The woman waits calmly and just as Kurumu reaches her, she swings widly at her. Kurumu backs off and lets her powers control her body. Fangs, wings and tail begin to grow out of her. The woman stares and backs away slowly at the new Kurumu.
"What are you freak! Stay away from me!" she screams and throws the knife at Kurumu. With inhumane speed, she slashes at the knife cutting it into 4 pieces. Extending her claws, she traps Misami against the wall and using her powers, forces herself into Misami's mind.
"Stay away from Yasu!" Kurumu ordered before they both collapsed on the floor. Looking inside Misami's head showed her the woman's heartbreak and want. Sifting through her memories she becomes sympathetic to her when suddenly a hole appeared and sucked her into the darkness.
"What are you doing here? Stay away from me! I told you everything so please stay away from Hibiki," shouted the voice blindly when she heard Kurumu land.
"You again! What do you want Misami?" Kurumu cried in anger.
"H-how do you know my name. I don't think we've ever met. My name is Tomiko Misami," the voice echoed with curiousity and fear.
Although Kurumu's sense were dulled from the pain and lack of blood, she knew that this person was different than the psychotic mess that attaced her earlier. "You attacked me... and you were hurting Hibiki," she replied softly.
"Oh no... what have I done? They asked me questions I couldn't answer and then when i woke up, I was in here and they made me tell them everything about Hibiki," she said in shock and horror.
"But you two were together at some point?" Kurumu said weakly as she sat down to listen.
"We were almost married once. We had a terrible arguement that I can't even remember why. I left the estate and i swore never to return. A while ago, these people broke down the door of my apartment and tortured me for answers. They asked me what I knew of a school called Youkai Academy and gave me random names i've never heard of," she started. Unable to contain herself, she finished the whole story. "So I went back to the house and attacked Hibiki? I loved him but I would never hurt him".
Kurumu listening silently while staring at the light coming from the hole above.
"How did you manage to get down here anyways? I've been trying to get out for a while now and I can't find any way through the darkness," asked Misami.
Kurumu hearing this squeezed her hands together tightly. "Y-you can't leave... I did not believe it at first when I came in but you are binded. When I leave this place, it would become so unstable, your body will wage war against your memories and you will die. I-I can't stay though... you have to understand. If I stay and your body wakes up, the person controlling you will kill me and Yasu," she answered.
The woman began to cry and Kurumu embraced her for comfort. When all her tears were gone, she asked for a favour,"I don't know your name but when you leave... please take care of Hibiki. He is an amazing fiancee and we had a stupid arguement. Love him for me as well since I won't be able to anymore. Please... promise me".
"My name is Kurumu Kuruno. Don't worry, I care for him very much as well. I promise to love him for the rest of my life and his," she answered.
As she opened her wings again, the Misami said "T-thank you... I will always remember you".
She pushes herself into the air and as she looks down, the body of Misami slowly begins to fade still whispering the words "Remember you... Remember you...".
The dark hole crumbles within itself and stone blocks begin to fall from the roof of the hole and just as Kurumu leaves the hole, the whole thing collapses. "I will remember you too," whispered Kurumu as she turned back for the last time.
~Hachirou Estate: Kitchen Floor~
"What! Stay away from me... what are you?" Yasu said as he tried to back away.
The body of Misami was being carried away by a stranger in a dark cloak. "You have failed me Misami... I guess you can live a little bit longer Kurumu. How... entertaining," the deep voice laughed menacingly.
Kurumu unable to lift herself off the ground because of the aura, just watched as the man walked out the front door and disappeared with the body.
"What are you people?" Yasu said as he fell back and hit his head on the table.
~Seaside Resort early next morning before dawn~
"Where have you been and why is that man bleeding?" shouted Sun.
"We have been looking everywhere for you since morning" shouted Gin.
"You could have told us where you went... we were worried," shouted Marin.
"It can wait until later. His ex-fiancee was possessed and almost killed him. Please save him Sun.
They laid the man on the bed of a vacant room and Gin closed the door. Marin closed the blinds and watched with interest. Sun closes her notebook and begins to sing a beautiful melody. The wounds on the man heals and with each stitch healing at an extraordinary pace, Kurumu holds her breath. At last, Sun completely exhausted, falls into Gin's arms who carries her back to their room bridal style.
~Seaside Resort Noon~
"Where am I?" Yasu thought. Remembering the events from last night, he wakes up and sees Kurumu holding a plate of food that must've been for him. She quietly feeds him and he enjoys listening to the sound of waves and laughter outside his room. It almost made him forget the fact that he almost died. "Was it all a dream?" he whispered.
Hearing him speak, Kurumu stiffened in fear and her face turns red. "Dammit... if I don't stay focused he could find out that it was real," she thought.
"What happened to me? My head hurts and how did I end up here?" he asked agitatedly.
"Umm... well you showed up at our front door late and you had a drink before falling over..." she lied. He lay back down in relief that those dreams didn't exist.
"There are no monsters," he thought as he smiled to himself.
"I-I'm sorry, you might hate me for this but what you remember last night was all real. I can't lie to you because it hurts me to know that after I say this you might not love me anymore," she cried.
Yasu pulls her into his chest. "So... are you really a monster?" he asked softly without emotion.
"Y-yes, I'm sorry... when I met you, I fell in love with you but I didn't want to scare you," she whispered so softly that Yasu had to strain to hear her voice.
"This is the turning point isn't it?" he said with distaste. "I don't know what to think... I thought that I would finally be happy with you and you would be perfect for me," he said embracing her closer to him.
"Why did Misami call you Hibiki?" she asked without regret.
"If this is the last time I see him... I want to know as much as I can about him," she decided.
He sits up and takes a deep breathe. Every word seemed to pain him. "I suppose I could start from the beginning. My first name was Hibiki Hachirou but I dropped that name many years ago. Hibiki (echo) was what I would hear when I neared the waterfall that I walked by to school every day. One day, our house burned down... and... and both my parents died. The killer was my uncle who was jealous of a box of chocolates that my parents recieved from my grandpa. T-that box of chocolates showed who would get my grandfather's inheritance. Everything I own today is because of my grandfather. When my grandfather saw the destruction caused on our home, he sent for me. He knew that my uncle was very shrewd and must have had a part in this scheme. H-he taught me everything and gave me the name Yasu. My parents never cared much for me other than the chance at owning the chocolatier company. He chose the name Yasu (calm) in hopes of me living a peaceful and normal life. I loved the name Yasu Hachirou but since I was born with Hibiki, I had to use it in public. I hated the name Hibiki... you were the first person I felt I could use the name Yasu since my grandfather left.
The story continued for quite a while and lasted well into the evening. Yasu began to shake and cry thinking of those better times.
"This isn't the worst. We can make it better," Kurumu promised when Yasu took a breath.
"Y-yes, I suppose we can," he ended confidently. "Although, I guess I will have to get over that monster thing but it does seem pretty cool that you can fly".
Yasu smiled at her and she smiled back. "I will keep my promise until we both die," she repeated to herself when she imagined the real Misami looking onto them.
* (A/N) So yea... thats the story of Kurumu. Probably won't open her story for a while. It is a bit rushed but I was quite busy. I'm going to ESL 2 or 3 soon but I have to write a sonnet for English and its a terrible mess. I will update in the next few days though definitely. Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.*