Disclaimer: Jigoku Shoujo does not belong to me. The sole proprietor of the anime/manga belongs to Miyuki Eto. Just to be clear.
Also, this takes place about a few months after the events of Episode 10.
Jigoku Shoujo Season 1: Aftermath
Chapter10: Backstabber
Minami Shibuya
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Girl, your such a backstabber
Oh girl youre such a shit talker
And everybody knows it (everybody knows it)
Girl your such a backstabber
Run your mouth more than anyone I've ever known
And everybody knows it (everybody knows it)
"Backstabber" by Kesha
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She clicked off her CD player with a scoff. How she hated that song and yet couldn't find it in her to rid of it. It was just one reminder of her already complicated life. Minami
Shibuya was walking from school in her new uniform with her messenger bag and a bouquet of flowers. It is mid afternoon, just a few hours before sundown. It does not
bother her as she can be out as long as she makes it back before then. Finally, reaching her destination, she pushes open the gate. Inside the cemetery, she walks down the
cobble-stone path. She stops before a polished stone. It marks:
Shiori Akasaka
February 6, 1992 to June 7, 2005
A beloved daughter, devoted classmate and great friend to all
May she be forever missed
Minami resisted the urge to vomit right there. Yeah right; a devoted school mate yes. But friend to all? As if. Oh the irony. A great friend to all is what the hedge stone said.
Shaking with fury she placed the bouquet in front of it.
"Don't make me laugh" she muttered inwardly. "None of those so-called friends cared enough to try to come in contact with her until after she disappeared". She took a deep
breath to calm her frayed nerves and possibly her anger. She stares at the grave stone with indifference in her eyes. Next to the bouquet is a letter made just for her. It was
so right since everything Minami did was in Shiori's best interest. Taking one last look at the marker, she gave her regards before retreating home. Inside the letter was her
thoughts regarding her former best friend.
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Konbawa Shiori,
It has been a while hasn't it? For me it seems like it has been forever since that fateful day. It was the day I realized you probably never saw me as true friend. I'm just
getting ahead of myself. I am curious to know if you have made any new friends for yourself down there. The day we met was one of the most wonderful in my young life.
Perhaps I was a bit clingy but that doesn't give you an excuse to just off and dump me. Then again, I figured out for myself that you never needed friends, you just wanted
people to acknowledge you for your many talents and your access to all the latest trends; music, celebrities, information about far off places, America, etc.
When you just up and abandoned me, I literally felt a huge hole torn into my heart. Did you make the same face when those so-called friends of yours suddenly dropped you
on your ass? I bet you did. I really was hoping that you had come around when you finally made that call to meet up with me to apologize. A part of me was skeptical at first.
Another heartbreak was all I met. You made it clear to me how in the process of cursing me with the straw doll, you intended to send me to hell along with those girls. Once
you disappeared, the Hell Girl told me it was because of my weakness that such a thing happened. She was right of course. Well, now time has passed. I am transferred into
a new school where I am the one who takes charge this time and don't cling on to others like I used to. I learned that lesson the hard way. And its all because of you. Upon
afterwards, I felt rather….comforted in knowing that when my time comes, I just might see you again. This is my last letter to you and may it find its way to you even in hell.
Forever my friend, Minami
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Watching from a top the stairs, was a young Asiatic girl with black hair and indescribable emotionless red eyes. She closed her eyes and sighed to herself. Oh pitiful shadow,
was her thoughts before dissipating into nothing.
Alas, the first of many chapters mentioning our beloved Hell Girl, Enma Ai. I have to say this one of the hardest chapters I ever did. I was unsure how to portray Minami's feelings toward the girl. For those who have read the manga version, there is a similar story to this one with some liberties. Yes the victim does get abandoned by her supposed best friend who begins to bully her along with other girls for supposedly stealing her crush and making false "play girl" tabs. The clique abandon her once the police start looking into it and she decides to use the doll she stole to get revenge on the clique who outcast her. Unlike the anime, the manga delves into detail what her revenge sequence is like. Just goes to show to know who you're friends are.
Next is Chapter 11: Desperate