(A/N: Here's the second chapter. Nothing much to say. Enjoy!)

Oniarete-hen: A Club of Six

Kira woke up as soon as a ray of light hit her room. She groaned as she sat up. "Where am I?" she asked, curiously as she looked around. Just then Rika came bursting through the door of her room.

"Oh, Kira," she said with an innocent look. "You're awake? Satoko made breakfast for us, nipah! Mii, come eat!" And with that, Rika left the room the room. Now, she remembered. She's in Rika and Satoko's house outside the Furude Shrine in Hinamizawa Village. Kira went to the bathroom on the right side of her room to wash up. After about thirty minutes, she changed from her purple and black pajamas to a sleeveless, sky blue sundress that stopped at her mid thighs with black sash belt around the waist and white petal flowers, a pair of knee-high, black tights, ankle length, white socks, and black loafers. Of course, she still had on her black choker. She never takes it off, unless she's taking a bath.

Kira came downstairs to see that there was a table filled breakfast of beacon, eggs, and vegetables. "Whoa, Satoko… Did you cook all this? I'm impressed!" Kira said highly amused. Rika was wearing a green dress with white sandals, and Satoko was in a pink sleeveless button up shirt, short jeans with a white belt, and a pair of white shoes.

"What do you expect, Kii-chan?" Satoko said, proudly. "I'm the best kid cook in the world!" The black-haired teen just hummed in amusement as they all sat around, eating the meal Satoko prepared.

"So? Are you girls living her all by yourselves?"

"Yep!" they both chirped in unison.

"Why?" Kira's curious grew. If she was going to help these kids overcome the tragic fate that awaits them, she needs to know everything about them. Or at the very least, know more about the people she's helping. "What happened to your parents? How come you don't live with them?" Satoko and Rika's moods both just dropped. Kira quickly realized she said something she shouldn't have. "You don't have to tell me. I was just curious. I mean, it's not every day that kids live alone without a parent or a guardian." Rika's face brightens.

"Mii, it's okay. You were just curious. Curious Kira. Pat, pat, pat." The blue haired child patted her head.

"Do you guys mind showing me around the village?" she asked after they were all done eating.

"Ohohohoho! Of course we can, Kii-chan. But you better keep up. We don't wait for slackers," Satoko said.

Satoko and Rika just finished showing Kira around the whole village. "I can't believe everyone in the village knows each other," Kira said with a shake of her head. "This village must really have a close relationship." The children both just giggled. As they got to know her, Kira was a really fun, wild, and spirited girl. She was almost like Mion, except she wasn't afraid to show her feminine side from time to time. The difference between describing Mion and Kira in a few short sentences was…Kira is a wild girl, and Mion is a tomboy. They bet both of them will make the best of friends. They both stopped as they heard a group of voices.

"Come on, Kei-chan. You're a guy. You should be able to help."

"Grr! I'll show you, Mion!"

"Mii-chan, don't be so mean to Keiichi-kun!" Kira, Satoko, and Rika followed the sound of the voices until they reached their backyard to see Mion, Keiichi, and Rena seating around a blanket with a lunch buffet. They decided to make themselves known.

"Hey, why are you guys trespassing in our backyard?" Satoko asked with a frown.

"Um, your backyard? I believe this beautiful view is for everyone, Satoko-san," Keiichi fired back, mockingly. The blond-haired girl just pouted, knowing he had a point.

"Satoko-chan, Rika-chan, Kii-chan, why don't you guys come eat with us? Why don't you?" Rena asked. Kira and Rika sat on the blanket. Kira was in between Mion and Rena while Rika found a place between Rena and Keiichi. Satoko was grumbling while trying to find a spot for herself.

"Sorry, Satoko-san, but there's no room for you," Keiichi teased the poor blond-haired girl.

"That's not fair, Keiichi-san," Satoko whined. "I want to eat!"

"But there's not enough food or you."

