Hinamizawa Hell
Author's note: Hey everyone, fair warning; this chapter contains mature content, cause, of course, Shion did it with Satoshi if you didn't figure this out by now, lol. Also, the game in the end of the chapter that is mentioned is a real game, however new it might be, and I do not claim any rights to it.
Ch. 5: Gossip Girls
Mion stepped through the doorway leading to the main hall of the Sonozaki Estate. She took her snow shoes off, and called out for her sister.
"Sis, I'm home!" Her voice reverberated throughout the hallway, however, no one responded. The lights were on in the home, so she knew Shion was there. Again, she called out for her sister.
"Shion, are you there? Hello!"
Again, no reply. Mion was starting to get worried, but as soon as she stepped into the kitchen, all the lights went out. Mion instinctively went for her sidearm, a rather large airsoft pistol, and hugged close to a wall. She looked around, and wondered what the hell was happening. That's when she heard an eerie cackle.
"Ku ku ku ku…hahahahaah!"
Mion looked into the darkess, and saw the flashing sparks of Shion's taser. She looked at Mion, bearing a large grin that only Shion was capable of. Mion sighed, and merely pointed her airsoft pistol at her sister's head, and let loose a round. It pelted Shion in the head, from which she fell backwards, rubbing the spot in pain. A large red mark was left on Shion's forehead, from what Mion saw after she turned the lights back on.
"Sis, what have I told you about getting off on using a taser?" Mion sighed, and looked down to her sister. They looked at each other intensely for a moment, then turned cheerful and laughed hard enough to send echo's throughout the home. They hugged their ribs as if in pain from the laughter, and wiped away their tears of joy.
After a few moments, and some tea and cookies being brought into Mion's room, the two sisters sat down and conversed for awhile, but nonetheless both of them blushed. Mion took it upon herself to talk first.
"…But yeah, everything sort of went as planned. Kei-chan and I made dinner and breakfast together, got to sleep on the same futon with one another, and…" Mion blushed as red as a cherry tomato "…made out for several hours intensely. It was a dream come true, except that I would have loved it even more if I got him to dress up in a maid outfit."
Shion laughed at her remarks about the previous nights. However, Shion noticed something else that Mion left out, and wondered just how much her sister was telling her. She put on a devious look, and began to interrogate her sister a bit more.
"Is that so, Mion? I think you're not telling me everything…"
Mion looked at Shion, a little sweat beading down her head. She scratched her cheek a bit, and gave a confused smile.
"Shion, what are you talking about? I told you…"
"Mion, you have a nice little memento from your night on your left neck-side. Keiichi gave you…a Hicky!" Shion was right, as Mion realized that she hadn't covered up the mark on her neck well enough to hide. She didn't mind it, even so she gave Keiichi a good number of them too, but being scrutinized by Shion was almost embarrassing. But for her sister's sake, the embarrassment was just beginning.
"Hmm…let's see. You have a hicky, which means that you and Keiichi were going at it. You two probably were so new to the experience of love and fooling around that you may have even gone farther than just kissing that night, huh?" Shion began to cackle evilly at her sister, and gave her a look of "I know your secrets".
Mion backed away a little, unable to bear her sister's evil aura. She knew she couldn't resist her sister's ability to extract information, so she merely cowered to regain some composure.
"Mion, tell me, just how far did you two go? And don't try avoiding the question or lying to me, I knew you brought 3 pairs of panties for just 2 nights…heheheh…."
And so, Shion won…Mion gave in and sat there, embarrassed of telling such things to her sister. She sighed, and looked at a wall, trying to avoid her sister's eyes.
"Soooo…tell me Mion, what else did you two do?" Shion laughed a bit, wondering if her sister was going to tell her. However, she was shocked and stunned when her sister held up her hand, wiggling her fingers to imply the act. Mion was too embarrassed to say, so she acted it out with her hands, wiggling two fingers.
"Br…hahahahahahaa" Shion fell to the ground, laughing hard enough that she could die. Mion turned redder than before and gritted her teeth. Shion was obviously taking this much too far.
"Aww…shut up. It was in the heat of the moment, and I didn't mind at all! Keiichi and I may have not been experienced in these kinds of things, but he went above and beyond I tell you!"
