Falling Blood-Stained Snow
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Chapter 8: Hell Girl Play!
Third Person, POV
It has been several days since the fight between Ryoma and Syuusuke. Everything, surprisingly, was quite tranquil and nothing much had changed.
Nothing might have been a stretch, alright it is a stretch. Syuusuke became more 'protective' – he says – of Yukiko and now, Yukiko is no more safe then a mouse being cornered by a hungry, sharp-clawed cat!
Protect, meaning, mentally tormenting a person that even looks at Yukiko in a bad way…
Poor Yukiko…
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It was, again, time for Ryoma and Yukiko to get ready for school.
Today was no ordinary day; it was the day that Yukiko's class had to perform 'Hell Girl'.
Soon, Yukiko and Ryoma headed to school. Yukiko went to her classroom, for last minute rehearsals and Ryoma to the tennis courts, for tennis practice.
Yukiko continued to the classroom at an even pace and felt as though something was watching her…
It felt familiar, this presence, to her but as she turned around, it was gone.
What was that?
Ignoring her discomfort, she walked on to her classroom.
It's time for the play, isn't it? Well, rehearsals, anyway…
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(In class…) (Yukiko's POV)
The whole class was in chaos; the voted 'crew' and 'director' were preparing the props, and making sure they were all usable. The other 'actors' either were getting changed or practicing their lines.
I hurriedly got changed; making sure the kimono was on properly. Glancing at her classmates, she wondered what she felt earlier.
That feeling was such an ominous one…
I – unconsciously – brought my hand to my left shoulder.
"Yukiko!"
I looked up.
It was Syuusuke-kun, so I replied with a, "Yes?"
"Get ready," He started. "We have to head out to the gymnasium."
I nodded in response, following him to the gymnasium.
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(Third Person)
The gym was packed with all the students of Seishun Gakuen, Middle School. There were also other guests from several other schools and parents also attended.
"Good day, parents, teachers, all staff and students!" Our voted director said in the microphone. "Today, the class of 3B will be performing a play based on 'Hell Girl' the manga. Please enjoy!"
The curtains of the stage were pulled side ways.
Yukiko was in the opening scene, along with her helpers. The song 'Sakasama no Chou (The Inversed Butterfly)' was being played.
When the song was over, the curtains hid the stage again and opened again, revealing a prop made to look like a classroom.
"Test over! Please pass your papers to the front." Syuusuke said, playing out his role. He was wearing a light-grey buttoned shirt with dark blue pants and blazer.
A brown haired girl asked her friend, "Yuu. Did you get question three?" She had a look that explained that it was too hard.
Her friend, identified as 'Yuu' answered, "It was too hard, Kazu…" She looked at her paper with a defeated look before passing it to the front. A boy, with black hair and dark brown eyes, collected the papers.
"Endo!" Yuu said, blushing a little.
"You forgot to write your name." He said. "You're going to get a zero if you don't."
Yuu, embarrassed, took the paper and quickly jotted down her name in print writing, 'Yuu Suzuki'.
"Oh, jeez!" Yuu exclaimed, trying to hide her embarrassment.
"You need to be more careful in a real exam or you'll fail." Endo said, taking the paper, with a smile.
"Don't say that!" Yuu pouted, causing Endo to snigger at her childish behaviour.
"Yuu, aren't you and Endo trying to get into the same high school?" Kazu asked, making Yuu flustered.
"I don't know…" Yuu unzipped her pencil case and placed her eraser inside it. "Your GPA needs to be so high! I don't think I'm going to get in…" She sighed.
"It's going to be fine!" Kazu reassured her. "You've been getting much better grades this year, right?"
"Yeah…" Yuu answered, unsure if that would be enough.
'If I get in…I'm going to ask Endo out and…maybe even his girlfriend!' Her thoughts were pre-recorded and were played.
The curtain hid the stage, and opened when a bell sounded.
The teacher from before said to Yuu, "Suzuki, chemistry really is your worst subject."
"I know…" she said, depressed.
The teacher sweat-dropped, "You're trying for a top school, aren't you? Chemistry is definitely going to come up on the test, so you need to try harder… You're taking extra lessons. Make sure you come to the science lab after school.
