Chapter 5
"We will see about that!"
"So are you going to tell me about the whole thing?" asked Hakuba to his friend while standing on the sandy beach. The cold wind blew through his blond hair and Richard's brown hair. They stared at the black sea for a while and Richard sighed.
"The house is haunted, Hakuba. I know you will say I am talking gibberish, but so many weird things has happened. I hope you can find out who is doing it and why."
Hakuba said nothing, he waited patiently till Richard was ready to continue.
"As you know, my mother died when I was 11"
"What? I thought she died 10 years ago? So your mother actually died 7 years ago?" asked Hakuba.
"Yes--- didn't I tell you? Anyway, last month, weird things started to happen around the hotel. The servants, the cook, and maids have all been hearing someone crying at night. My sisters and brother heard footsteps and someone singing at midnight."
Hakuba frowned. "It all sounds like a pretty standard ghost to me!"
Richard looked at Hakuba. "But you saw it yourself ! The portrait was bleeding! How do you explain that?"
"Richard, calm down OK? Let me ask you a few questions first and then you can ask me all you want."
Said Hakuba while taking out his notebook and a pen.
"First, what is the cause of your mothers death?"
"I dont know. No one knows. She died suddenly. She spent 5 months in the hospital before she died" Said Richard sadly. "And no-one would tell me what was happening to her. The only thing I knew was that mother was no longer with me."
"Second question. What sort of weird things have been happening?"
"The sound of footsteps, bleeding portraits, crying voices, em--- I heard it once when I was in my room at night. It was really weird. It sounds like a little girl singing."
"What was the song like?"
"Something about the hotel. I remember two sentence : Every night when demons calls, it is time to give your dying soul. It was horrible." Richard's eyes went wide with fear.
"What did you do?" asked Hakuba, he could sense a chill ran down his spin. Its really cold on the beach.
"I got off the bed and wanted to know where the voice was coming from, but it stopped at soon as I open my door."
"How old is your hotel?" asked Hakuba.
"It is 258 years old."
"Tell me about the family, are your family close together?"
"Yes! We get along very well! Especially my brothers and I. There is only two people I can think of that seems to dislike each other---"
"Which are---?"
"Aunt Alice and Uncle John."
"O----Kay--- Em, they are married, aren't they?"
"Yes, but by the way things are going, I afraid they no longer have-erm-feelings for each other."
Hakuba just shrugged and drew a star around the notes for this information.
"How did your father died?" asked Hakuba carefully.
"------ Well--- I found him on the beach-when I was talking a walk. He was drowned. He fell off the cliff and fell into the sea. The tide washed his body back-----"
"And?"
"The police think it was a suicide."
"WHY?!"
"The fact that my father have no enemy, it is impossible to say there is someone who will want to kill my father!" shouted Richard, he was so upset, and there were tears in his eyes.
"Was there any reason for him to suicide?"
Richard shook his head slowly, then he looked at Hakuba. "My father suffered from depression ever since my mother died. I think he just wanted to be with her again."
Hakuba sighed, "I am sorry."
"Did he left any notes or letters?" asked Hakuba again. After a short minutes of silent.
"Yes--- he left a paper on his table, William got it. I can show it to you if you want."
"Now your father have passed away, who will have the hotel and the business?" asked Hakuba.
"William, he have the control over the main business, but my two aunts takes care of the cooks and cleaning etc. William cant do a much about those type of things. As for my fathers money, William decided to spilt it equally between all of us."
"What about your uncles?"
"They take care of the maintenance of the hotel. They help William a lot."
"What makes you think that your mothers----- spirit comes back for revenge?" asked Hakuba again, writing down everything.
"The portraits of my mother, one of them have blood written all over it. It says : You Will Pay With Your Life---- now my father is dead--"
"When was that?" Hakuba decided to cut Richard off on that.
"About 2 weeks ago."
"Why didn't your family asked for further investigation?"
Richard looked at Hakuba funnily "I called you didn't I? And you are a detective!"
"Oh yeah------" blushed Hakuba. "And may I say you got the right person?"
"Well---- I see that Anne is scared." Said Hakuba. "Anyone else is behaving like that?"
