Black threw himself in a fresh pair of training shoes accompanied with a black tracksuit. He rushed to the kitchen and stuffed some table salt into his pocket, he stopped and looked at his mother. She was alone in her own world happily whipping up dinner, singing and dancing like there was no one around from the next two miles. This woman,"MOM!"
"is there anything wrong honey?" She stopped singing and turned her gaze to her daughter who has never started a conversation with her. "Who is Saito-san?" The expression on her face face quickly switched from joyous to panic."Who might that be honey?" Black chuckled grabbed an apple and walked across the room to kiss her on her cheeks. She was frozen stiff not knowing how to respond to sudden development. "I think I was hypnotized when I was younger...Bye."
He ran out the house and jogged towards Onizuka's direction,Behind him his mother collapsed in tears. She wanted to stop him, but what would she say, what excuse could she give. Because at some point it was never about protecting Sakura but instead it was due to the fear of being left alone that she did certain things.
Black arrived in said street and it was almost a ghost town, a house next to the abandoned and burned down shack was unoccupied and had an old for sale sign. He walked slowly upon seeing it, the wind blew his pink hair from underneath his black beanie. At first glance on would think he was up to no good and quickly change their mind prior to them seeing what kind of neighborhood he was going into.
Black looked into the yard of the ashy house and started feeling a bit nostalgic, his tears took it upon themselves to make it drizzle. "OY, we over here." Black continued to stare away at the haunted house, the familiar voice not reaching his stray brain. "Blob, I think they are talking to yah." Anzy interrupted the interlude of memories.
"Huh?"
"Yo, these are the friends I came with."
"We do not need that many people."
"You will never know."
"Fine they just have to keep watch outside. Yua was our friend, so just the two of us will suffice."
Looking into the crowd Black could see that they meant no harm and were honestly trying to help them solve this mystery. Even though some were there for the thrill at least they were not a hundred percent convinced that she was crazy, but Anzy and the gang thought otherwise.
"I have read that when summoning ghosts you call their names five times." Onizuka blutered out with a confident smirk on his face.
"Is it not three." The friend with the rabbit teeth interfered.
"Are you all fools, we just walk inside and they will come to us." Black said as he headed to the gate, once the desired destination was reached he was in complete dissarray as to whether he should enter or not.
Despite the being he was originally he is now he is human, and humans die easily. He can't die this quick or else he might have to serve out the rest of his punishment floating in a lifeless abyss.
The worn out gate in front of him let out a creaking sound, followed through by a cold gust of wind. The boys felt their hearts sink and started to ponder if this was a wise decision. They started swallowing huge chunks of saliva and looked each other in the eyes and eventually laughed at each other's terrified expressions.
This startled Black who then let out a small scream barely audible, but just loud enough for the boys to freeze in place. "What is wrong?" "What's going on?" "Ey."
Black ignored this ranting and kicked the gate away, made his way inside the yard with his right glove gripping tightly on his torch. With every step they took from within the yard it felt like walking into a grave during the night of the living dead. The tree to their right had a tire swing that looked like it was ready to collapse at any given moment. The lawn was pitch black and the pavement that lead to the house was in shambles making everybody jump almost after every two steps.
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The house was in no better condition, apart from the extinguished fires nothing else was done to keep it in one piece. But the door the door seemed perfectly fine and regardless of the haunted house vibes this crib gave off, the door was the most menacing.
As Black slowly approached the door one by one, the four guys accompanying Onizuka began to get left behind. They were yet to see anything, but they still felt like going home early. Black and Onizuka walked onto to the porch and as he was about to reach out to the door Black got a chilling sensation that that froze him in place. Onizuka thought that he was just scared so he reached out for the door himself.
"No! Don't!"
Too late as Onizuka hand gripped the door handle, the door voluntarily flung itself wide open blowing the two away. The other four tried to run but a force field erected itself around the yard trapping them in. As for Black and Onizuka dark violet shadow like tentacles escaped at rapid speedfrom within the house to drag them back in. After a huge swoosh and a bam, the four amigos were left scared shitless outside.
"Did you see that?" [boy 1]
"I know I didn't just see that."[boy 2]
"Riku(boy 1), Haru(boy 2), look in front of you." [Kaito]
The two boys screamed Akashi and Kaito tightened their grip on their weapons as ghost like creatures emerged from beneath them. Akashi wore a red cap, a white long sleeved shirt and tucked his jeans into his socks. He is a boy of half American, half Japanese decent, some say his eyes can stare your soul into submission but those some are the girls in his school.
Everybody who hung around Onizuka was it regardless of who or what you look like, bringing us to our next brave man Kaito. Kaito though fat always had a crowd surround him, he was popular and had been Onizuka's friend for a long time before they started the gang. Kaito could be identified with two rings stacked up in both of his index fingers, a bowl cut and some bushy eyebrows. Tonight he had on a green coat on top of his school uniform, nobody knows what he does after school.
Haru and Riku just belonged to the group, even though they appear initially as cowards when push comes to shove nobody dare stands in the way of these twins. The ghosts attacked and Kaito along with Akashi fought back while the twins cheered on for them. After slashing away at many ghosts a much bigger one finally appeared, it did not attack but instead it smiled and gave off the impression that it was an intelligent life form.
"Let us play a game boys." It said with its grin growing wider and wider.
"What were you thinking?"
"Oy, Akashi. How can you nonchalantly respond to a potential villain like that?" Haru screamed out with tears flooding his eyes.
"Do you think we can win fighting him head?" Akashi looked back to face the twins, he was not expecting a clever reply but he still hoped.
"Akashi is right depending on what the game is we might stand a fighting chance in contrast to barging him not knowing what he is capable of. After he is not human, we can't just shoot him."
"Kaito, I know I asked you before but who in their right sold a gun to middle scholar?"
"Aren't you guys adapting to this situation rather too quickly." [Haru]
"I mean just a few minutes ago we were skeptical as to whether ghosts exists or not." [Riku]
"Mr ghost man propose your game." Akashi pointed his crowbar at the ghost.
"My name is not mister ghost, and its very rude to show that to a person's face."
"Then what do we call you?"
"I am, I am. You know what Mr ghost sounds kinda catchy."
"Are you quite possibly an idiot?"
"Maybe... wait, no I cancel that I am a genius."
"You know all of a sudden I am not scared anymore." Haru said as he let go of his brother.
The pressure went back to being overbearing and fear crept back into the hearts of the kids, "We will play for the heart of the queen." The ghostly creature said as he took off his glove and threw it to the ground. "Alright boys it your turn to accept the challenge."
"What exactly are the proceedings of the announced competition?" Akashi asked still managing to keep his calm below all this pressure. "Just an archery match, jousting followed by swords play if needed be."
"Is it to the death?"
"Possibly."
"What if we decline?" Kaito stepped forward with a posture that said that he was ready to fight. "Then I'll just take your souls and be on my way." The ghost's face suddenly turned into a skeleton his green aura turned black along with his cloak. He pulled out a scythe and laughed majestically as chains dangled from his ankles and wrists.
"DEATH! DEATH! SHINIGAMI!" The cowardly twins exclaimed until they ran out of breath and the ability to scream again. "That is right my children, I could have just let these lost souls devour you but since you led me to them I will give you a chance to keep your lives. How about it?"