Disclaimer:
~ I don't own Ghost Hunt or any characters developed by Fuyumi Ono & Shiho Inada! (Manga Version) ~
Arthur's Message:
Hello, dear readers! This the final chapter of Where Everything Starts! Before you start reading this final chapter! I want to thank all of you, who has stick with me since my first chapter and also to who recently favorite this story! Which is why I specially planned this last chapter a bit longer than my other chapters! Please enjoy the last chapter, everyone! – Jc
P.S. Since I'm at the end of this story. Does anyone want me to create a story about what you want to read? Oh, sorry but I don't do crossover! T^T Sorry! P.M. me if you do have an manga or anime you want me to make a story about next! If not it's okay! I'll just go read some manga or watch anime and make a story of it.
POV: NONE
"What are we supposed to do, now?" Matsuzaki ask, Hara.
"For starter… Why don't you stop sitting around," Hara said, softly.
"What? Can you repeat that?"
Hara close her eyes and take in the current atmosphere.
"Th-This isn't good…" she open her eyes and look at Matsuzaki, "There's a lot of wandering spirits everywhe-"
"Oh, my... There sure a lot of spirits that haven't pass on yet…" a old female voice said out of nowhere.
Both Matsuzaki and Hara turn to the direction to where the voice appear from.
"It seems," the old female voice look up at the old school building with a fearful look.
"Are you are Ms. Keli by chance?" Hara said, surprise.
"Y-Yes, that's me," she look at Hara and Matsuzaki with a gentle smile, "And you are… Yes, you are Ms. Hara and Ms. Matsuzaki, is that correct?"
Both Hara and Matsuzaki nod.
"Will you help those poor spirits? Don't get me wrong. I don't see what you can see, I can only hear their cries. Strange, right?" she chuckle a little.
Hara and Matsuzaki too chuckle a bit strangely.
"Uh, Ms. Keli? I thought you… I mean, didn't you turn down, Na- Mr. Shibuya's help?" Hara ask.
"Yes, I did… But, after that gentle young man left. I felt really sorry for not helping him because it's my fault Jiro couldn't rest in peace. (I think…) So, I thought I will at least see Jiro being put to rest. And so, here I am," she look up the old school building once more and felt uneasy.
'Gentle? What? Who? Naru? No way,' Matsuzaki thought, "Hey, Masako are you sure she is the real Keli?" she bend down to match Masako's height and whisper.
"Yes, I'm sure. I've seen a photo of her from Mr. Brown," Hara said, in a low voice.
"Hm? Why would he have her photo? And where did he get his hands on her photo?"
"Probably, he needed it for the doll making process? He said he ask the principal for her photo. (short pause) Are you doubting about something about her or something?"
"W-Well… Look, it isn't that I don't- I mean, she look normal to me. I thought she'll look- you know… a bit more-"
"Distorted? Monster? Perhaps, ugly?" Keli said, out of the blue.
"Uh, n-no, I didn't mean-" Matsuzaki slowly fell silent and felt a bit embarrass.
"It's alright. I'm used to people doubting if am the real Keli or not. Especially, when I was in my youngest days… Everyone knew I was in a car accident and my face was damage on that day. '(TO HERSELF) I don't remember anything after that incident- only the time when I woke up and saw a face that wasn't mine in the mirror. And seeing the man who did it… Jiro- the man I long love since childhood become- he changes that's all I can say. I-I really don't understand what get over him. He talk to me with the atmosphere of a madman- like a serial killer. I tried to run away from him- I truly believed that the Jiro right now isn't the same Jiro I knew…' I know you aren't trying to being rude or anything- It does seem strange that my face isn't distorted or looked like my face was cut and forced to wear those girls face…" she said, trying to steady her voice.
"I'm sorry. I must have said too much… But, I just thought that you face looks so natural," Matsuzaki chat with Keli.
