Chapter 5 Satoshi
Toshuki woke up with a start. What had happened? It was like an earthquake... He rubbed his head; It hurt.
Toshuki: "where am I now?" Toshuki huffed.
He looked down and saw his shirt was stained with blood. It wasn't his, it was kizami's. Was he still alive? Toshuki certainly hoped not.
Toshuki heard quiet sobbing in the distance. He cautiously stepped over to investigate the sound. Should I do this? He thought. After all, he had met his fair share of crazy people today.
Sobbing voice: "oh god... Help me.." It cried.
Toshuki new that voice... It was...
Toshuki: "Seiko...?" He asked.
Toshuki turned a corner and there she was, slumped against the wall with her hands buried in her face.
Seiko: "Toshuki!?" She gasped.
She was as surprised he was to meet again.
Toshuki walked over to her.
Toshuki: "hello" he said quietly.
Seiko: "are you real?" she asked.
Toshuki opened his mouth to answer but she unexpectedly slapped him around the face.
Toshuki's face stung. If you thought you were dreaming, weren't you supposed to slap yourself?
Toshuki: "ow! Wha-" he said, confused, but was cut off when she buried her face in his neck, sobbing.
She started punching him, lightly this time and muttering
Seiko: "you...big...idiot..." Over and over again.
A fresh wave of tears came and all Toshuki could do was hold her and try to calm her down.
Toshuki: "it's okay...shh...I'm sorry..."he cooed.
Seiko: "don't...leave me...!" She cried.
Seiko: "not...again..." She finished.
Toshuki: "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry!" Toshuki sniffed, tearing up as well.
Just when Seiko seemed to calm down a little, they both burst into tears.
That was when Toshuki realised how drained he was. After what he had seen and what he had done, it felt so good to hold someone and cry.
After a while (long enough for them to both cool down) they got up.
Toshuki: "you alright?" Toshuki asked.
Seiko: "yeah,... I'm better than I was..." she sighed.
Toshuki held out his hand and Seiko gladly accepted it.
Toshuki: "let's go" he said.
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps echoed through the corridor.
Toshuki: "hello?" Toshuki called.
... Silence.
Seiko: "hello?" She called.
Voice: "Seiko!?" The voice called, surprised.
Whoever this was obviously new her.
Seiko: "Satoshi!?" She gasped.
Satoshi steeped out from the darkness.
Satoshi: "Seiko! Have you seen Yuka!?" Satoshi gasped. He was ovbiously out of breath.
Seiko: " No. Have you seen Naomi?" She asked.
Satoshi: "No, sorry." He looked upset for a moment before he pushed passed them.
Satoshi" please help? We can find them both." He offered.
Toshuki realised that he had met Yuka before. He had just saved her from kizami.
Toshuki: "Yuka? I met her. She's a little girl right?" Toshuki asked.
Satoshi gasped.
Satoshi: "Yeah that's her! Where is she?" he demanded.
Toshuki: "I don't know... Last time I saw her we were in another building." Toshuki replied.
Satoshi: "you left her!?" Toshuki accused.
Toshuki: "no!...look its a long story."
Toshuki explained what had been happening to him and what he had done in the school this far.
Satoshi and Seiko looked very shocked. Toshuki had forgotten the fact that Seiko didn't know either.
Satoshi opened his mouth to speak but was gut off by a huge wail.
Yuka: "BIIIIIIG BBBBRROOOOOTTHHHHHERRRRR!" She screamed.
Satoshi: "that's her!" he gasped.
Satoshi started sprinting after the source of the voice. Toshuki and Seiko sprinted after him. They cut into the silence like a knife.
Satoshi: "Yuka!".
Seiko: "Yuka!".
Toshuki: "Yuka!".
From the deep darkness, little Yuka apreared.
Yuka: "Big brother!" She gasped. She looked very happy to see him.
Satoshi: "Yuka!" He cried, pulling her into a giant hug.
Yuka: "where did you go?" She said, looking a little cross.
Satoshi explained that he had been waiting with her when he lost consciousness, and he had woken up in the staff room. He then was told by someone (The one who had teleported him) to find one of friends who were in trouble. Not knowing what to do, he had searched for Yuka and this friend. Satoshi went in to detail about how the one who had teleported him went by the name of Naho.
Toshuki: "that's weird." Toshuki muttered.
It just didn't seem right...
Toshuki: "we should probably go and try to find that friend" Toshuki pointed out.
Seiko and Satoshi looked at him, and just like that, seemed to realise one of they're friends were in trouble.
Seiko: "Yeah, let's go!" Seiko declared.
Seiko: "we must find Naomi!".
While they walked, Toshuki gave a brief introduction of himself. Satoshi introduced himself to but Seiko stayed silent. She looked worried.
Toshuki didn't know how to comfort her he instead gave her had a comforting squeeze.
Satoshi and Yuka trailed behind, hand in hand to. Other than giving them a confused look, Satoshi hadn't persisted on the fact that they were holding hands. He seemed To now better.
They walked past the girls bathroom wen suddenly, out of the blue, Toshuki got a prickling feeling. His hair stood on end and he shivered. Something was wrong with that room.
He stopped waking.
He turned.
Seiko: "what's wrong?" Seiko asked.
Toshuki: "that bathroom " Toshuki replied, nervously.
Seiko and Satoshi walked in, waving away his doubts. Toshuki quickly followed them.
There were four stalls in the bathroom. Toshuki saw that with one of them, there was a rope hanging from the ceiling. It wasn't moving. Whoever was on it was definitely dead.
Somehow, Toshuki knew that whoever their friend was, they were on the other side of that rope.
Seiko stepped over to it a reached for the door.
Toshuki put his arm out to stop her.
Toshuki: "I'll do it" Toshuki said.
Toshuki: "I don't want you to see"
Seiko: "thank you" she replied.
Toshuki sighed with relief but Seiko wasn't done.
Seiko: "but... I have to see this myself".
She opened the door and horror overpowered them.
Seiko: "NAOMI NO!" She screamed.
Satoshi "NAOMI!" Satoshi cried.
Toshuki had managed to cover Yuka's eyes before she could see. He then closed his own.
Seiko: "NO NO NO NO!" She begged.
Yuka couldn't see but definitely knew what was happening.
Naomi...was dead.