My Neighbor Totoro 2 Shadows of the Past

Disclaimer I own nothing but my own characters Akira Touda, Akira's Shadow/The Man, Sasiki Touda and Toya Touda.

Chapter 2

Riding in the catbus again reminded Satsuki Kanta and Mei of their childhood. They all looked out the windows and were amazed as the catbus flew towards the ground. Akira smiled and said to Totoro "I bet they like going by catbus better than climbing." Totoro smiled in agreement and the other two totoros nodded. The catbus flew towards the ground and Akira, Satsuki, Mei and Kanta got out but everyone was surprised as it seemed as though they appeared out of thin air. Nanny walked up to Akira "You live in the forest in the hills don't you but the only person who has ever went to live up there was my uncle Akira Touda wait are you?"

Akira said "Yes Anni I am." Nanny teared up and hugged Akira who hugged her back. Satsuki saw her parents running towards them and said "Mom Dad Akira has something to tell everyone." Akira said "I know you all think spirits don't exist and that thought process is the reason why adults can't see them however I can tell you how but you have do what I say do you all understand." Everyone nodded "Now open your hearts and minds ignore your feelings of what's real or make believe just believe that the spirits exist it's that easy just do it." He saw everyone struggling "Don't strain yourselves it's easy just release yourselves believe in your hearts just BELIEVE!" They all calmed down and after a few seconds opened their eyes to a big surprise. They saw them Totoro the small totoros and the Catbus all of them everyone young and old saw them.

Anni said "I remember seeing them when I was younger with." She looks at Akira and quietly says "With Toya." Akira said "Yes I remember you and Toya would always tell me your aunt Sasiki and your parents all about it." Akira said "Those times were so happy." Akira watched as Satsuki and Mei introduced Totoro to their parents. Later that evening they all had dinner. Akira looked around and saw that everyone was so happy but he felt a pit in his stomach "Exscuse me I think that I'll turn in early." Outside The Man said "Welcome home Akira." he grinned "Now prepare for a night of pure torment." Akira was heading towards his room when he saw Sasiki and Toya. Akira said "Sasiki Toya you're back." Then he saw there was no one there. Akira then went to bed. The Man said "May your dreams be wracked with pain and sorrow from years long past." his eyes glowed. Akira was moaning in his sleep.

He was with his wife reliving the moment when she first contracted her when she collapsed on the floor then he saw her suffering severely from the pain her disease had caused her. Then he was at her deathbed Akira tearfully begged "Please I need you don't die please." Sasiki said "Akira remember I will always love you." Then he was at her funeral holding Toya in his arms. Then he saw Toya's dead body in the lake. A voice said "You will suffer with this pain forever HAHAHAHAHAAA!" Akira screamed in his sleep "AAAAHHH! ARRRRGGGHHHH! AAAAHHHHHH!"

Then he felt someone trying to wake him up Nanny, Satsuki, Kanta, Mei and Totoro were in there with him. He had tears flowing and felt as though as was in pain Totoro put his arm around him. Akira felt better and The Man said "Yes I see the forest spirit is able to defy my powers." They all went to the living room and sat down. Akira said "I think I should tell all of you about what I've been through for the past years of my life." They, including Totoro all looked intently. Akira said "Well I start with when I met Sasiki now this is important since she is a major player in this it was my first day of elementary school when I met Sasiki you see I was kind of shy as a child and she was well not she was open and full of and she was my best friend. We went through everything together we were even together when we met Totoro and after we said our final or what I thought was my final goodbye to Totoro and the others when we confessed our love for each other. And we dated throughout high school and university as well you know it's a beautiful thing when a boyfriend and a girlfriend are also best friends and personally our feelings for each other had been there a long time even before we confessed. Well after we got married we moved next door to my brother Taro and his wife they had just had a beautiful baby daughter that's you Anni." Akira then took a deep breath "Then after a few years we had our son Toya and you and he got along great Anni you were more than a cousin you were a big sister to him and you and him also saw Totoro together." Akira took a deep breath and looked down then back up "And then Sasiki came down with a severe illness it caused her constant pain I had Toya stay at your house whenever she would be suffering these pains because I didn't want him to hurt like...Like I was the doctors couldn't do anything it was horrible it was a nightmare then after a year past and after she getting worse she died.