"Yes, she is the one who heard all those strange noise at night. It was awful for her. I don't blame her for losing control and screaming--- but it was embarrassing---
My family are quite annoyed with the situation, but they are all concentrating on the hotel business, the whole family is working hard for the hotel. I am very proud of every single one of them."
"The diamond Pandora, does the family have any clue to where it is?"
"No, our father didn't leave any clue for us to find the diamond. I afraid it will be impossible to find it because the hotel is so big----one other thing, no-one in the family have seen it except my parents"
"Oh, we will see about that----" Said Kaito from behind them. He smiled confidently at Richard.
Shinichi and Heiji was right next to Kaito.
Shinichi looked at Kaito with disapproval when Kaito said what he said.
"How long have you lot been here?!" asked Hakuba, surprised.
"Long enough, so Richard, when can we see that paper your father left?" asked Heiji
"No today. It is late. William is tired from the funeral." Said Richard. "Sorry if I sounded rude, but----"
"Its OK." Said Hakuba. "we should go back anyway. Its getting late."
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"Give me your note! You asked us to help, so you should let us know everything." said Heiji to Hakuba when they were in their room.
"Fine, here you go." Said Hakuba, while grinning.
"What the----" shouted Heiji, because it was all written in English. *Rough* handwritings.
"Ok ok, I will tell you exactly what Richard said." Laughed Hakuba
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"So, detective, find anything interesting yet?" asked Kaito to Kudou, staring at the high ceiling and lying in his bed. Kudou was sitting in his bed and scribble things down. The Hotel was quiet and most of the family were in bed already.
"Yeah, how about you? Any clue to where the diamond is? KID?" replied Shinichi.
"I am going to be honest and say that no, I dont have any clue yet." grinned Kaito.
"Funny that I dont trust you on this, do you know who put the fake blood on the portrait?" asked Shinichi, he picked up his mobile phone and turned it on.
But all he got was Kaito's mysterious smile.
"Strange how the family behaving like nothing has happened, especially their father died not long ago. They all seems to be very happy." Said Kaito, changing the topic.
"Something is not right." agreed Kudou.
"I mean, Richard seems to be normal and all, and William. I like that guy. Hope he wont be too upset when Pandora is gone."
Shinichi stopped pressing his phone and looked at Kaito. "Are you gona quit the KID business when you find the diamond?"
"Yeah, I will. Otherwise who know what YOU will do?!" frowned Kaito.
Shinichi grinned his grin and yawned. He then pressed the `send` button on his phone.
"Well, we better rest and get some more information tomorrow!"
The he turned off the light.
The boys soon fall asleep with the sound of the waves washed up the beach through their open window.
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"Hakuba! Wake up!" said Heiji quietly in the dark. "Get up !You lazy pig!"
"Uh? What?" asked Hakuba, rubbing his eyes and saw Heiji put his finger on his mouth.
"Shhhh, listen." Said Heiji.
Hakuba sat up and listened. It was so dark in the room, the moonlight slipped through the curtains which slowly waved light in the air, the wind was seeping through the windows and gently blowing it.
Dark, long shadows were cast from every furniture around the room, they looked like strange figures dancing silently in the room with the movement of the curtains.
The distance sound of waves washed up the beach could be heard in this peaceful night.
The pale, blue moon light provided little but enough light for the boys to see each other.
Midnight, dark, silent, errie, and empty feelings surrounded the hotel.
Singing voice.
The voice echoed between the rooms, the sweet voice of a little girl.
Hakuba froze and noticed Heiji was looking at him.
In the dark, Hakuba could see Heiji's two blue eyes, which was filled with questions, disbelieve and, in that split second, more than anything else, Hakuba could felt that emotion himself .
Fear.
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To Be continue-----------------------------------
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Reviews please~~~~~~~~~ thank you so much for reading!!
"We will see about that!"
"So are you going to tell me about the whole thing?" asked Hakuba to his friend while standing on the sandy beach. The cold wind blew through his blond hair and Richard's brown hair. They stared at the black sea for a while and Richard sighed.
"The house is haunted, Hakuba. I know you will say I am talking gibberish, but so many weird things has happened. I hope you can find out who is doing it and why."
