Welcome to 'The D.E.A.T.H. Club'…
It stands for Dealing with Endless And Terrifying Horror Club! This will be my newest Horror Med Fic and I might collaborate with somebody in here. My very first Med Fic… well, Dreamcatcher Nights is not really a med fic… I WILL fabricate some of the operations and jargons since I'm too Shika (lazy) to ask from my nurse friends. And if I do use hospital terms and codes, no reader without nursing or medicine background might understand me… And yes, I'm still deciding which character to really highlight… but I'll stick to Sakura for now.
Haruno Sakura's… so great. She's one of the characters that fit any attitude you give them! Be it slutty, tough, chick, weak, stupid and anything else. Sakura used to be among my personal favorites among the hundreds of Naruto characters… but believe me… I loved then hated her but I grow to love her again. I got enlightened somehow…
Sakura: Rei-chan… *sobs with tears* She used to hate me. But now she loves me again. I pity the guy who declined her unexpressed love… This is how a Haruno loves…
Bah, Sakura-nee-chan. Stop it.
DISCLAIMER: I NOW OWN "NARUTO" AND I HATE MK! HE CAN KEEP HIS NEW MANGA "DARUI" TO HIMSELF!
That'll never happen sadly… no matter what I do…
WARNINGS: GORE, VIOLENCE, HORROR AND THE UNDROPPABLE OBSCENITY.
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Summary: I am a new intern here at KRMC and I can see ghosts. It just so happened that I walked at that cursed hallway… =GaaSaku, NaruSasu, KibaHina, SuiKari, and mixes everything in between.
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The wind is barely blowing and everything seems still. The trees look like they are eyeing at that girl and they are warning her to turn back. But she continues to walk through those invisible towers of danger and intangible walls of warnings… eventually reaching those double doors. They hide half of the interior's image… for half of them are covered with frost.
She has this pale pink hair and emerald irises. She wears a black blazer, a pale floral pink tube-shirt, a red sash holding down the edge of her shirt, a white up-to-the-knee skirt and dark flats. She has a black shoulder bag and her hair is embraced by a red sash as a headband. She touches one of the metal bar handles with her candle-like delicate fingers and pushes one side of the warning yet inviting doors open. She gazes at the reception table and watches the receptionist glance at every passing patient, employee and visitor as she settles down at the vacant seat. She takes her eyes off her and looks at the wide white wall before her…
Konoha Royal Medical Center…
The letters are embossed and shines with a gold hue. She admires the cleanliness of it… the whole reception. She gapes her mouth in a small 'o' and looks around. Until she sees a tall, tan and dreamy blond guy standing beside her. She blushes as the guy smiles at her and she stands up to properly nod at the guy before him. He gestures her to follow suit and walk with him. She does and he starts talking by introducing himself, "Greetings, Haruno Sakura-san. I'm Namikaze Minato, well… the hospital's head doctor."
He has these blond locks and strong blue-rimmed eyes. His face is clear and his tan skin seems to be in perfection. He wears a doctor's gown, green work-shirt, dark pants and white rubberized shoes. His gown has a pocket at the right chest and there's a small cloth plaque that reads 'Namikaze M.' and a pen is placed inside it.
Upon realizing something else rather than his handsomeness, Sakura shrieks and she apologizes, "Oh, I'm so sorry, sir. It's just that—" she pouts a bit and looks away, "I don't even know how come this hospital gets my name." Minato twitches and freezes as sweat comes rushing from his head, "Oh, she didn't tell you? I see I should explain a bit when we get at the office."
"She? Headmistress Tsunade?" Sakura asks and he nods with a happy face, pointing to Tsunade himself could have been a nightmare. Sakura sighs in resignation and accepts the fate her former school principal bestows on her career.
She raises her head up and sees something move from the corner of her eyes. She flings behind them, earning Minato's attention with her action. Now both of them are looking behind them and a vase far away before them moves side to side like something has hit it. Sakura gasps… as she has thought she saw someone bump into the vase. Minato chuckles to himself a bit, nervousness getting evident, "I guess we should proceed and meet your superiors." They walk on and Sakura looks back as an unfamiliar cold wind passes through her…
There is a faint image of a blond boy standing far away… his face is all black (no, not tan… BLACK) and his eyes are sparking red. His clothes were of a high school uniform under a doctor's gown. He is barefoot and is slightly floating, maybe for an inch from the ground. Sakura grows her eyes wide… she manages to keep her footing until they reach the next corner. She flings her face back to the front and starts grasping for air.
