Shadows and Despair (Corpse Party Fanfic)

C h a p t e r_ E i g h t

NAOMI

"HEY! YOSHIKI!" I screamed, grabbing a wooden board. "Kill, kill," he whispered, turning around. "Ayumi! Catch!" I hurled the board at her. She shouted in alarm, ducking as it slammed against the wall. KIshinuma floated towards me, droning the same words over and over again. "Ayumi! Get across, dang it!" I yelled, limping as fast as I can the other way. "It's too short!" I sighed. "Take a leap of faith!" "Seriously?"

Serious as a heart attack. I was too distracted, and Yoshiki threw me down in triumph. "AYUMI!" I screamed. "Fine!" As if time slowed down, she crouched, hesitating. "Just do it!" I exclaim, inching backwards. Suddenly, Kishinuma disappeared, Ayumi in his place, looking panicked. "That was as scary as heck!" she said. "What did you expect?" I say, putting a hand over my hammering heart. She helped me up, and we exchanged frowns. "Erm... are you planning to leave me again?" I say after a few moments.

"No," she answered in a whisper, and we embraced. "S-sorry, that was really awkward," she stated embarrassingly, breaking away from the hug. I laughed. How many times was I like that to Seiko? But them another somber scowl etched itself back on my face. and I looked down. "Want another hug?" she inquired. I shook my head, not bothering to smile. "Come on, Naomi! We can get through this and return to the real world!" she assured me. "Yeah, but Sachiko's having fun killing people over there," I reply bitterly.

Ayumi sighed. "Don't the spirits need to be appeased somehow?" "They don't want tongues, so I'm clueless," I confessed. "What did they desire when they were living?" she wondered aloud. I giggled as I thought of Seiko, and she also began to grin. "Oh, Seiko is so easy," she said, and we both laughed. Sure, Seiko hates me, but not for long! "Come on, Princess Charming," Ayumi said, dragging me along.

"You're awesome enough to attract a girl of your gender, my gosh!" "Living or dead?" I teased playfully. "It's hard to read your feelings." "Hey, I'll actually break that ankle," she joked back.

We were laughing until he showed up.