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"Okay, so maybe ... no, that sounds stupid ... what if-nah, that's dumb too ..."

I was racking my brain, trying my hardest to figure out something "cool" to say while summoning a Yo-kai. After finally being able to breathe after Insomni's face-sitting "punishment" for my time with Netaballerina, Insomni told me that I also had to come up with something to say while I called one of my friends. She had said she found my awkwardly standing around embarassing and that she couldn't tell other Yo-kai how great I was if I didn't even have a summoning line.

Of course, having to come up with that was the easy part of making up for it. After she had allowed me to breathe again, I had to spend the entire night having very, very rough sex with Insomni. Hanako didn't look thrilled at the idea, but after I had thoroughly fucked Insomni to exhaustion, Hanako had dragged me into the bathroom and proceeded to jerk me off until I felt close to collapsing, which wasn't long thanks to the pain she had given me earlier.

Even though her handjob was fantastic, I could still feel the vicegrip she had on my dick and balls earlier. She claimed that she needed "sperm as another ingredient" for another one of her Yo-kai marital aid products -- or, more realistically, another cream that was supposed to increase sexual pleasure. Her love of creating make-up and creams kept interfering with our sex; I just hoped that she wouldn't make me try on lipstick anytime soon.

As I sat at my desk, chin resting on my palm, I failed to notice - or, more of ignored - Insomni slowly creeping up behind me. I felt her arms fall on my shoulders as she pulled me into a hug, leaning close to me and nuzzling her cheek against my own. It was nice that she had forgiven me, but it also seemed like she had become more loving and attentive since then; worried about another girl taking my attention, perhaps? Or is she just possessive of me?

"How's it coming along?" She asked, resting her head on my shoulder. On the desk in front of me was an open notebook, and I tapped a freshly-sharpened pencil on the empty page of paper. "Not so good, huh?" Insomni moved up and pecked my cheek, nuzzling me once more. "You'll figure something out. Trust me, you'll look way cooler once you come up with something."

"Why are you so concerned about this?" I asked. "It's only something I say for a whopping five seconds, and you're always with me anyway. I don't ever need to summon you."

"And I'll continue to always be with you." Insomni replied, pecking my cheek again. "But I think it would just be neat. After all, my friend Nate has a summoning line."

Wait.

"Your what now?" I asked. I turned almost instantly, quick enough that I swear I heard a snap; when I did, Insomni floated back a little so I could face her. The confusion and slight worry must have been clear on my face, since she started laughing just a moment after looking at me.

"He's a kid, don't worry!" Insomni laughed. "He doesn't even have my new medal! He's still in school and hangs out with boys! Calm down!" Insomni continued to laugh, pointing at me. "You looked so worried! That's so cute!" She wiped a tear from her eye, laughing softly until she finally stopped torturing me with noise.

"Well excuse me for being curious when I hear another guy's name come up!" I shot back. Knowing this guy was a kid calmed me down instantly -- Insomni did live with me, and constantly reminded me that she would always be with me, after all. I looked over at my bed, which Hanako was sitting on while playing with the Yo-kai Pad. "Do you know this kid, too?"

"Yeah, he has my medal too." Hanako replied. "He has the first Yo-kai Watch, the Classic Model." She went on. "Nate's is the original, yours is just a reprint that was mass-produced by Yopple. He has a Type Zero like yours, too." Although she was talking to me again, she was clearly disinterested in the conversation. Her voice still had a tone of frustration.

So not only are there others who have Yo-kai Watches, but some of them are kids? That's not what I expected at all. I thought I was the only one, actually, and hearing otherwise was quite disheartening. I couldn't explain why, though.

"Yes, I'm staying with you. Forever." Hanako continued, as if reading my mind. "Nate is my friend, and he rarely calls me anyway. He knows I'm busy."

"Okay, good." I replied. At least she was still talking to me. Since the girls were clearly done with me, I resumed trying to jot down something to practice saying -- still with no results in mind. I didn't want to say something too cheesy, and it needed to be short. After tapping my pencil on the desk and running through any recent memorable quotes I'd recently heard in my head, something finally came to me. "I've got something." I said, standing up.

"Fantastic!" Insomni praised, clasping her hands together. Hanako even looked from the Yo-kai Pad at me. "Let's hear it!" Insomni instructed. "Summon me to the the door from here."