'Was that… a ghost?'
THE D.E.A.T.H. CLUB
REI HARUNO –SAKURA NO IMOOTO-
CHAPTER 1: SHE SCREAMS YET SHE RUNS AWAY NOT
Sakura is led to a room… definitely not the Head Doctor's office. It is a large room with twenty beds in parallel parking, ten each side. There are two lavatories at the end, labeled with female and male. There are also big lockers enough for twenty people at the opposite side of the lavatories. The place is kept clean but the tossed blankets tell her they are used, three of the beds: two from the upper row and one from the lower row.
"This is the nurse chambers." Minato smiles, proudly presenting the room, "Both nurses and doctors can rest here during their vacant time… or when they are feeling tired. I also allowed some of them to stay here… uhm, until the end of their contract. Usually, they are the ones that were always needed in here. The hospital operates 24 hours so…" He scratches the back of his head, "And of course, it's not against their will. And yes, my office is this one." He points to the one across the hallway, "I stay there 24 hours as well so you can always find me there… 'cept the days I'm on a meeting which are Tuesdays and Fridays. This room beside my office is the Locker Room. Nurses and doctor's with shifts leave their things there and of course it's greatly secured. Am I going too fast, Sakura-san?"
"I'm good, sir. Thank you." She smiles back and Minato continues showing her to the next room after the nurse chambers, "This is the Staff Room. Well, this is just like the nurse chambers but it's the other staff that stays here. Mechanics, plumbers, ambulance drivers, etc." They walk some more and Sakura starts seeing busy employees working like crazy. Sakura admires the dedication and Minato smiles proudly again, "My people are non-slacker types. And that's why it's me who is showing you around. No one has the time to show you around without getting paged or whatsoever."
"I see. But you yourself must be very busy, sir." Sakura looks at him and bows her thanks, "I think I'll manage about the other rooms." Minato smiles and lets her go, "Okay, if that suits you well. What can I say… take care and don't hesitate to talk to me in my office if you find problems involving the hospital and management." He walks back to his office and Sakura sighs, "Now, where should I start?"
'I know it might be too late for introductions and some things might be obvious for you now. But my name is Haruno Sakura, a fresh graduate and I am now recommended to be an intern here at KRMC. I'm 22 and I can see ghosts. But it's been a long while since I last saw something like a ghost that is that scary. That teenager could not be a patient here…' Sakura walks around the place and stares at an open hallway with no nurse to be found, 'Who could he be?'
She walks deeper into the empty hallway and notices a very powerful negative aura enveloping the area. As some sort of a psychic, it is a bad sign to her. She walks backwards and then a door opens beside her. She gazes at the open door and then faint wind blows from within. Dust particles mix with the wind and they irritate Sakura's nose. She does a modest sneeze and covers her nose from the prolonged exposure to the dust particles. She comes inside the room and discovers something strange for a vacant room.
"Sand?" she runs her hand at the mini sand dunes at the table near the vacant bed. She gathers some with her hand and she lets the fine sand flow from the corner of her cupped hand, "How come they have sand here?" Sakura wonders and she seems to just have heard someone walk behind her. She flings to the— "Fuck! I didn't close the door!" Sakura slams herself to the door and grabs the knob. It won't open and she bangs at it, "Somebody! Help me out here!"
"…" An unfamiliar presence appears behind her and she slowly flings to the figure behind her. It looks like a man… but he's covered with sand and stained with a distinguishable red liquid. He's like disintegrating with the sand and he reaches out a hand. Whispers conquer the noises and Sakura flattens her back at the door… only to slide down in fear. The figure walks nearer to her and she yells as she crosses her arms to cover her face, "Don't hurt me please!"
"Don't *mumble-mumble* sit *mumble-mumble* like that *mumble-mumble*… it's pink…"
Sakura twitches and she looks around. The man is gone as well as the sand. She closes her legs and stands up…
Everything seems to be normal now and she flings around only to find nothing is amiss. She sighs upon picking up her shoulder bag which fell off a while ago and opens the once locked door. She walks out closed eyes and then she bumps into someone. She almost stumbles down but he wraps his arm at her waist to prevent her from falling. She winces and she looks at the guy who just caught her. Her gaze eventually turns into stare as she records how good-looking the man is.
