Ayumi : (walks up to me) Where were you? Let mother return I will complain about you.

Me : (sighs) Fine. But then you won't get this. (Puts the T-shirt in front of her face)

Ayumi : What is it?

Me : Autograph of Sora Tanaka. Your favorite artist 🎨🎭👨‍🎨.

Ayumi : Y-You mean... The Sora Tanaka?! (She burst out laughing) Whom are you joking with?

Akari : Am not joking... I even know where is his house... (Showing the autograph)

Ayumi : B-But you don't even like his paintings and for God's sake do you even know how he looks??

Akari : Of course. How can I ignore my sister's crush? 😏

Her cheeks turns bright red as she hears the word crush. I knew I had hit her weak spot... Sora is like the ideal guy she always wanted... And I use her weakness for him all the time. Who would have known that a tough girl like my Onee-chan (elder sister) will fall for a sweet person like Sora kun? Though am least interested in him. I still found it necessary to get his autograph to save myself from scoldings... I have even seen his poster stuck on the wall of her room.

Ayumi : (snatching the T-shirt from my hand) W-Who's T-shirt is this?...

Akari : Try to guess.

Ayumi : U-Understood (still red)

Akari : You better don't open your fat mouth in front of Mom.

Ayumi : Don't talk like that.....

Akari : What's up with your soft voice? 😏

Ayumi : N-Nothing.... I gotta go.....

Akari : Um Sure? 😕.... So... Where is Mom anyway?

Ayumi : Haven't returned from her business trip... She will be back before eve....

Aki's Voice : Talking about me?

Turning around I found Mom standing behind us with a cold glare in her eyes.

Me : Um... Hey mom...

Aki : (walks up to me) Have a good news for you.

Me : What is it?

Aki : Principal will issue your transfer certificate in two days.

Me : He will do what?!

Aki : On my way back, I visited him....

Me : I want to stay alone. (Walking towards the gate)

Aki : Where are you going?

Me : Yokai Mountain. To visit sensei.

Aki : Take some rest first. You were out for three days.

Me : How do you know?

Aki : (smirks) Do you think 💭 I don't know anything about what you do or where you go?

Me : Means your spying on me?

Aki : If you wanna put it in that way it's fine by me.

Jotaro comes out of the house just at that moment..... I got suspicious about him.... I don't know whom to trust anymore... Maybe mom wants that?... Who knows.... Though she is successful in her plan.

Jotaro : Wait for me Akari... I am coming with you.

Me : I wanna stay alone.....

Jotaro : But.....

I walked🚶👣👣 off without a further word... While on my way I tried to call Mahiro but it soon turned into a voice message...

Me : Mahiro... I need you.... I can't trust anyone... I know you don't care but still.... Please come back soon... Bye...

Few hours later...

I was sitting on top of the cushion with my legs folded waiting for Yokai elder Etsuko Sama. The sliding door is opened as Etsuko sama comes in with a tray containing two cups of green tea 🍵 and some rice cakes.... Putting it down she sits in front of me.

Etsuko : Have a bite.

Me : (taking a rice cake and tea in my hand) Thank you (eating)

Etsuko : (drinking tea) So what brings you here?

Me : I wanted to meet sensei... Hey.. Why aren't you eating?

Etsuko : Am not hungry.

Me : Please eat... Or I will feel bad...

Etsuko : If you say so... (Takes up a piece and starts eating)

She is such a slow eater... I thought its so weird that she eats almost nothing... And looks just like a normal human... I don't understand is she really a Yokai?
I was lost in my thoughts as I tried to take another piece of rice cake 🍘 I moved my hand on the plate like a blind person trying to hold something.... My eyes were fixed at her.... Weird... Why can't I find anything? I looked down and saw the plate empty... But I have only eaten just one of the rice cakes.... How is this even possible?... As far as I know Etsuko sama is still have her rice cake... I looked at her confused...

Etsuko : Any problem?

Me : Um... Yeah... I mean no.... I mean the rice cakes disappeared....

Etsuko : Let me bring more...

Me : No... I am not hungry.... Thank you...

Etsuko : I see....but she is still hungry....

Me : She??

Etsuko sama stands up and turns around showing her back towards me... Removing her hair she reveals another mouth 👄?.... There is another mouth behind her head!

Me : W-What are you?

Etsuko : (turning) You don't know?

Me : N-No... 😨

Etsuko : I am Futakuchi-onna.

Me : Um... What's that?

Etsuko : You don't know?!

Me : 😅 Nope.

Etsuko : We're basically a Two-mouthed women.

Me : But you look like a normal human.

Etsuko : Cause we are... Or were until we are cursed... You can understand a Futakuchi-onna by the amount of food they eat... The yokai girl normally eats null in front of people whereas the second mouth eats twice as much a normal person...

Me : C-Cursed? Why?

Etsuko : Let's keep that story for some other time... But I can't believe that you don't know about our existence...

Me : Yeah.... Actually...

Kumiko's voice: Actually she thought it was better to sleep than to listen to my lectures cause Futakuchi-onna aren't harmful for humans....

Standing up I turned around to face her.

Me : Um... Yeah... 😅😓

Kumiko : you wanted to talk to me?

Me : Yeah...

Kumiko : Say.

Me : Sensei.... Mom is going to send me to another school... She is making me stay away from you all.... She gonna turn me into a demon again... I don't want my old life back... Please help me sensei... I can't trust anyone in that house... They're all working for mom. Only you can help me... (I almost cried while pleading her)

Kumiko : Stop pleading Akari... I can't do anything... Only you can help yourself right now... Have trust on yourself...

Me : But....

Kumiko : And another thing... Whatever your family is doing it is for your well-being..... Something is there you yet need to discover....As the current Yokai Mother...

Me : You know I resigned from that title right?

Kumiko : Many things are there which even though we want, can't be left behind....

Me : If you say so....

Kumiko : You should leave now... It's getting late.

Me : I think I will stay here tonight🌃... Hope you won't mind?

Etsuko : Not at all. (Smiles)

To be continued...