The Mediator: Showtime

(A/N: Well… this is my second official fanfic. This is what I'd like to happen after Suze moves to Carmel. She's a little different though… slight personality change. All characters are owned by Meg Cabot. The plot is mine though. XD Enjoy!)

Chapter One

Jesse's POV

I had just been staring out the bay window at that captivating view of the ocean when the bang of the front door downstairs brought me out of my reverie. I had been thinking about when I had died in this very room… it just comforted me to be in the last place I had been in when I was alive. But those times when I was happy are now gone and the scars will still be here in my heart, the pain I felt before when I had died without even a good-bye for my family has ebbed away for the past century and a half.

By now, you should have realized that I am a ghost. I had been a ghost for the past one hundred and fifty years, and all this time I still have not figured out why I have been stuck here in the world of the living.

When I had died, I had thought that there was no heaven, no hell. After you died, you would be stuck in the world of the living. But all the men that had died downstairs during the time that this residence had been a boarding house never showed up to haunt this place as well.

I looked back at the window and the sea as I heard voices downstairs. The Ackermans had moved in a few months ago. The man – Andy, his name was – had moved in with his new wife, Helen, and his three sons Jake, Brad, and David. Since the moment I had set my eyes on them, I had disliked Brad immediately. He seemed very… ignorant, to put it lightly.

His older brother Jake, however, seemed alright, but always very tired. It seemed that he had an occupation in which his working hours are during late at night.

The little one however… He seemed to be the most intelligent one in the group, despite his age. Quiet and pale in contrast to his fiery red hair, he seemed to be quite amiable.

With this family came their dog, Max. Big hairy beast… I never really had taken a particular liking to dogs. I always preferred our pet cat, Fluffy. And no, I did not name him that, my five younger sisters did. But after I died, he didn't really seem to like my anymore. He would hiss and his fur would stand on end whenever I was in the vicinity.

I heard a loud thump behind me and turned around. Jake opened the door and placed a couple of bags on the floor. He looked around at the room with a slight smile on his face. The room was decorated pink, hinting that a young lady would reside here. It was at that second that I remembered that the new occupant would move in today. But of course, being dead, I did not try to remember her name. None of them could see me. No one had for the past one hundred and fifty years.

When I had heard about the lady who was to reside here, I did not believe what her mother and stepfather had whispered. I overheard Helen tell Andy about the lady's somewhat erratic behavior. Sneaking out at night, sometimes talking to thin air, and countless other things that she did that sometimes ended up being escorted home by law men. At that time, I did not believe a word she said. How could a young lady whose bedroom is so pink and feminine do such things?

I snapped out of another reverie as Jake closed the door behind him. Where is the young lady? I wondered.

And then I heard a voice. A strong, female voice, singing a song that I have not heard before, in a beautiful soprano voice. At first I was confused. Helen never sang, just hummed a tune that came to her head.

As the person came up the stairs, I could just make out what she was singing.

Fell in love with a boy…
I fell in love once and almost completely,
He's in love with the world
Sometimes these feelings can be so misleading
He turns and says, "Are you alright?"
Oh, I must be fine 'cause my heart's still beating
Come and kiss me by the riverside
Sarah says it's cool, she don't consider it cheating…

And in walked – or should I say waltzed, if what she was doing is considered waltzing – the new occupant of this room.

(A/N: Hope you all liked that chapter! Just a different plot, as I said, but with the same characters, basically. XD Please read and review! I actually have no idea what's going to come up next but OH well! I'm going to update pretty soon… I have the idea for the next chapter in my head and it's threatening to flow out of my fingers soon if I don't finish this and upload it. Lolz.

Btw, the song lyrics are owned by Joss Stone. I think. Lolz.

Sorry for the short chapter. I couldn't write anymore. Kind of.

Hugs and kisses everyone xoxo

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