He has this dark raven hair that has bangs and flowing hair at the sides and the back part is sticking out with or without gel. His eyes are rimmed with an onyx ring and they look either piercing or innocent at the same time. His face is clear and his porcelain skin is indeed flawless. He wears a black shirt, dark pants under a doctor's gown and the customary shoes. His gown also has a pocket at the left chest and his name is well printed there, uncovered by the pen's cap. Sakura reads it with a whisper, "Uchiha S."
"What's a visitor doing here?" He lets her go and she gets her footing… preventing herself from falling too fast. She blushes while examining his face some more, 'My, this place must be oozing with good-looking guys.' The guy raises a brow and then ignores her. She then gasps and bows down, "I'm sorry, sir."
"You shouldn't be hanging around private hospital areas." He says without looking back. She twitches and looks around, "Private hospital areas?" He looks back and notices something. He walks back to her and he asks, "Where's your visitor pass? You should be wearing it all the time."
"Oh, I'm not a visitor. I'm Haruno Sakura, a new intern. I'm just exploring the place some more… since it would be a bother for Minato-sama to be walking me around." He closes his eyes for a while, accepting the reason. He then talks in his signature monotonous voice, "Did you know where the nurse chambers are? A dog mutt must be waiting for you there. And I'm Uchiha Sasuke, you will be working with me during your internship and maybe even after you become a regular nurse. All the time, I'm around but you can see at the nurse chambers during midnight. Go back now and have that mutt facilitate you about the rules and regulations. Minato-sempai explains them the hardest and least understandable." He leaves her again and she doesn't have much of a choice but to go back to the nurse chambers.
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It feels strange and Sakura knows someone is following her around. But she has to ignore the fact that it makes her feel uncomfortable and the fact that it even exists. She reaches the nurse chambers and someone is sitting at one of the used beds. He gazes at Sakura and she smiles, "Uhh, hi." A nervous laughter comes after and the guy stands up to walk near her as she closes the door behind her.
The guy has messy brown hair and two red inverted triangles at his cheeks. He's in the nurse uniform of KMRC: withered-leaf green buttoned-up-2-inches-from-the-center's-right shirt, a dark long-sleeve shirt under the green one, dark pants and white customary rubberized shoes. He is somehow tan and just like Sakura's prediction, the place is filled with good-looking guys. His green shirt has a name at the left chest as well and it reads— she gets startled by the passing time and gasps. She bows down and speaks with utter nervousness, "M-My name is Haruno Sakura, the new intern. Uchiha-san told me that a… dog… uhm…"
The guy laughs out and Sakura raises her head up now. He has tears seeping from his eyes, "A dog mutt, yeah that's me. But don't call me that!" He continues laughing out and then he calms down a bit. He keeps the beam and introduces himself with enthusiasm, "Inuzuka Kiba's the name. I love dogs and that's why he calls me that way. But don't mind that duck-ass. I'll be your superior, Sakura. Just call me Kiba and I won't mind. I would if you call me Kiba-sama, though. And don't get so formal around us, Minato-sama included…" Kiba sits down again, "He just might kick you or cry like a baby."
Sakura's smile twitches… 'What exactly does he mean by that?'
"And yeah? Are you scared of ghosts?" A serious question comes… something that is out of the blue for the girl to hear. She nods a bit and Kiba smirks. He then points to the fourth locker from the left, "You can use that and about the lavatories." Both gazes at the lavatories at the far end and Kiba continues explaining, "Inside there, you can find the shower and the toilet. Yours have full-frosted glass walls for the shower and ours have half-frosted glass walls. But both are hidden by that wall so little the chance you'll get to be seen in the shower even the door is open. It's big enough for you to get dressed as well so no malice changing. Just make sure you do it inside and close the door. Anything else you want to know?"
