It's the start of a new school year. A brunette haired girl wearing the uniform of Uminary Academy ran through the busy street of Uminary City. Her breathing was ragged as she tried to push her body further so she could run faster and make it to school on time.
"Oh, no. I'm going to be late! I won't make it to the entrance ceremony!" The girl huff then stop for a minute to catch her breath. She leans on a nearby tree and inhale deeply while she place her right hand on her rapidly beating heart. "Come on, just a little further don't give up on me now" she whispered then closed her eyes as she tried to soothe the dull ache in her chest.
A few seconds later, a gust of wind lightly blew her long flowing brunette hair and the girl smiled to herself when she heard the tree leaves rustle through the wind. She slowly open her slate blue eyes and looked up while holding her hair in place. The girl's eyes soften as she admired the beautiful petals of the cherry blossom tree moving with the wind and she blinked once when she noticed something pink got stuck on her bangs.
She chuckled as she removed it. "Cherry blossoms sure are beautiful… if only it's not such a pain to sweep the falling petals." Her smile widened as she played with the petal between her fingers.
The brunette girl moved her gaze from the petal to the path on her right and she stared at the huge building of Uminary Academy nearby. "It's just a little further and I could make it in time if only I can run again" the girl sighed as she let the petal slipped through her fingers.
She knew her body can't take it anymore if she run again because she can feel her feet slightly shook from all the running she did earlier.
"I never thought I don't have that much stamina and I was so confident I could make it" the girl mumbled.
"Geez, this is mom's fault why I'm late. It took me forever to convince her that I can go to school alone. She was really stubborn." the brunette girl huffed in annoyance while crossing her arms together. "But I guess she would scold me if she found out I run just to get to school on time" the brunette girl laughed nervously.
The brunette girl soon notice people are giving her weird look as they passed by her. She blushed in embarrassment. She just realized that she was talk to herself again and what's worst she said those things out loud. She bit her lower lip as she tried to hide her reddening face. 'I should really stop talking to myself it's a bad habit'
Tinkle
The brunette girl snap out of her reverie when heard a soft sound of bell and felt something brush on her left foot. She immediately bent down when she recognize the white cat with a bell collar snuggling on her foot.
"Shiro, why did you follow me?" the girl scratch the cat's chin then giggled when the cat purred. "You silly cat" the girl lifted the cat from the ground and stare at its crimson eyes. "I bet you won't go home even if I tell you right?" the girl murmured to herself but as if the cat understood, the cat let out a meow.
"Mou, you can't do that Shiro! Cats are not allowed in school" the girl said sternly while glaring at the cat but all it did was stare back at her.
The girl sighed. It's like the cat's crimson eyes was begging her to take him with her. "Fine. I'll take you to school but only this time okay?" the girl raised an eyebrow when the cat meow again as if to answer her.
"Oh, well. I'll just take my time since I'm already late anyway" she smiled then put the cat on the ground.
The cat licks its paw before it look up at the girl beside her. "Let's go! Shiro"
The girl smiled as she walks towards her destination with the cat following closely behind her.
xX*Xx
"I can't believe I'm late again!"
Lindy almost spill her tea when her daughter Fate, enter the kitchen. She can't help but raised an eyebrow as her daughter hurriedly put her egg and bacon on her bread then munch it as fast as she could while panicky watch the second tick by on their wall clock.
Lindy frowned as she observe her daughter. She would usually scold her daughter as soon as she do this kind of bad habit but today for some reason she want to give her daughter a lesson about eating her food like that.
As expected, Fate choke on her food. Lindy could only sighed yet again as she hand over a glass of water to her daughter to stop her coughing fit.
"I told you to stop eating your food like that, Fate" Lindy sternly reprimanded her daughter as she stood and gently rubbed Fate's back.
"Sorry mom" Fate smiled sheepishly as she put down her empty glass of water.
Lindy smiled. She just can't get angry at her daughter for too long especially when Fate gave her that guilty smile. Lindy gently made Fate look toward her and fix her ribbon. "Running late again aren't we? Want me to wake you up from tomorrow onwards?"
