Chapter 2: I met his friends. You're not real.

"Hey! Shinji, you're awake" Aki said and relief that he was awake.

"Where the hell I am?" he tries to stand up.

"Hey! Don't strain yourself, Shinji" he supports his body by putting his hand at Shinji's back.

"You don't have to do that. I'm okay"

His bestfriend's eyes went wide when he said. That. "Are-are you sure?"

"I'm fine you idiot"

"You never feel something painful?"

"Yes."

"How the hell that happened. You were hit and run by a truck. You've gotta be kidding me."

"I'm not ki-" he was going to say 'kidding you moron'. But he remembered what happened last night. He was locked up from the shrine and the strange girl called from his dead battery phone. Who was forced him to scribble the painting of a The Three Gods Mother and a gumiho. The door opened widely and the air breeze went violently. The next thing He went out the temple and it happened he heard the truck coming towards him. Last, the girl kneeled and said something as she touched his lips to hers and he was out.

"Just don't' ask any question and be thankful that I survive, Aki. Let me get some rest will you?" he drifted back to his sleep.

Before he sleep the girl in auburn hair enter to his room. "So you're awake."the girl smiled at him.

"She's pretty"

"Who are you?" Shinji asked.

"Me. You don't remember me." The girl rolled her eyes.

'That voice'

"Shinji, this is the girl saw you last night. Thanks to her she saves your life. I'm leaving now. Miho take care of him"

"Hai. Take care, Akihiko-senpai" she wave her hand to him.

"You too." As he blushed because of her presence and her sweet smiled.

Finally they were alone at the hospital room. A long silence came up. "Who are you really?" he asked the girl rudely.

"I'm the strange female voice talking to you last night."

"Ah! WHA-WHAT?" he was shocked.

Minako went to him. "Don't be afraid. I'm not going to hurt you."

He was calmed by her voice. It sweet and gentle as the all the wild animals can calm them.

"Yesterday, it was a prank. You watch me while hiding. I thought you were a ghost but seeing you right in front of me. I realized you're not because the ghost showed up in nights not in the daylights."

"I thought I need to scare you just to draw my tails." She said.

"Right the tails. I scribbled that damn temple art because of your prank." He growled.

"You force me to do it and you are the responsibility of that damn thing" he said.

"Explain yourself at the temple." He ordered.

"I don't want to go back to that place again." She said in her sad tone.

"Then why you'd make me do it?"

"Because I was locked up there. My grandmother said I am troublemaker and it so sad" She stopped and looked at him.

"I can relate you with that. My old hag uncle calls me the same. That's why he wanted he transferred me to study here and lock up with my cousin" He said.

"Ah! Yeah! You're right"

"Wait! How long you've lock up there?" he asked.

"500 yrs" she answered him with a smile on her face.

"Ah! 500 –YRS! You're kidding right" he asked her believing she's kidding.

"No. I'm not. Actually, I'm the one who saved you last night. That's why you can't feel any single pain because I put you my bead inside" her hand went inside of his hospital gown and feel her hand to his chest.

"Hey! Stop what you're doing" he snapped.

"I can feel it" completely ignored him.

Shinji blushed by that contact. He hyperventilates and avoiding her face but never fades her smile. He held her hands out from his hospital gown.

"You make me ill and crazy. Stop kidding like that, okay?" he said telling her it was nuts.

"But I'm not kidding" she seriously said.

"Come on. Who are you already?" he asked not believing her.

"I am gumiho"

"So that's why you draw me the nine tails?"

"Yeah! Thanks to you I escaped." She said.

"You…You…You…You are crazy." He said. "I'm crazy too because I listened to you" he whined.

She just giggled.

"She is sick so she can't take the responsibility"

She just smile. 'He is so handsome. Why you given me a Prince charming like him?" she thought as she spaced out and a smile escaped from her lips.

"She's really crazy" he thought.

"Hey! If you are a gumiho where is your tails?"

"Not now you can't see them. You will see it soon when moon comes out"

"I'm going to be freaking crazy" he sighed.

'How she will be crazier when the moon comes out?' he as sweat dropped to his forehead.

"I-I'm going to sleep. Be quiet there" he said.

