Hello, and welcome to another chapter of Haunted. Be sure to check out my newest stories, Stolen My Heart and The Emperor's Wish. On with the chapter!
The next day, Ash decided to head back to the Old Chateau, despite the warning in Gardenia's book. After all, he had to sell that house. He made his way to Eterna Forest, and headed towards the Old Chateau. He stepped inside, and, without touching it, the door behind slammed shut.
"Uh, Dawn? Ghost girl?" He called out. Suddenly, the curtains billowed and a gigantic painting tilted. Ash studied the painting, and made out four, blurred people, two with blue hair and two with purple.
"Is that your family?" Ash asked. In response, all the furniture slowly moved forward, then stopped.
"Uh, can we talk? Instead of...whatever we're doing now?" Ash asked.
Leave...Leave and never return...
"No can do, ghost girl. I have to sell this house, or let it be torn down." Suddenly, a tall blunette with matching eyes stood in front of him, glaring so hard that if looks could kill, Ash would be dead.
"If you so much as touch my house, i'll slap you so hard that you can never touch anything again!" The girl screamed.
"Relax, ghost girl!"
"My name is Dawn Berlitz...you!" Dawn screamed again.
"And i'm Ash Ketchum, owner of Empreus, a real estate company. Look, I want to help you! Would you rather have your house torn down, or would you rather have a stranger live here?" Ash asked.
"I'd rather have you dead! Now get out!" Dawn screamed, but this time, she summoned some very sharp knives, slowly moving towards Ash.
"Okay! Wait!" The knives fell on the ground. "Why don't you want me to sell this house? If i don't, it'll be destroyed."
"Because, my family is no more. This house is the only memory of them I have. If this house is sold, the memory will be gone. I will be gone. Because someone else will own this house, and thier memories will overtake mine, and my memories, and me, will fade away. Can't you just keep my house the way it is?" Dawn asked.
"Sorry ghost girl, but no. I mean, this is a gym leader's desicion. I can't change it. Also, who are the people in that painting?" Ash pointed to the torn portrait.
"It is of my family, when we alive. My mother, Johanna, my father, Leo, and my older sister, Sonya." Dawn snapped her fingers, and the painting, instead of looking old and torn, suddenly looked brand-new. "The purple-haired people are my dad and sister. The bluenettes are me and my mom. Why do you ask?"
"I was wondering. I like your house, it's so..." Dawn interrupted Ash.
"Enough sweet talk! Just get to the point, what do you want me to do!?"
Ash instantly had an epiphany. If I get her to be friends with me, then maybe she'll be more willing to let me sell her old house?
"I...want you to know that i'm not a bad person, so I want you to be friends with me." Ash said.
Dawn scoffed. "You? Want to be friends with me? A ghost? As if! You know what? Fine. I'll give you a chance. BUT, you will have to live in my house from now on. Also, I will be trying to scare you. As soon as you show the slightest bit of being scared, you will have to get the heck out of here! Okay?"
Ash thought for a bit. I won't get scared. I'm not scared of anything. "Bring it on!" He said.
Sorry it was a short chapter, but be sure to check out my latest stories, Stolen My Heart and The Emperor's Wish. Please R&R!