Unexpected Friends
Chapters 11. The Second Experiment

Since the UKS room is on the lower floor next to the Reception room, the three of us have to pass through many hallways. And because of the lack of illumination, we almost went the wrong way if not Eliz who reminded us.

From outside the UKS room, then circling the living room in front of the dormitory, we were still silent during the walk. To remove the stale Eliz silence, "Eh, Alice. Name tag you've made yet?"

Of course I said, "Not yet." and that pissed Eliz off. "What the hell are you?! How not?"

As always, when Eliz gets mad at me he'll pinch my cheek as an outlet. "A.. Forgive me!!" Because it's normal, it doesn't hurt too much.

If Eliz had replaced Okaa-san, my cheeks would have stretched because I was a wayward child. Just imagine making my face grieve. Uh-hhh..

"But Eliz my hand hurts again, can't you continue?" I tried to tell Eliz not to tell me to make a name tag because I was lazy.

The first day in Japan was very hard. Cases, ghosts, wounds, and others that exceed the word natural. I could be 'crazy.

"You're not left-handed, are you? Your wound is also a bite wound on the upper arm." Reply Fumika who realized that my request was impossible to be granted. "Well... All right, let me just continue." But luckily Eliz is my Bestie so willing to sacrifice himself for me. I love you Elizabeth!

Fumika just stared at us. "Haissh, it's up to you." Then throw away the view.

After walking for a long time, we were put on a ladder. Fumika went up first, then me and Eliz. "Berr..." Perhaps because Hokkaido is the last island in Japan, even near the North Pole, the air at night is very cold. I'm sorry to wear a short-sleeved shirt and Jins ¾. At that moment, I shivered and smothered my hands to warm myself.

"Hey, it's cold tonight?" I tried to express my opinion to the others and got an agreed response from them.

"Right, it's cold!" Reply Fumika. "When you are from Europe there is winter. How am I from Osaka?"

"Hehe yes, but really, it's really cold!" Eliz.

The stairs in the room felt very long. So we try to talk again. But this time, it was Fumika who started and she asked what I was doing before Rokurokubi attacked. Of course I answered honestly if I had previously read a secret Diary book that I had not told them. The shock left Eliz and Fumika shocked.

Fumika guesses I found Diary's book in the cursed room and it's true. Fumika was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked a strange question.

"Alice? Do you remember the Diary's words?"

"Huh?"

"Some words you remember."

I try to recall the previous memory. And I thought of a sentence,

" 'The name is Black Forest but the color is Chocolate. Random things that appear at lunch with chocolate pudding.' with emoji."

"Like that, right? What's the matter?" I was confused by Fumika's intentions.

"Yes, and you can easily remember for sure because of the English mix"

"Hehe~" What Fumika said was on target. After all, I remember that word the most and go along with it.

It's called Black Forest, but why is it Chocolate? Black should be dong. But, if black is strange because we think strange! ... Argh!! Serba is so wrong!

How could the owner of this book have such complex thoughts?

Deg, deg. My heart was beating again. Because it was too late, I almost fell. Luckily, Fumika and Eliz were able to catch me. Plus we're at the end of the stairs.

They offered help to carry me to my room. But I refused on the grounds 'i am still strong' while giving a small smile. I don't want to be troublesome.

"But Alice.. "

"I'm okay!" I cut Fumika's words off to go to the room and go to bed. Again.

I walked ahead of Eliz and Fumika to avoid talking again. Or you could say 'run'. I don't want to talk right now.

I don't know why I suddenly ran. The reason that came to my head was just 'Need time alone'.

Another reason may be because of crazy things that happened during Japan. The sightings and attacks of these creatures they call 'ghosts' scratch old wounds that are newly healed. No, I don't want my past repeated. Nah!

Ah shit! Why do I have to experience all this? I'm just an ordinary girl who wants to live a quiet life!

"Gram!!" I'm upset. As an impingement I hit the walls of the dormitory in cream. "And this bracelet, what does it mean to be given to me?" I looked at my right wrist and found a bracelet with a strange shape.

The shape is like made of a brown-cream rope and there is a rectangular piece of wood that holds the two ends together. It was black with a writing I didn't understand. "Antak Temenku?" Mumbles.

Previously in the room I could not see the shape clearly because it was dark and my mind was erratic at that time.

"*Take it."

My mind is fucked right now. I don't want to be pulled out the window again so I put the bracelet on my right hand*.

Hah, and I don't know who helped me ghost or man. But I consider him human even though his actions are unnatural for a 'human'. May the humans be because I am so grateful.

I was still walking alone and did not feel the presence of Eliz and Fumika. Huh... By ourselves.