"Uh, okay." I nodded. It occured to me that I hadn't once used Insomni's gray medal, and this seemed like a good time. I walked over to her, and without a word jammed my hand and wrist down her dress and between her breasts. The warm feeling engulfed my wrist as her bust started to glow, and Insomni let out a pleasured sigh when she felt my skin touch hers. I pulled my wrist free, seeing the Classic Watch had appeared.

"Thank you." Insomni said, licking her lips and looking at me with a smile. "Happy to be of service."

Once again, as if she could read my mind, I saw Hanako's thumb flip something at me out of the corner of my eye. On pure instinct, I held out my hand and saw Insomni's gray medal land on my palm. I looked over, seeing that Hanako was sitting in front of the open Medallium. She gave me a knowing nod, and I nodded back in thanks.

I stepped in front of the door and took Insomni's gray medal in my hands. "Okay, let's go! Show yourself, Insomni--hello." Apparently, "show yourself" was taken more as a request than a summoning praise. At the word "show," Insomni grabbed and yanked down the top of her dress. I stared at her bouncing purple tits for a moment before shaking my head and regaining my focus. "That's my summoning line, Insomni!"

"Oh, sorry." Insomni said. She took her breasts in her hands and squeezed them, giving me a seductive glance. "Later, then." She covered herself and smiled at me. "Go on, go on!"

"Take two." I muttered. "Okay, let's go! Show yourself, Insomni!" I pressed the white button to pop up the plastic bubble protecting the watch face, and pushed the gray medal into the watch's slot. As soon as it popped inside, the magic began.

"Summoning Eerie!" The watch announced, loud enough to echo throughout the room. A blast of swirling purple magic shot from the face outward, spinning in front of me. As with Hungramps's summon, music began to play.

"Lookilee, lookilee, flippity dee! Lookilee, lookilee, baba Eerie!" The watch's melody played, along with a song coming from voices out of thin air. Insomni appeared in the center of the purple swirl and started to perform a dance, twirling around in place, sticking out her tongue with a smile, and tauntingly squeezing her breasts while looking at me.

As the song ended, Insomni appeared before me in a flash.

"Insomni!" She announced happily. After a moment and the summon had ended, Insomni floated towards me and pulled me into a hug. "It was a little lame, but we'll work on it! I'm proud of you." She praised. I blushed and patted her back. I popped the medal out of the watch and flicked it over towards Hanako, who easily caught it and pressed it back into the book.

"Thanks. It wasn't much, but it was okay, I guess." I replied with a nod. "I'll try it again later."

Suddenly, I felt something vibrate on my leg; I jumped a little in surprise before finally realizing that it was just my phone going off. I reached into my pants pocket and fumbled around until I pulled out my phone, swiping my index finger on the screen. It wasn't a call, instead just a text alert -- but a good one. I smiled and turned my phone back to sleep, and shoved it in my pocket.

"I got a text from my friend who works at the Everymart near the museum. Those double-dipped caramel apples you like came in, Insomni." I explained to the curious-looking ghost lady floating in front of me. Insomni's smile became as wide as her bust size and she leapt towards me -- or so I thought. After flying past me, Insomni headed for the front door and opened it. I looked at her, seeing she was frantically ushering me outside.

"Go, go! Go get them right now! I've waited too long for you to stand here blabbering!" Insomni commanded, pointing outside. "Get going!"

"Jeez, yes ma'am." I sighed, grabbing my coat from its messy heap on the floor. I turned around to see Hanako back on the Yo-kai Pad. "Do you want anything?" I asked. She didn't look up from the screen.

"Friends who respect others' privacy, if they have them." Hanako said. A strand of her hair curled as she spoke, but it soon lay back down on her head. "Other than that, a bag of chips. Please."

"... Sure." I agreed, trying my best to ignore her comment, and headed for the door. After a goodbye and another command of "now go!" from Insomni, I started my long, adventurous trek to the Everymart by the museum. It would be quite a walk, and without either of the girls with me, it would be quite a boring one. Even if Hanako didn't want to speak to me, or just snapped at me every time she did, I'd still enjoy her company right now.