Totoro had a sad expression and everyone else was crying in silence. Akira sobbed and Satsuki said "You don't have to do this." Akira said through sobs "No I must and I will." he cried some more and said "A..At least I had Toya we helped each other through the pain his pain of losing his mother and my pain of losing my true love, best friend and soulmate." Akira then said "But then a terrible storm came and Anni you and Toya were out playing then you came back and said Toya was blown away by a fierce wind I could only stay at home begging praying that Toya would be alright but he wasn't the next day we found his dead body in a lake apparently when the wind blew him away he got stuck to a tree that was ripped from it's roots by flood water and he drowned I was truly devastated I had lost everything that I felt had given my life meaning." He was crying as everyone came closer to him "Then each day I would see them but a moment later I wouldn't it happened for days on end I couldn't TAKE IT ANYMORE! ALL THE PAIN THE SORROW! ALL THE RAGE AND SADNESS IN MY HEART!" He then calmed down "Sorry well then I ran up to the hills screaming in agony and pain wishing that it will all end and then I saw Totoro again I also saw the smaller totoros and even the catbus so for the past years of my life I have been living with Totoro and his friends. However I would always feel severe pain..in*sob* my heart." He began crying silently.

Akira was in tears when Totoro put his arm around him "Thank you Totoro for the past years you have really been the best friend that I could ever have asked for." Akira hugged Totoro who returned it. Nanny said "Uncle all these years you must have suffered." Akira said "Fortunately reuniting with Totoro has helped me just by meeting him again I felt happy." Akira looked downwards "I'll always miss them but Totoro and his friends have been family to me and now I am happy to be with you again Anni and to be with everyone else." Akira then said "But tonight I saw them Sasiki and Toya again for the first time in years but they weren't real just like all those times before and tonight when I was asleep I was forced to relive their deaths." Akira clutched his head "Why why must I be forced to relive these painful memories." Nanny hugged him Kanta also joined in the hug as did Satsuki and Mei Totoro wrapped his arms around all of them. Later Akira was sleeping with Totoro on his bed Totoro wrapped his arms around Akira. Akira felt comfortable and slept peacefully.

The Man stood outside saying "Sleep well tonight while I feast." Then he traversed to a house in the town and entered through the window of a young girls bedroom he woke her up by caressing her face she woke as The Man stood there and turned invisible "Mommy Daddy there's someone in here." her parents came in her father looked around and didn't find anyone her mother said "It was just a nightmare." "Guess again." The man turned visible again and skinned the father alive with claws that extended from his fingernails. Then he stabbed the mother in the throat and retracted his claws. The girl was screaming and crying "Yes your pain and their pain is delicious." he said emotionlessly. He then held her close then lifted her by the neck and threw on her bed then he snapped his fingers and the house was quickly engulfed in flames "Farewell." the girl screamed as the fire blazed and killed her by burning her to death. When the firefighters arrive the fire wasn't there and the house looked untouched they found the charred bodies though as the house exploded in a firey blaze that stayed for 2 hours when it stopped again this time the house was merely ruins. The Man said "These mere humans will feel a sense of terror and paranoia of a great magnitude."

The next morning Akira woke up and saw Totoro awake standing in front of him smiling "Good morning thank you Totoro for being here." He and Totoro hugged. Akira then went outside Totoro followed him. Akira noticed him and said "Totoro I'm going to be walking around the place do you want to join me." Totoro smiled and nodded. As they were walking they saw some people listening by a radio the person on it said "It's a dreadful state of affairs not only have several people been found dead with missing limbs and some missing facings but we are still looking into a mysterious fire that was started then stopped with the house looking perfectly but was burned down completely after several firefighters entered it." the people listening were murmuring amongst each other. Akira and Totoro looked at each other then when they got back they learned that Nanny, Kanta, Satsuki and Mei and the parents have heard about it too. A loud wind then blew the door open. then after a few minutes it stopped and the door slammed shut.

The Man was eating a child and his parents when he got up licking the blood and meat off of his lips "Yes soon Akira Touda you will die you Totoro and any other person or creature that you hold close to your heart."

The end of chapter 2.