"Uhm… about the people that lives here, too." She smiles a bit as she sits down at the edge of the bed beside Kiba and she rants inside her, 'I completely forgot to ask Minato-sama what the headmistress had told him! I guess I'll be doing that later.' Kiba puts a hand at his chin and says with closed eyes, "It's just me, Sasuke and another dude named Suigetsu." He suddenly does the anime-ish 'AHA!' gesture, hitting his palm with the other hand in balled fist, "And yes, you'll be the only girl who'll be staying here."
"Oh." She gives a little shocked expression. Then another guy marches in, slamming the door open and booming at the silent room, "I heard there's a new intern and she's staying with us, Kiba!" Kiba and Sakura look at him and the 'dog mutt' introduces the loud guy, "He's Hozuki Suigetsu, just a random loud guy."
"Baka! I'm not a random loud guy! I'm an intern, too!" He protests and walks in, closing the door behind him. Sakura examines the newcomer and takes note of something peculiar. He has light-colored hair and inhuman sharp teeth. His eyes are glowing with a yellow hue and his skin is also pale. He wears the intern uniform of light green shirt, greenish pants and shoes like what Kiba is wearing. And yes, he is holding a red-haired doll in his arm. Sakura asks him, "You have a doll?"
"Oh, yeah." Holding it at its waist, Suigetsu dangles the doll at Sakura's face, "I found this at the hallway a while ago. I'm going to use it and scare Sasuke." Kiba laughs out as well as the other guy. Sakura wonders and thinks about Sasuke's image, 'He doesn't seem to be the one getting scared of ghosts.' Suigetsu then asks Kiba and the latter entertains him with a gaze, "Hey, Kiba. He still tailing poor Sasuke?"
"Damn right." Kiba smirks… and he drops it, "And he's getting desperate lately. Moving things and all…" He sighs, "Geez, he's starting to freak Sasuke out for real." Sakura would love to join the talk but she doesn't know what they are even talking about. A boy who stalks Sasuke?
Kiba notices her gazing at each man and he grins, "Yeah, you know this is a hospital and ghost stories ain't new." Sakura looks at the floor and she answers, "Is that why there are private hospital areas?" The two twitches at her answer and they are wondering how come she already knows about the reason for PHAs. Kiba gazes at Suigetsu and the latter returns the gaze. The dog mutt replies, "Whoa. How'd you know about that? Can you see them, too?"
"Too?" Sakura blinks in wonder, "Someone else can see ghosts as well."
"Wow, Kiba. Meet— uhh…" Suigetsu is supposed to pull a joke but he hasn't catch Sakura's name yet. She answers, noticing the questioning gaze, "Haruno Sakura, Suigetsu-san." Suigetsu nods his 'I see' and he says, "Sasuke's going to freak out even more with this!"
"And why am I hearing my name in this conversation of yours?" Sasuke comes from the door and goes straight to his locker. Suigetsu grins maliciously and he sneaks up on him for a surprise. Kiba snickers to himself, watching carefully what is about to happen. Sakura then gazes at the door… seeing a familiar ghost, the teenage boy. His red-tinted eyes are glaring at her, claws digging at the door's frame. She speaks, "K-Kiba…" Kiba gazes and waves, "Hi there! Came to vis—" The ghost scrams away and Sakura flings to Kiba who is quite surprised with that action. Suigetsu stops his plan and walks to Kiba and Sakura, "He's here again?"
"Yeah. But he—"
"Enough, please." Sasuke takes off his doctor's gown, showing Sakura those defined lean arm muscles since he's wearing a black short sleeve shirt. She gazes at him and he goes directly under the covers of the used bed nearest to him, "It's not funny." Kiba scratches his head and Suigetsu laughs out loud. Sakura then looks at Kiba and she asks, "That boy… always comes here?"
"Yeah, but you know what, only when Sasuke's right here. He follows the guy everywhere he goes." Kiba looks at the bed where Sasuke is, "And there are times that he wants his attention. He turns down vases, blow on the paper works, steal Sasuke's pens and return them at his desks when he has collected a few, and lots of other somehow nasty stuff." Sakura looks at the floor and then Suigetsu jumps on Sasuke's bed, "Oi, Sasuke! Look at what I've got!"
"Fuck, get off of me, Suigetsu…" He growls after the bed… kicking around to hit Suigetsu and he doesn't care where. Playtime, yes it is. Suigetsu laughs as Sasuke tries to hit him… squeezing the raven at every missing attack. Sakura blushes at the picture and blinks in disbelief, 'Oh God… stop them!'
