A/N: Heres another chapter as promised! Please go and check out my other stories, it would mean so much to me! Hopefully I will upload again tomorrow, and I will also upload another episode of Corpse Party: Ends Meet too!
The next few days at school went by uneventfully for the four Kisaragi students. They did their lessons, ate lunch together and the usual stuff they did before they had left for Heavenly Host. It actually felt quite normal, and there was newly found peace between them, but that was all about to change. It was Tuesday, and the four of them left the school grounds as per usual, making chatter amongst themselves. Satoshi and Naomi, now the new declared couple, were shyly holding hands, which Yoshiki and Ayumi thought was really quite cute. Yoshiki always knew that they'd get together sometime, and it was now good because they could go anywhere without feeling awkward when they might have go pair up. It was nearing the end of the day, and the four happy students met at the gate like they usually did.
"Damn, I wish I didn't have work today!" muttered Yoshiki, "Then I could hang out with you guys!"
"I've got a dentist appointment straight after school, so I can't do anything either." explained Naomi with a slight sigh. More appointments, but at least it wasn't therapist this time.
"Don't worry, you guys go on ahead!" said Satoshi with a grin, edging closer to Ayumi. The other two nodded and ran on ahead, turning the sharp corner that followed the pavement. They left Ayumi and Satoshi to 'chat' which really worked, because now Satoshi could go over Ayumis house unnoticed and it wouldn't cause a fuss with Yoshiki.
As thy walked, Satoshi wondered what his female friends house looked like. He imagined it to be filled with mystic colours and strange objects, with a creepy door with a large spooky doorknocker. But when they eventually arrived outside it, it looked like a perfectly normal family household, making Satoshi feel slightly relieved. At least was was going to be a bit more natural to home rather than a spirit filled one! Ayumi turned the key in the copper lock and let him in, calling Hinoe from her room upstairs. Satoshi stood in the middle of the hallway, unsure of what to really do whilst he waited. But Hinoe was swift down the steep stairs, and in her arms was the spirit notebook and a thin, marbled pen of green and purple. Mysterious colours, he thought.
"Welcome Mochida, it's good to see your well!" she greeted him calmly, smiling warmly.
"Yes! Thank you for letting us meet today in your home." he replied, his charismatic flair shining through. Ayumi did acknowledge how sociable he was, and was secretly pleased that someone with a more sarcastic attitude like her boyfriend wasn't here instead of him.
"Come through this way, we have a lot to talk about in our session today!"
Hinoe lead her sister and Satoshi through the hall way and into a large, crimson themed room. There were large velvet curtains draped on the windows with plush chairs and cushions to match. It seemed quite regal. Ayumi and her sister sat opposite to him, and Hinoe opened the spirit book, flicking back to the scribbled notes Ayumi had struggled to read last week.
"Okay, let's cut straight to the point!" began Ayumi, letting her sister carry on explaining.
"Since Sachiko and the child spirits have been appeased, there is no one to hold up the space of the Heavenly Host. Therefore, it is collapsing, and the spirits are starting to escape. They are going to join the dead in their rightful place of rest."
"Then how is that a problem?" challenged Satoshi slightly arrogantly
"The problem is, that in this world, they do not exist, so people who were close to them are starting to remember snippets of memories they shared, like Tsukasa Mikuni has been experiencing. However, in their minds, these people do not exist, so they will slowly brand themselves as mental. This way, the spirits can never fully escape, and in due time the spirits will create another space the same way Sachiko did."
"Oh.." Said Satoshi, taking in the information slowly, digesting everything that had been said.
"So, Onii-Chan, what is the solution to the situation?" inquired Ayumi, in a fully understanding tone.
"That's the problem. There is no long term resolution, but we can to little things to help. I will put out flyers to the people who have the certain symptoms, and help them with the remembering, like you did with Tsukasa, and you can help spread the word and if you can possibly, find people affected by this and help them."
"That sounds good," agreed Satoshi "I'll do all I can to help!"
Ayumi promptly nodded and left the room to get some drinks, whilst Hinoe wrote in the notebook and Satoshi started spacing out. He had surprised himself on how much he was enjoying himself, but felt sorry for Yoshiki who was slaving his ass of at work!
Or was he?
In fact Yoshiki was not doing his usual Tuesday shift at all. Instead she decided that his boss wouldn't mind much if he slacked of one, providing how much time he worked already. Now he was on the way to Ayumi's house to see if she wanted to go out and maybe even stay over his again, as a surprise date. He felt like he hadn't seen her at all recently, she'd been so wrapped up in the spirit business of hers. But now he felt like taking her out, and had even been considering enough to buy a bunch of Ayumis favourite flowers, white roses, for her on his way there. He hoped that she would like them, and looked forward to the evening. She would have no reason to say no, would she?
