" Mommy, big Sis is going crazy again..."
" Huh? What for? "
......
" Oh this is bad. Futari-chan, please call your father."
" Daaadddd!!"
" What is it?"
" Follow me!"
......
" Take a look, Honey..."
" Oh....you weren't kidding...it's been a while since I last saw her like this..."
" I know right? Should we call the hospital or start praying?"
" Can we call the hospital? I want to ride in the ambulance with Big Sis!"
" Haha, silly girl. We're not going to call an ambulance just to give you a joy ride."
" Ehhhhh? "
" Your father is right, Futari-chan. But let's not stray from the real subject at hand, yes?"
" On it, Michiyo. I'll call the usual?"
" Mhm."
" Yay! Mr. Excorcist is going to come to the house again! I can't wait to watch him do funny things to big Sis. The one where she dances all weirdly and begins levitating and stuff! It's awesome!"
*click*
......
After the Gotou family closed the door of the eldest daughter's bedroom. The camera slowly panned horizontally, and slowly revealing the dark, gloomy, mess of a room owned by none other than Bocchi.
A girl's body laid on the floor, seemingly dead, but her limbs were twitching-- and they were all over the place.
" C...Costume..." Bocchi said in rasps before she closed her eyes and died.
~~~ Cue the intro ~~~
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" By the way, have you found a costume to wear for Saturday?" Akihiko asked.
A costume...?
Why would I need....a costume...
No, hold on just a minute. Why does that suddenly ring a bell...?
" Costume...?" I repeated.
He nodded. " Yeah, for the halloween event on the 30th, remember?"
"..." I stopped walking.
He stops too and looks at me with a confused face.
" Is something wrong?" He asked.
"I..."
" You...?"
"...."
I smiled, reassuring him. " I remember now! Yes, I did prepare a costume." I said a bit too cheerily.
" Oh, that's good." he seemed to believe me, and so we continued walking....
I'm sorry Akihiko-kun....but...
I COMPLETELY FORGOT!
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( Starry's, Sunday. )
" So you need a costume, huh..." Kita says.
" Yes..." I nodded.
" That's no problem. We can go shopping right now!" Kita cheered.
" Shopping for a costume? Ah, actually, I'll come with." Nijika interjects, a look of realization on her face. " I also don't have a costume yet."
" Do we really have to wear costumes?" Ryou inquired.
" Well, no not really! But, but, but!" Kita-chan holds a finger up. Why so many ' buts'?
" If you wear a costume it will definitely improve the experience! You can even prank people with a really scary one." Kita smiles.
What is there to smile about from that?!
"....hm..." Ryou seemed to take that into consideration.
But as if a lightbulb had suddenly popped above her head, she began to speak.
" So if I--"
" No, you can't scare people and take their food OR money." Nijika says.
"..." Ryou-san deflates.
Ryou-san....how can you live with such malicious intent?!
Suddenly, we hear the manager speak.
" If you four are going to shop for costumes. You should head out as early as possible." We turned to her, and she was staring right at us. " The mall should be packed by now with families buying costumes or decorations. You don't want to get caught up in the long afternoon check-out lines."
" Sis is right!" Nijika agrees and stands up, " So are we going? Because we should definitely go now!"
" Ehh..." Ryou-san seemed neutral about it.
Kita shoots up from her seat. " I'm up for it! Let's help with each other's costumes--
" Helllooooo~~~!" A loud drunken voice enters the room.
I immediately notice Manager Seika's expression turning sullen.
" And what are you doing here?" She sighed.
" Ijichi-senpai~! That's not how you greet your lovely Kohai-- WAH--"
Thud! She tumbled down the stairs.
" H-Hiroi-san?!" Nijika immediately went to check, worried for the older girl. I also went with her to check.
Is she oka--
" I'm okay!" She sat up immediately, and then sipping from her alcohol juice box before sighing in drunken relief. " Haah~ That healed me immediately!"
