Hoya || Original Japanese Folklore Story

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Hoya An Original Japanese Folklore story written by @Zicora322 / @AnnWritesStuff and @CherryTheThunderCat WARNING!!!!!!!!!!!! VERY DISTURBING!!!!!!!! DO NOT READ AT NIGHT I BEG OF YOU!!!!!!! Seriously it's pretty disturbing don't read if your sensitive to...well there's no g0re but there's other stuff Part 1 Below! | (Please click the flag so I know how many people have | viewed it \/ Jax sat at the breakfast table. It seemed like any normal day. It WAS any normal day, to Jax at least. His mother sent him off to school with his lunchbox and a k!ss on the cheek. Jax walked to school, met up with his friends, and walked into school. “JAX! YOU’LL NEVER BELIEVE THE NIGHT I HAD, MY CAT THREW UP AND THEN MY DOG ATE THE THROW UP AND THEN-” Mia, always a bundle of energy and gossip. “Okay, Mia, too loud.” Daniel, the tall, chill emo kid. “Hey guys!” Ana, Jax didn’t know too much about her, but she seemed nice. She and Daniel had been friends since 3rd grade, he was the one who invited her to join them in the mornings. “Hi Ana.” Jax said quietly. He wasn’t the most outgoing of the friend group. Even Daniel was more likely to start a conversation than Jax. They walked to their usual table and started eating their assortment of breakfasts. Daniel had packed his delicious homemade rice (Plus some for his friends), Mia had Lucky Charms, Ana had some weird inky stuff he’d never seen, and he had a bag of Lays Doritos. “Who wants Daniel’s homemade rice?” Daniel asked. Everyone nodded eagerly, he passed them each bowls of his special rice and smiled as everyone gobbled it down. Ana sprinkled some of her inky stuff on the rice. “What’s that?” Mia asked. “What?” Ana asked, confused. “That black stuff.” Mia said, looking at the goop. “Oh that? Nothing…my mom was trying to cook today and it…got away from her.” Ana said, looking down. “Oh, okay.” Mia said, not completely believing her. “So.” Daniel said, breaking the tension, “Anyone have any stories?” Ana snapped to attention “I do.” She said darkly. “The story of Hime and Hoya.” Jax imagined a flashlight lit under her face. “Long ago, there were two sisters. Hime and Hoya. They lived in Japan in a desolate bamboo forest. Hime constantly wore a blue flower in her hair, Hoya wore a red flower. One day, Hoya knocked over their grandmother’s urn. The urn shattered and spread ashes through the house. Their mother was furious, and threw Hoya out as food for the tigers and bats. Hime wept for her sister, and one day, she decided to see if Hoya was still alive. She ventured out into the forest in the dead of night. She tripped on something in the middle of the woods, when she looked down, she saw b0nes. Her sister’s red flower lay crushed in the middle of her right eye. She reached down and picked up the flower, crying now for her sister. Hoya appeared in front of her, her right eye was replaced by a red flower. Hoya floated down to her crying sister and wrapped her arms around her…and after that night, Hime was never seen again.” Ana finished. Mia trembled, Daniel stared blankly at Ana, unaffected. Jax tried not to start shaking. “So…what happened to Hime?” Mia squeaked. “Nobody knows. But their mother went to look for her, and found a crushed blue flower laying on the ground.” Ana said, shrugging. Mia squeaked fearfully; Daniel gave her some more rice. Mia immediately forgot about the story and gobbled down the rice. Jax froze, he had just remembered something. “Doesn’t the band teacher keep a red flower in a case in his room?” Jax asked, Daniel perked up “I think he does…” He said, smirking. “Well, Daniel’s in the band class, we could go with him and check it out.” Ana said, looking towards the cafeteria exit. They walked to the band room, Mia shaking all the while. Daniel opened the door. “Good morning Mr. Doodle.” Daniel greeted the teacher. Mr. Doodle nodded in return; they made their way to the back of the classroom. Jax checked his watch, 8:59. There, in the back closet, stood a small pedestal, a dome of glass with a solid red cover sat atop it. “The case…” Ana said, mesmerized. “There’s an inscription.” Mia said, “It’s some weird symbols” She seemed more curious than afraid now. “It’s Japanese.” Ana said, “I can read it.” Daniel crouched down to read the inscription. “Flower of de.” Daniel said darkly, “This must be it.” Ana stepped closer to the case, hypnotized by its red cover. “Ana don’t!” Jax yelled, grabbing her, “Jax!” Mia grabbed his arm, “Guys!” Daniel yelled, grabbing Mia. Ana removed the cover. The red flower lay inside, pieces missing from it’s delicate petals. A loud scream rang in their ears, they closed their eyes to the sound. Ana opened her eyes first, “WHAT THE HEC-” Daniel put his hand over her mouth. He removed his hand, “Hush. I think we’re in the sister's hut.” Daniel said, scared for the first time in his life. Well…maybe not the very first. “There’s a note on the door!” Mia piped up.