"Hahahha…so…hahah…Keiichi and you got to third base?! Aww, that's too good. How did it feel Mion?" Shion wiped away her tears of laughter, and stared at her sister. But as she saw her sister, Mion merely let a wide grin come on her face.
"So long…so much…it felt like nothing I've ever felt before. Kei-chan had no experience, but the way he made me felt was beyond what I could put into words. It was incredible!"
This time, Shion blushed a lot. Her sister was being sincere and honest, which made her wonder exactly how Keiichi was able to please Mion so much. She decided not to pester Mion anymore about it, and decided to change subject.
However, Mion sneezed unexpectantly, and looked around her room for a moment.
"Hmm…I think I remember you taking my tissue box last time I checked. I'll be right back; I need to blow my nose. I'm sure you left them in your room."
Mion exited to find the said tissue box, while Shion began to sip on her tea. She seemed happy for some reason, replaying the conversation in her head. However, just as the liquid entered her mouth did she remember that her bed was a mess, in need of the sheets being washed, and the windows needing a good opening to refresh the room. She forgot the room smelled of sex, sweat, and all, and that's when she spit out all the tea over the table, with a face of "Oh shit!".
"Oh SHIIIIIIIIOOOON! Why does your room smell like this, and why do I have the feeling I don't want to touch anything in here ever again?!"
"Shit!"
Shion put her sheets through a much needed washing cycle, and left the windows open to remove any unwanted smells, though, she didn't mind the smell of Satoshi in her room one bit. She put on her pajamas, and went to find Mion sitting in the living room, watching some t.v. She looked at Shion, grinning so evilly that it actually frightened Shion. She sat down, gritting her teeth and wearing a look of embarrassment on her face, red and all. This time, it was Mion's turn to get the better of Shion.
"So you patronize me for Keiichi and I doing our ways, but NOOOOO! You and Satoshi go all the freaking way, eh Shion?"
Shion was taken aback by her sister's grinning nature. Shion swallowed her pride, and tried her best to explain her case.
"M…Mion, it's not what you think! S…Satoshi and I were completely for each other! I…I mean its true, we're not married but even so I had already declared my intentions to our family to be with him, and I wasn't lying!" She pleaded to her sister, who started getting really close to her face, still grinning with a smile.
"But Shion, all the way? Now I wonder just what you've been doing with Satoshi in the hospital. Did you take advantage of him too while he was in a coma? I wonder if he could even get up in that state!" Mion's laughter didn't cease one bit. Shion felt like she was being pelted with a never-ending torture of embarrassment and despair from her sister. Shion eventually sighed, and looked to her sister again.
"Really, I don't care what anyone thinks. I'm happy that Satoshi and I are finally together. It's the way I always wanted it." Shion put her head on her arms and smiled, looking at the floor now. By this time Mion noticed that Shion was being serious, and agreed. She sighed as well, and sat back onto her couch, watching the t.v.
"You can't tell grandma or our parents about this, you know. If they find out, they may very well force you two to marry without question. You know how our family tradition is…"
Mion looked at her sister, who was grinning big.
"Heheheh…I'm perfectly fine with that. Maybe I can even use our family's torturing grounds for some fun too…"
Mion said no words at her sister. She just looked at her, wide eyed, and blushing.
Some time later, Mion had put on a movie to watch with Shion. It was a favorite action movie of hers, which was even better with a bowl of homemade popcorn. She went back into the room with her sister, bringing snacks out and all. They sat and enjoyed the movie, even the part where an epic gun fight occurred between the protagonist and antagonist.
But during the movie, Shion remembered something of a memo near the doorway she read earlier. She decided to question Mion about it.
"So the planning committee for the Watanagashi festival is meeting next week, huh Sis? Isn't it a bit early for that right now?"
"Actually, it's not the Watanagashi festival. It's for some event happening this summer. Supposedly from what grandma says, the event is marking an important anniversary in relation to the village's myth of DEEEEEMONNNNSSSSSSS!!!!" Mion got a littly creepy at the end for Shion, which scared her a bit in the darkness. Mion merely laughed at her sister's response.
"…But seriously, the village elders find it good timing for the event, especially after all that's happened. It's supposed to be a village cleansing…" Mion began to turn her attention back to the t.v., popping more popcorn into her mouth. Shion wondered a bit, knowing the village's luck with festivals, but she only sighed and returned to watching the movie.