'Now that Ms. Matsuzaki mention it…' Hara took a closer look at Keli's face, 'She really doesn't look like she's wearing a face of someone else…' Hara wander off walking toward the old school building, when she and the other two heard a big BANG! sound from within the old school building, "Ah, it looks like the plan is in motion right now. Ms. Matsuzaki, let's also begin helping those spirits."
Matsuzaki nod and walk to the middle of the field and slowly took a big breath and exhale.
"Ms. Keli, I'm so sorry to say this, but could you please move farther away from here for the time being? It's only just until all the wandering spirits are put to rest. We really need to really to concentrate to help the spirits," Hara said, in a hurry tone.
"I understand," Keli said, plainly, 'I'll head to the opposite of this building and observe,' she walk away.
Throughout the whole night, Matsuzaki and Hara help the spirits pass to the next world one by one. Making sure that not one of the spirit are left behind in this world.
~ Meanwhile, with Brown and Takigawa ~
"K-Keli? Is that you?" Jiro said in confusion.
"Jiro, come here~" Keli's voice call for Jiro.
Slowly Jiro drop to the ground and stand still in confusing for a long period of time. In the center of the dark room, a shadowy figure sits on an old fashion wooden chair. The figure was motionless, like a statue. In Jiro's eyes, he sees not a shadowy figure, but Keli sitting down motionless. From the distance she's wears her beautiful bluish dress. But, because of the sudden appearances of her, he looks confused and doubtful to what he's seeing. He move cautiously and tries to figure out this figure, that looks like Keli in front of him. As the same time as he walk closer toward her, he look around the dark room. Lucky- he didn't spot Brown at one of the corners of the room. If he did, the operation would had failed. Which will caused both Takigawa and Brown to plan B, to force Jiro into the doll. But, then it's a lot more risky, since the chance of success is less than 45%, the doll maker warned Brown. Which is why both of Brown and Takigawa are in higher alert of not rushing too early or too slow.
'A little bit more closer…' Takigawa thought, softly chanting.
He chant softly enough that Jiro won't take notice to. Near the entrance of the door, there's a pile of boxes pile upright- that's where Brown is position and softly chanting as well.
'Eh~ Ouch~ M-My legs are sleeping. Come on and hurry up,' Takigawa thought, crying within.
Takigawa is sitting still on the old wooden chair with the doll on his lap. That's the true identity of the shadowy figure, that Jiro couldn't see behind.
~ Takigawa: Flashback ~
"Go change into that," Naru demanded, again.
"Okay?" Takigawa grabbed the box off Brown and left, 'Sheesh, he's as naggy as ever…'
And just before Takigawa entered the next classroom to change. Brown came running out the other classroom and catch up with him.
"That's right before you change into those clothing…" Brown said, staring at the box with a awkward look, "We might not have much time so, I'll be brief on the plan. (And hopefully you'll adapt to it)".
"Okay," Takigawa said, right away, 'It shouldn't be that complicated- since I'm a "maybe" to him… (reminiscing)'.
"The plan is for someone, which is you to just sit still on a chair in the center of the classroom with the doll I was holding on to. And repeatedly, chant those incantation over and over again," he hands a two sentence long writing on the paper, "Make sure that it's softly chanted. We don't want Jiro to notice or suspect anything. And~ that's all."
"Seriously, that's it? …Pretty doable."
"Yep! Oh, that's right… about 1 or 2 meters radius, you should get ready for the next step."
"Next Step? …What's the Next Step?"
"Don't worry about that. It'll be all me."
"Okay…" he frown,"Oh, yeah. What are those charms for anyway?"
"Charms?"
"You know those two big boxes and medium sized boxes. You and Mr. Lin told the whole group to carry inside the classroom next door."
"Oh, those boxes are… supposed to be piled up around the perimeter of the classroom."
"What for?"
