✧ The Midnight Train ✧ || A Haikyuu Horror Story

✧ The Midnight Train ✧

I do no claim to own the rules to The Midnight Train or the idea itself. All credit for the rules and general idea go to @ hgk477 on Instagram. I would highly recommend you go check them out!

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Tadashi Yamaguchi's POV

The bitter wind gnawed at my skin, making me shiver as it brushed past me. The train station was completely empty. The night was as dark as this world, with colourful specks of light shining in the sky. A large, turquoise orb illuminated the night, just like the moon would on Earth. I knew for a fact that this couldn't be a place I called home. It had to have been some sort of unknown planet.

All I knew, was that I was determined to make it out alive. To do so, I had to ride The Midnight Train. Though I wasn't sure how that information was planted in my mind, I knew I had to trust it. The rules themselves for this train were quite bizarre, making me wonder about what sorts of things would be inside. I sat down on the bench behind me. With freezing hands, I pulled out a piece of paper from my bag. The piece of paper contained rules for The Midnight Train. Making a single mistake could cost my life, so I decided to read it carefully.

If you want to survive The Midnight Train

1. Keep an eye out for ghost trains. They pull in more often than you think.

2. If you hear the flute signal once, enter. If you hear it twice, enter at your own risk. If you hear it three times, run.

3. The train does not always enjoy carrying human passengers.

4. Make sure to never carry peanut butter in your luggage.

5. Never wear matching socks.

6. If a man in an oversized brown coat sits next to you and asks for the time, tell him it's nine o'clock. He will go away, eventually.

7. Do not eat any food offered to you.

8. Do not use the bathroom between 00:06 and 00:26.

9. When you hear the railroad crossing bells, spirits are entering the train. They are passengers just like you.

10. Always keep your ticket in your right pocket.

11. Someone will want to buy your ticket. Refuse to sell it at all costs.

12. If your ticket changes date, do not be alarmed.

13. You might hear weird sounds down the aisle.

14. Never sleep with your head against the window.

15. Always count the number of passengers in your carriage. If the number changes before a stop, leave immediately.

16. Passengers sometimes change faces.

17. Always get off at your stop. Not doing so allows for the train to claim you.

18. Never ask when the next stop is.

19. Remember rule number 17.

20. Do not travel alone, it keeps you sane.

21. Pixies are your friends, fairies are your foes. Do not trust either though.

22. If you forget your luggage on the train, it is imperative you forget about it.

23. Never let the train conductor see you with more than two rings on one hand.

24. Jack is the good driver, Steve is alright, Martin will get you killed.