"Yes, there is, Keiichi-kun. Rena made plenty of food for everyone," Rena said, happily as she scooted over to make room for Satoko while handing her a bento box. Satoko stuck her tongue out at Keiichi while taking her place in between Rika and Rena. The order of positions on the blanket were Keiichi, Mion, Kira, Rena, Satoko, and Rika. Kira observed them quietly as they all chatted, teased, and played around with each other. She watched as the brown-haired boy and the blond-haired child was fighting over a piece of Tayokoshi.

"If you think you are getting this last piece of Tayokoshi, Keiichi-san, then you have another thing coming," Satoko said with a challenging glare.

"We'll see about that, Satoko-san," Keiichi replied with a glare of his own. As they were both fighting over it, Kira swooped in, and took it in her mouth. She hummed in happiness. It was really good! Rena was a great cook! She had to get some tips from her someday, so she could cook meals like this for Hinata. She heard both Keiichi and Satoko whine and complain 'no fair'.

"The stronger and faster predator gets their meal quick before anyone else," Kira said with a sly smile. The group started having a competition of who could get most apple bunnies of Rena with Mion and Keiichi one team and Rika and Satoko on another. Kira smiled in amusement as she watched them. This reminded her of her friends in the Afterlife. Hinata, Sayaka, Skyla, Otonashi, Kanade, Yuri, and everyone else. She missed them. She missed them all so much, especially Hinata. She missed him the most…after all, he was her first friend and her first love. She wondered if he and everyone else has moved on to their next lives by now…just like she has. The black-haired girl was drifted from her thoughts when Rika and Satoko were declared the winners.

"Oh, Kii-chan, you didn't get a bunny apple. Sorry, sorry. Here have one," Rena said, apologetic as she handed Kira one.

"Oh, thanks, Rena," Kira said as she took it from the orange haired girl's hand.

"So, Kira-chan…why did you come to Hinamizawa in the first place?" Mion asked as all eyes turned towards Kira for a response. Kira immediately froze up as lots of painful memories flowed through her head. Her whole life was painful. It wasn't until she died, and went into the Afterlife and met Hinata was she happy as he gave her very happy memories and something to look forward to in the future someday when the both meet again in their reincarnated lives.

"Oh, it was just on whim, Mion," Kira said with a smile. "I usual just come and go. I'm like the wind, you know? The wind blows one minute and stops the next, just like me. I'm more like a wanderer."

"But why do you wander, Kira-san," Keiichi asked, curiously. "Don't your family worry about you?"

"I-I don't have a family," she chocked out, painfully. "My parents died a long time ago in an accident. I was younger than Satoko and Rika is right now when I was left an orphan. I never had a home before just like a told you. I'm used to living in hollowed out trees, caves, or hiding out in the middle of narrow streets. So, pretty much…I had a sucky and one hell of a life," she said with a laugh and rubbing the top of her head, sheepishly. They all looked down sadly.

"Sorry, Kira-chan," Mion said, sympathetically. "We didn't mean to bring up such painful memories.

"Don't worry about it, Mion," Kira said, waving her hand dismissively. "I was bound to tell you guys anyway."

"Kii-chan," Satoko said, slowly. "How long are you planning to stay in Hinamizawa?" The black-haired girl pondered on this for a minute.

"I don't know. I never really thought about it." It was true. She never really put much thought on how long she will be staying here. All she was here for was to prevent the disaster that was to befall this village from happening. After that…after that, she'll probably leave on her own to search for her beloved. To see if he had passed on into this life yet. And if he hasn't, she'll wait for him, no matter how long it takes.

"Well, you should at least stay until the Watanagashi Festival," Rika chimed in.

"Huh? There's a festival?" Keiichi asked. It seemed he didn't know about this festival.

"Yep!" Rena chirped. "It is the best time of year! We play games, eat out, and do lots of other fun things.

"And we do them all as a club," Mion added.

"After that, we throw cotton down a river…," Rika started.

"…To wash away all our sins and regrets," Satoko finished.

"The Watanagashi Festival sounds like fun," Kira said, gleefully. "I think I might stay in Hinamizawa until then." They all laughed in joy as they thought of having so much fun at this festival with old and new friends.

