~Night 4 - Aoichi's past pt 2~

Aoichi walked through the backyard, passing by the moon observatory. The woman he killed the other day was gone, no longer hanging limp from the tree.
The young raven haired male turned to see the Himuro master,watching his every move, like always. The older sighed and walked in the manor, carrying the ropes with him. Aoichi blinked and turned back to the tree. "Aoichi?" He turned to see a male, in a tan-ish kimono, almost like Aoichi's. "Hey." Aoichi said, staring back up at the trees. "I met this great girl today...She said her name was...Kirie?" Aoichi's eyes got wide, before he cleared his throat and calmed himself.
"Mafuya...I want you to promise me to NEVER speak to that girl again." "But-" "NO! This could interrupt the ritual...After all...One or more of the three of us could get killed if you get to close to the Rope Shrine Maiden." Aoichi explained, then turned back to look at the tree. "Its sad...So many lives are lost just doing two rituals at most..." Aoichi turned to look at the male, who brushed some hair out of his face. "You kill many that stand in your way...you leave it all to your heart what you want most...to help keep some people alive for more then seventeen years of their lives..." Mafuya kept going, watching the cherry blossoms fall to the ground. "Aoichi?" "Hm?" "Your a good person...No matter how many you killed...You did it to save other lives..." Aoichi nodded. He looked away to see Kirie, looking out her window. She waved to him, and he nudged Mafuya. "One last chance." Aoichi growled, walking back in the house, with Mafuya in tow.

-Backyard-

Mafuyu ran to the cherry tree in the backyard, looking up at the creaking, naked branches. "Aoichi...You never wanted...to hurt...to kill...It came natural to you to stop people who wanted to stop you...who wanted you to live..." Mafuyu looked down, not noticing the spirit in front of him. "You wanted life for others to continue...
even for just a bit longer..." Mafuyu still did not look up, even when the spirit in front of him looked almost...happy, that someone knew what he thought for years.
"I knew I wasnt the only one." Mafuyu jumped to hear another voice, he raised the camera, to slowly put it down. "Your...Mafuya?" "Yes...I'm the one who caused so much... I was foolish, Naive...Only you and Kei can save our souls forever..." Mafuyu was confused, Was this really Kirie's lover? This man, who sounded so...depressed, as if he lost so much that he wished death. Mafuyu shook the thought from his head and looked at the form in front of him. "How can we do that?" "Aoichi's Diaries...I see you found at least four scraps from one of them." Mafuyu nodded and searched for the scraps, not noticing the spirit fade from view. Mafuyu found the slips and looked up, to see Mafuya gone. He sat on the cold ground and read through two, not understanding anything.

'November 23, 1845,

Why is the Himuro Master always looking at me like that?

Why doesn't anyone tell me where my mother is?

Who is this guy, and why are they saying strange things?

'Connected Forever, to help seal the gates.'?

What is that all about?

~Aoichi'

Mafuyu only got one thing, Aoichi was a motherless child, he probably got taken away from his mother, and his mother got killed or something along the lines of that. He took out the next slip and began to read.

'December 12, 1845,

They said its my birthday tomorrow, so, I guess I should be happy.

This guy they said I should be connected to is teaching me alot.

I got to remember to thank him for the necklace and the locket.'

Mafuyu blinked. 'Locket..Necklace?...The necklace Kei is wearing?' Mafuyu shrugged and looked around, seeing if there is anyone else. He felt some kind of...unease.

"Hello?" Mafuyu said, putting the slips back, looking around. He picked the camera up and looked around, through the lens. He heard groaning and evil, sickening chuckles filling the backyard like an evil melody. He raised the camera and kept walking around. "Who..Who's there?" Mafuyu kept looking around, gulping. He looked behind him, in front of him, above, next to him.
Nothing. "This isn't funny, guys!" Mafuyu said, looking around still. "Kei? Rei?" He bit his lip and dropped the camera, sitting on the ground again. The laughter was driving him insane. "Pl..Please...Stop..." Mafuyu curled into the ball, hugging his knees. "Mafuyu?" He didn't move, he didn't answer, he just shook on the ground and cried silently. He felt strong arms picked him up, bridal style. "Shh...Its okay, Mafuyu..." Mafuyu almost felt like a child, being comforted by a father. He looked up to see...

Aoichi...

Mafuyu felt lightheaded, from being to close to the homicidal spirit that wanted him and Kei dead.

"Mafuyu!"

"Fufu..."

"Mafuyu!"

The voices sounded through his head, each one sounding of every person he came into contact with, Mr. Takamine, Miku, His mother, Yuu, Rei, Tomoe, Koji...

Kirie...

"Dont give up...please..."

Kei...

Mafuyu forced Aoichi away from him, landing on the ground with a loud 'Opff'. He got up and ran, opening the door to the shutting it. The voices rushed through, either cheering him on or telling him to run faster. He felt his adrenaline rush, though being 'dead' made it look like a miracle. He ran faster, not deciding on where to go, to just go.

"Kei! Rei! Yuu! ! Tomoe! Koji! ...Miku..." Mafuyu stopped by the sunken fireplace, he put a hand to his forehead and slid down the door, panting from the run. "I'm sorry..."

"Dont be."

Mafuyu gasped and looked up, getting ready to spring up and run all over again. "Its me, Mafuyu, calm down." Mafuyu sighed and relaxed, letting the person in front of him pick him up and carry him back to a room that was safe. "Kei...Thank you." "Its nothing..." Kei said, Mafuyu leaned on Kei and tried to get some rest, to just hope that Aoichi would leave them alone.

"He depends on us...Kei...To rest his and his connection's spirit...Forever."