Are You Afraid?
Chapter 6 - A Tour of the Rectory
Kiku started showing me around the Borley Rectory, telling me which room was which and how he went about his day. After a while, I noticed that he looked weak, his eyes distant and looked tired. On top of that, his explanations were so half-hearted.
"Kiku, are you feeling okay?"
"Of course I am Arthur-san, why don't you think so? I'm perfectly fine." Kiku said, continuing to walk down the hallway.
"You sure don't look it." I say, glancing up and down.
"Arthur-san...I-I..." Tears started to form in Kiku's eyes. "I was so lonely by myself! Being by myself and-and then-!"
"Shh! Shh..." I attempt to calm my Japanese friend. "It's okay, I'm here right now, well not completely, but still, I'll be here for a while." I pulled Kiku into a hug, rubbing his back calmly. I listened to Kiku's hiccupped cries until he calmed down.
"Thank you Arthur-san." Kiku said, pulling away from me.
"You're welcome."
"Why don't I continue showing you around?"
"That sounds like a great plan."
And thus, Kiku continued with his tour on the ground floor.
We eventually got to the Courtyard, and let me say it was rather large. Three time larger than my own bedroom! I was enjoying it up until then, but then I saw the pale face. It was horrifying.
"K...Kiku, do you see that over there?" I ask, pointing to the nun staring in our direction.
"What?" asks Kiku, as he looks in the direction I was pointing in. "Oh, that... I don't know, I've seen her several times, she's okay."
"Okay? Are you crazy? It's a poltergeist, you should really watch it!"
"I'm not crazy. And she hasn't don't anything to me lately, she's just been watching me and walks around. I'm okay...maybe."
"Kiku!"
"I am, and if I need to do something I know what I need to do."
I sighed, "Fine, I trust you, but I really want you to watch her."
"Actually, I'm more wary of Ryōsuke than the nun."
"Who is this Ryōsuke anyway?"
Kiku pursed his lips. "Just a little kid. He's nice but a little bit...obedient."
"Explain."
"He listens to his boss, and...I don't know."
"You're unsure of a lot of things Kiku."
"I am very confused about things."
"That's okay."
"Arigato." [Thank you.]
"You're welcome."
-Ryōsuke's POV-
I hate my boss. When I had first met him, he had never been this abusive. I kind of miss those days... But as the days go by I get more stubborn and rebellious. Maybe that's why he's so abusive to me lately; I'm not as obedient as I used to be.
Who cares? I could figure that stuff out later, because I'm kind of bored right now. Now that I think about it, I read a few things about Kiku's family. It was...interesting if you will. Very odd family indeed.
I read this one, it was about Chinese female-ish person, (What? At the time, I didn't bother to look at the genders!) it said that she hated being in the same room as someone named Ivan Braginski, and a Korean boy by the name Im Yong Soo. So for fun (and only fun!) I thought of a plan for her to be locked in a room with both of them. Don't worry, it was just to see what her reaction would be. And I sat, thinking of a plan for the following day. Oh this would fun.
A/N I hoped you liked this, a bit shorter than the rest, but I will make the next longer and hope that it will have humor in it.
A thank you toKitsuneletterS, who was the only one who reviewed, but, your choice not mine.