Fate frowned and wave her hand in disapproval. "What? No way, mom! I'm not a kid anymore"
Already expecting Fate's answer, Lindy still can't help but giggled at her daughter's facial expression.
Fate's frown deepen, clearly unamused that her mom was treating her like she was still a kid.
Lindy's eyes glint in amusement as she playfully tap Fate's nose. "Well then, you should learn to wake up early. What is the point of setting your alarm clock when you ignore it and went back to sleep?"
"Ugh. I know, I know. I'm already trying to fix my bad habit"
Fate rolled her eyes at her mom usual sermon then stomped her feet as she went straight near the front door to put on her shoes. Lindy quickly followed, still amused at her daughter's childish reaction.
"You should put more effort on it then because the way I see it, you are barely trying to fix it" Lindy looked sternly at her daughter as she crossed her arms, making sure that her daughter understood what she was saying.
Fate heave a breath before she turned around and rest her hands on Lindy's shoulder. "Let's talk about that later mom. I need to run to school now. I might just get lucky and arrive at the classroom before Carim-sensei"
Lindy chuckled at her daughter's antics. Since the first day of school Fate was rarely on time and soon it become some kind of a fun game to her to get to school before their homeroom teacher, Carim, arrived in the classroom. Of course, Lindy was worried since Carim would call her every now and then about Fate's tardiness but good thing Carim was a kind teacher that doesn't fail students just because of their tardiness as long as they do great in class.
"I could always give you a ride to school you know? All you need to do is ask" Lindy suggested. She can't help but be more insistent each time she said this even though she knew Fate would just turn her down again.
Fate grinned as she open the door. "I'm fine, mom. The school is just a few blocks away and you need to get ready for work"
Lindy sighed. "Sometimes I wonder who is older between us when you talk like that"
"Obviously you are. I'll be going now mom!"
Fate stuck out her tongue at her mom before she hurriedly went outside and close the gate. Lindy could only shook her head at Fate's antics.
"Have a good day!" Lindy shouted while waving at her daughter's retreating back.
xX*Xx
Fate ran down the familiar streets. Knowing that she will be late anyway, she didn't bother to check the time on her wristwatch anymore and just made sure that she control her pace so she won't run out of breath and end up stopping to take a break.
Fate huffed. "Guess I'll enter through the back gate again"
Fate grinned to herself as she go through her usual personal shortcut. After squeezing her body through several small alleyway, she can finally see the school at the end of the street.
Fate check her wristwatch and mentally praise herself. "10 minutes as usual"
Fate started running again in the empty streets. She looked around the area and for some odd reason it's very quiet that day. Fate soon stood still and realized something. Usually, she would always saw someone passing by at this time but oddly enough, she haven't seen anyone since she went out of their house.
A chill run down her back when the gust of wind that she felt moments ago suddenly vanish together with the sound of the birds chirping and the soft sound of the leaves rustling through the winds.
Tinkle
A light sound of bell caught Fate's attention and it seem to echo loudly through her ear. Fate saw something white move on her left and she immediately snapped her head on that direction but after looking over the hedge fence on the house in front of her, she didn't see anything.
"What was that?" Fate bit her lower lip in frustration and wipe the sweat that gather on her forehead.
For some reason, Fate felt an urge to gaze on the second floor window directly on top of her. The window was slide open and the pink curtain was fluttering through the wind but there was no one there no matter how long she stare. Fate gulped nervously, she was sure that something or someone was staring at her from there moments ago.
"Fate?"
Fate gasped and jump back when she heard a familiar voice and felt someone pat her shoulder.
Fate glance down to her right side and stare blankly at the old lady that was worriedly staring at her. "Oh my, you look pale. Are you alright?"
Fate furrowed her brows as if she didn't recognize the old lady. "…Naru..mi-obaachan?"
"Ara, have you forgotten who I am child? You are still young but I see that your memories is a lot worse than this old lady" the old lady chuckled, amused at her own joke.
Fate soon realize that she somehow greet the old lady weirdly because her mind was still processing about what happened earlier. Fate look around her and she felt a huge weight was lifted from her when she finally feel the gust of wind again and heard the birds chirping.
