Temple Page #2

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Yes.

Follow me.

Uh... may I bring my camera?

Go ahead.

Can you tell me about the temple?

There is nothing to tell.

When the quarry closed no one

visited the temple anymore.

I was seventeen that year.

Did you say something?

Ah, I need to make up your bed.

What are you doing here?

This is where I live.

What are you doing here?

We came to see your temple.

I used to play at the temple

when I was a kid.

Would you like me to take you there?

Yes.

Come. Time for bed.

Good evening. Are you Hitoshi?

You are American.

You speak English?

It's been a long time.

They say you are here to visit

the temple.

The man in the village, he

said, uh...

You lost your sight there...

So, what's with all this...

Mystery about the temple?

What happened there?

Some children disappeared.

They had been playing in the

mountain.

It became night, and the

children had not returned.

The search party discovered

a man living at the temple.

He was a monk. A wanderer.

They questioned him

about the missing children.

But his answers were not

believed.

So, then what happened?

They killed the monk.

The children were never found.

Every year we burn candles,

and pray that the children will

return.

Someone was there, I...

Nobody.

Enjoy the show?

I'm sorry I woke you guys.

We need to be back before dark.

It's very important.

I know.

We could feel it.

As we got closer it knew we were coming.

We should have gone back.

Who helped you find the temple?

The boy, Seita.

All right. Isn't that something?

It's terrible. I hate it.

It's just a spider, baby.

Yeah, it looks like

it eats birds or small children.

Oh!

It's so quiet up here.

I was just thinking the same

thing.

It's cold, though.

Hold up.

What?

Here.

What? No. Honestly, I'm okay.

Thanks.

What do you think

the monk did to those kids?

I don't want to think about it.

I can't tell you how many shirts of

mine have mysteriously gone missing.

Never to be seen again.

I gotta take a leak.

Yeah, you do that.

Have fun!

Pray.

Hey. Let's go find him.

James!

James!

Hey.

Hey, where were you?

I'll show you. Come on.

How cool is this?

It's an old mine.

I bet it goes on for miles.

Who's coming with me?

How about on the way back down?

Oh, come on. Where's that

spirit of adventure?

I want to find the temple first.

I mean...

We might not be able to find it

again.

We'll leave something

on the path to mark it.

Fine. Fine.

You sure, babe?

Gift from my stepmother.

Hey, look. It's the statue from

the book.

We found it!

We must be close.

Chris, what do they call her?

This is a Kitsune.

A Shapeshifter protects the temple.

What did you find?

It's getting late.

My mother will wonder where I am.

Can you get back by yourself?

Remember to be back before dark.

Bit of a letdown.

Look like little graves.

Maybe the monk-man

made them for his victims.

Was that supposed to be a joke?

I know. Right? I'm sorry.

I thought it was, then I said

it.

We should probably get out of here soon.

The sun's starting to go down.

We still have time.

Look, I know you're not into

this.

- That's not true.

- It isn't?

Look, I just... I don't want to

walk down the mountain in the dark.

We do have flashlights.

True. I just don't want

to have to use them.

Okay.

Hey.

I love you.

I love you too.

James?

I thought I saw...

- Saw what?

- I don't know, just...

You're right.

It's getting dark. We should go.

We can always come

back tomorrow.

No, I don't want to, I just... I

want to find Chris and I want to go.

Chris!

Yeah?

Chris?

Grab a flashlight. Grab a

flashlight.

Chris!

Hold it.

Is he breathing?

Yeah. Yeah, he's breathing.

What do we do?

Oh, Jesus. Thank god.

Something pulled me through the

floor.

It's going to be okay.

It's going to be okay.

We're just going to have to

wait here,

make ourselves comfortable,

- and go down for help

in the morning.

- No, I'm not spending

the night here.

Yeah? What do you suggest?

Let's get you out of here.

I'm going to take a walk.

A little moonlight stroll.

Care to join me?

We should stay here.

He's good. You're good, right?

Okay.

I'll be back in a few.

Be careful.

Yep.

He's going for help

first thing in the morning.

Okay?

He's not what I expected.

He said the same thing about

you.

I like him.

You do?

Yeah.

What do your parents think?

Mom's undecided.

Dad keeps trying to set me up

with some golf pro at his club.

- No ulterior motives there.

I never told him.

Never told him what?

About his baby.

So you're the only one who

knows.

What made you think of that

right now?

I don't know.

There were these... little

grave markers.

You cold?

I'm okay.

Okay.

- I'm going to tell him when we get back.

- Tell me what?

Can, can you point that

somewhere else?

- What was it you were going to

tell me?

- Nothing. I wasn't talking

about you.

Never mind.

I think I got a pretty good

idea.

James.

James.

No, wait. What are you going to

do?

Where are you going? James!

James!

I'm going to go back to the

village.

Okay. You've got all the food

and water

- you need here in my bag.

- No.

I'll send someone in the

morning.

I told him.

We're going to need some more

firewood.

It's okay. Why don't we

just go back inside...

Fine.

I'll be right back.

Go f*** yourself.

No, please.

Come on, come on!

Oh... no.

Flashlight died.

This place isn't right.

No.

You gotta be kidding me.

James?

What's the matter?

What are you doing?

Kate. Wait.

He needs me.

Kate!

Aaah!

James...

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

Let me help you!

James!

Help!

Help me!

Please, someone help!

There's no way out.

Do you know why you are here?

Do you know why you are here?

We're trying to find a miss

Thomas.

Kate.

We need you to tell us

what happened to her.

Christopher.

What happened to her?

Why is Seita here?

He asks about someone named Seita.

Ask him who is this Seita.

The boy from the village.

He's in the hallway.

He says there is a boy from the village.

And I'm not sure I understand,

but he believes the boy is here.

Ask again about the woman.

Tell him there is no boy.

There is no boy.

Where is miss Thomas?

We know you killed James.

What happened to me, Chris?

Where's Kate?

James!

Why did you kill your friend?

Where is she? Is she still alive?

He won't tell us anything.

This should do it.

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