Hello readers, this is Lost within the Darkness, or LwtD for short, here to introduce my first fanfiction story. Just to tell you all that I'm only 16 currently, so I will be busy with school so don't expect me to update this in a certain time frame. I'm a bit of an amateur on this so don't expect the best quality work, I'm human like you so I will make mistakes here and there. This chapter will mostly be dialogue taken from the game, and some from the manga. I just edited it for the additional of my O.C. Anyways enjoy this story and please review.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of this but my O.C., Yuudai Akatsuki. Corpse Party: Blood Covered and all its characters are own by Team GrisGris, and Makoto Kedouin, the person who created the original Corpse Party.
Corpse Party: Bloody Memories
"Speaking"
(Thoughts)
Dreams/memories
Creepy voice/ghost
*Sounds/actions*
(Author Notes/Change of P.O.V)
(First Person P.O.V)
Pain erupted from my left eye as an sharp object slices it. I feel my blood leak out of my eyes, and runs down my face, and something hits me a bit above my gut, where my ribs are. My feet push myself back, away from the attacker.
"YUUDAI!" A young girl's voice screams from behind me. Her slim arms wrapped around my chest and stops my fall. Lifting me up to my feet, we began of run away from something. After what felt like hours of running we stop within a room with a red door. We fell back onto the ground with a soft thump. The girl wraps her arms around me as I lean on her. I feel so weak.
"-ai."
The girl holding me begins to cry silently. My vision out of my one good eye begins to darken, and I can smell the metallic scent of my blood, and taste it as well. Turning my head to face the one holding me, but her image was all a blur. I could only make out that she had black hair. With the little strength I had left, I reach up with my right arm and wipe way some of the tears off the girl's face. She release a soft gasp, surprises from my actions.
"Y-dai -ake u-!"
"Why?" She asked.
I gave her a weak smile as my arm fell to my side; my strength had almost completely left me. "Hey," I whispered, I feel my conscious slowly leave me. "I said I was going to be a hero, remember? And I don't like it when you cry..." My jaw was still moving, but I didn't know what I was saying. Then my vision is totally cover in darkness, my conscious was being drag away from the small body in the girls arms. The last thing I heard was the sobs of the girl, and the door being slam open.
"NO SLEEPING IN MY CLASS MR. AKATSUKI!" My homeroom teacher shouted, awaking me from my dream, violently.
My upper body shot up in surprise, and I lean back on my chair to far, and I begin to fall.
I cry out as my hands shot into the arm and began to wave around in the air randomly, trying to grip something to stop my decent. No luck.
"Arrgh!" I grunted in pain. The back of my head hit the floor pretty hard. I hear most of my classmates burst out in laughter at my misfortune. I groan in embarrassment as I lay on the cold, hard floor.
I sense someone move beside me and took a knee. "Are you alright, Yuudai?" A soft female voice asked. I open my eyes to glance at the speaker, and instantly close them; my cheeks begin to heat up. I still don't know why they design school uniform for girls with a miniskirt.
I raise my upper body so I can shift myself into a sitting position. I look at the girl who is beside me, and my face heats up even more. It was the class representative Ayumi Shinozaki who was also my best friend. Her blue eyes stare at me with worry, but it was slightly ruined by the small twitches of her lips. *Sigh* At least she manage to hold herself.
"Yeah... I'm fine just a bit of a headache." I said sheepishly.
Both of us raise ourselves onto our feet and got back into our seats, which happens to be right beside each other. The class at this point had calm themselves from their laughter, and our teacher resumes the lesson. Today is just another normal, boring day of my life that will continue for the rest of my school life. But something in me says that something is going to happen that will change my life forever.
I guest some introductions are in order. My name is Yuudai Akatsuki, age 17 and a student at Kisaragi Academy class 2-9. I'm somewhat know as the unofficial assistant class representative of class 2-9 because of my friendship with Ayumi, and that I help her when she is in one of her occult moments. Anyway I'm a guy with a somewhat above average height of 5'11'' and have a normal build for a male my age. I have short jet-black hair with some parts dyed crimson red, and I have unique crimson red eyes. I wear my school's uniform in my own style like some of my guy friends. I wear the school's white long-sleeve shirt unbutton, with black shirt under it, gray pants and a pair of black runners. One of the two unique things about my appearance is the scar that goes from the top of my left eyebrow, over my eyelid, and just below my eye. The other thing is that I sometimes wear a black trench coat.