"What was that about?" Fate frowned but immediately push the thought at the back of her mind when the old lady gaze worriedly at her again.
"Sorry about that Obaa-chan. I was thinking of something and I guess I was zooning out" Fate laughed awkwardly as she rubbed the back of her neck.
The old lady nodded in understanding. "I see. I thought you know Takamachi-san since you are standing here in front of their house"
"Takamachi-san?... Someone actually live here?" Fate asked hesitantly as she glance over the hedge fence.
There was a lot of weeds sticking out on the small garden on the right corner of the hedge fence. By the size of the weeds and the dry leaves scattered everywhere, it looks like no one tend on the garden for a long time and Fate can't help but frowned at the broken pot, she was sure that it's been there for a long time too. Of course, Fate don't have to point out the hedge fence. It already lost it shape and Fate's hands was itching to trim it herself.
Fate thought that the person living here probably don't have time to clean or they are just too lazy to clean their yard.
The old lady smiled in understanding. "Yes, it may seem like no one lives here but a mother and daughter lives in this house. Takamachi-san is very busy every day and well, she just don't have the time to tend to their house as much as she want to ever since…" the old lady sighed. "Ever since that accident"
"Accident?" Fate urged curiously.
The old lady smiled mysteriously at her and it made Fate felt ashamed for asking further.
"You were staring at that open window right? Takamachi-san would sometimes left that window open to let the fresh air inside the room. Hoping that her daughter would appreciate it." The old lady said in a gentle voice as if she was saying a secret.
"Oh my, look at me talking nonstop about someone else. You should get going, aren't you late for school?"
"School?...School! I totally forgot! Sorry baa-chan, I need to go now" Fate exclaimed before she sprint towards the school.
"Be careful dear. Don't let the teacher caught you!" The old lady shouted at her retreating back.
"I won't!" Fate chuckled as she wave her hand to let the old lady know she got the message. She always found it funny that the old lady supported her bad behavior instead of scolding her.
xX*Xx
Fate soon made it at the school back gate. She swiftly climb over the old gate and land softly on the other side. She carefully looked to her left then right just to make sure that there was no teacher in sight.
"Looks like the coast is clear" She mumbled under her breath.
Fate stealthily made her way towards the main entrance of the school building. She used every bush and trees on the way to hide from the patrolling teachers until she was only a few feet away from the entrance of the school main building.
Fate can't help but smirk when she saw the muscular P.E. teacher guarding the front gate as usual. She found it silly that they still guard the gate when they probably knew by now that late students would definitely won't enter from there anymore.
Fate was getting ready to get out from the bush and dash towards the shoe locker but she abruptly stopped when she heard that familiar sound of bell again.
Tinkle
Fate immediately snapped her head to her right and her burgundy eyes stared with curious crimson eyes of a white cat.
Fate tilted her head. "What is a cat doing here?"
Fate lifted the cat off the ground and touch its bell collar around its neck. "Are you the one I heard earlier?"
The cat quietly stared at Fate for a few seconds before it struggled to get away and scratch Fate's hand. "Ow! Hey!"
"Geez, that cat." Fate could only frown and soothe her hand as she watched the cat run off somewhere.
DING DONG DING
"Crap! I need to hurry!"
Fate quickly grab and wear her indoor shoes and dash towards their classroom.
Fate loudly slide open the door and glance at the teacher's table. She smiled like a Cheshire cat when she confirmed that her teacher was not there. "SAFE! I made it in time again!"
"Barely" Carim said in her bored voice as she hit Fate's head with the book she was holding.
Everyone laughed.
After Carim did a roll call for attendance, everyone quiet down as Carim tapped her desk loudly to get everyone's attention.
Carim cleared her throat. "As you all know, our school cultural festival will start next week and only our class haven't decided yet on what we will do… I'm sure you already decided now, right?"
A female student with brown hair quickly stood up. "Ma'am! As I said yesterday, a play would be great with Fate-san as the prince charming. This is the perfect opportunity to let everyone see Fate-san's wonderful acting"
The girl glance at her seatmates and they nodded in agreement.
