Fatal Frame II: Forever Waiting

Disclaimer: Fatal Frame does not belong to me

Chapter One: Sisters

"Didn't we always promise eachother?"

It has been nearly a year since that day. But even now, I still dreamt of that place-The Lost Village. It was there that I lost something very important to me-something I had sworn-and failed-to always protect. I have broken my promise...For that, I will never forgive myself. Because of my sins, I am being constantly punished. She said she would forgive me no matter what…I wonder…If I returned to that place, could I see her again? For that reason-that possibility,-I must go back…to the Lost Village…

"Hey, Keiko, look at this!" Reika Amakura cried, nudging her twin sister in the back with her elbow. She scooted over so the other could move beside her. "Look at what I found in that box full of old junk!"

Keiko reached over her shoulder and took the book. "A diary? It looks pretty new…I guess the old owners of the house must have left it here." She closed it to get a better look at the outside. It was perfectly white. With a red marker, butterflies had been drawn all over the cover. The drawing was good-not something a child was likely to have done. Probably belonged to a girl about their age.

Reika had already forgotten about the diary and was once again rooting through the stuff in the box. She finally returned with a schoolbag in her arms. "Wow…look at all the stuff in here! I could use this once school starts, so Mom won't have to buy me a new one!"

Her older sister just laughed. "I'm sure she'll be happy to hear that. But we had better be getting off to bed. It's late, and you know you need your rest."

The younger twin crinkled her nose, but stood up and followed her sister down out of the attic. Though their new house was big, the girls had chosen to keep sharing a bedroom. They had always hated spending any time apart, even though they were fifteen.

Keiko and Reika quickly put on their pajamas-Keiko's purple and Reika's blue-and climbed into their separate beds, laying so that they were facing eachother. It was like looking in a mirror. Each saw a girl with long black hair and pale skin looking back at her, but the moonlight that came through the window between their beds fell upon Reika tonight. It revealed that she was shivering under her heavy covers, even though the weather outside was warm since it was late summer.

Keiko said nothing and averted her gaze. Suddenly, she heard her sister call her name in a soft voice and turned her dark eyes back to her. "Yes?"

"Do you remember what you promised me when we were little?"

The older twin was quiet for a while, but not because she did not remember. Finally, she replied that she did.

"I think…" she paused to cough. "…that it will be tested soon…"

Keiko found herself clutching the covers tighter to her. "Don't think about that now. Get some sleep, ok?"

"Ok…Goodnight, Keiko."

"Goodnight, Reika."