Authors note: HEY this is Alice's POV the reason I added this to Cursed because it has some important stuff to the case in my point of view. But you don't have to read if you don't want to since this her view and not Mai's and I mean at some point the will discuss it altogether yes? So if you read this hope you enjoy it I present you a small piece from "Breach"
'Beep…beep…beep!' I groaned in annoyance and hit the dismiss option on my cell; I threw it across the room. I sluggishly made my way out of bed and carelessly threw my clothes out of my duffle bag. After what seemed like forever I finally found something to wear. I threw on black skinny jeans and flats with gray v neck cashmere sweater.
I grimaced in pain as I brushed the knots out of my hair; as I finally finished grooming I couldn't help but wonder about the woman in my vision. I found my cellphone near the door and it read six o' clock in the morning.
I sighed I hate waking up early but hey I am here to work. I opened the dining hall door and saw Lin and Naru at the table talking with a man. I slowly approached the group; the man turned his attention towards me. His gaze lingered on me what seemed like a minute before he said something "My what a beautiful young lady, what's your name?" I felt like this was a good sweat drop moment "Alice Hunter" Naru cleared his throat. "Alice this is our client Mr, Yukio Nakamura" I bowed slightly and said "nice to finally meet you Mr Nakamura" he smirked, his icy blue eyes practically violating my figure. "Please call me Yukio, how funny it's like my dream has come true."
I gave him a questioning look and I took a glance at Naru, but his face was expressionless. "Pardon sir?" I saw him blush "your boss Mr., Shibuya was asking me about the woman in the painting. She has an uncanny resemblance to you and what I meant when I said 'my dream come true' is that I always wished I was able to appreciate her beauty in reality and right now it seems like I am looking right at her." I felt my cheeks heat up slightly great I thought doing this I would be able to get away from men like this but he is sweet. "Oh um thank you Yukio" Naru cleared his throat and Yukio looked at him "Oh right I am sorry anyways like I was saying I found these paintings when we were moving in, so I am sorry I honestly don't know anything about them.
But this house has been empty for quiet sometime. Now these photos I brought you, I found them hidden in our library across the hall; feel free to take a look. Now I must attend to some paper work and such if you need anything please feel free to give me a call." When he left I took a seat, "well then find anything new?" He nodded and pulled out a black folder "well what he said is true, this house has been empty for quiet sometime." He then handed me a photo. "Yukio found this in the Library, when Mr., Nakamura moved in he found it in great condition just dusty. So everything in there was owned by the previous people that lived here."
I couldn't help but wonder about this woman, in my vision this woman felt depressed. Why did she feel that way when that man came in? Naru handed me the black and white photo; there she was again but this time she was standing in front of the house. "Naru!" I heard someone running up to us; a chair next to him moved. I glanced up to see Mai, "I had a dream about a woman" a small gasp escaped from my lips. I looked up at Mai, No way…she saw her too? "She was looking out the window and said something like 'your back just like you promised." My heart leaped "NO way!" I said as I leaped out my chair, "She said something of the sort in my vision! Did she have long hair and wait a minute, here Naru found some photos."
I handed her the photo that was in my hand; her eyes widened. She looked at the photo then back at me "Whoa you and this woman have a uncanny resemblance Alice." I rolled my eyes "apparently because I have been hearing that all morning"
She placed the photo down "Sorry Alice but its true anyways I am going to make some tea." Tea sounds really yummy right now, "Mai Take Lin with you" I snickered at her glare. I stopped when Naru gave me a cold stare; I smiled and gave him a wink. Lin stood up and followed Mai out; he grabbed her hand as they vanished through the double door.
I smiled how cute! My thoughts were interrupted when Naru cleared his throat "How about we come back down to earth to a thing called reality." We did our stare off again which now I like to think of it as a little game now, but for some reason I couldn't take it seriously and laughed. I noticed a glimmer of confusion shinned in his eyes, "sorry I am being silly what can I do?"
