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Chapter 10: My Master's Ghost

"Hell," Naru said, incredulous.

Umiko raised an eyebrow, "Seriously Naru have you ever like seen A Haunting in Connecticut. Portals to Hell can exist all over the place." (1)

"Yes like that lamp, and that door." Naru said. (2)

Umiko rolled her eyes, "This is a serious matter stop joking around. If we don't figure out that book we got ourselves an un-closable portal on our hands."

"Is there something you're not telling us?" Bou-san asked.

Umiko sighed, "So many things, but if you give me the book I can close this case."

"No," Naru said, "if what you've been saying is correct then how do we know that you won't get possessed by that book."

Kyoko growled, and her jade eyes flashed as she climbed on her Mistress's shoulder. Umiko patted her head. "Then Kyoko will take care of it for me."

"You hide your true intentions very well, my lady." A voice appeared from out of the darkness of the shadows. Everyone turned towards the sound. "But I believe that is not your true intention with the book, what was that your teacher said in her will, 'find the book and set it on my grave and the answer that you seek will be revealed.' Well wasn't it?"

"Umiko, what have you been doing all this time?" Yasuo asked.

"Finding the answer, to my Teacher's death," Umiko looked down at the ground her eyes portraying her shame.

"'Cause she died so young right, she was such a righteous person, she didn't deserve to die? Well isn't that the reason you've been lying to your family all this time? Manipulating them to you see fit?" The shadow's pink eyes reflected the smugness that was also in his voice. "You were so young when she died and your parents were already dead," he smiled, "you aunt and uncle were also dead so poor little Umiko was sent to an orphanage somewhere in the states till the Sano's thought to take pity on you and-"

"Stop!" Yasuo said. Umiko looked up at her brother hope filling her eyes erasing some of her shame. "Nobody gets to talk to my sister like that, except maybe Naru." Of course maybe not, "Any way who are you to go and talk to my sister like that, sure she may have a few hidden agendas but who doesn't." For some strange reason Yasuo eyes flickered back to Naru and Lin, "So now it's time to be gone."

The Shadow smirked, "I came for the book and I found something quite different. I wish you luck if anyone can break the house and my curse it would be you." And for some strange reason his pink eyes looked directly at Umiko. His invisible lips twitched into a smile.

With that the spirit disappeared completely into the shadows, creating a harsh wind that made them cover their eyes. Umiko took this chance to try and escape before the wind stopped, if only it was that easy.

"Where are you going sister?" Kichi hissed. Standing in the door way.

"Places?" Umiko asked hopefully.

"No you aren't," She said grabbing Umiko forcefully by her hair. "You're sitting your butt down and explaining all of this now!"

Kichi forced her sister into the chair, and stood in front of her sister with her hands on her hips, after they, of course, tied her hands to the chair. "Well?" Kichi said.

Umiko looked around for Kyoko, but found the cat slinking out of the door. The cat turned her head and stuck her tongue out at Umiko. "You damn cat! How dare you abandon me?" Umiko yelled, struggling with the ropes around her wrist.

Kichi looked to where a black tail gracefully made its way around the corner. "Brother dearest would you please get Kyoko for Umiko." Kichi said politely.

Yasuo looked at the darkening hallway of the house. Barely any of the Ghost Hunters that were there remained, four, Sano Family Ghost Hunters, Shibuya Psychic Research, Paranormal Phenomenon Company, and Midland Haunt Hunters, but after what happened to Umiko they're not likely to be out now that it was getting dark.

Umiko sighed, Kichi had more than likely figured out the thread that connected Kyoko to her master to her to this case and to the book. "It's fine. She'll come back sooner or later." Kichi looked back at her sister.

"Okay now, explain to us all here. How are related to this case?"

Umiko took a deep breath. "My Master use to own this house and grounds. She also owned the book. Her name was Annabelle, the first person to live in this house."

Important Notes

1. I'm not talking about the movie, I'm talking about the special from the show A Haunting.

2. Congratulations, to all you who caught that Ghost Hunters Reference, see season 1 around episode 1 or 2.

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