Higurashi When They Cry: The
Transfer
ARC One: The Transfer
A/N Hey guys back with another fanfic! This is a side project meant to help me with my other storys! What I mean by that is this story can help generate ideas and characters for any other story. So this will go on for a little while or unless I get bored and want to start a new one :P Anyway enjoy the story!
-HIGURASHI-
I had always wished for an adventure. I never wanted to have a normal boring life like everyone else's. You can call me delusional or hyper imaginative but I always felt like my life was destined for more.
But unfortunately that never happened. My life had been snatched away in the blink of an eye. That car came out of no where as I crossed the street. No indication no warning just splat. No yelling no speech, I didn't even have time to make a sound.
And the next thing I knew I was dead. I was just floating around in an endless void surrounded by crystals. Is this where dead people go?
"Akihito!" A voice boomed through out the void! Why was some one calling my name? "Akihito Hiroshi!"
It even knew my full name! Who or what is that!
"What do you want!" I yelled back!
"Finally you answered me hyaaaah!" The voice responded adding some cry. "I wish to make a deal with you!"
"A deal!? What deal!?" I yelled back. Knowing all the anime and manga I read this can't be a good deal...
"I offer you what you always dreamed off, an adventure" The voice said. "In return you will save my last priestess!"
Priestess who is he talking about!
"Is that all? And what priestess are you talking about!" I demanded!
"I can't answer for our time here is almost up. I bid you farewell sir!" The voice said as I was surrounded by a white light...
-HIGURASHI-
I awoke in a forest during the night. What happened I thought I died? Now I remember! I was asked to protect some priestess! But who? And where am I? I stood up and starting walking throughout the bushes pushing every branch and vine that came my way.
I eventuality came out of the forest and into some village is this where that priestess lives? I guess so why would I be sent here if it wasn't?
But first I need a place to stay! I looked around the village there didn't seem to be any motels or hotels. I sighed to myself. What was I gonna do? Sleep in the bushes? No way I could do that. I then decided to do the unthinkable, walk up to a random house and ask to stay. The closeset house was white and was pretty close to where I awoke. So here I was in a black shirt and green shorts walking up to a random strangers house and asking to stay the night. I knocked on the door and waited for a response. I heard some talking in the house and the door opened to a familiar face...
"Keiichi?" I asked.
"Akihito?" He asked back. Back in Tokyo me and Keiichi were best friends. Everyone was jealous of his grades leaving him with out any friends. And I didn't give two craps about grades and I was left alone too. So naturally we found each other and quickly became friends. Keiichi only moved away a week before my death and I guess this is where he ended up.
"What are you doing here?" Keiichi asked.
"What are you doing here?" I asked back.
"I live here now what are you doing here?" He asked suspiciously. I had to quickly form a lie. I couldn't just say I died and was redirected by some deity and now I'm here.
"My parent dies in a road crash in the woods and I had to look for help so here I am" I lied, I put a tone of sadness into my voice to make it believable.
"We'll come on in we were about to make breakfast" Keiichi said letting me in.
"I walked in to their new home and was greeted by Keiichi's parents.
"Akihito what are you doing here?" His mum asked. Keiichi quickly explained my situation to his parents and they alouded me to to stay.
-HIGURASHI-
"You can stay in Keiichi's room for the night" Keiichi's mum said. I nodded in response. I walked into Keiichi's room and layed down on some floor mattress. I quickly fell into a deep sleep haunted by my death...
-HIGURASHI-
I awoke the next morning I awoke the next morning by the feeling of some one pushing me.
"Akihito! Wake up you need to head to school!" Keiichi yelled pushing me. I then groaned.
"I'm up! I'm up!" I said opening my tired eyes. "And what's this about school?"
"We'll my mum thought since your staying here for awhile you should get some education while your here" Keiichi said.
"Oh yeah that reminds me where am I?" I asked yawning.
"You're in Hinamizawa" Keiichi responded. Hinamizawa huh. Seems like an interesting village. "Are you going in that or are you gonna use some of my clothes?"
Keiichi pointed at my short and shorts. Ahh to hell with it!
"I'll just wear these no use raiding some crappy closet" I replied. That pissed off Keiichi.
"Are you calling all my clothes crappy?" Keiichi asked.
"Huh? I guess I am" I responded. Keiichi face darkened. I burst out laughing! "You should have seen your face!"
"Keiichi Rena's waiting for you!" Keiichi's mum called out. That set Keiichi right. He then ran out the completely ignoring me! I ran with him and he was about to run out the door!
