Let's-Ghost!: oi!! I don't own things used within the story. Sankyuu for understanding those are owned by other various company's and corporations. Please enjoy!
I hate it here. I don't know what Leon was on when he decided to move us into this rundown old mansion but it must've been serious drugs. The whole yard was a mess, the windows were broken, there were weeds on the INSIDE of the house. It was just ew. I didn't want to sleep there, or cook in the kitchen. I didn't even want to breath the icky polluted air. I had to leave all my friends...eh heh...not that there was a lot or anything...but still! I worked hard on getting them to be my friend!
I knew nothing could go well here. I knew I would become the new victim at school for the bullies to tease and furthermore, I knew I would go through it alone. I knew Leon was there, but thats like having a rock and talking to it. I've tried it before, it was just like Leon! The only one Leon actually spoke to was Cloud. His lover that he brought along. I never actually seen it happen but Cloud is always informing me about my brother. I didn't even know Leon liked anything until Cloud came along.
I sighed, walking out of the gross building and into a beautiful garden. Well. That was a dramatic change. It didn't make sense to me, if the rest of the yard and inside the house was a jungle, why would the garden be so well kept and trimmed? I searched to see some sign or life or a gardener perhaps. It couldn't be bewitched could it? Then I heard a deep voice humming The sound was the most beautiful thing I've heard and it comforted me. I followed the voice in a dream state.
Then I saw him, the hottest guy I ever saw. His hair was a pale silver almost shimmering due to sunlight, his body was lean and well built. Though he was dressed weird, I really didn't care. I mean, I bet this guy could make a pink tutu look sexy. "Hey" I said trying to get his attention. I had to meet him, I knew I'd regret it if I didn't at least introduce myself. He turned quickly. I gasped. His eyes were absolutely amazing, they were deep gorgeous pools of aquamarine. I couldn't help but fall in them. He looked surprised, as though he never expected anyone to talk to him.
"I'm Sora, what's your name?" I said in my friendly voice, which was basically the only voice I had. He smiled at me. I almost fainted then and there. If he kept laying on the layers of sexy like that, I'll probably die of a heart attack within the next few minutes. "SOOOOORAAAAAAAAA" Clouds annoying voice yelled. I frowned. "What?" I yelled back trying to see the blonde which I regretted that instant, since he was basically naked. "LEON WANTS YOU TO HELP US CARRY THE BOXES IN!" He shouted. "Alright." I huffed turning to face the boy once again, but to my greatest misfortune he was gone.
I looked at my watch, 17:00 exactly. Maybe he just got off his shift. I sighed. I hoped I'd catch the gardener again tomorrow. I stormed through the house and snatched up some boxes and brought them in. "Sora, Leon wants you to pick out your room." Cloud told me. I frowned, why couldn't my own brother just tell me what he wanted instead of sending it through Cloud first? "Alright...why are you running around in just your boxers?" I asked. Cloud smiled. "Makes it feel like home ne?" He said tilting his head to the side.
I didn't know what to think about Cloud at that moment so I didn't say anything. I'm sure if I did, whatever came from my mouth would gain me a month without Leon's eye contact, which was about 10 degrees colder than his usual coldness. I ran up the stairs and looked into all the rooms. Each one looking scary and haunted. I shuddered. I forgot the fact this was an abandoned old mansion. Most likely there were ghosts in here. I'm afraid of ghosts. None of them appealed to me in the least. Then I noticed one last door at the end of the hall. 'If that's a room I'm calling it' I thought flatly to myself giving up the hope to find a decent living area.
I was shocked when I opened the door. The room was spotless, as though someone lived in there recently. No weeds or vines to be seen, the floorboards didn't creak and even the window weren't even cracked! "THIS ONES MINE!!!" I shouted to the two below. I set some boxes down on the floor and looked around. I was so lucky. I found the least haunted room in the house. No way was I going to let Cloud take it! I smiled. Moving sucked but things seemed to be getting better.
I looked at the bed hopefully. Maybe in this town, my luck wil change and I'll be liked and adored. I found myself almost drooling at the thought. Wouldn't that be amazing? And I might even find a...I giggled. I might find a boyfriend!! "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!" I screamed happily jumping up and down. Leon burst into my room suddenly. "What's wrong?" He asked. I stopped in my little victory dance and looked over at him. My eyes, I'm sure were as wide as dinner plates. "Y-you just spoke! Holy crap! I didn't even know your voice was so low!!" I said absolutely astonished that I actually heard my brothers voice.
