Mai's In Trouble?
When she arrived home yesterday and headed to sleep, she was brought into a nightmare, a typical occurrence for her. So in the morning, she could not help but feel extremely moody. Exhausted and wishing she had never woken up.
However, she had finished all of her Exams yesterday (Which she was glad that was over) she could stay home. Even though she had the ability to lie in, she could not help but feel guilty for not finishing what she started.
In fact, she just wanted to annoy Kazuya. His facial expressions amused her so.
Though since she was going back to her old High School, she had no uniform that she could wear. But that just meant she could wear her own clothing; she was secretly glad to wear her clothing
After all, she hated uniforms in general. Kurobara was thinking of wearing something comfy and colourful despite her dark, edgy persona.
Which she is in actuality, not She admits she can be a bit... edgy at times, but that was not her. She did, however, like the colour black; it was one of her favourite colours. Wearing the same colour all the time was boring, so she wanted a small change and basically be more adventurous.
Before she would change, she wanted a nice relaxing bath to soothe her muscles, that and to get out her struck mood from yesterday, maybe even getting rid of the sleep from her tired, worn-out eyes.
Kurobara takes a long drawn out breath, trembling from a chill. Still in the comfort of her bed as she moved to sit up — long hair tickling the back of her neck and nightgown. Rubbing her eyes lightly as her feet sat atop her rug.
Wiggling her feet into the fabric as she stood up, letting a cute yawn out. Stretching her body, making her back pop cracking her bones. Her feet began to move on its own to her fancy bathroom. She was opening the door softly, turning the light on with a flick of a switch.
As soon as she was in her bathroom, she placed towels on the side of her bathtub. Kurobara huffed as she bent down to the taps, wincing at her aching back. Turning the taps on as she plugged the bath. The sound of water running hit her sensitive hearing.
They proceeded to grab her lavender bubble bath and poured it in, creating a beautiful aroma. Eyes were closing at the sheer smell. Eyes opening as bubbles pop. Foam and Bubbles were sitting on top of the water, tempting her in.
After waiting or the bath to be drawn, she slowly took her clothes off her body. It plops on the floor not caring how untidy of a mess she was making. The last to go was her unusually colourful underwear. She shivered at the cold air in the room.
She sighed for the thousand time as she glanced to the side, forgetting about the mirror that was placed there. Her reflection glanced at her as though it were alive.
They were deep and nasty looking. It covered almost the entire of her back, some were long and ragged, and some were small. You could tell how old they were as some had faded into her pale complexion. She wished she could cover it up.
Grabbing her hair gently and moving it to the side, her neck was on display with some wording on it. It looked like it was carved into the dips of her skin. Another thing she wished would go away. Scarring always showed people their unspoken pasts, no words needed to be said as it was carved into their skin.
It was one of the reasons she keeps her hair down, to hide the flaws of her bruised and broken body. Sometimes she would place bandages on her neck if her hair didn't hide it enough.
The bath was finally, softly she headed to her large bath. She placed her feet in first. Sitting down, she moans in relief, her skin sparkling in the water. The aroma relaxed her body and mind. The creeks of her skin and her scars were smoothed over by the water. It was as the water was healing the flaws of her skin.
Humming softly into the water "Ah this is so nice... I can finally take a breather" She gave out, a soft expression on her face. The words echoed across the walls as she sank even further into the water.
(Timeskip)
"Well, It's time to get dressed." She was headed to her large wardrobe; her hair still wet left a small trail of water drops behind her. Opening her closet, she saw her clothes hanging neatly, and in an orderly fashion, Ironically most of her clothing was black.
Swiftly her hand went behind her treasured clothing and hit a button. A small squeak was heard making herself flinch. She moved the clothing gently as she entered the small door that was now unlocked.
The secret closet was full of clothing and fashion. Their mouth morphed into a small smirk, stretching her body in excitement. What can she say? She loved dressing up comfortably.
Looking through her collection, she saw a long jumper. It was red and fluffy, even had a cute scarf around the collar. Grabbing it before throwing it onto the bean bag behind her. Quickly she grabbed fancy black leggings.
She then grabbed her worn denim sneakers and comfy blue socks with some lace on to them. They were so soft and fluffy like her jumper. She chuckled softly to herself.
After getting the clothing she wanted to wear were compiled, she began to dress. The jumper was quite big as it ended to her knees. It did snuggly fit her feminine form, as well as her leggings. They all fitted her like a glove.
