This is second release for part two of Sunrise, Sunset. I decided to change things a few things around, so some parts might be different from the original release. Please read the first part of the series, otherwise you might get confused.

Note: This story contains some horrifying images. Not recommended for the easily spooked.

I still thought about her endlessly. Her sweet voice still echoed through my head. Her exotic beauty still burned scars in my eyes. I wanted more than anything to still be with her. I couldn't stop thinking about her. She was a plague that never departed. The topic of every single one of my conversations. I couldn't go ten minutes without thinking about her. I dreamt of her every night. Each dream would be a nightmare and each nightmare would be a dream. She was the angel of my nightmares, saving me from each evil that lurked within. If only she was real. If only she was right in my room, lying right beside me. Then maybe we could...

Soon, my eyes were wide open again. I was daydreaming like usual, of a false reality that only existed in the inner depths of my head. Everything was once again ordinary; nothing really changed at all. The sands of the hourglass still dripped as slowly as ever. The cool crisp autumn air had frozen over, leaving us in an artic chill. The leaves have all fallen, decaying themselves onto the cold earth. The once piles of vivid colors now deteriorated themselves into dull brown specks of dust. Nature's beauty had died and now left us with a wintry blanket of deadly white diamonds, which would sting if you touched them with your bare hands.

The dark ultramarine sky was now brightening into a morning hue. I couldn't sleep; tomorrow was the last day of school before we were off for the winter holidays. If only I could just shut my eyes and get some rest, then everything would be okay. But I couldn't, I was scared of what I would dream.

My dreams got worse with each passing night. Nightmares so frightening, they made me cringe just to remember one. The night before, I dreamt I was strapped down onto a cold rusty old table. My body was chained down by old worn-out leather belts that gave my skin rashes. If things couldn't have gotten worse, my body was surrounded by a plethora of sharp metal objects. Tacks, needles, pushpins, blades, knives, daggers, swords... they were all laying on the table around my frightened body. If I tried to wiggle out and escape, the sharp ends of the metal would pierce my skin. Escape was inaccessible and nearly impossible. I had but no choice to simply rest there on the table and wait for death to take its turn.

Then I heard it, the cries of death and the sounds of metal clashing against one another. The murderer walked towards me and held the chainsaw in his hands He first started with the feet and worked his way up, slicing bits and pieces off of my body. My heart pounded with fury, the pain was simply unbearable and my head throbbed for that unachievable freedom. Then the murderer lowered the chainsaw towards my heart, the only organ that beats in such a rhythmic pattern. I could feel the thin air between my skin and the chain. I gasped slowly as my life was to be taken and then miraculously the chainsaw stopped. Right behind the murderer was Arienette watching his every move. The murderer lowered the chainsaw and walked away. I woke up soon after that. The dream was far too terrifying and I was even more scared of what tonight would bring.

I closed my eyes once again, but still nothing. I tried once again keeping my mind free of any thoughts and visualizing a small dot that kept getting larger and larger with each second. Still it didn't work. I eventually gave up and opened my eyes. I then rubbed them vigorously to keep myself awake. I probably had major baggage under my eyes by now. I took a deep breath then slowly crawled out of my bed and walked over to the mirror. I then gazed into it and then took a good look at myself. My hair was a mess and my eyes looked so tired and sleepy. With my right hand I started patting down on the top if my head, fixing my hair so I didn't look like a complete mess. Once I was finished, I looked deeply into the mirror and looked at myself once again. I did look pretty hot, I must say. I laughed silently and turned back around to head towards the bed.

For a brief second I saw a sparkle flash into the mirror. I thought it was nothing, just my imagination toying with me once again. Just to be safe, I walked back towards the mirror and looked deeply into the reflection to find that sparkle once again. 'Where could it be coming from?' I wondered. I then started tapping on the glass, like that was actually going to do something. The sparkle got larger as I kept tapping on the mirror. I stopped, and then tiptoed my way to my bed. I needed to get some rest. I must be hallucinating or something. I crawled underneath my bed sheets and closed my eyes once again. I tried to keep them closed so I could maybe fall asleep to make the morning finally come. At first I thought only my eyes were disarrayed, but then I started feeling the bed shake.

I felt something crawl upon my shoulders. Its touch felt so unpleasant and most definitely was not my own hair. I looked down at my shoulder scanning each one closely; I saw nothing. I dusted off each one, lightly ensuring myself that feeling would soon disappear. I shook my head and closed my eyes, promising myself that I would fall asleep this time. I kept my eyes closed for a good 5 minutes until I felt something grab onto me. At first it was just a gentle tap and before I knew it this thing started grabbing my head. The grabbing was very human-like; I could feel their digits press on my skull. Before I could even move, I was paralyzed by the intense pressure of their fingers. I felt the figure move closer towards me. Its arms brushed against my hair and their knees were dug straight into my shoulders.

