Silently and slowly, Hideki, Reika, and Tsukiyama walked around the school in search of something they could use to help Hideki's wounds he received earlier. He was bleeding and getting somewhat weaker, and it worried Reika greatly; however, he never complained about any pain or weakness, and Reika knew it was because he did not want to worry her. With a stroke of fortune, they happened upon the infirmary. Inside, they were amazed to see that the beds were not dusty or dirty, since everything else in this school was filthy or dilapidated. There was an open book on the desk, but when they tried to turn the pages, they discovered that it was just another fixture. The two cabinets next to the beds had blood-stained scissors in them, and one the wall was a bloody diaphragm of the human digestive tract. Next to the sink was another cabinet, and much to their surprise, it had bandages and alcohol solution in it. Reika had Hideki sit on one of the beds while Tsukiyama walked to the cabinet and gathered the bandages, gauze, and alcohol. She made her way back to the bed Hideki was sitting on. Reika's eyes were full of worry; the wound was deep, and the glass was really dirty. There was also the wound on his hand to be concerned about. Tsukiyama sat down on the bed beside Hideki and put some alcohol on gauze. She then asked Hideki to remove his shirt, to which he complied. Reika could have sword that she saw Tsukiyama blush, but she was not entirely certain. Just as Tsukiyama was to put the gauze on his chest wound, he stopped her and looked at Reika.

"You can go wait out in the hall until we're done, Reika. You don't have to stay here."

Reika shook her head. "I'm staying right here."

Hideki nodded, and Tsukiyama applied the gauze to his chest wound. At first, the pain stunned him and made him cry out. His chest felt like it was on fire. Reika put her hands to her ears, for hearing her brother's pain-filled cries hurt her immensely. The gauze became soaked in blood, and Tsukiyama had the use another to finish the chest wound and a third one for his hand. She bandaged them the best she could and hoped the wounds would not get infected, and that he would be all right.

"Let's rest for a bit," she suggested. "This may be the one place we truly can."

Reika and Hideki lay down on one bed, Tsukiyama on the bed closer to the wall. She was so tired, and the bed felt so good... It caused her to feel guilty. Her friends were dead, one by Hideki's hand. When it first happened, she hated him. In a way, she still did; on the other hand, she would have been killed if he had not intervened. Before she knew it, tears rolled down her cheeks, but she cried silently. Hideki was already in anguish over what he had to do, and she knew this. Her tears would only further add to his torment. She wiped her tears away and closed her eyes.

"Big brother?" she heard.

"What is it, Reika?" he asked, his voice weak.

"…I'm sorry."

"What for?"

Silence lasted for about ten seconds.

"It's because of me you had to-"

"Don't think like that, okay?" Hideki warmly interrupted. "It's not your fault at all."

"…Do you think Tsukiyama is okay?"

"Probably not, but let's not wake her. She needs her rest."

Silence filled the room again, this time for so long that Tsukiyama thought Hideki and Reika had fallen asleep.

"Big brother?"

"Hmm?"

"Are you going to die?"

This question made Tsukiyama open her eyes. She had been so caught up in her own emotions that she had completely forgotten about Reika's. Her heart ached for the young girl.

"Not a chance," she heard Hideki reply. "Tsukiyama patched me up real nicely. See? I'm going to be a-okay."

Tsukiyama closed her eyes at this point. Sleep fell quickly upon her. When she opened her eyes again, it was because she thought someone was shaking her awake, but she realized that was not the case. Hideki was covering a weeping Reika and was reaching for Tsukiyama as the intensity of the earthquake worsened. Just as he clasped his hand around Tsukiyama's arm, the earthquake stopped. Uninjured from the quake, the three stepped outside the infirmary, surprised to see no change. When they turned around to go back into the infirmary-

"What?" Tsukiyama breathed.

"No way," Hideki gasped and Reika clung onto his arm.

The door, the infirmary- it was gone. Tsukiyama reached out and touched the wall, her eyes wide in disbelief. They had just been in that room. How could it be gone? With Reika still clung onto his arm, Hideki took several steps upward; he cried out and immediately buried Reika's face in his torso. Tsukiyama walked to them to see what had scared them and screamed. In front of them, splattered on the wall, was Mayu Suzumoto. Reika, knowing something terrifying was in front of them, kept her head buried in her brother's torso.

"…This wasn't here before…" Tsukiyama whispered to Hideki. Hideki remained silent, and Tsukiyama did not speak another word. Reika did not need to know the grotesqueness that was in front of them. They decided to just leave the area, but then-

"Oh, God! It's Mayu's body again!"

Hideki and Reika jerked around, recognizing the voice they heard. To their elation and surprise, Ayame and Anju were down the hallway. Without a second wasted, Hideki and Reika called out to them, which in turn was a happy shock to the two girls as well. Anju and Ayame ran to them, and before Anju could stop herself, she threw her arms around Hideki's neck and cried onto his shoulder. Despite his chest hurting him, Hideki hugged her back tightly; Ayame and Reika smiled to themselves at the sight. Shortly after their reunion, they introduced Tsukiyama to Ayame and Anju, and they filled each other in on what they had uncovered about the school and the events they had been through.

"What about Haru and Shiori?" Ayame asked.

"We haven't seen them," Hideki sadly replied. "I hope they're all right."

"What… about you… Hideki?" Anju timidly spoke. "After what you had to do… are you okay?"

"Don't worry about me," Hideki quickly said, feeling very uneasy about the question. "Anyway, I wonder what happened to the infirmary?"

"I'm glad it's gone," Ayame snarled. "That place was awful!"

"What about Mayu's spirit?" Tsukiyama piped up. "Where did she go if the infirmary is gone?"

"Maybe she was set free?" Reika quietly proposed.