His face was still the same scowl he always wore but with a little annoyed touch added on. "Is anything wrong or not?" He huffed looking more ticked by the second. "Actually, yes. Why don't you talk to me more often?" I asked eyeing him like a cop would a stoner. "Whatever" He said turning his back on me and walking away. Cloud popped out of no where. "That means he will hun" He said before disappearing after Leon. I wondered if they ever went anywhere without each other but shook it off. I already knew the answer to that question. Which was a big fat juicy NO.
by the end of the night, I managed to get the majority of my stuff into my room and unpacked. There were still a few boxes but I really didn't feel like moving anymore. I Looked out my window. I was so lucky. Not only did I have a good room, but I had a good view of the garden for when my lover boy came. I stared down at it. The flowers seemed to be sleeping which I thought was really cool. Did flowers sleep? I smiled at the thought before I noticed something moving. I squinted my eyes at it to see if I could get a better view. I soon realized it was the gardener! Why was he out working so late? I watched him plant a new flower in the gerund. His hands were working so carefully. I had to resist the urge of running down there and giving him a big hug. He seemed so gentle and delicate but in the same sense, strong and confident.
I made no noise but he looked up at me anyway's. I couldn't tell if his eyes were meeting mine or not, but I knew he was looking at me. I waved to him and he waved back. It brought a huge smile to my lips. I headed out my bedroom door with speed. I just couldn't wait until tomorrow. I wanted to meet him now. I ran down the stairs, through the hall and out into the garden. I looked around and caught sight of his silver hair. I jogged over to him and crouched down. "Hey" I said smiling at him. This time he didn't look so surprised. "Hello." He replied smiling in return. "I'm sorry about earlier, I'm Sora." I greeted. "I'm Riku and it's alright about earlier. I haven't seen so much life in this place for the longest time." He replied, fiddling with a flower.
"Is this place really haunted?" I asked actually in desperate need to know, because ghosts scared me. "Yes, actually." He responded. "By who?" I questioned, I'd be better off if it was some normal person rather than a serial killer. "A teenage boy, about our age." He replied simply. "What happened to him?" I asked looking over at the house. He seemed to struggle with the words. "I'm actually not so sure" He finally admitted. "There's a lot of rumors." I nodded. "Is he the only one?" I asked. "Yeah." He answered his eyes focused on the flower in thought. "He must be lonely." I thought out loud. He looked a tad surprised by the statement but it faded quickly.
"Is something wrong?" I asked looking at him. "You're weird you know, you live in a haunted house and even though you never witnessed the ghost's existence, you ponder his feelings." He responded looking at me. "Well I was just saying! If I were a ghost I'd be lonely here too. It's secluded from all the other houses." I pouted trying to put reason behind my thoughts. "You're alright." He smiled warmly. "Even though you're terrified, you're still caring. That's pretty brave of you." He complimented. "Is it really that obvious I'm scared?" I asked sheepishly. I was kind of embarrassed now that he noticed.
"Yeah. Why are you scared of ghosts anyways?" He asked eyeing me. "Well, they're always there in movies because of a grudge or something. It's creepy." I explained cringing at the thought. "Have you ever seen a ghost?" He questioned tilting his head. "Well, not personally.." I admitted. "That's what I thought. I'm not afraid of ghosts you know. They were human once too. They have emotions the same as you." He pointed out rising to his feet. "It's getting late, I should be going." He said looking down at me.
When I said nothing he started walking away. "Wait Riku!" I called after him. He stopped and turned his head slightly. "I'm sorry I'm scared of ghosts..Please forgive me..I'll try to understand them.."I said not wanting to loose him. He chuckled. "Don't think I'll ignore you over something silly like that. It's not like there's alot of people around here to talk to." He said before continuing to walk off.
Riku definitely was cool. Though, I couldn't help but wonder about the 'ghost' inside my house. Who was he? Would he hurt me? Was he alone? What happened to him? How'd he die? Why did he die alone or linger after the rest? It wasn't like there was anyone my age around here to tell me the rumors of him. Hell, they didn't even have a school around here for me to go to. I had enough free time, so why not research it?