If Insomni hadn't spent every cent I had on that Yo-kai Pad, I could just be taking a train right now and get home and back in just minutes. Even though it was a sunny day and there wasn't a cloud in the sky, each step I took seemed heavier than the last as I continued onward. I still had to head downtown and then make a path for the pond, and since it's getting to be afternoon the traffic would be insane, and all without something, anything, to keep my mind off the long journey ahead.

"Well, look who the cat dragged in! It's my new buddy!"

I paused in my step and looked around for the source of this new, yet familiar voice - no one was in sight. After a moment, I felt something tug on my pants leg.

"Down here!" I looked down, and it's a wonder I didn't recognize the voice sooner: Komasan was looking up at me with a smile. Along with his big, green bag on his back, his left paw held a Changeling Leaf. "I thought it was you! I wanted to say howdy before I put muh human look on!"

"Komasan! Hey!" I greeted him happily, and without a second thought picked him up off the ground and pulled him into a hug.

"O-Oh my swirls!" Komasan exclaimed from the sudden embrace. "I-It's mighty fine to see y'all again too!"

"Oh, sorry 'bout that." I gently put him down. His smile didn't change. "What are you doing around here? You're really getting to the big part of the city."

"I was just headin' out to round up some good vittles for me and mah little brother Komajiro!" Komasan replied. "I haven't had me some ice cream in a Yo-kai's age, been almost two whole days, ya know?" Even his terrible sense of time is cute. "I reckon I'll go down to Nom Burger and get us some lunch! Y'all wanna come along?"

"Sounds good!" I agreed with a grin. "Lead the way!"

...

We could've been walking for hours, but from hearing that cute southern twang that is Komasan's voice, it felt like seconds.

"So after I found a piece'a candy on the floor, the boss man decided the new toy would be named Candice! Now ain't that just the bee's knees?" Komasan had been telling me stories about his job at a big downtown office building, and I loved every second of it. "He told me so himself! Aw shucks, it made me blush!"

"Candice? I remember hearing about that!" I eagerly answered with a nod. The toy itself was one of the most hideous creations I'd ever seen, but it ended up being a hit with people for some reason. Knowing that Komasan was behind the idea it made it all seem so obvious -- this little guy could sell bags of dirt and I'd buy twenty just to see him smile.

Before I knew it, we had reached downtown, and with that had stepped in front of Nom Burger. As we both looked up at the building, I felt Komasan tug on my pants leg. I looked down, and saw that he was holding up his paw to me -- with his Yo-kai Medal! Finally! I couldn't help but take a look at this medal art faster than others:

It had an orange-colored sky in the background, to look like the oncoming evening. In the distance was a dark mountain, with the sun setting behind it. In front, Komasan stood at the edge of a cliff, looking onward while keeping a hold on the green bag around his neck. The expression on his face was somewhat nervous. Even his own medal art made him look adorable!

"You're a great friend to have 'round!" Komasan complimented me with a smile. "If y'all ever wanna chew the fat again, just gimme a call! I'll chat with you 'til the cows come home!"

"Thank you!" I took the medal from Komasan's paw and gently put it in my pocket. In my mind, I was going to reach down and shake his paw in thanks, but that's not what happened -- I pulled him into another bear hug without a second thought. "I'm so glad we're better friends now, Komasan!"

"O-Oh my swirls! Me too, but I can hardly breathe!" Komasan yelled. I blushed and quickly placed him to the ground. He looked up at me and waved, still with a smile -- I'd almost crushed the poor thing twice, and he still called me his friend. This little lion-dog-thing had patience. Not much smarts, but patience. "I'll see you later, I'm off to get my little brother somethin' mighty tasty!" Komasan gave me a wave goodbye and headed for the restaurant.

As he walked, he placed the Changeling Leaf in his paw on his head, and in a flash he turned into an average-height, average-looking, black-haired teenage boy wearing blue jeans and a brown coat, or at least that's all I could see from behind. His shoes looked nicer than mine too ... maybe I should get one of those leaves sometime.

