"HIME IN THE DARKNESS”

Episode 5

Miya: Uh...Um... is this okay for the club form?

Itsuki: Yep. So you’re Miya?

Miya: Y-Yes! Are you all club members?

Aoi: Yeah, that’s right. I also just joined today.

(Aoi starring at Miya’s boobies)

Miya: W-wow! What a coincidence! I’m Miya, a freshman! I don’t have any experience, but please let me join anyway.

Aoi: Hang on... Are those boobies real? What’s up with that?

Miya: P-Please stop! I’m self conscious about that!

Itsuki: Look, Aoi. You’re always going on about “booby fees” and whatnot, but to be worth a fee, you gotta have boobies like——

^ STARGAZING ^

(Aoi punch Itsuki’s face)

Itsuki: you seriously gotta tone it down!

Aoi: Shut up! My n*****s are prettier, no contest!

Miya: (To Akari) U-Umm... is she also a member?

Itsuki: Uh... Well, she’s...

Itsuki: (Thinking) Crap. I forgot to put her away.

Akari: Hey, don’t treat me like an object! Im not a student at your school. I’m more like a club mascot. And since I’m a mascot, it’s only natural that I can’t move.

Miya: Huh!? O-okay. And there’s one more.

Yami: Yami-Yumi, Nice to meet you.

Miya: Ah... right! Nice to meet you too. So what kind of activities does the Astronomy club do?

Itsuki: Activities? Well, we mainly just look at the stars here. Oh, but last year the upperclassmen and I went stargazing in the mountains.

Miya: Sounds like fun. I’d love to do that too.

Itsuki: (Thinking) that’s right. Everything has been so serious lately. We can only really have fun while there are pills to spare.

Itsuki: Well, we have more members now, Let’s bond over some stargazing. Are you free tomorrow?

Miya: Yeah! That’s fine.

Itsuki: You guys don’t have anything to do, right?

Aoi: Well, no, but I’m not interested in going either.

Akari: I really don’t care about stars.

Itsuki: That’s too bad! Everyone participates. If you want to stay in this club, this is mandatory!

Aoi: Who died and made you king?

Miya: why’d you have to say that?

(Aoi touches the body of Itsuki, everyone’s looking at them)

Itsuki: What are you——

Aoi: A man and a woman spending the night together, under the blanket of the starry sky? I think there are other, more fun, things they could do.

Itsuki: Are you... teasing me?

Aoi: I’m always serious. How about we prove it by starting with a kiss?

(The tables and chair at the back was broken)

Itsuki: Huh? What... just happened?

Yami: I didn’t mean to! My power just...

Miya: Wh-Wh-What!? What was that just now!?

Itsuki: O-Oh! It must’ve been a sickle weasel!

Miya: A sickle weasel?

Itsuki: A-Anyway! Well have a star party tomorrow. (To Aoi) Mountain nights are cold even in the summer, so be sure to come dressed warmly.

Akari: “Come”? But we live here.

Yami: Shhh!

Miya: Well... I have to head home early today, so...

Itsuki: Okay. Then we’ll see you here tomorrow at 6:00.

(Miya leaves the Observatory)

Akari: Sorry, Yami. I need to use the bathroom.

Yami: Oh, okay. Upsy-daisy.

(Yami and Akari going to the comfort room)

Aoi: why are you staring at Kana? Wanna watch her take a leak?

Itsuki: What!? Are you out of your mind? I was thinking it must be hard for Yami, but I obviously can’t help.

Aoi: Well, duh, no kidding. Anyway, if that’s what you’re into, I can give you a peek.

Itsuki: Look, you’ve been talking about s****l stuff nonstop since yesterday. But I bet you’re actually a virgin.

Aoi: S-so what if I am? Is there something wrong with being a virgin?

Itsuki: No, nothing wrong with it, but there’s no need to try so hard either.

Aoi: I always try hard. I’m doing the best I can.

Itsuki: Doing your best at what?

Aoi: what’s it to you?

Itsuki: Oh, that reminds me. I have something to ask you.

Aoi: is it about my cup size?

Itsuki: I already know that. You’re an A-cup. Or maybe you squeak into a B with some padding or something.

Aoi: Jeez..