By Sunday night, Rika and the others were hastily finishing the preparations for the party. The last finishing touch, besides making all the food, was to put the sake on ice. Rika had made sure that there was enough to smash Hanyuu with later. She always loved getting her friend drunk, and knew that with a drunken Hanyuu that the party could really get interesting.
Keiichi, Satoshi, Mion and Shion all arrived around 6, bearing some food dishes and, from Mion, a new board game for everyone to play. It was wrapped neatly in brown paper, to which she would show everyone later. It was apparently a new game from her uncle's toy shop, one that she eagerly wanted to play.
As everyone sat down to the table for food, Rika wondered where Komoto was. Her main goal of the party was to introduce him to the others, hoping to integrate him back into the peacefulness of Hinamizawa. However, as the first hour passed, she was getting worried that he wouldn't show.
Just as she was about to call Dr. Irie for Komoto's home phone number, a knock suddenly came at the door. The others looked to the door, wondering who it was. They were even more confused when Rika went to the door, smiling. They weren't expecting anyone to show up, so the fact that Rika had invited someone was new to them.
Rika looked through the glass swatch, and confirmed the guest. She opened the door, and let the newest member of Hinamizawa to make himself known to the group.
"I would like everyone to meet Komoto Hagara!" Rika moved aside, and let Komoto walk in.
Mion and the others watched intensely, witnessing Komoto walk in with heavy winter gear on. He took off his shoes, hung his coats, and removed what looked like from Mion's perspective a Kevlar vest from his chest. He wore his headband over his eyes, which seemed odd to those who were meeting him for the first time. As well, he tucked what appeared to be two pistols safely at his side, wondering if the others felt uneasy about it. However, he noticed one of the green haired girls have one as well under her shoulder, so he guessed it was ok.
Once he had finished, he regained his composure and stood standing, then bowed to the others in a formal fashion.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all. I'm… Komoto Hagara, and Rika's told me a lot about you all. I'm sure… we'll get along just fine."
Keiichi was the first to get up and greet Komoto. He extended his hand out to him, at which he happily shook.
"Nice to meet you. The name's Keiichi Maebara."
Though it was Komoto's first time meeting the others for real, he already didn't need to learn about any of them. Komoto knew pretty much everything there was to know about the others. His ability didn't necessarily come disadvantageous to him; however, as long as people didn't make direct eye contact, Komoto's eyes wouldn't crush anyone's mind. From a standpoint, seeing through the headband was enough to prevent damage, and at the same time, learn about the others. For the meantime, however, he, Rika and Hanyuu decided to remain as if it was his first time meeting them, for the sake of suspicion and such.
After Keiichi greeted Komoto, the other's introduced themselves as well. Once the formalities were out of the way, Komoto sat down next to Rika to enjoy dinner with the group. During conversation, the others decided to question Komoto, wondering what he was like and what his connection to Rika was.
"So how do you two know each other, Hagara-san?" Mion asked.
"Well, funny story really. If Rena-chan hasn't told you already, then we met under stormy conditions on the night of the blizzard. I had collapsed under exhaustion…while traveling that night and as fate would have it, Rika found me and saved my life."
"Otherwise, he would have been another icicle out in the snow…" Satoko gave everyone a good laugh, even for Komoto. Rika observed all this, and was happy to see everything as peaceful as it was. Komoto really seemed to be giving a try at opening up to people again.
"If you don't mind me asking, Hagara-san, why do you carry guns with you?"
Everyone looked to Satoshi for a moment, and then back to Komoto. He hesitated in his answer for a bit, but replied eventually.
"People of my profession carry weapons for the sake of survival. Wouldn't you agree, Satoshi?"
Satoshi looked at Komoto wide eyed. Something didn't feel right to him, at which he tried to change subject. He somehow felt worried that the subject of his past deeds would surface, especially that of his aunt's death. As he tried to speak again, Komoto looked at Satoshi, and smiled, seeming cheerful and not suspicious of anything.
"…Satoshi, you're a baseball player, right? It falls into the same thing: Baseball players need a bat to play, just as I need weapons to do my job. Right?"
