Higurashi When They Cry

The Beginning (Chapter: Spirited Away by the Demon, Part 1)

Yumi began to claw at her own throat while Mion and Rena watched.
No... I didn't want this...
    She whimpered a little though her expression remained blank of emotion.
    "This is taking a while..." Sighed Mion.
    "She'll be dead soon. After all, it's what needs to happen." Rena responded. Her eyes seemed.... Off...
Why am I doing this...
    Blood began to run down her neck. Her own skin was under her finger nails.
Please... Help...
    A few moments later, she collapsed.

And the cicadas began to cry.

~a few weeks earlier~

"Hello Keiichi! Good morning to ya!" Rena smiled and waved to Keiichi. I met up with Rena while walking to school and she told me she was waiting for Keiichi. I decided I would wait with her, after all she was one of my few friends in Hinamizawa.
"So your early again, you know you could sleep in once in awhile." Keiichi replied as we started walking.
"But if I slept in I'd run the risk of making you wait for me!" She responded while smiling again.
"What makes you think I'd wait?" His expression was blank as he looked forward. Rena got teary eyed after he said that.
"Hey Keiichi be nicer to her!" I punched him in the arm lightly. I picked that up from Mion, and it works like a charm.
"Ow! Geez! Sorry!" He turned back to Rena, who didn't seem to notice he apologized.
"Nya! Keiichi! That's mean! Why wouldn't you wait for me? I wait for you!" She said all this quickly.
"Don't get all upset. I got better things to do." I swear if he doesn't drop the act....
"Why are you like this... like this....?" I was wondering how Rena didn't catch on. Keiichi smiled at her.
"Relax. Of course I'd wait for you!" I smiled along with Rena.
"Thanks..." Rena said quietly with a light blush. "That's nice of you..."
It's so obvious that she likes him! I giggled to myself.
We continued walking to school. I moved to Hinamizawa around the same time Rena Ryuugu did. Keiichi moved here last month. Rena and I became friends quickly, and she introduced me to her other friends. Now we all hang out and do this club thing. Keiichi isn't in the club yet, though I'm sure he will be soon. Rena has this weird hobby of collecting things from the junkyard that she finds "cute." I don't really get it. But that's not the only strange thing with my friends.
One of my friends, Satoshi Hojo, went missing about a year back during the Cotten Drifting Festival. I better not think about that too much, it's a sensitive topic. I feel bad for Satako Hojo, his younger sister. She lost her parents and her brother. She's pretty happy though, so I am too.
Rika Furude is about as innocent as they come. She doesn't talk a lot but whenever she does it's almost always "Nipa" whatever that means. It's adorable though. Her and Satako are really close. Rika's parents are also dead, and now they live together.
Mion Sonozaki is basically the alpha of my group of friends. She can be really demanding and obnoxious. She calls herself "the leader of the club" even though we all started it together. Over all though she's a good person. She's fun to be around and I know I can rely on her. Plus, she lets me barrow her manga.
And then there's Keiichi Maebara. He's still pretty new here so I haven't made a full opinion on him yet. So far I can say that I think he has a good vibe. His sense of humor can be rude sometimes, but he's a good friend.
Keiichi said something about pickles and his mom but I wasn't listening that closely.
"Oh, there you are! What's going on? How come your both so late?" Mion said as we walked up to where she stood.
Rena waved. "Hey, Mion! Good morning!"
"Yo, your the one who's always late, not us!" Keiichi remarked.
"Long time no see there, Keiichi! How many years has it been now?" She's so sarcastic.
"I was only out for two days, Mion." Keiichi rolled his eyes.
"Oh, hey Yumi! How's it going? You were so quiet I didn't notice you were here!" She grinned at me.
I smiled. We're the sarcasm buddies. "Oh, sorry. You were so loud I guess you couldn't hear me."
We all laughed and continued walking.
My name is Yumi Kumaru. I have longish brown hair and green eyes. I'm 14 years old. I'm shy at first but after you get to be my friend I can be a bit obnoxious and hard to shut up.