"Aye! Aye! Captain" she's smiling.

'It's a bad dream, right?' He thought after he drifted to sleep.

"I still hear you voice when you sleep next to me.

I still feel your touch in my dreams.

Forgive me my weakness but I don't why?

Without you it's hard to survive"

"Coz' every time we touch

I get this feeling

Coz' every time we kiss

I swear I could fly.

Can't you feel my heartbeat fast?

I want is to last need you by my side.

Coz' every time we touch I feel static

Coz' every time we kiss I reach for the sky.

Can't you hear my heartbeat so?

I can't let you go. Want you in my life"

The beautiful and gentle voice sang that cause him to sleep peacefully. While singing she smiled like daylight watching him sleeping.

At the Paulownia Mall…..

"Is that true?"

"What's true?"

"That the fox on the painting has suddenly disappeared last night but there was no markings of being touched by anyone?"

"Yeah! I heard it too. Naoto Shirogane handle the case. Oh! That cute detective, I don't mind if she's a girl. But all I want is to become her girlfriend."

"But there's a rumor she has a difficulty handling the case so that's why she got some little assistance from the other detective."

"Maybe the gumiho's tails were back so she came down again to our world and struggle to live like us humans again?"

"Yeah! Big possibilities"

"But they say gumiho eat the men's liver to become human."

"Scary"

"According to the story, she has unearthly beauty so all of the men bewitched by her. So she's incredibly pretty. I wish I could have a girl like that" the boy said while putting his hands on his chest.

"Yeah! Me too" the other boy did the same.

"After the fox disappeared, the Aragaki-deliquent guy was there too"

"Yes! And I'm not surprised if he's the reason why fox disappeared or maybe he did something"

"Yeah! Freeing gumiho perhaps"

*chuckle*

"Quit talking about gumiho. How about we watch a movie? It will be fun. After this guys"

"Agree" the group of the teenagers said in unison.

The chitchat was about the painting of the Three Gods Mother and a gumiho. A strange figured in front of the Chagall café smirk.

"So it is true then I have to put her back on the right place. Someone must help her out but who is it?" he mumbled while leaving the café.

Afternoon at the hospital…

"The world has really changed after those years. It's good" she said as she sniffed the air.

"Hey! Stop sniffing at the hospital you might get diseased. You'll be crazier"

"*pout* I'm just happy to see the world changed."

"Stop pouting. You're not cute" he said.

But deep inside he find this girl so attractive he can't help it staring at her. Her smiles, her eyes her lips her eye and-

"Shinji" Aki called his best friend as he entered to his room awarding him an annoying sigh.

'Perfect timing for disturbing my daydream, what was that again?'

"Hi! Aki-senpai" the girl greeted him and bowed infront of him at the same time. Akihiko drop his jaw. He never notice that this girl is pretty.

"Hello there. Ahm! What is your name, Miss? Thank you for watching Shinji for us" he bowed and smiled to her.

"You're welcome. I'm-"

"Minako her name got that Aki." He cut her off saying the gumiho word for not look her insane if she does. Instead he gave her that cute name he saw at the t-shirt.

"Just called me Akihiko-senpai. Are you Shinji's friend?"

"Yes" she replied shyly.

"I have something for you and Shinji" his hands holding a beef bowl and a yakisoba noodles.

"Why I smell a meat here?" she said while her eyes forming in a heart shape.

"You want beef take it. Looks like yakisoba is yours Shinji" he handed the bowl and chopstick to him and the other from Minako.

"Let's dig in" Minako said smiling at the bowl.

"Here's some soda for the both of you"

"Thank you Akihiko-senpai" she hugs him tightly.

"You're welcome." He tried to escape from her hug.

"Itadakimasu" she lifts the bowl start eating.

'I haven't eaten since I was trapped from that temple' she thought as she munched her food.

She opened her soda. "The water it has a bubble's amazing" as she drink it again.

The two boys in the room sweat dropped watching her eating the meat and drink her soda.

…..

"Wow! I never knew you love meat, Minako. Maybe we should try some competition like eating more meat. If one of us win will be treated by the one who loose. How about that?"

"Sounds good bring it on" she said happily.

