Second Higurashi when they cry fic 2
The next day everyone gathered at school as usual.
"Hey I've got an idea how about before we play we figure out what today's punishment game is gonna be?" asked Rena.
"Now that girls got the right idea, today's punishment game is gonna be a doozy!" Mion got going.
"I'm sorry everyone I can't play today there's something else that I have to do instead" said Rika. Mion spun out of balance.
"Good luck then" said John; last night's revelation was still fresh in his mind. 'How cruel is it that the only one that might understand my problems only wishes to get to the next arc?' Hanyu got close to him and John swiped at her "will you cut it out?!" he noticed everyone staring at him "flies" he excused.
"So what are you practicing for?" asked Keiichi.
"The Cotton Drifting Festival" said Rika before leaving.
"Are we still holding an event there?" asked John.
"Yeah we do every year" said Mion "and then we see Rika's dance, she'll practice for it using the same kind of mallet that pounds Mochi rice."
"Wow she must be getting strong proves you can't judge someone by what they look like."
"I think you should judge someone by the opposite of what they look like" said Rena.
"By that logic Rena, you would be a pure psychopath, Keiichi and I are crazy and Mion is innocent and girly" said John.
"Yeah I can't see that happening" said Keiichi.
'Yet in a sense partially true' thought John nervously.
"Yeah I'd never act like that, oh I have to go to work" said Mion, she went off.
"Rena, I helped you out after you came back to Hinamizawa right?" asked John.
"That's right you did, it was really good of you."
"And would you describe yourself as a different person because of that?" asked John.
"A different person, umm…different how?"
"As in did you change or develop as a character?"
"I don't think so" said Rena "but it helped to know you'd always be on my side if I needed help."
"What's gotten into you all of a sudden, you rarely ask about that stuff" said Keiichi.
"I've come to realize I'm a bigger influence on Hinamizawa than I thought" said John.
"Yep a lot of things would be different without you here John" said Rena.
"So I've been told" said John nervously. He could only go to bed for the night not knowing what else to do.
John woke up the next day and checked outside as was habit for him by now. 'Wonder how I'll die this time?' he thought as he saw London. He'd noticed he tended to die in London not Hinamizawa surprisingly. "Thinking about it that way Hinamizawa might actually be safer." He paused for a moment to think about what he just said.
"John" his mother came in "are you feeling alright I heard you'd been ill lately."
"I think I'm going crazy" said John "I'm not even sure what's real anymore. It's like I'm stuck in this dream that I can never wake up from."
"Well I know what'll make you feel better" said his mother.
"And what's that?" he felt it when a carving knife was plunged into his chest.
"Time to go back home Jonathon" she took it out and John fell to floor drooling blood and only saw as she brought the knife down again.
John woke up "John" John jumped away from his mother who was right by the bed "I don't look that bad without make up do I?"
"W-where am I?!"
"Your room."
"That's not what I mean! Is it London or Hinamizawa I've gotta know!" he saw Hanyu hovering over him giving him an answer.
"You've been having a lot of these nightmares lately" said his mother "I really need to do another check on that new sleeping medication."
"Y-yeah y-you do that" he kept his breathing under control as he felt some itching under the skin.
"You should stay in bed today" she decided "I have to go out and make some house calls for now but luckily I have someone here to help look after you."
"Who?"
"Hey" Mion came in.
"She passed the test I gave her for basic nursing."
"Yep, Nurse Mion is here to make everything better!"
"That never happened till this world" said Hanyu "she must really like you."
'A little too much' thought John, she was supposed to like Keiichi not him.
"So be good while I'm gone you two, no sharing the bed" she added making them blush, she left them alone.
"Well John now that I'm here you can rest easy" said Mion "I'll have you back to normal before you know it." John was still deep in thought about everything that was going wrong. "Hey! I came here because I was worried about you ya know say something."
"Sorry Mion there's so much on my mind right now" said John.
"A lot on your mind? Didn't you take care of that with the whole white board?"
"I wish it was that easy" said John "I feel like I'm losing control of everything."
"Well no wonder you're so sick and stressed out" said Mion sitting on the bed "there's always going to be things out of your control, trying to control them all only leads to unnecessary stress."
"What imbecile told you that?"
"You did" said Mion "when I first started the club and I kept losing all those games because I kept trying to control too many things at once."
"I said that…" another thing he'd gone and changed.
"Yeah you can't control everything in life you only do what you can control" said Mion "which is why I win way more than I used to."
"Yeah…"
"So come on now cheer up, you don't want to miss the cotton drifting festival."
"Yeah can't miss that" said John.
"There that's got you more energetic already, just stay there and I'll get you some tea" said Mion.
"Thank you" said John.
"No problem I'll have the others come over to visit when they can" said Mion.
"The sooner the better" said John; he was remembering that Takano and Tomitake interfered before the festival this time. 'My existence has changed the plot but could I get it right this time?'