Then the lights shut abruptly and Sakura can't help but to yelp in surprise. Then the lights are back on… Suigetsu is on the floor and Sasuke is sitting at the bed, uncovered by the sheets. Both of them seem to be in a state of shock and Suigetsu stands up to walk towards Kiba and Sakura. He babbles, voice evident of fear, "I think he just pushed me off the bed…"
"Who? Sasuke?" Kiba asks and Suigetsu screeches, "No! The ghost boy…" He points out to Sasuke, "He even felt someone—"
"I heard him baka." Sasuke whispers… and the three walks towards him. Sakura sits down at the edge of the bed, following suit the other two, "What did he say?" Sasuke looks at her and looks away. Kiba asks the same but Sasuke refuses to answer. Minato then peeps in the room and asks, "Who turned the lights off?"
"The ghost boy, Minato-sama." Kiba answers him like just some stupid random bastard has done it. Minato freezes and babbles, "D-Don't give me that." He walks into the room and eventually stops at the foot of the bed. He gives a forced cough, clearing his throat and the traces of fear in face. He is even blushing as he says, "Don't joke around like that—" Kiba and Sakura see the rumored ghost boy in a doctor's gown run on all fours at the beds at the lower row, toppling over the pillows and ruining the sheets. Minato gasps and stumbles down, Sasuke shoots the sheets up to cover himself and Suigetsu yells, "Fuck!" He leads their eyes to the door and the two waits for something. The other three notices the two and they follow suit, Sasuke just slightly lowering the blanket covering his face.
A woman shows up and is surprised with all their reactions, "Oh, is something wrong? Am I that scary?"
"NO! No, of course not!" Minato cheers and stands up from the floor, tidying himself up as he dashes to her. Kiba then whispers at Sakura with utter teasing intent, "See that hick chick?" Sakura looks and watches Minato somehow act cheerful and in a way flirty to the girl. Kiba continues, "She used to be Minato-sama's wife… but they're already divorced for a year. But she still comes over to visit him sometimes. She's so hot, isn't she? She's got valleys unlike someone I know."
"Do I know that girl, too, Kiba-san?" Sakura gets infuriated and she knows he's talking about her. Sasuke lowers the blanket and Kiba wraps around his arm at Sasuke's shoulder, "And this guy here likes her." Sasuke blushes a bit and hisses at Kiba, "Shut it, Kiba. Kushina-sensei was just my teacher and it stops with that." Sakura gapes her mouth again and closes it with a small pout. She looks at Kushina and examines her boss' former wife.
She has this long flowing hair that reaches her butt and her eyes are rimmed with a hazel brown ring. She has a perfect body shape that Sakura would surely envy: an hourglass figure, more-than-average-sized breasts, flat tummy, and nice ass. She wears a pale orange doll dress under a see-through black jacket and black high strapped heels. She gazes at Sakura as well and smiles at her. Ah, so beautiful. Likewise her ex-husband and Sasuke's, her beauty can bend genders. Sakura blushes and she asks Kiba, "How old is she?" Kiba laughs a bit, "Minato-sama is already 41. She's 40 and Sasuke here is 25. I'm 24 and Suigetsu's 23 and a half like how he wants people to say." Suigetsu nods in agreement and Sasuke comments with a hiss, "So why do you have to state my age as well?"
"Wow. Too beautiful for a 40-year-old." Sakura smiles and Suigetsu starts flinging his head around, "Did anybody see the doll?" Sasuke watches the three flings their heads around looking for the doll… and then he asks, "What doll?" The three stops looking around when Minato and Kushina come near them. She speaks with some concern, "Sasu-chan, you look pale. Anything wrong?" Sasuke shakes his head rapidly like a child and Kushina smiles. She then looks around and notices the mess, "What happened here?" then she squints at a certain corner. Minato and the other notice her action and follow suit. Kiba and Sakura see the ghost boy sitting at the corner, his face shoved between his knees and arms that are crossed above his knees. Sasuke asks, "Kiba, is someone there?"