She began to place her socks and shoes on, grabbing a cute beanie, placing it on her, snuggly fitting her head. She had also put on some accessories that she hadn't worn in forever. Tinted blue glasses were put onto her face.
She looked down at her necklace, it was beautiful. It had purple gems with shimmering rhinestones on it-It was similar to her earrings. Looking at the mirror, she gave it a grin and a wink.
(Another timeskip)
Kurobara was by the school gate; she had begun to notice some guys ogling her. It confused her but shook it off. Assuming that they didn't realize who it was. Slowly she walked to the central school building feeling eyes on her back. Ignoring them as per usual.
After they headed in, she went straight to the reception. "Excuse me, mame, Do you mind giving me a visitor pass please, I was a third year here but after I finished my exams I no longer apart of the school." She asked, giving the young woman a small smile.
"Ah, I see... May I ask your name, miss?" The young receptionist asked, looking at her sharply. She gave her a small grin.
Kurobara gave a polite nod " Of course... My name Akamia Kurobara" After she had told her name, the receptionist began to write on the keyboard, checking to see if she was in the school's database. After confirming she grabbed a visitor pass and placed onto the table. "Here, you are Akamia-san."
They grabbed the pass and nodded thanks, walking off, hoping to find Mai.
(Meanwhile with Mai)
PING~ PONG~ PIIING~ POOONG~!
Mai sighed as the closing bell rang out and began packing her bag, not wasting any time. "Oh, hey. Mai, are you going home?" Michiru asked, surprised, as she and Keiko strolled over to their friend's desk.
Why would Mai be in such a hurry to leave today, of all days? "What about our plans with Shibuya-sempai? Don't you want to stay?" "Nope. Not really." Mai said frankly. In fact, she'd rather not see him again after what had transpired earlier that morning…
That and she was down, knowing her raven-haired friend wasn't going to be here anymore as she had just finished her exams.
"No way! I can't believe you!" Keiko exclaimed, astounded. "Don't you want to see his beautiful smile again!?" Mai sighed again. Why couldn't her friends see that there was something fishy about that guy…? "Ne, do you really think he'll come?" Keiko asked Michiru excitedly. "He sure did scare us good yesterday~!"
"Yeah, I really thought he was a spirit!" Michiru said, smiling wryly and blushing a little as the two of them laughed together, deciding not to let Mai's reluctance to join the fun dampen their moods. "Hey, where should we meet today? It's not as spooky in here."
"Excuse me…" A moderately annoyed-sounding voice spoke up, interrupting their conversation. The three friends looked up to see a rather cross looking girl, who had braided pigtails and glasses, standing just a couple desks away. "Oh, Kuroda-san. We were just leaving…" Keiko said, smiling slightly out of politeness, as she tried to excuse herself and her friends so they could get out of there. "I heard you guys. What were you talking about?" Kuroda asked a little abruptly.
Mai and Michiru exchanged a glance. Had she seriously been eavesdropping on them…? "We're gonna tell ghost stories again today, that's what," Mai stated bluntly, wondering why Kuroda thought it was any of her business. "Hey!" Michiru shouted indignantly as she flinched in shock, wondering what on earth had possessed Mai to tell her such a thing.
What if Kuroda-san ended up wanting to come with them? It would spoil the whole mood if they had to share their date with Shibuya-sempai with her! "Ghost stories!?" Kuroda exclaimed incredulously as if they had just told her Pluto wasn't really a planet.
KNOCK. KNOCK
"Hn?" Mai said as they all glanced up to see who had just knocked on classroom 1-F's door. "Taniyama-san, are you in here?" Naru asked as he slid the door open.
Once he finished saving the data he had collected on what transpired with Kuro, he had decided to track down this morning's troublemaker so that he could (as the mysterious third-year had so aptly phrased it) make Taniyama Mai 'an offer she couldn't refuse', while Kuro was at home.
"Aah…" Mai said, grimacing a little as she started, sweat-dropping. Yeah, of course, it would be him—the person she least wanted to see right now…! She had hoped it would have been Kuro, checking up on her. Why did things have to go wrong.
"Kyaa~! It's Shibuya-sampai~!" Michiru and Keiko screeched with delight, ecstatic to see the handsome boy in black again. "What grade are you in? What are you doing here?" Kuroda demanded, rather bossily.
"I'm here to meet with these girls," Naru replied calmly.