Ayumi walked in, balancing a tray of drinks in her hand, noticing that the front door was open, she would close it later. Satoshi had requested Coke, and her and her sister had opted for their usual citrus fruit juice. Satoshi and Hinoe thanked the girl gratefully as she handed them their various drinks, and she sat back down beside her sister. The topic had changed to a more upbeat topic, and Satoshi got up to help with the explanation of a funny event that happened earlier like he often did.
"And then, I'm not even kidding, he came up to me and was like this!"
"Oh my gosh!" chuckled Hinoe at Satoshi's entertaining encounter. "You have to watch out you know!"
They were all having a great time, until one, clumsy action really changed the mood drastically. Satoshi leaned to grab his drink, but accidentally knocked it over in the process. In the split second that this was in, both him and Ayumi jumped up to catch it, since it was about to fall onto the precious feathered spirit book, and no one wanted that damaged! They both hit their heads on each other, forcing them to fly back and land in an awkward position. By awkward, I mean Ayumi landed right on top of Satoshi, one hand on the floor, one hand on his chest. They both blushed bright red, neither of them clearly enjoying the embarrassment.
"What...WHAT THE HELL ARE DOING?" yelled a thunderous voice from the hallway. Yoshiki had walked in at the worst possible moment, right when they had gone to catch the drink. He dropped the flowers in sudden shock, stunned at the suspicious scene before him. Satoshi had to admit to himself, it looked very suggestive, so instantly sprang away from Ayumi, who was now standing up, bright red.
"Uh, it wasn't what it looked like, Yosh, I promise!" cried Ayumi, running up to him, thinking what horrific visions he must be experiencing.
"Yeah!" shouted Satoshi, backing Ayumi up. Yoshiki shook his head in angry disbelief, glaring at Satoshi with fierce, fiery eyes. This was really the last straw with Satoshi now, he had been cold before, but trying to hit on his girlfriend! That was betrayal.
"How could you?" his line of vision now shifting to Ayumi "I thought you-"
"It wasn't like that! Satoshi knocked over the cup, and we just happened to both try to catch it! That's all!"
"Sure...and now your both blushing! You clearly enjoyed it!"
"Please Yosh!" begged Ayumi with pleading eyes, "Please forgive us, it was just an accident!" Usually when she did this, Yoshiki couldn't stay mad at her for long, but now he just felt furious.
"Goddamnit!" he shouted in frustration "Satoshi, I thought you liked Naomi! You know how much I care for my girlfriend!"
"If you liked her so much, then why didn't you find out why she was walking with me today?"
"So you admit it?"
"NO! I'm just saying-"
"What is there left to say..." Yoshiki stared at Ayumi, the anger in his sharp eyes turning to hurt, at staring at her accusingly. Ayumi felt awful, and tried to hug him, but she was carelessly pushed aside by him. He'd never experienced heartbreak before, and was reacting very badly to it. The fact was he simply couldn't take it anymore.
"Is this what you really want? Him?" He asked Ayumi quietly, helping her up from the floor.
"I know you used to like him, but I honestly though I'd managed to change that." He faced the floor, not knowing what to say, Satoshi and Hinoe exchanging awkward glances in the corridor. Ayumi clutched his hands, starting to sob silently.
"Please, Yoshiki. I don't love anyone but you, and I realised it the second we spoke in the park by the fountain at school! I never loved Satoshi, it's was just a silly school girl crush!"
"Then why is he here?" Yoshiki wanted to know, turning away with a grim look on his perplexed face.
"We were discussing the spirits is further detail." Interrupted Hinoe in a soothing voice. "It must of looked very suggestive, Kishinuma-kun, but if you really love my sister, you would know she would never do anything like that to you."
The four stood in silence, trying to piece together some logically thoughts.
"Look I'm gonna go. This was a bad idea to arrange this without Yoshiki's consent." Satoshi announced, before leaving the house quickly, not wanting to make any more fuss.
"Kishinuma, I suggest you go home and think things over before saying anything you may regret later." suggested Hinoe softly.
"Ayumi..." He stammered, turning to the girl. "I will always love you. But loving me is just an option for you, clearly. See you tomorrow."
Ayumi couldn't look at anyone, and rushed to her room as quick as she could go. She slammed the door with her frustration, and started pummelling her pillow like it was a punch bag. Why did Yoshiki have to take it the wrong way? He was way too protective over her sometimes. Thinking about it, he was probably confused and very hurt, so she decided not to do anything about it. She wondered if she should avoid him tomorrow...but they hadn't exactly broken up, had they? Right now, she really needed someone to talk to.
"Naomi, hi. Can I come over?
QOTC: Who is your favourite non Kisaragi corpse party character?
Mine is Kensuke Kurozaki because he is so funny especially in the extra chapters.
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