'Ring around the rosey a pocket full of Posey, ashes ashes we all fall down…'

          "Do you like that song?" You ask the little girl playing by herself. You crouch and peer about. This place sure was dark, even for your dreams.

           'It's the only one I know… Besides the one daddy used to sing to mommy.' She tells you straightening up from where she had fallen over. 'I can sing that one if you want.' She looks at you with a small smile.

           "That's okay… Where are they? Your parents?" You ask.

           'I don't know… The hero came and hurt a bunch of people and I couldn't find them when I woke up again.' She tilts her head with a frown. 'Why did he do that? Was he having a bad day? No one comes to play anymore.' 

           "I don't know. I really don't know." You tell her quietly.

           'That's okay. No one knows all the answers… Do you want to play now?' She asks hopeful.

           "Sure. What do you want to play?" You ask lightly. 

            'Something quiet. He won't like it if we're too loud and the grown-ups will come.' She whispers.

            "How about hide and seek?" You tilt your head, it was always Tendo's favorite and you were fairly good at it. "But stay near camp." You add quickly.

            'Okay.' She beams running off. You can't quietly, looking around at the darkness. You felt uneasy, maybe you shouldn't be here. You frown and go to find her, walking around these tents that weren't here before. She giggles from one near the edge and you go over to peer in. She covers her mouth with a giggle, looking up at you. 'You found me. But I found teddy.' She holds up the bear. 

          "Oh. Good job is that yours?" You ask lightly.

          'Mhm!' She blushes lightly, 'A cute boy camping nearby gave it to me…' She nuzzles it. 'I haven't seen him though… I'm alone here…' She frowns softly. 

           "... What's your name?" You frown too, reaching to touch her arm but she blinks and stands up with the bear, tent vanishing.

           'I'm Marie… It's nice to meet you ___!' She grins at you before pausing and frowning, looking toward the darkness. 'Uh oh. The grown-ups are here.'

         A scream makes you sit up with a jolt, swiftly opening the tent and getting out as one of the tents is ripped off of the platform. You take off your glove and dive after it, bursting it. Oikawa tumbles out but something grabs his leg and pulls him toward the lake. 

         "___!" He cries out panicked and you swiftly catch his arm, digging your heels into the ground. 

         "Let go of my senpai!" You growl. You slide forward a bit but a pair of arms wrap around you, keeping you from sliding forward anymore, snake tail wrapping around yours and Oikawa's arms. 

         "I got you." Daishou hisses out just before Oikawa is dropped. You swiftly pull Oikawa into your chest at that, and he holds onto you shakely.

         "Okay… I don't think the others are messing with us anymore." Daishou breathes.

         "Let's go home now…" Oikawa whispers. 

         "Are you guys okay?" Ushijima asks. 

         "Yeah. I think I'm ready to leave now." You hum as you Oikawa and Daishou swiftly return to camp.

         "Guys… My electronics are gone." Kenma alerts in distress.

         "My phone…" Oikawa searches himself. "Gone."

         "... I'm goin to guess mine is gone too…" You frown, searching yourself as well. "... Every fuckin time…"

         "I should have enough elements to make a radio." Akaashi says, touching his stomach. "Maybe…" 

         "Takeda sensei won't be back with the bus until the decided time. We're stuck here if we can't get a hold of anyone." Iwaizumi says. 

          "Bokuto." You look at him.

          "I could fly but… The clouds here are thick suddenly." He says looking up at the sky.

          "Second thought I'm against you flying into the supernatural clouds." You hug him with a frown. 

          "Agreed." Akaashi breathes. Some metal pieces leaving the slot in his arm. He starts on the radio while everyone stays close by.

          "Can you see?" You ask Akaashi.

          "No need. I've made a bunch of these." He assures lightly. 

          "So cool…" You murmur crouching beside him. He huffs lightly with a smile, glancing at you.

          "It's… Not hard. I could teach you. It'll be handy in our profession." He breathes thoughtfully.

          "Sure. You know a lot of useful things." You smile. He hums quietly in response before pausing and searching the parts he had.

          "Guess it wasn't enough…" He frowns. "Sorry I didn't eat enough copper to finish making this." He informs everyone.