" The only thing that did was putting your liver at risk--" Nijika tried to say,
" Ah, Bocchi-chan! Great to see you, eh?" Hiroi-san turns to me, beaming with a smile. Though her breath smelled like sake.
" N-Nice to see you again too, Hiroi-san..." Come to think of it, it really has been a long time since I've seen her.....I wonder why?
" Someone posted your performance during your time in Shikoku, senpai." Ryou-san pops out of nowhere, scrolling something on her phone before showing it for us to see. " It was amazing. I wish I was the one being spat on by your alcohol."
I looked at the video...
" HAHAHAHAHA~! Sorry, everyone! My strings just snapped.....SO WHY DON'T WE HAVE A DRINKING PARTY, YEAH!" She screamed into the mic, pulling out cans of beer out of nowhere.
" Huh? where did that lady get all that--"
" WOOOOOOO~! " Hiroi shakes one can and opens it, spraying everyone with its contents while her bandmates watched in astonishment, but also looking accustomed to it.
" HEY! WHAT THE--"
" WHAT'RE YOU DOING?!"
" SHE'S CRAZY! I LOVE IT!"
" Spit on me!" A blue haired girl yells from the crowd.
" PEWWWOROROR~~!" Hiroi spit on the fan.
That.....That's horrifying to see...
Hiroi-senpai never fails to....showcase her wildness...
" Wait a minute, go back a few seconds and pause." Nijika spoke in a rather serious tone.
"....Why would you wanna do that?" Ryou-san asked, a bit nervously at that. Her eyes slowly turning to Nijika with caution.
" Yeah, was there something wrong? " Kita asked.
Was there anything right?!
" No, no. I think I spotted something-- or rather, someone." Nijika did a pointed glance at Ryou. " Ryou-chan, rewind it back a few seconds, would you?"
"..." Ryou gulps before her fingers shakily rewind the video back a few seconds and....
N-No way.....
T-The one who got spat on-- NO, the one who BEGGED to be spat on was--!
" Just as I thought." Nijika said. " So this is the reason why you snoozed me last Thursday, huh? I wanted to talk to you about our partner project for this semester but you snoozed me, Ryou-chan."
Ryou slowly scoots closer to me, and I flinched. Is she going to use me as cover?!
" Ehh~? What's happening?" Hiroi-san looked between them, confused.
" H-Hey!" Kita gets in between them, trying to mediate the situation. " C-Calm down! Shouldn't we go shopping for costumes as planned? " She mostly tried to placate the scary looking Nijika-chan.
" Nijika-chan, don't you think it's a good idea? To shop right now? Remember, we don't wanna get caught up in the afternoon check-out lines....r-right?" Kita smiled the best she could.
But nothing on Nijika-chan's face had changed.
" H-Hitori-chan, y-you agree don't you?!" She turned to me for support. Her eyes pleading, and I knew saying no was impossible when she does those eyes. Damn you Kita-chan!
I shakily nodded. "Y-Yes!" I flinched when Nijika's eyes glanced at me.
" See? Even Hitori-chan agrees! So let's--"
" Ohhh~! So you guys are going shopping? Lemme in on that!" Hiroi-san says as she sloppily slung an arm over my shoulder, causing me to jolt in suprise.
" E-Eh? You want to come?" I asked her. And she nodded with a close-eyed smile.
" Of course! Why not~? It's been a while since I had some girl time, ya know?" She laughed before drinking more sake juice.
" ' Girl ' time should be spent with other people your age, Hiroi." I hear Seika-san say. " You're far too old compared to them. Aren't you 27? "
" Bwaahh~ Who cares about that? Besides, you never want to hang out with me, Senpai!" She pouts as she points at her accusingly.
" Or perhaps you're jealous that I get to hang with Bocchi-chan, eh~~?" As if to make a point, I feel Hiroi-san pulling me closer, basically choking me in her hold. " Maybe because you feel too old, you never tried it! Hahaha~!"
" You little--"
H-help...
" Hey! You're choking Bocchi-chan!" Nijika snaps out of her cold fury and helps me out of Hiroi-san's suprisingly strong hold.
