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A Ghost’s Story
Chapter 7 – Memories X Shinigami X Cupid ?
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Atsuko House“Atsuko, can you bring me the toolkit from storeroom?” Atsuko’s mother asked.
“Okay, mom” she went to the storeroom to get the toolkit.
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“Ah… the storeroom is so dark” Atsuko flicked the switch but the light won’t turn on. “Sigh… I guess I have to search the toolkit in the dark”
Atsuko walked inside carefully searching for the toolkit. Suddenly her foot kicked on something, she bend down and saw a small carton box with some letters written on it. She picked it up and try to read it under the shimmer light coming from window.
“Maeda Atsuko precious treasures…” Atsuko paused at the moment and looks for more handwriting on the box, “… treasures with ….”
The words are blurred and hard to read. She gives up on reading it and opened the box. Inside it were some old letters and a colorful crystal bracelet. Atsuko took it out from the box to see it clearly. The glittering color from the bracelet under the shimmer sunlight is so beautiful. She was mesmerized by the color of the bracelet and spacing out.
A rat running across Atsuko’s leg and makes her scream. She was startled and bumped the closet behind her, unintentionally dropped the bracelet on the floor and the crystals were scattered on the floor. Unknown for her a box on the closet is moving unbalance. The box fell and hit Atsuko’s head when she bends down to pick the bracelet. She fell unconscious on the floor.
Flashback“Go away!” little Atsuko throws the stones against five other kids who is bullying the ponytail-haired girl.
“Cih.. The rich kid is here, let’s play in other place” said the leader and they left.
Bruises over her face and her ponytail become messy. Her cloth is dusty and full of sand. The little Atsuko running to the other, “Are you okay?”
The girl gets up and picks her shoes, runs away from Atsuko. They’re running far away from the orphanage, up to the hill. Atsuko is calling the girl to wait for her but the girl keep running away from her.
“Wait for m– WAAAHHHH” Atsuko slipped and fell. The pony-tailed girl stopped running and watching Atsuko.
Atsuko is also watching at her and waiting the girl to approach. They are having a glaring contest now. Unable to hold her eyes from blinking, Atsuko winked at the girl making the girl blinking several times and turn down her head to hide her blushing face.
“Mou~ come here and help me up” Atsuko said playfully. But the girl still stayed in her spot. Atsuko sighed and decided to get up. When she is about to walk, the bracelet on her hand hook on a branch caused the crystal dropped one by one.
“Ah… my bracelet!” Atsuko hurriedly picks the crystal from the ground. Her eyes become teary, “I’m sorry… I broke the bracelet you gave me…”
The pony-tailed girl came to help, “It’s okay”
After done collecting the pieces of crystal, they sat under the cherry blossom to fix the bracelet. Atsuko tried over and over again but the crystal won’t stick together. “I’m really sorry… I ruin the bracelet you gave me”
Pony-tailed girl simply smile and takes the bracelet from Atsuko, “Only me who can fix it”
Minutes passed, smiles form again on Atsuko’s face. The girl fixed the bracelet and put it on Atsuko’s hand. “You can call me whenever you have to fix it again”
Atsuko holds the girl’s hand and walk back to the orphanage together. Unknown to them, this moment is the last for them. As they walk down from the hill, a strong wind blows hard caused the branch at the cherry blossom tree fall down. The pony-tailed girl covers Atsuko with her own body to prevent Atsuko being hit by the branch. Atsuko knew it and pushed the girl away.
“Acchan!” the girl cried.
Atsuko’s head is hit by the branch and her body is rolling down from the hill. The girl rushes onto Atsuko and hug her tightly to prevent Atsuko’s body to get wounded.
“Acchan! Are you alright?” the girl is crying. Her face is wet and her tears falling to Atsuko’s forehead.
Atsuko wiped her tears and smile, “I’m happy. This is the first time you call my name. I like it…” and then she faint.
The pony-tailed girl carried Atsuko on her back and run back to the orphanage with all her might. As they arrive at the orphanage, all the people only concern for Atsuko. They didn’t notice that pony-tailed girl also wounded. Her body full of bruises and scratches. No one care for her except Atsuko, she is calling her name over and over again in her unconscious form.
Flashback End“MINAMI!!!!!!”
“Acchan, I’m here. Are you alright? Anywhere hurt?” Minami concerns about Atsuko. “I’m sorry for coming late. When I get here, I saw you being hit by the box and fainted”
“Ughhh… I’m alright, just a bit dizzy…” Atsuko touch her head. “The bracelet!” she remembered the bracelet she dropped and search for it.
“What kind of bracelet?” Minami asked.
“A crystal bracelet, a colorful bracelet” Atsuko pressed the floor with her hands to find the bracelet in this dark storeroom.
Minami’s heart hurts when she saw the bracelet that Atsuko mentioned. “Forget it, this room is dark. You can’t find it” Atsuko ignored Minami and keep gathering the pieces of crystal.
“It will only bring bad luck to you” Minami said.
// you’ll only get hurt when you touch it //“Minami… somehow I feel that bracelet is important for me. I know you can see well in the dark. Can you help me please?” Atsuko blinking rapidly to Minami and gives her a pitiful expression. “Please~”
Can’t help it, Minami use her concentration and bring all the scattered crystal in Atsuko’s hand.
“Atsuko? Are you in there?” Atsuko’s mom calling.
“I’m here, mom” answered Atsuko.
“Did you find the toolkit?”
“It’s so dark here, I can’t find it” Atsuko came out from the storeroom.
“It’s okay, I’ll find it myself”
“Then, I’m going back to my room now. Just call me when dinner is ready” Atsuko runs back to her room.
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In Atsuko’s room
Two hours passed, Atsuko still can’t stick the crystal together. “Ah…. This is sooo hard…” she landed back and rested her back on chair.
Looking at the stress out Atsuko, Minami approach her and lifted up the crystal to repair it. Within 10 minutes she successfully sticks the crystal together and forms back as the colorful bracelet. Atsuko amazed with Minami, “Sugoi~”
Minami grinning proudly at her, “Only me who can fix it”
Only me who can fix it…Minami placed the bracelet on Atsuko's hand, "You can call me whenever you have to fix it"
You can call me whenever you have to fix itHearing those words from Minami’s mouth, Atsuko’s head hurt a bit.
// Those words… so familiar… why is my head hurt so much… //“Acchan, are you okay?” Minami asked worriedly.
“Minami, my head often hurts lately” Atsuko picks up the bracelet and watch it closely, “Lately, I always dreams of a girl. This girl always appear in my dreams and those dreams feels so real, but no matter how hard I try to remember her name… I can’t…”
// Acchan, try to remember me so that I can rest in peace //----------------------------------------------
Outside the road near Atsuko house
“Let’s get her now” the taller girl in black hood ready to fly into the house.
“Nyaan nyaan! Not now!” the shorter girl hugs her, prevent her to get into the house.
“Let me go! Stupid cupid Yuko, I have no time!” she struggles against the cupid, Yuko. “If I don’t get her back, I will be expelled from my shinigami position”
“We still have time, can’t you let them cherish this moment?” Yuko pleaded.
“Whose fault is it that made me pursuing her?” the shinigami pouted.
“I’m sorry…” the cupid is clinging on the shinigami and showing her big puppy eyes.
“Let go of me!!” the shinigami threw the cupid far away up to the sky.
“Nyaaaaannnnn nyaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnn~”
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To be continue...
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