What happened last time wasn't really anyone's fault, perhaps the truth was that both of them who were to blame. Marry was accusing Renko, not even thinking for a second it might have been her mistake actually. So, what happen was that two of the friends heard a story about a person appearing under the bridge. Not only showing there but being active, with on-site witnesses. Was it a ghost or a human, no one was able to tell. However, for Renko this was a challenge, to disprove of the rumours that people were wildly spreading. Marry on the other hand, was sure that they could find this thing and prove its existence. At least that's what she proclaimed. In reality, she wanted to make Renko see an actual ghost for herself. But aside that, they both arrived at the location the spirit was rumoured to reside. Unfortunately, as expected by one of them, nothing obviously spooky was found. Without any evidence gathered, they decided to stay through the night until something unexpected appears. Of course, they didn't tell that to their parents, who would do that anyway? Not only because the club activities were a "secret", but they promised to not share their interests with anyone, besides themselves. To satisfy their guardians, Marry figured out a lie, that they went somewhere, doing something together.
There was just maybe one major error in their plan that they didn't predict. Naturally, the most obvious place was to wait under the bridge, as the rumour told them. However, the ghost might not be that gentle to appear right there, but on top of it or somewhere near it instead. With only two participants, they weren't able to cover every possible location, so they both decided it would be best just to stay where they are, waiting for anything strange to happen. Suddenly an eerie sound was heard, coming from somewhere hidden from human eyes. Renko thought it might be the thing that they were looking for, so she rushed to search for its source. Her friend on the other hand was terrified, more and more as the sound moved closer and closer towards them. In her mind, something was clearly watching them, getting near them with each second. Marry was sure that the ghost wanted to scare them away from its territory as a holy guardian of the bridge. She wanted to scream, either to call for help or to chase the spirit away, but inside she felt that wouldn't stop it. At that night it was pitch black outside. It was not easy to see far away from your own feet, so they used flash lights to illuminate their way. They both looked at each other, making sure everything is fine. Renko was calm as ever, but Marry wore a worried face. She appeared so scared, that her partner could sense the ground beneath them trembling. As her perturbed friend made her feel a great force gripping her left hand, something that would not let go, she could at least confirm her presence. Marry stayed close, very close, she didn't want to become approached by the ghost alone. Renko wasn't sure if her friend is going to be alright, but hoped for the best. Eventually, they climbed up from under the bridge, looking for the source of sound. However, their ears didn't pick up anything else but the whistle of the wind. Something was amiss, as the previous ominous sound would cease to exist. A prey was waiting for its hunter to make a move.
Marry started shivering, as a breeze of chilly air was running up her spine. She was sure that the ghost was trying to grab her from behind. She crouched down, turned around and started searching with the light for something. Thankfully, nothing was found, no unnatural phenomenon, no spirits, nothing out of the ordinary. Just the slope they just climbed, the river running silently, tall trees in the background. Everything was fine, nothing to worry about. Marry reassured of her safety turned back again, but to her surprise, she didn't sight her friend any more. Apparently, Renko wandered somewhere off, not to be found, not even her light. This new situation in Marry's mind forced her to grasp the options now. She was left alone. There was a possibility that the ghost was still here, lurking somewhere in the shadows. Running away wouldn't work against a ghost and abandoning Renko would be awful. Actually, her dearest friend wouldn't just leave her behind, so naturally she might have been already abducted by it. Being too scared to search for her either, she decided to wait. In silence of the night, Marry heard something in the distance. The grass was moving, rustling sounds in the distance echoed. Her light was starting to giving out. She would surely become a victim herself very soon. Options to consider were either to stay here hidden, or to run away. Her heart, pondering with fear, decided that it would be best to wait for it, in the darkness. Marry turned her dying light off and went slowly down the slope, in hope that the ghost wouldn't find her. Renko in the meanwhile, went off searching for the source of the eerie sound. Because her camera was in set in the night mode, she decided that it would also be a good idea to turn the light off not to blur the picture. Her idea however didn't take Marry in consideration. She hoped she was fine, even if her friend suddenly disappeared somewhere. In fact, Renko was sure Marry was okay or perhaps stayed purposely behind in case that the "ghost" would still appear from under the bridge. She didn't take in account that they would be miraculously separated from each other by something else that their own free will. This operation wasn't the first one for both girls, they were veterans where it comes to fear resistance. However, based on previous escapades, in case where Marry or Renko were scared, they both agreed to stay close together all the time. Time pasted uneventfully, while wondering about the whereabouts of her friend. Renko decided that it would be best just to return and check on Marry, if she was still around.
