Ghost Hunt: The Cursed Relics

Chapter Six: Race of the Psychics, Part III

Hey guys! Wow, I've totally forgotten to finish my story . for all you long awaited fans, here it is, and I hope to finish this up!! (Again, I beg for your forgiveness on bended knees DX)

love, Katrina

"If we destroy the original, we can get rid of the clones…"


"Why don't you understand, Kiko? Come with me, we can run away from all this!"

A handsome young man stood, staring at a young woman who was crying at herself in the bathroom mirror.

"No, Nicolas, I can't just run away from home. I had a fight with my mom, that's all."

"You used your powers against her," Nicolas said, leaning against the doorframe. "You know she holds grudges, especially since she's not a psychic and her daughter is. She's jealous of you; she's going to find a way to get rid of you. Besides, your dad has been eyeing that Rebecca Weisse chick. I heard that he's already filing divorce papers."

"He's not like that!" Kiko argued back, her mascara running down her cheeks. She gave a small chuckle at her appearance. "I look like a raccoon…a symbol of a bandit…"

Nicolas crossed his arms over his chest as he watched Kiko grab toilet paper and wipe her face of the running makeup.

"Run away with me, you'll never have to see your mother again…ever…"

Kiko stopped cleaning her cheeks. She looked at him through the bathroom mirror; a solemn look was masked on his face. A glint appeared in her eyes. Hope, possibly?

"No," the woman said, shaking her head and then splashed her face with cold water. "No, I can't go with you. What would we do? Start a new life together? We're only 16 and I'm barely making it through school."

"Maybe," Nicolas said, stepping into the bathroom to stand behind Kiko. "If you'd stop acting like a rebel and actually put your efforts into studying you'd actually be able to get a decent part-time job. Don't worry about the financial issues, we can work that out."

He traced something with his finger on the back of her neck, sending a shudder down her spine. She turned around to look at him. No, not look at him.

Glare at him.

"You're using me," she accused, her eyes fixed with anger. "You're going to show me off as a freak and have me on display like a helpless animal."

A flicker of surprise flashed in Nicolas' eyes, but it vanished as soon as it had come. "A premonition of your, perhaps?" He stepped back, away from her, and looked at her now, that sweet tone in his voice had vanished, now replaced with anger matching Kiko's.

"Only too well," Kiko said as she pushed past him towards the door. It shut by itself as Kiko reached the door frame. She reached for the door handle and jerked. The door was locked. Kiko whirled around to face her boyfriend, fury in her eyes.

"Open it," she said quietly, keeping herself from yelling.

"We're not through here," Nicolas said, crossing his arms over his chest. He brushed a strand of black hair from his ivory face. "You haven't said you'd come with me."

"Because I don't want to," Kiko answered. She needed to keep him distracted for another minute or so…she needed to build enough power…

"Hmm," he said. Kiko gasped, hoping he hadn't been able to read her mind. Well, he was only a PK user, after all. "You came to me, crying, wanting to get away from your mother. Now, here you are, crying because you're so confused. What matters more to you? Starting a new life with me, or staying in this hell with your mother?"

Kiko paused for a moment. A small crackle was heard, but luckily the man paid no mind.

"When it comes down to that," Kiko said after a silent spell. "I want to continue living in this hell I'm in already rather than be a fortune teller in some freak circus."

"Kimiko," Nicolas demanded his voice loud and angry. Kiko gasped, almost loosing the power she had collected. No one called her that except her mother… "You will come with me or I'll drag you with my PK, do you understand me?"

"NO!" Kiko screamed. She unleashed her powers on the lock, throwing the door open in a gale of wind. Kiko was thrown into the hallway by her own magic. When she managed to recover, she looked into the bathroom. The door was hanging on one hinge, and the sink had been blown off; water gushed out of the piped onto the tiled floor. The window glass had been destroyed as if someone had been flung…

"Nick!" Kiko shouted as maids and butlers scrambled into the hallway to find out what the commotion had been about. The teenager jumped to her feet and ran to the window. She put her hand over her mouth and tears slid down her cheeks.

"Oh no, oh my…oh god…"

"My baby!" a shrill voice called. Kiko paid no mind to her parents as they entered the bathroom. Anzu Shino hugged her daughter, looking at the wreck.

"Did he do this?" Koba Shino asked, ushering the servants to get back to work.

Kiko opened her mouth, but the only sound that came out was a sob.

