#5nar

Summertime in Morioh was always something to look forward to. The beautiful clear skies and fun events always made up for the heat and humidity. Rohan was sitting on his porch drinking some sweet tea, his peace and quiet suddenly disturbed by the distant sound of boisterous laughter. He scoffs to himself. He thought that maybe today he could relax, but running into them in such a small town is bound to happen.

It was no secret that Josuke and Rohan loved to hate each other. From the day they met, they were rivals, no questions asked. Whether they had actual business with one another or were just passing by, some petty interaction was always inevitable. By the time Josuke, Okuyasu and Koichi got to his house, he was fixed to give the boys a greeting. “Oh~? If it isn’t Higashikata Josuke.” Rohan sneered.

“So there’s a scientist right? And- oh, hi Rohan- anyways he can turn himself into a pickle, koichi! Amazing!” Josuke didn’t even look in the artist’s direction as he barely acknowledged him. Rohan couldn’t tell if it was just to egg him on or if he actually cared more about fucking pickle rick than respecting his elders, but either way he was pissed.

“Oi, disrespectful much? Kids these days… Heaven’s Door!” he practically spat out. The white and gold stand manifested and gave Josuke the middle finger. Almost by miracle, Josuke gave in and nudged Okuyasu, whispering something. Suddenly, The Hand and Crazy Diamond appeared and were doing some flamboyant pose, both sporting middle fingers as well. Koichi just sighed. 

“Good afternoon, Rohan.” Koichi said, walking hesitantly to the others.

“Nice outfit you got there Rohan, haha.” Josuke chuckled while eyeing Rohan’s bold outfit of the day.

“Same to you. Who asked to see your cleavage?” Rohan shot back with a smirk. Josuke’s eyebrows were quick to furrow, but he made the recovery. 

“This guy did.” he said, snickering while elbowing Okuyasu. Confused grunting followed. While the highschool boys carried light conversation Rohan thought to himself. I’m off for the next week, why not have some fun. It’s always nice winning against pompadour anyways… Rohan cleared his throat and put his glass down. 

“I’d like to make a bet.” he said, intertwining his gloved fingers. They all had stopped talking to listen, how could they possibly pass this up?

“Oh? You’re asking for even more debt, Rohan?” Josuke said with a smirk. 

“I bet you three can’t stay over at my house for a whole night.”

“Too easy, i could stay at your dump for 5 nights if i wanted.” Josuke scoffed, Okuyasu giggled.

“Five then? You’re on. If you make it all 5 nights, I'll pay up. However, if you chicken out, you owe me 10,000 yen.” Rohan leaned in, interested in his investment. Oh boy, this is gonna be fun. 

Josuke threw himself onto his bed and punched in Koichi and Okuyasu’s numbers. 

“Can’t believe Rohan would make such an easy bet! Is he just trying to brag about his wealth? Either way, pack anything you think would keep us entertained, we’re in this for 5 nights.”

“If we’re staying for five nights.. How many pairs of underwear do I have to bring..?” Okuyasu pondered. 

“I’d invite Yuka but I’m not sure if she’d like the idea of going to an all boys sleepover at someone she doesn’t know’s house. I better give her the heads up at least.” Koichi said.

“Oi.. wouldn't it be priceless if we ended up scaring Rohan out of his own house?” Josuke laughed at his seemingly evil plan. 

7:00pm, and the boys were at Rohan’s doorstep, their stands holding several bags. A smug faced Rohan soon opened the door, welcoming them inside to the best of his feigned hospitality. “Josuke, Okuyasu, how do you prefer your tea?” Rohan chimed, after having sat them down at a table and shuffled away into the kitchen. He already knew how koichi liked his tea from past visits. After hearing their preferred way of drinking tea, rohan made 4 cups and sat at the table with them. 

10:00pm, the movie Jo Oku and Koi picked was rolling credits, and they were just chatting leisurely. Koi was getting tired, being the person he was, but Jo and Oku were adept night owls and insisted they don’t call it a day just yet. Rohan had been upstairs minding his own business.

“Oi, Okuyasu, did Rodney ever end up moving out of your town?” Josuke said, sitting upside down on a couch.

“No, he’s still there. I hit him with my racket over and over but he’s still there!” 

“Koichi, seriously, you’d love this game so much. Ooh- we can buy it for you with some of the bet money after we win!”

“Mm..” Koi hummed in response, reading a book. 

As he was about to flip to the next page, it vanished. So did his hand, the floor, and his friends. 

“Haa??? J-Josuke, where are you?? I’m scared of the dark!” okuyasu whined. 

“A power outage? Crazy Diamond!” Josuke opted to fix any messed up lighting system, but to no avail.

“Weird, nothing’s broken. Maybe that bastard Rohan is trying to scare us?”

“I dunno, but it’s working!” okuyasu cried out. 

“Guys, calm down. Use the light on your switch or something to look around.” Koichi suggested, being the IQ of the group. 

“Um.. okay, let’s see..” Josuke said, turning up his nintendo switch’s brightness and waving it around. 

“Everything looks normal, nothing weird- huh?” jo rubbed his rapidly widening eyes.

“Am i seeing shit right now or is that..?”

“Shut up! I’m already scared enough, don’t go makin’ shit up!” okuyasu whisper-yelled.

“I'm dead fuckin’ serious!! Look there!” josuke extended a pointing arm in the direction of the kitchen. 2 glowing lime green eyes were looking directly at the boys. 

“Isn't that just heaven’s door? Rohan, you can come out now..” koichi said, slightly annoyed. 

Suddenly the eyes disappeared. Okuyasu and Josuke were like a magnet, both scared but only one of them showing it. Koichi’s wide blue eyes darted around the room, trying to relocate the mysterious being. 

A dark chuckle rang from somewhere unknown in the house, and a chill ran up their spines.