The Eyes of a Child
A FFII story
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DISCLAIMER: I do not own any portion of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly or any of its characters.
CHAPTER THREE: SECRET FRIEND~*
"Time for bed, girls!" called Shizuka, walking into their bedroom. Mio groaned; she was always full of energy and didn't feel the least bit sleepy. Mayu, however, felt quite drained.
Mio climbed into the bed across the room from her sister's bed. Mayu had been in bed pretty much all day, yet she still felt tired.
"Goodnight, my enzeru Mio, and my enzeru Mayu," said Shizuka as she kissed them both on the forehead, then shut off the light and left the room.
Despite her large quantity of energy, Mio was the first to fall asleep. Mayu stayed awake, thinking back to two months ago, when she had slipped and fallen...this made her suddenly remember that girl who had spoken to her...
It was almost as if the girl had heard Mayu's thoughts, because suddenly, the girl was at Mayu's window, peering in at her.
"Hello," said the girl in her soft, delicate voice.
This was the first time Mayu had really gotten a good look at the girl's face. Her skin was a ghostly white, and she had dark, shadowed eyes with black, straight bangs hanging in front of them. In fact, she sort of made Mayu think of an older version of herself.
"Hi," Mayu said, smiling.
"How is your leg?" asked the girl.
"It's okay. It hurts a lot, though," Mayu said quietly, not wishing to wake Mio.
"I'm sorry I couldn't visit you for a long time. I had...things to...do..." the girl said rather mistily.
"It's okay. I'm just glad you're here now," Mayu said smiling. Mayu felt a strange source of comfort whenever the girl was around. She also felt happier.
"How come your sister didn't come back for you when you fell?" Mayu asked suddenly.
The girl seemed hesitant to answer, but Mayu knew she was still there.
"I'm.....not really sure," said the girl in a distant voice. "I asked her not to leave me...but she kept running...."
Mayu suddenly had a vision of her dream, the one she had had when she fell. The two girls running...one of them looked exactly like the girl that was at her window. The other one looked like an older version of Mio. Suddenly, a frightening thought came to Mayu's mind...
Mio will leave me.
Mayu snapped out of her vision with a gasp. She could no longer feel the girl's presence. Once again, she had left.
Mayu drifted off to sleep. In her dreams, the girl called to Mayu, asking, "Will you be my secret friend? When you are with me, you will never have to worry about anything in the world. I will take away your worries, and I will be one with you..."
"Yes! I will be your secret friend and we can be one with each other..." Mayu called back.
"Then follow me, to our own little village! It is just for us, a beautiful place where we can have lots of fun forever!" called the girl.
"How will I recognize you?" called Mayu.
"I will be a pretty red butterfly! Follow me, follow me!" cried the girl in a voice thick with happiness.
"When will I see you?" said Mayu, pursuing a red butterfly in front of her on a foggy forest trail.
"Always look for me, Mayu, always..." called the girl's voice as it began to fade.
Whispers of the words, "secret friends...," "one with you....," "pretty red butterfly...," and "...our own village!" remained in Mayu's mind until she awoke the next morning.
A FFII story
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DISCLAIMER: I do not own any portion of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly or any of its characters.
CHAPTER THREE: SECRET FRIEND~*
"Time for bed, girls!" called Shizuka, walking into their bedroom. Mio groaned; she was always full of energy and didn't feel the least bit sleepy. Mayu, however, felt quite drained.
Mio climbed into the bed across the room from her sister's bed. Mayu had been in bed pretty much all day, yet she still felt tired.
"Goodnight, my enzeru Mio, and my enzeru Mayu," said Shizuka as she kissed them both on the forehead, then shut off the light and left the room.
Despite her large quantity of energy, Mio was the first to fall asleep. Mayu stayed awake, thinking back to two months ago, when she had slipped and fallen...this made her suddenly remember that girl who had spoken to her...
It was almost as if the girl had heard Mayu's thoughts, because suddenly, the girl was at Mayu's window, peering in at her.
"Hello," said the girl in her soft, delicate voice.
This was the first time Mayu had really gotten a good look at the girl's face. Her skin was a ghostly white, and she had dark, shadowed eyes with black, straight bangs hanging in front of them. In fact, she sort of made Mayu think of an older version of herself.
"Hi," Mayu said, smiling.
"How is your leg?" asked the girl.
"It's okay. It hurts a lot, though," Mayu said quietly, not wishing to wake Mio.
"I'm sorry I couldn't visit you for a long time. I had...things to...do..." the girl said rather mistily.
"It's okay. I'm just glad you're here now," Mayu said smiling. Mayu felt a strange source of comfort whenever the girl was around. She also felt happier.
"How come your sister didn't come back for you when you fell?" Mayu asked suddenly.
The girl seemed hesitant to answer, but Mayu knew she was still there.
"I'm.....not really sure," said the girl in a distant voice. "I asked her not to leave me...but she kept running...."
Mayu suddenly had a vision of her dream, the one she had had when she fell. The two girls running...one of them looked exactly like the girl that was at her window. The other one looked like an older version of Mio. Suddenly, a frightening thought came to Mayu's mind...
Mio will leave me.
Mayu snapped out of her vision with a gasp. She could no longer feel the girl's presence. Once again, she had left.
Mayu drifted off to sleep. In her dreams, the girl called to Mayu, asking, "Will you be my secret friend? When you are with me, you will never have to worry about anything in the world. I will take away your worries, and I will be one with you..."
"Yes! I will be your secret friend and we can be one with each other..." Mayu called back.
"Then follow me, to our own little village! It is just for us, a beautiful place where we can have lots of fun forever!" called the girl.
"How will I recognize you?" called Mayu.
"I will be a pretty red butterfly! Follow me, follow me!" cried the girl in a voice thick with happiness.
"When will I see you?" said Mayu, pursuing a red butterfly in front of her on a foggy forest trail.
"Always look for me, Mayu, always..." called the girl's voice as it began to fade.
Whispers of the words, "secret friends...," "one with you....," "pretty red butterfly...," and "...our own village!" remained in Mayu's mind until she awoke the next morning.