Disclaimer: not mine
Summary: Jibakurei=a ghost that is bound to a certain place. AU Oocness and some Hetro stuff
My house's Jibakurei
Natsuki skimmed though the letter taped to the front door of her apartment. "What's going on, Natsuki?" Mai asked struggling to hold onto the groceries.
"I'm being evicted." The navy haired woman said without an ounce of shock.
"That's horrible why?" Natsuki unlocked the door pushing it opened and then moving out of the way.
With a small bark the four year old chestnut furred schnauzer rushed out the door. "That's why." Natsuki answered while Duran the Second sniffed around the bags Mai was holding. "The landlady doesn't allow pets in this apartment. The letter says that I have two weeks to move or get rid of my pet."
"He's cute when did you get him?" Wagging his tail happily he trotted after the two females who walked into the kitchen.
"I found him wounded on the side walk about a week or two ago. I fixed him up and we've been inseparable since." Natsuki placed the letter down and put her new bottle of mayo in the refrigerator and pulled out the old. "Are you free to stay for lunch?"
"Sure, I assume you're going to need someone to help you look for another apartment that allows pets?"
"I don't want to live in an apartment anymore. Duran here, needs a home with a nice yard to play in."
"Just make sure you can afford it."
"Well of course." While Mai cut into the pre-cooked chicken the biker pulled out her laptop. A plate of chicken was placed in front of her while she connected to the internet. Smiling she empty the old bottle of mayonnaise onto the side of her plate.
"How do I start looking?"
"Just do a search for houses in Fuuka. Eat first; you don't want grease or mayo on your computer." The green eyed girl nodded stuffing her face with food. Mai chuckled at her friend's eating habit while she ate as well.
"What kind of place do want?"
"I'm open to anything." Natsuki filled in the advance search boxes. Ten pages of houses popped up. The short haired woman made her look through all the pages. Natsuki marked and wrote the info of the houses she liked.
"Look at this one Mai it's my favorite. Two bedroom, two baths and it's cheap. The cheapest one so far. It's an old house but it has a fenced yard with gated entry, a fireplace, a hot tub/spa and a view of the city."
"Wow, here it said the price had dropped fifty thousand, fifty four percent. The appliances are included as well; dishwasher, freezer, microwave and oven. It's even closer to your work place but further away from us. Call this retailer guy and I'll come with you to the open house."
"Alright. Please take Duran out while I'm on the phone."
"Sure. Come Duran." Mai summoned grabbing the leash and attached it to his collar. The animal jumped up tail wagging viciously. She took the dog outside getting a glare from the landlord as they passed. "I think I see why she wants to move. Come on, Duran the Second you've done your business right?" The puppy barked in response and they walked back inside.
"How did the phone call go?"
"The retailer will meet us there in an hour."
Natsuki parked her bike at the foot of the long driveway. "Wow, it's kind of creepy looking almost like it's a Transylvania haunted house."
"Oh, please ghost, vampire and other book and movie creatures are not real. Where is this guy he's late." Minutes later a car pulled up parking next to her bike. "Hello, I'm Tate we talked on the phone you must be Natsuki?"
"Yes." She replied shaking his hand politely.
"Alright I'll give you the grand tour." The blonde pulled out a key and walked to the gate. He unlocked the padlock on the metal gate letting the chain drop to the ground. With a squeaked it opened.
The retailer led both of them into the house. Beside from the appliances the house was empty. Both bedrooms were a nice size with their own personal bathroom and walk in closest. "This is a wonderful house but why is it so cheap?"
"Well, the last few people that lived left because they thought they saw something. Ridiculous right?" Tate chuckled nervously and loosened his black tie.
"What? Saw what?"
"A ghost of a beautiful woman."
Natsuki smirked. "That doesn't sound bad. Then again ghosts don't exist."
"Well, the last person who lived here only lasted two weeks. Once free of this place he checked himself into the insane asylum. With each passing month the price went down. Also here is the home inspection report. It was preformed the last time someone was interested in this place which happened to be three weeks ago." Reading over the report the cobalt haired woman thought it over.
"I'll take it."
"Wonderful! I'll get started on the paperwork now. The settlement date might take a week or so." Tate padlocked the front gate again and made his way to his car. He waved to the ladies and drove off first.
"Now that's left is to rent the truck to move my stuff."
Natsuki had two days left before she was evicted from her apartment. She finally got the approval to move into her new home. The electricity, water and gas were all on and ready. Mai was taping the last of the boxes shut. "Alright so how are we going to do this? Furniture in the truck first or the boxes?"
"Let's do the furniture. You take that end." The two female walked over to the two person couch. With all their might they managed to get it near the front door.
"Couldn't you hire someone to do this instead?"
"That would cost more than the house did. Now slant the couch so we can get it through the door."
"What about your boyfriend?"
"The asshole was busy he told me he had a business meeting he couldn't miss."
"How the hell did you get this thing into your apartment anyway?"
"Don't complain you wanted to help."
"No I didn't."
