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Fatal Frame Parthenon Claim, 5/10
Title: Frozen Choice
Prompt: Negotiation
Muse: Hinasaki Mafuyu
Fandom: Fatal Frame/Zero
Length: 776
Summary: The mansion has visitors. Kirie makes her family hide.
Disclaimer: Mafuyu, Kirie, and everyone else belong to Tecmo.
Notes: Part 5 of a Fatal Frame AU.
Mafuyu leaned against a wall. It might have been more accurate to say that he perceived a wall to lean against, and he was leaning against it, for he had no problem walking through it if he needed to.
He was watching Yuu negotiate the backyard on the way to the shrine, having felt a strange need to watch over his friend even as he knew that Yuu was never coming back like Miku would, someday.
"Mafuyu!" Kirie screamed, emerging from the nearby wall.
"Kirie? What's-"
She didn't give him a chance to finish the question. Drawing his sister out of the wall beside her, she thrust Miku's hand into his. His sister looked at him blankly, as if he was a piece of the structure instead of her older brother.
"Take Miku down, where you'll both be safe." There was no room for negotiation in Kirie's words.
He tried anyway. "But you-" if he could stop her, maybe someone could get through and save them all.
She glared at him, and then softened a tiny bit. "Down."
"Intruders?" he asked. That could be the only reason for her worry.
"Yes. They need to be dealt with." Her tone was grim. "Take Miku down where you'll be safe."
He nodded. There wasn't much he could do. He wasn't ready to help someone find their way down and fix Kirie. He sank into the ground, trusting that he could find his way to the gate room, or at least somewhere. He couldn't afford to lose Kirie's goodwill, not yet.
The two of them emerged into the small well room, next to the mummified body. He knew that Kirie would be expecting him to take himself and Miku to the gate, so he did, hauling her down that way.
When they were in the gate room, he let go. "Miku? Do you-" He was going to ask if she remembered, but she was looking blankly at him again.
And then, suddenly, she had her arms up as if pushing off someone who had her in their arms, trying to get away and struggling violently against them, before she collapsed and faded away.
Mafuyu sat down suddenly, staring at the spot where she'd fallen. Was that how Miku had died, struggling against Kirie as Kirie killed her?
He had plenty of time to think about it, as it seemed like forever before Kirie reappeared, a satisfied smile on her face. "You're safe now, beloved."
"Miku…." He looked down, intending to ask her what happened.
"Beloved?" Kirie screeched, grabbing his arm. It shouldn't have hurt, but it *did*.
"Kirie… what happened to Miku?" he asked. "I got her down here, and she… disappeared."
The grip on his arm relaxed. "It's okay, Mafuyu. She's just reliving her death, as you do when you wake up."
He couldn't imagine himself doing that, but apparently he did.
"I'm sorry to have worried you." It seemed the good thing to say. "I just… Miku…." Realizing that compared to her death, his was so peaceful, he added, "I know it's such a small thing, but I worry about her. And you."
Kirie relaxed even more. "Oh, Mafuyu… she'll be back, and we'll both be safe. I took care of the intruders. You have nothing to fear." She leaned her head against his shoulder, and the Malice brushed at his head, wanting to possess him as it did Kirie.
"Did she fight much?" he asked. It was probably an odd question to ask, but he had to know. Besides, he'd always been the curious sort.
"Your sister?" Kirie looked up at him. "Yes. She thought I was an enemy and not an ally. She didn't want to take the gift I gave her." She sighed. "You didn't struggle at all."
He didn't tell her that he hadn't struggled because he'd realized too late what she was doing to him. He doubted that she'd given Miku any more warning than she had him. But he'd chosen his path, and he would stick to it. "You needed me."
It was the truth; Kirie needed him and Miku. She needed family, people to love her, until she could be purified and the Malice driven away.
She dropped her gaze, settling her head back on his shoulder. "I did. I waited for so long…"
Mafuyu didn't move, letting Kirie relax against him. It felt strange, plotting against her for her sake, and wanting to be there for her at the same time.
And then Kirie tensed up again. "Kirie?" he asked, alarmed. He followed her gaze, not sure what had made her so worried.
