"What the hell happened?!" Amanda asked after Baron returned with cuts on his face as a result of the window glass flying at him, Finn grabbing the first aid kit as Baron sat down.
"Yukie decided to break the glass and escape. Good thing I've called the police." Baron explained.
"I just hope they don't put her where someone could hurt her or in solitary." Amanda responded, Baron realising what was on her mind as soon as he mentioned the police.
"That never stops hurting…" Baron replied.
"Brian had his struggles but he at least tried to stay clean… with Yukie, it's like she doesn't even want to try." Amanda explained, brushing her tears away after fixing up the cuts on Baron's face, finding no glass in the wounds.
"Well, there has to be some other way." Baron explained.
"Maybe Narcotics Anonymous if she doesn't want to go to rehab. Ashley still goes to those meetings." Finn replied.
"Maybe that can help, if it doesn't Baby Balor will grow up without an aunt in life." Baron responded.
"It better help." Amanda responded after putting the kit away.
Yukie wasn't surprised that she was bailed out the next day… but to her surprise, it was Ashley and Jeff.
She got in the car and Jeff drove, Yukie looking out at the city.
"Where are we going?" Yukie questioned.
"Somewhere you can feel safe to talk about everything that's happened… I know, neither Jeff or I wanted to do this at first but it helped us." Ashley explained before Jeff parked the car and the three walked into the building and sat down.
It was quiet as the counselor started off the session.
"I see we have a new person this week… it's okay, young lady, stand up and tell us a little about yourself to start off." The dark haired counselor replied, Yukie standing up.
"Do I really have to do this?" Yukie questioned.
"It's the first step into getting better." Jeff responded, Yukie taking a few seconds before she started off.
"Hi, I'm Yukie… I'm a wrestler and a few months ago, I suffered an injury which caused me to be away from work. And I started taking pills to help me get better, but I abused them and I was in jail… God, this is so fucking lame!" She explained, before walking off.
"It's not, you're not gonna go back to bottling this up." Ashley responded before she guided Yukie back into the room.
"I got arrested because… I ended up in my friends' apartment and pulled out knives, it scared them." Yukie replied.
"I imagine it did… did they say why it scared them?" The counselor replied.
"I just wanted to show them something. I learned it back when I was just a kid and my own dad taught me. But they thought I was high… I got so angry. I don't want to see them again. Even if it means… can I leave now?" Yukie explained, before crying.
"Yukie, this is helping… why did it scare them?" The counselor responded, Yukie brushing her tears away.
"Because they're gonna have a child… they've been trying for a while with no success. Until my friend recently found out that she's pregnant… I reacted badly, thinking she was playing a joke on me to get back at me for the pranks I've played over the years. And then I heard the little one's heartbeat… it's so strong and beautiful sounding, it put smiles on their faces." Yukie replied before she sat back down. "It's actually happening… and I'm still not handling it well." She responded as Ashley rubbed her right hand up and down Yukie's back.
After the meeting was over, Yukie, Ashley and Jeff ended up at the Wythe Hotel… and Yukie stretched out on a bed.
She looked out the window at the Brooklyn skyline… and decided that she needed to be away from them until she felt like she could keep herself calm around them.
At the same time, Amanda heard a knock at the door and stood up before she unlocked and opened it to find a slightly miffed Seth.
"Security checked you over, I take it?" Amanda asked.
"Yeah, why are they here, anyway?" Seth questioned.
"Yukie was holding knives, I had to disarm her and she got pissed." Finn explained after Seth walked in and closed the door before he locked it.
"Holding knives? Did she showed you that trick she can do? She told me herself that she learned it from her old man. She showed it to me and it turned out fine, didn't even hurt herself." Seth explained.
"Seth, I didn't think it was safe with Mandy in the room!" Finn responded, Seth realising that their parental instincts were setting in.
"True… if Ashley was pregnant, I'd react the same. Ash and Jeff took Yukie to a meeting, said it went okay." Seth replied.
"I really hope Yukie calms down before the baby is born." Amanda responded, her and Seth hugging… and she grimaced, Seth realising that her chest was sore and the two let go. "Sorry." She replied.
"You're alright. But when she comes back, what are you two going to do? She knows now that you've kicked her out of your lives." Seth explained.
"We haven't kicked her out but we can't have her around the little boy until we're sure she's not gonna flip… great, now I'm thinking like Chihiro, thinking that it's a boy." Finn replied, Seth letting a slight laugh out at the last part.
"Well we can hope that it's a boy. But one more thing, if you think your lives will be better with Yukie out of the picture. I want you to think about it, we all know how sad Yukie can be when she's known for acting how she normally does." Seth responded, before leaving.
"They're all scared."
Seth let out a loud yell before he turned around in the elevator… and saw little Daniel Benoit.
"How the hell…" Seth tried to ask.
"Spirits linger around, Seth. You've just got to look for us." Daniel responded, Seth remembering the times that Amanda would space out.
He had chalked it up to exhaustion after an event… but now he knew why.
At the same time, Yukie opened her eyes… and saw a pair of blue eyes looking at her before she closed her eyes again, sleepily thinking it was Finn.
"Damn it… I miss them so much." Yukie said to herself, before crying in her sleep.
"I've never met him but I miss my loved ones too, Shirabuki."
Yukie jolted awake at hearing the slightly faded French accent.
Stood in front of her was a man she hadn't seen in 11 years.
June 25th 2007…
Yukie ended up at the arena… only to find it empty except for the one person sitting in the ring that she knew very well. She climbed the barricade and got in the ring, crouching down to Amanda… who's eye makeup stained her face.
"What's going on?" Yukie questioned.
"The Fayetteville police just called, it was just supposed to be a routine welfare check… they're gone." Amanda responded, Yukie turning horrified.
"No… what's going to happen now?" Yukie questioned.
"I called Chris's family in Montreal… and Nancy's family in Daytona, told them. They needed to know from someone who knew them and their son instead of hearing it from a stranger… I just want to wake up, hoping this is just a fucking nightmare! Damn it!" Amanda replied, yelling the last part before she broke down crying again, Yukie pulling her into her arms. "They're gone! They're gone!" She sobbed as Yukie lightly rubbed her right hand up and down Amanda's back.
"I know, Mandy, it's not fair… it's not fair." Yukie whispered as tears streamed down her own face.
She hated seeing her friend so broken…
Present time…
"You can't sneak up on people!" Yukie hissed.
"I'm a ghost and I don't sneak up on people, I watch over them… haven't you seen City Of Angels? It's a lot like that." Chris responded.
"Mandy and Finny are probably watching that movie at the moment… hoping to have a little break from all the stress." Yukie replied.
She was letting it all sink in now.
At the same time, Finn heard a knock at the door and opened it, a startled Seth running in.
"Can we help you?!" Finn responded.
"Yes, you can tell the spirits to stop their damn jumpscares!" Seth replied.
Amanda was about to open her mouth to try to talk Seth down.
But she knew it wouldn't work.
