Disclaimer: I .. just... no.


The girl walked forward, very slowly. Her arms swayed a bit, in each step. Her creepy smile was still plastered on her ridiculously pale face.

"D-Drew..." May was shaking now.

Drew didn't know what to do. If he were to run to any side of the girl, she could just... dash out at him and attack... If he tried to hurt her... she could just do a lot of things to him, or even May. Kill him, haunt him for the rest of his life, rip off his arm. "How about this," he whispered, "you stay here, and I'll run. If she goes after me, you make a run for it. Okay?"

"Okay, but, I don't think it's a good idea..."

"Just deal with it, and don't worry." He took a step forward, then ran to one direction. The girl immediately focused her attention on him- and began following him.

May took a deep breath, then darted off to the opposite direction. She was only a couple of minutes away from the door to the second floor, and they would meet anyway, but she didn't like this at all.

She slowed down to a walk, as she reached the door. She scanned the area, just in case anyone, or thing, followed her- or if Drew was around. There was no one. She sighed, and leaned against the closed door. If she waited for Drew, she wouldn't have to walk down the "scary" staircase, and see something there. Her heartbeat was fast, and not because she just ran, but because of the ghost. She was still shaking too- but not that much.

She saw Drew come around a corner, and sighed again, in relief. She turned to open the door.

"She stopped following me... halfway," Drew breathed. "I was af-- I thought she went after you." ''I was afraid she went after you,' close one', Drew thought. He felt stupid for being so tired. Since he thought the ghost went after May, he ran as fast as he could. "She's probably scared to hear your scream."

May couldn't think of a good comeback. "Well, whatever. Let's just go." She swung the door open, and ran down the stairs. She stopped after the last step, and looked back. Drew was walking down casually, with his hands in his pockets. She hesitated, "Uhm.. Can you walk me back to my room?"

"Not old enough?" Drew smirked.

"Hmph!" She turned on her heel, and stomped away.

Drew chuckled, then frowned a moment later. He knew he couldn't let May walk by herself, even if there were people walking around the hallways- so he quickly followed after her.

May knew Drew was following her, but she was scared, so she let him.

He watched the brunette, with his hands still in his pockets. Did he like her? He couldn't. It'd make their friendship really.. awkward. And a one-sided love isn't all that great, either.

But, he knew it. He had only just realized it. 'I really.. actually.. like May, but I don't want to,' he thought. He just wanted to keep it the same friendship-y relationship. Even if they were to get together, it just wouldn't be the same. And with that thought in mind, maybe he should let Hiro get her. But, if he did that, his emotions would make him feel all.. stupid and stuff. He could always try to like someone else. A forced love. It's better than a one-sided love.. isn't it? Of course.

Then again, he didn't know for sure whether May liked him or not. Should he give hints to her (to show that he actually liked her)? Didn't he already give enough, that he didn't even intend to give? Maybe she was too dense. She didn't seem that much of a dense girl, though. Perhaps, he was being too dense? May couldn't possibly like him. She doesn't. No hints have ever been given to him. Yep, giving her to Hiro is the best idea. But, he didn't want to make it seem like he actually liked her in the first place, so he'd have to have Kiyoshi help him.

"Drew?" May cut his thoughts. "You look so sad, what's wrong?" She was facing him now, and walking backwards.

He blinked at her, then his expression changed to a blank one. "Nothing. Look ahead, idiot."

She made a funny noise, before turning back around.

They reached her room a couple minutes later. May was reluctant to open the door, since her room was big, and the only thing there was the bed and dressers. The closet didn't count, since it was like.. the wall.

When she opened the door, she saw something lying on her bed, and screamed. "There's something on my bed!"

Drew covered her mouth (which stopped her screaming) and switched on the light. "It's Kiyoshi." He switched the light off.

She sighed in relief, then turned to Drew. Drew stared down at her. "Well then, thanks for walking me back." She turned back around, and screamed (for the millionth time). She backed away, against Drew, then buried her face against his chest.

Drew looked from her, to the room. The girl was standing from the ceiling; upside down. He quickly put an arm around May, shut the door, then turned away from it.

"Ki-Kiyoshi... He's in there," May said. "We can't just leave him in there."

"For some reason, I don't think she's going to go after him. Anyway, I'll go look for those two kids."

May drew away from the boy, and glanced at the door. She didn't want to open it. She was afraid, that if she did, the ghosts' face would pop up right in front of her. "I'll wait, then."

Drew smirked at her. "You actually think I'll leave you alone here?" She didn't look like she wanted to stay, really. "Come on."

"I'm not scared!" She was visibly shaking, though. "Honestly."

"You're so stubborn." Drew grabbed her hand, and started walking through the hallways. The lights flickered, then turned off a moment later.

"I knew this would happen. It's just like in those movies.. At least we don't hear sound effects..." She walked closer to Drew, as the lights began to flicker on and off again. She looked out the windows, as she passed them. It was pouring now.

Drew looked out the windows, and May gazed ahead. When the light flashed on for a split second, she could have sworn she saw something. And when the lights flashed on for a second, she knew. "Drew, she's here."

The green haired boy took off running, startling May a bit. "We have to hide," he said.

"Hide? Are you kidding? It'll follow us, no matter where we go!" May glanced around, making sure the ghost wasn't near her, or Drew.

"We'll have to hide somewhere small then, of course. I'm not as ignorant as you, you know."

Before May could say anything, they turned a sharp corner. He quickly opened the door labeled "Closet" and threw May in, then walked in himself, shutting then locking the door.

"A closet." May made a "are you stupid?" kind of expression.