The next day, the Game Club of six was outside for P.E. class. Kira's hair was in a high ponytail and she was wearing a white t-shirt, but instead of wearing those panty shorts the girls wore, she wore regular red shorty shorts. She blushed in embarrassment and slight anger as she was teased by Mion and Satoko about her modesty and shyness. "Alright! All club members gather around me!" Mion announced. All the club members formed a circle. "We're going to play something old, but it's the king of all outside games. We're going to play tag!" Everyone, except Keiichi and Kira, was excited. Keiichi went deadpanned, and Kira was just confused at the excitement. It was a game of tag. No big deal. The 'it' has to chase the other players, and tag them to get them to be 'it', right? That's all there is to it. Of course, she never got play it before. No one wanted to play with a freaky half-demon, like her anyone.

"Kira-san, what are you doing?" Keiichi's voice brought her out of her painful thoughts. "The game's started, and Satoko's 'it'. Run!" The black-haired girl took a second to register everything before chasing after him. She watched as Keiichi headed off in the direction of the shed. She spun around frantically, thinking of the perfect place to hide. She looked out towards the tree.

"The forest… That's it!" Kira thought, triumphantly. "Let's see if Satoko can keep up with me in the trees. I may not have powers back yet, but swinging on branches is my specialty. They don't call me the Spirit of the Forest for nothing." She made a mad dash into between some trees. She watched the whole game unfold before her. It seems that Rika has been caught by Satoko. Satoko was using a group of students to locate her, Keiichi, and Rena. Clever, Satoko. Very clever. But finding Kira alone isn't enough. She watched silently as Keiichi was smooth talking the other kids to trick them. She watched in slight anticipation and amusement as she say a kid point in her direction.

"Satoko-san, I found Kira-san," the girl said with glee. "She's over there in the forest, hiding behind some trees." Kira saw Satoko, Rika, and Mion all look in her direction. Their faces darkened as they ran towards her direction. Kira tried to find the quickest way out, but was stopped stone cold as she was surrounded.

"Ahahaha! We found you, Kira-chan," Mion said in a scary voice.

"We're going to eat you, Kii-chan," Satoko said in creepy voice.

"I wonder what Kira's guts taste like," Rika said in a horror-like voice.

"Before I'm eaten, I have one question, Satoko," Kira said, coyly. "You can use a net to catch a butterfly. You can use a rod to catch a fish. So what can you use to catch a person in the trees?" The question greatly confused them. The black-haired took this opportunity to grab a branch, and swing herself up upon it. She stuck her tongue out to them, childishly. "In the forest, you guys can never catch me." And with that, she hopped from branch to branch as quickly as her human legs can take her.

"H-how does she do that?" Satoko asked in surprise.

"Kira-chan is one amazing girl," Mion said, impressed. "I'm liking her more and more everyday." Kira made sure to stay high up in trees closes to the school. It was funny to see Rena leaving Keiichi to get caught. After much running around, and playing cat and mouse, Keiichi was about to catch Rena until she used her sweet, innocent look to stall for time until the bell rung, signaling the end of the game. The six club members gathered around once again. "I declare Rena, me, and 'forest girl' Kira as today's club games winners!" Mion announced.

"Wait…! Mion, you weren't a zombie?" Keiichi asked, astonished.

"Nope, I was only pretending to be one. Pretty smart, huh?" Mion said with a laugh. Keiichi only grumbled in anger as Kira smiled amused. Every day was fun. She never had this much fun in her life. Except in the Afterlife, where she had plenty of fun and romantic times with Hinata. She never wanted this fun to stop. Who would want to destroy this fun? Who? She'll just had to keep her guard up, and her eye open.

A few days have passed. Kira and the others hadn't been able to do much in the way of club activities. Not with Mion and Rika being busy with the Watanagashi Festival coming up. As time went by Kira was observing the village, and its people. Nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary as of yet. But she couldn't tell that now. She's only been here a few days, and Hanyuu said there was going to be some type of disaster coming to this village. She's just going to have be patient and keep her guard up.

It was finally the day of the festival. Kira eyes widen in surprised. She has never been to a festival before. There was game and food booths as far as the eyes can see. "Kira seems speechless," Rika observed.