"A meeting? To tell ghost stories?" Kuroda queried nervously, raising her voice slightly. "Yes, and…" Naru started to add, but Kuroda suddenly turned and rounded on Mai and the others, surprising the girls. "I told you to stop that nonsense! No wonder I've been having a bad headache all day." She roared self-righteously at the three girls, who stared at her like a deer caught in the headlights of an oncoming car.
Mai then heard something else or someone. "What the hell is going on here?" Everyone turned around to where they heard the voice; all of them saw a figure in the hallway. It was unrecognisable at first, but Mai's eyes widened with glee, and so did her grin that erupted onto her face.
Without any warning, Mai ran to her best friend and gave her a massive hug.
This, in return, startled them but Kuro had welcomed her hug without any more thoughts. A small smile etched onto her face. "Ah, Mai-chan... It is so good to see you too" She told her brunette friend, tone laced with amusement and had a certain tenderness to it.
Mai could not help but smile; she was so delighted that her friend was here. It was certainly a surprise, a nice one. "What are you doing here, Kuro-san?"
Kurobara shrugged her shoulders at her question "Just wanted to see you Mai-chan why would I bother coming here if not to see you? That and I also have some errands to do" She responded, watching her friend's smile grow impossibly wider.
Michiru and Keiko eyes were gaped wide as were their mouths; they could not believe that the figure before them was the infamous Akamia Kurobara. She looked elegant and so tender, they had thought she was a troublemaker.
"No way is that Akamia-san?" Both said this simultaneously as though they were twins with a psychic link. She smirked, hearing them loud and clear, chuckling ever so softly to herself.
Mai stopped hugging her, looking up to her as she was taller than her "You look really amazing Kuro-san..." They blushed at the small complement, giggling at Mai. Kurobara gave her a nod as a thanks.
She looked over to where Mai's friends were and to her surprise she saw Naru standing there, it seemed she wasn't the only one surprised. Nara had a faint shocked expression on his face, that or perhaps it was what she was wearing that seemed to shock him.
Amused at this, she chuckled, raising her eyebrows at him.
Kuro softly chuckled "So what is going on anyways? There seems to be a meeting of some kind" She uttered, Mai, grins at Kuro's comfortable body language. "Ah Kuro-san me, and some friends were just about to tell Ghost Stories " She loudly proclaimed.
At first, Mai thought about skipping it, mainly because of Kazuya whom she disliked, but now Kurobara was here she felt her motivation and excitement back. She had always wanted to tell ghost stories with Kuro but never really asked, knowing how reserved her friend could be.
"Ghost Stories? That's interesting, mind if I come to join your little meeting Mai-chan?"
"Ghost Stories? That's interesting, mind if I come to join your little meeting Mai-chan?" Mai could not help but grin, wanting to leap up and down like a kid. She was excited to spend time with her bestfriend.
Kuro and Mai seemed to ignore the people behind them. Most of Mai's friends were gaping at how calm, and kind Kurobara was to Mai, that and they looked like sisters to them.
Kuroda who seemed even more frustrated as more and more people were coming along to have a Ghost party, which she thought was ridiculous " What did I just say? I told you all to stop doing this nonsense, It causing me headaches, have you no shame?!"
Kuroda shouted at them causing everyone to look at her; They seemed surprised at her outlandish behaviour and words, Once again Mai and their friends were confused while Kuro just looked at her like she grew a third head.
'What the hell is she talking about.' came the thought through her mind, showing a hint of annoyance on her expression.
"I'm very psychic, so when spirits gather, I get a horrible headache. I've been having one all day, so there must be spirits nearby." Kuroda continued a bit more calmly as she furrowed her brow in irritation and, presumably, pain, while holding a hand to her head.
Kurobara tried not to laugh at this absurd notion of hers, that and she tried to polight by not laughing at her. She may be a blunt person, but she had the decency to be kind enough to make someone a joke unless they piss her off.
But then again, Mai's facial expression was comical and amusing to her. She wished she could take a picture of it, so she could keep it when she needed a laugh. Kuro could not help but be a little angry at Kuruda for shouting at her.
"Yeah… so?" Mai asked, not seeing her point.
She chuckled at this, Kuroda was comically wrong in any case. Talking about Ghosts does not mean they were invited to haunt people, She had to admit that it wasn't wholly wrong what she talked about, but it was extremely rare for that to happen.
