Disclaimer: I do b not b own the rights to Fatal Frame/Fatal Frame 2, nor do I own the rights to the idea of Fatal Frame and Fatal Frame 2. However, I b do b own this fan fiction, and I b do b own the characters in this fan fiction, as well as anything that was b not b in Fatal Frame or Fatal Frame 2.
Author's Note: I must say I have not finished the game(s), I have played them, and I know a lot about them… so, yeah, bear with me on this. I have made some changes to All Gods Village, but I will be going with the cliché "I am a reborn twin from the village", so yeah. I will try not to make this to cliché, but I am not making any promises. Please review, if people like it I will continue it, if people do not like it, it will go in my "people hated it, but I don't want to delete it" folder. So, here ya go, I hope you enjoy it. (Oh, also, I have heard that the "older" sister is really the younger one)
Drowning Under Crimson Waters
Prologue
Crystal Lies
Tae Ashikare sat watching her sister, pain and anger filled her jade green eyes, Mei Ashikare her identical twin, did not know about their "duty" to the village, their horrific destiny… however Tae knew and she loathed the whole village for it, too. Mei smiled brightly at her sister as she brought a small red blossom to her nose, inhaling the fragrant odor. Tae just sat there, a thin film of tears forming and threatening to pour, she shook her head and smiled fakely and her beloved older sister. "Sister?" Mei said as she sat next to Tae, "Yes?" she said as she stared up at the wonderful blue sky. "Why dose Mother cry whenever she looks at us…?" Mei began, holding the tears back, "… dose she hate us?" she continued, a small tear rolling down her pale cheek. Tae shook her head, "No Mei, Mother dose not hate us" she said, placing a comforting hand on her sisters shoulder. Mei smiled slightly and placed the red blossom behind Tae's ear, she smiled back and looked at the receding sun. "Come on Mei, we must be on our way home, Mother will be furious" she said as she took her sisters hand and walked down the hill, back down to the village she hated.
"Mei is so innocent; the X would surely destroy her. Mother cannot even look at us, the guilt is to much for her, and Father, I can tell he is in pain, though he will not show it. I have to do something to save my dear Mei the pain of killing me… but how? I must think on this."
Tae finished writing in her blossom covered diary and tucked it tightly away in her dolls midnight blue kimono. Mei slept softly in her futon on the other side of the small room, Tae smiled lightly at her sisters figure and rolled into her own futon. The next morning Tae awoke long before her sister (which was a rare case), she sat thinking, planning how she could save Mei's fragile spirit. "Oh Mei" she whispered, crystal tears falling into her clenched hands which sat softly in her lap. "Sister?" Mei said as she quickly ran to her sisters side, however Tae did not answer, "Tae, whats the matter?" once again there was no answer, Tae only through her arms around Mei's neck and buried her face in her shoulder and cried. The girl sat confused but tightly hugged her sister back, patting her back gently.
After the tears faded and the only quite sniffles remained, Mei tried again, "Whats wrong, Tae?" she asked, concern filling her dark emerald eyes. "Mei…" she whispered, not able to even look at her sister. "Please tell me whats wrong!" Mei said her tone louder then before, Tae slowly looked up, tears still staining her cheeks. "Mei, do you remember when Mother and Father told us we had a great destiny to fulfill?" She asked, her voice creaking, Mei only nodded, but as Tae went to continue, her mother walked in, a fresh pile of kimonos held tightly to her chest. Tae quickly whipped her eyes and smiled fakely at her mother, "Good morning, Mama" Mei said happily as her mother nodded and smiled, "Good morning, girls" she said, avoiding their gaze at all costs, Tae felt the familiar sting of tears but she forced them back quickly and stood. "Tae…" Mei whispered as she watched her sister walk away slowly, their mother sighed and placed the clean kimonos in there rightful place.
