》Upon The Lake Of Time 《 {Ayato Krishima X Reader}

~Chapter 19~

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(Y/N) wasn't stupid. She knew Aokigahara was just beyond the long trail of trees. Vochi and his guards were running around searching for unwanted visitors, so it was (Y/N)'s job of ensuring they didn't come too close to that area.

She needed to come- for the team to go there. This was where they collected their corpses- if (Y/N) was lucky, she could find out if they knew anything more than what was acceptable. Any rumors, legends, or doubts about a 'castle beyond the trees' had to be taken into account.

Aokigahara- the group, had chosen to build its Head quarters behind the forest since it was vast- and most importantly; had a haunted reputation. 

It was nicknamed 'the suicide forest', since many that wondered here went to take their lives. As such, there are many spooks going about- spirits, paranormal activity, deadly traps. . .these were all reasons people avoided it. And since the forest was long ,to add to that, the fear of getting lost in such a skin crawling place made those brave enough to venture it, not go far enough to find the castle.

It was the perfect hideout.

But then again, the forest and the group shared the same name. Originally, it was ment to confuse people. If somebody caught wind of the name 'Aokigahara', they'd link it to the forest, instead of suspecting an organization. But Aogiri knew about that already. Which made this place a very dangerous, as it would most likely be the very first place they'd look.

"(Y/N)!" Touka shook her violently. (Y/N) looked at her in confusion. "You're seriously freaking me out! stop blanking out! You keep moving your lips without saying a sound and looking blankly into nowhere! If you keep this up I'm going to send you to a therapist- I don't care if you agree or not!"

"Sorry. . .place brings back. . .memories" (Y/N) said, burying her hands into her heavy jacket's pockets. "Memories?" Touka asked, confused. "Iko once told me about this place" (Y/N) said "A bunch of tales about Vampires" she smiled. Touka sighed "Yeah, sounds like him. I hope to see him soon. How long until he comes back from his trip?"

(Y/N)'s mouth twitched "Who knows? He wanted to run free. Spend some time roaming the world. He could buy himself a house for a few years somewhere in the Caribbean's for all I know"  

Touka hummed "Well, let me know when he's back. Those flowers he loved so much are going to be in season soon"

(Y/N) smiled softly, her head hanging effortlessly to the side "I haven't forgotten. . ."

"(Y/N), Touka, hurry up! The paths are slim- don't get lost!" Yomo called out from out front. "C'mon" Touka pulled (Y/N) by her arm to join the rest of the group. "I-is it tr-true people actually k-kill themselves h-here?" Kaneki asked, on edge. "Yeah. Look up and you might see a rotting corpse" Touka whispered, devil-eyeing him. Kaneki whimpered, daring not to look above him. (Y/N) sighed "Possible but not certain" she said, taking him under her arm "Just don't look anywhere but the ground and you'll be fine. I'll notify you when we find a fresh corpse which doesn't have maggots circulating its eye sockets- contrary to Touka's hopes" Touka sneered at her "Fun killer" she muttered under her breath.

"Hm!" Kaneki said, a bit more confident, pressing his arms to himself and starring at the path below him. 

It was Yomo, Irimi, Touka and Kaneki who were there besides (Y/N). They all wore black suits to attempt disguise in the night in case of stupid pedestrians who were looking around the place at 11pm on a Sunday. 

"We'll set up camp just beyond the lake, Touka and kaneki will gather firewood while the others set up the tents" Yomo said.

"C-camps?!" Kaneki stuttered

"Why am I the one, and only one stuck with this Idiot?!" Touka hurled

"Because you are by far the most unpleasant in the group and I don't want to make tents with you" Yomo replied. 

"I'm cool with it" (Y/N) flashed a peace sign without expression, sucking once again on a toffee.

"Thanks for your backup" Touka snapped.

"We're sleeping here?!!" Kaneki started to panic

"You're very welcome Touka. Go knock yourself out" (Y/N) said 

"And why do I have to go venture getting wood!?" he started to sniffle "I'll have to look into the trees!" 

"Because we came here to overcome fears. You're afraid of dead people, Touka's afraid of spending time with you, and (Y/N)'s afraid of socializing" Yomo said again. (Y/N) tilted her head "But that's not why you're letting me build the tents with you" 

"No, it's because you're cool" Yomo said plainly. "Eyyy" she gave him a fist bump. Irimi just laughed at the tantrum. "Well, best hurry up, I don't want to spend more time surrounded by mosquitos than I have to" she said, pulling up her hood "Nishiki should come around soon"

After a while longer of Touka and kaneki complaining to Yomo- who just gave bored answers ("I don't care"), they finally left to collect the wood, and (Y/N) started to build up the tents with Irimi and Yomo.

Yomo glanced at her. (Y/N) furrowed her brows, but payed no attention to it. He was going to ask her about her past, most likely, and pry to know why she looked as bad as she did. (Y/N) sighed. She hated such  conversations. 

But it never came. 

Touka and Kaneki returned from their fuel hunt, one of them bored and dumping the pile on the floor, and the other shaking and placing the sticks down one by one, ever so careful.

(Y/N) started the fire, allowing the others to warm up around it. The smell of wood cracking in the flames filled her hyperactive nostrils. 

But as she took a deep breath, relaxing in the peace and quiet of night, she smelled something extra. Something that didn't belong, and shared scents with Kaneki and Iko. . .

"I'm gonna go to 'the toilets', won't go too far, be back soon" (Y/N) said, following the fresh perfume.

Right.

She'd forgotten what Ayato had told her earlier that day.

"Eto would like a word with you. Be prepared"

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Word count; 1046 words.

Date; 8.8.2018.

Book status; Ongoing/Continued

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