'EH?' Once, again, her thoughts were broadcasted.
Yuu went back and sat at her desk.
Another bell went.
"I'm the only one that failed…" She sighed. "I'm going to be all on my own for the extra classes"
"It's just going to be you and Yazaki-sensei?!" Kazu asked in disbelief of her best-friend's luck. "I wish I was you!" She said, starry eyed.
"Huh?!" Yuu asked, confused.
"Yazaki-sensei is so handsome! I can't even get near him! You're so lucky that he's teaching you one-on-one! Good luck, 'kay?"
Yuu sulked.
'Chemistry really is my worst subject! I'm so depressed!'
The curtain hid the stage, and then revealed a science lab, along with Yazaki-sensei and Yuu in the centre.
"Suzuki, chemical reactions are your worst area. We'll try some experiments that might make it easier for you to understand."
"Alright." Yuu agreed.
They began doing an experiment. "So you mix this in…and it'll start to heat up." Yazaki-sensei said.
"I get it now!" Yuu replied happily.
"You're a fast learner! You've got it know?" Yazaki-sensei asked.
"Yep!"
'He explains things so well and he's so kind! I can see why he's a popular teacher!'
"Shall we start packing up then?" He asked. "Can you pass me that beaker?"
"Okay."
Yuu handed the beaker over to Yazaki-sensei carefully.
However, Yazaki-sensei accidentally spilled the mixture onto her uniform.
"AH!" She half-yelled.
"I'm sorry, Suzuki! Are you alright?!" He panicked.
"Ye-yes… I'll just…wipe it off…" She said, stuttering.
Yazaki-sensei grabbed Yuu's shirt. "It'll stain if we're not…careful. Take this off…"
'EH?!'
"Bu-but…I didn't bring my gym clothes today…"
"You can wear the lab assistant's coat. Quickly!"
The curtains hid the stage. The voices of the character's could be heard.
'Eek…This is so embarrassing!'
"I'm going to rinse it, stay here."A voice that could be made out as Yazuki-sensei said.
"Thank you…" Yuu's voice was clearly embarrassed.
'He just tried to take it off so quickly…It was kinda creepy!'
The curtains revealed the inside of a house.
"Yuu?! What happened? Why are you wearing that?!" An older looking Yuu, probably her mother.
"I spilled some chemicals in an experiment…My clothes weren't dry, so Yazaki-sensei brought me home…in his car."
"I see…" Yuu's mother sighed. "Thank you, very much."
"Oh, and Suzuki…" Yazaki said, Yuu turned to him with her full attention about what he was going to say. "I have a study session at my house on Monday. It would be good if you could come, too…" he smiled, closing his eyes.
"That would be great! She'll see you there!" Yuu's mother agreed.
"I don't wanna go for extra lessons at the teacher's place." Yuu sighed.
"What are you saying?! You're lucky you have such an enthusiastic and kind teacher!"
"I guess…"
'I bet it'll just be them drooling over him…'
She could picture all the girls drooling, literally.
Closing of the curtains and opening, an apartment room could be seen.
'I have to do well on this!'
On the door a sign said, in dark blue writing, 'Yazaki 502'.
"Suzuki," Yazaki greeted. "Good to see you, come in."
"Thank you!" Yuu said, abruptly. "Huh? Have the other people not showed up?"
"…right. Shall we get started anyway?" Yazaki urged, leading Yuu a table.
Yuu was seated on a chair by a table. "Sensei…I don't really understand this symbol…"
Yazaki grabbed her hand. "You look…very pretty in that." He said, with a bit of lust hidden inside his voice.
"Let's not bother with that now…" Yazaki pulled Yuu closer to him. "If you do what I say…then I'll make sure you get a good report."
Yuu did what any teenager would do – she ran.
"You won't get into high school! Is that what you want?!"
She heard his voice but blocked it with her loud "No!"
The curtains hid the stage. It showed the classroom.
'I didn't want to come to school today…but I can't ditch class at such a critical time!'
Yuu froze solid. On the bored, in white chalk wrote:
Yuu Suzuki went to Yazaki-sensei's house and tried to seduce him!