"Your Camera," she said. "It's gone."
Prompt: Negotiation
Muse: Hinasaki Mafuyu
Fandom: Fatal Frame/Zero
Length: 776
Summary: The mansion has visitors. Kirie makes her family hide.
Disclaimer: Mafuyu, Kirie, and everyone else belong to Tecmo.
Notes: Part 5 of a Fatal Frame AU.
Mafuyu leaned against a wall. It might have been more accurate to say that he perceived a wall to lean against, and he was leaning against it, for he had no problem walking through it if he needed to.
He was watching Yuu negotiate the backyard on the way to the shrine, having felt a strange need to watch over his friend even as he knew that Yuu was never coming back like Miku would, someday.
"Mafuyu!" Kirie screamed, emerging from the nearby wall.
"Kirie? What's-"
She didn't give him a chance to finish the question. Drawing his sister out of the wall beside her, she thrust Miku's hand into his. His sister looked at him blankly, as if he was a piece of the structure instead of her older brother.
"Take Miku down, where you'll both be safe." There was no room for negotiation in Kirie's words.
He tried anyway. "But you-" if he could stop her, maybe someone could get through and save them all.
She glared at him, and then softened a tiny bit. "Down."
"Intruders?" he asked. That could be the only reason for her worry.
"Yes. They need to be dealt with." Her tone was grim. "Take Miku down where you'll be safe."
He nodded. There wasn't much he could do. He wasn't ready to help someone find their way down and fix Kirie. He sank into the ground, trusting that he could find his way to the gate room, or at least somewhere. He couldn't afford to lose Kirie's goodwill, not yet.
The two of them emerged into the small well room, next to the mummified body. He knew that Kirie would be expecting him to take himself and Miku to the gate, so he did, hauling her down that way.
When they were in the gate room, he let go. "Miku? Do you-" He was going to ask if she remembered, but she was looking blankly at him again.
And then, suddenly, she had her arms up as if pushing off someone who had her in their arms, trying to get away and struggling violently against them, before she collapsed and faded away.
Mafuyu sat down suddenly, staring at the spot where she'd fallen. Was that how Miku had died, struggling against Kirie as Kirie killed her?
He had plenty of time to think about it, as it seemed like forever before Kirie reappeared, a satisfied smile on her face. "You're safe now, beloved."
"Miku…." He looked down, intending to ask her what happened.
"Beloved?" Kirie screeched, grabbing his arm. It shouldn't have hurt, but it *did*.
"Kirie… what happened to Miku?" he asked. "I got her down here, and she… disappeared."
The grip on his arm relaxed. "It's okay, Mafuyu. She's just reliving her death, as you do when you wake up."
He couldn't imagine himself doing that, but apparently he did.
"I'm sorry to have worried you." It seemed the good thing to say. "I just… Miku…." Realizing that compared to her death, his was so peaceful, he added, "I know it's such a small thing, but I worry about her. And you."
Kirie relaxed even more. "Oh, Mafuyu… she'll be back, and we'll both be safe. I took care of the intruders. You have nothing to fear." She leaned her head against his shoulder, and the Malice brushed at his head, wanting to possess him as it did Kirie.
"Did she fight much?" he asked. It was probably an odd question to ask, but he had to know. Besides, he'd always been the curious sort.
"Your sister?" Kirie looked up at him. "Yes. She thought I was an enemy and not an ally. She didn't want to take the gift I gave her." She sighed. "You didn't struggle at all."
He didn't tell her that he hadn't struggled because he'd realized too late what she was doing to him. He doubted that she'd given Miku any more warning than she had him. But he'd chosen his path, and he would stick to it. "You needed me."
It was the truth; Kirie needed him and Miku. She needed family, people to love her, until she could be purified and the Malice driven away.
She dropped her gaze, settling her head back on his shoulder. "I did. I waited for so long…"
Mafuyu didn't move, letting Kirie relax against him. It felt strange, plotting against her for her sake, and wanting to be there for her at the same time.
And then Kirie tensed up again. "Kirie?" he asked, alarmed. He followed her gaze, not sure what had made her so worried.
"Your Camera," she said. "It's gone."