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  Reiko wake up at the middle of the night . Sudden she heard the sound of the flute . At the Tsukimidai ( Moon viewing Ptform ) somebody in white kimono was pying the flute .

  It was the little girl . Sudden , she stop her flute and warn Reiko —

  " Leave right away or you will die by THE MIYA-ZAKI ."

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  July 17 , 1986 ,

  At 1:30 AM ,

  In Tsukimidai , Sakuma Residence ,

  " Hey , Wha—What do you mean by I will die ? Just Who are you ? "

  The Little girl smile and said ,

  " Just a Well-Wisher . "

  " Well - What ? "

  She jump on the railing and said ,

  " Listen girl , take this flute . And alway kept it close to yourself . It will protect , you from ….

  " From what ? "

  She smile ,

  " You will come to know eventually . Just don't die like your mother . "

  " Mom ? "

  And she disappear into glowing light and vanished .

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  At 7:30 AM , Sakuma Residence ,

  " Tatsuya -san , Tatsuya -san …

  Door open …

  " Just What happen ? "

  Otaki was infront in all tense .

  " Reiko-chan , Rei-ko Chan , is missing . "

  " What ? . Weren't you slept together ? "

  " Yes . But — When I woke up , she wasn't at my side . I am so worried . What should we do ? "

  " Rex , first check whole house — "

  Saika came down and said in breathily manner ,

  " I -I - I have found her . "

  Evryone went up on Tsukimidai .She start to open her eyes little by little .Everyone reach at Tsukimidai . Otaki run toward Reiko and hug her .

  " Where were you ? You me made so worried . " she eyes were teary .

  Reiko didn't understand .

  Tatsuya came . And asked ,

  " What are you doing ? "

  " At night , I went to pee and — I don't know . "

  " I know you were just wandering at night . And you came here and slept . You made so worried . Don't ever do that . "

  " Sorry "

  Otaki interfere ,

  " Okay , Okay , Reiko- Chan is alright . So everybody , let's go inside . "

  Reiko just realized why she was sleeping on bench like thing . And she just thought of st night , and weird dream .

  In that dream , she met a little girl who was wearing kimono and pying bck flute with a fox head at the head . And she was saying, " You will die . "

  " It was strange dream !!! ."

  As she try to move , that bck flute was on her hand .

  It was indeed really strange dream .

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  At 10: 30 AM; Sakuma Residence ,

  " What really is it this thing ? "

  She pointed the flute and look closely . It was an odd flute and wind pipe was small. And when she tried to blow the pipe , it doesn't produce any sound .

  " Look , like it broken . But something is still wrong . "

  Otaki enter the room , and as she round her arms round her .

  " What are you upto this time ? "

  " Nothing , just at this , "

  Otaki take the flute on her hand and look closely .

  " This is very odd flute . Where did you get it ? "

  " I - I - I ….

  " Nevermind . It has Fox at the end too . "

  She tried blow but couldn't .

  " I think it was broken . "

  " Yes , Isn't it ? "

  " And look at fox , there something written on it ? "

  " What ? "

  " Inari ? "

  " Fried tofu. "

  Otaki ughed .

  " That too .But Inari on the fox . That mean God Inari May be . "

  " God Inari ? "

  "Hmm .God Inari is the god of harvest and agriculture . And Inari god messenger are white fox . And sometime Inari God also called God of foxes . "

  " God of foxes , huh ? "

  " Oh , I just remember , there is also a Inari shrine near by too . "

  " So , Let's go . What are you waiting ? "

  " Okay … I will tell Mr . Saika to take you ."

  " Mr Saika , Mr Saika . "

  Saika came out and asked ,

  " Yes , Otaki-sama . "

  " Could you take to near Inari Shrine ? I just have go to meet Teisuke -san . "

  " Sorry Otaki-sama , I just to have to priest for Miyako-sama Memorial service . I won't unable to take her . "

  " So what we do then ? "

  " I will take her . " As Tatsuya enter .

  " I am free , so I will take her . "

  " No , No Tatsuya-san . You are new to this pce , aren't you ? What if you two get lost ? I won' t allowed it . "

  As Tatsuya ughed ,

  " I am gd you worry so much about us. But rest assure I will take care her . "

  " But ——-

  As she hesitate ,

  " Okay , but came before nightfall . "

  Tatsuya smile ,

  " Yes , we will . "

  And they went .

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  At 2:30 PM , Inari Shrine ,

  After wandering three , four , getting lost twice , we finally made it to the Inari Shrine . But ———-

  There are five hundred stairs still left to climb .

  As they , they both think ,

  " This is our st day . "

  As they climb stair , Reiko was walking with flute in her hand faster than Tatsuya . As Tatsuya think ,

  " I didn't think living in the city would make me so fit . "

  As he breathing hard .

  " Dad , take a break ."

  " N-no I-i will ———-take a break . "

  " So I am going up . "

  " Wait —-

  And she dash off .

  The shrine was surround by huge forest and didn't think she encounter anyone but —————

  Reiko suddenly heard some noise … she followed to look …she think it was small animal but ….. it was girl …

  A girl same age as her , bck hair with bangs and ———- she was pying with the monster ———

  Monster , like ball shape and has one eye and one horn like cyclops in small version.

  As she see me ,

  " Oh , He-hell-lo " in awkward way by Reiko.

  That girl screams so loudly . That monster escape .

  " Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

  At same time , Reiko too for some reason accompanied her at scream,

  " Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

  After that ,

  " Why are you screaming ? "

  The girl say in shivering manner ,

  " I — I thought yo-you were G—ghost . "

  At that moment , Reiko really think this girl is dumb .

  " I am not ghost , okay , I am human . "

  She was crying and still crying .

  " And - And What was that ? "

  " That ? "

  " Yeah , That . Cyclops thing ? "

  " Cy- chan . You can also see them ? "

  " See them , what do you mean ? "

  Sudden a cws of something come at Reiko head …

  " Watch out !! "

  She get down . And sudden got sprain on one ankle .

  " Hey , Are you fine ? "

  " Do you think I am fine ? "

  " I am sorry . "

  " Now why are you saying sorry ? "

  Again that cws come at their head and Reiko look up see.

  It look like bird but it has three eyes and one horn on head .

  " Just what is it ? "

  " Youkai ( Demon Spirit ) "

  " Any pn to stop it ? "

  " No ,

  " Figures . "

  As Reiko move that youkai also change it way toward her .

  " It look like this youkai is after me . "

  " What ? "

  " Okay , here is pn . I will be decoy and you run . "

  " And What about you ? "

  " I will be fine , just run quickly okay . "

  As try to run from the sprain on ankle , she fell and as that youkai toward her suddenly —-

  From the flute on her hand , a three headed fox appear like fmes and ssh and eat the eagle youkai like nothing . And it went it into flute .

  " What was that ? " she try to look inside the flute .

  " Kuda - Gitsune . "

  " Kuda - Gitsune ? "

  " Yes , especially it is an fox spirit in pipe . Usually Kuda-Gitsune don't use for fight . They are used to answer the question from us human,also use for fortune telling . "

  Reiko seem confused .

  " Oh Sorry forget introduce . I am Kasumi , Kasumi Sakaki . Are you — the Spirit User ? "

  " Spirit - What ? "

  " Spirit User . Mean somebody who control spirit . "

  " Oh , But sorry I am not a spirit user , just an normal high school girl . "

  When she try to get up , time suddenly stopped .

  " Hey , what happen....

  She can't hear anyone , it her whole surrounding freeze ,

  Sudden that little girl appear ,

  " Told you , leave or die ."

  She came close to her face , and said

  " I guess YOU DIE . "