Chapter 3 The Discovery
Hotaru read the page over several times to make sure she understood what it said. "Long ago a woman got lost in the forest, and she was greeted by a strange spectacle. A wolf approached her, and
right in front of her eyes transformed into a human. "I am a spirit" He explained. The woman, and the spirit talked for hours on end, until she had to return home. She returned to the forest each day,
and soon they fell in love. The wolf spirit confessed his feelings to the woman. "I love you, but I am cursed to only roam this forest." The woman began to tear up. "Then I will stay with you." She cried.
But the spirit shook his head. "I am ageless, but you will die." "Is their any way to break the curse?" She questioned. The wolf spirit didn't reply, only he looked up at the bright shinning moon. The
woman grew sad. She grabbed the spirit by the collar on his shirt, and pulled him in for a kiss. The next part of the page was stained, and the pages after that had been ripped out. Hotaru scanned,
and scanned looking for what broke the curse,but the story was incomplete.
Hotaru got back on the computer, and typed in the story title. "The Wolf and the Girl" She found a Web page with the story. She started from where she had left off, although the story seemed slightly
different. "All of a sudden their was a bright flash, and the spirit had became a man, and was mortal. Love had broken the curse." Hotaru pondered for a moment. That couldn't be the solution to Gin's
curse, if she touched him, he would disappear. ..or would he. She went to the top of the Web page, and read it. "The Wolf was unable to touch or be touched by man or he was cursed to vanish.
Hotaru's heart began to race, she had found the cure. She got ready to go, and as she headed out the door, she was stopped by her Grandfather. "Hotaru, we're going to town today." Hotaru grew
melancholy. "Will we be out all day?" "Yes." Her Grandfather answered. Hotaru's Grandfather grabbed his jacket, and walked out the door. Hotaru paused a moment, and then followed reluctantly. She
tried to calm her troubled mind as she got on the bus, and sat down. Well its not like the curse won't be solvable tomorrow. She thought to herself. But what if Gin doesn't wait for me, no Gin would
definitely wait for me.
"Hotaru." Her Grandfather said and he shook her gently. "This is our stop." Hotaru shook her head clear of her thoughts, and stood up, as she walked off the bus she looked at a sign that was atop a
nearby building. It read "Don't miss the supermoon moon tonight at six it's bright shinning light will captivate you." She looked at the sign, but thought nothing of it. Hotaru's mind continued to run
wild with thoughts, and it became cluttered again. Hotaru couldn't help, but worry about Gin. Her heart began to pound. What if a human touched him while she was out leisurely shopping? What if he
was worrying about me?...does he think I don't care anymore. A tear rolled down her cheek. She looked up at the sky and whispered under her breath. "Gin, wait for me." These words calmed her heart
a little.
Before they had went to far, they went out for lunch, although it was at least an hour past twelve. Hotaru's Grandfather ordered a cup of coffee, and a blt sandwich. Hotaru had a cup of hot
chocolate, and an omlete. She was a little gittery, but not worried. She thought that maybe if she got the errands done fast she could see Gin, and so after they finished eating Hotaru began to be able
to put all of her energy into shopping. She put some apples in a bag, she heard people muttering about the supermoon. "This one is different. It's also a spirit moon." "I heard that it only occurs every
fifty years or so." Hotaru tried to process the info she received. She just took it all as just gossip, and she continued to shop. "Hotaru, can you go get a book
from the library for me? I'll finish the grocery shopping." Hotaru nodded, and walked out of the store, and began to walk towards the library. It seemed like everyone around her was talking about the
spirit moon, and she began to wonder about its real significance. It wasn't long before she reached the library, her curiosity was peaked. She ran her fingers over the books until she found the one
written on the slip of paper she had received from her Grandpa. She pulled the book from the shelf, and blew the dust off the cover. Their was a line, so Hotaru had to wait. She flipped through the
pages of the book, it was only a history book. She didn't even understand why her Grandfather wanted it. When Hotaru got to the front of the line, she set the book on the table. "Oh so your interested
in the spirit moon."
The librarian said. "Uh...is that what this book is about?" Hotaru asked. "Yes, did you not know." The librarian conversed with Hotaru for quite some time, with pauses every once in
a while when a person checked out a book. Hotaru raced back to the store after she left the library, it was getting later. Her Grandfather was no longer in the store. Hotaru had no time to waste, the
librarian had told her a vital piece of information. "In the story The Wolf and the Girl, the moon that is described was the Spirit moon." Hotaru ran back to the library, she ran straight into her
Grandfather as he exited the library, the groceries fell all over the ground. She reluctantly kneeled down, and helped pick up the groceries she had knocked out of her Grandfather's hand. As soon as
they finished Hotaru handed her Grandpa his book. She went to the bus stop. "I'm sorry miss, the bus just left, it should be back in a half hour." Hotaru was desperate. She nodded her thanks to the
man, and sprinted alongside the road. Before she had gotten far, she felt a hand grab her wrist. "Hotaru, where are you going?" It was her Grandfather. Hotaru's eyes teared up. She pulled her wrist
free, and she began to run. She had no time to explain the situation. Running was definitely not her preferable idea of transportation, but she had no time to wait for the bus, by then it could be to late.
If she couldn't find Gin before six o'clock then she wouldn't be able to break the curse, and they could never be togeather. These thoughts fueled Hotaru's legs, she would not stop until she found Gin.
To be continued in chapter 4...