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seconds. Looking back
on it now, I probably wouldn't have gotten into such a mess if I'd
just stuck to this rule.
I sighed and
turned to go home. So much had changed since I began high school. I
had to make new friends, found out my adopted family were
exorcists, and discovered that any pretty girl could be a heart
eating monster. If I'd known my death was also soon to come, I
would have returned home and locked myself in my room forever.
    I heard the jingle of phone charms, and a flash of blonde
raced past me. I stared blankly at the girl running off into the
distance. She was wearing our school uniform, but her hair was
bleached blonde which was against school policy. The only person I
knew who could get away with that was   Kurumi!   I took a second glance. It was
definitely Kurumi. She must have been racing off to fight an Obake.
I couldn't figure out any other reason why she would be in such a
hurry.
I clutched my
bag strap with one hand to prevent it from falling off my shoulder,
and followed suit. Following her was like taking another step
closer to my demise, but I was just too excited about the chance to
see a real live Obake.
     
     

Chapter
6
     
I followed
Kurumi to the edge of town where there was nothing but trees. We
ran until the cement path became dirt and pebbles.
I thought she
would have heard my footsteps pounding behind her, but she was too
engrossed in her destination. Every now and again she would pull
out her cell phone and quickly glance at the screen before dashing
off again. 
We kept
running until I could hear the voices of the other exorcists from
somewhere beyond the trees.
    “ I don't know what you're waiting for, let's just attack now,”
came the obnoxious voice of Itsuki.
    “ No, we should wait for it to make the first move, we don't
know what we're dealing with,” said Taisei.
    “ You're just scared because the last one took a chunk out of
your arm,” Itsuki replied.
Kurumi picked
up speed and I wasn't far behind, within a matter of seconds she
burst through the trees and was out in an open field. I decided
things would be best if I didn't draw attention, so I hung back and
hid myself behind a bush. I pushed the branches apart and peeked
through the leaves to get a better view. The rest of the exorcists
were already there. Taisei, Nina, Mana, Itsuki, Kiyori, and Souta
were gathered around in a circle staring at something I couldn't
see.
    “ Kurumi,   thank god   you're here!” Yelled
Taisei
    “ Someone was late. Was there a sale at the mall?”
    “ Shut your face Itsuki!”
I was so
excited, I could finally see a real life Obake and witness my first
exorcism. I expected them to be dressed in special clothes and
carrying mystical weapons, but compared to my day dreams they
looked more like they were going home from club
activities.             
Taisei and
Mana were holding wooden poles which were similar to those used in
the Kendo club. Nina was holding a bow and arrow (which probably
came from the archery club) and Kiyori looked like he was prepared
to cut down a tree with a single ax in his hand. Itsuki and Souta
weren't holding anything, so maybe they intended to beat the Obake
to death.
I caught a
glance of a small raccoon in the center of the circle. It didn't
look anything like the monster Taisei showed me on his phone, and
it looked more like a tiny raccoon trembling in fear.
I stared in
confusion and began to wonder if what Taisei told me was the truth,
or a funny lie made up to mess with me. What if Obake didn't really
exist after all? What if the teenagers who I had mistaken for
having mystic powers, were actually just a bunch of weird kids?
Maybe they were all in a make-believe club which ran around the
forest pretending to be exorcists and killing animals. I was
embarrassed by how easily I had believed their strange
fantasies.
I felt pity
for the raccoon. I thought it was going to be beaten to death, so I
decided to intervene.
    I walked out of the trees