I dont remember what happend last night..., i think i faint or something..., i open my eyes as soon as i heard the alarm clock on my phone, i nuzzle my head feeling a headache with my cold sweating hands, i sat.
—O-oh my head... what happe- why im on the floor?...— Said alex standing up feeling dizzy. —uugh... what time is it?...— He pick his phone looking the time on it, —Its 5:50 am... did something happenened last night?...—
I instantly decided to forgot about it and get ready for today's job, i took a shower while my coffee is ready. While on my shower i saw a figure reflected behind the courtines, slowly aproaching my hand to the courtines and i rapidly moved away but no body was around, i sighned and continuing my bath, there was no time to lose, i dressed, i took my coffee and went to the train station as my boss told me, 8:10 am later i finally arrived as fast as i can, my boss was already there waiting for me in the train station, He wasnt very happy tho.
—got time you arrive alex— Said ichikawa with a sarcastic smile.
He wasn't mad, atleast not to much, i apologized for arrive 5 minutes late, the train is 10 minutes retarded so he passed it for today, i thanked him and we waited to the train to arrive, needless to say, is my first time in a train on japan, i wonder if is like in the animes, the train arrived and suddenly the workes on the train station were giving a type of tickets to the people by the inconvinient, speechless again, yet confused, i faced at my boss who released giggles at me.
—Let me explain, this happends rarely, when the train has a problem, like now, the trainstation gives the passangers a ticket to can give it to our bosses, Is like "Is our fault your employee is late" ticket— said Ichikawa.
Then, Mr. Ichikawa told me to stay close to him, i got confused, the doors of the train openned and a lot of people came out, the people were pushing me away from the train so i struggled to go in the train as soon as posible, it definitelly was kinda shown on animes, a train with alot of passangers like a sardina can, i finally got inside but tired, Mr. ichikawa patted my back smiling at me, i smiled back to him then i giggled, yep this definitelly was another experience. I look around to the people surrounding me, something, or yet, someone took my atention, my surprice face when was a lady with long hair and pale skin, she looks like the girl my followers showed me on my tumblr, my heart beated fast along my big widden eyes and my heavy breathing, i cannot see her face it was covered with a long messed-up black hair but im sure it was her, i instanty nuzzled my eyes and looking to the same direction, no one was there, i sigh again looking to the floor.
—Are you alright Alex?— Said ichikawa looking to a worried and distracted alex.
—Uh?.. aah, yes yes im just-... i had a nightmare thats all..— Alex replayed with a sigh.
—All of this ghost thing got into your nerves uh?Dont worry then, today you will rest for that—
—I hope so.. anyways, where are we heading?—
—The Idol you met, Akira, She has an event in 2 weeks for her new album, she wants photos of herself on a classic Homehouse of japan—
—like.. a feudal era Castle?—
—Not quite, but yes—
We head to the place, when we arrived my eyes wide up by the surprice of looking at a real homehouse from outside, when we walk inside i gasped with emotion, it was looking quite the same like shown on the animes! The exitement was undescribable, i start taking as many photos as posible. Mr. ishikawa was talking to the manager of the photo session, the manager wasn't so happy to see us late, Ichikawa gave him the tickets the trainstation gave us and then bowed in an apology gesture, the manager noded to ichikawa and then asked us to follow him, so we followed, the manager explained the plans, the idol, Akira, is going to create a music video here, and she wants photos to promote the concert which is in 2 weeks, While the manager was explaining i stopped infront of a dark gloom room, i stare at the room feeling someone was watching me, i started to ventilate heavy watching a shadow from that dark room feeling it comming for me, the shadow started to take form of a girl with long hair with pale skin like the figure i saw on the train, i sweat nerviously, ichikawa taped my shoulder, i gasped with a little jumpscare.
—You alright there Alex?— said Mr. ichikawa
—Ah...— Said alex Looking to the room with nothing there. —Yes im.. okey..Uhm... Sir manager...— Alex ask.
—Yes? any questions?— The manager replays.
—Sorry for interrupting, what's the story of this homehouse? how many years it has?—
—Ooh, well this house was owned by a great General, one day his wife got poisoned by an infiltred enemy of him, the general advenged his wife, about the age... around.... 500 years? Closely—
—i see..—
The house, tho it was old, it didnt look old, may be the manager treated and fixed the house i dont know, the hallways of the big house were amazing, i was taking pictures as we walk in.
—Soooo.. you are the guy who is living with a spirit?— The manager asked curiously.
—no, im not— Said alex trying to avoid the toppic.
—Every japan is talking about it son! you cant deny the truth—
—i dont.. really believe in ghost..— Said Alex getting a bit unconfortable.
—Also, the spirit of the wife surrounds the house, people say she is looking for her husband... taking all the single guys who enters to the homehouse, every single guy who entered herr were gone, no trace of them, who knows.. may be you are the next..— Said the manager in a misterious and scary tone with a big and creepy smile.
I stared at manager with my widden eyes, hewas trying to scare me, i could see that in his way of explaining, of course that doesnt scare me, i was no letting him to-
— こんにちわ Alex!— Said Akira behind Alex happyly.
—¡SUP-..puta madre Akira!..—Alex Jumpscared and screamed in Mexicanished spanish.
—Are you okey Alex?— Asked akira tilding her head and confused by my spanish acent.
—¡no me espantes asi mija!—
Akira had no idea what i said, she kept her tilded head confused while I was calming down, then manager start to laugh, Mr. Ichikawa was holding his laugh looking away.
—what's so funny?— alex ask.
—Sorry sorry!— The manager stops laughing. —That leyend is fake, i was just trying to scare you, but Miss Akira did a good job—
—ごめなさい Alex... I didnt want to scare you— Said akira.