Marry's name was heard in the shivering emptiness of the haunted grassland. There was no reply to that call. Alone, the adventuress girl got worried. She knew that nothing bad would happen to her friend, even that she didn't respond to the calls. Moreover, she might have just gone home, since there is no point staying in a place without anything to find. It wouldn't hurt just to be absolutely sure about that. One place she decided to check again was the spot under the bridge, the same place where the "ghost" supposed to appear. However, there was no light coming from under it, no sight of Marry. That made her even more worried that before. What if someone abducted her or something worse? She rushed down taking a closer look. Suddenly she heard something like footsteps coming from where Marry supposed to be. Calling her again and again, did not produce any results. As she moved closer, the footsteps became more frequent as well. It sounded like someone trying to clearly run away from her. She jumped down the slope in order to pursuit whatever it was. Just then, she noticed something unsettling. It was a spiritual apparel of a flying piece of cloth, a ghostly figure floating away from her. That thing was trying to escape from her, she thought and took chase after it. But she didn't believe in ghosts, so because it was dark and hard to see, she would figure out that it must have been Marry. She shouted in between breathing out, as she ran as fast as she could. There was no response, so another idea, it might not be actually the Marry, but the "Ghost", came into her mind. Marry would surely reply, so it must be the Ghost, she deducted. Excited that she finally found evidence, the light was turned off not to scare the "Ghost" away. She tried pulling her camera out, taking a snap picture of the figure, but to avail. She couldn't quite shoot a clear picture while having to run at a high speed. She continued calling out it, but no response. Letting out her voice, trying to tell that person to stop made her lose breath and slowly her sprinting strength. Luckily for her the figure was also slowing down, for some non-comprehensible reason. As she reduced the distance, both of the figures came close to each other. Reaching her hand towards it but before she could grab it, something happen. The "ghost" tripped and collapsed into the water. Somehow that surprised the girl, as she froze in place. That person, now drifting on the surface of the river, ceased moving as being paralysed by something, or perhaps just simply losing consciousness. She pulled out her camera again in a haste to take a picture. Quite a few photos were taken. As she took a moment to look at them, she realised that she probably had made a grave mistake. The girl quickly pulled the person out of the water. It was enough heavy for her that she took at least a minute going into the water, just trying lift it firmly. The person was dragged onto the shore. A closer look revealed something, but there was no time to think. She quickly got down and tried pressing that's person chest a couple of times, mount to mount appeared to be too embarrassing for her. Not being sure about what was the correct way of administrating first aid, she tried her best to her knowledge.
