Ghost Hunters
Chapter twenty-one: Tomoko
Pairing(s): Kanda x Allen, Lavi x Lenalee, Link x Timcanpy and Madarao x Alma. Some hints of Neah x Tyki. And for the anonoumous (I totally spelled that wrong xD) reviewer judaiteito I've put in a hint of Crowned Clown x Mugen.
Warning(s): language, ooc-ness,
Disclaimer: Still don't own anything... Neither do I own Ghost Hunt on which this arc is largly based.
A.N.: Again sorry for the long wait but with my dad in the hospital and me working on a cosplay and three stories at the same time, I didn't have a lot of it to write ^^"
Oh and I busted my knee . Hurts like hell and then some stupid asshole somehow sucseeded in stabbing his (closed) umbrella backwards and right onto my kneecap. Needless to say I nearly murdered him...
This chapter is dedictated to noname1998 for the lovely review. Although for the record I'm totally in the mood to write ^^ I'm working on three stories posted here on , two that will be posted (one is a request fic from hypnosia) and two for another fandom(s) (Weiss Kreuz and Kingdom Hearts). They are all written down on paper, I just lack the time to type them over on the computer ^^"
Please enjoy the chapter ^^
The darkness all around him was more than familiar by now. The presence of another exorcist next to him wasn't. He looked up from Timothy to Tsukikami who had just appeared before them.
"How come we are both here?"
"I wanted someone to guide my accommodator since he's still so young. Besides… any exorcist can come into the Dreamscape at any time, even when someone else is already there."
"What's the Dreamscape?" Timothy's voice was still filled with sleep when he asked that.
"It's the place where you can communicate with Innocence. From here on out we are usually shown scenes from the past that ultimately have something to do with the mission we are on. And if we are injured we can relax and get better here."
"Nice explanation Allen-chan."
"So who's he?" The wolf-boy asked while pointing at Tsukikami.
"That's your Innocence."
"Cooooooooooooolllllll…"
"By the way where is Clowned Crown? I would have thought he would have been here to see me?"
"He's busy… With Mugen, if you catch my drift." The Innocence suggestively wriggled his eyebrow. But Allen's blank look was more than enough to convey that no… he did not get Tsukikami's drift.
"Hey can I ask another question? Why is this place called the 'Dreamscape'?"
"That's because…"
But they would never know why since at that exact moment both companions woke up at the same time.
"Allen, Timothy we have a problem." That was all Mercym said before disappearing out of the door.
XOXOX
"Master what happened?" The albino cried out as soon as he saw Kanda support a bleeding Link.
His dark haired lover just nodded his head towards Gina's room. There everything was turned upside down. And I mean everything… The furniture, the carpet, every book and paper and pencil.
The little girl herself was crying loudly into her mother's shoulder, saying over and over again that she did not do this. How could she after all? She was just a little girl without any special powers.
"We heard screaming but when we came close to the room something attacked Howard." A shaking Timcanpy said, looking extremely pale.
"Link, do you think you could do that hypnotizing-trick of yours? Please?" Mercym asked while Fiddler guided the two females towards the living room.
"Are you going to hypnotize them?" Timothy was more than a little curious to see how that worked.
"Yes, sometimes people unconsciously are able to release great burst of power when they are under a lot of stress. So we implant a suggestion. If it happens we are dealing with humans who have supernatural powers. If not, then we have a ghost on our hands." Tryde explained to his young charge.
After that they all went inside were Naomi and Gina were already seated on the sofa in front of a lamp. Both Kanda and Tryde held back their companions while Timcanpy led a limping Link over to the chair situated behind the table with the lamp on it.
"Look at the red dot and concentrate only on my voice. Your eyelids will grow heavy and the only thing to register in your head is the light going on and off. On and off. On and off…"
Together with what the older blonde was saying the red light started flicking slowly. It was more than clear that the two were solely focused on it.
"A vase will be placed into a circle drawn by crayon. By morning the case will have moved out of the circle."
He finished his little experiment by shutting of the lamp. Timcanpy place the vase on the table and drew a circle around it. The two females shook their heads groggily before looking shocked at the lamp. Naomi then picked up her daughter and without another word they went up stairs towards the mother's bedroom.
"Maybe it is for the better if we to, try to get a little sleep." Fiddler suggested and everyone nodded their head.
XOXOX
"Welcome back." Crowned Clown greeted when his accommodator and Timothy found themselves back inside the Dreamscape. "But I'm afraid that we don't have much time so let's go back into the past for now."
They couldn't even protest when suddenly they were in some sort of wooded chamber. Before them a little girl was bouncing a ball up and down when she suddenly spotted a man standing
The man beckoned her over and with a reflex Timothy reached forward as to stop the girl from disappearing.
"NO DON'T GO WITH HIM!"
"No matter what you try, the past can't be changed. That girl can't be saved anymore." Crown said with a sad smile on his face.
