Surprise! I couldn't wait to post another chapter, so here's a bonus for you guys. Don't expect me to post two days in a row again anytime soon though! I've got a busy workweek coming up tomorrow and I doubt I'll have as much time to write as I would like to...I hope you enjoy, and don't forget to give me some feedback! :)

Keira unlocked the door to her apartment and slipped inside, sighing in relief after a long stressful day. Thankfully it had been slightly uneventful, aside from the fact that the Ghostbusters roamed around the building all day in search of the missing ghost. They finally left after lunch with the promise to check back later in the afternoon, which they hadn't gotten around to what with answering other numerous calls around the city.

Keira threw her purse in the armchair next to her television and hurried to shower before getting ready for her date with Matt.

It was almost six thirty before Keira was ready and she sat in front of her dresser mirror, dressed in a simple black skirt with a deep purple blouse. She'd found one of her favorite necklaces, a small silver pendant in the shape of a crescent moon and it hung around her neck. She brushed through her hair after putting on a bit of makeup and smiled at her reflection.

Hmm.

Keira looked up in the mirror behind her, then turned to look where she had heard the thoughtful murmur come from. She froze for a moment, glancing around her room nervously.

"I know I heard it that time." She said to herself.

Her gaze drifted to her bed, made neatly from the early morning she'd had, and then she looked towards her closet which was slightly open. She peered out of her bedroom and into the living room.

"…Hello?" She called, her voice timid.

She stood up from her place in front of her dresser and stepped hesitantly towards her closet, glancing around her curiously. She took one last glance around her before grasping the closet's doorknob and jerking it open. Her heart jumped in her chest as she heard a bout of laughter from behind her.

"Who's there?" She called, her voice echoing in the empty apartment. Her eyes darted around and her heart pounded in her chest painfully. Her head suddenly ached and she gasped as she fell against her dresser, catching it with a strong grip in her hand. Her vision grew foggy and she managed to look up at herself in the mirror. As she did, she found that her reflection was smiling knowingly at her. Keira's head swam and then she fell into a dark void, followed by the laughter she had been hearing in her head all along.


Keira awoke halfway and could hear several voices echoing distortedly around her. She was in a dimly lit room, and for some reason she couldn't pinpoint where exactly she was. She could still feel a slight headache but it was manageable as she looked around groggily.

Vague shapes took up most of the space she could see and she struggled to clear her vision from the dark spots in it. Her heartbeat was calm, which was strange as she looked around nervously. She froze as she heard her own voice in the midst of the other soft murmurings around her. She couldn't make out what was being said, but it made her uneasy. The voice said something again and Keira felt herself draw away from the voice, terrified. The sounds around her went silent and Keira held her breath in anticipation.

She was suddenly hit with a blast of a sharp ringing in her ears. She inwardly screamed in pain and crouched in the darkness, hands pressed to her ears. The ringing grew in intensity and Keira was overwhelmed by it as her vision went black.


Keira lurched up in bed, gasping for breath. Late morning light poured into her bedroom, which surprised her. She glanced down at her nightstand to find the source of what had woken her. Her phone was still ringing, seconds away from letting her answering machine answer it. She hesitated for a moment and then quickly grabbed for the phone.

"H-hello?" She stammered, still on edge.

"Keira ! Are you okay?" Matt's worried voice drifted through the phone. Keira smacked a hand to her forehead.

"Matt! I'm so sorry…about last night's dinner…I know I forgot about it…again…I was getting ready and then…"

"Keira, what are you talking about?" Matt asked.

"The Ghostbusters came the other day and there was a ghost…a real ghost! And Matt…I think it's here…" Keira said slowly. She glanced up at her room, confused. She could hear Matt's soft laughter from the other end of the line. "Why are you laughing at me?"

"I'm laughing because you're adorable when you're excited. You're telling me the ghost story all over again."

Keira paused and stared into the distance, processing what he'd just said.

"Again?" She finally muttered. She could almost hear the click as Matt's mood instantly changed to worry again.

"At dinner last night. Remember? You told me all about the ghost and what happened with the Ghostbusters and everything."

"Matt…I didn't go to dinner with you last night."

Matt fell silent for several seconds. Keira's heart thudded in her chest as she waited for Matt to break into laughter, signaling that the whole thing was a joke.

"Matt, this isn't funny…" She warned after a minute.

"Keira, if I didn't pick you up last night, then who went to dinner with me?" He said quickly. He had an edge to his voice that said he thought she was the one joking. Keira looked at herself in her dresser's mirror and froze.

She wore a knee length red dress, complete with her favorite silver crescent moon necklace and stud earrings. She glanced at the floor next to her bed and could see where she had apparently kicked off her heels before climbing back into bed.

"Okay…that's definitely odd…" She murmured. She looked up at her dresser and could see that the outfit she had originally chosen for her date was neatly folded and laying across the chair. She felt her heart leap into her throat as a dizzy feeling crept over her.

"Keira?" She heard Matt say worriedly. She shook her head to blink back the feeling and looked down at her alarm clock, which read that it was nearly lunchtime.

"Did we drink last night?" Keira almost squeaked.

"What? No…why?" Matt asked. "Keira you're scaring me."

"I'm scared myself right now, Matt. But I've gotta go, I'm late for work. I've…I've just gotta get out of here." She said, slowly pulling the phone away from her ear.

"No Keira, wait-!" She could hear Matt as she replaced the phone in the receiver. She stared at it for a long moment, still struggling to figure out why she failed to remember the night before.


Keira walked into the library, a clean pair of blue jeans and a dark green blouse replacing the bright red dress she had woken up wearing. She had pulled her blonde hair back halfway, the waves still falling down past her shoulders. She glanced around at the quizzical looks some of the regulars gave her but she ignored them as she moved in a beeline for the front desk where Cindy was waiting.