Meanwhile, another girl, somewhere else, was trapped in a dream. She was alone, in a dark place, without any source of light or guidance. There were sounds of unknown origin, no detectable direction. They crept all around her as she was shaking from fear. Something started calling out her name over and over in a ghastly manner. She was sure that something is about to happen to her, something more terrifying that she would ever imagine. Of course she tried speaking back, but she couldn't. She kept on shouting things to keep the creeper out, but there was not even an echo to be heard in her mind. Her voice wouldn't be apprehended, even by herself, no matter how hard she tried calling out. In any case that thing didn't even react to any of her endeavours. It spooked closer to her, so close, she could feel the chilly aura covering her body like a wet cold blanket. Her eyes saw from behind her, it was a light closing near, brightness directed at her alone. She was sure now what the thing was after. Being eaten alive was not the fate she wanted to meet. Her expression wore fear, growing in her mind with images of becoming meal for the ghost. Giving out a loud echoing shriek, it announced its arrival. That alone was the single powerful impulse that made her made her shaking legs run, as fast as they could. Dropping anything she would be carrying, she took for a sprint along the river bank. Strangely, because it was a dream, she wouldn't be able to tell where she was running to. On her left a river, and on her right some kind of mountain too tall for her to climb up. So her only option was to run straight ahead, away from the pursuer. All she knew was to run, and not get caught. Behind her, the ghost wasn't getting any closer, but also was not slowing down. She thought that she was safe as longest she kept on running. But then the spirit surprised her yet again. A bright flash of lights emanating from the ghost came down upon her. Without moment notice to evade, they successfully hit her with ease, blinding the poor girl. From now, she was forced to run in the darkness, unable to tell where to put her feet down. Naturally that wouldn't matter, but she sensed that she was on an uneven ground. Her foot noticed a little rock, or perhaps a branch, sticking out of the dirt. Unlucky for her, that single thing made her lose balance, as she felt to the ground. Now, being unable to continue running, she sensed a chilly feeling filling her skin. It was so terrifying and cold, that she couldn't move a muscle. The clothes she was wearing reshaped themselves into some kind of substance resembling water moss. It was stretched like a web or a cocoon that prevented her from escaping. Trapped by the ghost, her consciousness was giving away. That feeling she experienced was like being desensitized, becoming out of touch with own sense of self. Soon, she would get eaten and that would be the sad end of her dream, she thought. However it didn't stopped just yet. Something arrived through her mouth, a substance that was filling her lungs. Sinking into the liquid she began to drown. Her breathing was forfeit, along with petite body becoming numb, cold, without life. That feeling was strongly unpleasant for her, but she felt that nothing could have been done to stop it. Suddenly something grabbed her chin. It was trying to suck out something through her mouth. She thought that the ghost got inside her and that it was trying to vacuum her soul away. She struggled to fight back, but she couldn't do anything to prevent it. And then, abruptly, the dream ended. She opened her eyes full in panic, regaining consciousness from the shock. "GHOOOOOST!" Was the first sound she could voice.
Eventually both girls were brought together again, in a strange fashion of dream and reality. Marry tried to explain what was happening to her, but Renko didn't believed her. From her perspective, it was her friend who ran away from her, not replying to anything and tripping over into the river. Even after showing the pictures, Marry thought that they were actually the proof of the ghost's existence. Her side of the story was that the ghost would come in her dream, trying to drown her and eat her alive. After the spirit would leave, Renko came at the time she woke up. Putting that aside, new issues appeared, as they both were still in wet clothes. They couldn't just go home right now, not without being spotted and ridiculed by their parents. Both of them didn't really know how to dry them in the outdoors. Of course, fire might prove useful, but how to start a fire? Unfortunate, or maybe lucky for them, some stranger found them wandering around. However, as their parents were informed they were grounded for 2 months.
Marry blamed Renko for that punishment, she couldn't quite say why, or how. It was all a dream for her, in which she was attacked by a ghost, while her friend left her, wandering off somewhere. Renko tried to explain what really happen, from her perspective, but it didn't really matter for Marry. Both girls eventually ceased putting blame at each other, discussing how this "ghost story" was confirmed true and how it was just an unfortunate series of unfortunate misinterpretation. Marry couldn't convince Renko fully to believing in ghosts. However she made a good argument that in normal situation she would be able to call back at her friend, which she didn't. The reason for that was of course the influence of the ghost itself. Renko couldn't counter that trail of thought, maybe because she was just worried about her. One thing was for certain, they both escaped the fate of being caught by the ghost.