Dagger

Part 1 - The Madonna and the twins 

Akari and I got up early, this time I wanted to get to the classroom without any classmates, and I wanted to be able to get in without running away. 

But things were a bit uncomfortable between Akari and me, because last night we slept together in the same bed, I was reluctant, I wanted to sleep on the floor, but she insisted... for obvious reasons nothing happened, we were both embarrassed, so the way to school was long and silent, besides it was difficult to walk through the streets because everything was full of snow from last night's storm, the cold didn't help either, it was so cold that it got to the bone. 

But everything I said led us to this place, the school was almost empty, I had arrived about 40 minutes before the school start time, I was in front of the classroom where everything had happened. 

-Hikaru, this time I'm with you, go ahead and open the door. 

It was the first word he said to me since we woke up. 

-You're right... I can't run away anymore. 

The memories of that day came back to me generating a knot in my stomach, but it was time to face it. 

I opened the door fearing I would find a creepy scene, but all that was there was an almost empty room, and I say almost empty, because in the middle of the room was Yui Akimoto in her seat putting on her make-up. 

-Of all the scumbags that had to be in the class, it had to be Akimoto. 

It matched Akari perfectly. 

Akimoto looked at me as if he didn't want me to be here. 

-What are you doing here so early, Akimoto? 

-That's what I should be asking you, I come here every day at this time, unlike you who is always late. 

-I guess you're right, well I won't bother you. 

Akari was constantly grimacing at Akimoto, it was fun to watch. 

I went straight to where Akari's body was, in fact, it was almost as if I could see her lying there on the floor, but the more I looked, the less I found. 

It's already been two days and besides, our class is always cleaned periodically, I doubt I'll be able to find anything. 

-What are you looking for Hikaru? 

Since I couldn't answer Akari because Akimoto was in the classroom, I took out my mobile phone and wrote: Some clue about what happened and showed it to her. 

For some strange reason I feel tired, as if I slept badly, but I slept like a baby knowing that I was sleeping next to Akari. 

-It makes sense, but I don't think you'll find anything, I went through it myself that day after I was murdered, and I didn't find anything. 

-Oh, so you're in your rebellious phase Hikaru, so bringing your mobile phone to school when it's forbidden, you should report this to the student council. - Akimoto said mockingly. 

-You know Akimoto, it has always annoyed me that you give yourself the attribution of calling me by my name, when I never allowed you to, call me Nishimura from now on, besides it talks to me about not bringing the phone when you have it on the table. 

This kid is making it harder and harder to talk to him, I have an idea we foresee that. 

-Ni... Nishi...mura I just wanted to talk to you, because you're always so mean to me. 

Akimoto lay down on his desk so he couldn't see her face, she had started crying. 

There, there, there, there, what's going on here, I didn't mean to make her cry, I think I overdid it this time. 

-Akimoto, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to.... 

-Hikaru, don't believe her, she's lying, she wants to manipulate you look at her left arm. 

Akimoto was pinching her arm, to make the tears come out. 

I brutally approached her. 

-Akimoto... 

I grabbed her arm. 

-You don't want to play the dead fly, you pinch yourself to make your tears come out, tell me what's your damn obsession with me? 

-Nishimura, you're hurting me, don't hurt me. 

She pushed me to get away, I fell on one of the desks. 

-You're an idiot! 

This time she came out crying, but I think the tears were real, before she pushed me she looked at me with fear. 

-Akari I feel bad for whatever I just did.

-Hikaru, don't empathise with her, she takes advantage of that, she just wants to play with you, I tell you from experience. 

-This time... 

No matter what you say to Akari, she'll still hate you. 

-What were you going to tell me Hikaru? 

-Nothing, I guess you're right. 

I really didn't think Akari was right, but I didn't want to argue with her. 

-Hikaru how strange to see you so early around here. 

-Yeah, you're usually late most of the time. 

Depo (15) and Tepo (15) Fierro were coming through the classroom door, they were twins, in fact, if it wasn't for the pin that each of them has I would always confuse them, Depo has a pin on his jumper of a crowned ghost from the game Super Plumbers, and Tepo had a pin of a spiked turtle, a villain from the same game. 

-Hey guys, what's up? 

-Everything's fine here," said Depo. 

Asuna told us that you are now a member of our club," said Tepo. 

-Yes, I'll be taking care of her from now on. 

