Seductive Nightmare

Sadeness

A/N: I hope you like to read, because this is a beast chapter peppered with a bit of lemon. Gotta get your daily vitamin C!

Sunlight streamed in a window, fluttering across her eyelids. Mandi yawned and stretched as she woke up from a lovely, sound sleep. She sat up and was confused for a moment until she remembered where she was and that it wasn't actual sunlight that had awakened her. She ran her fingers through her silver hair, smiling. It really was amazing what a good night of sleep would do to one's body. Swinging her legs to the side of her bed, she winced, and clutched her hand over the waistband of her flannel shorts.

"What the hell?" she said in a quiet stupor.

She felt like she was having menstrual cramps, but her period wasn't due for at least another week or so. She squeezed her legs together. Even her thighs were sore like she had been trying to do the splits or something. It was really baffling. She wondered if she might have been sleepwalking last night, but that wouldn't explain the rather intimate pain she was currently feeling.

Mandii stood up and pulled back the goose down duvet and sheets, checking for blood. She didn't see anything, thankfully. Quietly, she walked to her door, opened it, and made her way to the bathroom. She concluded that she must have gotten her period early for some reason, because there was also some blood in her panties along with the general cramp-like feeling. "It always happens when you wear white! Every. Frigging. Time!" At least the pain she was feeling was nothing more than a mild discomfort.

She grabbed some of her personals and headed into the bathroom to pee and change her underwear. She looked at the shower and tub and promised herself some pampering later on. Using the restroom, she washed her hands in the sink and looked at her reflection in the mirror. There were no dark circles under her eyes at least. "That's a plus!"

Back in her bedroom, she sat back on her bed and turned her laptop on. She remembered that she wanted to find out what forest Enmu's home was under, and that he wouldn't just outright tell her for whatever reason. A blush crept up along her cheeks. Mandi could have sworn that she had a dream about him last night, a rather lewd one at that. Maybe she was still disoriented by that hot kiss they had shared yesterday. She let out a soft sigh knowing that she shouldn't think that way about him, but she couldn't help herself. She wanted to feel his lips on hers repeatedly.

Shaking that thought from her mind, Mandi opened a web browser and pulled up a map of Fujikawaguchiko. Zooming out, she found what she was seeking. She was currently under the Aokigahara forest, also known as the Sea of Trees. She grimaced as she also read 'suicide forest' along the monikers. She had heard of the forest before, but it hadn't stuck in her memory. She couldn't deny the eerie feeling she had as the hairs on the back of her neck rose to attention. She forgot what else that she had wanted to research and closed the MacBook.

Putting on her pink kimono robe, she walked out into the hall and glanced towards Enmu's door. It was shut. She frowned to herself and started to make her way to the kitchen. Something to the left of her caught her eye as she walked, and she stopped in her tracks. One half of the French doors was missing.

Mandi raised an eyebrow at that. "What the hell happened here?" There didn't appear to be any broken glass anywhere, therefore she was mystified by the randomly missing door. She'd have to ask Enmu about that when she saw him next.

She strolled into the kitchen and saw Sarah making pancakes and bacon for herself. The smell of the hot food made her mouth water. Sarah looked up at her and indicated with her hands, pointing at the pancakes and bacon and then back at Mandi.

"If you are offering, I'd be more than happy to have some, but you don't have to go to the extra trouble on account of me."

Sarah held her hand up as if to say "It's not a problem."