The forbidden forest
File 10#
Discovery
"There it is!" one of the villagers shouted. Mai and the gang followed him. It's been 3 hours since they last saw Shiho riding the car. Once Mai had confirmed what she had seen and made it clear they called the police station and from there they gathered up a search party.
Mai's heart was thumping painfully in her chest. She had a bad feeling since the beginning of the search a strange gut feeling. "The police car." Shouted another villager. Mai and Naru ran towards the car. Bou-san lugging Masako and John behind him. Ayako was holding her chest panting.
Mai reached the car and placed her hand on the windows but she couldn't see the inside. A horrible sensation over took her. Why can't she see through the transparent glass? She attempted to pull the door open but to no avail. "Move." Naru ordered. Mai did and Naru squatted, pulling a small metal paper clip.
He pushed and turned the paper clip into the lock of the car. There was a silent click and Naru stood up. The thumping in Mai's chest got louder. A housefly buzzed around her...followed by another housefly and another. Naru opened the doors and of the car slowly and many houseflies flew out. Mai and Naru swatted. A terrible smell hit them and Naru placed his hand over Mai's eyes. The villagers were gasping.
"Naru." Mai said. She pulled his hand off her eyes and her gripped tightened around his hand. Tears rolled down her eyes. There were the mangled bodies of the two policemen sitting at the back seat. Their mouths were opened in a wide smirk, the sides of their mouths slit open so they formed a wide smirk. They each held a head. The head of the Harukis. The heads were covered in a black substance. The same black substance that covered the windows of the car making it impossible to see through the glass.
Ayako gave a shark shriek and Masako fainted. Bou caught her. John was puking.
Naru stared at the scene grimly. He clutched tightly too Mai's hand. "Shiho...is not here." He said. He shook his head and pointed to a mangled figure beside the two policemen. "I correct myself." He whispered. "Shiho...is dead."
There beside the policemen laid a hand...Shiho's hand.
"What are we going to do now?" Bou-san asked Naru. They were back in the motel, in home base. The ghost hunters were sitting around, grimly. They had been silent for a while and Bou-san had broken the silence.
Mai was too numb to say anything. She remembered Shiho's cheery smile and her warm comforting hand. She remembered the hand found in the car. It was Shiho's; there was no doubt about it. The horrifying scene in the car has sent ripples throughout the whole village.
"We will stay." Naru said finally. Bou-san's eyes widened. "One of us has already been killed!" he shouted.
"Bou-san." John said, attempting to calm down the monk.
"Rin, how is the research going along?" Naru asked, ignoring Bou-san outburst.
"Is work more important than a person's life? She died because of you! You said her name!" Bou-san continued. Lin slammed the headphones down on the table. "Take that back, Bou-san." He said.
"Rin, why are you supporting him, even you got hurt!" Bou-san said. Ayako nodded, chipping in. Masako sat at a corner, silently. She was watching Eri who was smiling at the commotion taking place.
"Hey..." Masako said to the girl. The girl tensed turning to face Masako. "Who are you?"
Mai stood up and went banged her fist down on the table. "Stop fighting." She said. "Nothing good will come out of it."
"Akai..." Bou-san said. Ayako was about to say something but Mai glared at her. John sighed. Lin relaxed. Naru turned away.
"Although it was Naru's fault, we can't blame him." Mai said. "After all he is human."
Naru tensed.
"We are staying." She said.
"What!" Bou-san exclaimed. Mai held up her hand to him, stopping him from saying anymore.
"We are staying not because of work...but because...we have to avenge Shiho." She said. "We have too...she can't die a death like this!"
Bou-san closed his mouth and smiled. He raised his hand and rubbed Mai's hair. John smiled and Naru placed his hand on Mai's shoulder. Ayako hugged Mai. "Ok." Lin said.
"Why do you smile when others have died?" Masako confronted the girl. Eri was backing away fast, banging the wall behind her. She gasped. Masako reached out and grabs the girl's hand squeezing it. "Hey! Who are you?" Masako asked. Tears of fear streamed down the girl's eyes. "Don't hurt me..." she whispered. 'Akai." The girl sounded.
She sounded like a little girl. Suddenly a smirk broke out on her face. She presses her face close to Masako's and a smirk broke out. Masako did not flinch. "Are you the night woman?" she asked.
Eri laughed. Masako shook her head. "You are not." She whispered. She sensed nothing from the girl...she sensed nothing at all...just...
"Masako what are you doing?" Mai asked. Masako turned letting go off Eri. Eri cried out and ran towards Mai sobbing. "Why did you make her cry Masako?"
Masako frowned. Something wasn't right here. This girl she didn't seem human...but she wasn't supernatural either. She wasn't anything. It was as if she was...
Eri stared at Masako with flat eyes. Mai smiled and rubbed Eri and Eri smiled.
Masako felt chills go down her
spine. Those eyes...there were no life in those eyes. None...at all.
"Here is the research Naru." Lin called out. Masako went over
to look at Lin's computer, standing beside Naru.
There on the screen was a small Japanese city, with shops and houses. There was no forest, no greenery. Masako placed her kimono over her nose. She felt her blood turning cold.
"Minamiyamashiro..." she whispered. Behind her, Ayako, John and Bou-san gasped. Eri was laughing madly.
"So you found out...you found out..." she laughed. Mai was looking at both sides with confusion. "Found out what?" She asked.
"No." Ayako whispered. John and Bou clenched their fist. Even Naru appeared a bit shock.
"Where in the world are we?" He whispered. "This is not the real Minamiyamashiro."
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Thanks for reading my story...and thanks for the reviews they helped...i realised with the help of YUMIE-SAMA that Naru's surname is wrong.
And Krisaku...for some reason I could not answer you, so here's my answer.
Thanks for your nice review and Shiho did die : ) ~~~~~~~~~~heeheehee~~~~~~
Prepare yourselves for the shocking twist