"So another meat-lover too and I'm surprised." Shinji whispered with an annoying sighed.

"Shinji said another meat lover too and he was surprised." She said repeating what Shinji whispered.

"Hey! You know in the first place. I need protein for my strength and muscles." He snapped.

"Whatever you say tch"

'It is almost a whisper how she could hear that. What kind of incredibly hearing is that?' he thought.

"You can go home now and thank you again for watching Shinji" he said while smiling at her.

Her smile faded. "But….I has no place to go"

"Do you want to stay to the dorm for a while? If you have no place then"

"You don't have to mind me. I will take care of myself outside" she said.

"No. Stay to the dorm for a while just take it as we paid you to watch out my bestfriend this morning"

"Really? Thank you so much" her eyes spark and hug him.

"Don't mention it" he said while trying to let go from her embraced.

"We better go right now. We will leave you, Shinji for a while and be a good patient" Aki reminded his bestfriend.

"Yeah! Whatever." Watching those two leave him and he was alone again.

"I prefer she stays here and have some crazy talks" he mumbled while he pulled the bed sheets closer to him.

At the dorm…..

"Hey! I'm home"

"Akihiko-senpai/Akihiko/Akihiko-san, welcome back"

"Thanks"

"Wait who is she senpai?" Junpei asked as he points the gumiho.

"Good evening, to all. I'm Minako. *waving her hand to them* nice to meet you all and Akihiko said I can sleep here for a while if it is not trouble to you. I'm Shinji's friend" she bowed to them.

"Mitsuru, is it okay? If she stays here for a while she was the one who save Shinji, please"

"It's okay. Stay here as long as you want"

"Thank you, Mitsuru"

"wait! How did you know my name?"

"Ahm! I heard it from Akihiko-senpai"

"Oh! I see. I'm Mitsuru Kirijo"

"I'm Yukari Takeba and this is my boyfriend Minato Arisato." The brunette girl who has a short hair smile to him.

"Hi there" blue haired greet her.

"hello"

"Hi! I'm Junpei Iori and this is my girlfriend Chidori Yoshino" the blue cap teen winked at her but he was smack by Yukari at his head.

"Stupei"

"Hey! I'm just being friendly" he rubbed in the back of his head.

"Sorry about him, Minako-chan"

"It's okay. I think he is funny that makes him cute" she smiled as she compliment Junpei and the man can't help it to feel happy because she appreciates him.

"Hello there." His girlfriend greeted her.

She just smiled to them. 'They're good just like him even if he has a scowl in his face unlike the people in the past.'

"This is our man's best friend but originally he is the dog of Shinjiro's. Koromaru" pointing the dog.

'Oh! Wait' she seen this dog at the shrine before. "Hey! Are you the dog of the priest who passed away?" she heard the dog whined.

"I'm sorry"

"How do you know about it, Minako-san?" Naoto asked.

"I've seen him there when I- uhm- Shinjiro told me already he wants to adopt this dog since his owner died from the accident" she lied.

Naoto stare at the girl as she was in interrogation room. She faces backward to the group.

"*yawn* Many work to do. See ya'" she went upstairs and went up to her room.

After a very long introduction the resident of the dorm decided to go sleep in their rooms and bid Minako have a good night while Yukari and Mitsuru guide Minako to her room.

Her room was in the end of the hall and she liked it. She doesn't care if where her room is. All she cares is Shinjiro and her bead.

She decides to go to sleep as she needs to wake up early tomorrow to visit Shinjiro at the hospital.

Morning…..

"I'm going to visit Shinji, I'm going to visit Shinji" as she sang while carrying a two plastic bag after she cleaned the dorm.

"I never knew you have a beautiful voice, Minako-chan" Rise-chan said not knowing she's there.

"Go-good morning, Rise-chan" she startle.

"You don't have to be nervous. Okay. You're so excited to visit senpai. Why is that?"

"because…."

"Because you are his girlfriend right? I don't know that the old man find was so sap?"

She nod not knowing what is the meaning of a word girlfriend. She thought a friend girl. "Yes! I hope he went out soon there because I'm worried for him staying on that place."

"That's sweet. Would you like me accompany you to visit senpai?" she smirked evilly. This is her chance to tease the senior delinquent.