           "That's okay Akaashi. No one expected this." Iwaizumi pats his shoulder.

          "Campgrounds usually have emergency radios in the information center and the nearby watchtower. We could try those places." Futakuchi comments. 

          "The information center is that way." Oikawa points shakely.

          "And I saw the watchtower towards the top of the mountain." Kuroo points the other way.

          "We could split up and try both. Anyone else know how to work a radio?" You ask.

          "I do…" Daishou raises his hand.

          "Wait! Let's not split up! That never goes well!" Oikawa hugs you. 

          "Oikawa, we're all heroes here. We can handle a little spookiness." You say, patting his arm.

           "You overestimate my tolerance of spookiness." He whispers to you.

           "Hang in there senpai." You pat his back.

           "Let's be real here… Everyone is going to want to be in your group." Kiyoomi points out.

           "... Dammit." You sigh. "Fine. Then let's check the information center first." You nod to Oikawa. He nods, taking your hand and puffing out his chest, taking the lead. Mika hugs your other arm, peering about the darkness warily.

            "Are you okay Kenma?" Kuroo breathes, the blonde holding onto the back of your shirt looking pale. 

            "I'm fine…" He answers, keeping his gaze down. The squeal of a rusty swing sounds nearby, making everyone freeze and look toward the playground, a light fog covering it. A familiar little girl swinging on it. You swallow, brushing off Oikawa's fearful grasp. 

            "Marie." You call lightly, making her look over and stop. "Come on," You reach a hand toward her. Her eyes widen and she gets up, promptly standing and vanishing. The fog dances about slightly before you feel a cold touch on your hand.

            "___! What are you doing!?" Oikawa squeaks out.

            "She said she was alone here. So she comes too." You respond.

            "... When did you befriend a ghost…?" Bokuto whispers in confusion.

            "More like how and why?" Atsumu frowns uneasily.

            "She was in my dream before Oikawa got snatched. We played hide and seek." You hum moving forward as you feel a small tug on your hand. "We'll play again soon. But right now we're going to the information to find the radio." You whisper to the cold spot beside you. 

            "So we're just going to roll with this?" Futakuchi huffs.

            "If ___'s okay with it then I am too." Bokuto breathes.

            "... I'm so freaked out right now. Iwa-chan hold my hand." Oikawa sniffs.

            "Get lost in the fog." Iwaizumi responds.

          "Where is your heart?" Oikawa murmurs.

          "Oika'a focus." Kuroo nudges him. 

          "Will you hold my hand? The little ghost took ___'s…" Oikawa breathes. 

          "...Sure bud." Kuroo takes his hand so Oikawa would continue leading the way. 

          "Kuroo's such a good guy." You and Mika comment. He blushes lightly at that, looking away before stiffening and looking at his free hand. He glances at you and you blink.

          "I guess Marie agrees." You offer a smile.

          "H-Hello Marie…" He greets. Kenma blinks at the shape between you and Kuroo, reaching out quietly and placing his hand on her head, receiving a happy giggle in response. The group shivers slightly at that.

           "Kenma, can you see her?" Kuroo asks lightly.

            "Just her shape." Kenma responds. "I saw a lot of them around camp. But didn't want to scare everyone…"

            "So you're telling us now because…?" Atsumu pales slightly with a small frown.

            "... That's it. I'm not going back there…" Oikawa whispers.

            "Okay. Be left alone then. Shittykawa." Iwaizumi deadpans.

            "Iwa-chan." You toss him a frown. "I know you're cranky after being woken up but you're being too mean."

            "... Sorry…" Iwaizumi sighs, rubbing his eyes. 

             "I want to go back to sleep…" Osamu mutters.

             "Same." The others agree. 

             "Here it is!" Oikawa chimes as the building comes into view. Akaashi takes the lead now, going into the building with you and a few others. Everyone splits up to search the place, Oikawa and Mika staying closer to you. 

            'Daddy.' Marie's voice sounds in the hall, making you pause and look over while the others stiffen. 

            "Where?" You go to the hall and jump slightly when a picture moves. You blink and take it off the wall, looking at the picture of Marie and her family. "Awe… That's… Cute Marie…" You breathe, tears coming to your eyes. You crouch down, feeling her leaning over to look at it.