Almost 10 years ago I was found near Kisaragi Academy, almost dead. I had my ribs broken and it had pierced my lung. I'm extremely lucky to be alive today. I also suffer from amnesia, and the only thing I could remember was my name, Yuudai. A few months later I was adopted by the woman who found me, Akahana Akatsuki.
Lately I've been having these dreams that all contain this girl in a white dress, my doctor said that they could be memories that my brain is trying to unlock.
Some of the strange and horrible ones are when I see people of all ages running away from me, screaming in fear. Due to those dreams I have trouble sleeping at night, and end up sleeping during class.
I want to remember my origin, but at the same time I want my past to stay buried.
(Third Person P.O.V)
"It was a rainy evening after school, just like this one... Runny down the stairs, the kindly teacher lost her footing. She tumbled, and she fell...and she died.
...You've all heard the stories, no? Before Kisaragi Academy was built here, there was another school on this property. Heavenly Host Elementary School, it was called. Such a horrible thing to happen...
The principal was completely devastated. He cared for the school almost as if it were his own child, you see. But one thing led to another after the incident... and ultimately was reached. The school was to be shut down. The principal was so stricken with grief over losing his precious child that on the day of its closure...he climbed up to its roof and threw himself to his death. Or so the story goes..."
Satoshi Mochida gasp in shocked from Ayumi's story.
"People thought Heavenly Host was cursed, you see. This was just the latest of many deaths to occur there. That's why it was torn down...
However! They say the teacher who fell down the stairs still has no idea she's dead, even to this very day... And on rainy evenings like this, after our school day's come to an end...some claim she roams these darkened hallways...still believing them to be her own...
In fact, it's almost time for her to make her rounds! Just after seven o'clock... That's when she appears, always accompanied by a sudden blackout that leaves the entire building dark as night...
'Knock knock' you'll hear from the blackness... followed by the sound of the classroom door ssslowly sssliding open... As her pale white face cuts through the stillness, her soft voice always echoes the same question: 'Is anyone still here?' And then..."
All of the sudden the flash of lightning shines through the classroom windows, the thunder roars angrily and the lights go out. Only Ayumi's candle lights up the room.
"Yaaaaaaaaaargh!" Satoshi screams.
"Eeeeeeek!" The girls' scream follows suit.
Satoshi pushes himself back as he shouts. "It's... a blackout!'
One of the girls, Naomi Nakashima turns to glare at Satoshi. "Satoshi! Pull yourself together! Don't scare us like that!"
He shivers. "But, it was scary!" He whimpers.
Ayumi glances around the room nervously. "I don't like this… This shouldn't be happening…" She said.
A guy with bleach color hair smirks towards Ayumi. "Not bad, Shinozaki. You had me going there for a minute." Yoshiki Kishinuma said.
The class representative glares at him and shouted to him. "It wasn't me! I've been standing right here the whole time! This is a real blackout!"
*Clang* *Clang* *Clang* The sounds of heals hitting the floor echoes from the hallway. The group glances at the upper door of the classroom.
The second smallest girl of the room, Mayu Suzumoto speaks nervously. "Does…anyone else hear that?!"
The other male who has a similar height to Yuudai answers. "Sounds like it's coming from the music room…" Sakutaro Morishige said.
The footsteps begin to come closer to their classroom, then eventually it stop right at the door. Everyone stares at the door with fear.
"No way…" Ayumi said in shock.
(First the blackout and now the door…) Mayu thought.
Satoshi who was even more afraid then before grabs the closest one to him, which happens to be Naomi. They both stand there hugging each other.
Seiko Shinohara joins the two, grinning widely like she found something hidden. "Aya Aya~ How nice, a secret relationship." She said. The two blush in embarrassment. Seiko's grin widens. "Pure love, how sweet…"
"EH?!" "WAIT..?!" Satoshi and Naomi yelled. They separated quickly, but were still blushing.
Something knocks on the door, and the girls' eyes widen and their bodies tremble in fear.
Satoshi took a few steps back and says, "I told you it was a bad idea to stay so late and tell ghost stories!"
Yoshiki glances at him. "Hey, Satoshi. Aren't you gonna get the door?"
"What?!"
"The girls are all trembling in fear. Doesn't it just break your heart to see them that?" Yoshiki asked.
"So why don't YOU get the door?!" Satoshi shot back.
"Well it doesn't break MY heart.." He said nonchalantly. Satoshi sweats drops. "...That's cold, man." He said.
Hoping for some help, he turns to the tallest person in their group. "Hey Yuudai, could..." He stops his speech when he sees what Yuudai was doing and facepalms.
*Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz*
Yuudai was just sleeping on the floor wearing his trench coat, and using his bag as a pillow. He sighs realizing that he wasn't getting any help. Walking towards the door, but he stops a few feet from it because creepy voice calls out from behind the door.
"Is anyone still here...? Go home, children..." The door then slams open and everyone jumps as thunder roars once more.
Satoshi falls back in fear. "YAAAAAAAGH!" He yells. Everyone else follows, including Yuudai who just awaken from another nightmare. Someone enters the door right after.
Walking through the door was young, female adult with unique purple eyes. "Heehee. Did I scare you?" The assistant homeroom teacher of 2-9, Yui Shishido asked.
"...Ms...Yui...?" Satoshi asked slowly from his position on the ground. The lights turn back on as crimson eyes stare around the room in confusion. (...Did I...miss something?) Yuudai thought.
Ayumi step towards their teacher with a victorious smirk on her face. "Heya, Teach!" She said as she walks towards Yui. "Shinozaki!" She replied with a similar smirk. The two high-five each other. "All right!" They shouted, everyone else stares at them in confusion.
"I'd call that a rousing success!" Ayumi said with the smirk still on her face. Mayu and Seiko steps forward with an embarrass smile. "Maaan, we've been had!" They said.
"Your timing couldn't have been more perfect." The class representative said. (Seriously, did I miss something important again?!)
Yui's smirk turns into a smile. "Heheh. I wasn't a student here too long ago myself, so when it comes to the 'seven wonders of Kisaragi High' ...I'm pretty well-versed!"
"Heh... Satoshi..." Yoshiki said smirking.
Mayu walks towards beside Satoshi and said while laughing, "I thought Shig's reaction was priceless, but yours was on a whole different level altogether, Mochida!" 'Shig' steps forward. "It was pretty impressive. I could never hope to compete with that." He said highly amuse like everyone else.
Yuudai sighs before getting up, he is still confuse of what they were talking about. All he knows is that it was something about Satoshi reaction to something. He sure is a coward at times. His crimson eyes shyly glances at the shortest member of their group who was laughing at Satoshi reaction.
"Hmm-hmm! Mochida's always got the best reactions." She said. Ayumi then gains a sadistic look. "I just LOVE it when my scares are so thoroughly effective! It's simply...delicious..."
Satoshi quickly stands up. "Hmph. Who ever heard of a class representative with such a sadistic streak, anyway?!" He asked. Yuudai's hand shot up, knowing about Ayumi's sadistic streak since she gain it. It was mostly his fault for it. Seiko saw his actions and smirks again. She knows about Yuudai's crush on Ayumi for a while, she found out about it around the same time she figures out who Naomi has a crush on.
"Sorry about that, Mochida! But I can't deny, your reaction was pretty amusing, just like Yuudai's last week." Ms. Shishido said. Yuudai goes and sits in a corner of the classrooms with a mini-raincloud over his head remembering that incident as everyone laugh at that memory.
Once everyone was calm, Ms. Shishido remembers something. "Oh Satoshi," She calls, gaining his attention. "I ran into a rather adorable individual in the hall who's come to see you."
"Hmm?"
She turns towards the open door and calls out to who ever she was talking about. "What are you standing around out there for? Come on in! He's right here!"
Steeping in was younger girl with a pink headband and holding a umbrella. "..H-Hello, everyone..." She shutters out shyly.
"Yuka! What are you doing here?!" Satoshi spook out in shock. The young girl, Yuka looks at him and her face brightens up. "Big Brother!" She shouted. Moving quickly towards him, Yuka hugs him tightly. Yuudai smirks as he pulls out a can of orange juice from his bag. He ignores the small amount of pain he feels in his heart. He doesn't know why he felt that.
"Seems Mochida forgot his umbrella this morning, so little Yuka here has come all this way to deliver it." Their teacher said.
"Oh, yeah, I guess I did. Sorry about that, Yuka. Thanks!" He said to his little sister. Yuka releases her hug and laughs.
Naomi steps forward and asked Satoshi a question. "Is she from the junior high?"
Yuka turns to face the rest of the group with a cheerful smile in place, and she nods to Naomi's question. "Nice to meet you. My brother's always like this. Always really kind, I mean!" She said as she bows.
Both Ayumi and Mayu squeal. "I had no idea you had such a cute little sister, Satoshi." Naomi said. The man in question blinks. "...Really? I never told you?"
"You never said a word!"