After making sure Komasan got into Nom Burger safely, I resumed my walk towards the museum. It was nice to have some company, and since Komasan had been with me most of the walk, the remainder of my trek was rather short. I walked into the Everymart and looked around -- my friend, who had said he could be on cashier duty, was nowhere to be found. As he had promised on the phone, a big bag was waiting for me on the counter; how it sat there without being stolen was beyond me. I walked up to the counter and looked at the bag, seeing it filled with wrapped candy apples, with the apples coated in caramel. On the bag was a note: "My treat. Receipt's in the bag."

Human friends are pretty cool sometimes. I'll have to buy him lunch next time I see him.

Since the store was empty, I decided to have a look around. As per usual, I was drawn to the magazine shelf, and started to scan the rows to see if anything caught my vision. For once, I passed up comic magazines for something quite interesting: a new magazine titled "Specter Watch." The cover had a picture of a generic-looking ghost, and one of the articles mentioned was "Are Yo-kai among us? Exclusive photos inside!"

I couldn't resist; I grabbed the book and opened it, turning for the page -- and started to laugh. These "Yo-kai" were nothing more than crude sketches of Halloween monsters, and none of them looked like the Yo-kai I had ever met. For a moment, I was worried that my double-life's friends might have been discovered, but it seemed ridiculous to be suspicious about it now. If these books were leading people to believe that the same things you'd see on a decorated door were haunting us, I had nothing to fret over.

With another laugh, I put the magazine back and headed out with my bag of apples, hoping to get home before the sun set.

...

The walk seemed shorter on the way back, but that didn't mean it wasn't extremely boring. I hoped to see Komasan just leaving Nom Burger and walk back with him, but unfortunately I had no such luck. Although I was lucky enough to be wearing the Classic Model watch, I didn't want to interrupt him, especially if he was in the middle of dinner with his brother.

The only medal I had with me was Komasan's, so it looked like it would be a very uneventful walk home -- looked that way, anyway. My journey back was anything but uneventful, starting with the familiar, three-eyed dog I happened to come across. I wasn't far from my apartment building, but even through the playful yelling of the local kids, I could hear Espy's shrieks of embarassment seemingly coming from nowhere.

I looked around, and saw a man sitting on a bench facing the playground. He was sitting perfectly still, but I could see that his arms were quite busy: in his left hand, he held a magazine that clearly wasn't appropiate for public browsing. His right hand looked to be shoved down his pants, at least from my view. Fortunately for this man, no kids or parents were at the part, instead playing in the schoolyard as their parents picked them up.

I already knew who I would see, but I pressed the button on my specs, watching as a blushing, embarassed Espy came into view. Her tan-furred face was bright red from whatever terrible thoughts must be going through this man's mind, and all three of her eyes were closed as she looked away from him.

"You're such a pervert! Who would do such a thing?!" Espy put her hands on her cheeks, shaking her head in disbelief. "Humans are filthy creatures! All of you!"

"It's nice to see you, too." I piped up, interrupting her rant at a man who had no idea of her existance. When Espy looked around, her triple eyes widened when she saw me approaching her.

"It's you! You're that human who has sex with female Yo-kai!" Espy pointed at me accusingly, as if I was totally unaware of my life. "Get away from me, you terrible, filthy--Oh my goodness! Not again!" Espy yelled. Her entire body was shivering, and all I could do was smirk; she knew exactly what was playing in my mind. "Spanking Insomni is one thing, but quit trying to picture me nude!" Espy shouted. "My breasts are not for perverted humans to fantasize over!"

"Then who are they for?" I asked. The smirk on my face grew wider as Espy's face turned an even brighter shade of red.

"No one! My body, my rules!" Espy protested. "I regret giving you my medal now, you lewd, disgusting person!" With that last insult, Espy turned tail and started to zoom away in the air. As she quickly disappeared from sight, I heard a call of "Summon me when you clean up your act!" come from the sky. I still can't tell whether Espy wants to be my friend or not, but either way it's quite fun to play with her.

As I walked up the steps to my apartment, I heard something rumbling; was it an earthquake? I looked around, and no one else seemed to be alarmed by anything on the ground. What was I hearing? As I walked closer my door, I paused when I heard the rumbling again; it was coming from inside. I pressed my ear against the door and listened, hoping the girls were okay.

"I never wanted you here in the first place!" I heard Insomni shout. "I met him first, he's MY partner, and we're just fine together without you!"

