Fang POV
I am a hunter. A ghost hunter, to be exact. I am the head of my group, and I am called Fang. I am named after the first ghost that I ever hunted. It had super sharp teeth. Also, the name just kinda fits me. I am 16, and so is my second in command, Iggy. The other kids are Ella (15), Nudge (12), Gazzy (10). and Angel (9).
"Fang!" you might think. "That is so irresponsible, letting little kids try to hunt ghosts, and get nightmares instead!" I know the capabilities of my own crew. Believe it or not, they are experts.
So anyway, we had just finished a job with a house being haunted by the ghost of a murderer, when we got another call.
"Hello? Is this Fang Walker, ghost hunter?" a slightly nasally voice questioned on the other end of the line.
"Yes this is. Who or what is haunting you?" I said bored. I knew the drill. They call, explain while I zone out, and then they tell me the address and I hang up.
"We are being haunted by a ghost. We do not know its gender or have any clues to who it was before. All we know is that it can turn solid at times. It has pushed me down the stairs twice already! The address is [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][], and please hurry! It's driving my wife and I mad!"
"On my way." I replied, and turned to the back of the truck. "So, guys, up for another capture? This one's tricky." All my friends in the backseat cheered. They love a good challenge.
About 30 minutes later, we arrived at the house. We went inside to scout around before the hunt. Inside, we met a man named Jeb, who had called us, and his wife, Anne.
"I'm so glad that you could make it!" Anne said. "It has been driving us crazy!"
"Glad to be of assistance." I peered around, looking for any sign of paranormal activity. A movement at the top of the staircase caught my eye. It was a door, slowly creaking closed. "Up there!" I shouted to my crew. We ran up the stairs and flung open the door. There was nothing there!
I went downstairs to the Batchelders. "Is it possible that you could stay at a hotel for a week? We only work at night."
"Of course, Fang. Anything to be rid of that pest! Oh, a word of advice, it mostly roots around in our bedroom while we're away." Anne said determinedly. We watched them as they packed up and evacuated the house. I smiled evilly as they left.
"Alright! Get settled in, and then get ready to bust some ghost heads!" Everyone cheered, but then I heard someone gasp. It was Ella. Iggy ran to her and comforted her. "What's wrong baby? I'll protect you."
I snorted. Iggy and Ella were a recent couple, and now he was way overprotective.
Ella shivered. "I- I thought that I saw someone standing there. Right next to Fang. It was staring at him!"
Everyone's eyes immediately shot to me. I did a slow 360°. There was nothing there. "Are you sure?"
"Positive!"
Well, that complicated things. I kinda hoped that we wouldn't run into any trouble on the first night, and that we could just relax, but I should have known that we wouldn't get a break. Don't get me wrong, I love hunting ghosts. I just want some peace now and then though. And don't underestimate Ella either. She may seem jumpy, but once she sets her mind to something, she will accomplish it.
"Ok, we're gonna have to start early today. Ella, you take the hallways. Iggy, well… Iggy, you go with her. Nudge can take on the first floor, Gazzy takes the second, and Angel can take the Living Room and Dining Room. I'll take the master bedroom." I instructed. "It's the room where they saw it the most."
We split up, and scouted around. On my way to the Master Bedroom, I was tripped on my way up the stairs by the ghost. I fell back, and everyone stared at me.
"You ok?" Gazzy asked.
"I'm–ow! Fine." I rubbed my back, as I had landed really hard on it. "Keep going." I got up and walked up the stairs again, keeping a tight grip on the banister. "And watch out for stairs!"
As I entered the Master Bedroom, The door slammed twice behind me, then opened. Now, I'm pretty brave, but even I get scared sometimes. I backed up, only to find myself roughly slammed against the wall. I crumpled to the floor, seeing stars, because my head hit the wall pretty hard. As I peered through my haze, I saw a girl standing there. She had brown hair and chocolatey eyes. She was actually quite beautiful, despite being almost see-through. I snapped out of my haze immediately. "What the-"
She grabbed me and smacked my head against the wall. I slumped down, slowly falling into unconsciousness and watched everything fade to gray.