—It's okey, Akira, so where is gonna be the photo session?—
Akira and her manager guide us to the room where the music video is going to be recorded, Akira went to her dressing room to get ready, Mr. ichikawa and the manager were talking while i was taking pictures of the scenario, a Backyard with a lake with fishes with orange, white and a little of black marks on their body and asaid of the lake a Big green tree with pink flowers on the edges of the tree-brenches, the musicians were preparing their instruments for the soundtest, after 30 minutes...
—Okey! every one be ready! 5 minutes to start the recording! Come on! Come on!— The manager clap his hands to the people in the scenario. —Where is Akira?—
—Is on her dressing room sir! she almost finish to get ready— said the sub-manager.
Akira Arrived opening the doors, she was dressing a pink kimono with blue on the edges with pink flowers around that kimono, with a pink flower decorating her black, shinny and streight hair, she was delightfully gorgeous, if you ask me she reminded me of Izayoi, my finger pressed the photo button by itselft, i panicked a bit by the flash that almost drop my camera, Akira blushed.
—a la madre-...— Said Alex embarrassed.
—Can i.. see the photo?..—Akira replayed blushing.
—Uhm..y-yes— Alex shows the pic.
—Woow...— Akira blush by looking at the picture Alex got by accident. —Am i that pretty?..—
—well, yes you are— Replayed Alex with a nervious giggle with a blush and nuzzling the back of his head.
Mr. Ichikawa and the manager were looking at us from the distance inside the room with their arms closed.
—500 yens if they end up being a couple— Said the manager.
—Deal— Ichikawa replayed.
The music video started to get recorded, i stook photos all the time, later akira and i started the photo session, honestly..akira was looking glamourous, she looks beautiful.. After the event, ichikawa and i went back to the city, he requested me to make the cover page for the magazine, so i head to my home buying some stuff for dinner, i was tired so i didnt wanted to cook, so i bought instant ramen, a.k.a marucha, I warm the water on the stove, i grab my laptop and turn it on, the laptop was still showing the pic my followers on tumblr said they saw a ghost, i sigh closing that page and open photoshop to start to editing the cover page, the water was ready and pour it into the maruchan, and 3 minutes later, i sat on my couch ready to dinner while i work on the cover page, I connect the camera to the laptop to upload the photos on my deskop, every photo was beautifull, even the one where akira is wearing that kimono, so i thought plenty of ideas of cover pages, so i start editing while i look to the pictures, 30 minutes later i start hearing slightly knocks on my door, i go to the front door and open it, no one was there, the lights started to flicker when i closed the door, i weirded out, the lights stoped to flicker and suddenly a power cut happened, the only light seen was my laptop.
— bueno, ya ni modo..— Said alex in Mexicanish spanish.
In mexico the power cut were often to happend so this didnt bothered me as it, my laptop has enough battery for atleast 5 houres, so i open the windows for the air to blow in.
—Mejor.. bueno, a seguir— Alex went to continue the cover page.
Some how this time i was having a powercut, i felt awkward like some one was watching me, i look around tonthe kitchen but no one was there, i might am being paranoid, i just keep doing my job enjoying my maruchan, the enjoyment didnt last when i heard footsteps on the basement.
—mm?...— Said Alex looking behind him.
Then i heard people walking outside, by the powercut, well that explains the footsteps, i look at the pictures i took with my camera smiling, definitelly was a good day. I heard the door knocking 4 times, so i went to it and open it but no one was there, "This is.. weird..." i though, i closed the door and after 2 steps the knocks again appeared, i fastly opened the door but again there was no one there, more than crept out i was annoyed, i close again the door more agressively, i hold the door knob to open it when the knocks start, no knock was heard then, so i release the knock and went back to the couch, when i sat the knocks again started to bother, so i decided to ignore it, after 10 seconds the knocks stopped, so i calmly keep eating my marucha, i noticed shima on her enclosure, she was on S position as if she was going to strike, she was looking behind me, so i looked behind me but no one was there, the knocks again appeared, i madly walk there fast.
—¡¿Quien chingados molesta!?— Said alex when open the door and going inside.
To stop who ever was knocking i left the door open with a huge rock blocking the entrance, on the good side, the air was blowing better. i keep working on the cover pages, and suddenly.. the knocks appeared, now i was spooked out, the front door was open, i heard the knocks comming from the hallway that leads to my room and the basement, my hands were sweating cold again like last night, i stand up and slowly follow the knocking doing, the knocking come from the basement door, i walk to the door slowly, as soon as i hold the doorknob the knocks stopped, i released the knob and the knocks continued, i grabed the knob and open the door rapidly, no one was there, but i head the front door closing hardly, i went rapidly to the main entrance and the door was closed, but the rock was exactly where i left it, i started to breathing worriedly trying to keep my head, Shima kept on her strike position, so i sat on the couch and keep eating my maruchan trying to calm myself down, i look to the laptop where the picture shown was one of the homehouse's decorated room, i got curious of that photo, cause i never took a picture of that room, so i look it closely, in the edges of the entrance of that room i saw a hidden pale face looking directly to me with widden eyes, i dont know if im going crazy or something, i heard the door of the basement opening slowly, then steps comming from there, i eat the nuddles i kept halfway on my mouth, and as soon as the steps came closer, the lights came back, shima returned to her original position and cuddled around her body hidding on her hide, i finished my maruchan and left those cover paged for later, i desided to sleep and keep the job for tomorrow, my boss gave me 3 days so.. I got ready to sleep waiting for tomorrow to be a better day.
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End Chapter 5.