Title: Mary's Play House
Genre: romance, horror
Rating: T for language and intense violence (in certain scenes)
Pairings: JohanXJudai (spiritshipping); hinted others
Summary: After being dared to go and do the Bloody Mary dare, Judai finds himself haunted by a girl with bloody hands. But why is "Bloody Mary" pursuing Judai? Could it be due to the death of her son 30 years ago at Duel Academy, the son that had the same appearance and name as our beloved little Judai Yuki? Or could it be that Bloody Mary is convinced that Judai isher son? What will Johan do to save Judai from the ghost who wants her son back?
Me: All right, guys! This is the second story that won the vote by you guys for what you wanted up next, so hear you go! This is the story that won, so it is up now!
Lucy: It gets kinda gory near the middle and end, but you will all see why soon!
Me: So, please enjoy it, guys!
Chapter One: Catoptrophobia Part I
Catoptrophobia- also known as Spectrophobia (from Latin spectrum "image") or also called eisoptrophobia is an abnormal fear or phobia of mirrors or seeing ones own reflection.
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It was supposed to be a mystery that never got answered. It was supposed to be a little innocent one-night stand that turned out for the worst when hecame into existence.
She loved him, but the father, the young teenage student who had made false proclaims of love, didn't want anyone to ever find out about the horrible mistake that he could never take back.
He found a way to take it back, but it involved ramming an ax through his heart.
He was only three at the time.
Heartbroken, she went insane. and ended up slitting her wrists on a broken mirror, which she had smashed by accident. Instead of calling for help, she just sat there with blood pouring from her wounds, humming a violent and sadistic tune that she use to think was such a lovely song. She twisted it and made it a horrible tune that would spell death and become a warning.
It was a mystery that Duel Academy never solved. They never found the father, nor did they know the truth about what had happened. She, being of the age of only 17, had committed suicide, they concluded, after the brutal murder of her three year old son.
But, though she died...
She didn't leave.
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It was a fairly stormy night when the gang; consisting of Judai Yuki, Johan Andersen, Jim Cook, Austin O'Brien, Jun Manjoume, Shou Marufuji, Zane Marufuji, Fubuki Tenjoin, Tyranno Kenzan, and Asuka Tenjoin; decided to play Truth of Dare.
They all gathered in the Osiris dorms, since almost no one lived there, except for Judai, anymore. They were all up in Judai's room, seated in a circle, laughing and having a good time.
"Okay, Judai!" Jim said with his Australlian accent. "Truth or Dare?"
Judai turned towards Jim and thought about it. If he said truth, then Jim would probably ask him something really embarrassing. But, what was there to really be embarrassed about? Maybe Jim would ask if Johan and him were dating? No. Everyone in Duel Academy knew that, and no one seemed to have an issue with it.
Then there was the dare option. What was the worst that Jim could do? And if it was something totally embarrassing, something that might challenge his relationship with Johan, that was no big deal. Johan was right there, he would know that it was just a harmless dare. Besides, Jim wasn't mean like that. He would never do something that would ruin such a good relationship between Johan and Judai. Hell, he was the one who got them together in the first place.
"Dare me!" Judai said after a moment.
"All right, Judai!" Johan cheered. Judai waved nervously around the group, who were cheering for him for being the first person to actually accept a dare from Jim. Everyone else had said truth. Boy had that been interesting.
Jim smirked. "Well chosen, Judai. You are really brave," he said. He tapped his chin in thought. What type of dare would be good enough to prove some entertainment? Jim thought back to many things that he had heard, legends and such, dares that people would do to try and prove these specific legends.
"All right, Judai, I have a dare," Jim said after a minute of thinking.
"Gimme your worst!" Judai challenged with a smile.
"Very well then," Jim chuckled darkly. He fell deathly silent after a moment. Nothing said dramatic build up like long silences. "Judai Yuki... I dare you..." He lifted his finger up and pointed to Judai. "To go into the Osiris bathrooms and perform the Bloody Mary dare! Unless you're too scared to, of course."
Everyone in the room fell instantly silent. Most of them knew the legend of Bloody Mary, the original. They had heard of the legend of a woman that was said to appear when you said her name three times in front of a mirror.
Judai laughed after a moment. "That the best you can come up with?" he asked. Judai shrugged. "Very well."
