~Y/n pov~

"Study camp?" Amane asked Nene.

She grinned, "Yup, the first years of the high school division get to go. Everyone meets as the sun goes down and then we all go together as a group."

"I'm part of the executive committee, so I'm doing aswell." Kou piped up.

"Y/n?"

I tilted my head at the girl before realising she was asking if I was going, "Nah, I got bored of posing as a student."

"You just didn't want to do any exams." Nene whined.

"No comment."

"I've decided I'll think of my short life span after the camp... and besides, this means I can visit Y/n and Hanako at night."

Amane and I just stared at her quietly.

Nene suddenly started gushing about meeting someone hot.

I laughed lightly. I'm glad she hadn't changed because of the weight of the situation.

"N/n!" The bathroom door was slammed open as Tsukasa came flying over.

The wrapped his arms around my tightly, nuzzling his cheek against mine.

"Hey, Tsu." I patted his head affectionately.

He grinned and nuzzled his head into my hand.

"Eh..no fair." Amane whined, clinging to my side and giving me pleading eyes.

I smiled, using my other hand to pat his head.

After a few moments I stopped causing them to whine.

I continued the conversation with Nene while they both clung to me.

Nene seemed a bit distracted by them. I didn't even want to imagine the crazy fantasies she was having.

"Y/n, you're so lucky." She pouted.

"Eh? Lucky? I'm dead though..."

"Yeah, dead and lucky!"

I stared at her blankly for a few seconds before laughing, "You're silly, Nene."

She glanced at her watch and gasped, "I've gotta go."

And then, she was gone.

We all turned to look at Kou.

He shuffled his feet and yelped out a quiet bye, running out of the door.

It was silent for a few moments as I stood rooted to a spot near the door.

I turned and walked towards the windowsill, plopping down on it.

Amane and Tsukasa let go off me to readjust their position.

I was leant against Amane's chest and his arms were wrapped around my waist. Tsukasa was in my lap, curled up against me with his head on my shoulder.

"It'll be so lonely when Nene is gone.." I sighed sadly.

"Yeah." Amane agreed sadly, "At least I still have you. I love you."

I love you? When he said that it made me realise we don't say it often but when we do we really mean it.

"Yeah, I love you, Amane."

Tsukasa pouted, "Don't you love me too?"

"Of course." I smiled, running my hand through his hair, "I love you, Tsukasa."

He perked up, "I love you, N/n!"

The boy placed a light peck on my lips and rested his head back onto my shoulder.

"I'll never be lonely as long as I have you and Amane." He mumbled, nuzzling his face into my neck.

I felt Amane kiss the crown of my head before resting his head on mine.

We sighed contently.

I'm glad everything turned out like this, despite all the bad things. I really do love them and I'm glad we're still together even after death.

~*~

Amane and I were going over to number six's boundary with Nene and Akane.

Tsukasa whined and clung to us before I somehow convinced him to stay. I told him we'd be back because we definitely would.

I think Nene is afraid of Tsukasa and that's why he shouldn't go.

Sure she is around him sometimes when hanging out with me but I can tell she uncomfortable.

"We'll be fine. Don't worry." I laid my forehead against Tsukasa's.

He stared deeply in my eyes for a few moments before pulling away and huffing, "Fine."

~*~

"What are you doing, Hanako?" Nene asked him as he pressed some buttons on a keypad.

"To activate this elevator, you have to press numbers in a certain order." He turned to us after pressing a few numbers and grinned, "Now, it's moving."

Amane came back to my side and wrapped his arm around my shoulders, leaning his head on my shoulder.

"Are you sure Aoi is really there?" Akane asked.

"I'm not certain...but I think the probability it quite high." Amane replied.

"The seven mysteries are strongest in their own boundary so it would make sense." I added.

~*~

When we got to the boundary, we searched for Aoi but we couldn't find her.

Aoi suddenly appeared and started talking to us.

"I know where the exit is."

I raised eyebrow at her. She's cheerful as usual but something is weird.

Surely, she wouldn't be able to escape from number six that easily.

Also, since when could she see me and Amane. We were apparitions.

Has it always been that way or is it something else?

Aoi stopped walking, "Stay right there and don't move."

What is she planning?

Before I could react, the floor underneath us disappeared and we all fell to our deaths.

Not that I could die since I'm already dead. (Why did this make me think of Brook and laugh?)

Amane wrapped his arms around me tightly, pulling me into his chest to protect me from the fall.

He grunted as we hit the ground.

I quickly got off him and pulled him up.

"You okay?" I asked panicked.

He nodded, "Yeah."

I crouched beside Nene, "Nene, are you okay?"

She jumped up but I saw her wince slightly, "I'm fine."

I narrowed my eyes at her for a few seconds before smiling, "If you say so."

When I looked at our surrounding I realised we were being cornered by these monsters.

Amane readied his knife.

"How do you like it?" Aoi smiled down at us sadistically.

It was all a trap. How long has she been like this? Has she been faking her personality this whole time?