"He can have more than one partner in life!" Hanako yelled back at her. "If you weren't so obsessed with having sex with him, maybe he would go out more with you! Instead, all you care about is making him exhausted and making yourself happy!"

"That's not entirely true!" Insomni argued. "I love him, even if he is a human! I can't help wanting to keep him awake, it's just in my nature! I wish you'd never moved into this place!"

"That makes two of us!" Hanako snapped at her. "I'll just take him with me and we'll move back into my bathroom!"

"Oh yeah, that sounds fitting!" Insomni yelled. "Go live in a toilet, and take your crappy creams and fashions with you!"

Silence.

That can't be good.

I grabbed the doorknob, but paused before I turned it. Even though I heard the conversation, I wasn't sure if seeing me would be the best thing for either of the girls right now. This was one of those times where being able to read womens' minds would be fantastic, but unfortunately being able to see Yo-kai doesn't come with that power.

Wait, yes it does! Espy!

... But her medal's in the Medallium, inside! Damn it! I dug around in my pockets, hoping that I just happened to have another medal with me that could move the plot along. I pulled out my phone, Komasan's medal, some pocket lint, and ... I still hadn't put Hungramps's medal in the Medallium. There it was, between my fingers.

How long have I been wearing this same pair of pants? I'm suddenly reminded of that day Insomni lectured me about keeping my laundry clean, and the only thing that she would ever keep clean is my dick. I'm not sure what Hungramps could possibly do, but the elderly have more life experience. He might have a suggestion.

Since I didn't want to attract the girls' attention, I slowly crept back down the stairs and leaned against the side wall of the building. Making sure not to damage Insomni's precious sweets, I sat the bag of apples down next to my foot and dug into my pocket once more. I grabbed Hungramps's medal and held it in front of the watch's slot -- I wanted to try out my summon line, but since I wanted to both be quiet and not look like an idiot screaming at himself, this didn't seem like a good time.

"Okay, let's go." I whispered. I could hear it myself, and that was just fine for me. "Show yourself, Hungramps." I popped the medal into the watch, and the magic began.

"Summoning Heartful!" The watch announced. I watched as a swirl of green magic poured out of the watch's face, twirling around as Hungramps started to appear. The summoning song started to play from the watch:

"Speedy, Artful, Sing, la-la-la, everywhere Heartful!" The watch sang as Hungramps appeared. As it ended, Hungramps stood in front of me with his hand to his mouth, drool running down his chin.

"Hungramps!" He announced. He looked up at me, and greeted me with his usual smile. "Hello again, young man! How may I help you out?"

"Hey, Hungramps." I greeted him. "How quietly can you sneak into a room if other Yo-kai are inside?" I asked. "Insomni and Hanako are fighting, but I need Espy's medal from my Medallium. I'm just worried that going inside myself would make things worse."

"Ah, don't worry! These old bones can still be quick as a ninja!" Hungramps smiled, chuckling at his own attempt at humor. "Just show me where to go, and keep yourself out of sight."

I lead him upstairs and pointed at my door. As he approached, I stood back away from the door, hoping neither girl would look out and see me. I watched Hungramps opened the door and step into the doorway.

"Pardon me, young ladies." I heard him say. "I'm just passing through. I'll be out of your hair in a moment." He walked inside, and closed the door behind him. The rumbling from the girls' fighting had stopped, but I didn't hear anything else.

Minutes felt like hours, but Hungramps soon emerged from my apartment, with something in his hand. As he walked towards me, he opened his hand to show that had indeed found Espy's medal for me.

"How did you ... they didn't care?" I asked. Hungramps laughed a bit as he handed the medal to me.

"Not at all!" He said, shaking his head. "The purple lady was sitting in a corner, and the younger lady was floating in the air. I must say, her new outfit looks very nice on her. I always thought the sailor uniform at these schools suited the ladies in this town."

"Thanks, Hungramps, I--sailor uniform?!" I felt myself shivering, but I didn't want to worry him. "U-Uh, thanks again. Lunch is on me next week!" I quickly spoke. "Y-You should probably get going, this might not get pretty."

"Oh, lunch sounds lovely." Hungramps replied, giving me a warm smile as he walked past me. I watched him slowly walk off, but soon snapped back to my situation: I needed Espy's help before someone got hurt, especially me. I wasted no time in pulling Hungramps's medal out of the watch slot, and popping Espy's in. "Show yourself, Espy." I muttered.