Another female student with black hair stood and glare at the girl. "No! A café would be better! Fate-san would definitely look good in a maid costume with cat ears"
The students on her side shouted "Yeah!" to support the girl's suggestion.
"A play is much better!"
"No! Maid Café!"
Carim tiredly rubbed the bridge of her nose as the problem yesterday happened again today. "Wait!… Settle down guys. I told you nothing will be decided if you always act like this!" Carim reprimanded sternly as she shift her gaze between the two girls that seems to act as a representative.
An idea soon popped up in her head and she clasped her hand as she eagerly let her students know. "Let's have a vote! How about that?"
Everyone finally fell silent but moments later, Carim don't know what happened but the vote clearly show a tie between play and Maid Café.
The girl with black hair loudly slam her hands on her desk as she stood up. "Just give up already!"
"As if we would back down from the likes of you! You're the one that should give up!" The other girl shouted as she angrily point her finger.
Hayate, who was sitting at the back watching the scene unfold in front of her, realize that this was getting out of hand and she decided to intervene when she saw the panic face of their teacher.
"How about we do both?" Hayate suggested, she wasn't helping at all.
"That's a great idea!" The two fraction immediately agreed.
"Stop suggesting impossible things Yagami-san!" Carim shouted as she loudly hit the board and everyone flinched at the loud sound.
Hayate gulped nervously as she stare at Carim's menacing glare. She felt like if she made another thoughtless suggestion again it will certainly lead to her death.
Hayate laughed awkwardly and pointed at the girl beside her. "Then, how about we asked the person herself?"
Hayate pat Fate's shoulder to bring her attention away from the window. "Ms. Popular, you should decide which one you want"
Fate scratched her head in irritation then sighed. "Alright. How about we skip this?"
Carim glared at her.
Fate felt a shiver ran down her spine at her teacher's glare. She sank on her sit and gulped nervously. "I'm kidding. How about we decide with coin toss?"
"Well, if Fate-san said so" Everyone said as they nodded in agreement.
"Alright. Play will be heads and Maid Café will be tails" Fate glance at her classmates and made sure that they are attentively staring at her before she toss the coin in the air and swiftly grab it.
Everyone waited impatiently as Fate slowly almost teasingly remove her hand that cover the coin.
It's a tail.
"Maid Café it is then" Fate grinned.
Those students that want Maid Café cheered and those who want play look quite disappointed but they reluctantly clapped their hands.
"Alright, our class will do Maid Café. Let us now talk about everyone's duty" Carim sighed in relief that her student's bickering is finally over.
Everyone energetically talk about the preparation and divide their responsibilities.
Hayate nudged Fate's shoulder. "You realize you will be participating in this Maid Café right? Must be hard to be popular"
Fate paled as she slowly stared wide eyes at her friend. Apparently, Fate didn't realized that she would be participating too.
Fate swiftly stood. "I-I think a haunted house-"
"Give it up" Hayate patted her friend's shoulder.
"Ugh, I just want to relax that day" Fate sighed as she let her body fall back on her seat. She tried to escape from reality and muttered to herself as she look out the window. Fate's burgundy eyes flicker below when she saw something white move fast and she immediately forgot her worries.
"…That must be the cat from earlier"
xX*Xx
DING DONG DING
"Finally time to go home!" Fate happily stood and stretched her arms up.
"Geez, you are only energetic when it's time to go home. I'm sure Carim-sensei would like this energetic side of you if you're actually like that in class" Hayate teased as she gave her friend a sidelong glance. "Or is it you're enjoying Carim-sensei's attention by sleeping during lessons? … I'm sure the moon would be dyed red if the day goes by without Carim-sensei scolding you"
Fate rolled her eyes. "Shut up! I can't help sleeping. Beside, school is supposed to be our second home right? So, I don't get it why we are not allowed to sleep here."
Hayate gaped. "…Sometimes I can't help but be amaze on how your brain could easily twist words to your liking"
Fate proudly puffed out her chest.
"It's not a compliment idiot!" Hayate said as she playfully hit Fate's shoulder making the blonde girl laughed.
"…uwah that sound scary!"