"Beginning to wonder you intelligence but anyways since you're up bright and early I want you to go to that library" I ignored his comment but knowing myself didn't let it go entirely. "Why no problem your majesty and would like me to bring you a snack while I'm it?" I began to laugh as he just gave a glare, "sorry not going to let that remark go this time." He cleared his throat "take this map, I circled it and if you find anything come back right away."
I nodded "wait didn't you say that you didn't want any of us to go alone?" As if god sensed our dilemma I heard the Dining hall door open, "Morning Kazuya, Morning Alice." I smiled "John!" I ran over to him and locked arms with him, "John how about you be my body guard while I snoop around the Library?" I saw him give me a nervous smile; I looked at Naru as he just gave me a nod.
"Well then off we go!" I dragged the poor boy out the room, "alright from the floor plan the room is located right across from us down the hall second door on the left." (Sorry hope that made sense I picture it but having a hard time describing it.) John and I reached the hallway; I immediately felt sick to my stomach, "Alice? Are you alright?" I nodded "yea I think so" he opened the door and a large library stood before us, "Whoa." Tanned tile flooring, dark maple shelves that held tons of books.
A stone marble roman fireplace shined at the end of the room. "So John while we are looking I think we should get more acquainted! So what is it that you do? Do you have any abilities?"
"Well I am a priest and I do exorcisms." Wow he is so young to do that for a living, "wow that's pretty cool I tell you what I wouldn't be able to do that, major props to you John." I smiled when I heard him laugh; as I walked pass the shelves I noticed something. "Hey John have you noticed these books all went from happy go lucky sappy romance books to dark poetry?"
"Now that you mention yes I do, Nathaniel Hawthorn, Edgar Allen Poe, and Charles Baudelaire." I nodded while I listen to him name off the authors he found "I love this kind of stuff but wow this guy had an obsession!" This guy that owned the place really seemed to like the dark side of the human mind. "Check out this painting, these must be the people who owned this home previously." The painting hung above the marble roman style fireplace. The painting was of a man and with the woman in my vision; she sat on a black antique chair with the man standing right beside her. She wore an elegant white dress; her hair fell like a veil on her slim body. The man had fair skin, his hazel eyes stared back at me. He had blonde short hair that reached the upper half of his ear.
She had a small smile plastered on her face "Maybe it's just me but her smile looks so fake, it's like she is forcing herself to smile."
"She looks quite a bit like you Alice" I groaned "AH! Not you too John" He held his hands up in surrender "well then maybe not" I began to laugh but our moment was once again cut short when the lights flickered off.
"Um John please tell me you turned off the lights" I heard a beep "Kazuya?" I felt the room temperature drop, "John where are you?" I pulled out my cell phone using it as a flash light, "We are still at the Library we are going to head over there right now."
I navigated us to the door, he opened the door and we both rushed out the room. We flew through the double door; the first person that came into mind was Mai.
"Mai!" I flashed my light around and found her with Lin who had his arms wrapped around her protectively. I made my way over to her "you ok?" she nodded. My phone beeped "damn it my cell is dying. "I'm glad she didn't get possessed again." I heard someone crying, I flashed my light at a woman. "It's happening again! I just want this to stop." I felt the room get ice cold "Yuzuki" I froze at the voice that echoed through the room. I heard something crack; Naru shined the light around just in time to see bowls shatter. My Instincts took over and I leaped on John covering him from the glass and warm liquid; "YUZUKI!"
The lights flickered back on and the damage was incredible; Glass and liquid was all over the table. But what was the most shocking are what was in the center. A dead black bird with wings spread out like it was flying; "w-what is that" I said as I helped John up. Naru walked up to the dead bird "It's a raven and that's not all, something is carved on the table."
We all moved forward to get a good look "quoth the raven nevermore "monk read. Something in my head clicked. "Hey Naru when John and I were in the library, the books were filled with poets such as Hawthorne and Poe.
