August.

A few weeks later, Sophia decided that she wanted to explore the local area. She also wanted to make a start on her summer project.

Sophia wasn't due to start Sakura Elementary school until September but she had to find five different types of bugs and write about them. Sophia grabbed her camera and notebook from her desk and went downstairs.

"Mum, I'm going to find some bugs for my project now," Sophia announced.

"OK. Why don't you start by looking in the park" Sophia's mother suggested.

"OK," Sophia said as she grabbed her brand new net from the cupboard.

"Bye Mum" Sophia called as she closed the front door.


Sophia started of by looking in the park but she couldn't find many bugs so she went to look in the woods. In the woods, Sophia found: a ladybug, two cicadas and a yellow butterfly with black spots on its wings. Sophia continued to look around the woods, she had no luck until she found a firefly. She chased after the firefly.

"Come back here," Sophia said.

Soon, Sophia found herself in a large field. In the middle of the field, there was a large tree. Underneath the tree, there was a capsule machine. The machine was old and had a layer of dust on the top.

"Where am I? I didn't know that Japan had capsule machines in the woods." Sophia thought to herself.

Suddenly she remembered the firefly and started to look for it, but she couldn't find the strange firefly. Sophia was about to give up when she heard something strange.

"Feed me," A voice said.

"Who's there?" Sophia asked.

"Feed me, please," The voice said. Sophia realized that the voice was coming from the capsule machine. She felt a shiver run down her spine.

"Feed me," The voice said again.

Sophia bravely entered a coin into the machine and turned the wheel. A gray capsule ball comes out. She tried to open it but the lid was stiff. Sophia finally managed to open the capsule and a bright pink light came out.

"Don't tell me that I just wasted my money on this?" Sophia thought.

"It's so good to be free. Thank you so much" Someone said. Sophia looked up and saw a small, human-like being. She had long brown hair and she was wearing a light blue wrap around dress with black sandals.

"That's OK," Sophia said. "What are you?"

"How rude of me. Let's start again. My name is Esmeralda and I'm a Yo-Kai from the charming tribe."

Name: Esmeralda

Tribe: Charming

Favourite food: Candy

"A Yo-Kai?" Sophia asked. She was confused.

"Allow me to explain. Yo-Kai are supernatural creatures that humans call ghosts or spirits. We are responsible for strange things that happen in your life." Esmeralda said. "You might be wondering why I was trapped in the strange capsule machine. I will tell you. 150 years ago a Monk thought that Yo-Kai were evil so he locked me in the machine, but you set me free."

"Well, I'm glad that I could help free you from the machine," Sophia said as she tried to walk away from the capsule machine.

"Wait. I have something to offer you" Esmeralda said.

"Really. Do I get my money back?" Sophia asked.

"Sorry. The machine doesn't offer refunds" Esmeralda said.

"Oh." Sophia sighed.

"I have something better to offer you. Since you freed me from the machine I am now your personal assistant and your friend." Esmeralda said with a big smile on her face.

"If we're going to be friends then I need to know your name" Esmeralda said.

"Oh, I'm Sophia" Sophia said.

"That's a nice name" Esmeralda said.

Sophia grabbed her bug net from the floor and walked back towards the park. Esmeralda followed.


Sophia walked along the road. She was almost home when she remembered that Esmeralda was still following her. The sun was setting. Sophia checked her phone. It was much later than she thought it was.

"I only wanted a couple of bugs for my school project and now I have this strange ghost following me," Sophia thought.

"I don't think that my mum will let me have a pet," Sophia said.

"I'm not a pet. I am a Yo-Kai, a powerful spirit. Does your mum have any rules about Yo-Kai living with you?" Esmeralda asked.

"No. Not that I know of" Sophia said.

"Well let's go," Esmeralda said.

" My mum won't be very happy that I've brought a stranger home," Sophia said.

" Relax, I'm only visible to you," Esmeralda said.

"Really?" Sophia asked.


"Mum, Dad I'm home" Sophia announced as she walked through the front door. Nobody answered but Sophia could hear voices coming from the living room.

"Why did you take the last box of my favourite coffee? I always have one after dinner." Sophia's Mum said.

"I'm sorry. I pay for most of the things in this house. So the coffee is mine as well" Sophia's Dad said.

Sophia didn't want to listen to any more of her parent's argument so she closed the living room door.

"I don't know why Mum is arguing with Dad over a box of coffee. It's not like them." Sophia said.