"Keiichi wait for me!" I yelled! He stopped and realised I was there. I decided to not do my hair it naturally stayed straight any way. I had blonde hair the covered my entire forehead and covered my ears.
"Sorry bout that!" He said nervously scratching the back of his hair. I gave him a mean glare and walked out the door.
"So who's this Rena?" I asked. I was curious Keiichi never made any friends back in Tokyo except for me and I find it hard to believe that the Keiichi I know found a friend in one week.
"Rena's a classmate and she walks with me to school everyday" Keiichi responded.
"So the one week I disappear from your life you find a girl?" I asked sadly.
"Yeah you were holding me back" Keiichi joked. I laughed along with him and out of the corner of my eye I noticed a lone girl staring into the distance. So this was Rena?
"Keiiiichi-Kun!" The girl yelled waving at us. Keiichi ran up and met up with her. "Who's this?"
"This is my friend from Tokyo Akihito" Keiichi introduced. "Akihito this is Rena, Rena this is Akihito"
"Nice to meet you!" Rena said cheerfully. I felt a blush creep up my face as I stood speechless
"Oh Rena I forgot Akihito has a hard time talking to strangers so try to make him feel comfortable" Keiichi added. It's true I had a hard time speaking to strangers. It's just what they call trust issues. Rena put out her hand for me to shake. I slowly put out my hand and handshaked her.
-HIGHRASHI-
During the walk I didn't say mush but I just listened to Keiichi and Rena talk. Who is this priestess I have to protect and who do I have to protect her from? That question loomed throughout my mind so much that I didn't even notice a green haired girl sneaking up on us.
"Your both so slow!" She yelled as she tackled Keiichi and Rena. "Who's this?"
"His name's Akihito we used to be friends back in Toyko" Keiichi said introducing me.
"Don't expect him to talk he's very shy!" Rena said. A second friend?! Man Keiichi your on a role!
"Hmmm" The girl said inspecting me. I started to blush as she moved closer.
"My name's Mion!" She said. I didn't say anything I just stared at her.
-HIGURASHI-
We arrived at school and I was about to open the door but someone stopped me.
"Wait Akihito there's a trap!" Keiichi said. I didn't listen to him and opened the door! A hard eraser dropped on my head creating intense pain!
"Ho ho ho... Wait who are you?" A blonde haired little girl asked. Was she the one who set the trap? The other three then walked in after me.
"Keiichi your friend is great for taking the full front of Satako's traps!" Mion said. Who's Satako? A purple haired little girl piped up behind Satoko. She noticed me and looked surprised.
"Akihito this is Satako" Keiichi said pointing at the blonde girl.
"And this is Rika" Keiichi said pointing at the purple haired girl.
"Good morning sir!" She said.
"Don't expect any words from him he won't talk to strangers" Mion said. I nodded in response. I can't believe Keiichi already has four new friends.
-HIGURASHI-
The teacher came and everyone cleaned up just before she arrived. I had to stand out of the classroom to be introduced. So I waited out of the class as Mion told everyone to stand and sit.
"As some of you may know there is a new student today" Mion said. "His name is Akihito Hiroshi"
I took that as my que to walk in. I looked down avoiding any eye contact.
"You can sit behind Keiichi" Mion said. I nodded and sat behind Keiichi.
-HIGURASHI-
Class then ended and Mion forced me and Keiichi to stay behind.
"So you two may be wondering why we made you stay behind" Mion said. I stayed behind because she sounded scary if I said no! "Well we believe you two have what it takes to join our club!"
"What club?" Keiichi asked. Mion was about to speak but Rika cut in.
"We mostly play games sirs" Rika said.
"Way to ruin my speech!" Mion said to Rika. "Anyway yes we do play games and we would like you two join!"
"What's the catch?" Keiichi said.
"You got me, the catch is the loser has to play a punishment game!" Mion said. What's a punishment game? Keiichi didn't care though.
"Alright I'm in!" Keiichi yelled with confidence. "What are we playing?"
"Old geezer!"
-HIGURASHI-
"And the score is!" Mion yelled. "Mion 1st! Rika 2nd! Satako 3rd! Rena 4th! Akihito 5th! And Keiichi in last place!"
Keiichi looked shocked at the score. He then looked down at his cards.
"It's like you guys know every card I have!" Keiichi said. But then he noticed a tear in the card. "What!? You guys knew every card I had!?"
"Yeahhh your a little but too late" Mion said evilly to Keiichi. "Even your friend figured it out half way through the game"
I nodded in response. Keiichi have me a mean glance for not telling him.