"Hmm… Who knows the purpose for those boxes. Only Mr. Lin and Mr. Shibuya knows why," Brown shrug his shoulder, "But, those medium size boxes are just extras stuff, I was told. Just blank piece of paper inside. Although, I was told it wasn't that important to know and the most important ones are the two bigger boxes. And if I remember right, Mr. Lin and I told everyone not to open those boxes yet…" he glare at Takigawa, "But, it seems someone didn't listen to instruction…"
"S-Sorry, it was kind of heavy… And wanted to know what's inside."
"Well, whatever… Just like what you said earlier, inside the two big size boxes are full of paper charms, which is still incomplete. That's what Mr. Lin is currently doing. He's finishing the charms," he glance at the door next to them.
"Will those charms work?"
"For starters, I'm not sure it really does have any real effects, but the doll maker instruct me to have all those charms to be stick up around the inside of the room before we begin to capture Jiro. Oh wait, now that I think about it again… He said, something about the soul of the spirit will slumber and caging it from the outside world."
"Hm? Probably he meant something like what Hara does when he says about slumber. And preventing the spirit from escaping the room, I think."
'What?' Brown look at Takigawa blankly.
"W-Why are you staring at me like that?" Takigawa ask.
"Oh, so you can train a monkey to learn," Naru's voice out of the nowhere.
Takigawa quickly turn and saw Naru, who's walking toward Brown. Naru smirk for short moment toward Takigawa before facing Brown.
"Hey, who are you calling a monkey?!" Takigawa said, at the same time as Brown spoke to Naru.
"Is there something you need?" Brown asked, Naru.
"Nothing from both of you," Naru plainly replied.
"What? Hey, Naru-!" Takigawa said, irritated.
All three of them suddenly fall silent after hearing footsteps coming closer to them from the opposite side of the door in front of them.
"Naru?" Lin open the door.
Takigawa moved to the other side of the room, followed after by Brown. Lin walk past them and stood in front of Naru.
"Did something happened?" He ask, Naru.
"Have you finish the charms, yet? It's getting late," Naru said, looking outside the window.
"Yes, it's all done. I finished the last few bunch a moments ago. It's ready to put up."
"Good," he turn toward Takigawa and Brown, "You two grab those two boxes and carry it to the next room, now," he demanded, "Oh, don't forget to wear those," Naru said toward Takigawa.
Takigawa look completely confused to why both Brown and Naru keep mentioning about those clothes. Brown tug Takigawa's shirt, pointing out that they should head inside the room and grab those boxes. Takigawa nod and just as both of them was about to walk inside the room. Lin suddenly called Brown's name.
"Mr. Brown," Lin said.
Both Takigawa and Brown stop and face Lin.
"Also, I'll be needing some hands to put up the charms on the wall. There's too many areas that needed to be cover."
"Alright," Brown said.
Lin nod. Lin and Naru started to walk toward the other room, chatting softly.
"Let's go, Mr. Takigawa," Brown said, and walk inside the room.
~ Takigawa: End of Flashback ~
'2 meters…' Brown slowly stand up from where he hiding behind from.
'Brown?' Takigawa notice Brown from the shadow.
"Why aren't you speaking to me anymore, Keli?" Jiro ask toward Takigawa.
'O-Okay…' Takigawa panic, 'What the heck am I supposed to do?!'
"Do you still hate me? For what I have done? –How's there?!" Jiro turned around.
"Takigawa, whatever you do don't move from where you are! Unless, I tell you to move!" Brown shout.
He open his Bible book and start to read out loud. Jiro slowly look at Brown anxiety.
"Hehehe… You think that will held me down? Foolish boy… Yes-" He suddenly stop speaking.
'Yes, it worked! And what's left is…' Brown thought, "Takigawa, the charm! Hurry!" he yell.
"Uh, right! The charm," Takigawa slowly react.
He run toward Jiro and placed one charm at the top of his forehead and chant the incantation out loud.
"Takigawa, the doll! Place the doll sitting on the chair! And run back here!" Brown instructed said after Takigawa finished the chant.
Takigawa place the doll on the chair and run toward Brown, who is back reading the Bible on his hand.
