The 13th.

Chapter 3

" Ahh, come on Tsuki, you still think that the whole mur....."

Tsuki cut me off. "It is true Rukia, and right now I don't want to argue with you because I am really scared, please, don't go today." she begged.

"Look Tsuki, nothing is going to happen, we are only going bowling in Osaka, that's it!" I said.

"Bowling in Osaka?! In Osaka? Why not the bowling area in Gifu, by your house! It would be much safer.

"Oh cut it off Tsuki, nothing is going to happen, and plus I will be with Isamo, I will go home as early as I can."

"Rukia, it's really dangerouse, please don't go.. Promise me you will not go, please!" Tsuki said grabbing onto my hand.. "Please."

"Come on Tsuki, don't be absurd, it will all be okay." I said. I wasn't scared to go bowling today with Isamo, and I really thought that the thirteenth had nothing to do with the murders.

"Rukia, I begg you." A  tear came down her cheek. "Please, don't go today. Meet up another day, like on the weekend, in the morning, when it will not be dark. Please."

"Okay." I said, but really I knew what I was going to do, I said it just to make Tsuki not worry about me the whole day but I was going to go on the date with Isamo.

 

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At around quarter to five, my mum dropped me of in Osaka, I told her that I'm going bowling with five of my friends from school, and that they will walk me back home because afterwards they are going to have a sleepover that I was not bothered to go to. That was the only way of convincing my mum to let me go bowling in Osaka.

When I came into to the bowling building, I saw Isamo already there drinking a cup of hot chocolate by the 'eat a snack' bar. He looked at me and gave me a wave that also was calling me over to the table.

"Hey." I said very quietly but Isamo heard. I was really nervous and I think he noticed. He gave me a hug and asked if everything was alright.

Few minutes later we where already there playing. I had the most amazing time ever, I needed a good chilling moment  with someone cool for a long time.

 

 

Around two hours later we came out of the bowling area, we played for about an hour or a bit longer and then Isamo bought us both a pizza.  When we were heading down the road he asked if I wanted to go to the cafeteria where they sell lovely cups of hot chocolate, which also happened to be near the bus stop that was a road away from Tsuki's house. I knew she wouldn't be out, so there was no way she could of seen me.

Without thinking about the answer, I quickly said " Yeah sure, let's go." and we headed down a long street with lots of houses on both sides, the whole time took to walk the street would definitely be about fifteen minutes at least! It was qiuet a creepy street, and it was getting really dark, after all, when we left the bowling area it was twelve to seven.

Around the middle of the street I saw a little girl heading down her front door steps.

"Aki, just please be careful, run up to the beggining of the street give your granny the coat and come back here straight away, okay?"

The little girl nodded to the woman talking to her, who I am more or less sure that was her mother. She gave her a little kiss on the cheek and ran quickly the way me and Isamo just walked.

Suddenly Isamo stopped and said something that I really did not expect. "I have to go home." he looked at me and pulled a funny face.

"Wait, what.. Now?' I asked quickly.