Satoshi looked at him for a moment, and realized that Komoto meant no harm. He nodded, and then continued to eat. The others noticed this, and hoped the atmosphere would change.
Rika nudged Komoto for a second, trying to make him change topic. She could see that Komoto may have upset Satoshi a bit.
"Er…so Mion-chan, I notice you carry a gun too? Aren't you a little young for that?" asked Komoto, a bit awkwardly.
Mion merely laughed at his remark, shaking her head a bit.
"Oh, you mean this? Its an airsoft pistol. I use it to keep my man here in line. Watch!" Mion took her pistol out and shot a round into Keiichi's backside, while he was eating a piece of sushi. He spit the food out on his plate, with some tears in the side of his eyes. Everyone laughed at his reaction.
"Mion, what the hell?"
Mion, at hearing this, began to give Keiichi puppy dog eyes, a trick she learned from Shion.
"It was…*sniff*…just a joke Kei-chan. Please don't be mad at me…"
Keiichi gritted his teeth, and became submissive to Mion's joke.
"Fine…nevermind. I'm a guy, I can take it…"
"That's my Kei-chan!" Mion instantly wrapped her arms around Keiichi in a big hug. The younger ones of the group, especially Rena, realized by this point that Keiichi and Mion had made something official, like being together or an item. They didn't want to press the matter, as they were content with just the dinner conversation.
"So Hagara-san, where do you come from, and what is your job by the way? Are you a police officer or something?" asked Rena.
"Umm…well, I come from Northern Kyoto actually. As for my job, well…I used to be in a type of military group…"
Komoto expected the reaction from the others. They were used to officers in Hinamizawa, but when it came down to the government and the military, having to deal with soldiers didn't come by well. Komoto scratched his neck a bit, and tried to reassure the others.
"…I'm a mercenary really."
The group looked to him again, especially Rika. His file never said anything about being a mercenary, but what she thought was a soldier.
"…I would get contracted for certain missions. I did a couple tours in foreign lands, especially in Russia and South America. It's true, most of my work was unorthodox, but the jobs I usually took were to help out civilians or people. If people needed a certain drug cartel out of the city, I was contracted with others to make them disappear. If someone needed VIP protection, I was the one usually paid for hire. And if there was a war going on…"
Komoto went silent for a moment, reliving one of his nightmares. He imagined himself in a hellish city; fire and brimstone soaring in the clouds of smoke to the sky. Blood, sweat, and hatred filled his entire being, as he stood amongst the bodies of the slain and fallen. He casted a dark shadow over his face, sending some disturbing thoughts to the others.
"…and what if there was a war going on?" Keiichi asked. He seemed really interested in Komoto's tale. At his question, Komoto shook the memory out of his head and resumed.
"…I did what I had to do. That's where my skills came in the most." Komoto didn't seem like he wanted to continue that part of the conversation anymore. His voice was solemn and seeming growing into a whisper. He looked to Rika, who smiled and gave him some sake. However, he seemed to gulp down more than he needed.
"Hmm…looks like Rika has some competition. If you're so skilled at guns, sake, and war, then why not try your best at our games!" Mion got up from the table and pointed at Komoto, who looked up from his sake cup with interest.
"Hmm…games? You mean like the ones you and the others play at your school club?"
"Precisely…hey, wait, how did you know that?" Mion looked to Rika, wondering if she told him that. Rika just nodded to her, even though she knew Komoto's abilities allowed him to know such details. For the meantime, she went along with it "…anyway, yes, the same games, but this time I have a new game for our group. So today, Hagara-san, we're inducting you into our game club! You have to stop at nothing to win, and give it your all! Make alleys, break ties, and defeat your enemies! That's our clubs rules!" Mion sounded so enthusiastic that it brought back memories for Keiichi and Satoshi when they themselves had been inducted into the club.
For once, Komoto looked genuinely stupefied. He didn't know what to say, and was actually somewhat afraid of the young woman's intensity.
"My, Sis, you're very enthusiastic about this game!" stated Shion.
"So Mion-chan, what kind of game do you have to play today?"
Mion left for a moment, and returned with a large, wrapped box. She opened it up, and revealed a game never seen by anyone else before. It was an English game, and Mion snickered at the idea of how much fun it would be.
"The game today…is Zombie!"