"You better close your mouth Kii-chan, or else bugs may come in," Satoko snickered. The black-haired girl quickly shut her mouth as a faint blush appeared on her face. Kira and Satoko were dressed in their everyday clothes, and Rika was in a shrine maiden outfit. Satoko's face brightens. "Oh, there's Mion-san, Rena-san, and Keiichi-san." She pouts irritably. "It's about time they show up." They all grouped together and greeted each other with some comments and snide remarks here and there.

"Okay, let's get started with the food courts, shall we?" Mion smiles devilishly. "Let's see if you guys can beat this old man in an eating contest." Everyone was getting hyped up. The first one was a Tayokashi contest. Keiichi ended up rolling on the floor because of the spiciness. "You shouldn't have tried to eat them all at once, Kei-chan," the green haired girl playfully scolded. The winner as surprisingly Kira with Mion coming in second. The club members all grasped in surprised.

"I won! I won!" Kira cheered as if she won a noble prize.

"Kii-chan just beat Mii-chan," Rena said. "Congrats, Kii-chan!"

"I won't be beat again," Mion said while pouting. Next up was the ice shaving contest. Keiichi ended having a brain freeze. Kira decided to eat at a moderately slow place as to avoid ending up like him.

"Try melting it in your mouth, Keiichi-san," Satoko advised.

"It's…too…cold," Keiichi said while shivering.

"Ahahahaha… You have to put syrup on it. Like this." Mion poured syrup on the ice shavings, and popped it in her mouth. After a few rounds, Mion won. After trying out a few more food booths, they decided to play a new game. "Alright, Rena," Mion said. "You decide the next game."

"Okay! I'll be the judge, and you guys go find a bunch of adorable things. You l have a minute."

"Oh, this will be easy. I know what you like, Rena-chan," Mion boasted.

"I got this one in the bag," Satoko said, using her signature laugh.

"Ready…go!" Mion, Kira, Satoko raced off to find something cute. Well, rather Mion and Satoko raced off into the crowd while Kira was casually walking around. The black-haired girl disappeared into the woods. She picked a bunch of flowers. The flowers ranging colors from red, white, pink, yellow, and orange. She decided to make a flower crown. She hoped this was enough to fit Rena's size. The minute was up, and everyone gathered around.

"Here's my item, Rena-chan," Mion said, proudly as she raised old diamond-shaped tins.

"How cute," Rena giggled with a blush.

"Ohohohoho! I can top that." Satoko held up a sign of a hand drawing of an old lady feeding a cat.

"That's so…adorable!" Rena cheered.

"Everybody knows hand drawings are better than those signs Mion picked," the blond-haired girl said.

"I'm next," Rika said.

"Rika-chan is up to something," Mion says with a smirk. Rika preformed a cute act by falling down, and giving Rena a cute, innocent, hurt look.

"Are you okay, Rika-chan?!" Rena said in a panic while helping the blue haired girl up. "Are you?!" Rika looked at her.

"Mii," she said, cutely, and Rena completely lost it.

"Rika-chan is so cute! I want to take her home!" She started rubbing her cheeks against the child's. Keiichi decided to take Rena out to the forest. Soon Rena came wobbly back. There was a spat between Mion, Keiichi, and Satoko about what he showed her with the former two thinking he showed something perverted. It was proven wrong when Rika pulled out a small monkey chain that apparently the only male member made out of his pocket.

"Kii-chan, you haven't shown me anything yet. Have you not gotten anything? Have you?" Rena said. They all looked at her expectantly.

"Uh, y-yeah. I got something. Something I learned how to make since I was a kid." Kira was visibly shaking, and a light blush appeared her face. Her shyness was getting the best of her yet again. She held out the flower crown that she made minutes ago. The club all gasped at the many different colors. "Flower Princess Rena Ryuugu!" Kira said with authority. "Here is your crown!" She laughed playfully as placed the crown upon Rena's head.

"Kii-chan…it's so…adorable!" Rena's face was practical red as she was going into overdrive cute mode. "I'm definitely take this home! Thank you, Kii-chan!" The club members all new that the winner of this game goes to Kira. A flash then went off.