"Hey,"

For a second, I thought that Eliz and Fumika were following me. I am glad I am no longer alone. But when I look back, it's not them I find.

"Is that really the girl they're talking about?"

"hihim! Right!"

What I found was his other 'ghosts. They were terrible and many filled the room. I can't look back anymore.

"Masa? Let's prove it, khe khe khe."

"No. Don't.don't come any closer!" I said in my heart and then ran as fast as I could around the main hall, turning into the hallway of the princess dormitory to the door of the room. I tried to open the doorknob but it was locked and I just remembered the key was on Fumika.

"Dam.. Hix... Damnit damnit!.. I don't want to be killed. Please leave!" I'm lirih. Actually my efforts are just in vain. Is there a ghost to negotiate with? There ain't!

On a pitch-black night, I sat and covered my face with my hands and knees in front of the bedroom door. My eyes closed, my ears cupped. I don't want to know the continuation of my fate. Die up!

My heart fluttered, blood quickly pumped into my brain adding to the panic. Not to mention the cold sweat that was pouring out. I endlessly pray to God to give His wonders.

Lord please, I've been cornered by something I can't fight. I'm begging...

Save me..

Silence I felt in the slime. I don't feel the weight of killing that anymore. I slowly opened my eyes and ears. But I don't have the courage.

"Alice." A faint faint voice sounded from the person I knew.

"Na.. Naoki-Kun's?"

"Daijobudesu(It's okay). You're safe."

"Huh? Whatchu mean?"

"You almost got attacked by Oni earlier. Fortunately I was walking around before."

"Eh?!! Naoki can see 'ghosts' too?!!"

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Lies. Actually I was still in the room until suddenly there was a voice belonging to Alice faintly heard 'again' and I teleported near Alice. Right behind him for the 3rd time.

First, when Alice bumped into me corridor while crying.

... *Buk, the sound of the collision stopped Alice's running. What did he hit?

"Alice? Alice! Why are you crying?" Naoki*?...

Second, when the assailant Miss Asumi-San, the Rokurokubi.

... A white flash came from behind the head of the kimono woman...

Third, is now.

Actually from the beginning I was around. But he would be surprised to see my presence arriving in front of him, even in front of his friends who could not see. This will ruin the plan and it should be Ayumi's part!

"... *In this section Ayumi gets the role of our messenger."

"I'd like to, but Alice will show me to her friend who 'can't see' and when Alice realizes she's going to throw me out. Automatic plan we failed*!"

I thought back to what I said when I discussed our plan and it made me feel like a hypocrite.

Therefore, I hid behind them while noticing what danger would befall Alice. Because earlier, I was called by Alice's voice and she was almost killed by Miss Asumi-San. And I had to slash her neck so she would stop biting Alice's arm with mine. Gomen'nasai (I'm sorry) Asumi-San.

And to keep watch, I gave him a bracelet from my friend from Indonesia, Akbar. Because it seems like I know a way to activate Alice's rare indigo power.

In order to be active, like Alice had to mumble something that the deceased had once said. Written or not. Like my poor diary book that he seems to have read. And as a complement, Alice must use or hold items that are very valuable to the deceased.

The bracelet I gave and the diary book turned out to trigger his power. But it will not react if it is not equipped with 'last words'. It means that the two complement each other, the complex!

Alice has a very interesting power, I was also amazed. There is something in the real world that is great!

"Eh?!! Naoki can see 'ghosts' too?!!"

"Huh?! Bi.. Mute." I'm the ghost too By the way.

Alice panicked when she saw my bleeding left hand. She thought my hand was eaten but I brushed it off by saying this blood is not mine.

"So you fought the ghost?!" Alice asked still dumbfounded. "Yes." Yeah." Answer's awkward.

Alice's confusion made her ask me questions - tubi like 'How to?', 'There really can be?', 'Haaah?!! Answer Naoki!!!'

Basically, he was just asking how I could kill those Onis. After he finished with his astonished 'session' and removed my shoulder from his hand (Because he shook my body/Spirit) I began to explain.

"Alice, if you have the courage, the ghosts won't hurt you. So dare!" After being satisfied with my answer, Alice went back to silence.

That's what I've known for a year about haunting the school. The ghosts who try to approach and eat me can be killed by ordinary human attacks such as kicks, punches, slashes and others.

The feeling I felt when fighting them was the same. I am brave and not afraid of them. At first I often ran away when I met.

But now we make a pact between the Ghosts of 'Human Souls' and the Ghosts of 'Silumans' will not bother each other. But, it turns out that's bullshit. Ghosts often break promises.

In exchange for not being able to eat us, they disturb a living human to be eaten by his soul. In the end it's the same.

[To Be Continue!] ⁇ ️