"Now time for the punishment game!" Mion said. Yeah what are they?
-HIGURASHI-
So the punishment game was that the loser had to do what ever the winner says, and Mion forced Keiichi to wear a maid outfit and serve her for a day. I couldn't help but laugh at Keiichi outfit. So I was left walking home with Rena.
"Akihito?" Rena asked. I turned my head her way in response. "Do you want a tour of Hinamizawa?"
A tour? I guess I could take it. I could find some valuable information on this town. I nodded in response to Rena's question.
"Yay! Follow me!" Rena yelled running in a different direction leaving me to follow her.
-HIGURASHI-
After a short tour of the village we arrived at a shrine.
"Rena does someone run this shrine? Like a priestess for example?" I asked. Rena gave me a strange look. "What? Is there something on my face?"
"No it's just that's the first time I heard you speak!" Rena said blushing. Huh? I guess it is! Lucky her she has speaking privileges! "And yes a priestess does run this shrine, you've already met her! It's Rika!"
Rika? That kid? Is she doomed to die? By who though? Is it someone in the village or outside of it?
"Has something ever happened in this village like a murder for example?" I asked. Mabye if there was a murder here and the culprit was found that could lower my suspects.
"I don't know" Rena said boldly. Huh? That wasn't a answer just an outright rejection! "Rena only moved here last year so I don't know a lot about what happened here"
Rena only moved here last year? Does she really not know? Then what was with her reaction?
"Ok? I'm just going to go home now" I said.
-HIGURASHI-
I left Rena at the shrine at I was forced to think about what was with her reaction. Is she hiding something from me? Suddenly a car pulled up beside me. Who's in there!? I was put on guard as a middle aged man got out if the car.
"Are you from Hinamizawa?" He asked. I nodded in response. "Good, can you hop in my car for a second?"
Hop in his car? Is he a kidnapper? I gave him a glare.
"Don't worry kid, my name's Ooishi I'm with the police, see here's my badge" He said pulling out a police badge. I had no choice but to follow him in is car.
"So kid how are you enjoying Hinamizawa? Good?" He asked. I nodded in response. "Have you heard of the curse of Oyashiro-sama?"
I shook my head. What's the curse of Oyashiro?
"Before I tell you more can you please tell me your name?" He asked.
"Akihito Hiroshi" I said quietly just loud enough so he can hear.
"So Hiroshi-Kun have you been informed about the Hinamizawa dam project?" He asked. I shook my head. What is the dam project? "Well the Hinamizawa dam project is when the government decided to build a dam near Hinamizawa, but in doing so the entire town would be submerged in water, the townsfolk didn't like that so they started rioting against the government, the government decided the villagers should have their way and the project was canceled"
"What does that have to do with a curse?" I asked curious.
"We'll that's when the first murder took place, the construction manager was hacked to pieces by his co workers and killed" Ooishi said. My eyes widened in fear as the image of that murder took place in my mind. "But that's just the beginning, the next year a couple fell of a cliff while on vacation killing them both, the next year a priest died from a mysterious illness and immediately after his death his wife left a will and was rumoured to have commuted suicide in the onigafuchi swamp, the next year a house wife was beaten to death and her nephew went missing soon after her death"
What!? So People have been murdered here!? So why did Rena lie to me?
"Don't you see kid every year someone dies on the same night" Ooishi said.
"What! They all died on the same night!?" I asked.
"Yes the night of the cotton drifting festival" Ooishi said.
"One question, why are you telling me this!" I yelled.
"Because your friends are suspects, that girl Mion she got into a few fights with the manager before his death, and the couple who fell off the cliff was that girl Satako's parents, and the priest who died and his wife were the parents of Rika, and the house wife was taking care of Satako and her brother Satoshi, and she died soon following Satoshi's disserperence" Ooishi said. "Don't you see kid all the murders are involved with your group of friends"
"But that still leaves Rena and Keiichi!" I yelled pissed off.
"I don't believe Keiichi's involved but Rena, she did some jacked up shit back at her old town, she broke all the windows in her school and assaulted three other students"
What!? Rena did that!
"Still why are you telling me this!?" I yelled.
"Because you and that Keiichi kid are most likely the next victims"
-HIGURASHI-
A/N Hey guys first chapter for this is done and wow it was long! Don't worry I am not quitting my Star Wars fanfic! I will still continue that but this is just a side project! Anyway if you liked this give it a review and favourite for more chapters!