Ghost Hunt

~Chiyako Nozaki's Document~

By Sarah Jackson - The Other

Opening Theme - Stand My Ground - Within Temptation

Introduction

~April Thursday~

Audiovisual Class

"And then, the woman lead the policeman through the dark hallways towards the public restroom in the back." Mai continued. "Once there, the policeman told her to go back inside and wait to see if she can hear the voice again and she did just as she was told. 'Do you want me to cover you with a red coat?' She answered. 'Yes.' And then! AHHHHHHHHHH!"

The two girls gasp, but I just grinned.

"The policeman burst through the door and found the girl totally covered in blood as if she had a red coat draped over her." She finished.

"Ugh!" one of them squirmed.

"Mai! You know we hate it when you use that creepy voice of yours." the other said.

Mai gave them a cheeky smile.

My best friend Mai Taniyama, and two other girls besides myself -so that made it four- were in our classroom late at night, telling each other ghost stories we've heard of or just made up in our heads as we went along. The two girls, their names sadly, slip my mind all the time were almost clinging to each other as I sat beside Mai.

"Hey, at least you don't have to hear her voice like that when you're waking up or taking a shower, it's freaks the hell out of me." I told them, grinning.

"Hey! I don't use it when you take a shower!" Mai protested.

"Oh? Then who exactly was telling me to get out of the shower this morning?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Shut up!" Mai cried out.

The two girls smiled at me gratefully; I was the ice breaker when things got too scary, I do it sometimes when I'm either nervous or bored.

Mai turned off the light stick grinning; Every time we finish a story, we turn off a light, and then once we're done there's always one light on. Meaning there is another person in the room… The other is supposedly a ghost. Or so Mai tells me, I like the game.

"You're up next Michiru." Mai said.

Ah ha! I now know the girl with the long hair name is. Okay brain, remember that, you never know when you might need something from her. I thought to my person who took care of my memory, the person saluted me and sprinted off to my memory bank.

While Michiru tells the others about the old school next door, let me introduce myself. My name is Chiyako Nozaki. I have a rather unique hair color really, a dark auburn but, let direct sunlight smack into it, and you could see a flash of red streaks here and there. I had amber eyes with a russet/coppery tint, I stood at least an inch taller Mai. Whoops! Michiru is done.

"Here goes." Michiru said after she turned off the light. "One."

"Two." the girl in pigtail whimper.

"Three." Mai whispered.

"Four." I finished.

"Five."

… or so I thought.

All of us gasped before screaming, pigtail girl leaped into Mai's arms, Michiru was shaking her head while I on the other hand…

"HOLY FUCKING CHRIST! THE FUCKING GHOST IS HERE TO MURDER US!" I screamed.

The lights flicked on suddenly, we all looked over to see a boy at the door, whom was staring straight at me like I had three heads or something. He should talk… or whatever I mean he did sneak in here.

Michiru sighed. "Please tell me that was you just now?"

"Am I interrupting something?" he asked towards Michiru, his voice was the same one from before, bored but polite.

We looked at him for a moment before collapsing in relief, Mai rubbed her neck from the grip the pigtail girl had on her, I patted her arm as I tried to bring back my soul from above me.

"I thought for sure it was a ghost." Miss pigtail said, I don't know whether she was whimpering or was whining.

"Sorry," the boy apologized, "I didn't expect anyone to be here." he said walking towards us, smirking. "But then I heard your voices and I couldn't help myself."

He was flirting, and I was not impressed.

Mai and me just looked at him, while the two other girls gasped and began to blush. I raised an eyebrow at them. Seriously? Sure he's hot and all but he looked like an ass to me.

"No! no it's totally fine" Michiru said giggling.

The two giggled together before heading towards him. "What year are you?"

"I'm seventeen this year." he answered.

I looked at him. "… so you are a senior then?"

He looked at me for a second before shrugging and paid his attention back to the other girls, I snorted. I looked over to Mai and saw her staring at the boy, as if trying to figure him out… uh oh, that was the same look she gave me when we first met. Mai and I walked towards them.

"You seem like a very cool guy! What's your name?" Michiru asked.

"My name is Kazuya." he replied.

Now, here's something that only Mai and me and now you shall know, I can hear only Mai's thoughts, but only at random times though. It's weird, I know.

Chiyako, his eyes, they're not smiling.

I blinked for a second before returning to my frown, how do eyes exactly not smile? Do they have mouths or something?

"Okay Kazuya," Mai said. "I have one question, why are you here?"

"There are some things I need to take care of." he evaded with a grin before walking away.

"Then what are you waiting for? Our blessings?" I asked.

Kazuya narrowed his eyes at me, I only smirked.

He somehow knew I wasn't effected by his look so he scoffed but hid it well from Mai and the other girls, who were about to follow him. The girls, not Mai.

"Do you need our help with anything?" one of them asked.

"Oh boy." Mai murmured, leaning against me.

I rolled my eyes at the girls, as I comforted my friend. Give these girls a good looking male around their age and they are all over him.

"No, but I would love to be invited to join you the next time you tell ghost stories." he said.

"Of course, you're welcome anytime!" Michiru said. "how about tomorrow, after school?"

"Okay, but where?" Kazuya asked.

"Right here." pig tailed girl told him

Mai leaned away from me as she put Kazuya under a microscope in her mind. I watched her before looking to Kazuya who was getting invited to the next ghost telling which was tomorrow after school, and I sighed.

He looked up from the girls and looked directly at me. I didn't turn away, for now, looking into his eyes I could see what Mai was talking about.

Why are your eyes so cold? I thought to him.