Yoshiki steps forward. "You sure do love your big brother, don'tcha?" He asked. Yuka nods her head while smiling even brighter. "Heehee. I sure do!"
Yuudai spit-takes and begins to cough after she says that. Yoshiki who was near him pats his back to help stop his coughing.
Yuudai's crimson eyes glance at the clueless Satoshi and sighs. (I still can't believe that he is THAT dense.)
Naomi glances at the two. "Hmm? Seems like she's met Kishinuma before..." She whispers to herself and Seiko.
The most perverted person the room plants her self on a nearby desk, grinning. "Hey Naomi... Looks like you've got yourself a rival, eh?" She whisper to her best friend.
"Uhh... I'm sure I don't know WHAT you're talking about..." Naomi says nervously. Walking to Seiko, Naomi starts to stretch her face out. "I swear, this mouth of yours says the craziest things!"
Ms. Shishido claps her hands to get her class's attention. "All right, everyone! It's past seven. Isn't it about time you all get ready to head home?"
Mayu's smile vanishes as tears begin to fall from her eyes.
Ayumi turns to her teacher. "Awww, do we have to? Shouldn't we clean up all the red bean cafe stuff first? It'd be a shame to leave so soon!" She said.
Yoshiki glances around the classroom. "Yeah, with the classroom like this, it almost seems like we could hold another culture festival tomorrow." He added. Yuudai nods, glancing around the room as well.
Ms. Shishido frowns. "Isn't that what you were supposed to be doing here in the first place? You promised me this room would be ready to go by the time I got here, as I recall!"
Yuudai scratches the back of his head sheepishly and Ayumi looks away from her.
The young teacher smiles again. "Heh. Well, it's getting late. How about you leave it for now, and come in easy tomorrow?"
"Yes, ma'am!" Ayumi replied.
Ms. Shishido walks to Mayu, her smile was replace by sadness. "Suzumoto... I know how hard it is to say goodbye...but I wish you the best of luck at your new school. I know you'll do just fine."
"...Thanks..." Mayu whispered sadly.
"Won't be the same around here without you, Suzume..." Seiko said.
"I know you, Suzumoto. You'll make new friends in no time flat. I'm sure of it!" Ayumi said, hoping to encourage Mayu. Naomi nods her head and adds, "And it's not like you're moving THAT far away. Come winter break, we'll all make sure we come visit!"
"Yeah, totally! Don't look so glum. We'll see you again real soon. We're friends forever, after all!" Ayumi said.
"You guys..." Mayu said, more tears were poring out.
Yuka turns to her brother, confuse of whats happening. "Hey brother, is that girl transferring to a new school or something?" She whispered. Satoshi nods his head slightly. "Yeah. Today's culture festival was her last day." "Aww..."
Yuudai sighs and glances at Sakutaro, who was also looking downcast. He knows that Mayu is like a sister to him.
"Thank you so much...all of you..." Mayu said, telling them her gratitude for their efforts to cheer her up. "I'm so grateful...to have you as friends... You all have a special place in my heart...and you always will!"
Sakutaro turns away from the girls, Yuudai believes he holding up his own sadness.
Seiko drops to her knees, crying. "*sob* Ohhhh, Suzume... Take care out there... *bawl* ...I'll always be watching over you from above!"
Satoshi, Yoshiki, and Yuudai sweat drops at what she said.
"...Uh, Seiko? Earth to Seiko?" Naomi asked.
"My spirit will guide your path!" "You're not dead, you know..."
Sakutaro faces Mayu with a small smile, his phone in hand with the camera function on. "Mayu?" He called. "Come on... Let's see that smile of yours."
"...O-okay. But how about we get everyone in the shot?" Mayu asked, her smile back in place.
Everyone quickly agrees with the idea and gathers up for a group shot. Yuudai moves behind Ayumi, who's eyebrow begins to twitch. She was always annoy about the full foot difference in their height. (Ayumi is adorable when she's annoyed.) The tallest person in the room thought.
Before the picture is taken, Yuka turns to face her brother again. "Big brother?" She asked. "Hmm?" He replied. She smiles. "Your friends are really great, you know?" Satoshi was a little taken back by her question, but he quickly smiles. "...They sure are."
*FLASH*
"Ahahaha! Gimme, gimme! I wanna see!" Seiko asked.
"Send it to my phone, would you, Morishige?" Naomi asked next.
"Of course. I'll send it to all of you right now." The 'photographer' of the class answered.
