The first one!
I DO NOT OWN GHOST HUNT!
"NARU!" Lin ran towards his charge, he was lying on the rocky ground, motionless. He should not have let this happen. It was entirely his fault that this happened. He should have never let Naru come into the cave after he woke up.
Lin started performing CPR almost immediately. There was absolutely no movement. He knew everybody behind him were too shocked to even move. Sweat started forming on his forehead and his back. There was still no improvement. Even though Lin was deeply involved in his efforts of bringing Naru back he could hear Ayako call for an ambulance. Lin knew he was going mad. He roughly grabbed his charge by his collar and slapped him across the face.
"DAMN IT NARU! BREATH!"
Lin tried yet again. He knew it was a futile attempt. The boy already slipped away...
"Naru! I want you to breath...Naru!..."
"Noll...Noll, wake up," a boy around eight, identical to the one asleep on the grass under the cherry blossom tree whined.
click.
That annoying sound again. Noll sat up straight and rubbed his blurry eyes. The book which rested on his chest, slid to the ground.
"Will you ever give up playing with that camera?" Noll asked, irritated. Gene pouted.
"Don't be such an old man Noll, we are still children," Gene reasoned, sitting down beside Noll and leaning against the tree trunk. One of the baby pink petals fell onto Gene's nose and he sneezed.
"No, only you are," Noll teased. Gene gathered some petals and blew them on to Noll just to irritate him. Noll glared while Gene laughed.
"Why do you click pictures anyway?" Noll asked, turning a page. Gene clicked a picture of a butterfly which landed on top of Noll's head.
"I want everything to stay as it is," Gene started, standing up. Noll did not respond. Good. It meant he was paying attention, even though his face was covered by the book. Gene smiled and continued.
"I want to capture everything, so that you, me, the sakura tree, and the butterflies stay the same, and I can be with you forever!" Gene spread out his hands. A petal flew into his mouth and he started coughing. Noll chuckled. Gene was too dramatic. But something in Noll was growing small by the minute. He couldn't help but feel nothing would be the same.
"I don't know Gene..." Noll said slowly, covering his face even more with the book. Gene smiled knowingly at him and flicked Noll's forehead.
"Ouch! What was that for?" Noll asked, rubbing his forehead.
"It doesn't matter if we aren't together forever, I will always be bugging you wherever you are, see?" Gene pointed towards his temple, smiling.
"Besides, even though we can't stay with each other, we can always see each other in the mirror since we are the same, can't we?" Gene said, standing up and dusting his clothes. Noll was surprised. Gene sounded more like...why would they ever be separated? Gene looked and sounded troubled even though he wasn't showing it. Before Noll could speak, Gene already started jumping excitedly and pointed at something.
"Look Noll! So many butterflies; let's go play over there!" Gene squealed with joy and started pulling Noll with him. The book in Noll's hands fell onto the grass. For a moment, Noll felt he was leaving something behind. It felt very important and he looked back. His eyes widened. A butterfly landed on the book. He stopped walking.
"Noll, what's wrong?" Gene asked confused.
"Gene, I..." Noll knew he could do this. But still, his throat felt dry. He wanted to go with his brother and at the same time he wanted to finish his book. What if Gene left without him?
"I want to finish the book," Noll said slowly. Noll saw Gene's playfulness fading from his face.
"Is the story important to you?" Gene asked.
"I want to know more about the characters, they seem foolish and fight a lot. But they are like a family. Just like you and me, Gene," Noll replied, smiling as he was reminded of the characters. Gene looked at Noll and smiled sadly.
"I'm glad for once that you chose to finish the book Noll," Gene said ruffling Noll's hair.
"Hey! Don't do that," Noll said, trying to fix his hair. Gene hugged him.
"Idiot scientist," he whispered in his hear. Gene went back a few steps.
"When the time comes, find me and take me home with you Noll," Gene said, smiling at him.
"I will." Noll replied as his mirror image turned and ran behind the butterflies, disappearing into the sunlight. Noll felt it was the right thing to do. When the time comes, he would take his brother back home. For now, he will continue reading the book. He looked back at the book, the pages turning by themselves due to the gentle wind. The story was waiting for him.