Fate's curious eyes glanced towards a couple of girls forming a small circle and whispering to themselves. Fate can't help but be curious on their topic when she notice that the girls seem to be frightened on whatever they are talking about. She strained her ears to hear their conversation but it would seem that the conversation was about to end.
"…I won't stay in this school after school hours again"
"Hey, let's stop talking about this. Let's just go home"
The girls nodded to themselves and whisper some more as they walked out the door.
Fate watched the girls until she can't see them anymore and turn to the grinning brown haired girl beside her. "What was that about?"
"You finally notice? It's the rumor that is spreading lately" Hayate happily inform her friend as if she was expecting that Fate would not know.
"Rumors?"
Hayate smirked as she put her arm around Fate shoulder. "You could call it the 7 wonders of Uminary Academy"
"What so new about that? Every school have that" Fate stared at Hayate in disbelief. Everyone knows that scary stories had always been part of every school.
Hayate sighed as she scratched her head. "Well this last few days it would seem that the number of people encountering paranormal activity are becoming bigger and for some reason they are linking it to the incident a year ago"
"A year ago?" Fate repeated.
"The new student who got caught in an accident before the opening ceremony. Everyone think that the student can't rest in peace and now haunting the school!" Hayate said in her spooky voice as glance at Fate's face for a reaction. Hayate's smile immediately faltered when the blonde girl just stared incredulously at her.
"…isn't haunting the school a year later a little late?" Fate asked in genuine confusion.
Hayate rolled her eyes, finally gave up on getting a reaction from her friend. "…You are not fun to scare! It's just a silly speculation. A person need something to blame to explain their scary experience after all. Oh well, I'm off to the student council office."
"Be sure to go home as soon as you can or you might just…." Hayate smirked as she playfully warned her friend.
Fate snorted then shrugged her shoulders. "Don't worry, I don't believe in ghost. They won't show their face to me but if they did they should at least be a pretty girl" Fate winked.
"Whatever. See yah" Hayate shook her head and walked towards the door.
"Hayate"
Hayate immediately stopped right next to the open sliding door and look over her shoulder. "What is it?"
Fate frowned. "Are you… going to be alright?"
Hayate turned around to face her and crossed her arms together. "Of course I am! I'm the council president remember?"
Fate raised an eyebrow. "No, I mean you are scared of ghost right? I'm sure you are affected by this ghost rumors"
Hayate laughed. "Don't be silly, Fate-chan. I'm not scared at all"
Fate stared blankly at the girl in front of her. "Hayate… say that to me when you could actually stop your knees from shaking!"
xX*Xx
It was 5 p.m. in the afternoon and the sun was already setting beyond the horizon. Fate slowly walk down the hall of the school and she can't help but notice that her every steps echoed loudly as if she was the last person inside the school. Fate shook her head, she was confident that some students are still inside the school at least she was sure that the student council members was still in the middle of a meeting.
Fate glance at every classroom she passed by and can't help but notice that it was all empty. She usually go home when the sun was about to set unlike other students but this is the first time she notice that she haven't seen any student loitering the hall or relaxing in the classroom.
"Hm, didn't know that lot of people are affected by this rumor" Fate murmured to herself.
By the time Fate made it to the shoe lockers, she saw some students hurriedly change their shoes and get out the school building as fast as they can as if they can't take another second inside the building. Fate snorted as she took her time to remove and change her shoes. "This is ridiculous"
As soon as she was done, Fate walked out the school building and was surprise when something white crossed her path making her yelp and made her fell on her butt.
Tinkle
Remembering that familiar sound, Fate glance at the white cat sitting a feet away from her. Fate can't help but notice that the red sky seems to make the cat's eyes glow redder than the way she saw it before. Fate gulped, the cat's intense gaze made her feel uneasy.
Fate glared at the cat and for some reason Fate feel like the cat was making fun of her. "What? You think that was funny?"
The cat meow as if to answer her question.
Fate's eye twitched in annoyance as she hurriedly stood and pat the dirt off her butt. "…You would not like it if I got mad. I might just eat you-"
The cat run away before Fate could finish.
"W-wait! I was just kidding. Come back here!"