"S-Seriously, Brown… (Breathing heavily) If you told me I'll be… (Inhale) Running around back and forth. I won't be this confused… (Exhale) And tired," Takigawa said, breathing hard.
"I told you! (Chanting) I don't have time to explain (Chanting) the whole plan to you!" Brown said, as he mixed in with reading the Bible.
Takigawa slowly catch his breath and stare at Jiro, who hasn't moved or spoke a word for a long time. And Brown look up at Jiro and pause.
"What's next?"
"… Like I said, it'll be all me."
Jiro suddenly moved and cursed at Brown and Takigawa. Brown resume to reading the Bible again as Jiro move slowly toward them.
"You… I'll kill you!" Jiro point at them.
When suddenly a young female figure hug Jiro.
"Jiro, let's go? Don't you think it time to stop and come with me, now? Isn't it because of me? You did all this for?" the young women smiled toward him.
"…Ke-Kelito," said happily.
'Who is she?' Brown and Takigawa thought.
Kelito remove her embrace on Jiro and slowly walk backward. Jiro followed her obediently. Takigawa and Brown watch the two of them walk to the center of the room. Both of them hug each other and slowly they disappeared. For a long time, the room was silent and nothing move or a single sound was heard.
"Is it over now?" Takigawa ask Brown, "Brown?"
"Uh, yeah," Brown said, sounding a bit confuse, "L-Let's go find Naru and help him look for Mai."
"Okay."
Both start to exit the room, when Brown turn back around and stare at the doll.
"You know I never thought the doll could do something that amazing. I really thought that a spirit appear for real," Takigawa laugh as he left the room through the door.
'The doll is burning just like what doll maker said it will happened when sealing succeed. But, somehow it didn't felt right…' Brown thought feeling uneasy.
He exit the room.
'Just in case, I should seal the room with charms. And collect the ashes when the sun rise tomorrow.'
~From the distance…~
"Big sister, Kimo… Should we follow them?" Lucio ask.
Kimo smiled at Lucio.
"Go help them find Mai, Lucio. It's finally over… I don't feel Jiro's presence anyway," she said relief.
"Really?!"
"Yes, so when you are done. Go to that young lady, who's wearing a Kimono, okay? She will help you pass over."
"Okay… So you're heading first then?"
"Yes, will you be okay?"
"Yes and see you later!" Lucio wave and follow after Brown and Takigawa.
Kimo smile and went outside the old school building where Masako and Matsuzaki stay.
POV: Shibuya Kazuya (Naru)
Going back an hour ago…
"Release me, NOW!" Jiro sneer.
"Naru, go!" Brown shout over Jiro's angry voice, "You need to find Mai! Don't worry about us! We'll do our part, so should you, too!"
'I'm not a bit worry, though…' I took a breath, "Okay."
Then, I hear both Takigawa and Brown begin to chanting.
'Good…' I thought as I start to turn around.
"K-Keli? Is that you?" I heard Jiro's voice became confused and calm.
"Jiro, come here~" Keli's voice call out for Jiro.
"Keli…"
The classroom once again became silent. For a second, I stayed staring at the door of the classroom when I realize I should have been looking for Mai. I run through the hallway looking through every classroom. After 15 minutes later, looking through all the classroom from the second floor… Mai wasn't in any of the classroom, except to one classroom which was lock to begin with.
'Mai… Where in the heck are you?' I slowly become irritated after reaching the last classroom, which was empty.
I sigh and turn back walking to the lock room I couldn't open.
'Seriously, what's good in getting irritated?' I stood in front the door, 'Mai, please be inside here…'
I kick the door down and the door broke open. I enter the room and there she was… Lying on the middle of the classroom. I rush to her side and her eye's opened.
"Naru? Is that you?" Mai ask.
"Yeah…" I said, a bit horrified by all the blood around her face.
"Hehehe… Sorry, Naru… For some reason, I- feel a bit dizzy and sleepy…"
"Hey! Don't sleep, stupid!" my voice crack, 'Damn it! I need to get her out of here! She lost a significant amount of blood, causing her to feel dizzy.'