            'Mommy's so pretty. Daddy always called her Angel.' She giggles. You swallow slightly, feeling a pain in your chest.

            "They must've ran this place before it got abandoned…" Kiyoomi breathes looking at the pictures on the wall. The couple reappearing in a few more.

           "What happened though…? I was here not long ago…" Oikawa frowns.

           "She said a hero came and hurt a bunch of people. And when she 'woke up' she was alone…" You wipe your eyes.

           "That's probably why we didn't hear about it. They usually try to cover up stories like that." Akaashi says coming to the hall. "I'm not finding anything, and the office has been trashed." He tells you, leaning over and touching your arm. "Are you okay?" He whispers, knuckle running up your cheek to wipe a stray tear. You nod, sending him a small smile before looking at the picture again.

            "Alright. Then I guess we go to the tower." You breathe, opening the frame. "Can I take this Marie?" You ask lightly.

             'Mhm.' The hum sounds. You put it in your pocket and get up, everyone starting out. 'Wait.' You feel a cold grasp on your hand and turn back, letting the invisible force bring you to the office. Some papers scatter from the corner the floor board wobbling. You go over and pull it up for her, blinking at the purse underneath. 'Mommy's and my purse…' You blink and pick it up. 

            "Alright I'll take it too." You breathe. A chill fills the room and you pause.

            'They're coming!' She hisses. Your heart drops and you run back outside just as Ryuu is ripped away from the others. 

            "Ryuu!" You lunge after him, grabbing his hand as he's dragged toward the thickening fog. 

            "___!” Nishinoya calls out. You try to stop from getting dragged but it's not working. Ushijima's suddenly over you, picking you up to hold you back from getting dragged. But the force even pulls him forward.

           "I got you Ryuu!" You gasp as Ushijima's arms tighten around you. The sound of scissors opening and closing starts to sound nearby as the fog creeps forward more, starting to swallow Ryuu. A tall lanky figure leaves the fog nearby making all of you look over as they close the massive scissors with a loud slicing sound. They suddenly lunge at yours and Ryuu's hands. 

           "Let go ___!" Ryuu orders as the scissors open, aiming for your wrist. "Now!" He bites your hand, ripping his hand free as you gasp in pain. Ushijima falls back and you feel something slice the tip of your finger just as the scissors close and the figure disappears, Ryuu getting pulled into the fog. 

           "Ryuu!!" You call, sitting up and lunging for the fog but Ushijima swiftly grabs your hoodie making you fall back. 

           "Dammit! Ryuu!" Nishinoya calls, wind deity trying to clear the fog.

           "I'm sorry." You gasp, sitting up and looking to the fog in distress, holding your left hand subconsciously.

           "You're bleeding." Ushijima takes your hand looking at your fingertip.

           "Guys. There's more coming." Kenma alerts. 

           "What exactly are we supposed to do about that!?" Oikawa asks.

           'Run!' Marie calls, for a moment the little girl is visible, pointing at a mountain trail. There's a moment of hesitation before everyone takes off at that, Ushijima picking you up and going after them swiftly. You scoff, wiping the tip of your finger off, looking back over Ushijima's shoulder at the apparitions amongst the fog as it claws after the group. 

*°*°*°

          "What the hell was that…" Rakurai whispers. He had been on the way to the bathroom and stopped to check in on Tendo when everything had happened. 

          "I don't think those are normal ghosts…" Tendo breathes standing up. "Maybe I should go. I did say I would kill anyone that would ruin ___'s vacation." He turns to go for the door but Rakurai hastily stops him. 

           "Hold on boss. It would look really suspicious for you to show up at this point, right?" Rakurai points out. 

          "But…" Tendo frowns worriedly.

          "Boss. What exactly can you do against ghosts?" Rakurai inquires. Tendo's eyes narrow at that and Rakurai shivers slightly, tensing a bit until Tendo sighs.

           "... Dammit… I wouldn't mind this if it wasn't ___ out there…" He growls going and  sitting back down. "This damn fog is making it hard to see anything…" He frowns.

