Back with a new chapter! :) Hope you like it! This time under the theme of moving in! By the way, I looked for Miu's name, and it means beautiful feather! Expect Fatal frame 1 and 3 references here!

Moving meant a new start, and it was the first step for Miu.

Here she was, in the Kurosawa antique store, a place to call home, a new start, a new family. She was excited, but also fearful, she never had a place that she actually called home, nor did she have a family.

Don't they say, home is where the heart is?

"There you go!" Ren put the last box and turned to her smiling. "Is there anything else I can help you with?"

"No, you've already done too much!" She answered and smiled. "I'm sorry for making you do this. Thank you."

"It's okay, I'm always here to help." He said before walking to the door. "Welcome to your new home, Hinasaki-san." He smiled and went downstairs.

His words made her smile widely, a new home, a new start.

Could this new start erase the pain of the past?

She looked at the smallest box and sighed, it contained her mother's belongings, she wanted something to remind her of Miku, so she brought them, even though she ignored what was inside, she never opened it before.

She was afraid of opening it, so she just stared at it.

"Miu?" Yuuri stood in the doorway. "I came to help you."

"Thank you." Miu said, but her eyes were still focused on the small box. She knew the brunette was giving her a questioning look, so she decided to answer. "It belongs to my mother."

"Oh." Yuuri frowned, and turned her gaze to the object. She knew how hard it was to lose a parent, she knew how painful it was. "I should leave then. I don't want to interfere with anything personal." She said and turned away.

"Wait!" Miu reached to her but stopped midway and pulled back her hand. Yuuri turned to her surprised. "I know this might sound stupid but, I don't think I can do it alone... I'm scared." Miu winced at her poor choice of words, she was indeed scared, scared of discovering her mother's secrets, of understanding her. It was a silly though to her, but she couldn't help it. Now she felt really stupid for asking her. "Please forget what I said... it doesn't matter."

Yuuri shook her head then walked and sat on the floor beside the box. "Open it, whenever you feel ready." She said, understanding the other girl's hesitance.

Miu nodded and smiled gratefully. She sat beside her and took a deep breath, she tried to gather up the courage to learn more about Miku, maybe that way she won't feel alone anymore.

She opened it, and looked at inside. There was a diary, along with photos. She started with the photos, the first one had Miku standing next to a young man, they were both smiling.

She seemed happy.

In another photo, she was standing next to a couple. Miu wondered who they were.

She then took the diary and glanced at Yuuri who nodded.

Entry 1

I wonder how long has it been... since my brother and I started to see things other people can't...

I can't communicate with others because of it. Why do we have to be part of both the living and the dead's worlds, while we're supposed to belong with the living?

Mafuyu was the only one who understood me.

"Mom was able to see ghosts too?" Miu wondered loudly, as she stared at the page in wonder.

"That explains why you see them clearly." Yuuri stated then took one of the photos. "This man must be your uncle."

Miu nodded and turned the pages.

Entry 2

I don't understand... why would mom do that?! Why would she hang herself? How could she leave us?

She was acting strangely lately, but I never thought she'd that...

I miss her so much. What if I see her ghost? I don't want to imagine it...

Mafuyu's mentor went missing. Brother said that he was going to look for him in Himuro mansion, but he didn't come back.

I'm worried, I'm going after him.

Miu's hands were shaking, she heard of that mansion before, it was a place that everyone feared. It was said that long time ago, the mansion was haunted, those who went there never came back.

Yuuri knew that too, Ren was interested in these stories, and he told her about them, he said that a disaster happened there, ages ago.

Miu proceeded to read.

Entry 3

It's been a long time since I wrote something.

Mafuyu is gone... he stayed with her... Kirie, a ghost, that he barely knew. He didn't want her to suffer alone.

How could he do that to me?! I went through hell for him! I survived death so many times, fought ghosts with a camera, experienced all sorts of terrifying things to get him back and he just...

Why did this have to happen...?

When I woke up, I was in front of the mansion, alone. All the once vengeful souls went to where they belong and the mansion was purified.

What a fate...I think our family's cursed... I met my great grand-mother's ghost, Yae Munakata, she died the same way mom did, she hanged herself, her husband died in that mansion too, and now Mafuyu joined them.

I can no longer see ghosts... I lost my abilities, but that doesn't matter, I saw enough ghosts for a lifetime.

I feel so alone... I wish Mafuyu would just come back... I miss him...

Miu could see tear marks on the dusty page, her heart ached. Why did Miku have to go through this? Why did she have to suffer this much? Maybe their family was really cursed. Now she understood what she went through, and mostly her words in her dream.

"I wanted to go back to that time."

Yuuri remained silent, her eyes focusing on the pages, her expression pained.

Entry 4

I met Yuu, a good friend of Mafuyu, he took me to live with him, he said that brother wanted him to take care of me if anything happened to him.

He lives with his fiancée, Rei Kurosawa, she is kind to me, oh and she's a photographer! I showed some interest in her work, and she asked me if I wanted to be her assistant, I accepted.