"Shut it and put your back into it." Slipping it pasted the door they walked down the hall. The truck was parked right at the door. Walking up the wooden ramp they loaded the couch in the truck. Duran sat in the front of the truck his head out the window watching his master appear and disappear inside. Natsuki stuck him in there so he wouldn't be in the way. With the same difficulty the bed was brought out.
Mai requested a break after that. The cook sat outside and watched as her friend loaded a few boxes. "Come on Mai! I need help with this desk now." With a groan she got up wiping the dirt from her clothes and proceeded inside.
"Why don't you have anything with wheels?"
Half the day had passed three hours dedicated to Mai's breaks much to Natsuki's annoyance. The apartment was empty beside from the appliances which she wasn't allowed to take anyway. Last but not least the Ducati was safely packed as well.
The dark haired woman sat in the driver's seat while the marmalade haired girl sat in the passengers with the schnauzer on her lap. The ride was peaceful the green eyed woman had a smile on her face. The biker was thinking about her new home. Playing in the backyard with Duran and having parties with her friends. She couldn't really have parties at her apartment she couldn't disturb her neighbors after all. The walls were thin and you could hear every fight the neighbor couple had.
Putting the truck on park the long haired girl walked towards the gate. Pulling the key from her pocket she unlocked the padlock and pushed opened the gate. Putting the chain and lock in her pocket she sat back down on the truck. Natsuki drove all the way to the front door.
"Let's start, maybe we can finish and get the rented truck back." The last thing packed was her bike So Natsuki drove it out and into the small garage. Groaning the large breasted female grabbed what was packed last and first out.
"It's late but you can still return the truck."
"Alright." Natsuki handed the other girl the keys. They took Mai's car to get the truck and left the car in the parking lot. This way Mai could return the truck and get her car back without any trouble. "Just shut the gate on your way out please."
"Sure bye."
"Bye Mai." Natsuki shut and locked the door after she left. Her house was filled with tapes boxes and out of place furniture. The biker looked around she hadn't seen her pet in a while. "Duran?"
Walking into the kitchen the delinquent gave a relief sigh. The small animal was sitting down staring intensely at the stove. Natsuki shrugged and began to unpack. The food she brought from her house was put away so nothing perished.
She started with the bedroom stuff. Unpacking her clothes, lingerie and putting them in their respectable places. Bathroom items were next; soap, shampoo, towels. Soon her bedroom and bathroom look partly nice. Furniture needed to be rearranged later with the help of her friend. The next thing of absolutely importance was the tv and her games. They were unpacked and plugged in.
Wiping the sweat from her forehead the girl decided this was enough for today. A shower before dinner was exactly what she needed. The master bathroom consisted of a shower and connected to the side a hot tub bath. The walls were painted a solid blue with a small strip at the top. The strip was a repeating pattern of sea critters swimming. An ocean themed bathroom while the rest of the house was painted white or tan.
Stepping into the shower she washed away the dirt and stress of the move. Drying off she dressed in her nightwear; a white halter top and black panties. The long haired girl was done just in time to hear her stomach growl.
Trotting into the kitchen Natsuki paused. Duran was sitting in front of the stove; his butt on the same floor tiles. Didn't he move at all? "Duran?" She kneeled by his side and gently began to stroke his soft fur making sure he was alright. The schnauzer blinked and turned to look at her. She smiled at him but his gaze returned back to the stove.
Emerald orbs looked at the stove it looked normal then her sight drifted upwards. On the stove top was an amethyst teapot. It had to be custom made since the blunette never saw a teapot like it. It was covered in dust and one cobweb but she could still see the color and design. Liquid lavender dark at the hand and the spout blending into light lilac once it came into the middle. A beautiful gradient. Colorful contrasting flowers were painted onto the side.
It was truly beautiful and probably really expansive. Who would leave this here? Taking a wet rag she cleaned the kettle it was even more amazing looking when it was clean. Her fingers brushed up against the porcelain pot. The girl winced away the pot was warm like it had been in use recently. That was in possible right? The electricity was turned off before she moved in so it couldn't have been in use.
"Thank you." A female Kyoto accent sung in her ears. Jumping she swiveled on her heel expecting to see someone behind her. Her eyes drifted down to the ground where Duran was sitting.
"Duran?" Impossible! Dogs don't talk. Male dogs don't have lovely female Kyoto voice.
Turning back to the pretty pot her green gaze drifted to the counter were a woman sat. Tawny locks that stopped at her nicely proportion breasts. She wore a pale mauve kimono that brought out her deep crimson eyes. No the kimono was dark purple but her whole figure was transparent. Natsuki looked down at the bottom of the kimono there were no designs on it just a solid color. The hem just hung loosely at her….were her feet should have been.
Mai couldn't have been right. Ghost are not real their nothing but stories and movies! The girl's figure smiled as she waved trying to get a response at the unmoving dog lover.
Natsuki felt her eye twitch and she screamed. The first reaction that came to the blunette as she pointed to the door. "Get the hell out of my house!"
A/N: Does anyone know what breed Duran really is? I took a guess but I'm not sure if it's correct. Second guess would have been some sort of terrier. Japanese ghost are said not to have feet xD Review!