"That boy!" Anzu said, wiping a cut on Kiko forehead. "I told you he was no good. Those damn PK powers, aren't your ESP powers supposed to help you?"

Kiko pointed at the window, and then ran to the toilet and vomited. Anzu and Koba looked at each other before peering out of the window. Anzu put her hand over her mouth. Koba shook his head before looking at Kiko.

"He had too much power. I'm just glad you weren't in his place."

"I've-I've-" Kiko felt her stomach get weak again, but she held it back. "He's dead!"

Koba patted her head gently. "It's alright; it's not your fault. He was trying to kidnap you. I had a small vision, but I couldn't comprehend it until now."

"I didn't think he'd die," Kiko said, gulping in air. She stood back up, her legs weak. "But you're right, he's a bad guy."

"Young lady?"

"Come now, let's talk this over, I'm sure there's a reason."

"Young lady?"

"Okay dad, but I'm not sure if I can do this-"

"YOUNG LADY!"

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Mai gasped as she came out of her dream. She took one look at her surroundings and screamed as she jumped backwards. She had been standing on top of the bakery roof, about to jump off.

"What-how? I was reading that book last I remember…how did I get here?"

"A spirit," the old woman said, her eyes wide behind her thick glasses. "Possessed you."

"Huh?" Mai said, wondering if she was joking. Her sense of humor was as old as her age.

"It's true," her husband said, his eyes just as wide as the woman's. "You were yelling something about 'Nicolas' and 'circus freaks.' It was quite funny until you ran up here and almost jumped off."

"I was…possessed?" Mai asked, frowning. "But how? I don't remember-" Mai stopped mid-sentence. Could that be what had happened at the mansion? When she had blacked out in the study…was Koaimi possessing her?

"Koaimi's a wonderful child," a voice said. No wait, it came from inside Mai's head.

"You're a psychic?" Mai asked. The old man laughed and pointed to his wife.

"She's the psychic. She loved that Kimiko Shino; Kiko came over everyday to ask how to enhance her powers. She loved my bear claw donuts."

"Neither Koaimi nor Kiko possessed you," the woman said, seriously. "It'll have to be that evil boy, Nicolas. He was so mean and cruel; I always wondered what Kiko saw in him."

"But that was over a decade ago," Mai said. "Why is he choosing to possess me now? And why me?"

"Ah, she asks as many questions as Kiko once did," the woman said, a smile on her face appeared at the warm memories. "Well, darling, it's Relic Night. I'm not sure why it's called 'night' though. It's a week long 'festival.'"

"It's basically the time in which evil spirits are allowed to roam the Earth," the old man interrupted. "I'm going to slug whoever came up with that 'holiday.'"

"So…this 'evil spirit-?" Mai said but she was interrupted by the couple again.

"Nicolas."

Wow, they said that at the same time… "Nicolas…he possesses me? What does he want?"

"Well, I have two theories," the old woman said. "Nicolas seems to have a thing for woman with ESP powers, especially the clairvoyance type. He's probably trying to get your body and powers; you are a psychic, yes?"

Mai shrugged. "I suppose you could say that."

"The second one isn't any prettier," the old man said. "He's probably trying to destroy Kiko's soul. My wife and I are probably the only ones who know Nicolas killed her. He's seeking revenge on her and using you as a puppet to kill Koaimi and Reimi. If he can destroy the bond that keeps Kiko to Earth she'll either become a harmless earth bound spirit (jibakurei) and Nicolas will be able to overpower her. Or…"

The woman shuddered. "She'll turn evil."

Mai frowned. She felt a rush of adrenaline surge through her, waiting adventure. "Where is the cemetery?"

"Patience, my child. You have to be careful or you'll-"

"I don't care!" Mai shouted, trying to shake the woman out of her head. "Tell me, please? I can help exorcize Nicolas and then we'll focus on everything else!"

The old man shook his head and sighed. "You'll only get hurt."

The old lady smiled. "She has great enthusiasm. The cemetery is on the outskirts of the town. Tell Reimi that she has done a great job, but now she needs the help of others. Good luck."

Mai nodded and hugged them before she ran down into the guest room and grabbed her items. She flung the bakery door open and ran past couples who jumped out of her way as she flew past them.

Hang on Koaimi, Mai thought as blood continued to pump through her body. The pain in her knee from the accident yesterday seemed to have gone away with her rush of epinephrine. You too Reimi. And you, Kiko. I will get rid of that asshole of a boyfriend. Just wait for me…