"Hi, everyone," a grown man's voice said.

"Hi, Tomitake-san," they all greeted, except for Kira as she was carefully analyzing this person up and down. He looked to be a middle-aged man with brownish-gray hair and ruby colored eyes. He wore a brown cap, a dark blue tank top, cameo pants, and brown shoes. He was holding camera in his hands.

"I see that everyone's hyped up as usual," Tomitake said. Kira seemed to tone the rest of the conversation out as she gazed at all the festival goers.

"I wonder if we ever meet again, will Hinata take me to a lively festival like this?" the black-haired girl thought with a faint blush.

"Oh, and who is this lovely lady?" The cameraman's question brought Kira out of her fantasy.

"Oh, this is Kira, our newest club member. She just joined a week ago," Mion said while introducing her. She gave Tomitake a wink. "Don't let her shyness fool you. She's a wild, spirited girl." The green haired girl gave a hearty laugh as Kira blushed in embarrassment. After a club group discussing Tomitake was able to able to become an honorary citizen member of the club. The club members all played many more games. Next up came the shooting gallery game. "This game is very simple," Mion said. "Whoever gets the biggest prize wins."

"Oh, look at how big that is," Satoko said while pointing at the giant teddy bear.

"It's so adorable," Rena screamed out, excitedly.

"It's official. Whoever gets the giant teddy bear wins," Mion declared. After a few rounds of rock-paper-scissors, she went up first. She managed to knock down three medium-sized candy boxes. Up next was Satoko. After the first couple shots she managed to make the bear wobble, but she decided to get a box of candies next to it. After Satoko was Kira. The black-haired girl was a trouble-shooter. The group could tell by the way she completely missed the first bullet, and only grazed the bear in the second. Kira spotted something in the corner of her eye while taking aim once again. She carefully took aim at the object. In a swift motion, she shot and knocked down the item. It was a small stuffed coyote doll. The owner gave it to her. She looked at the other club members will big, child-like, innocent eyes.

"I want this," was the only words she mouthed. The group looked at her silently, and then just shrugged their shoulders. Nobody could knock down that teddy bear. Not even 'cute mode' Rena, or Tomitake could take it down. Finally, Keiichi was able to get the teddy bear by using three rifles at once. He gave the bear to Rena which she reluctantly took. It was time for the ceremonial dance. The club members all gathered around in front of the altar as they watched Rika performed her ceremonial dance with a sacred hoe. Kira watched memorized at the beauty and grace of the blue haired girl's dance. Afterwards, she cut the futons open, and cottons were passed out. The festival goers offered a silent prayer to their guardian deity, Oyashiro-sama before tossing their cottons into the river, washing away all evil spirits from within them into the stream.

The Watanagashi Festival was finally coming to an end. Kira started wandering the streets. An old lady trying to cheer up a baby caught her attention. "What's the matter, old lady?" Kira asked. The lady looked up.

"Oh, this is my grandson," the old lady said. "He's parents went out-of-town, and I've been looking after him for them until they came back." The baby continued to cry louder. "I just can't seem to get him to stop crying. His mother used to sing to him."

"I can help with that," the black-haired girl said. "This is a song my mother used to sing to me when I was little." She took deep breath, and commenced singing.

Haru ni saku hana

(Flowers bloom in spring)

Natsu hirogaru sora yo

(Oh, the sky spreads in summer)

Kokoro no naka ni

(They're engraved and sparkling)

Kizamarete kirameku

(In my heart)

Kira was singing so beautifully. Her voice was like a thousand angels. She was blissfully unaware of the crowd she as drawing in by her singing. Even the trees and flowers seemed to be dancing to her angelic singing.

Asa ni furu ame

(Rain falls in the morning)

Mado o tozasu hi ni mo

(Even on a day when I shut the window)

Mune ni afureru hikari wa

(The light overflowing to my chest)

Kumo no ue

(Is from above the clouds)

Yorokobi kanashimi

(Joy and sorrow)

Subete idaite aruite iru

(I hold everything close while I'm walking)

Watashi no te to

(They're things that firmly join)

Kimi no te o

(My hand)

Tsuyoku tsunagu mono

(And your hand together)

All the people from the festival seem to be listening intensely to her singing. Even the club members who was gaping at her in awe. They never knew Kira could sing like that.

