's why.

Fuck you,

Tala

Dear Tala,

… That's crazy.

Rei

Dear Rei,

So will you talk? I've been to enough therapists to know how they work. Give me a shot.

…Not that I think you need therapy or anything. Everyone in this building needs therapy. I need therapy, dammit. So c'mon, what do you say? Please. I'm worried, and Kai's worried, and Ian's…Ian... and Bryan's worried! So please. Do it for them if not for me.

Lots of sorry's for yelling,

Tala

Dear Tala,

…why are you being so nice to me? Why are you agreeing with me? Why are you saying sorry? Why! Why! Why!

WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH TALA

Rei

Dear Rei,

Is that a yes?

Tala

Dear Tala,

Yeah, it is. Buddha help me, it is.

Rei.

Dear Rei,

Good. And thanks, I guess. –shrug-. By the way, can we go back to being sarcastic and mean to each other? This is too…sappy. I'm gonna throw up if we keep going.

Lots of LOVE,

Tala

(Ps. I'd love to be the best man. Send my love to the future bride!)

Dear Tala,

I'd love to. Diary says hi. She also says you have sexy handwriting. You're not chatting up the love of my life, are you? –glare-

Lot of LOVE,

Rei

Dear Rei,

Me? Little 'ol me? I'd never do that! I'm innocent! …Ahem. Yes. Innocent. Wouldn't hurt a fly… ahem.

And I am all sexy. Never forget that.

Lots of fucking LOVE,

Tala.

Dear Rei,

No this is not Tala. Honestly, does Tala have handwriting as nice as mine? No, I didn't think so.

Look, you know I'm not the kind to…be social and shit, but I do care about you, and I find it much easier to voice my thoughts through pen and paper rather than words. Are you okay, Rei? You've been really…edgy lately. Bryan has been really worried. You haven't spoken to him in ages. Talk to him, okay?

And Tala, I'm proud of you babe. Thanks for caring for Rei enough to try and help out. I love you.

K.

Dear Kai,

Thanks Kai. You don't know how much it means to me. And I'm sorry it's been weird with us. I'll talk to Bryan. Promise.

Love,

Rei

Dear Kai,

Thanks. I love you too. Boink me?

Love

Tala

Dear Tala and Rei,

You're welcomed.

Tala, sure.

K.

Dear Bryan,

I left this on your bed for you hoping you'd read it and write in it. You know, because I haven't been the best boyfriend, and I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Forgive me?

I guess you can thank Tala and Kai. They made me realize how much I've been neglecting our relationship in the past few weeks. Neglecting everyone, really.

Write back please.

Love,

Rei

Dear Rei,

You're such a sappy fucker.

Lots of fucks,

Tala

Dear Tala,

Fuck off.

Bryan

Dear Rei,

I forgive you. And I'm sorry I didn't believe you earlier. I'm starting to think that I'm hearing voices too. It's fucked man.

And why are we passing notes to each other? Don't people communicate anymore through words? What the fuck's up with that? Why can't you just tell me this to my face?

I love you but don't understand you right now,

Bryan

Dear Bryan,

Thanks. And I don't know why we're passing notes. It's fun, I guess. Besides, we're never together in the same room much anymore. I'm not sure why. I promise I'll make more of an effort.

No one understands me, its okay,

Rei

Dear whoever-is-gonna-read-this-next,

It's Louie. I saw him. He even said SQUAWK! And he was NO GHOST! He was fucking real. He jumped out of the vent and attacked me! I have the scars to prove it!

Holy shit! Louie isn't dead! He must have escaped into the ventilation system before Sebastian could eat him! Holy fucking cow

Hysterically,

Rei

Dear Rei,

If this is some joke, it's a really, really mean one.

Tala

NO JOKE! SWEAR TO BUDDHA!

Rei

Dear everyone,

Today. 3 o'clock. Our Room. Be there. Or else.

K

Ah huh

Bryan

Sure sexy

T.

-Sigh- Whatever

Rei.

Good. I'll bring Ian.

K

No need. I've been reading this diary for weeks now. I'll be there, losers.

Ian.

Fuck.

Rei

I was the last to arrive. 3:02.

I knew Kai was punctual like all the time, but really, two minutes isn't that tardy. Right?

Kai was the only one sitting on the bed when I entered, legs crossed and hands resting patiently on his knees. Tala stood beside him, bored. Ian and Bryan were the only ones who turned when I entered.