In the time it had taken the two to have their little conversation, the girl had grabbed the man's hand and was led out of the open door. Behind the exorcist a woman came running screaming: "TOMOKO! PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY DAUGHTER AWAY! TOMOKO!" But she was too late.
"So what's the connection between this and the ghost?" Allen asked his Innocence.
"You'll find out later."
That was the last thing his Innocence said before the two companions had a normal sleep for the rest of the night.
XOXOX
The next morning everyone stepped into the living room with apprehension to see what had happened with the vase. They had mixed feelings when they saw it standing untouched in the circle.
"So I guess we have a ghost on our hands…" Was the only thing Mercym said before they all went back to their room. The two companions seated themselves on the lap of their masters, something that Timcanpy also did. Fiddler and Mercym seated themselves on the floor.
"So what now?"
"See what we can dig up about past owners? And I'll make sure to look for someone who had a daughter named Tomoko." Allen had told Link about his and Timothy's dream when he had just woken up.
A knock sounded on the door and Naomi pocked her head inside.
"Can I talk to about something please?"
"Of course." Link and Timothy moved themselves to the floor so that their client could sit down on the bed.
"Well a few days ago I found my daughter talking to her doll. And then… The doll talked back! She said that Gina shouldn't have any friends. If she did then the doll would make her life miserable."
"Why didn't you say so sooner?"
"I thought I might have been imagining things but seconds ago when I went to search for her, the doll was staring at me! That thing was staring at me!"
"I'll go and try to exorcise it." Kanda offered while the others tried to calm the – near hysterics – woman down. Allen walked out after him, curious to see what his lover was planning.
"Go and try to get the doll from her. Then come meet me at the garden."
The albino just nodded and walked towards the girl's room. There he gently knocked on the door and waited for the 'come in'. Poking his head around the doorframe he saw Gina sitting on her bed with the doll on her lap.
The doll had brown hair, green eyes and a red dress on. The companion had to admit that it was sinister looking, and he could feel shivers running down his spine.
"Hey Naomi, we were wondering if we could borrow your doll for a moment. You will get her back but first we want to try something out if you don't mind?"
"But Lily doesn't want to be away from me…" The girl started to pout adorably and Allen almost felt guilty about what he was about to do. Almost… Now if the doll was less scary looking then he would have been feeling guilty.
"I'm sure Lily wouldn't mind making new friends. And I promise that I will take good care of her. You trust me right?"
"Of course." A little hesitantly the girl held out the doll for the albino to take. Once he had it, Allen made a beeline for the garden. More than glad to get rid of the thing. He could swear that it was staring at him with her creepy looking green beads that resembled her eyes.
"Here take it!" He nearly threw the thing at his boyfriend who caught it without any problem. Placing the doll in a box he began scanting some weird incantation. Finishing with that he placed the lid on the box and threw it in a garbage can.
Striking a match he set the can on fire, and then the two of them waited until the box was incarnated. After half an hour, the box was indeed reduced to nothing but ashes. However the doll wasn't. And it was staring straight at them with a scowl on her perfect porcelain face.
"It didn't work… How can it not work?"
"There is some serious strong ghost taking control of that doll."
"But why a doll. Isn't it easier to take over a human body?"
"No. Besides doll were first made so that wandering ghosts could find a place to rest. They were nothing more that vessels that could be used. It was only much later that children started to play with them."
"I never knew that…"
"Not many people do."
"So what now?"
"We wait until we find something to lure out spirit."
At his companion's blank look he elaborated: "Ghost always stay on this earth because they either want something or because they are searching for something. When we found out what it is we can use that information to exercise them."
"If that is how you exorcise them, why did you use your Innocence the first two times then?"
"Sometimes ghost just like to be evil and won't let themselves be guided into the afterlife." Kanda answered as if it was obvious. Which it kind of was…
"For now, I'll ask Link to put a seal on it, and put a protection charm on Gina just in case."
"What do you want me to do?"
"Get Timothy and go to sleep. See if your Innocence is willing to share some more information." A sigh and a scowl. "God I really hate these kind of cases! Once we get back to HQ I'm kicking Komui's butt for sending us on it!"
Reaching up, Allen placed a small kiss in hopes of calming his master down. And surprisingly enough it seemed to work. Slipping his hand into the much larger one, the two went back upstairs to start their second attack plan. They would not be brought down by a mere ghost!
TBC…
Sorry for the shortness of this chapter but it was either to post this or have you guys wait another week... Hope you forgive me and I promise to make it up to you with the next chatper ^^ And now I'm off to bed since it is 23h30 here in Belgium and I'm dead on my feet! Good night :)
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Next chapter: More of the ghost's past is revealed and the team makes a plan to exorcise the spirit without having to use their Innocence. But can they keep Gina save or will the possesed doll get to her first?
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