Aki wa mizube ni

(Autumn is at the waterside)

Fuyu kozue ni hisomu

(Winter lurks at the treetop)

Sekai no oku no

(There's a boundless kindness)

Kagirinai yasashisa

(Deep in the world)

Yoru ga kuru tabi

(Every time when night comes)

Inori o sasageyou

(Let's offer a prayer)

Ashita kuru hi o

(Let's quietly greet)

Shizuka ni mukaeyou

(The day to come tomorrow)

Watashi o michibiku

(Oh, a voice calling out from far, far away)

Tooi tooi yobigoe yo

(Guides me)

Hohoemu you ni

(As if it smiles)

Utau you ni

(As if it sings)

Hibiku kaze no oto

(The sound of wind echoes)

Yorokobi kanashimi

(Joy and sorrow)

Subete idaite aruite iru

(I hold everything close while I'm walking)

Watashi no te to

(They're things that firmly join)

Kimi no te o

(My hand)

Tsuyoku tsunagu mono

(And your hand together)

With that, Kira finished her song. She jumped in surprise when she heard a loud applause. "That was amazing, Kii-chan," Satoko said, cheerfully as she ran up to the older girl, and hugged her.

"You sure surprised this old man, Kira-chan," Mion said with a wink.

"You were great, Kira-san," Keiichi praised her.

"Kira's voice was so beautiful. You should sing again in the next Watanagashi Festival," Rika said with an innocent smile. Kira blushed at all the praise she was getting.

"Thank you young lady," the old lady said, gratefully. "Look, he stopped crying." It was true. The baby was giggling happily as it was reaching his tiny hands towards Kira. Kira smiled brightly.

"I-I'm so glad," Kira said. The old lady bowed respectively at her.

"Thanks once again." She took the baby stroller and left with the baby now sleeping baby.

"Your…welcome…," Kira called out towards the old lady as she disappeared.

"You were singing to that baby, Kira-san?" Keiichi said. Kira nodded her head.

"Wow! Kii-chan is a really good person," Rena said. Everyone left, except for Kira and Keiichi. The two newbies walked together in silence. Both didn't know want to say to each other, but then decided to have a casual conversation.

"Oh, isn't that, Tomitake-san," Keiichi said as he pointed over to where they could see somebody in the distance. It was indeed Tomitake as they approached closely. As they got closer they noticed that he was with a woman with blond hair that reached all the way to her upper back, and orange-yellow eyes. She wore a pink shirt with a one button, green jacket over it. She had on blue pants, and black heels. But there was something that Kira didn't like about this woman. She made her hair stand on ends. Kira saw them all looking at her in shock. The black-haired girl quickly covered her mouth. She didn't realize when she started growling. She clutched her stuffed coyote tighter.

"I got to go, Keiichi," Kira said, quickly. "See ya." She waved goodbye and left. As Kira was walking, she was deep thought. "That woman… I don't like her," the black-haired girl thought with a serious face. "There's something amiss about her. My instincts tell me to watch out for her, and I know my instincts are almost never wrong. I'm going to have to keep my guard up."

(A/N: The end of the second chapter. Wow. This chapter was long than I originally thought. Okay, to make you guys less confused. The sky blue sundress with black sash belt around the waist and white petal flowers, a pair of knee-high, black tights, ankle length, white socks, and black loafers is Kira's everyday clothes, and her black and dark orange sailor uniform is Kira's school uniform. It seemed Kira had a great time at the Watanagashi Festival. I wonder what's next. Oh, and just make sure we're clear… this whole story is told from Kira's perspective, alright? I won't say POV exactly, seeing as this story isn't first person, just told of how she sees things. Alright! Please read and review! Oh, the song Kira was singing came from Kobato called Ashita Kuru Hi (The Day to Come Tomorrow) I don't own the song.)