Itsuki: Look, Akari was saying that... Yami loses important things when she used too much power. Those must be her memories, right?

Aoi: I don’t know the details, but it seems like she mostly loses memories that don’t matter. But if she’s unlucky...

Itsuki: If she’s unlucky...

Aoi: she’ll forget something she shouldn’t she doesn’t have a childhood memory left. She says she doesn’t even remember her parents faces.

Itsuki: No childhood memories at all?

^ WALKING TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS ^

Itsuki: What a great night sky. You can really see the stars tonight.

Akari: I would have been fine staying behind.

Itsuki: Huh? Why?

Akari: Well, I’m heavy, aren’t I?

Itsuki: Not really. I think I’m used to it now. Pretty soon, you’ll feel just like the bag I take to school.

Akari: (Blushing) You mean... you’re willing to carry me everywhere?

Aoi: What are you looking at?

Yami: The Summer Triangle.

Itsuki: (Shock) Huh?

Aoi: Summer Triangle? What’s that?

Yami: Vega of Lyra, Deneb of Cygnus, and Altair of Aquila. Vega is Orihime from the Tanabata story and Altair is Hikoboshi. See how they’re shining from opposite sides of the Milky Way? Vega is the brightest one. Deneb and Altair are first magnitude stars, but Vega is even brighter: magnitude zero!

Huh? How do I know all this stuff?

Itsuki: (Thinking) Maybe Yami really is Kurayami.

^ AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN ^

Aoi: What the heck!? It’s freezing up here!

Itsuki: I said to come dressed warmly, didn’t I?

Aoi: So we just do whatever you say!? So cold!

(Miya is looking at the stars through telescope)

Itsuki: How is it? Can you see?

Miya: Yeah! I can even see Saturn’s rings!

Itsuki: By the way, what made you decide to join the Astronomy Club?

Miya: Well, as you might expect, I’d like to meet an alien.

Itsuki: Huh? You believe in aliens too?

Miya: It’s not that I believe in them. More like they just exist. I’ve seen one so...

(while Itsuki’s listening to Miya he notice something on her back)

Itsuki: (shock) A Harnest! A-Are you a——

Akari: Come here for a second, Itsuki!

Itsuki: (To Akari) Now’s not the time!

Akari: Just get over here!

Itsuki: What is it?

Akari: Come closer. I got a forecast. Yami is going to be killed by that Miya girl.

Itsuki: How is she going to kill her?

Akari: I don’t know. I didn’t see as far as that.

Itsuki: (Thinking) s**t! My options here are limited. At the very least, I have to buy some time so Yami and the others can act!

Yami: What’s up?

Akari: I saw a forecast where Miya kills you.

Aoi: What the heck!? So she’s from that lab?

Itsuki: (Thinking) What kind of magic does she use? If it’s attack magic like Yoshi...

Miya: U-Uh, is something the matter?

Itsuki: You’re a witch, aren’t you?

Miya: (Shock) Eyhhhhhh!??? H-H-How did you know!?

Itsuki: I saw the Harnest on the back of your neck.

Miya: H-H-How do you know about Harnest!? E-E-Everybody who knows about witches gets killed!

Itsuki: Well, you came here to kill one, didn’t you?

Miya: N-No! Are you saying there’s a witches around here!?

Aoi: Uh, we’re all witches.

Miya: What!? R-Really? Th-Th-That is... such a crazy coincidence!

Aoi/Yami/Akari: (Shock) What!? Like she didn’t know!

Itsuki: it’s obviously isn’t!

Aoi: So then show us your power. If you didn’t come as killer, you should be able to, right?

Miya: Okay, watch this! My power is teleportation. Here I go.

Akari: Huh? Aoi and Miya changed places!

Miya: How was it? Amazing, right? Aww hehe sorry, every time I use it, I hang up. And useless!

Itsuki: (To Aoi) How is she supposed to kill Yami with that?

Aoi: Maybe she’s actually a hybrid and is hiding powerful killer power.

Miya: I’m not gonna kill anyone! Why won’t you believe me?

Yami: Well... we shouldn’t be suspicious.

Aoi: That’s a nice thing to say, but you’re the one who’s going to die!

Yami: Fine.

Aoi:What’s fine about that!?