"I'd like to think so, but this school is not that unsparing," Hideki sighed.

"So, what do we do now?" Tsukiyama asked.

"I… think we should go back to the other building," Hideki stated.

"What?! No!" Reika cried out.

"Reika, I know you're scared, but I feel like there's something there we should see," Hideki said. "We'll be all right."

"I don't believe you!"

"Okay, how about this? If something goes wrong, you can kick me in the shins," Hideki offered. "Sound good?"

Reika barely nodded, her face now scrunched up in a pout. The group then made their way to the other building, and once they stepped inside, Hideki instantly remembered why he hated this area so much. The air was so thick, and his head began to hurt. Even though there was some light, it was as if he could feel the darkness of the building, and he knew the girls felt it as well. He reassured them that he would find whatever it was he was searching for quickly so they could return to the other building. They walked around the school, Hideki checking every room he could… with the exception of the music room, the shower room, and the pool. He could not bring himself to go back in those places. He did not want to see Shinji's body again. They made their way up a flight of stairs but stopped when they heard someone walking. When the person came into view, they eased their apprehension. It was Sakutaro Morishige, who was looking at his cell phone with a smile on his face.

"H-hey!" Hideki called. This caught Morishige's attention, and he quickly put his phone away. They walked to him, happy to see someone else alive.

"Greetings," Morishige said.

"Man, it's good to see someone else alive," Hideki smiled. "I'm Hideki Takahashi. This is my little sister Reika."

"Tsukiyama Koruba."

"I'm Anju Hanari. This is Ayame Imamura."

"Sakutaro Morishige," he introduced. At this, Anju and Ayame froze.

"Nice to meet you," Hideki said. "Are you alone?"

"I'm searching for someone," Morishige replied.

"Well, maybe we can look for your friend together?" Hideki advocated. "No one should be alone in this place."

"Um, no," Morishige brashly replied. "You'll only slow me down." This statement confused Hideki, Reika, and Tsukiyama, but Anju and Ayame knew exactly what Morishige meant. Morishige turned away from them and crossed his arms. "Now, if you please, leave me."

"Morishige," Anju firmly called, "wait a moment."

"If I must," Morishige exhaled impatiently.

"We… have a message for you… from the person you are looking for," Ayame timidly spoke.

"Don't be daft," Morishige scoffed. "You have no idea who I am trying to find." He started to walk away.

"Her name is Mayu Suzumoto," Anju called out to him. Hearing Mayu's name caused Morishige to stop dead in his tracks. He wheeled around and looked at Anju with a psychotic gleam in his eyes. Hideki grabbed Anju's arm and pulled her behind him to protect her in case Morishige tried anything.

"You saw her? Is she okay? Where is she?"

"We saw her, but listen to us," Anju said, answering one of Morishige's inquiries. She was afraid to tell him what had truly happened to Mayu. "Morishige, she wants you to stop."

Morishige jerked then pushed is glasses farther back on the bridge of his nose, retaining his cool. "Stop what?"

"You know exactly what," Anju retorted. "Please… it's hurting and scaring her."

Morishige stared at Anju in bewilderment then laughed haughtily. "A ghost put you up to this, didn't they?"

"You could say that…" Ayame piped up. "Listen-"

"You're playing a sick joke on me, and I don't appreciate it," Morishige interrupted. "Now, get out of my sight. I have better things to do."

"No!" Anju yelled, agitated by his inability to listen and his pomposity. "Morishige, please-"

"Anju, did you say? My patience is wearing thin," Morishige warned. "Would you kindly leave, you and your friends."

"Anju, let's go," Ayame said. "He's obviously not going to listen."

With much hesitation, they walked up the stairs, past Morishige, and entered the room, where they debated on whether or not that they should tell Morishige about Mayu. Morishige looked angry then pulled his cell phone out of his pocket.

"We need to tell him," Tsukiyama said. "He has no idea he is looking at his friend…"

"I agree," Hideki spoke. "I'll tell him. You all stay here."

"What? Hideki, no!" Anju fussed. "You're already injured! What if he hurts you?"

"I'll be all right. I don't want him laying a hand on any one of you," Hideki smiled at her. "I'll be right back."

Hideki reached for the door knob and turned it, but it was locked. This confused him; just moments before, it had been unlocked. He tried again, but it still would not open. He then heard a faint voice… a girl's… speak.

"Don't look at me… Don't look at me… Shig, please… Stop looking at my insides…"

Hideki looked back at his friends and noticed they had heard it, too. It was Mayu's forlorn spirit calling out to her friend since Anju's and Ayame's words failed to reach him. At once, Morishige's screams of anger, sadness, and torment filled their ears. He began to laugh in a frenzied manner and scream Mayu's name over and over… then, glass shattered. Panicking, Hideki tried forcing open the door so that he could try to save Morishige, but the door would not budge. There was a loud shatter, followed by Morishige's scream, then stillness. They stood there for a moment in shock; Reika had her hands over her ears, but she had heard everything. Hideki turned the knob, which was now unlocked, and the door slowly creaked open. They walked to the stairwell to see Morishige's phone lying on the floor. The window was shattered; blood was on the window, the ground, and on the shards of glass that were on the floor. Hideki walked to the window and looked down then bowed his head. He felt so useless that he could not save Morishige from losing his mind. Anju and Ayame wanted to cry, for they felt as if they had failed Mayu, who wanted nothing more than for her friend to stop taking pictures of the dead.

After a few moments, not knowing what else to do, they walked up two more flights of stairs to the principal's office. The door was unlocked, but Hideki and Reika could recall that before, when they had been walking around, the door was locked. Hideki reached for the knob and turned it. The five friends walked inside the room, the door shutting behind them.