I carry her up and slowly walk toward the door.
"Naru, you said I'll be in danger earlier… (Breathing hard) What do you mean by that?" she said as I walk through the hallway heading to toward the stairway.
"What the heck are you talking about? When did I s-" as I spot the stairway, I stop talking.
A familiar figure stood in front the stairway, leaning against the wall. His backs facing toward us.
"Na-"
"Sheesh!" I silence her, 'W-Why is he here?! Isn't he suppose to be with them!' I thought, anxiety.
I look at Mai's painful face and at the stairway.
'What should I do? I don't have time for this… Mai needs medical treatment right away…'
"What do we have here?" the man said.
"So, you must be the other Jiro then?"
"Hmph, what makes you say so?"
"Ms. Keli, said so. She said, there's two Jiros."
"That Keli? Hmph, yeah she is right. Jiro is my twin brother and it also my name as well, Jiro Michelle Rum. It makes no sense why our parents named us like that but, call me, Rum instead. So you don't confuse between me and my brother, k?"
"… Mr. Rum, are you also…"
"Dead? Yeah, you could say something like that… You know your friends are trying to seal my brother up. But, let me tell ya. My brother- the other Jiro- he's unstable and clever. He won't be easy influence by what was that? The thing that guy who's pretending to be that devil Keli was holding? Well, whatever- I'll just say Jiro won't be easily fool by that, unless he sees the real Kelito. Because he's personality can become nasty. If they provoke him the wrong way."
'Wait, Kelito? Who's that? Wasn't Ms. Keli his lover?'
"Pff- What?! That Keli? No, no, no! It's her youngest sister Kelito is the women he loved. That woman Keli was just jealous of her sister. You know how sibling are, if you know what I mean. If one is treated better than the other, the other get all bitter and such. And I'm guessing that you heard the other side of the story about the accident and what my brother did after Kelito died, right? But, did you know who was inside that vehicle that run over Kelito? It's her sister! Like seriously, who can loss control a vehicle without no reason? The vehicle didn't even had any malfunction or any cause to loss control! Everyone knew the sister, Keli wants to kill her sister! But, there wasn't enough evidences to frame Keli that she tried to murder her sister."
"Wait, Ms. Keli has a younger sister Kelito?" I said, shock, "How do I know you aren't lying to me?"
The man reach inside his inner jacket's pocket and throw a small book-like to the ground. The small book slide toward me and stop right at my feet. I stare at the small book and pick it up.
"This is…" I look at the first cover.
"It's a small photo book, of when we were in middle school in America. I think this should be enough evidences, right?"
I frown and opened the small book and on the first page it was titled, Congratulation! You graduated from middle school! In English. I turn to the next couple of pages, showing students and teachers. At the final page I turned to, on a big bold sharpie it read out, My Best Friends 4ever! This time it's in Japanese. On the photo, starting from the left side of the photo two boys, who look alike smile brightly toward the camera. Farther to the right side of the photo, there's two girls holding hands, one looking at the camera with a blank look, while the other look at the two boys with an irritated look. Underneath each person a name label was print out, starting from the left side: Jiro Michelle Rum K., Jiro Micha Mur K., Kelito F., & Keli Mai F.
"So? Do you believe me now?"
'This make no sense at all…' I look up at him.
"Weird isn't it? Two dead man named, Jiro. And two sister sharing the same name and look, even though their birth is separated by 1 year, right?"
Slowly Rum begin to vanished.
"Did you know… When Jiro disappear… I, too, disappeared. And before I completely disappear, let me warn you. Don't trust Keli. She's a gentle and kind but, also a devil! She's-" he vanished.
'What the heck just happened?' I look around confused, 'But what does he mean by that? No, I should hurry down and get Mai treated… Sorry, Mai. I totally forget about you.'
