There's many Japanese urban legends. This legend is no different. There's a woman; we called her Kuchisake-onna. Which that name means Slit Mouth Woman. many stories about her origins are different, no one knows about the true origins of Kuchisake-onna. However, you must be careful around her. It's best if you never encountered her. She often wears a mask that covers her slit mouth. If you see a beautiful woman with mask approach you, she will ask you a question. "Am I beautiful?" If you say no, she will kill you with scissors. If you say yes, she will reveal her mouth and repeat the question. If no, she will cut you in half. If yes, she makes your mouth similar to her mouth. If you run away or scream, she will kill you. Some people said there's a way to escape her. But... no one actually survived the encounters of Kuchisake-onna. However, the appearance of Kuchisake-onna varies from time to time. There's possibility of multiple of Kuchisake-onna out there. Sometimes, some women didn't share same fate as original one does. But they have a similar goal: killing unfortunately victims. But as original have lost her sanity and compassion, some didn't. Who would know that one of Kuchisake-onna did finds love?
"Urgh, this sucks." Amethyst grumbled as she walked down the lone street in rain. She sighed heavily as she glanced up the storm upon her. It's very dark and drizzling lightly. She sighed and looked back to her path. She's very surprised to see another woman in distance walked toward her. Amethyst blushed softly as she studied the woman.
She have a pale skin with peach hair. She noticed that she wears a tan coat and surgical mask. Amethyst isn't surprised that she wears surgical mask, after all it's common for people to wears it if they don't want to spend colds/flu around the local. She also noticed that she have both of her arms hiding behind her back. Amethyst didn't realize that she stopped walking to watch the woman until she was face to face with the woman. Amethyst shakes her head and her cheeks flushed pink. The woman lets out a cute giggle. "Don't mind me asking you." She said, "am I beautiful?"
Amethyst blinks as she process the question. As she's very beautiful, Amethyst can't help but have a bad feeling about her. Amethyst lets out a soft sigh and stares straight at the woman's mesmerizing light blue eyes. "Yes." She answered with confidence. The woman paused for while before she reached up to pulls down her mask as she revealed what is she hiding behind her back. Amethyst was very surprised to see what's hiding behind the mask. Her mouth have been slitted from ear to ear, creating a creepy smile. In her left hand is the bloody scissor. "Am I beautiful now?" The slit mouth woman asked again with crazed smile.
Amethyst froze in her place. Sudden she have a flashback to her friend Peridot tells her about Japanese legends. One of the legends is Kuchisake-onna, or Slit mouth woman. Amethyst feels shiver runs down her spine as she realized the scissor's blades is dangerously close to her right cheek. "I-I..." Amethyst shallows dryly. "Y-Yes?" Amethyst whimpers as the woman grins at her answer. "Good answer..." the woman's voice cracked up as she raised the bloody scissor up. Amethyst closed her eyes, braced for the pain. ...But it didn't come.
Amethyst hesitated to open her eyes but she slowly opens her left eye to see the woman stares at her as the scissor is closer to the corner of her mouth. Amethyst opens her eyes fully when she realized that the woman is crying. Regardless of her manic slitted smile, Amethyst can tell that she's frowning. The woman immediately dropped the scissor, it lands the road with loud clang, and backs up from Amethyst. "I...I...I'm so sorry..." the woman said as tears flow down her cheeks and into slits. Amethyst looks at her with sad eyes. She lunges to the woman and hugged her tightly. The woman is taken aback by the sudden hug before returning the hug. "Hey... Now... There's no reason to crying about." Amethyst gently speaks as she turns her head to look at the woman. She looks very sad, her frown isn't matching her unusual slitted smile. "I... You didn't deserve this fate. No one does. Yet myself along with other women have desires to making others suffers for eternity." She glanced away from Amethyst. She released the woman and look at her. "What's your name?" She asks. The woman looks at her then away from her. "Well... that's funny thing to ask a Kuchisake-onna because once the woman like me becomes cursed as Kuchisake-onna, she would likely lose their memories of her previous life. It's very..." She traces away from her sentence as she pondered over her thoughts. "Rare for a Kuchisake-onna to still have memories of previous life. Um... I happened to be one of them." She said as she looks at Amethyst.
Amethyst stares at the slitted mouth woman. "...Pearl. I'm Pearl." She looks down. Amethyst smiles softly. "Then I'm Amethyst." Pearl lets out a short giggle before she looks around. "The rain will get hard later on. I would advise you to get home fast." Pearl said as she turns around, her back faced Amethyst. "Hurr~ What about you? Doesn't you have any place to stay?" Pearl looks back to Amethyst, turns away and shakes her head. Amethyst bites her lower lip as she looks around the empty street. "Well... in that case, why don't you come with me?" Amethyst said nervously, her cheeks flushed pink. Pearl turned around to stare at the short tan woman. Amethyst fiddles with her buttons on her coat, her eyes looks everywhere but Pearl. "Okay." Pearl responded. Amethyst's cheek become very pink as she looks at her small smile; minus her slitted smile. "Okay. Great. Okay, follow me. I will take you to my place." Amethyst said quickly as she marched past Pearl.