I just hoped the ghost wasn't Riku's brother or anything like that, because then I'd feel horrible. I did ask a lot of questions. I looked up at my window, which was the only one lit up in the whole house. I walked back up to the house, feeling afraid. Riku acted as though nothing here would hurt me, but the halls were darker than I remembered and the vines looked like hands grabbing at me from the walls. I ran up the stairs and shut the door to my room. I didn't know where Cloud and Leon were if something did happen, I forgot to ask earlier.
That just scared me more. If I was in trouble I'd probably die looking for my savior. I shivered and looked at the bed. The covers were pulled down, unlike before. I tensed. I cautiously walked over to the bed and lay down planning on keeping the light on all night. As soon as my head hit the pillow the light went out. I gripped the covers tight to my chest and didn't let go.
I was surprised I fell asleep. I woke up the next morning and the room seemed pleasant. I sat up and walked down the stairs to find my brother and Cloud...doing unnecessary things on the floor. I didn't bother letting them know I was awake. It wouldn't have made a difference anyways. I walked to the garden and starting viewing the flowers. They really were beautiful, you could tell someone took great care and time on them. I found Riku wasn't there so I headed back inside.
"Hey Cloud is there a library around here?" I asked interrupting their love making. "Eh, I think there's one down the street." He responded gruffly. I just left without saying another word. When I exited the house I looked down the street and saw nothing but trees lining the roads. I sighed. Of course it wouldn't be close to the house, nothing was! I started hiking down the street.
Hours later I finally approached the library. It wasn't very large or anything marvelous, it just looked like a run-down old building. I opened the door and a little bell rang. I didn't see anyone so I just started looking for a computer..only to find there were none. So I started skimming the aisles to find town records or something. I wasn't used to using library's or things like that since the computer era hit everywhere else. It made me feel like I was an old-timer or something. I didn't get cell-phone service out here without working hard to get to a spot where I actually had a bar and there wasn't any Internet! How inconvenient can you get?
I couldn't find anything or anyone. I sighed. This felt like a major waste of time until I caught sight of a tired looking woman. Her hair was short and silver and her face looked like it endured many years of stress. . "Um excuse me.." I spoke up trying to catch her attention. She peered at me from behind her glasses. "Is there something you need?" she asked quietly. I nodded. "I just moved here and I was wondering what's the story behind the mansion?" I asked getting straight to the point. "The old mansion?" She asked looking somewhat interested.
"A family used to live there, the Masaki's." She began, removing her glasses. "It was a time when I used to be young. It was just a couple and their son. The man was hardly ever seen and the woman was very kind. Their son was the cutest boy at our school." She sighed in remembrance. "Why do you ask?" She questioned looking up at me. "Well I was told the place was haunted and I wanted to know more about that.." I answered. She looked surprised. "Haunted? Why who ever told you that?" She asked as though I were nuts. "Our gardener." I replied honestly.
"I'm not so sure about that, I've never heard it before. No one's ever witnessed a ghost there." She said shrugging. "Well, he said there was a teenage boy my age who died there." I pressed on. "Well, the Masaki's son did go missing at one point. The mother couldn't take it. For a year she always claimed to hear her son yelling for her help but she never was able to find him. Later on we just figured she'd gone mad because her husband never heard any of it. He was deeply depressed and took his wife to live else where." She explained.
I frowned. "Didn't they ever think to look in the house?" I asked. She nodded. "They did. Several times. Though they couldn't find any trace. His mother claimed she heard him just beyond the wall in his room but nothing was beyond that except for the garden." She informed. "The garden? Is that why there was a gardener working so thoughtfully there?" I asked. She gave me a weird look. "I don't know why anyone would be working on the garden, though that was their sons favorite place to go, no one ever hired anyone to do so." She responded.
"Well, I oughta get going...It'll take me a few hours to get home and I really don; want to get caught in the dark around here. She nodded in understanding. "I hope to see you again" She responded waving good-bye to me. "Oh, and by the way, my name's Kairi" She said as I walked out the door. She just left me with more questions. Why couldn't places like this just have a solid explanation on things?