"Summoning Mysterious!" The watch announced. The yellow magical swirl shot out, and the summoning song began:

"Boo-shiggy, Boo-shiggy, Boogie Woogie! Cling Clang Delirious, Mysterious!" The song played. This one was catchy! I definitely need more Mysterious medal friends. During the song, Espy started to dance around, happily waving her hands and wagging her ghost tail, with her top eye glowing as she moved. I've never seen her actually look happy, so it was quite cute.

"Espy!" She announced after the song finished, holding out her arms and opening her hands like she was about to posess me.

When the summon ended and Espy realized where she was, her cute expression slowly changed to a look of sheer terror. It was quite funny to watch, actually. When she faced me, her three eyes widened in fear.

"I thought I'd seen this place before when I was exploring ... this is where YOU live, that perverted human!" Espy shouted. "What do you want with me?! Give me back my medal, you'll end up doing disgusting things to it!"

"No way, it's mine." I shook my head. "I'm not a bad person, Espy. It sounds like YOU'RE the one with the bad thoughts."

"Hey! My thoughts are pure and delicate!" Espy argued. She turned her head and crossed her arms, looking away from me. "Since I'm here, do you need something?"

"Yes, actually, and thank you for helping." I replied. "Insomni and Hanako-san are arguing in there, and I'd like to know what's on their minds to know if me going inside would be a good idea. Would you please tell me what they're thinking about?" I asked. The doubtful look in Espy's lower two eyes said she wasn't too thrilled about helping me. "Please, I mean. I would appreciate it."

"Well, since you were polite about asking, I'll do this one favor for you." Espy agreed with a nod. Her third eye widened and started to glow. Espy placed both hands on the sides of her head, focusing her mind and turning to look straight at my front door, as if she could see through it with ease. Her whole body started to shiver and shake, and after a few moments her determined expression turned into a look of pure dread; whatever was going on, it was enough to frighten her -- and not in the amusing way.

"Uh, is everything okay in there?" I asked. At the sound of my voice, Espy's three eyes blinked and her focus returned to me. The look of terror on her face was still perfectly clear, and she slowly shook her head.

"Whatever they're fighting about, it's very bad." Espy explained. "The purple perverted woman that hangs around with you is really nervous, and whoever else is in there is ... well, you shouldn't go in there." Espy explained, her voice quivering. Her continued shivering as the idea stayed in her head was beginning to make her look ill.

"Just how bad are we talking?" I asked. "I know Hanako's been on edge the past few days, but how bad could it be?"

BAM! Just as Espy was about to answer, my front door slammed open with the power of a violent tornado -- and something black and glowing zoomed out before I could blink. The door's force was so hard that a huge dent in the wall remained, and the door itself had fallen off of its top hinge. It dangled like a crooked shirt about to fall off its hanger. I didn't get a look at the culprit, but judging by its short height with a black, pulsing aura around it, it certainly didn't take three guesses.

Espy watched as the black figure flew off into the town, but I was more worried about making sure Insomni was still alive ... undead ... whatever she is. Espy, however, cared more about her own safety. She looked at me, then into the distance, then back to me again. She shook her head, and flew off without a word.

Great. Just what I need, even LESS help.

I ran inside and looked around, seeing her on the floor. I ran to her and leaned down, picking up head up and resting it on my knee. Her eye slowly opened and she looked up at me, clearly in pain.

"Hanako is ... not a very calm Yo-kai when she's angry." Insomni said, trying to crack a smile. "We should probably follow her, or this isn't going to end well for anyone."

"Sure, but are you okay?" I asked. "Aren't you hurt? You look like you're miserable."

"Actually ..." Insomni nodded, her eye slowly closing. She reached up and brushed her hand against my cheek. "I need ... I need ..."

"What do you need?" I asked, holding her close to me.

" ... Caramel apples." Insomni replied. She coughed, to add drama.

I dropped her. She fell to the floor with a loud thud.

"Hey!" Insomni snapped at me, floating up above the floor -- she was suddenly fine. "You said you'd bring them!"

"And I did!" I shot back at her. "They're right here in my hand!" Insomni floated around me in a circle.