"Full of coats. It's a tight space. She can't come in, unless she's in a coat. Anyway, we'll wait until the lights turn back on, to get out." He crouched, then leaned against the wall. May sat down, and drew her legs close to herself. She sighed, as she leaned against the wall.

"Now what?" The brunette yawned loudly.

"Nothing."

"'Night then." Her head drooped to the side a bit, and she shut her eyes.

Drew smiled at her. 'Maybe... I can tell her on our way back... I hope she won't laugh at me. I'd rather her hate me, than laugh at me. I guess I will tell her that I love her, at Fuhen.' He soon drifted off to sleep.
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"Drew!"

He opened his eyes slowly. "What..?"

"The lights are back on, look." She glanced towards the crack under the door. "Let's go." She stood, and unlocked the door. Drew followed her out.

"What's going on?" May asked, as she watched people run pass her. She remembered Kiyoshi, and wondered if he was all right. "I'll go check on Kiyoshi." She heard Drew yell "wait", but kept going (since he started following her anyway).

She hurriedly opened the door, and saw Kiyoshi walked towards it, rubbing his eyes. "Kiyoshi, you're all right, right?"

He blinked at her, "Um.. sure. What's going on, anyway?"

"I don't know..." She glanced over her shoulder, to Drew, then back to Kiyoshi. She heard someone talking, as they ran by, but instead of looking at them, she was too focused on Drew- for whatever reason. "Let's just go see what's happening."

While following the people running, May, who had been wondering for awhile, asked Kiyoshi, "Did you see anything weird?"

"When and where?" Kiyoshi yawned.

"Room, and... a few hours ago."

"No. I was sleeping. I would've woke if they made even the slightest noise, though." He looked over to Drew, who was behind them, then to the brunette. "You go on ahead."

May nodded, and Kiyoshi slowed down to a jog. "Hey, Dre- why do you look so pissed?"

"Nothing."

"You're head over heels for May, right?" He grinned.

"What? Why do you need to know?" 'Don't tell me it's that obvious...' Drew thought.

"No particular reason... But, you should go for it."

"For what?"

"Go confess to her. I mean, if you just sulk and be jealous, you won't get anywhere- and Hiro might take her."

"Is it really obvious? That I like her?" Drew stared ahead.

"Yeah, it is. But don't worry, your friends seem to be oblivious about you liking her, except for Misty."

"And maybe even her little brother. Well, I can't tell her."

"Why the hell not?"

"I just think--"

"Don't think. It won't get you anywhere, either." He stopped in front of Drew, who stopped suddenly. "And stop making this in to a freakin' drama. I hate stuff like that.. they get all.. cliche and crap. I think that... May's mature enough to hear your confession. And if you ever thought she'd laugh at you, she wouldn't. I know I can't really say that, because I haven't known her all that long, but she .. I just think she's mature enough. Wouldn't you regret not telling her? What if... what if she turned deaf, or something? Wait, no... What if she turned deaf and blind and mute?" He mumbled, "The hell... What are the odds of that?"

"Just freakin' tell her. You saw what happened to Misty, didn't you? It's obvious Ash loved her, but .. did, did he ever tell her that he did? If he didn't, I bet he regrets it. If he did, well, good for him."

"I was planning on telling her when we reach Fuhen," Drew said. He knew he'd regret it terribly if he didn't tell her.

"That's good, but.. that's bad. Tell her when you're both in one of those moments or.. atmospheres. Or, tell her in one of those stupid moments, like when you're both in trouble, but you tell her anyway."

"I guess. But, I'll be going along with my plan."

Kiyoshi sighed. "The sooner, the better, y'know?"

May wandered around the deck for a few minutes, until she spotted Hiro. She jogged over to him. "Hiro, do you know what's going on?"

"Oh, hey May. Well, a priest just came and exorcised this creepy looking ghost away. I heard people saying that she kept staring at a closet," he laughed. May's eyes went wide, for a second. "But then she suddenly disappeared, or something, and started bothering a few people here."

"Oh. That's good," she laughed nervously. She heard someone call her name, and turned to the voice. "Max!"

"May! You're okay right? There was a power outage, and knowing you, you'd probably get lost. So I was worried." Max stood in front of her.

"I'm so sorry for my "bad" sense of direction. Where's Brock?"

"Brock's with Ash. He's trying to talk some sense in to him. I just hope he will get through to him."

"There's so much going on... Just for a little trip." She sighed. "We're supposed to be relaxing."

"Why don't we do that when the crowd leaves, then?" Max asked. "I can leave you alone with Hiro, here."

"No, that's all right. I just need to think over something... I'm going over to your room, Max, so I need you to tell everyone not to bother me."

"O-okay..." Max turned to Hiro. "Er.. sorry?"

Hiro ignored Max, and stared tensely at May, as she walked away.

Drew and Kiyoshi met with Max and Hiro a few minutes later.

"Did you see May?" Kiyoshi asked.

"She was just here a couple minutes ago, but she wants to be alone, for now," Max said.

Drew shot a glare at Hiro, then walked over to the railing. Kiyoshi followed after him.

"Like I said. The sooner, the better. Have no regrets in life. Also... You should think about it. Meet with her."

"Right..."


A/N: Sorry for this abnormally short rushed chapter. I just thought you should know, the funny noise she made is in the Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut episode. They were talking about how to pronounce something, and she made the o3o-like expression; that's when she made the funny noise. To get an idea of what Kiseki looks like, look at Kirei from Fatal Frame. ALSO, there won't be an to update next week (I'm going somewhere). By the way, things in parenthesis ( )'s aren't A/Ns. :D And, I'll probably edit these chapters later.