The moment he rose to his feet, Johan gripped his wrist. "Judai," the bluenette said quietly. Judai blinked innocently and looked down to his boyfriend. Johan looked slightly worried. "Just... be careful, okay?"
Judai smiled. "It'll be okay, Johan. It's just a harmless dare," he reassured. Johan fell silent and nodded, slowly letting go of his boyfriend's wrist. The brunette turned and bid everyone farewell, and then trotted out of the room, letting them continue with their game until he got back.
Maybe I should pretend I really did see something, just to humor Jim, the brunette thought for a moment. He giggled at the thought of what Jim would do if he found out that Judai had actually seen Bloody Mary is the mirror. The Aussie would probably laugh and tell Judai that he was just hallucinating, but at least he would have fun with it.
When Judai reached the bathroom, on the other end of the Osiris dorms, which were very small, he slowly opened the door. It creaked open slowly, and the lights were off. Judai kept them off. Rumor had it that you had to do it in the dark.
The brunette carefully closed the door and let his eyes adjust. His vision went from total darkness to being able to make out shapes, plus, the moonlight creeped in through the windows in the bathroom, casting an eerie white light over the tiles and red walls, right up to the single mirror in the farthest section of the bathroom.
He glided across the tiles and stopped carefully in front of the mirror. His eyes locked into the mirror, staring eye to eye with his own reflection. It was only about then that he realized how pale he looked. "Idiot," Judai spat. "What are you worried about? It's just a stupid little prank. I-I'm not afraid of something like that."
The brunette took in a long breath, held it in his chest, and then released it. He looked back up and spun around once, opening his mouth to be able to say the chant.
"Bloody Mary..."
He turned and faced the mirror again, seeing his own reflection. He lifted himself up so that he stood on his toes, and turned around again, away from the mirror.
"Bloody Mary..."
Judai looked back at the mirror one final time. Still, nothing had appeared in the mirror before him. Just his reflection, looking as normal as could be, staring deeply into his eyes. Judai took his final spin.
"Bloody Mary."
Judai turned towards the mirror and closed his eyes. He didn't want to see what had happened. So many fears rushed through his mind. What if it wasn't a legend. What if it was real?
The brunette waited a minute before slowly sliding his eyes open. He looked up and saw just his reflection looking back at him. He noticed that he was shaking just a little, but overall, nothing major had happened. Judai noticed that he was shaking a bit less than he had been when he started, but nothing had changed.
"Huh..." Judai exhaled and closed his eyes. "Guess it was just a legend after all." The brunette turned on his heels and turned towards the door. He wanted to get out of the bathroom before he scared himself silly.
Judai shivered and clenched his Osiris jacket closer to his body. It suddenly felt extremely cold in the bathroom, but Judai imagined that it was just because of the window, which was partially open. Plus, the Osiris dorms have always had problems with heating. That's why Johan had moved in with Judai, not just because they were in love, but because it was much warmer with two people in a bed.
The brunette felt like the door was farther than it should be. He narrowed his eyes and trudged on, moving towards the door. He reached for the handle, ever so slowly.
"Ju...dai..."
Judai's breath caught in his throat. He trembled and froze. Grab the door handle and open it. Run, the thought passed through his mind over and over again, but still, it would not process through his mind.
Judai slowly turned towards the mirror, regretting the action. The mirror was as simple as before, but he couldn't see his reflection. The mirror was foggy, smoky almost, and Judai couldn't see anything. He noticed the glass rippling, as if it were the surface of a lake or river. He noticed one area in perticular swirling, as if something were... emerging.
A slender hand slipped from the mirror and reached towards Judai. Judai immediately noticed that the hand was covered in blood, which had come from a cut on its wrist, which was pulling a forearm out slowly. Judai gulped and backed up, finding himself pressed hard against the door. Somehow, his hand couldn't find the handle.
"N-no..." Judai gulped. The hand drew a body out, up to its head, its torso and the rest of it still in the mirror. The head was that of a young woman with bright red-brown hair that fell in front of her face. Blood streamed down his face, or rather, what Judai could see of it. She slowly lifted her head and flashed her bright blue eyes, the pupils surrounded by a glowing white light.
"IYAAAAAGH-!!"
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Me: Oh God! Judai!
Lucy: What will happen now? What is going on is probably a better question!
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