AYUMI

It was three days since Naomi told me the threatening and dreadful news of Sachiko's wrath. I shifted my bag, walking by her side as we entered the school. "Ayumi?" Naomi looked at me, a solemn look on her face. "What...?" I asked casually, frowning. "Sachiko will be here in three days. We have to get prepared before she comes," she says. "How?" I inquire snappily. She flinched, hurt passing across her face.

I walked ahead, keeping my gaze fixed on the payment. Naomi did nothing wrong, but somehow, my patience isn't in check. I think Yuki's words left my alarm ringing. "Ayumi-chan! Ayumi-chan, I'm sorry!" Naomi called after me, speeding and swerving around the students.I sighed, twisting in my combination and silently waiting for her to catch up. "Nakashima, I'm sorry as well. Therefore...I accept your apology." I snatched my stuff and slammed the locker shut.

"Me too," she replied cheerfully. "See you at class, Shinozaki-chan!" She followed a wave of students to her first class. I jog after them, breaking away as I spotted homeroom.

Seven hours of Sachiko-worthy.

NAOMI

I'm glad Ayumi set bygones with me. How can we survive if we're fighting the wrong enemy? I shake my head, closing my locker dismissively. "Hey, can I sleep over?" Ayumi asked, popping out of nowhere. I blink, alarmed. She repeated the question; "Can I sleep over?" "It's Tuesday..." I excused carefully. "So?" She narrowed her eyes.

I roll my eyes. I dip my head submissively. "Alright...just follow me. My mom won't care." I led Ayumi to my house yet again. As the hours went by, and when it was night, Ayumi lit a candle. It flickered and danced, and reminded me too much of Heavenly Host. "Ready for a scary story?" Ayumi asked, grinning deviously.

"Uh, yeah!" I rolled my eyes. Her eyes sparkled as she started the story: "One day, after a girl streamed out with her fellow friends at junior high, she found an old mansion..."

She droned on with the 'scary' story, until I fell asleep as she said, "The girlnamed Cho screamed as the ghost drew nigh!" In my dreams, I was running through a mansion, until a blue spirit came to me...