Yami: I want to check out the telescope too.

Miya: Oh, sure. A-All yours.

Itsuki: (Thinking) she’s more worried about the girl in front of being hurt than her own possible death? That’s just like her.

Itsuki: Okay, let’s keep looking.

Aoi: Now’s not the really the time for that!

Itsuki: She hung up! If she can’t use power, there’s no problem, right? (To Yami) Hang on, I’ll make it so you can look at the moon.

Aoi: (To Akari) Was Yami the only one who got killed?

Akari: She’s the only one I saw.

Aoi: Well then, whatever. I don’t believe her yet, but I’ll stop doubting her for now.

Itsuki: (To Yami) There you go. Try this.

Yami: Whoa! Crazy! The moon looks so close! Huh? But it’s inverted.

Itsuki: Astronomical telescopes produce upside-down images.

Yami: Oh, I see. Akari! The moon is so cool! I could see how uneven it was and...

Itsuki: (Thinking) Kurayami would know how a telescope works. Well, I guess she could’ve forgotten.

Akari: So not interested.

(Aoi and Akari tried to watch on Telescope)

Akari: What!? It’s this gorgeous? I figured I’d be totally overwhelming!

Aoi: Whoa, you weren’t kidding! A rabbit! There’s a rabbit on the moon!

Akari: Aoi, what are you talking about?

Aoi: What does it matter? I’m just saying that’s what I see.

Akari: I wanna see too!

Aoi: Take a look at that!

Akari: C’mon, give me a turn!

Aoi: Just a little longer! A little longer!

Miya: Going to school, being in a club, making these memories... this is like a dream come true.

Yami: What’s the matter, Akari?

Akari: O-Oh... nothing.

^ At the mountain their going down ^

Itsuki: That was fun.

Aoi: Well, maybe we could do it again sometime.

Akari: Itsuki, slow down for a little bit.

Itsuki: Oh, okay.

Akari: Say, between your life and Yami’s, which is more important to you?

Itsuki: How am I supposed to pick one or the other? But If I could save Yami...

Akari: My forecast changed a while ago. Yami won’t die, but in her stead Miya will kill... you.

Itsuki: What!?

^ AT SHANA, SHE IS HIDING ^

Shana: Guess I’ll stay here for the night. I wonder how Aoi and everyone else are. Oh, a kitty. You don’t have any place to go home to either? Okay, got it. You should escape with me!

^ AT THE OBSERVATORY ^

Akari: School’s over already?

Itsuki: Yeah. I caught an earlier bus than the one I usually take. Let me ask you about yesterday’s forecasts before Yami and the others get here.

Akari: Sure. You have the right to know.

Itsuki: Well, first of all, where was Yami going to be killed?

Akari: It was at a big lake near here, I think. I can’t see forecasts for places that are far away.

Itsuki: There’s only one lake in this area.

Akari: Yami was dead and Miya was standing over her smiling.

Itsuki: What about after the forecast changed?

Akari: The location was the same, but Yami was alive. Instead, you were... killed.

Itsuki; When will it happen?

Akari: Probably tonight.

Itsuki: Got it! Then, for the whole day, we’ll be sure to steer clear of the lake. I declared my unshakable resolve... The forecast didn’t change?

Akari: Not at all. There must be some reason you’ll have to go to the lake. I think this goes without saying, but I want to keep the forecast I saw about you a secret from Yami. If she finds out, she’ll do everything in her power to save you. That could make the forecast change again. I don’t care if you die, but I can’t lose Yami.

Itsuki: I understand that.

Itsuki: (Thinking) she sure is transparent. If she really didn’t care, there’d be no reason to tell me about the forecast. Since she did tell me, she’s asking me to find way to save both of us.

Itsuki: Say, was there anything else that bugged you about forecast?

Akari: There was. When you were killed, Yami was tied up nearby.

Itsuki; Tied up?

Yami: You’re already here? If you’re gonna leave without us, you could give us heads-up.

Aoi: We brought Miya so we can give her the third degree.

Miya: U-Um...

Itsuki: Well, have a seat, everyone. Did you run away from the lab too?

Miya: Y-Yes, with Hilda.

Aoi: Oh, I know Hilda. She uses the same type of power as me. Is she doing okay?