"Yeah, and he's sobbing." Kiba speaks… Kushina walks towards the ghost and Minato twitches at the action. He might not see the spirit but he sure knows Kushina can see ghosts… but only in a white silhouette. Sakura and Kiba gasp but they only watch her kneel down before the ghost, "Hi, boy. What are you doing here?" The figure motions to stand up and Kushina rises and steps back wards a bit. He stands up and he vanishes… leaving a pen behind. Kushina picks it up and she turns to them raising the pen for them to see, "Whose is this?" Kiba and Suigetsu points to Sasuke… who has already fainted and crashed at Sakura's arms.
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Tsunade is in good terms with Minato and she has recommended Sakura for his hospital. Sakura has also been oriented with everything she needs to know. Sasuke has had warned her about Minato's explaining skills but she manage to understand things… after he gets serious in explaining since the other interns has arrived as well. The meeting ends and Sakura has changed to her intern uniform. She works with Suigetsu, Kiba and Sasuke during operations, emergencies, patient checking and lot more of hospital works. The first day is sure to be very tiring even for a Haruno Sakura.
She is now lying at her bed and sleeping— more like nap time for them, with just 3-4 hours of sleep. Their bed assignments are on a one-bed-apart basis: Suigetsu-vacant-Sasuke at the upper row and Sakura-vacant-Kiba at the lower row. Well, Sasuke will be choosing a farther bed but since it is permanent and Suigetsu and Kiba swarmed in his personal space, it cannot be helped. In Sakura's case, even if she's a female, she has chosen to stick close to the three. Ghosts ran amuck, right?
She has her eyes closed but she is not sleeping. She feels something amiss and it's disturbing her more and more with every passing second. She opens her eyes and lifts herself a bit… only to see two figures: one at the foot of her bed, its back turned at her, and the other one, which appears to be the teen ghost, sitting at the bed besides Sasuke's. Sasuke has a small light at the nearby table, making the teen visible to her. The teen is sitting in a way that gives her a notion that he is excitedly watching Sasuke sleep. Those red-tinted eyes soften and a small smile carves at its face. The other ghost notices Sakura's gaze and she starts to freeze. The figure stares at her and the ghost teen glares at her again. Her eyes start to shake and tears form at the corner of her eyes. But then she closes them for a while and decides to sit up… slowly moving to not startle the ghost sitting at the foot of her bed.
"Why are you here?" She bravely asks the two and the teen ghost walks towards her. His blood eyes look down at her with utter hatred and he draws out a pen from his gown's pocket. He pushes the head with his thumb and the ballpoint shows up from the tip. The other ghost gets on the bed and is… much to Sakura's surprise, glaring at the other one. The teen ghost glares back at the other one and the other ghost gets nearer… near enough for Sakura to recognize.
It is the sand man… but this time, she can see half of his face. He has these red locks and emerald eyes paler than hers. His skin is also pale but he is still covered mostly with sand. Voices start to mumble again but Sakura manages to not pay attention to the other mumbles. The sand man speaks, "Naruto, stop." The teen ghost throws away the pen and runs on all fours towards Sasuke's bed, lifting the sheets so he can hide beneath it. The sand man vanishes and Kiba suddenly gets up as well as Sasuke who softly gasps from the sudden cold thing that launches at his feet.
'Why did he stop him?' Sakura freezes… unable to absorb the objective of the action.
[END OF CHAPTER 1]
Whoa. Hahah. I have written this during the time Naruto Manga 527 and 528 are released and I feared it may proceed that way. Luckily, it's shifting back to being Naruto. But I still hate the fact that those chapters exist. ^^
Anyway, I'll have a little brainstorming with the identities of our characters:
-Sakura = age 22, an intern, can see ghosts and has met two of them
-Suigetsu = age 23 and a half, an intern as well, cannot see ghosts but makes fun of scaring Sasuke
-Kiba = age 24, a regular nurse, can see ghosts as well and announces the phenomenon to his friends
-Sasuke = age 25, a regular and trusted doctor, scared of ghosts but has the attention of the teen ghost
-Kushina = age 40, Sasuke's ex-teacher, can see ghosts as white silhouettes and talks to them frequently
-Minato = age 41, the head doctor, denies the existence/wrongdoings of ghosts
-Naruto = age unknown, a teenage ghost who stalks Sasuke and is mad at Kiba and Sakura
-*sand man* =age unknown, a ghost, unknown intentions
Thanks for reading and please review! :)