Corpse Party: New Souls

Chapter 3: Mochida

I started feeling someone shaking me. Though, I didn't want to open my eyes and I didn't want to get up at all. 

" Big Sister. Please, wake up," I heard Souta mutter. To me, this was like a morning where Souta would wake me up and tell me to get ready for school, like he was my parent, but this time was different. I woke up on the cold, hard floor. 

Once I sat up, Souta looked relieved to know that I was okay. I rubbed my head from a headache that was coming. 

" Hey, Souta do you remember what happened?" I asked. He shook his head. 

" All I remember is that we fell through a hole after an earthquake." A hole!  That's right! I remember Lenora holding onto me as we fell. I stood up and looked around the room.

" Where is Lenora?! Mom and Dad?! And Aunt Yuka?!" I shouted. 

" Mom and Dad went to find the others with Aunt Yuka. Also, Lenora is sleeping in the bed with you." He pointed behind me and I saw Lenora asleep, not wanting to wake up any time soon. I then realized that I was on the bed as well and that I was standing on it.  I quickly sat back down and looked at Souta.  

It looked as if he didn't get any sleep at all. Had he been waiting for me to wake up?

" Could you explain to me what happened?" I asked while he nodded. 

" I woke up with Mom, Dad, and Aunt Yuka in a room. We then started to worry since you and Lenora weren't there. We then found you two in another room, close to falling through the floor again."  I sighed. I was glad that they found us in time before we fell through another hole, into another hell. 

I looked around. We were in the nurse's office. The walls and the furniture was sure as destroyed, but the bed that we were laying on was soft and clean. It didn't make any sense. This place was worn out and yet still, some places were clean as if someone comes down here and cleans out everything. 

" Hey, Lenora wake up," I said as I shook her. She started to groan and eventually opened her eyes. 

" Anna onee-chan? What's wrong? Is it time for school?" she yawned and rubbed her eyes. She then looked around and noticed that we weren't home. Her eyes then started to tear up.

" Where are we?" she cried. Lenora was like a younger version of Aunt Yuka, whininy and annoying, but we still managed to get used to her. I brought Lenora closer to me and hugged her tightly.

" Don't worry.We'll get home soon." I just wonder where the hell we are. The door then opened. Mom and Dad came in with Aunt Yuka. 

" Anna! You're awake!" Mom said while coming over to me and hugging me. 

" I'm fine Mom, but where are we? And where are the others? Did you find them?" Dad shook his head. 

" We can't find anyone in this place. I sure hope the others are okay." I sighed. I then noticed a newspaper on the wall. I stood up and walked over to it, reading it. It was old, around the 1990's. 

" This is..." 

" What is it Big Sister?" Souta asked. 

" This newspaper is old."

[Heavenly Post] ( Belongs to corpse party)'Breaking News: Serial Kidnapping Ends In Murder'The good name of Heavenly Host Elementary School has been stained in blood today as horrific details on the recent wave of disappearances are revealed. Over the past month, numerous children have gone missing within the town, and authorities quickly turned to kidnapping as the most likely explanation. Now investigators have located the whereabouts of these children, and their findings are far worse than anyone could've anticipated. The bodies of the absconded youths were discovered within the Heavenly Host Elementary School building on September 18th, 1973 at around 7:00 PM. Authorities further revealed that a male instructor from the school was found with them, alive but near-catatonic, holding a pair of bloodied scissors. Each of the corpses appeared to have had its tongue sev__ed and remove_________________ique mutilations far too grot___________________g to describe.[Heavenly Post]'Third Student Reported Missing'One by one, the young students of Heavenly Host __________ School seem to be disappearing, as now a third student has joined the ranks of the missing. Classmates testify that fifth-grader __________ was on her way home from school, but got separated from her friends in the hall and hasn't been seen since. Police are investigating the possibility of a serial kidnapping and have assigned countless investigators to the case in hopes of a speedy resolution. However, ten days have already passed since the first disappearance, giving parents and classmates ample cause for concern.'Four Children Abducted - Followup Report'The brutal, shocking deaths of the recent kidnapped grade-schoolers have now been traced back to the hands of the instructor found in the room with them. The scissors he held are confirmed to have been used to cut out the victims' tongues, ultimately leading to death through excessive bleeding or choking. One of the victims even had the majority of her head slowly and methodically removed. This cranial mass was found on the floor next to her body. The Heavenly Host Elementary students pictured here are the four who were found in that basement room. Of these children, one was ________________ when investigators arrived at the scene of the crime. She was ______________ blood ________________[Heavenly Post]'Four Children Abducted & Killed - Followup Report'The brutal, shocking deaths of the recent kidnapped grade-schoolers have now been traced back to the hands of the instructor found in the room with them. A large pair of sewing scissors were found in his possession... ...and these were confirmed to be the tool used in removing the victims' tongues, ultimately leading to death through excessive bleeding or choking. One of the victims even had the majority of her head slowly and methodically removed. This cranial mass was found on the floor next to her body. Of these children, one was ___________ when investigators arrived at the scene of the crime. She was ________d, but somehow s________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ The Hea______________________s pi________ a___________________n tha___________I couldn't wrap my head around this article. Does that mean we're in the past? Souta came over and looked at the article. 

" This looks weird. Can you read it Big Sister?" I shook my head. I then tore the article from the wall and tried to reread it over, but it was no use. 

" I can't really read this, but it already sounds terrible. These kids were brutally murdered from a teacher, most likely," I said. Mom and Dad came over and looked over my shoulder. Aunt Yuka and Lenora stayed by the bed the whole time while I was reading this. Most likely because Lenora didn't want to be scared anymore. " You're not suppose to be reading this kind of stuff Anna," Dad said. I sighed. 

" This is reality Dad. Not an anime or manga." I then set the paper down and stretched. 

" Even though I can't read every line. It's safe to say that a teacher must have killed them or something." Lenora then covered her ears to avoid hearing anything else about murder. 

" Anna, you're scaring your cousin," Mom scowled. " Sorry Lenora." I then started to walk into the hallway. 

" Anna, are you sure you're alright?" Dad asked. I nodded. 

" Let's go. I hate it when people wait for me." As we kept walking down the hall, it started getting colder. Lenora then sneezed. " It's cold," Souta said while trying to warm himself up. 

" I know, but I don't have anything to help you two." I then looked down the hallway and saw something red." Red..? Is that hair?" I asked while squinting my eyes. Souta did the same and kept walking forward. " That is red hair! Is that Hayashi-san?" He asked. I then ran down the hall. As I got closer, I saw that it was red hair and it might be Haru." Haru-chan? Is that you?" I whispered. I walked slowly, getting closer to her, but something seemed off. She was laying on the ground and she didn't move once I called her name.

" Are you sure that's Hayashi-san?" Souta asked. I nodded.
" No one else I know has that kind of red hair." Souta started shaking next to me, being afraid of something like this.

" That doesn't look like she's responding," Dad said. I sighed and ran to her. I started to shake her. She didn't respond to me moving her or anything.

" Haru-chan?" I turned over her body. I thought her body with be light, but when I turned her over, her body just fell. Like she fell from such a height, that she wouldn't be able to survive. I moved her hair and found her face, but it wasn't the face I remember. It was covered in blood. I didn't find her eyes, only her sockets. It looked at her stomach and her insides were falling out. Like she had surgery or something. I screamed at the top of my lungs.