Part 1 - Necklace
Hey girls, seriously thanks for the jacket, I'm so happy for this.
-There's no need to thank us, you're always doing something for us, especially for me. - Said Aki.
-I want to hear your thanks Akari, I'm interested in your boyfriend's cuddles. - Said Asuna clinging to me in an unseemly way.
Akari got a little annoyed.
-Stay away from dyed blue Hika, realize that she doesn't like you like that.
-Aki that was a cruel thing to say, but don't hit on me so hard Asuna.
-She asked for it Hika.
Asuna was a bit affected by what Akari said, and not by the fact that I didn't like her, but by the dyed blue thing.
-Let's leave the games and jealousy aside for a while, and let's have fun, we've had enough of today, so what movies do you want to watch, bunny?
Asuna had smiled, but Aki didn't really like it when she said that to Asuna.
-Today I'm showing Curse of the Necklace, it's the movie I told you about a while ago about the necklace I read about in my past.
-What do you mean you read in your past? - asked Aki who couldn't understand.
-Hikaru, didn't you tell Akari about my past? - asked a very surprised Asuna.
I scratched my head a bit, because I knew that Aki might be upset that I didn't tell her.
-Of course not Asuna, the matter is something delicate that you told me in confidence, that's something I shouldn't say, no matter how much Aki is my girlfriend, and the woman I want to be with all my life.
Asuna stopped midway.
-Thank you Hikaru for being a good friend.
-What haven't you told me Hika? - said Aki.
-Honey, it's something Asuna should tell you, not me, and I ask you not to ask me, I don't want to betray my friend.
Akari puffed out her cheek.
-I don't like the idea of you hiding things from me, least of all you, so Asuna unburden yourself.
-I don't know what you're talking about Akiri, I have no idea. - Asuna said as she looked up at the sky and played dumb.
After Akari insisted for a long time without success we continued our way until we arrived to the Arekaido mall, today I was feeling really good, things were going as I wanted, or something like that, I could touch Aki, at least the things with the Colmillos' friends went well, although now we know that we are not facing an abominable thing, except that, I didn't want to think about it, now I was sharing with my friend and girlfriend.
Once we arrived we went straight to eat at a burger place in the food court and I ordered fries to get rid of the craving I had since yesterday. Aki looked at us a bit sad, because I could tell he missed eating.
-Aki, why don't you try to do the same thing you did with Emi, but with me, so you can taste the food.
-What do you mean, Hikaru? - said Asuna.
-Yesterday I somehow accidentally managed to get inside Emi's body, and I was controlling her for a while. Said Aki answering before I could do it.
Asuna stood up almost exalted.
-You can possess people, do it with me, I want to feel what it feels like.
I stood up quickly remembering what Aki did to Emi's body.
-I said, 'Don't even think about doing it with Asuna Aki's body, I don't want to repeat that again... just try it with me.
Asuna was looking at me with a face of few friends because I was preventing Aki from trying to experience possession with her body.
-I'll try it with you Hikaru, but I don't think I'll succeed.
Aki sat on top of me, but nothing happened, it was weird to hear her talking from the same place I was, normally we always avoided these positions because Aki doesn't feel comfortable with her.
She tried a couple more times but nothing happened, when she got tired of trying she got up and went back to her seat more discouraged than before.
Don't worry Aki, it won't be long now, when we meet this Two-Face we'll know where your body is and you'll be back to normal.
-Hikaru is right, we are getting closer and closer to everything.
Even if they say that to cheer me up, we don't even have a clue where to find Two-Face and when we find him we might not even be able to do anything to him, if everything Aerosol told us is true. - said Aki pessimistically.
-Stop being so pessimistic, we'll find a way to defeat that thing if necessary, if possible let's avoid conflict, but have no doubt that in the end we'll get whatever it takes to get you to walk with us again... corporeally I mean.
Aki had smiled.
-I hope it's more than just walking, because I want to do other kinds of things with you. - he said to me, very changed to how he was before, and very flirtatiously.
I couldn't help but be embarrassed.
-Akari, you really are a real pervert, I knew that the quiet ones were the worst, but I didn't imagine that you would ever give something so thrown to this monster thirsty for women.
-What do you mean, woman-hungry monster Asuna? - I said puzzled.
Asuna just whistled pretending to be innocent, but it was clear that she wanted to annoy Akari a bit, luckily she didn't fall for it.
Part 2 - The movie.
I bought 2 tickets to see the movie, since Aki being a ghost didn't need to pay, so we took advantage of that with Asuna we asked for something that we had wanted to do for a long time, but we had never been able to, and now thanks to my dear sister Emi we could do it, buy a giant bag of almost a meter of popcorn with extra candy, we couldn't even stop looking at the bag, it was a silly thing that since we met we wanted to do, and now after four years it was finally possible.
-Soldier, this day will be remembered as the culmination of this great war, the culmination of almost four years, after today we rest.
-As you say, Sergeant Asuna, this moment will be one to remember. - I said playing with Asuna.
We both gave each other a military salute, and went straight to the darkened movie theatre.
We took our seats in the cinema, Aki was nervous, and I could imagine why, she probably felt she was doing something wrong for being in the cinema without paying.
-It's not going to happen, besides it's not like we can buy a movie ticket if there's no one to receive it Aki, enjoy the movie with us without being nervous.
-Hikaru is right, Aki besides if I were in your position I would have already gone to many places that I couldn't... sorry again I'm talking without thinking, Hikaru open that bag, it's an order.
-Yes sergeant, as ordered.
At least we had made Aki laugh, which made her less nervous, the movie hadn't even started yet, we were about ten minutes eating non-stop and we hadn't even tickled the bag.
-They all mentioned that this movie was the same one that the necklace we read about in those documents was based on, but how are you so sure it's the same one? - Aki asked.
She had asked a really good question that I had never thought of before, so I looked at Asuna.
-Akari, believe me they are the same, or very similar, trust me, I ask you that.
Aki looked at Asuna for a while.
-I guess I have no other choice, but I'd like you to tell me more things that have to do with me, if you know her I...
-Akari, there will come a day when I'll tell you, but it's not easy for me, it wasn't even easy for me to tell Hikaru even though I knew deep down that he would accept me anyway, I just don't like to remember my past.
I was feeling uncomfortable, besides I was sitting in the middle of the two of them, and I could understand the feeling of both of them, Asuna's fear of her past, and Aki's frustration for not having answers.
To my luck the movie started, making the attention go to it, besides this was my favourite version, the original black and white one, everything started with the typical black sign presenting the name of the movie, while that sound was not perfect at all, The best of all is that it was not the digital format, but luckily this one hundred still had the old celluloid projectors, so we could see almost in its entirety the original state in which the film was taken, I loved those details.
The film went smoothly, but we got a general idea of what the necklace did, whoever wore it could see the ghosts, touch them and be touched, but it also left a mental charge to the person who wore it, but there were certain characters who had no problem to wear it, it was strange, but as I said in a couple of occasions another opportunity to be with Aki.
We almost rolled out of the cinema because we ate so much popcorn, we barely ate half the bag, but it was something that wasn't going to happen again.
Aki for some reason had stopped, but she came out of the movie very distracted.
-Hey, isn't that the shark girl? - said Aki a bit surprised.