He crossed his arms across his chest "get to the point" I glared at him, well then I will. "Well that quote is from his popular story 'The Raven'. It talks about the loss of his love one, I am sure I can find it in the library."
He nodded and I caught a glance at Masako who was glaring at me, what's her problem? "If that's the case I want you to find it for me. Everyone else help clean up, also I would like Monk and Lin to make charms for this woman and rest of the staff. Also Ms., Hara I want you to tend to Ms., Matzusaki." I gave John a look and we left the room "Alice are you alright?" I nodded "yes I am fine I am just glad you're ok" I saw him blush a little and I giggled.
We walked into the library and began skimming the shelf, "Ah here we go!" I pulled out a book that tittled 'Famous Poems of Poe.' I began skimming through it, and the page stopped at The Raven. A photo was stuck in the gutter of the book; I pulled it out a noticed it was her again with the man we saw in the giant self-portrait. (look up a book diagram apparently that what it's called when it's in that gap between a page to the next,)
I turned over the photo and it had a name on the back. "Yuzuki" I froze. "So Yuzuki is this woman we seen in the painting." I nodded at John; I looked at the page and noticed a line from the story was underlined. "For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore-
Nameless here for evermore."
"Alright so I guess I can say this man was madly in love with this woman." John nodded "love can drive people to do insane things." Apparently!
"John!" I leaped about a foot in the air "Damn Naru you are going to give me a heart attack!" John pulled out his radio and answered back "Hello Kazuya."
"John you need to come back, this case has taken a turn and Alice is in danger do you hear me?" I froze in place and looked at John who was doing a good job keeping his cool. "Alice grab the book and let's go" We both raced to the door; John jiggled the door handle but the door wouldn't budge.
"Kazuya the door won't open!" I clutched book tightly to my chest, I cringed as a rush of energy coursed through my body; a vision appeared.
I saw Yuzuki opening her window; a man crawled into her room from her window. "You came!" He stood up and I noticed it wasn't the man she was with in the painting. He wrapped his arms around and kissed her passionately. I wish I could look away but sadly this thing is on auto pilot.
He then sat her down on the bed and looked deeply into her eyes. "I promise Yuzuki I will take you away, he can't keep us apart." She smiled "I know and don't worry in due time but right now he won't let me out of his sight ever since what happened, the only time he does is when he retires for the evening." I saw a smile appear on his face "I have an idea but for now we can only meet like this."
She nodded and then I saw her smile turn into a frown. "I hear someone coming! You have to leave!" I could tell they have been doing this for a while; he practically flew his way out the window. She closed her window took her seat and began to sing a song. (She sings it in Japanese but this is an English translation I found, it's an old Japanese folk song I found called cherry blossom,)
"Oh, see the hazy moon rising o'er the banks,
Rows of cherry trees standing o'er the stream,
How I love the cherry blossoms in the moonlight!
How can I describe for you the night like in a dream?"
I opened my eyes and noticed I was singing the song, "Alice?" I looked at John and I stopped "Yuzuki?" I felt cold air wrap around my body, I slowly turned my head. The man from the painting spirit was staring right at me, he slowly reached out but I backed away. "DON'T TOUCH ME!" He glared right at me "how dare you! You are mine! No one can have you!"
John raced over and began to splash holy water at the spirit. He cried in pain making the book shelves shake; the door flung open. A loud and piercing whistle echoed through the air, I saw white lights race through the air and pierce the spirit. John was flung back with such force he hit the far end of room.
"Alice look out!" I turned to see the shelf behind me beginning to fall; I tried to run but something held me in place. I turned at Mai "Take it!" I threw the book her way. I fell to the ground and curled up into a ball and screamed. I felt someone jump on top of me, and before I could even see who it was I blacked out.
Yay cliffy! Hope you liked it! Sorry if somethings see weird or like Hello yuki? Grammer! And such, I am sorry and I will do my best to definitely get better! Um I don't own the childern's folk song and I do not own any of the poetry that was used in this chapter and sadly don't own a GH.
