Ayano was helping Taro study since an exam was coming up. She was not as obsessed with him as she was before. She was still a little obsessed with him but not to the point where she would be willing kill someone that went near him. She didn't really care if he found someone else to love. She just wanted her friendship with him to stay. Osana showed later and all three of them would be study together.
The three of them were always together in school. They were the perfect trio. When it was time for them to separate they would say their goodbyes to each other.
"Thanks for the help, Ayano. I think I'll be able to pass the exam thanks to your help" Taro said
"D-don't worry about it. If you try your best then you should be fine" Ayano said
"Just be grateful that we were willing use our time to help you out with your studies" Osana said
"I do appreciate it. I appreciate your help too, Osana" Taro said
Osana blushed. She no longer had feelings for Taro but she would still feel embarrassed when Taro complimented her.
"Don't get the wrong idea! I only helped because I didn't want you to fail!" Osana said
Ayano and Taro laughed. It was always funny whenever Osana tried to deny the fact that she really cared about her friends.
The three of them separated. Ayano slept well but what she didn't know was that Osana and Taro wouldn't be at school the next day.
The day of the exam came and all three of them managed to pass with high marks. Out of the three of them, Ayano was the one with highest score. Osana came in second and Taro was last.
What Ayano didn't know was that her two friends wouldn't show up to school the next day. She also didn't about the events that were about to occur.
Ayano was walking to school alone. It felt very weird to walk to school alone since she would be with ether Taro and Osana on the way to school. When she made it she saw that they weren't there yet. She looked around the school and couldn't find them anywhere. She guessed that they weren't here yet.
Ayano decided to wait in the courtyard for them to show up. There was still no sign of them after she waited for 30 minutes. She was starting to get worried.
"Where are they? They should've been here by now. I hope their okay" Ayano said
Ayano decided to text them to see if they were okay. She didn't get a response from either of them. She was hoping that they were okay. Maybe they were just sick and couldn't contact her.
Ayano went home after school and changed out of her uniform and into something more casual. She was now wearing a red frilly shirt and a black skirt. The length of the skirt stopped above her knees.
Ayano was still trying to get into contact with Taro and Osana but no luck. She tried calling them but they didn't answer. She was about to go to their places to check on them. Her train of thought was interrupted when her phone rang. She quickly grabbed it to see who it was. She was hoping it would be Taro or Osana. But to her misfortune it was Info. Why was Info calling her? She broke off her contract with her months ago.
Ayano canceled the call and put on some white shoes along with some thigh high socks. She was going to go over to Osana's house first since she was closer. When she made it to the house she saw that the front door was open. Ayano knew that something was off. There was no way that Osana would leave her door unlocked.
She entered the house and looked around the house. Everything looked normal. She tried to call out to her.
"OSANA! OSANA! IT'S AYANO!" Ayano shouted
When there was no answer Ayano decided to check the whole house to see if she would find her anywhere. She checked Osana's room last. Osana wasn't in her room ether. The house was completely empty.
"Where could she be?" Ayano asked
Ayano decided to go to Taro's place next. The door front door was also open. She searched around and even called out to Taro but no luck. The house was empty.
Ayano was now sitting on a bench in a nearby park. She was shedding some tears because she was really worried about her friends. She was so worried that something bad had happened to them. She was hoping that the only reason that they weren't at school today was because they were sick. That's what she was hoping but that wasn't the case.
"Taro, Osana, where are you?" Ayano asked herself
Ayano felt her phone ring again and looked to see who it was. To her displeasure it was Info again. She ignored the call again. That was when she got a text from Info. What she read left her in shock.
"If you want to see Osana and Taro again then I suggest that you answer my phone calls" Info texted
Ayano then called Info and waited for her to pick up. The phone only rang once before it was answered.