"Where? where? I don't see anything!" Insomni shouted. "You're lying to me! You forgot again, didn't you?"

"No, I--" I looked down. The bag wasn't in my hand. I had them this entire time, the last time I saw them was right before ...

Damn you, Hungramps.

While Insomni gave me an angry glare, I walked past her and grabbed the Yo-kai Medallium from my bed. I had Hungramps's, Espy's, and Komasan's medals with me, so the only remaining were Hanako's, Insomni's two medals, and Rokurokubi's. Seeing no need for Insomni's with her following me, I popped out Hanako's and Rokurokubi's medals and dropped them in my pocket. I closed the book and dropped it back on my bed, turning and walking past the still-angry Insomni.

"Come on, let's go follow Hanako." I said, walking towards the door. Insomni crossed her arms in a huff, but followed me.

"I'm never eating caramel apples again, am I?" She asked with a pout.

"Oh, shut up. You can just go with me next time." We left the apartment building and started heading forwards after Hanako's flight path. My walk soon turned into a steady run, with Insomni flying beside me. "Do you have any idea where she might have went? Would she have went back to her bathroom?"

"That's not a bad place to start!" Insomni nodded. We headed for the schoolyard as fast as we could, hoping the building would still be there by the time we arrived.

...

As we ran down the surprisingly empty streets, I kept listening for any signs of Hanako being around: explosions, screaming people, anything at all -- but nothing. She was keeping quiet, and that scared me more than anything.

"Should we call someone for this?" I asked Insomni. I was beginning to grow tired from running, but remembering that Hanako could be causing some serious damage kept me going. "Usually I call Hanako when I need help with something like this!"

"I know, and that's why all of this started in the first place!" Insomni yelled, facing forward as she flew.

When we reached the school, it was deserted. The children had gone home hours ago, and there was no sign of Hanako anywhere. I walked around the building, looking around while Insomni stayed at my side.

"What did you mean, 'that's why all of this started'?" I asked her as we moved on. "What the hell did I do?"

"It's obvious." Insomni replied. "I met you first and gave you the Yo-kai Watch. I'm your partner, right?"

"Of course you are." I nodded. "I couldn't imagine life without you around anymore." Insomni smiled at my comment, but shook her head a moment after.

"Well, I know that, but Hanako seems to think that you can have more than one Yo-kai partner in your life. I told her you can't, and we started to argue." Insomni explained. "I got angry and said some things I probably shouldn't. She started glowing all black and got angry, then her hair started sticking up and she flew out of the apartment. Knocked me against the wall, too ..." Insomni rubbed her rear in pain as she recalled that. "I was so angry that I didn't bother trying to calm her down."

"You know I love having both of you around." I corrected her. "You ARE my partner, but that doesn't mean she can't be too. You both showed me how life with Yo-kai can work. You showed me the sex life, and she showed me everything else."

"In addition to the sex life." Insomni added on. "I know you two tried to hide it at first, but I'm not stupid. I'm not against it, really, but I was kind of jealous. You're supposed to be mine, you cheat!" Insomni pounded my chest with her fists, her eye growing watery as a tear ran down her face. "It took me a long time to deal with this! You met ME that night, not her!" Each hit from her hurt more and more, until she had stopped pounding and started punching me.

Insomni was really, really hurt by Hanako coming into my sex life, and I was stupid enough to not notice. I always thought that she tolerated it, if she really knew; I had forgotten that I mentioned it myself in passing after Hanako moved in, and just assumed Insomni was fine with it. So much for being in tune with my partner and caring about her feelings.

"I had no idea this bothered you that much." I reached over and pulled her into a hug. I heard Insomni gasp in surprise, but she went quiet when I started to run my fingers through her white hair. "I'm sorry. I love you, and I shouldn't have done something like that without talking to you first."

"She explained everything." Insomni muttered, still against my chest. "About the botched lotion experiment, all of it. That helped me calm down and take it in."

"The lotion ... yeah, I remember that night. Back in her bathroom ..." I trailed off. "Hey, we should probably check in there. If she's not out here, it's our next best bet." Insomni flew out of my hold and nodded. We both headed inside the school, closing the front doors behind us.

...