Kuroda must have been stressed; she had sympathy for her. She needed to let it out, and right now it seemed she was using this excuse to do so, taking it out on other people.
"Don't you know what you're doing? When you tell each other ghost stories, low-level spirits gather around." Kuroda stated as if it should have been obvious. "When low-level spirits gather, that summons stronger spirits at a much higher level. When that happens, it'll be too late. That's why you shouldn't be telling ghost stories for fun. I would expect you to know better, Senpai. I'll exercise for you just in case." She finished loftily, turning back to face Naru.
They sweatdropped at her outburst and words, why did she come to school again? To get shouted at for an absurd reason? Kuroda was wrong in some ways (Mostly wrong) but correct in other ways. Like how Ghost stories could cause Low-level Spiritual activity but were rarer, then people thought.
Then there was the fact that it only causes a higher level if did it every single day of their lives, it's extremely rare. Kurobara gave out a sigh, annoyed and tired already at the stupid drama that was before her.
Kuroda was definitely doing this to get attention; maybe she was trying to get Kazuya's attention. He was especially handsome that she could not deny it, but still, this was a bit too much, and she knew that he did not believe a word she was saying.
She thought about what she spoke about; she said she was Psychic? An Esper? Maybe she could be, but Kuroda was using it as an ego booster something she could not honestly understand.
"I think you're just imagining all of this," Naru told her, touching a hand to his chin as though he had been seriously considering her words. Kurobara could clearly see he was pretending to be considering her words. The way his body language showed her that he could not quite believe her and was probably being polite to her. (Surprisingly)
"This is why I don't like dealing with non-psychic people." Kuroda huffed defiantly, refusing to back down. They rolled her eyes at her, If only she knew how wrong she was in that sentence. She was herself a Psychic; she wondered what sort of face Kuroda would have made if she told them that?
Of course, she wouldn't, it was her secret she kept for a long time and that will stay as a secret as long as she could keep it. Kuro was not like Kuroda, who seemed to want attention, bringing herself into the limelight because she was Psychic.
While she would never bring attention to herself as a person with power, she hated attention. Kurobara looked over to Naru, wondering what he was going to say, she assumed he would ask about the old school building since he was investigating it.
"This is why I don't like dealing with non-psychic people." Kuroda huffed defiantly, refusing to back down. They rolled her eyes at her, If only she knew how wrong she was in that sentence. She was herself a Psychic; she wondered what sort of face Kuroda would have made if she told them that?
Of course, she wouldn't, it was her secret she kept for a long time and that will stay as a secret as long as she could keep it. Kuro was not like Kuroda, who seemed to want attention, bringing herself into the limelight because she was Psychic.
While she would never bring attention to herself as a person with power, she hated attention. Kurobara looked over to Naru, wondering what he was going to say, she assumed he would ask about the old school building since he was investigating it.
"Then, tell me… If you're really psychic, do you feel anything from the old building?" Naru asked, deciding to give her a chance to prove herself.
Snickering and smirking at this, understanding what he was doing, she gave him a sly smirk, raising her perfectly shaped eyebrows, knowing precisely what he was doing.
Any guy would blush at her display, She was a very attractive young woman, but of course, that did not affect Kazuya as he wasn't a regular guy by any means. However, it seemed her subtle communication skills amused him.
"The old building?" Kuroda asked, perking up slightly, though she still seemed a bit wary of him. "Oh, definitely. I believe it's haunted by the spirits of old war victims."
She swayed her head at Naru, indicating to him that she did not believe her words. They're not spirits there, and she knew that.
After all, she was attuned to spirits and their energies. Mai glanced her brown chocolate eyes at Kuro's form. She was confused, giving her a wry smile. She had no idea what to believe.
"War victims? Which war?" Naru asked, for clarification.
Kazuya was testing her, and she knew it. He was talented and intelligent, she will never admit it to him, his ego would be boosted, and he already annoyed her enough with his arrogance.
They crossed their arms, finally entering the conversation. " If I may say, I am quite surprised you are a psychic. I am merely intrigued by what world war it was? do you have an idea Kuroda-san?" She spoke out, her tone being friendly, but the undertones of her voice became one of mockery.
Mai caught onto it quickly, flinching at her friend's tone and words. No one really noticed but her, she knew Kurobara enough to know when she was passive-aggressive.