"Hello, Ayano" Info said
"Info, if you know where Taro and Osana are then tell me right now" Ayano said
"It'll cost you" Info said
"I'm taking anymore panty shots for you" Ayano said
"Relax that was a joke" Info said
"This isn't funny Info! Tell me where I can find them!" Ayano said
"If you don't give those panty shots then my lips are sealed" Info said
Info hung up and left Ayano in shock. She had to rescue her friends. They were the only friends that she they ever had. She had no choice but to figure out the location of her friends by herself. She didn't want to do anymore favors for Info. Luckily she knew exactly what to do. She needed to trace the call from Info. She knew where her friends were and there was high chance that she was at the location where they were at. Ayano also knew that Info was the one behind the kidnapping. It made sense the more she thought about it
Ayano was able to find the location of Info's phone and she saw that it was coming from a different neighborhood. She knew where Info lived but she also knew that this location was not Info's home. She guessed that it was an abandoned home. She was able to find the location and needed to prepare for the worst because Info might have set a trap for her
Ayano needed to be prepared for the worst. She entered the house and looked around. It was a nice house despite it being abandoned. She had to refrain from shouting the names of her friends. It probably wouldn't matter whether she shouted or not since Info was aware that she was already here.
Ayano checked every room in the house but all of them were empty. The only place she hasn't checked was the attic. She tried the basement first but it was empty. She gulped because she was afraid of what she would find in the attic. Sure it might be empty but she was still feeling nervous.
Ayano went into the attic but it wasn't empty because she heard muffled sounds coming from the attic. When she entered the attic she saw that it was her friends plus three other friends that she had made. Taro and Osana were here. But there were three other girls and one boy here as well.
Ayano recognized the other three. One was Kokona Haruka, the next one was Saki Miyu, the next one was Budo Masuta and the last one was Taro's little sister, Hanako Yamada. All of them were tied and gagged to chairs. What was really suspicious was that all of them still had their school uniforms on and that told her that they were kidnapped before leaving school grounds. At least that's what she suspects about Budo, Saki and Kokona. Ayano suspected that Osana, Taro and Hanako were kidnapped shortly after they got home.
What Ayano didn't understand was how Budo got kidnapped. He was the president of the martial arts club and he had a black belt. How did he get overpowered?
Osana and Taro saw Ayano and were happy to see that she found them. The other ones weren't as happy, in fact they looked scared and mad at the same time.
Ayano ungagged Taro and Osana first. They were able to speak again.
"Ayano, thank goodness you're here" Taro said
"How did you find us?" Osana asked
"Info called me earlier and revealed that she knew where you were at. I assumed that she was with all of you so I traced the call and it led me here" Ayano said
"Nice going" Osana said
That's when the others spoke up.
"Ayano, you better let us go right now" Saki said
"I'll try my best to free all of you" Ayano said
"You better not be messing with us" Kokona said
"Why would I do that?" Ayano asked
"Don't play dumb! You're the one who kidnapped us!" Budo said
Ayano was not expecting to hear that. She doesn't remember doing that.
"No, I didn't" Ayano said
"Don't lie to us you meanie! There's no one else who has black hair that's in ponytail" Hanako said
"What we don't understand is why your mom helped you do this to us" Budo said
Ayano's eyes widened in shock when she heard that her own mother was involved as well.
"Stop it, you guys! Ayano is innocent!" Osana said
"How do you know that?!" Saki asked
"We've been friends for a while and we know her well enough that she wouldn't do something like this" Taro said
"Maybe she was just acting and pretending to be your friend" Hanako said
"We know that she didn't do it just trust us" Osana said
Ayano on the other hand was starting to think about who all was involved with the kidnapping. First was Info and then there was her mother. According to the others, except Osana and Taro, a girl with black hair that was in a ponytail was also involved. That's when it clicked. She knew who the third person was. It was none other than Aino. The demon that used to inside of her. The demon somehow took on a physical form after it was driven out of her body. It took on her appearance since it had been inside of her for years.
"Everyone, stay still and I'll untie all of you" Ayano said
That's when another voice called out to her.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you" The voice said
Ayano froze. She knew who the owner of that voice was. She turned around and saw that it was exactly who she thought it was. It was her own mother.