The school's usual roaming Yo-kai were still around, but acting much different; no desks flying around, no doors slamming shut, no mischief of any kind. It was as if they were too scared to make a move. Just out of curiosity, I pressed my specs button to get a look around: I had never seen any of these Yo-kai before. A lion, standing on two legs with a flaming mane and a black karate outfit on was leaning against a wall, frantically darting his eyes back and forth. He looked at me, but just shook his head.

In the air was a small Yo-kai that looked like a young boy dressed up as a yellow bug. He had fangs, his eyes looked closed at all times, and his clothing was a bright yellow shirt and hat with black stripes covering the chest and stomach. On his head were two antenna, looking somewhat like an ancient TV's 'rabbit ears.' He was looking around as well, his hands over his mouth and trying his best to remain silent.

What's wrong with these two? Usually the Yo-kai around here are having fun and throwing around school equipment like it was a ragdoll. I looked at Insomni, who pointed at the stairwell. I nodded and we started to head up, making our way to the second floor -- which looked no better. Multiple Yo-kai were running around: a dog that resembled Espy, only with a purple robe and a fourth eye, and a small green elephant in an orange karate uniform that looked like he needed to pee.

While the elephant was obviously looking for a bathroom, the dog Yo-kai was in the same pose Espy had been when trying to read the girls' minds earlier: was this dog trying to find the source of all of this fear? Insomni pulled on my shirt collar to get my attention back, and we headed up the last flight of stairs to the third floor: Hanako's old haunting grounds.

"Here we are." I whispered. I pointed to the boys' bathroom doorway and started to walk inside. I turned to see that Insomni wasn't following me. "Aren't you coming?" I asked.

"If she's in there, I doubt she wants to see me." Insomni said, waving a hand to motion me forward. "Go on, fix your mess. I'll be here cheering you on."

"Thanks, partner." I groaned and shook my head, walking into the bathroom. When I approached the third stall, I tapped on the door with my fist and leaned in close. "Are you there, Hanako-san?" I asked quietly. I paused.

Nothing. What else was supposed to summon her? I knocked on the stall door again.

"Let's play, Hanako-san." I spoke a bit louder this time, and waited.

Again, nothing. I stopped to think back to the night we met: the blood-like writing on the stall wall, the red stain on Hanako's shirt that never really was explained, and seeing her leaning against a wall while I walked by to leave. It was still so fresh in my head, but nothing really stuck out more than anything. I just said "let's play," and she came to me.

I sighed, and turned to leave -- if Hanako was in here, she was ignoring me. As soon as I stepped close to the exit, however, I recieved my answer. The stall door started to shake, and for some strange reason I heard the toilet flush. All of the sinks started to shoot out water at full blast. The stall door burst open, and despite my better judgement, I leaned over to peek inside. The toilet was rumbling like it would explode, and as I kept my eyes on it, something began to rise out of the bowl.

You can probably guess who came out, but I was more amused that Hanako was dripping with toilet water than I was scared of her. If this was her idea of being scary, it needed some work. Despite her finally showing herself, this wasn't my Hanako; this was the same schoolgirl from before, sailor uniform and all. Her hair was unruly, with the black locks jumping around like tentacles in a bad hentai movie. I didn't know this Hanako; was this even my Hanako?

"Hello." The girl greeted me. Hanako's diary was open in her right hand. When she smiled at me, I saw fangs -- that's not a good sign. "Don't you recognize me? Or is something different?"

"Are you really Hanako-san?" I asked. I started to tremble a bit, but tried my best to control it. "My friend, Hanako-san?"

"That's Noroino Hanako, now." She replied.

"In English, please." I sighed. "Noroino" Hanako, whatever that means, shook her head and groaned at me -- that hadn't changed from her old ways.

"Fine, I'm Cursed Hanako. Happy?" She asked. She floated towards me, and I instinctively backed away. "What's wrong? Don't you want to play with me?"

"N-Not in whatever way you're thinking, probably." I continued to back up, heading for the door. "I'm sorry if Insomni upset you, but it's nothing to kill me over."

"Kill you?" Cursed Hanako chuckled, shaking her head. "No, that's too good for you. I'm going to make the rest of your life a living hell. You'll regret the day you tossed aside my love for that slut!"

This won't end well.