Kuroda's eyes widened at her sudden appearance in their conversation; she was polite something she did not expect from Akamia Kurobara, who was infamous in the school. She gave her a judgmental stare; it almost became a glare, trying to figure her out.
Kurobara tilted her head, like a child; acting like she was innocent. She was wondering why she was staring at her keenly. Kuroda sighed "World War II, of course. I'm sure there used to be a hospital there. I've seen the spirits of nurses and patients with bandages." Kuroda stated confidently.
She had answered both Kazuya and Kurobara's question, but Kazuya was far from done.
"Really? I didn't know there was a hospital there during World War II. I've heard that the school has been there since before the war. Could it have been a medical school, perhaps?" Naru said coolly, crossing his arms.
These words cause her to cough and choke back her laughter; she could not help it. Watching the way he questioned her was well hilarious, Mai seemed just as amused as her.
Her brunette friend nudged her "Are you okay?" She asked in concern. Bless her heart thought Kurobara. Mai was so caring and kind, it was one of her favourite qualities of her friend. She patted her head softly, giving her affection for her concern and giving her a nod.
"!" Kuroda said, clearly taken aback by what he had just said, as her cheeks began to flush from embarrassment. They looked over to Kuroda, a sly smirk morphed into Kuro's expression.
She then snapped defensively. "I just know I saw them! But those who aren't psychic like me wouldn't understand!" She raised her eyebrow at her tantrum and words. She was about to give her a piece of her mind, but The Ghost Hunter took the chance from her.
"The principal mentioned that he's upset because the spirits in the old building are preventing him from demolishing it. Why don't you exorcise the spirits for him with your 'psychic power'?" Naru proposed with a rather condescending tone.
Kurobara eyes widened and snickered at his words, trying to stop herself from bursting into laughter at his amusing words.
Kazuya faintly heard her, peaking his blue eyes onto her form, seeing her try not to laugh. For some reason, he felt proud he could make her laugh. An unnoticeable smile came upon his mouth. They saw it instantly narrowing her eyes as her cheeks warmed up. She was, in fact, blushing, She quickly looked away from his eyes.
Keiko, walked a little in front of them."Excuse me…" Keiko said a bit hesitant before their argument could continue. "Shibuya-sempai, can I cancel this evening?"
Kuro narrowed her eyes, furrowing her eyebrows wondering why she was cancelling, she was about to ask, but once again it was interrupted.
"Me, too. I don't really feel like telling ghost stories any more." Michiru added. They pouted and sighed as though she was upset that she was not able to tell her 'Ghastly' story she had thought of. Kurobara wanted to scare Mai and everyone else with her story.
"No problem. We'll do it some other time." Naru told them, adopting his nice guy façade once more, as he turned to leave. Kurobara kept pouting and looks at Mai about to say something but for the second time, she was interrupted by no other than the handsome egocentric Kazuya.
"Oh," Naru said, pausing in the doorway. "Taniyama-san…" He said, glancing back purposefully at Mai, who tensed slightly with apprehension, hoping this situation wasn't going where she thought it was…
Mai quickly glanced at Kuro, asking for help but she saw that her friend was frowning, she was angry about something that was for sure.
"Might I have a moment?" Naru asked in a polite tone, as though she had a choice. Mai really wanted to say no, but she could tell by the look in his eyes, that that wasn't an option.
Kuro had noticed Mai's expression of 'help me please.' or 'Save me' She almost snorted but felt sorry for Mai. before her friend could say anything to him, she opened her mouth " Do not worry Mai-chan I will be there to make sure Shibuya-san won't lock you in his dungeon."
Her brunette friend choked back on her saliva and snickered at Kuro's dry humour. Mai seemingly appreciating her joke while Kazuya was not pleased at all if his glare was to go by. Ignoring him, she linked her arms around Mai's giving her comfort.
Author note 1.
Chapter 5 is now up guys woooo! hope your enjoying the story so far
Author Note-Remade on the 12th of November 2019
Time completed? 17:01
Hello everyone, It is the Little Sunflower with a chapter update and remake. I finally got some time on My sister's Laptop and able to rewrite a chapter.
Oh boy, This chapter was a mess; I had never cringed so bad in my life. I am so sorry for my mess. At least I am trying to fix and improve my writing. This chapter took a while to rewrite.
I want to thank you for following, reading, favouriting, and even commenting on my story. I really appreciate it.
Oh and It's almost Christmas!? My new Laptop will be here soon!
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