Right after he done that, Ayumi turn to Ms. Shishido and asked her something. "...Hey Teach... Before we head back, there's something I'd like to do with everyone..."
"Strip search us?"
"Ye-wait, NO!" Ayumi yelled out in embarrassment from the cheeky question Yuudai asked, and that she had almost agreed to it.
Everyone burst out in laughter, but some had blush at his question. After everyone had calm down, Ayumi resume what she was going to say. "*Cough* Since we're losing one of our own, do you mind... if we try it?" "Orgy?" "NO YUUDAI!... *Sigh* Getting back on track, it's called 'Sachiko Ever After.'" Ayumi then pulls out a paper doll from...who knows where.
Yuudai cringe slightly as his head starts to feel like something was pounding on it repeatedly.
"Who's Sachiko? And what's with the paper doll? Is this another one of your occult things?" Naomi asked in confusion.
Ayumi nods her head. "Yeah, kind of. This is... Well, it's a charm that I found on the internet. If we do it right, then all of us will be together forever! ...Or we'll be friends, anyway. That's the gist of it." She declared.
"Ooh, it's a charm?" Mayu asked. She look quite hopeful.
Ayumi smiles. "Yep! A mystical charm!"
"Awesome! I totally wanna do it!"
(I think Shinozaki had her at 'charm.' That girl is totally bonkers for that kind of stuff! ...Guess it can't hurt.) Ms. Shishido thought. She then asked everyone if they are okay with this. They all agreed.
Everyone gathers around the paper doll Ayumi pulled out and she starts explaining what they have to do. Once she was finished explaining what they had to do, they started the ritual.
Once they finishes saying 'Sachiko, we beg of you' ten times, the group was out of breath.
"*exhales* ... Everybody said it ten times?" Ayumi asked. Everyone answered 'Yes'.
"Okay. Now, everybody, reach toward the paper doll and grab hold of it, anywhere you can." She said. With some difficulty because of the many people doing it, they all manage to grab a piece of the paper doll.
"Now, hold on reeeeeally tightly. Dig your nails into it if you have to - just don't let go. We're going to pull it until it rips apart into ten pieces, okay? On the count of three. One... two... Three!"
One three everyone pulled, and the doll ripped into ten pieces, one fore each of them.
Lightning flashed and thunder roared right after, making Satoshi fall onto his ass, again.
"Gyaaack!"
Ignoring him Ayumi begins to explain to the group again. "Nicely done, everyone! Now, just make sure you keep that scrap of paper safe. Slide it in your student ID holder, or your wallet. Basically, anywhere it won't get lost."
Yoshiki glances at his piece. "Hmmm... So the paper doll scrap has some sort of meaning to it, then?" He asked.
"Yep. As long as we all have a little piece of Sachiko with us...we'll always be connected with one another as friends. That's the purpose of this charm."
"M- dr-m is - b-co- a h-r- S-ko!"
Yuudai shakes his head again, trying to remove the familiar child's voice from his mind. He places his piece into his coat's inner pocket on the left side.
"Wow. That's actually pretty cool!" Naomi said in amazement. Seiko turns to her and replies, "PRETTY cool? Try SUPER cool! I'll have to be extra careful not to lose my piece!"
Mayu turns to Ayumi and thanks her for the charm. "No problem. Consider it out promise that we'll all definitely hang out together again." She replied.
"Definitely!"
Once everyone places their piece of the 'Sachiko charm' away, Ms. Shishido walks to the front and addresses to the others. "Well, I hate to say it, but I think it's about time we all get packed up and start heading home."
"Yes, ma'am!" Everyone said. Then things took a turn to the worst. The school starts to shake violently as they are hit by a unexpected earthquake.
"What the hell? This is like, holy crap big!" Yoshiki yells. The power goes out as the ceiling lights start to fall.
"Everyone, stay calm! Get under your desk until it passes!" Ms. Shishido yells to them.
The floor begins to crack between Satoshi and Yuudai, and then the floor complete breaks open from under them.
"Oh God, I'm falling!" Satoshi yells, bring Yuka into a hug as they fall. "Big Brother!
"Satoshi!" "Naomi!"
"Ayumi!" "Yuudai!"
Everyone falls down the giant hole, it was surprisingly deep as well. Darkness was all they knew once there bodies couldn't take the huge amount stress, so they all fainted.
Once they wake up, they will find themselves in a place of nightmares and death. Separated into small groups with almost no chance of them seeing each other again.
Prologue End.
The next chapter will be up whenever I finish it. Anyway, Please Review what you think.