Author's Note: Chapter Four! I'll probably be slow writing the rest… since FINALS are coming up… gah.
Fatal Frame III & all characters herein are © Tecmo.

Eternal Memories
Chapter 04
By Kusabi

Briiiiiiiiing. Briiiiiiiiing.
"Hello, this is Miku Hinasaki speaking."
"Ms. Hinasaki, are you living with Rei Kurosawa?"
"Yes… did something happen to her?"
"Ah, this is Katsuragi Hospital. Ms. Kurosawa fainted today, after witnessing a car wreck. She was brought to us, and I was told to call and see if anyone would need to be informed."
"Thank you, I'll be there soon."
Click.

Rei found herself on a rainy road. She was once again at that ugly scene. There was her overturned car, and the horrible result of her stupidity.
I don't want to see this anymore.
Yet, her legs were moving. They were moving her towards all that she hated, and inside, all that she loved.
Stop.
Moving. She couldn't stop moving. And then, his body came into view. His eyes were closed, and his face seemed almost peaceful. But even if he was, there was no changing the awful reality. The love of her life was dead.
Can you really be at peace, when I killed you?
She fell to her knees. Tears streamed out of her eyes, and were quickly swallowed up by the rain on her cheeks.
"Yuu…"
What am I supposed to do now?
Her surroundings faded to black. The road, the car, and the rain – they were all gone. In the blink of an eye, she found herself standing at the rift again.
"Rei."
There he was, standing in front of her again. He seemed so far away, but she found herself unable to close the distance. Her legs felt like stone.
"I already told you, I don't blame you."
But you should.
"You have to live on. I'm only a memory now."
I want to be with you.
"Forget about me."
You know I could never do that.
"Live."
But if I die, I can be with you.
Once again, he faded away.

"Rei?"
Moving her head to the left, Miku came into view. Rei blinked twice, noticing she was in a different, yet somehow familiar, setting. Sitting up, she looked down at the bed she was sleeping on. Becoming nauseous, she realized exactly where she was. She jumped up off the bed.
"Ah, Rei-!"
"I'm not staying here! I'm not staying anywhere near here! Especially not that bed! I saw Yoshino Takigawa disappear there before my eyes!" Her voice was heavy with fright.
"Rei, calm down…"
"Calm down? Miku! You saw the marks left behind by those who disappear! And I washere when it happened!"
Miku's eyes widened. She had never heard Rei lash out at her like this. As her eyes began to water, she noticed two doctors rush in. After much shouting and kicking, they finally managed to calm Rei down, and get her to sleep in another hospital bed.
Sighing, one of the doctors, a woman with shoulder-length black hair, turned to Miku. "What happened?"
Regaining her composure, Miku quickly explained to her about Rei's ordeals. Losing Yuu, seeing Yoshino disappear, and seeing Kei disappear. Of course, the doctors already knew about Rei seeing the wreck. The only part she left out was a huge part, the Manor of Sleep. She knew the doctors would have a hard time swallowing that one.
The doctor nodded. "I see. It looks like we're going to have to keep her for a few days. She's probably going through stress-related depression, I imagine. We'll call you when she's ready to go home." She put a hand on Miku's shoulder. "It'll be okay."
With a look of sadness, Miku nodded. "I understand."