I carry her downstairs when the stairs suddenly crumble beneath us, forcing me to hang on to the edge of the stairs while my other hands handing on to Mai's arm.
"M-Mai!" I called out to her, 'Sh- Damn, she's unconscious!'
I tried to pull Mai up, but she was too heavy.
'This is serious! I can't hold on to her much longer!' my grip slowly loosen up until I let go of her, "No!"
"D-Don't worry, Naru! I got her!" Brown's voice came out from the bottom stairs.
"Naru, here," Takigawa reach out his hands to me.
I grab his hands and he pulled me up.
"Get her out of here, Brown. She needs to get medical treatment, now!" I shout down the stairs.
"Okay!" Brown replied.
Brown carried Mai out of the building.
"So, it's seems everything is over now," Takigawa said, happily.
"It isn't over yet," I jump down from the second floor.
"H-hey! Are you crazy?!" Takigawa said, shock.
"You have a better way of getting down?"
"No… Uh, hey Naru… By chance, you won't leave me here, right? I just saved your life and all, right?"
"Sigh, go get Lin. He's still up there."
"Really? Okay."
"Tell him, P.B. starts now."
"P.B. starts now? Okay, get it! (What the heck is that suppose to mean?)," Takigawa starts to run through the hallway.
'She's a devil!' Rum's voice echoed inside my head, 'What does he mean by that?'
I slowly walk out the building and stop to see, Ms. Keli watching Masako and Matsuzaki and suddenly walk toward Brown, who is carrying Mai.
'… Why is she here?' I thought for second, suddenly, everything fits in place, 'They're in danger!'
I run toward Brown passing both Masako and Matsuzaki.
"Naru?!" both said, surprise.
"Brown, get Mai away from her!" I yell at the top of my lungs.
"What?" Brown turn around.
"Okay, stop where you are!" The principal's voice came out, pointing a gun at me.
'Damn it! Why didn't I notice it! All of those murders recently, wasn't from Jiro! It's all done by Ms. Keli! Why didn't I notice how strange or found it suspicious to how she behave or speak?!' I stop running and raise my hands to be visible to be seen.
"Naru!" Brown, Masako, and Matsuzaki yell.
"Now, Brown was it? How about putting her down on the ground? Hm?" the principal said, panicky at him.
'Why is the principal here, too? With a gun?' I thought.
Brown hesitantly look at me.
"P-Put her down, Brown," I hesitantly said.
Brown put her down.
"Back away. Go on! Back away toward Mr. Shibuya," point the gun at me again.
Brown walk slowly toward me. The principal at the same time slowly walk toward Keli and Mai.
"What's wrong? Are you confused to what's going on? Although, it's seem that man in black suits just figure it all out~" She look at me and laugh.
"Who are you?"
She stop laughing and look at me with a murderous look.
"The way you look at me like that, proves you aren't the Ms. Keli I met."
"And you probably be asking, why I kill those female student and such, right? Well, it's pretty simple. Before those insect came to my school, I was chosen as the most popular and most beautiful female student for my first and second year! Until, on my last and third year of high school, I was only chosen as the most popular female student of the year and the most beautiful went to Kelito! I hated it! So, the very next day, I went up to her older sister, Keli and said this and that. Oh my gosh, I can't believe how stupid she was! She believed every word I said about her! And here I thought, she'll just fight with her sister but no! She went and run over her sister with a truck!" she said happily.
"That's sick," Matsuzaki said, from the distance.
"Well, it wasn't really my fault. I mean, she chosen to harm her not me! And guess what happened to her! She became insane right after doing that to her sister. So~ I don't having nothing to do with it."
"No, you hated her for having everything, Ms. Keli," I said, realizing she isn't making sense.
"I don't know what you are trying to say? First, you said I was a fake and now you telling me I am Keli?" she scoff at me.
"I didn't say you weren't Ms. Keli. Rather, you showed another personality- different from the person who I talk to earlier this evening."
"What are talking about? This the first time I met you in person."
'This behavior… it can't be' I stare at the principal.