"Keira! I was worried about you!" Cindy said as Keira moved behind the desk and dropped her purse on a shelf behind it.

"I'm sorry. I overslept." She said. Cindy studied the girl next to her.

"You look a little pale, are you all right?" She said worriedly. Keira turned to the woman nervously.

"To be honest, I had a terrible night last night. I was supposed to go on a makeup date with Matt, and I remember getting ready to go out, but then everything just stops right there. Matt even called this morning and he said that I was with him last night. But Cindy…I don't remember it." She blurted out. Cindy stared at the girl, pity in her gaze.

"Keira…are you sure you're not overreacting?" Cindy smiled slightly to herself before going on. "I remember when I was engaged to my first husband, my nerves were uncontrollable up until the wedding! Could that be it?"

"Yeah, I guess that could be it." Keira said, turning to start busying herself sorting through books behind the desk. She shook her head, still not feeling right.

"The Ghostbusters said they were coming back after lunch today…" Cindy said slowly as she glanced down at her watch. Keira slumped her shoulders as she collected a stack of books in her arms.

"To look for the ghost? It went outside…why do they think it would still be here in the library?" Keira asked. Cindy shrugged as a tall figure stepped up to the desk.

"Why, hello Mr. Houston…" Cindy said. Keira whirled around with her stack of books, surprised.

"Keira?" He said softly. His blue eyes were intense as he stared at her with unsaid questions. She blinked and smiled awkwardly.

"Walk with me?" She offered as she rounded the counter with her large stack of books to put away. Cindy flashed her a reassuring look and waved them off.

"Are you okay?" Matt asked guardedly as they walked through the open reading room and towards the numerous shelves lined up near the back. Keira nodded.

"I'm fine now. Just…still pondering last night. Because, seriously, I don't remember going out with you." She said, stopping to put away a few books. Matt stood beside her, watching as she worked.

"Maybe you're just so used to going out with me every night that it just felt routine. That and you had a life-changing experience meeting the Ghostbusters the other day." He grinned. Keira smirked and moved down the row of shelves to find the next section.

"Sounds about right, I guess." She said contentedly. She knelt to replace another book on the lower part of the shelf. As she slid the book between the others on the shelf in front of her, she gasped as she saw her hand shaking slightly. She frowned and then stood back up, staring thoughtfully at her palm.

"So if you really don't remember last night, I guess that also means you don't remember any of what we talked about over dinner, am I right?" Matt said, not noticing the worried look on Keira's face as she studied her twitching hand. She glanced up at him, lowering her arm back to the smaller stack of books in her grasp.

"No, not off the top of my head." She replied. Matt chuckled slightly.

"We finally set the date." He said, smiling widely. Keira's face twitched into a small half smile.

"We did?"

"Yeah, you said you wanted it in December. I suggested earlier in the month so we could spend our honeymoon over Christmas in Hawaii." Matt said, still smiling. Keira breathed a sigh of relief as she considered the thought of warm beach weather during the winter. She was already getting ideas in her mind for the wedding now that the time of year was set.

"That…that sounds wonderful, Matt." She smiled. She stood on her tiptoes to give him a quick kiss. She pulled away, feeling her face grow warm and she looked back down quickly at the books clutched to her chest like a lovesick schoolgirl.

"Miss Jackson? Keira!"

Keira whipped her head in the direction of loud voices echoing off the walls of the library.

"Come out, come out wherever you are!" Another voice called. Keira closed her eyes and groaned.

"How many times do I have to tell you, this is a library, Dr. Venkman!" She said at normal volume instead of her usual soft voice. She moved towards the end of the aisle, followed closely by Matt.

"There you are!" Peter said, turning over his shoulder to call out obnoxiously to his fellow Ghostbusters. "Guys, I found her!"

"Maybe I should go…" Matt said as he squeezed Keira's hand. Keira didn't let go as he tried to pull away and he quickly looked back at her, eyebrows raised.

"Don't leave me alone with them." She muttered under her breath as the full team of Ghostbusters congregated in front of her.

"Hi Keira. We just wanted to check back with you, since Ms. Drummond said you came in late. Everything alright?" Ray said. Keira glanced at Matt, wondering if she should say anything about her amnesia of the previous night.

"Y-yes. I think I'm still just hung up on the fact that ghosts are real." She said vaguely. Matt kept silent, but flashed her a quick glance.

"You gonna introduce us to your friend?" Peter asked. Keira glanced up at Matt who was gazing back and forth from each of the Ghostbusters silently.

"Um…this is my fiancé, Matt Houston." Keira said nervously. She smiled at the four Ghostbusters in front of them. "I think he knows all of you."

Matt stepped forward and shook each of the Ghostbusters' hands and nodded politely. Keira smirked at his awkwardness.

"Right. Well I guess we'd better keep on searching for that missing ghost. We'll see you later." Ray said smiling at Keira politely. She nodded and then watched as Egon took the lead, directing the others past Keira and Matt and towards the lower level of the library. As Ray brought up the rear of the group, she could hear Egon switch on his little meter.

"This is so cool... Can we go with them?" Matt asked, shifting on his feet. Keira scoffed.

"I don't know why you'd want to. They won't find anything." She blurted out. Her eyes widened and she froze. Matt looked at her, noticing the change.

"Why do you say that?"

"I-I don't know." She said, stumbling back against a shelf as a wave of nausea washed over her. She dropped the few books that she still had in her grasp and raised her hands to her head.

"Keira? Keira! What's wrong?" Matt asked, grabbing her shoulders. The girl looked up at her fiancé trying to focus on his face. Colors swam across her vision and as the dizziness grew to an overwhelming intensity, she collapsed to the library floor, unconscious.