The figure moved closer towards me once again. I could finally see it's face and immediately it reminded me of that creature from Ju-on (The Grudge). It had pale gray skin, along with dark hair that covered its dark eyes, hidden by a shadow. Its lips looked awfully familiar and were nearly in the same condition as Arienette's. It looked rough and aged with cuts and scars all over. Suddenly the thought of kissing Arienette didn't sound too appealing.

And before I could even visualize that happening, the creature started twitching. Combinations of heat and cold soon took place within the creature's self. Before I could even imagine what it might possibly be doing, it went inside me like some kind of ghost, trying to overtake my body. Its arms pierced through me like a needle through cloth. And like a parasitic worm it started to feed off my insides. I was still unconscious and unable to move, I could only feel the pain take place.

I had to take my mind off of the pain. I had to somehow find that needle in the haystack. Hope was the only thing I had left; and it had finally arrived. There, standing in the corner of the room was an angel. Her wingless body had taken flight and was now ready to rescue me. She watched me suffer like always, although this time I felt her watching meant more. It was like her eyes were weapons and all she had to do was simply stare. Immediately I felt at ease, the creature soon exited my body and drifted off into the distance. I felt my vitals return and there standing in the corner was the treasure I longed desired.

"Stay with me Arienette..." I whispered from the bed. Her face remained expressionless even as I cried for her company. From the corner, she took small strides towards me. Her walk was unbalanced and unsteady. She nearly wobbled as she drew closer. Then she looked at me, with such a sincere expression. I smiled with excitement of what she might possibly say. Then her lips moved slowly one after the other.
"I'll wait for you..." she spoke in a soft tone voice. Before I could even say yes, she disappeared in the midst.
"...until the wolves are away," I finished, but she was nowhere in sight.

Sweat, tears, the intense feeling of waking up after a nightmare, all soon greeted me as I woke. I slowly opened my eyes allowing them to adjust to the bright sunlight blinding me from my window.
"Another dream..." I whispered in a hush sound. With my right hand I wiped all the sweat that had formed all over my face. After that I soon crawled out of bed and walked into the bathroom to wash up. I then returned back to my bedroom and dressed myself. After I was ready, I took once last glance in the mirror checking if anything would sparkle. I grabbed my coat and backpack and put them on. After I was all situated I headed out the door, forgetting breakfast like usual.

I walked past the small path that lead up to my house all the way to the sidewalk and waited for Rei to come. I stood there in the freezing cold for about two minutes until I saw him coming down the street. His mouse brown hair looked frozen, as if he didn't dry it out fully and the remaining water now froze up.

"Hey Kyo, did you sleep well?" Rei asked smiling like a kid in a candy shop.
"Yeah, I guess so."
"Tell me about your dream," Rei said eagerly.
"Another nightmare, then she comes in and saves the day," I answered.
"Sounds fun, I wish I had nightmares," Rei replied playfully. I laughed back in unison. Then we headed down the sidewalk to school, meeting Hideaki along the way.

Rei always brought a smile to my face. He was the only one that believed my crazy stories. Not Hideaki, Sonata, or even my own parents believed that I had seen zombies in the forest. It hadn't been long until I became known as a freak, a lunatic or at worse a psychopath. Rei was also very interested in my dreams. In my chainsaw dream, he told me that if I shook my arms one after another the straps would eventually shake the table and one of the knives was bound to cut me free.

"So, are you excited? It's our last day of school until after Oshogatsu (New Years)," Rei asked joyfully.
"Maybe... There won't be any school so who wouldn't be," I stated.
"Hideaki," Rei remarked.

There he was standing in the cold, his arms were crossed, his face was scowled, and his foot was ready to kick something.
"I've waited 5 minutes in the cold. What is taking you guys so damn long?" Hideaki complained.
"Sorry, I have icicles in my hair. It hurts," Rei joked.
"Take a shower at night, like the rest of us," Hideaki suggested rudely. I raised my eyebrows at him and spoke of nothing. The three of us didn't say a word and continued walking down the sidewalk on our way to school. Of course, the silence wouldn't last very long.
"Hideaki, do you remember it's your turn to take Kyo to the doctor?" Rei reminded him.
"I haven't forgotten," Hideaki said confidently.
"Great, the doctors..." I said quietly. I had been seeing a psychiatrist for the past few weeks. My friends and my teachers convinced my parents to have me see one. I thought it was a waste of time really, the doctor didn't believe a thing I told him.

"Kyo, it's time for your pills," Hideaki said, opening the cylinder plastic tubing that had all my pills for every single day of the week. My parents trusted him to be in charge of my medication and to make sure I took them every day. They knew I wouldn't take it and even if I were forced I would probably flush the damn things down the toilet. After our little trip to the woods, Hideaki had been a more responsible person. He got good grades, studied for every test, helped out around the school and basically did everything a suck-up would do. We all knew he had a secret stash of hentai underneath his mattress. Rei was still the same person I've known since elementary school. He was the steady beat that never changed. I was probably the dead weight they had to drag around; the black cloud that always trailed behind.