The principal panicky look away.
"You, Mr. Principal should know what I'm talking about. This is turning ugly by the minute! If we don't stop her she'll go insane!"
"I-I don't know what you are talking about," The principal said, with an unsteady tone.
"If you care about your students and school! Put the gun down and stop Ms. Keli from doing anything rush!" Matsuzaki yell at the principal.
The principal drop the gun down to the ground by surprised. I run toward the principal.
"No, no, no!" Keli pick up the gun up and pointed it at me, "One move step forward and KABOOM!" she laugh.
"She gone crazy…" I whisper and step back to where Brown was.
I look at Mai with a worry look.
"Don't worry I treated some of her wounds before this happened. She should be able to be okay until the ambulance arrived," Brown whispered to me.
"You called the ambulance?"
"Y-Yeah, was it a wrong idea to?"
"No, it's fine…"
"What are you two whispering about?" Keli point the gun at both of us.
"Gentle and kind…" I said out loud, 'What should I do?'
"What?"
"Rum said that the Keli he knew was gentle and kind but also a devil. I didn't understand what he meant by devil, but as I put all the events that happened with what you and Rum said- Ms. Keli, by chance do you have APD or something?"
"Are trying to make a serious conversation here or a joke?!" Matsuzaki yell at me.
'Shut the hell up!' I glare at her, "I'm not talking about Auditory processing disorder. But, Antisocial personality disorder."
"Are telling me I have a condition in which a person has a long-term pattern of manipulating, exploiting, or violating the rights of others? Are making a fool of yourself?" Keli said, in amusement.
I look at the principal at the ground and stare at him. He jerk a bit and finally understood what I want him to do. He slowly move closer to Keli and grab off the gun of her hand. At the same time I rush to Mai and grab her. But, it didn't work. Keli point the gun at my temple and sigh.
"What a stupid old man. I might be old, but not so old I can't protect myself," she turn her head in an angle.
The principle was knock in the head with the gun's bottom.
"This is the second time you tried to get her again. Probably, I shouldn't be aiming this gun at you. Rather, it should have be her?" she point at Mai.
When suddenly, the sirens of both police and ambulance siren came closer to where we where.
"Ma'am, you down the gun!" one officer shout toward Keli.
"I guess I bought enough time," I sigh, looking at Mai.
"Hmph, what a clever boy you are," she put the gun down and raise her hands in the air.
"You still didn't tell me why you did all this."
Keli stayed silence until the police came to arrest but her and the principal.
"The truth of that incident? Hehehe, I drowse off while was driving and it was really an accident to what happened to my sister… I guess you could say all this years I've been reacting the crime both Jiro and I did to a student a long time ago. Kimo was her name, I think. I think I drove Jiro to do what I want him to do- I graved the ideal of Kelito returning to us if we- if we took young female faces and their heart, probably she'll live again! (Crying) How in the hell is that even possible? What kind of a fool was I back then! And I did the same thing again thinking that taking advantage of the principal and using him just to silence every one of you, because you slowly getting to know the truth of the past! I was scared and this voice in my head said, let me fix all this! I'll make things the way it was before! Funny as it was I did and this happens. I really had gone insane!"
The police took Keli and the medical people took Mai to the hospital. The rest of the team walk toward me and look confused.
"So far I was here the whole time. I still have no clue to what just happened," Brown said to me.
"So do I," I said as I walk toward Lin.
"Hey, where are you going?" Matsuzaki ask.
"Lin, let's return to the office. Can't believe we waste a lot of time here. Just to find a pack of delusional and paranoid spirit and woman," I walk toward the van's passenger side.
POV: NONE
"Seriously, he sound as if he did something," Matsuzaki said, annoy.
"He did, he saved everyone's life earlier," Masako said.
"Mr. Lin, have you gather the ashes?" Brown ask.
"Yes, I have," Lin said, while holding on to a small vase, "Well, then. We'll take our leave first. Good bye."