"Let me take a look," Esmeralda said. "I think a Yo-Kai is making your parents argue"

"Really. I don't see anybody else" Sophia said sounding confused again.

"Yo-Kai are invisible to humans. The only way that you can see them is with the Yo-Kai watch" Esmeralda said.

"What's a Yo-Kai watch?" Sophia asked.

"Here," Esmeralda said as she gave Sophia a watch. The watch had a pink strap and the clock had a strange dome shape on top.

"What do I do with it?" Sophia asked.

"Put it on your wrist and push the button," Esmeralda said. "Trust me"

Sophia put the watch on and pressed the button. The top of the watch lifted up and a light started to glow.

"What, nothing's happening," Sophia said.

"That's because you're pointing it at me and not them. Point the lens and light at your parents" Esmeralda said.

Sophia pointed the lens at her parents. A large purple blob Yo-Kai appeared. The Yo-Kai had light purple hair with a pink bow.

"Who's that?" Sophia asked.

"That's Dismarelda," Esmeralda said. Sophia noticed that she was reading the information from a tablet device.

"Dismarelda is a Yo-Kai that creates tension and causes people to argue about nothing"

"How do I stop her from ending my parent's marriage?" Sophia asked.

"There's only two ways to deal with Yo-Kai. They are negotiation or confrontation." Esmeralda explained.

"OK. Shall I try and talk to her?" Sophia asked.

"It's your choice. Maybe we could both try and reason with her" Esmeralda said.

Sophia walked over to Dismarelda.

"Miss Dismarelda. Could you please leave my parents alone. We've only just moved here and I don't want move back again" Sophia said.

"Huh. You can see me?" Dismarelda said.

"Yes," Sophia said.

"I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused. I lost my husband. I tried to find him but I got lost and ended up here" Dismarelda said.

"I could help you look for your husband" Sophia offered.

The living room door opened again and a large fluffy yellow cloud came in.

"Look who I found outside," Esmeralda said. Sophia didn't know that Esmeralda left.

"There you are, I've been looking everywhere for you"

" Is that her husband?" Sophia asked.

" Yes. That's Happierre. He's a Yo-Kai that makes people feel calm and happy. Happierre and Dismarelda are married." Esmeralda said.

Happierre used his power to cancel out Dismarelda's and Sophia watched as her parents made up with each other.

"I'm really sorry for saying all those nasty things about you." Sophia's Dad said.

"That's OK." Sophia's Mum said. They hugged each other.

"Come on, Dis baby, let's go home," Happierre said.

"Yeah. This place is boring now" Dismarelda said.

Sophia watched as the reunited Yo-Kai couple left the house.


Later on, Sophia sat at her desk. Esmeralda stood on the desk.

"Well, I guess that Yo-Kai exist," Sophia said.

"Yep, The Yo-Kai live in a world that's similar to the human world but sometimes they come to the human world to cause trouble," Esmeralda said. "The only problem is most Yo-Kai can't be seen. You are a lucky girl"

"How am I lucky?" Sophia asked.

"Well not many people have the ability to see Yo-Kai," Esmeralda said.

"I guess," Sophia said. She was worried about what would happen next. Esmeralda could see this and she floated over to Sophia.

"Don't worry Sophia. Everything will be OK. I promise to help you with any problems that you might have." Esmeralda said.

"Well I never wanted this but I guess thing will work out," Sophia said. She looked down at the watch on her wrist.

"What do I do with the watch?" Sophia asked.

"You can keep it on your wrist. I would advise you not to take the watch off. It's very important" Esmeralda said. "I'm sure that you will find yourself dealing with Yo-Kai in the near future."

"OK," Sophia said.

"Sophia, dinners ready," her Mum said from downstairs.

"Coming" Sophia called.

"What have I gotten myself into" Sophia thought to herself as she went downstairs to join her parents at the dinner table.


Note:

This is the second chapter of New Beginnings.

I know that it is very similar to the Animé at the moment but there will be some major differences.

I would also like to mention a couple of things.

1: Sophia's Yo-Kai watch is similar to Katie's from the Yo-Kai watch game. The only difference is that it has a wrist strap.

2: Sophia will change her outfit's on a regular basis and I will link them at the end of each chapter.

3: In my last chapter I asked for some help to create Yo-Kai Oc's but Liked suggested that I should include a form for people to use:

Yo-Kai name:

Gender:

Tribe:

Background:

4: I would like to thank Yo-Kitkat, Liked, Story Review and AwesomeShippings for commenting on the first chapter.

Hope you enjoy.