Chapter 1

Ayumi's POV

I was woken up at two fourty eight in the morning today due to a nightmare. The nightmare however had felt so real, so life like, as if it was actually going to happen or as if it was happening right at this very moment.

-FLASHBACK TO DREAM-

The girl sat there, blood staining her hands and coating her uniform. Her dark hair hung over her face, casting eerie shadows on her pale, bloodied face. With eyes as dark and clouded as a stormy night sky she stared, stared into nothing. She sat, alone. Thunder rumbled in the distance and lightning flashed, illuminating the room for a second and revealing all that hid in the shadows. How had this happened? She was doing well at her new school untill she messed up, once again. The great power she possessed was unbelievably dangerous, causing her to avoid people as much as possible. She was alone, she would always be alone..doomed to spend all eternity ALONE...

-FLASHBACK END-

Just thinking about it made me shiver in fear...no, not just fear, pure terror. Who even was that girl? She looked sad and lonely but seemed so dangerous with the element of mystery about her. Another question I had asked myself was, who's blood was that on her hands? Surely it couldn't be...no don't think of it that way, i told myself. Thinking of it that way will only make me even more scared, if that's even possible right now. Even if i didn't scare myself anymore, i highly doubted i would get back to sleep mainly as i was still dwelling on the nightmare i'd had. Suddenly, there was a loud crash outside which i was sure would of woken Hinoe and my parents up however, the whole house remained silent and if anyone had woken up, I certainly hadn't heard them. I decided to look out the window to try and see what had happened. Outside, there was no one there except a familiar blonde boy who was led, motionless on the ground "Kishinuma-kun..!" I gasped at the sight before rushing downstairs and out the front door after frantically trying to find my keys and quickly unlocking the door. I didn't care if I woke people up right now, all I cared about was making sure Yoshiki was alright.

"Kishinuma-kun!"I yelled running to his side. There was no one else outside which i found surprising considering the noise of the crash.

"Shino...zaki...?" he asked "What's up?"

"What do you mean what's up, you just got hit by a bloody car!" I replied, exaggerating a bit

"But you texted me begging me to come and help you." Yoshiki clarified. I looked at him confused before noticing the wound where his head had hit the ground

"Kishunuma, what happened to your head?" I asked, concern evident in my voice.

"Well, I got your text and walked here to help but just then a car came around the corner and nearly hit me so I jumped out the way before you..."he started before I heard Hinoe's voice from the doorway

"Ayumi...? Are you out here?" she asked sounding worried

"Yeah. I kind of need help." I replied

"Ayumi, what's going on? What are you doing?" Hinoe asked me coming out onto the street

"The car...and..Kishinuma..and.." I started

"Shh. Ayumi, look I think you are best going back to bed."Hinoe suggested, not noticing Yoshiki sat in front of me or the blood which was on the ground.

"But..." I started, turning back to the road, only to see nothing

"No but's. Go back to sleep." Hinoe stated fimly. I gave up and went back inside and back upstairs only, I remembered what ' Yoshiki ' had said. He'd said that I had texted him, asking him to come and help me with something, why would I do that? What could I possibly need help with in the middle of the night? Once in my room, I picked up my phone and sat down on the bed, checking my texts to see that i had in fact texted him and so, i tried texting him again telling him not to leave his apartment. After the text was sent i sat thinking. What was going on? Weird dreams, hallucinations, mysterious texts that i don't remember sending...i didn't have any idea what was going on however, i believed the girl in my dream might be real and she might just be the cause of all this. I decided to try and get some sleep only, just before I fell asleep, i heard a voice say "So you worked out what i'm doing, clever girl but, can you work out how to stop me? I bet not." it was followed by manic laughter like that of a psycho murderer in a horror movie and after this, i gave up trying to get to sleep and instead sat in silence reading a book, glancing up whenever I heard a noise, whether it be the weather or a car outside or even just a bird flying by my window. At about half four, i somehow managed to doze off, only to fall into yet another restless sleep, filled with nightmares which were no doubt caused by her.

Yoshiki's POV

I had been asleep untill my phone buzzed beside me. At first i was slightly irritated after seeing the time but, picking up my phone, i saw a text from Ayumi which eliminated any irritation. It asked me to come and help her and so, as if my body was working on instinct, i got up and started to get dressed. As soon as I was ready, I left my apartment, realising how much heavier and thicker the air felt. After locking the door, I turned around, only to be met with an incredibly eerie sight. Stood before me was a girl with long dark hair which hung over her face, creating shadows on her face. Her eyes were big and were a stormy dark grey and she wore a uniform which was absolutely caked in dry blood. A breeze blew in from a near by window, blowing the girls hair and making the shadows it casted on her face dance. Her pale skin practically glowed in the moonlight, causing it to look slightly grey and making her appear to be dead.

"W..who are you..?" I asked, stuttering due to fear. Nothing. Just heavy, uneven breathing.

"I said who are you?" I repeated trying to keep the fear out of my voice

"Hahahaha..."the girl laughed before an eerie black mist surrounded her whole body as she walked away calmly.

"Go...home..Kishi..numa..." An anonymous voice said. My phone buzzed again, another text from Ayumi. This one read:

Sorry if i woke u, doesn't matter anymore. Also don't leave your apartment building tonight..er this morning. If you're in tommorrow, i'll come round and explain😄

I didn't know what was going on but I didn't have anything to do tommorrow so when Ayumi came round, i would still be here, waiting for an explanation.