They welcomed me to their home, I still miss Mafuyu, and I still see nightmares about the mansion and Kirie chasing after me, but I feel that it's going to be okay.

Being with Yuu and Rei makes me feel warm.

"So the couple, its them!" Miu thought and looked at the picture.

Entry 5

Ever since Yuu's accident, Rei hardly goes out, unless it's for work.

I'm worried about her, she thinks that it was her fault that he died, she wouldn't believe me when I tell her it wasn't her fault.

She started acting strangely, she's jumpy, and tired. She is having trouble sleeping, and she asked me to research lots of things lately.

I wish she would just tell me what's wrong.

I'm scared she'd go away too, I wish there was a way to help her, I don't want to lose her.

Entry 6

Every night I see the same nightmare, I'd see myself in Himuro mansion again, but this time, it's not Kirie who's chasing after me, it's a tattooed woman.

I know that Rei is having the same dreams too, I know that we are both cursed.

It's because we survived, while our loved ones died.

I don't want to sleep, I don't want to live it again.

Entry 7

We're both going to die. There's no hope.

Rei told me we're going to be okay, she said we'll make it through.

We both know that they're nothing but words, there's no hope.

The tattoos are all over my body, soon, I'll be gone too.

It feels that tonight will be the last one...

"Why did she have to go through that again?" Miu asked. "This is unfair..." She stated, angry at her mother's fate.

Yuuri sighed. "It really is unfair."

Entry 8

I remember I was chasing after Mafuyu, in my dream, but then everything faded away, when I woke up, Rei was hugging me, she was crying, she said I was in a coma.

I was confused, I didn't know why I survived, but then I realized what happened.

Rei ended the curse.

She told me that she met Yuu, and that she'll live even with the pain.

He told her that as long she's alive, a part of him will live too.

I never understood why we survived, but now I know why we were allowed to live.

Miu smiled in relief, and started to read the next page.

Entry 9

What have I done?

I shouldn't have performed that wedding ritual!

I was so obsessed with the past, that I ruined everything.

I also left without saying a word to Rei, I only left her a small note, I know she's worried about me, and I feel guilty for leaving her alone, she always treated me like a sister, and that's how I thanked her.

I feel so sick, I feel so guilty, but it's okay, I won't live in the past anymore, I'm going to have a new start.

After all, I'm expecting a child.

This was it. This was what she wanted, she wanted to know what her mother truly felt about her.

Entry 10

I was blessed with a beautiful child, a girl.

She lighted my world the moment I held her and looked at her, she was really light, as light as a feather, and she was so beautiful. So I called her Miu, a beautiful feather.

The more I held her, the more my heart was healed.

She's my only light in this dark world.

Miu's eyes watered as she stared at the page, her hands were shaking, and all of her emotions were fighting widely in her chest.

It was burning, it was hurting her.

She clenched her chest, trying to ease the pain, trying to forget it.

"You should stop!" Yuuri's urgent and worried voice said, she put a hand on her shoulder, and looked at her in worry.

"No." Miu shook her head and turned the last page. "This is the last step." She stated. Yuuri nodded but still looked worried.

This was the last page, the last step, and Miu's wound caused by her mother, might finally be able to heal.

Entry 11

I can feel my life coming to an end, but Miu was still too young, how can I leave her? On the other hand, I know that Mafuyu's waiting for me, on the other side.

Maybe it's for the best. I don't want her to watch me die, I don't want her to feel that pain, the same one I felt when mom left me. Maybe Miu will forget me if I leave, maybe it will be easier for her.

It seems that Mafuyu and I are the same, leaving the living to be with the dead.

I still regret leaving Rei, and now I have to leave Miu too.

Such an ironic fate.

At that moment, there was a part that caught her attention.

Miu, if you're reading this, I want you to know that I love you more than anything in the world.

Don't you ever think that I left you because I didn't want you, or didn't love you.

You're my precious light.

There are so many things that I want to tell you, I wanted to watch you grow up, I wanted to be your shield, but I can't.

I want you to live, Miu.

Don't make my mistake, don't follow the dead, if you follow them you can't come back. As long as you live, a part of me will always be with you.

I love you Miu, my beautiful feather.

Her vision blurred.

Her heart ached. It ached from pain, and from happiness.

Her mother loved her, she wanted to stay with her.

It hurt her to know that everything was stolen from both of them.

She finally got her answer, but it was way too painful, so she cried, she held the diary close to her chest and cried, the pain was unbearable, now a part of her mother was inside her.

Yuuri put an arm around her to comfort her, she needed all the comfort she could get.

When Hisoka came in, they were both asleep on the floor in a sitting position, Miu was still holding the diary, her head resting on Yuuri's shoulder. They both looked tired.

Hisoka sighed then smiled softly, she came back a blanket and wrapped it around them. "Sleep well." She whispered before leaving the room.

Hope you enjoyed this one! This fic is based on Miu's bad ending by the way. If you have a theme to suggest please go ahead!