"It's such a shock that you're dead Y/n" Aoi laughed, "That's the boundary's garbage pit. Everything we don't need to thrown down there."

I frowned.

"If you fall down, you can never come back up again." Aoi continued.

"So.." Amane looked at her with a serious expression, "You were one number six's side after all."

She smiled eerily and waved before walking away from the pit.

"What do we do now?" I asked Amane.

"Don't worry." He wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me into his side.

Nene was behind us, stood closely for protection.

I blinked and the scenery changed. We were in some weird place.

It seems like some sort of graveyard or memorial. I wasn't too sure.

"Where are we?" Nene yelled panicked.

Her loud voice attracted the attention of other people.

An old man came out of the bush and stared at us.

"Who is this person?" Amane whispered.

"Is he a local?" Nene asked.

"G-good evening." I greeted him nervously.

"Wraiths!" He shouted loudly.

I flinched and jumped behind Amane, clutching his sleeve tightly.

Amane twisted his arm a bit so my hand fell off his sleeve and then took my hand into his.

He ran his thumb gently over my knuckles to calm me down.

"I'm gonna be killed!" The man was hysterical.

It seemed like his shouts attracted other people.

Soon enough, there were people surrounding us and pouting weapons and flame torches at us.

Amane pulled out his knife with his free hand and got ready to fight.

"What are you all doing in my garden?" A female voice commanded.

I looked up to see a pretty woman staring at us.

"I have captured tree stump wraiths." One of the men told her, tying us all together with a piece of rope.

"Wraiths?" She seemed confused, "In that case I'll take care of them. Don't you have to prepare for tomorrow?"

"Yes, of course."

With that said, they are scurried off, leaving us alone with that woman.

She stood over us and then bent to our height and smirked, "Round and dirty, just like a lost raccoon. How miserable, but adorable. You look so pitiful that I've decided to keep you as pets."

I looked at her shocked. She was going to what?

She brought us back to her house, still tied up.

"This is your home starting today!" She told us cheerfully, "You must be thirsty, right?"

She cut out ropes, "Wait here like good children."

Amane and Nene grabbed my hands and pulled me along as they started running.

We all flew back as we ran into some sort of barrier.

The woman smirked and knelt beside us, patting our heads, "No going outside. I want indoor pets. Even if you tried to escape you'd just get recaptured again."

What did she mean by that? Those men from before?

"Since we have a big event tomorrow, there'll be lots of mountain patrols."

"Special event?" I inquired.

"Yeah." She smiled softly, looking at a ring on her hand, "My wedding."

Nene's eyes started to sparkle.

"We'll peel off your skin and put you in the feast."

My eyes widened as I hugged Amane tightly and back away.

Amane hugged me back just as tightly and pressed himself against me.

Nene pressed herself against my other side.

Maybe she hoped I'd protect her.

"Relax I won't hurt you." The woman laughed at us.

"Really?" Nene asked, tears building up in her eyes.

"Nope! I adore miserable animals~" She sung, "My name is Sumire. What are your names?"

I was the first to answer.

"I'm Y/n."

She grinned happily, lacing our fingers together, "Let's be friends, Y/n!~"

Amane glared at her, pulling me away and wrapping his arms around me protectively.

My head was buried in his chest and he held me close.

I tilted my head so I could watch the conversation.

Sumire had an amused expression on her face.

"I'm Nene."

"Let's be friend aswell!" Sumire cheered and then looked at Amane blankly, "I'll call you Gon." (Nay nay Killua)

~*~

I flopped down onto the floor beside Amane.

He was quick to pull me into his lap and wrap his arms around me tightly.

Amane was probably being extra clingy because of earlier when Sumire grabbed my hands.

Nene sat beside us a few moment later.

I shuffled and rested the side of my face against Amane's chest so I was looking at Nene.

"Where did she go?" I asked.

"She went to prepare a bath." Nene turned to look at Amane, "What are you doing?"

"I searched around the area with Hakujoudai."

"Did you find anything?" Nene asked eagerly.

"Actually, we are still in number six's boundary."

"There's no water...is this reflecting a memory?" I turned to looked at Amane.

"Most likely." He stared into my eyes for a few moments with a small smile on his face.

"What are you talking about?"

I almost jumped in shock as Sumire appeared next to us.

My hands gripped Amane's uniform tightly.

Though, my grip released as I sighed in relief that it was just Sumire.

I relaxed into Amane, resting my head back on his chest.

"It's got nothing to do with you." Amane replied.

"Oh~ Gon's being rebellious." Sumire laughed.

The girl pulled me up from Amane's lap and grabbed my hand.

Amane frowned, "What are you..."

He cut himself off as he was zapped by the girl.

The girl grabbed Nene's hand and pulled her along too.

Just before leaving, Sumire turned back to looked at Amane and smirk, "We're taking a bath. Don't be perverted and follow us, okay?"

Amane's face turned slightly red as he looked away and grumbled under his breath.

~*~

My eyes widened in shock, Sumire was the yorishiro!?

~*~

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A/n I feel like compared to other TBHK stories, mine has way less chapters