           "Maybe it's best if you stop watching?" Rakurai suggests, receiving a look from Tendo. "N-nevermind boss." He manages quickly. Tendo blinks and reaches over, pulling Rakurai closer. The newbie stiffens as Tendo makes him lean over.

           "Psst. Can you get me some ice cream?" Tendo whispers. Rakurai pauses before deadpanning at him. "What? Thought I was gonna kill you for worrying about me?" Tendo chuckles in amusement. "You really are too cute. ___ is gonna adore you." Tendo pokes his nose. 

          "Ah… Um… Thank you?" Rakurai tilts his head in confusion. "I-I'll go get your ice cream." He breathes hurrying out. Tendo peers at the door before looking at the screens.

           "___, I really hope you can change that one's future." He sighs quietly.

*+*+*+*

          "I think we're safe now." Iwaizumi says looking about, counting everyone after the group had stopped near a clearing.

          "Where did they take Ryuu!?" Nishinoya gasps. "We shouldn't have ran!"

          "How do you plan to fight ghosts Noya?!" Oikawa points out. A panicked argument starts between them only to stop when Iwaizumi steps in and Asahi holding back Nishinoya. The others look about worriedly. 

          "You're hurt right?" Akaashi breathes, coming over to patch up your finger.

          "I didn't think it could hurt me... If Ryuu hadn't made me let go…" You frown, touching your wrist.

          "Yeah, that was too close…" Ushijima murmurs holding you a bit tighter. You glance at him and reach up to rub his cheek to assure him you were safe.

          "Marie." Kuroo calls lightly. "What can we do about this?"

          'I don't know…' 

          "Marie..  Who's the guy you mentioned before? The one that would be angry if we were loud?" You ask as Ushijima puts you down. 

          'The hero.' She whispers.

          "He's still here?" Kiyoomi frowns.

          'Mhm. He's hiding. He's been bad.'

          "Oh. Great. Him, we can fight." Atsumu relaxes as Osamu pops his knuckles.

          "Where is he?" Osamu inquires.

          'I don't know… I'll go look.' A breeze brushes past you and you look back.

          "... Be careful Marie." You call, receiving some soft sympathetic frowns from the others.

          "___…” Kiyoomi murmurs and you meet his gaze before looking away. 

          "I know…" You sigh rubbing your face. Akaashi rubs your back at that, looking away with a small frown.

          "Guys…" Kenma murmurs looking around uneasily, making everyone tense.

          "We're surrounded aren't we?" You sigh pulling off your gloves.  

          "Pretty much, but there's an opening that leads up to the summit." He answers. 

          "Well that's practically herding us to where they want us to go." Futakuchi comments. 

          "... Hey Bro. Why don't you bring up the walls? If the fog can't get through that'll mean we're safe right?" Bokuto says, making everyone look at him in surprise.

           "Ah… Right… That's a good idea…" Kuroo breathes before focusing on the area around him, taking off his shoes and stomping his foot, bringing up the walls around the group.

          "If it doesn't work then what?" Kenma asks.

          "I guess we get herded." You frown. "Or we get separated and hope one of us finds the bastard responsible and takes him down." 

          "Let's try to stay together until Marie returns with a location." Daishou says, stepping beside you. You both look at each other before nodding and facing the walls. Mika relaxes, smiling a bit looking at both of you.

          "Right." She and the others respond. 

          After a few moments, the fog starts to peek over the wall. Kuroo makes the walls higher, frowning a bit. A sudden burst of cold knocks you back into Kuroo.

          "Alright, walls are ineffective…" Oikawa frowns as you get back up. 

          "Fine. My turn." You raise your right arm to the wall. "Burst." You breathe, arm coming undone, the wall and fog disperses for a moment. The fog reforms though. "Tch." You frown, reforming your arm quickly and flinching. Something grabs your throat and pulls you into the fog.

         "____!!!" The others cry out. Daishou dives after you, grabbing your ankle in an attempt to stop you, but he freezes as you claw at your neck, the invisible force gripping your throat tighter the more he tried to pull. You meet his gaze as a pained expression comes to his face.

         "Come back in one piece… I'm sorry ___." He breathes, letting you go, fog taking over as the grip on your throat loosens so you can breathe. 

          "Y-Yes boss!" You call out.