I coughed as soon as I got free, and Kita-chan patted my back.
" Nijika-chan~! " Hiroi smothers herself all over the younger sister.
" You'll let your beloved Kikuri-onee san come, yes~?" She said as she rubbed her face next to Nijika.
" Senpai, please let go." Nijika said.
" I'm coming with you." Seika-san suddenly announced.
" Eh?" Nijika looked suprised, but so was everyone else. Even the drunk Hiroi-san was caught off guard for a moment.
Manager Seika stood up, arms crossed, and with a stern look. " Someone has to keep Hiroi in line. I'll make sure she won't make trouble for you girls."
" Oh? It's been a while since I last shopped with Manager..." Ryou said.
" Eh? Senpai, you shopped with Manager-san?" Kita asked, suprised.
Ryou nods. " Yes. And let me tell you all about her cutesy--" but then she paused, freezing up. It didn't take any of us a brain to figure out why she paused.
" Tell her anything and I'll reduce your pay." Seika interrupted.
" Let me tell you that I know nothing about Manager! " Ryou corrected herself immediately. " Absolutely nothing humiliating, embarrassing, or downright horrendous about Manager!" She adds.
Ryou-san....you do realize that's basically implying that you do know, right?
" Sis, are you sure you're willing to come with us? You said you had something to do today..." Nijika looked...hopeful. The eyes of a younger sister seeing this as a rare opportunity to spend some time together.
M-My heart! And I'm not the one she's even looking at!
This is making me want to spend more time with Futari-chan myself...
" Ah, no need to worry about that." Seika smirks as she turns to PA-san, who was using her phone till now. " I'm sure my dear co-worker can fill in the work for me just for today."
I see PA-san freeze for a bit, she turns to Seika-san with a confused look.
" Wait what? Me?" She pointed to herself, bewildered.
" Yes, you. You can handle it, right? It's not your first time." Seika smiles.
" That was because you were sick! This is different--"
" Okay, ladies, let's head out." Manager Seika didn't bother waiting to hear out PA-san's complaints.
" Eh?" Both Nijika-chan and I say at the same time after being picked up from the ground.
" S-SIS/MANAGER?!" We both yelled when we realized we were being carried by her on separate sides.
" S-She's strong!" Kita-chan said in amazement.
" Ahahah~! Just like how Senpai was back in college! Haah~ Glad to see that didn't change." I hear Hiroi-san say.
" Let's go you two~!" She said to Ryou and Kita.
" Yes!" They both said and finally followed along...
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" T...They really just left me...." PA-san muttered, her back slouched in deep sadness.
~~~ To be Continued ~~~
*Sigh* again, I had to split the chapter due to several rewrites...
I apologize for not updating for....3 days.....or 4 days.....again.
I was just so overwhelmed by how good I wrote the last chapter that I...honestly...
I DONT KNOW HOW THE FUCK I CAN TOP IT *bangs head on the door*
I PUT TOO MUCH DAMN EFFORT ON IT FOR MY OWN GOOD DAMMIT ( Surely, you can notice my lack of enthusiasm when writing this chapter. Prolly my lowest point so far for this fic )
BEEN HAUNTING ME FOR DAYS!
Well, it's not like I don't know what to write for the halloween chapter but....
I don't feel ' it' yk? The ' it' im talking about here is that feeling that writers get when they reach nirvana and write like a literal machine.
I have a few good ideas for the halloween chapter for sure, but I need to feel the ' it' before I can publish-- let alone, finalize it.
Not to mention, I have school ( again ) tomorrow. Fuck.
Updates will be slow since my brain will use this time to recover and continue providing quality chapters for myself and ya'll
I need to be satisfied here too fr!
So....look forward! I really do wanna finish this fic since I've already planned all the major events. I just need to figure out how to GET there and achieve my vision for how i want this fic to go.
I won't publish any more chapters till I can confidently say that it's worth publishing. So just give me time to gather myself again hehe!
So to compensate, here are two fanarts I found on Pixiv.
See ya~ ( No horny )