I opened my backpack and took out a water bottle. Steadily I twisted open the cap, hesitating to take it off. I took out the pills from the Friday section of the container. There were about 4 of them, all in different sizes. Then I tossed them all into my mouth and took a big sip out of the bottle. I tried to swallow them, but it was not so easy. The pills clung to the back of my throat and the roof of my mouth. With all my might, I tried to force them down but they wouldn't fall. So I took another sip and tried once again, but still it failed.
"Did you take them yet?" Rei asked. I didn't respond. The pills were now all stuck in my throat, I felt like I was choking. My air supply started coming low; I felt hacks starting to erupt.

"Are you alright Kyo?" Rei asked as my face turned pale. I didn't respond back either. I held onto my neck and coughed very roughly.
"Kyo, we don't have time to fool around," Hideaki said rudely. He raised his eyebrows at me then sighed at my stupidity. Then before I knew it, I received a huge smack on the back of my neck and like ease, the pills took its course.
"Come on, we're going to be late," Hideaki suggested and took off walking at a very quick pace. The three of us speed walked our way until we reached the school building. Our classroom was on the second floor where the rest of the second year high school students were situated. We had three floors in our school building; each floor corresponding to our grade.

We walked up a flight of stairs to the second floor then headed to the locker room area. I spared no time for extra chit chat. I got straight to the point, by shoving all my stuff into my locker and grabbing all the needed materials. Rei was talking to Sonata near her locker, but I didn't make the effort to talk to them. I walked out of the locker room area, down the hallway, and headed into the classroom. The classroom was well decorated, looking quite festive with Christmas and winter decorations all throughout the room. I walked over to my seat which was now situated at the front of the classroom. I sat right next to the teacher's desk: it was a new effort to prevent me from sleeping in class. I guess it worked though, because I would always be caught right before I could even close my eyes.

I took out my sketchbook and flipped it to the drawing I had been working on for several days now. With the pencil in my right hand, I began shading the shadows. I was no artist; I couldn't really draw for shit. I just took my time and hoped it all would turn out well. Before the long class session had begun, I closed my sketchbook and tried my hardest to pay attention to the last lesson the teachers could cram in before break. I couldn't concentrate at all and my eyes began to get so weary. I could feel myself slowly drifting off into a slumber, but I really shouldn't sleep. My grades were already poor and the last time I fell asleep I woke up screaming from my nightmare.

At last the bell rang and it was time to switch teachers once again, while we get a small break from the classroom. Everyone walked out in an orderly fashion, but I however, remained in my seat. I didn't feel like getting up really. I wanted to finish my drawing, I had minor details left to finish, although I couldn't really call it art. Then Sonata, Rei, and Hideaki all walked up to me as I still sat there at my desk.

"Kyo, aren't you going out into the hallways?" Hideaki asked.
"I don't really feel like it today," I answered.
"Kyo come on, you haven't come during break for weeks now," Sonata pressured me.
"Maybe the next break," I said to make them go away.
"Alright then, see you later," Sonata waved good-bye.

The three of them stepped out of the classroom; I however, continued to draw. I don't know what's gotten me into drawing. I bought a sketchbook from the department store about a month or so ago. At first I started drawing stick figures, but each drawing got more elaborate one after another. I didn't quite see what was so thrilling about walking out in the loud and noisy hallway. The hallways were also filled with so many people, since all the other classes got breaks as well. I couldn't help it anymore; I had to go out there. I quickly closed my sketchbook and slowly walked out of the classroom.

My body began to shiver a bit as I made my way pass the doorframe. I felt a bit of an outcast standing in the noisy hallway alone. Everyone looked so enthusiastic and cheerful, while I stood there in isolation. I took several steps forward and walked out into the opening. I scanned down the dull gray hallway looking for my friends, but I couldn't see them anywhere. I kept walking down the corridor until I saw a huge group of people crowded around a bulletin board. Keeping my distant, I walked as near as possible without being seen.

From all the commotion, I concluded it was probably our term grades. We took all of our exams earlier this week and the majority of last week. All my tests were such a blur to me; I possibly couldn't imagine what grade I've gotten. I didn't even want to bother to look at my low ranking. Instead, I simply stood from the distance, amused at everyone's excitement.

There they were, the three of them, standing in the huge crowd of people. They moved closer to the bulletin board, and then scanned through the list of people for their names. I cupped my hand and brought it towards my ear. Carefully, I listened intently, trying to make out anything that they said.

"Did you find our names yet, Sonata?" Rei asked.
"Nope not yet," She responded.
"I'm right here," Hideaki told him, pointing to an area at the top of the list.
"Wow rank 5! Congratulations Hideaki!" Sonata applauded him.

I snickered at the sight of his achievements. I couldn't stand him being at the top of the class. He wasn't your typical get-good-grades suck up, but he lost what he did have. His teenage years were now spent underneath a book. He would probably go onto college and get some high degree. Then get a good job in some high paying field, earn loads of yen each year, and then swim in his own wealth.