"Yes. That's great idea. I can't wait we eat this beef I brought for him" she smiled.

"Let's go"

At the hospital…

"Good morning, Shinji" she greeted him with full of energy. She put the two plastic bags in the desk.

"Good morning senpai" she wink at him.

"What are you doing here, Kujikawa?" he asks with annoyed sigh.

"You're so mean senpai. I just accompany your girlfriend because she was so excited to visit you. I never knew you have a girlfriend and why you didn't tell to us?"

"GIRLFRIEND?" before he could even breathe a word.

Rise wink at her and leave them. "Good bye, senpai's"

"What the hell are you saying that you are my girlfriend?" yelling at her.

"I mean I'm a girl who became your friend"

His face-palm himself. "Who the hell are you? Where are you parents?"

"I am gumiho. I don't have what you're saying"

"Quit lying and stop pestering me. How the hell you hear me when I breathe a word but it is almost a whisper?"

"Because I am gumiho and I'm not lying"

"JUST GET OUT OF MY ROOM" he yelled now losing his patience.

She gave him a murderous glare that shivers to his spine. His intense glare turned to her for a second paled like he was scared.

"GET OUT NOW, YOU CRAZY WHORE" he yelled again.

Her murderous glare became more intense when he yelled to her. This time the silence came up to the room.

"You're here and pretending that you are crazy to cling with me. Stop playing games. Do you want me to seduce?"

"You're scary as hell. Leave me alone. The gumiho is not real and you're crazy"

"I'm not lying" she tries to convince him.

"If you are a gumiho show me your nine tails when the moon comes out"

"I save you. I put my bead inside of you if I take it out you'll die"

"Stop pretending you are crazy"

"Or take the damn bead out of me then I will believe you"

"This evening you'll believe me then you'll die. I swear" she said in her serious tone and left from his room.

"That's a scary shit" he said.

Few minutes past he was asleep again….

….

"You remember that I swore to you that I'll make you believe on what I told to you" the girl in auburn hair and her eyes not red this time but it is a blue. Her nine tails showed.

"Huh!" he found his self watching and gaping to the girl as she walks to him. "You're real"

"Yes I am. I am going take my bead now" as she touch her lips to his.

NOOOOOOooooooooooooooo!

…

"Hey! Shinji, Shinji wake up"

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" he shouted as he woke up from his nightmare.

"Are you okay? Where is Minako?" his best friend as k him worriedly.

"Hell yeah! I'm fine. She said she wants to buy nikkudon" he lied.

But the truth is he's pretty scared from her.

…

Aki leave him at the hospital after he tells about some school stuffs and his training well he is not interested. While he kept telling about the stuffs he feels like he was being watched by someone. But he ignored it instead Shinji decided to tire himself by watching cooking shows at the television.

The television shut down itself. The lights also at his room and the light are coming from the window. That is the moon.

The door opened slightly and a Minako entered to the room. But also with her tails and her red eyes turn into blue.

"You-you're real" he startled not believing he see it through his eyes.

She just smirked after seeing him on that state. "I told you I'm not lying." She walks near to him and sit down from his bed.

He wipes his sweat to his face. He felt some tension to his body because of the gumiho's presence.

"I am gumiho"

"The moon is it really beautiful isn't it" she said to him.

"Moon"

"You have nine tails"

"Yes. And I told you. Now I will take my bead and you'll die" she leaned his face to him and touched his lips to hers.

The blue thing came out from his mouth and transferred to her. He feels the pain to his body like he was going to die.

After she got her bead and flew out from the window still facing him. Leaving him panting and the black smoke appeared. "Thanks to my bead you're alive but now you're going to die"

"I saved you but you abandoned me so it's your fault" she said while watching him as the black smoke appeared.

She faces backward and flew but image appeared to her head. Those images on how she was freed on the temple because of him and how grateful his friends. She just tried to ignore it but….

The black smoke was vanished when she came near to him and sits down from his bed.

*sighs*

"Why can't I leave you dying slowly? You freed me from the temple and I really like you when I first saw you there. So, here it goes" she leaned her face on his and touches her lips to his. Transferring the blue thing came out from her mouth to his once again.