'WH-'
"You got it all wrong!" She started. "It was Yazaki-sensei who…"
"What did I get wrong?!" It was one of her classmates. "I saw you! And, before, you were wearing a lab coat!"
"That was…"
Yuu felt betrayed and hurt.
'I didn't do anything!"
Her mother, who was in the principal's office, slapped her.
Yazaki said, "It was my fault for being friendly…She must have gotten the wrong idea."
"I'm so sorry! That my daughter would…" She bowed, low.
'This isn't right! Mother…don't…!'
Yuu could practically feel the smug face hidden underneath Yazaki's façade.
She walked into the hallway and several people passed her. One was Endo…
"You're scum." He said, turning his back on her.
Yuu had tears threatening to fall down her eyes.
The curtains hid the stage. It opened, revealing the inside of an internet and manga café.
Yuu was seated by one of the desks, with the computer on.
'What am I going to do? I can't go back home… I can't go to school! Endo hates me, too… I have to think of something!'
"Are you going to access that site? It's almost midnight!" A customer several metres away from Yuu asked her friend.
"Oooh! That site… 'Hell Correspondence'?"
"Yeah! You write in the name of someone who makes you angry or torments you…then Hell Girl will take revenge for you!"
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'I DON'T IF IT'S HELL!"
"Please," Yuu begged. "Someone help me!"
Hell Correspondence
Enter
The one who torments you shall be sent to Hell.
Please send Yazaki to Hell
Send
"Nothing happened! It was all just a story!"
"You! Minors aren't here this late!" An employee scolded her when he saw her.
'No one is coming to help me…There's just no point!'
Yuu took from her pencil case a pocket knife. She put the knife to her wrist.
The stage suddenly became dark. It then revealed Yukiko, in her costume.
"Do you want to die with your hatred?" She asked.
"Ai…Enma-san…"
'The girl from my class!'
"What are you…?"
"You called for me, didn't you?"
'Huh?! Hell Girl is…Ai Enma-san?'
"To curse someone is to dig a double grave. In return for taking revenge, after death, your soul will go down to Hell, too, and suffer eternal torment.
…Do you still want your revenge?"
The curtains closed and opened, revealing a hallway.
Yazaki was walking through a hallway before he noticed a girl in front of him, seemingly expecting he would come. "You're Ai Enma from 3A, aren't you? What's the matter?"
"I had a question."
"Oh, I see. Come to the science lab after school." He grinned.
The curtains closed and opened, revealing the science lab.
Yazaki walked into the room.
There were three people in it, of which identities he did not know.
"Who are you people?"
The was a young woman – about the age of 25 – a young man – about the age of 18 – and an old man about the age of 58.
"Oh, sensei." The woman purred. "I don't understand this reaction."
A mixture in a beaker bubbled.
"You're a clever teacher. So you should know what this is, right?" the young man mocked.
"HEY! Don't bring it near me!"
"Oh my! You need to change right away!" The woman said with pretend concern.
The stage went dark again. It lit up, showing that Yazaki was in funeral clothes – for people who died – and was laying down in a futon.
Yazaki sat up. "What are these? Funeral clothes…?! What are you doing?!" He looked at the young man beside the wall.
"But…your funeral is soon." He said, smirking.
"What?!" Yazaki asked, outraged.
"Sensei, what's the matter?" There was Ai, holding her book.
"Enma…" He sighed in relief.
"I'm just a little tired today. It doesn't matter. Come here…" He walked up to Ai and run his finger through her hair.
"Sensei…Can we do this? Here?" She said, calmly.
She dragged the curtain across to reveal that the school was there.
"Where am I?" Yazaki asked, exasperated.
In the crowd, there were some 'what is he doing?', 'get away from Enma-san', 'hat a pedophile!' and 'he's scum!'.
To be continued…
A/N: I know it's NOT ideal for one to end a chapter like this but it's getting SO long!
:( I'm sorry for all those who had to wait for this! For homework, I'll be working on this story because it's apart of my creative writing homework…
PLEASE REVIEW!
Sorry for the delay!