"Mom" Ayano said
"I'm glad to see that you managed to find this place on your own. You are my daughter after all" Mom said
"Mom, what's the meaning of this? Why are you working with Info and Aino?" Ayano asked
Osana and Taro were shocked to hear that Ayano's own mother was working with Aino. The other four were confused about the name that Ayano mentioned.
"Who's Aino?" Kokona asked
"That would be me?" A new voice said
Aino stepped out of the shadows. They were shocked to see that a girl that looked just like Ayano appeared before them.
"I didn't know Ayano had a twin" Budo said
"That's not her twin" Osana said
"Then it's just someone who like her?" Hanako asked
"Allow me to explain" Aino said
Everyone looked at Aino.
"I'm actually a demon" Aino said
"A demon?!" Kokona said in fear
"Yes, I have been inside Ayano for most of her life. She was the perfect host. But thanks to an exorcism that the occult club performed on her I was driven out of her body. Luckily I was in her for so long that I was able take on a physical form. I took on her physical form. Right now all I want is Taro" Aino said
"I will never become yours, Aino!" Taro said
"Sorry, Taro. But you don't have a choice. Your fate is sealed" Aino said
Aino took a couple steps towards Taro and the young boy was starting to get scared. Luckily for Taro, Ayano stepped in and blocked her way.
"I won't let you hurt him" Ayano said
"Don't worry Ayano, when we join forces again those ugly thoughts will leave your mind" Aino said
"What are you talking about?" Ayano said
"Sweetie, Aino is going to repossess you" Mom said
"What?!" Ayano said
"This demon needs you as much as you need her. I want you and Aino to become one again" Mom said
Ayano was quick to respond to this.
"No, I don't want her" Ayano said
"You don't really mean that. Those new emotions are messing with your head. Once you two become one again, you'll be able to think rationally again" Mom said
"I'm telling you that I don't want her in me. I can finally feel emotions on my own. Don't you understand what will happen if we become one again? I'll turn back to the cold, heartless girl that I once was! I don't want that! I don't want to end up being a killer! Please just let us go!" Ayano said
"You don't understand. This is the fate of our family" Mom said
"She's right, you know" A new voice said
Everyone turned and saw that it was Info. She had the same evil smirk on her face.
"Is that Info?" Osana asked
"That must be her" Taro said
"Are you telling me that you know about my family history?" Ayano asked
"Of course I do. I did a little digging around and saw that your entire family bloodline have been associated with demons" Info said
Ayano was shocked to hear that. She had no idea that her entire family bloodline involved themselves with demons.
"This is the fate of your entire family. But you broke the bond that we had with demons when you allowed yourself to be purified" Aino said
Aino then looked Osana.
"And it's all thanks to that twin tailed banshee. You convinced her to be purified" Aino said
"I don't regret what I did. She became better person. I don't care if your entire family was involved with demons" Osana said
"Once we're reunited the first to die will be you. Everyone else will die after you. I was hoping to capture the student council president as well but she left on another trip" Aino said
"I refuse to join with you again" Ayano said
"You don't have a choice. We're going to reunited whether you want to or not" Aino said
Aino stepped forward and Ayano stepped back. The demon could tell that her host was scared. She could see her knees shaking. Osana couldn't take it anymore and shouted her feelings.
"STOP IT! SHE'S YOUR DAUGHTER! DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT SHE DOESN'T WANT THIS! DON'T FORCE YOUR DAUGHTER TO DO SOMETHING THAT SHE DOESN'T WANT TO DO!" Osana shouted
"This is a family tradition that you'll never understand" Mom said
"I DON'T CARE IF IT'S TRADITION! YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR DAUGHTER DOESN'T WANT TO TURN BACK INTO THE PERSON SHE USED TO BE!" Osana shouted
"It doesn't matter if she wants to do this or not. It'll be happening ether way" Mom said
"And I'll make sure she doesn't get away" Info said
Info hit a button on a remote and a cage dropped from the ceiling and landed on Ayano. The girl was trapped.
Everyone else just watched in horror as the demon approached. The one who was affected by this the most was Kokona. She thought her family issues were bad but Ayano's was even worse. They might not be debt but it's messed up in a different way.