This chapter describes how the girl found the Takahashi residence. This will probably be my longest chapter.
She had turned sixteen the other day. Since then, she felt that something is going to occur and change her life, as she knew it. This gave her a sense of apprehension. She has felt nothing but loneliness since then for some reason. Not even her friends have been able to lift her spirits. She is currently walking through the forest that borders the Takahashi residence. All the while feeling uncomfortable. She feels the barrier's existence a few minutes before she is in front of it. Without hesitating, she walks through it. Wondering why it is there in the first place, she keeps walking. Hoping to find her answer. About ten minutes later, she finds what she had been searching for.
Out in the open and no longer surrounded by trees. She sees the most enormous house she has ever seen. Deciding to investigate, she walks up to where the front yard starts, and away from the forest. The yard is still in excellent shape. She is surprised that the garden is still beautiful. For evidentially, the barrier has existed for a long time. Therefore, preventing someone from entering. Not questioning why she had been able to pass through. The right front door creaking as she opened it. She is again amazed by its cleanliness. But more so, for where she thinks the garden beautiful. From what she sees, the house is sophisticated she thinks. Far too sophisticated for one such as her. One who grew up in an orphanage. The entire house had been grand and fascinating to discover.
She currently has come across the library. Amazed that this house has one for despite its enormity, its actually not that big. It just looks that way for everything is spaced out. Giving it that illusion. Wandering around looking at the books. She feels her heart telling her to go in one direction. Knowing her special ability has never failed her before. She follows her intuition. Looking at the books on the way to her destination. She notices the works of Poe, Dickens, Twain, and Christie. Some titles she recognized Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Jungle, Wuthering Heights and Shakespearean stories. For as she grew up in the orphanage, her only company had been books, for no one else desired to truly associate with her. Not even the other orphans. Her ability made her a social leper. In time she came to prefer being by herself. She enjoyed reading. For at the time, her child's mind had her imagination take her to the places the authors had described.
She reached up to get one of her favorite books. As she was doing so, a thin book fell to the floor. Bending down to pick it up. She noticed that it was actually a notebook. It is surprisingly intact yet has a worn look to it. Somehow, knowing that it has been on that shelf an extremely long time. Feeling that it is of importance, she takes it with her as she leaves the library. She decides to move into the house. For she knows secrets to her past and future are buried there. She goes to get what few possessions she has from the orphanage. While there, she says good-bye to her friends who aren't much older than her, for they came for their daily visit. They have their own lives now. They had been adopted two years ago. The three of them are within the same year limit. To avoid getting caught, therefore being reprimanded. She left during the night. By the time, her disappearance was discovered. She had arrived at her destination.
After going back to the house, she put her things away, then went to explore. For whatever reason, she felt she had to, in doing so she would get more answers she secretly longs for. She went off a direction she hadn't before. She had gone a couple of miles, when she came across another residence. The sign said the Awayuki residence. Turning around to recall where she is so as not to get lost later. In the process, she sees a sign that says the Takahashi residence. Referring to where she had just come from, she goes up to the sign. Putting her hand on it, she sees the first of many flashes that will occur. Due to her ability, she sees a man not much taller than her. He is wearing a ridiculous outfit. For some reason, she can't see his face nor will she be able to for a while. The most surprising physical attribute she thinks he has is the color of his hair. It is exactly like hers only longer.
She walked back to the Takahashi residence. Once there she goes to the room she has picked. She starts to prepare for bed. After undressing and putting pajamas on, she gets on the bed. Holding the journal in one hand. She uses the other to hoist herself up. The moment she puts her hand on the bed she sees a flash. Well, first she hears laughter and footsteps rapidly approaching. The next instant, a young woman comes through the door followed by the man she saw earlier. The man finally reaches the woman, taking her in his arms. He leans down to look at her. They both still have smiles on their faces. The man starts to passionately kiss the woman's neck, before moving his way to her lips.
Everything goes blank for the slightest of seconds. The next image, the girl sees is that of the man directing the woman to the bed. All the while, the man has his hands all over the woman, not that the woman obviously minded, for she is calling out his name, telling him not to stop. She clings to him. She moves her neck to one side to give him more access, before throwing her head back in ecstasy. All of their pent up sexual frustration between them revealing those desires, the girl knew that it was the man's fault they had waited so long. What a fool to deny himself what he had wanted more than anything else. The girl still couldn't see the man's face not even his eyes this time.
The image wavers but when it comes back, the girl sees the man taking his shirt off. He stares at the woman beneath him with a smile. He leans down and starts to take her clothes as well. It is their wedding night. The girl has the impression that this is the moment the man and woman have longed for. The girl sees the man embrace the woman kissing her passionately. The images jump again. The girl sees the man holding the woman to him. The woman's head is on his shoulder. "How many children would you want?" He asks. "Three." She answers. Everything momentarily fades. The girl decides to leave and find another room to occupy, for those images have left her highly uncomfortable and disgusted. How can she not feel that way. She witnessed two people's most intimate, private moments. That is something that will never leave her memories.