Fate hurriedly run after the cat but the small feline move fast and it didn't help that it likes to make lots of turn. She tried her best to keep up with the white cat but she soon notice something was odd. Whenever she stop to look for the cat, it would always show up in front of her as if leading her to some place before running off again.
"Hey, weird cat! You sure have lots of stamina. Where are you taking me?"
The cat stopped next to a huge tree and look back at Fate for a few seconds before it walk slowly at the back of the tree making it impossible for Fate to see the feline.
Fate hurriedly approach the tree but when she was about to peek at the back of the tree a strong gust of wind with some leaves blow her way. Fate close her eyes and waited for the strong gust to subside before she slowly open her eyes and glance at the foot of the tree but the cat was not there.
Fate scratched the back of her head. "Where did that cat go?"
Fate looked around and finally notice that the cat lead her to the school garden. She didn't realize that she had ran that far since the garden was far from the main building.
She look left and right in case the cat run off again. She sighed and felt silly about following a cat.
"Wait, cats like to climb trees" Fate mumbled to herself.
Fate smiled in thriump as she looked up the huge tree. She was confident that the sneaky cat was there looking down at her but what she saw surprise her.
A brunette girl with side ponytail was sitting there on lowest branch of the tree. Her slate blue eyes steadily stare at the distant sky, most probably watching the sun sets.
Fate gulped thickly and openly stare at the serene face of the girl. "...pretty"
Fate gaze soon drifted lower and her eyes widen when she saw the cat she was looking for laying on the girl's lap.
The cat let out a soft purr when the girl gently stroked its head. The cat slowly open its eyes and stare down at Fate as if it knew she was there. The cat soon jump off the girl's lap and landed next to the startled Fate.
Fate felt like the cat was smirking at her as it gave her one last glance before it ran off somewhere again.
"Geez, there he goes again"
Fate gaze snapped up when she heard the brunette girl's voice for the first. Fate thought that it was a sweet voice and it unconsciously tugged a smile on Fate's lips, she already like it.
Fate watch as the girl gaze at the direction the cat run off to before the brunette haired girl sighed and gaze back at the distant sky as if she didn't notice her presence.
Fate frowned, she was sure that those slate blue eyes glance at her for a few seconds when the cat jump down right next to her.
Fate cleared her throat in hopes to get the mysterious girl's attention. "H-hey, what are you doing here? It's getting late. You should go home now"
The girl reacted a little slower and slowly gaze back at her burgundy eyes, a hint of surprise was evident on her eyes. "You… can see me?"
"Huh? What kind of question is that? Of course I can" Fate laughed at the ridiculous question.
The brunette just blankly gaze at her at it made Fate awkwardly rub the back of her neck.
"…Is it really weird that I can see you?"
The brunette haired girl blink twice before she burst out laughing and Fate felt her heart beat rapidly as she gaze at the girl's sweet smile. "No, I guess not"
"Erm, want me to help you go down?"
"Huh?!" The girl exclaimed.
Fate raised an eyebrow on the girl's exaggerated reaction on her simple question. Fate figured out that the girl was probably hesitating if she will allow a total stranger to catch her.
"I mean I could catch you. That is, if you want me to" Fate clarified to calm the girl.
The girl ponder Fate's offer for a moment before she shook her head. "….No, that won't be necessary. Just step back a little please" The girl said softly before she jump off.
Fate was scared for the girl but the brunette landed safely and softly on the ground as if she was weightless.
Fate grinned. "Wow, you really jump and landed softly. That's amazing! If that was me I'm sure I would fall face first on the ground"
The girl gave Fate a small awkward smile. "It was nothing… I think I'll go home now. Goodbye"
The brunette girl hurriedly turn around and was about to leave but Fate's hand move on its own and grabbed the girl's wrist. "Wait!"
The girl visibly flinch at the touch and slowly gaze incredulously at the person behind her. "You…"
"Could you at least… tell me your name?" Fate asked, almost desperately.