"Here's my place!" Amethyst announces as she opens the door leading to the apartment. Pearl steps inside and take in the room. "Wow." Pearl said in awe. Amethyst blushed as she slipped out her boots. "It's not great place but it's decent enough for me." Amethyst said as she glanced at Pearl was taking in the room. "Um... take off your shoes, please?" Amethyst asked as she stepped on the steps. Pearl looks at Amethyst. "Oh! Right, yes." Pearl said hurriedly as she slips out her shoes near to Amethyst's various shoes and boots. Pearl walked toward the living room when she noticed the various of paintings. "Did you painting these or...?" She asked as she studied the paintings. Amethyst gulps as Pearl was studying her paintings. "Y-Yeah. I made these. D-do you w-want anything t-to drink? O-or eat?" Amethyst stuttered. "I do love tea. If you have any tea, do you have biscuits too?" Pearl replied, not tearing her eyes away the paintings. Amethyst nods quickly and scuttled toward the kitchen. Pearl keeps study the paintings as one of the paintings catch her eyes. The painting is landscape of the famous mountain, Mt. Fuji and couple of cherry blossom trees. Pearl stare at the painting for awhile before she turns around and walk toward the chair then sitting down. She touches her slit subconsciously as she pondered over her past.
"Pearl? I have your tea and biscuits ready!" Amethyst called out for Pearl. She carried the tray that holds a cup of green tea and couple of biscuits. Amethyst stops in her tracks when she noticed that Pearl was deep in thought. Amethyst gulps and trotted toward Pearl. She laid the tray on the coffee table and sit the chair across Pearl. Pearl looks at a tray, reached out for the cup. She brings it close to her.
Fifteen minutes went by when Pearl broke the silence. "Why?" Amethyst looks at Pearl. "What?" Amethyst's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "Why did you help me? After what I did...? Why?" Pearl said as she glazed over with a face that mixed of confusion and sadness. Amethyst sighed softly. "That's because I really like you a lot." Amethyst blurted out without thinking. Few minutes went by when Amethyst slaps her mouth with her right hand as Pearl stares at her shocked, her cheeks flushed light pink. "I...I...y-yo...you...you l-likes me?" Pearl said as she looks around the room. "E-even I... I l-look like t-this? I-I'm not b-beautiful." Pearl lamented. "That's not true. You're truly beautiful." Pearl looks at Amethyst, surprised at her answer. "....what?" Amethyst blushed heavily as she rubbed her neck. "I... I thought you looks beautiful no matter what you look like." Pearl stares at her with wide eyes as Amethyst burrows her face into her hands. Amethyst heard a clang and steps. "P-Pearl..?" Amethyst said nervously until she feels a hand touched her chin, lift her head up. Amethyst moves her hands away from her eyes, looking at Pearl's light blue eyes. "Pear- mmmmpprrrhhh?!" Amethyst squeaks loudly when Pearl kissed on her lip. Amethyst freeze up as Pearl tilts her head for better angle. Amethyst can feel Pearl's hands cupped her cheeks. Amethyst have to admit, Pearl's lips feels strange. Amethyst can feels the difference between normal lips and slitted lips. Amethyst closes her eyes as she slowly returns the kiss. It's not long enough when Pearl pulled back. Amethyst's eyes stays closed for few minutes then opens them to look at Pearl's flushed face. "I'm sorry." Pearl apologizes. "For what?" Amethyst said in daze. "I...I like you too. But..." Pearl looks away from Amethyst. Pearl then released Amethyst and look at her hands. "I... I'm not allowed to love." Pearl looks up at her sadly. Amethyst blinks as she stares at Pearl. Her glaze shifts to her slitted mouth, have desires to kiss her again. "I... I have to go." Pearl stands up abruptly. Amethyst jumped in her seat before reached out at Pearl. "NO! Wait! Don't go!" Amethyst cried as she gripped Pearl's left arm. Pearl stopped in her tracks but didn't look at Amethyst. "Please... don't leave me yet." Amethyst begged as she tried to look at her face. Pearl finally looks at her, her eyes watery. "Amethyst..." She begins before Amethyst interrupted her. "No. Pearl. I do love you. I know it's weird but I do mean it. Pearl, I cannot let you go outside. I mean... other Kuchisake-onnas will kill you if they finds out that you cannot kill me." Pearl turns slightly to her. "Amethyst... it's not other Kuchisake-onnas that I'm worried about. I'm worried about... the original." Pearl glances away. Amethyst shallow the lump in her throat. "O-okay? What about her? She cannot stops you now." Amethyst speaks softly as she glanced down at her feet. Pearl stares at her before begins to giggling. Amethyst looks up at Pearl as she covers her mouth. "Oh Amethyst..." Pearl said as she turns to her. She leans down to cupping Amethyst's cheeks as her forehead bumps against Amethyst. "You sure that you want to stay with me? The slitted mouth woman?" Pearl coaxed as she inches closer to Amethyst's lips. Amethyst's face was beat red at that time. Amethyst reached out to hold Pearl's hands. "...Yes." Amethyst confidently replied. Pearl smiled softly, regardless her slits, and close the gap between them.