Miya: N-No, she died recently.

Aoi: you must have killed her for her pills!

Miya: M-Me!? Kill Hilda?

Yami: Aoi!

Aoi: According to Akari’s forecast, this girl will kill you. How can I help but suspect her?

Miya: W-W-Well, that doesn’t change the fact that I...

Aoi: What are you grinning about? You’re a suspect!

Itsuki: (Thinking) Oh yeah. If she were just aiming to kill Yami and the other witches, she wouldn’t need to enroll in school and join the Astronomy club. Which means... Could Akari be misunderstanding something?

Buzz... Buzz...Buzz..

Aoi: What? Who would be radioing me? Coming, coming. What?

Shana: (At the call) Aoi!? help me!

Aoi: That voice! Shana!?

Shana: yes, it’s Shana. Save me, Aoi! There’s an AA+ after me!

Itsuki: AA+!?

Shana: Two of us have already been killed. If she finds me, im dead meat!! My battery’s gonna die. Please hurry!

Yami: Shana, we’re on our way.

Shana: Yami!

Yami: Where are you right now?

Shana: in the park by the lake!

Yami: Got it!

(Yami was running outside but Itsuki stop here)

Itsuki: Crap!

Akari: Itsuki, stop her!

Itsuki: Hold your horses, Yami! Calm down!

Yami: Out of my way. There’s no time.

Itsuki: No. Akari’s forecast takes place near the lake.

Yami: I see. Move.

Itsuki: (Thinking) There’s nothing I can do. Yami can’t leave a friend to die.

Yami: Sorry but i have to do this. Move!

(Yami use her power to push Itsuki’s away and run outside, Miya run outside too)

Itsuki: Wait! s**t. I gotta go after her.

Aoi: Itsuki! Take this. I’ll back you up.

Itsuki: Right.

(Itsuki leaves the Observatory to follow Yami while Akari and Aoi is still inside the observatory and Aoi help them by controlling the computer)

Akari: Miya left too? She’s the one who kills Yami!

Aoi: Jeez, I’ve become a real sucker, doing all this for free. Now then...

^ At the Lake ^

Itsuki: (Thinking) We ended up the lake just like the forecast said. Even if it is to save that Shana girl...

Aoi: (At the call) Itsuki, do you hear me?

Itsuki: Yeah. I hear you.

Aoi: Shana isn’t over there. She’s on the north side of the park.

Itsuki: Huh? You can see us?

Aoi: Yeah, quite well, since I hacked the park’s security cameras.

Itsuki: Then... can you find out if Miya is here somewhere?

Aoi:Okay. Kotori... Kotori, Kotori... Crud! hide!

Itsuki: What!?

Aoi: Hide behind the stage to your right!

Itsuki: What are you talking about?

Aoi: Don’t argue! Just go!

Itsuki: Yami, this way!

Aoi: I can’t believe they would send her out! This is bad. Yami, Itsuki, come straight back. The one after Shana is Kazumi.

Yami: Huh!? K-Kikako’s coming!

^ AT SHANA AREA ^

Shana: I’m out of batteries. Please! Someone save me! Please...

^ AT ITSUKI AND YAMI’s AREA ^

Itsuki: Who the heck is Kazumi?

Aoi: Kazumi uses cannon power. She can only use one type of power, even though she’s AA+. But that just means her firepower is no joke. Get down!

Itsuki: What is she doing?

(Kazumi open her mouth to blow some big fire on the abandon house where Shana is hiding)

Itsuki: She’s a weapon of mass destruction!

Yami: We can’t stay here.

Itsuki: Huh?

Yami: if we don’t get closer, my power won’t reach.

Itsuki: You’re going to fight her!?

Yami: Aoi and Akari is B-rank who escaped the lab who are weak, I don’t even know why I have a power but I can help him through this. We may not say it aloud, but we all know it. So I can’t abandon Shana!

^ AT SHANA’s AREA ^

Shana: (To kitty) Thank you for worrying about me. Don’t move from this spot, okay?

(Kazumi already saw Shana because the abandon house was damaged, so Shana decided to run outside to hide but the power of Kazumi reach her, and her body was cut into half. Yami and Itsuki saw it)

Yami: Shana... Shana!