「RΣMΔIΠS」 - Uzumaki x reader

Chapter 1 ⇆ The Curse Of The Spiral

3rd person POV

The afternoon wind blew harshly on a Monday. People crowded the streets as houses littered the place creating a colourful canvas for the people above. Speaking of people above, a young girl adorning a school uniform perched herself on top of a mountain. She held a school bag which was tightly clutched in her hand as her hair blew like ocean tides in the wind.

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Your POV

I stood upon a mountain looking down at the oddly lively town. Kurouzu-cho. My childhood town. The place where I grew up. Well, I'd like to share with you the.. strange.. events that took place here.

Besides that, I'm y/n l/n. I attend Kurouzu High School, located halfway up the mountain overlooking our town. I live with my mother who is a nurse, and my younger brother in the central district of the town.

I glanced at my watch and let out a gasp of horror. I started running as fast as my legs could take me.

'I might miss Shuichi and Kirie at the station!' I thought in panic.

Shuichi and Kirie are my two childhood friends. I met them at a daycare when my mother was too busy to look after me, drowned with work. I decided to go up to them and introduced myself in well, a baby way. And by that I mean I drooled all over them.. But alas ever since that day, we have stuck together, like glue, you know?

I let put a shriek as I felt a gust of wind strike past me. It was a whirlwind. Brushing it off, I strolled down the dull streets. The houses and greenery may look beautiful for afar, but upon closer inspection they aren't so lively or magnificent but instead dead in a sense. As I was walking by, I saw a man in an alleyway staring at a wall. 

'Now that I think about it... that kind of looks like Shuichi's father. What is he doing here?'

I mustered up some courage and decided to greet him.

"Hello, sir."

No response.

'Maybe it's not him' I pondered.

He seemed engrossed with something. Something seemingly captivating. I looked in his direction and saw a snail shell. What's so interesting about that? Being confused and bewildered, I decided to head to the station not wasting anymore time.

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I arrived at the busy station and sat down at one of the benches. Then, a train halted to a stop and there Shuichi and Kirie were, hands conjoined. You see, we all used to be classmates but one day they went to different school so we couldn't see each other often, well I couldn't anyways.

"Hey, Shuichi, Kirie" I greeted lazily waving my hand.

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We were now walking together but something didn't seem right with Shuichi.

"Hey... you know what? I think I saw your father... but it was kind of strange. He was staring at an empty snail shell... it might've been someone else. I don't know... the alley was dark..." I said curiously.

"Oh... yeah, that's my dad" he responded. "He's been strange lately."

"Strange? How so?" Kirie asked concerned.

"Just... strange..."

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"Shuichi, you've been acting depressed... what's wrong?" I asked frowning.

We had decided to take a break from walking and stop at a park. Shuichi and I were sitting on the swings while Kirie was sat on the rails.

"Yeah," Kirie chimed in. "Is something bothering you?"