Tae walked to the family shrine and sat quietly next to her, who was sipping gently on his green tea. There was a long silence before Mr. Ashikare finally spoke, "You have been so quite lately, my daughter" Tae only nodded, anger building inside of her, though her father did not seem to notice. "Why?" she whispered under her breath, her father only stared confused. "I know everything, father" Tae said spiteful as she looked up from her lap, her hands clenching in angry fists, Mr. Ashikare eyes went wide as he dropped his cup of tea, it fell to the hard wood floor and broke into shards. Tae stood, a fierce glare painted all over her young fourteen-year-old face. Mr. Ashikare sat in horror as he watched Tae storm out of the small shrine room, anger filled tears staining her cheeks.
Tae walked into her room, which now stood empty, she pulled out her diary and began writing once again.
"I hate this place! Its all the village's fault, they are the ones that want the X to happen, they think it needs to happen… but I do not believe it, there has to another way. I hate them all! I must make them suffer… but how? Mei dose not know yet… I feel so sorry for her, my sweet Mei. I yelled at Father today, he looked so scared… I actually saw his fear… of me. I cannot believe they want Mei to kill me… and then I am to become a Crimson Butterfly… to save the village I must sacrifice my life… and Mei must sacrifice her innocence to save this cowardly village."
Tae stopped writing as Mei walked into the room and placed a hand on her shoulder, "What were you going to tell me, sister?" Mei asked, a small comforting small spread across her lips, but Tae only shook her head. "It was nothing, Mei" she said and smiled fakely as she placed the dairy back in its place. Mei sighed, knowing it was a lie, however she let it slid and smiled largely. "Lets go play in our secret spot, sister!" Mei said cheerfully as she grasped Tae's hand tightly and pulled out the door. Tae groaned at her naive sister, the 'spot' was not all that secret, it was just the forest surrounding the village, however the other village children were too afraid to enter the dark woods. The two girls ran hand in hand into the depths of the dark forest. While they chased each other around the tall trees, Tae almost forgot about the villages' secret, the secret she was determined to destroy. Suddenly Mei fell to the hard leaf covered ground, Tae quickly ran to her side, "Mei? Are you okay?" Tae asked, concern filling her eyes, Mei nodded and sniffled, holding back the tears. Tae looked down at Mei's scraped up knee and the guilt set in, "I am so sorry Mei, I shouldn't have been chasing you so hard!" Tae said, her head hanging in shame. Mei smiled and placed a hand on her knee, "Its not your fault, Tae" she said and stood, grabbing Tae up with her. "Sister?" Mei asked as they slowly walked through the forest, "Mmhmm…" Tae said, "Promise me you won't ever leave me" Mei said as she stopped, Tae felt tears forming, but she nodded nonetheless, "Of course, Mei" she said, guilt forming once again. Mei smiled and began walking again, Tae followed close at her side.
Four Days Later
Tae sat on her bed, her dairy opened, the fresh ink and tears drying on the old paper.
"I know what I must do now… I must kill myself in order to save Mei and make the village pay… pay for what they have done. The X ceremony will be here soon, I must act quickly. Oh Mei, I am so sorry!"
Tae let one last tear fall onto the pages before closing it and placing it in its rightful place in her dolls kimono. Mei ran in playfully and smiled at Tae, "Come on Tae, Father has gifts for us," Mei laughed as she pulled Tae up and out the door. Guilt gifts… Tae thought as Mr. Ashikare tied a midnight blue crystal around the her neck, Mei smiled ever larger as he tied a pink crystal around her neck and kissed her upon the head. Tae wanted to break the crystal into a thousand pieces… the crystal lie… however she bowed and thanked him before walking away. Mei followed, holding her pendant tightly in her hand, "Pretty, huh?" she said, slightly dreamy, Tae only nodded. "I cannot believe we are fifteen-years-old today, can you?" Mei smiled even bigger, Tae sighed, "No, I can't believe it" she said quietly as she lay on her back, watching the clouds swim by. Mei laid next to her sister and held her hand tightly, never wanting to let go.
(I cannot seem to get two of the journal entries in bold… it shows bold in MS Word, but it won't show here, so yeah)