-You know, you spent so much time in the club that it was strange for us that you didn't join before. 

-Please don't talk in unison, it makes me shiver. 

-We know that's why we do it. 

-Unhappy. 

They both burst out laughing. 

They both put a hand on my shoulders. 

-We heard about what happened to our companion.... 

-You two were close, so I imagine you must be sad... 

-It's strange that the school didn't say anything about it when I went through the news. 

Now they finish each other's sentences... 

-Thanks kid, I really appreciate it, I'll go get some air. 

-Why did you want to leave the room Hikaru? 

-I wanted to be alone with you Akari. 

We were sitting on the stairs leading to the roof, I had my hand on my face, after a while I put my finger on my lip to calm down. 

-You were affected by what the twins said, weren't you? 

-More than I'd like to, sweetheart. 

Part 2 - Answers. 

The day went by without much news, teacher Matsuo scolded me for being absent yesterday, he also told me that if I needed to talk I could count on him, but I didn't feel like it. 

Then I had to apologise to the principal for pushing him, which led to yet another challenge and a talk about responsibilities and the future, something I had no idea what to do about. 

Another thing I noticed was that the whole class and even other classmates who weren't in my class "knew about Akari's supposed disappearance" which was a lie the size of a bouquet. 

-Hikaru! Meeting at the club now, it's urgent. 

Asuna greeted Akari, which she greeted back, then Asuna grabbed my hand and dragged me to the club. 

-Where are the other boys," I asked Asuna. 

-I sent them on an important mission. 

Asuna's eyes sparkled. 

-Akari, I'm sorry for not greeting you properly today, but if you see me talking to anything you'll think I'm weirder than I am. 

-I thought so, but one thing Asuna, you can stop prancing around, that monster you have on your chest has my boyfriend hypnotised. 

I got caught, it was obvious Akari was annoyed. 

Don't get me wrong the swaying was hypnotic and as I said before I don't like breasts that big, I prefer Akari's a thousand times. 

Asuna was more brazen with her chest swaying which annoyed Akari to no end. 

-Be thankful I'm a ghost or I would have beaten you in those things by now. 

Asuna stuck her tongue out at Akari, in response Akari did the same. 

Girls can you calm down, Asuna what's the urgent thing you had to tell us? 

So, yesterday I did a lot of research on similar cases of what happened to Akari, both in movies and in personal accounts, and I found a couple of interesting things. 

Asuna took some printouts out of her backpack. 

-Hikaru, you said Akari's body was stabbed, didn't you? 

In the year 1812 a man said that he stabbed his wife with a dagger that he had bought in an auction of relics, the thing is that the gentleman said that the ghost of his wife visited him constantly to terrify him, people believed that the gentleman went crazy, but something strange happened with the body of his wife, when they took it out to exhume it years later the body of his wife was still as she had been buried, time did not decompose her, do you understand where I'm going? 

Akari and I looked at each other a little surprised, but we didn't know what Asuna was getting at. 

-No, listen to me, there are 3 other similar cases in time with the same dagger, that dagger was lost 15 years ago, a rich man bought it for his collection, do you know where it was last seen? 

She made a drum roll with her fingers. 

-In our country, Chipon. 

Akari showed us the printout of the dagger. 

You mean to tell us that Akari was killed with this weapon. 

She nodded proudly. 

-There's something else, but it's a theory so don't get your hopes up, but all the corpses didn't age, so many people on forums believe that the dagger doesn't kill the host, but separates the soul from the body, so there's a chance that as long as the dagger is real, and she was killed with it, that Akari could return to her body. 

With Akari we didn't look, it all sounds too good to be true, but what Asuna had said caused a change in Akari, it was the first time since she passed away that her eyes had hope in them, I stood up and hugged Asuna around the waist and lifted her up. 

-Asuna, you're the best. 

Shiiii, Asuna the paranormal investigator did it once again. 

-Asuna, thank you for everything. 

Akari was crying. 

-Don't thank me yet, I told you not to get your hopes up, it's all a theory I gathered from the forums. 

-First we have to find out if Akari was stabbed with that weapon, and the most important thing is to find her dead body. 

That's why I want us to go somewhere tonight at 10 pm. 

Where do you want to take us Asuna. 

-I want to take you to the last place you saw Leon Kamogawa, the boy from Siten High School, the missing person number 30, maybe we can find some clues.