Lin walk off to the van and drive off.
"So, what now?" Takigawa ask.
"Hm… Who knows but, did the sun rise became more pleasant than before?" Brown ask.
Everyone look up at the sky and saw the sun's rays brighten the whole school ground, especially the old school building.
"Everything became much lighter and cleaner," Masako said.
Everyone nod in agreement.
~ Two days later…~
POV: Taniyama Mai
I woke up inside the hospital, and everyone was there to see me. My friends and the teacher I live with visited me and so did the team. Masako came to me first, then Monk and Matsuzaki, and then Brown, and Lin, but Naru didn't come. Lin said, he was busy with things.
"What?! Seriously, he's a big p****! And ***-mush!" Matsuzaki said, angrily, while Monk covered her mouth.
"You shouldn't be using a strong words like that in front of a child," Monk said to Matsuzaki.
'I'm a child?' I thought.
Masako giggled and I glare at her.
"My apologize everyone, but it seems I need to head out now. You are a fortuitous person, Mai. Your condition wasn't that critical. But, the first time thing you said when you woke up was I'm hungry," she giggle on to her sleeve, "Good day, everyone," she left the room.
"Have a good rest, Ms. Taniyama," Lin left after Masako.
"We'll come and visit you again, Mai~!" Takigawa said, while head locking at Brown's head.
"B-Bye, Mai!" Brown said, struggling to breath, "Please Mr. Takigawa, your are h-"
The door closed.
"My gosh! Boys are so energetic!" Matsuzaki said, complaining, "But, Mai… I'm glad you are okay."
"Thank you," I said, feeling a bit embarrassed.
For a while, Matsuzaki and me talk stories about random things and before long she too have to left, too.
"Take care, okay?" she finally said.
"Okay."
Matsuzaki smile and left the room.
'Hehehe… Matsuzaki is like a mother. Ops! I better not said that to her by accident or she'll be mad…'
I sigh and look around the room.
'3:42 p.m. Hmm… What should I do? I know everyone said to rest but, I'm bored just lying in bed all day!'
I walk toward the window, feeling a bit discourage by the silences of the room.
"Stupid, Naru. You could at least visit me!" I said, out loud.
"Who's stupid?" Naru's voice came from behind me.
"N-Naru, you came?!" I said, surprised.
Naru sigh and sit down on my bed.
'Woah! What should I do! This so- ah!' I panicky thought, "Uh-"
"Where's Lin?" he ask me.
"Mr. Lin?"
"Who else do you know whose name is Lin?"
'I'm an idiot~ The reason he is here is because of Mr. Lin,' I sigh, "He left a long time ago…" I said, disappointed.
"I see…" he get up and turn to walk to the door, "Then, I don't have any business here."
'Ah, he's leaving… I want to stop him but… but- uh… He left the room.'
I run to my bed and once again felt discourage. Then suddenly, the door open again and someone's footstep came closer toward me and stop right at my bed. The bed sink down, I quickly turn to look up. To only find myself in an awkward posing with Naru. I was a few centimeter away from his lip. My mind went crazy.
"Hey, stupid girl. When you're release from the hospital return to work. Don't think I'll pay you for free just because you're in the hospital," Naru said, and back off.
He walk toward the door, while I frozen from the sudden shock.
"Y-You know! You could have said that without getting that close to me!" I shout at him.
He paused for moment and look at my way.
"Your face is bright red."
"What?!" I lift both of my hands to cover my whole face.
"Stupid," he chuckled and left the room.
"N-Naru! You jerk!" I shout at the top of my lungs.
~ The End ~
Arthur's Message: Hello again! I'll say it once again, if you guys didn't read my first message from the top. Yes, it's the last chapter and thank you for reading it until now! I really enjoyed twisting the plot at the middle of creating each chapter! But, it isn't why it took so long to update each chapter. I really intended to update a new chapter each week, but it become weeks to months to years. So, I apologize about that! Anyway! Good bye until my next story! -Jc