Fate notice the way the girl glance at her sadly before the girl averted her gaze and slowly remove her hand from Fate's tight grip. "…You don't need to know my name"
Fate gritted her teeth, not knowing the girl's name would make it hard for her to find the girl later. She had a feeling that she won't be able to meet this girl again if she don't do anything so she hurriedly think of something and an idea soon pop up in her head and she immediately search something in her pocket. "T-Then your number. I would like to get another chance to talk with you so-" Fate paled when she didn't touch anything from her pocket.
The girl curiously stared at the blonde girl in front of her when Fate frantically search her bag.
Fate slapped her forehead. "I left my phone on my desk"
The brunette girl raised an eyebrow. "…A person who could forget their cellphone on their desk actually exist huh?"
"Hey, Don't point it out. It's embarrassing" Fate blushed as she rubbed the back of her head.
The girl laughed then glance at the sky for a moment before shifting her slate blue eyes back at Fate. "…How about we go inside and get it?"
Fate couldn't stop the smile tugging on her lips at what she heard. "Really?!... I thought you are going home now"
"I am but… It's already getting dark and walking in the school at this time alone is quite scary right?" the brunette girl said in a soft voice as she smiled at Fate.
Fate glance briefly at the purple sky then back to the girl's slate blue eyes. For some reason the two fell into a mutual staring contest. Fate stared intensely at the brunette girl and a blush slowly spread on her cheeks when the girl widen her smile.
Fate cleared her throat and avert her gaze. "T-There is no such thing as ghost but if you got scared, you can always take my arm"
The girl just laughed.
xX*Xx
Fate loudly slide open their classroom door and went straight to her desk. She search the small compartment of her own desk and finally found her phone.
"Here it is!" Fate exclaimed in delight.
"I'm glad you found your forgotten phone" The brunette girl smirk as she stood right next to Fate.
"Hey, I told you don't emphasize it" Fate pouted.
The girl laughed.
"Umm about your number… Can I-"
The door suddenly slide open and Hayate's eyes widen in surprise when she saw that Fate was still inside the classroom.
"Fate-chan, what are you still doing here? The sun is already down, you know?" Hayate asked as she enter the room and walked towards her own desk.
Fate laughed awkwardly. "Oh, I forgot my cellphone so I came back for it. How about you?"
"I'm just here to get my bag. Geez! With the cultural festival coming near, the council got loads of work to do and paper work to finish. I'm so tired it makes me want to quit." Hayate sighed dramatically.
Fate laughed and playfully push her friend's shoulder. "Don't say that! The council members would panic if the president suddenly step down from her position"
"I'm just kidding" Hayate grinned.
"Oh, before I forgot. I met her earlier and she is umm… Come on, you should tell me your name now- huh?" Fate turned to the brunette girl that was supposed to be standing next to her, only to realize that the brunette girl was not there anymore.
"Where did she go?" Fate scratch her head.
"Fate-chan, who are you looking for?" Hayate asked in hush shaky voice.
"There is a girl with me earlier when you open the door, right? But I guess she slip out without me knowing" Fate sighed, disappointment lace her voice.
Hayate paled at Fate's answer. "…Fate-chan"
Fate felt her heart thump irregularly as she stared back at Hayate's scared face.
A shiver run down her spine and Fate can't help but to gulped loudly. "…what is it?"
Hayate stood closer to Fate and her trembling hand grab the hem of Fate's shirt. "You and I are the only one here the whole time"
"Huh?" Fate paled and her hands trembled slightly. She started questioning herself on what's happening and her eyes instinctively trailed off towards the open sliding door.
There, Fate saw the brunette girl with her back facing her. The girl slowly turn around and stared with an apologetic smile at Fate's scared face. Fate could tell that the girl felt guilty as she gaze back at those dull slate blue eyes as if contemplating the words she should say.
"It was brief but thank you for talking to me. I guess this is goodbye… Stranger-san" The mysterious girl gave her one last sad smile before she walked away, leaving a still surprise Fate.
Is she… A ghost?
AN: Hi guys this is my first multi chapter story! I don't know what happen but I made this at almost midnight and got myself scared during the last part(laugh). The story would not last more than 10 chapters but I hope you guys like this new story :D
Look forward for the next chapter and please review *bow*
MitsukiNyan (=^・ ω ・^=)/