"Nice of you to join us Rei," Tala said quietly, and I was freaking. It was like I had been invited to a secret meeting thinking that we were going to talk about one thing, but in actual fact they were just going to kill me because they'd realized I was working for the other side.

The worst part was, I wasn't working for the other side at all, but they were going to kill me anyway.

"Sorry I'm so late," I muttered. Kai glared at me, obviously picking up on the sarcasm, and I rolled my eyes. "Wassup?"

I turned to Ian. Nothing. Didn't really expect much else. I turned to Bryan. A shrug. Hm, typical. Tala was just staring at Kai, but from his puzzled look, he wasn't any more informed than the rest of us. I guess that leaved Hiwatari.

Mind you, by now, all eyes were on him anyway.

"Obviously you're all wondering why you're here," Kai began slowly. I couldn't help myself.

"No shit," I snorted. He threw me a glare.

"Gee, thanks Rei. Now it's gonna take another age for Kai to work up the vocabulary to speak another sentence!" Ian sighed exasperatedly. He threw his hands up in frustration and stomped around the room, picking up the lighter from amidst Bryan's stuff and a dynamite stick from his own stash of crap.

"What are you doing?" Tala demanded almost immediately, back tense. Ohhhh, this should be interesting.

"There is no need for violence, Ian," Kai said calmly. "I will explain why you're here." This made Ian pause, a thoughtful, curious expression on his face.

"This year would be nice, Hiwatari," growled Bryan from my side, glaring annoyed daggers in Kai's general direction. This made Ian jump up again. That kid had very little patience, I tell you.

"Fuck this," he scowled, and was once again shuffling around the room. He grabbed a chair from under the table (well, more like tore it away) and stomped up to the west wall. Once the chair was positioned in a way that obviously pleased him - for he was grinning in sadistic satisfaction – he removed the dynamite and the lighter from wherever he'd stashed them on his person, and stood on the chair.

Okay, yeah, it actually took me this long to realize he was trying to reach the ventilation system.

Problem was, he was still too short. His fingers brushed over the metal slats of the entrance, and with some sort of hidden strength he possessed (or the vent thing was old and easy to remove, most likely) it fell down, narrowly missing his head, and clattered to the floor.

He was still too short. He would never get in.

"Dammit," he cursed under his breath. We all heard it of course, since we were staring at him in suffocating silence, rather curious. Except for Kai, who was looking thoroughly annoyed.

But that was normal, so I didn't think much of it.

"Ian, stop fucking around," Bryan sighed irritably, folding his arms stubbornly across his chest. Damn, he was gorgeous.

"No, wait, I wanna see what he's gonna do," Tala grinned. Kai threw him a glare.

Ian just ignored us (what's new?) and rested his dynamite on top of the vent, took out his lighter and peered inside the dark space, using it as a light source. I was actually surprised he could see into the thing, he was so short.

"Seriously Ian," I interjected at this point. "I have better things to do. Would you just stop so I can get on with my life."

"No," was his immediate response.

"I wasn't asking."

"Well fuck," he muttered. He craned his neck to look at us then, still scowling, and obviously not liking what he saw. "Is it impossible for you, Hiwatari, to talk whilst I'm doing this?"

Then, just like that, something clicked. And I think it clicked inside Ian's head too, for the next second he whipped his head around to the vent, and we all watched with utter dread as the lit lighter had accidentally connected with the dynamite whilst we were growling at each other.

"Fuck!"

"Quick," Bryan yelled. "Throw it inside the vent!"

"Right!" Ian shouted, turned, and let out the most girlish scream I'd ever heard. Louie popped his head out a moment later, knocked the dynamite onto the floor, and started to fly around the room, squawking.

"Louie!" Tala beamed.

I wasn't sure whether to be nervous, because the dynamite stick was still lit, and it would no doubt do some serious damage; concerned because Louie was in the room; or downright petrified, because at that precise moment, Judy Tate entered the room, anger flashing in her bright blue eyes.

"HIDE!" someone barked, don't ask me who. I didn't know. Everything was in utter chaos.

Ian ducked inside the bathroom, behind one of the beds hid Tala and Kai, and Bryan and I were escaping behind the table, far away from the dynamite.

Judy looked torn between terrified and livid by her stance at the door.

It didn't matter anyway, because in that precise moment, the room went up with an explosive bang.

Hm, so…sorry for the wait! It was my first day of year 10, so I thought I'd celebrate by UPDATING!

Hm, I should celebrate more often…

Anywho, review please, if people still read this thing.

Don't hurt me because of the cliffhanger! The monster under my bed did it, not me!

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…BlooD MasCarA…