I do not own Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro. That's for sure!

ACT 2 : THE FORGOTTEN STORY

Many things happened ever since I started being a high-schooler. I began to get active in clubs and assignments to even think about the book. But sometimes, no, many times, I kept remembering about the story and wonder how it ended.

Sometimes, I will dreamt about the illustration of the little girl with the big blue eyes, blue frock and blond ponytails holding a blue umbrella, standing alone in the rain with a sad-looking eyes, as if wanted someone to find her.

I knew that the girl must be a ghost, because most of the picture books at that bookshelves contain scary stories. But I can't help to wonder why she appeared before the man. How did she die, or is she really a ghost?

I don't know why that story haunted me so much, to tell the truth, there is still many books that I half-read and never knew its ending, but only that book remained in my mind. I told my best friend since elementary school, Kanae about it. Fortunately, she remembered the book which I was holding during the hide and seek game, but sadly, she forgot its title.

"But if I'm not mistaken, the title is a name." she told me.

"You suppose it's the girl's name?" I asked.

"Maybe so, after all, she's the heroine right?"

But unfortunately, I forgot about her name. I do remember that it has been told in the earliest part of the story. Kanae suggest me to look at the library's book inventory, perhaps I can look for its title there. Again, I went back to the elementary school along with Kanae to search for it. The librarian accept our request and let us go through the inventory from five years ago.

But most of the books are entitled with its own character's name, plus, the list stretch out to 300, I given up hope already to search for that particular book. On our way home, we exchanged our ideas on the girl's name. Kanae suggested that it must be a simple one like Alice or Emma because those names are common for old English stories.

But until I got home, I can't even think of one name that sounds the same as that girl's. All I remembered, it have an 'e' inside. It's pathetic, really, to suddenly wanted to remember something you have forgotten all years before.

I haven't given up yet, I search on the internet of all old collection of picture books or short stories that contains the heroine name. If possible, I wanted to know the ending and why does the story bothers me so much. I continued to read one by one synopsis and reviews of old books I found that I soon grew tired.

After some time passed, my eyes grew sleepy. I glanced at the clock on my computer and realized it has been past midnight. I was surprised, never before I was up this late. Suddenly, I heard the door of my room creaking behind me. That must be mom. She probably worried why I still haven't turned off the lights. I thought to myself before turning to face the door, hoping to see my mother's face at the door.

To my surprised, she is not there, not even our housekeeper, but a little girl, with dazzling blue frock and gleaming long pale-yellow hair, tied up in two ponytails with blue ribbons stands at the doorway. Her surprisingly deep blue eyes stared at me with an emotionless look on her pale white face.

I was so shocked that I almost forgot to breath. The girl just stands there, looking directly at my surprised face. The shock stunned me for a few minutes as I realized something like this has actually happened before. Is it in the book? I tried to collect all my strength to open my mouth.

"He... Hello... Hello there... Wha.. What's your name?" I stammered.

"Emily." she said in a cute little voice. I gasped. That's it! That's her name!

Before I have the chance to ask more, the girl quietly left my room. I remembered the plot on the book and quickly ran after her. Though I pushed open my door at the very instant that girl closes them, to my horror, she has already disappeared.

I fell to my knees, surely all of it is not my imagination. She really did come to my room, just like in the story, and tell me her name... Also, the name of the book... A light jolted into me. I ran back to my room, typed in the name Emily on my computer and clicked search.

My guess is right. Immediately, I found it, the book, with the illustration of a sad-looking girl in the familiar blue frock with two blond ponytails, holding an umbrella. It is really the book that I have been searched for so long.

Emily did a good job appearing here and there... Sorry Yako!