Hakuba said nothing, he waited patiently till Richard was ready to continue.
"As you know, my mother died when I was 11"
"What? I thought she died 10 years ago? So your mother actually died 7 years ago?" asked Hakuba.
"Yes--- didn't I tell you? Anyway, last month, weird things started to happen around the hotel. The servants, the cook, and maids have all been hearing someone crying at night. My sisters and brother heard footsteps and someone singing at midnight."
Hakuba frowned. "It all sounds like a pretty standard ghost to me!"
Richard looked at Hakuba. "But you saw it yourself ! The portrait was bleeding! How do you explain that?"
"Richard, calm down OK? Let me ask you a few questions first and then you can ask me all you want."
Said Hakuba while taking out his notebook and a pen.
"First, what is the cause of your mothers death?"
"I dont know. No one knows. She died suddenly. She spent 5 months in the hospital before she died" Said Richard sadly. "And no-one would tell me what was happening to her. The only thing I knew was that mother was no longer with me."
"Second question. What sort of weird things have been happening?"
"The sound of footsteps, bleeding portraits, crying voices, em--- I heard it once when I was in my room at night. It was really weird. It sounds like a little girl singing."
"What was the song like?"
"Something about the hotel. I remember two sentence : Every night when demons calls, it is time to give your dying soul. It was horrible." Richard's eyes went wide with fear.
"What did you do?" asked Hakuba, he could sense a chill ran down his spin. Its really cold on the beach.
"I got off the bed and wanted to know where the voice was coming from, but it stopped at soon as I open my door."
"How old is your hotel?" asked Hakuba.
"It is 258 years old."
"Tell me about the family, are your family close together?"
"Yes! We get along very well! Especially my brothers and I. There is only two people I can think of that seems to dislike each other---"
"Which are---?"
"Aunt Alice and Uncle John."
"O----Kay--- Em, they are married, aren't they?"
"Yes, but by the way things are going, I afraid they no longer have-erm-feelings for each other."
Hakuba just shrugged and drew a star around the notes for this information.
"How did your father died?" asked Hakuba carefully.
"------ Well--- I found him on the beach-when I was talking a walk. He was drowned. He fell off the cliff and fell into the sea. The tide washed his body back-----"
"And?"
"The police think it was a suicide."
"WHY?!"
"The fact that my father have no enemy, it is impossible to say there is someone who will want to kill my father!" shouted Richard, he was so upset, and there were tears in his eyes.
"Was there any reason for him to suicide?"
Richard shook his head slowly, then he looked at Hakuba. "My father suffered from depression ever since my mother died. I think he just wanted to be with her again."
Hakuba sighed, "I am sorry."
"Did he left any notes or letters?" asked Hakuba again. After a short minutes of silent.
"Yes--- he left a paper on his table, William got it. I can show it to you if you want."
"Now your father have passed away, who will have the hotel and the business?" asked Hakuba.
"William, he have the control over the main business, but my two aunts takes care of the cooks and cleaning etc. William cant do a much about those type of things. As for my fathers money, William decided to spilt it equally between all of us."
"What about your uncles?"
"They take care of the maintenance of the hotel. They help William a lot."
"What makes you think that your mothers----- spirit comes back for revenge?" asked Hakuba again, writing down everything.
"The portraits of my mother, one of them have blood written all over it. It says : You Will Pay With Your Life---- now my father is dead--"
"When was that?" Hakuba decided to cut Richard off on that.
"About 2 weeks ago."
"Why didn't your family asked for further investigation?"
Richard looked at Hakuba funnily "I called you didn't I? And you are a detective!"
"Oh yeah------" blushed Hakuba. "And may I say you got the right person?"
"Well---- I see that Anne is scared." Said Hakuba. "Anyone else is behaving like that?"
"Yes, she is the one who heard all those strange noise at night. It was awful for her. I don't blame her for losing control and screaming--- but it was embarrassing---
My family are quite annoyed with the situation, but they are all concentrating on the hotel business, the whole family is working hard for the hotel. I am very proud of every single one of them."
"The diamond Pandora, does the family have any clue to where it is?"
"No, our father didn't leave any clue for us to find the diamond. I afraid it will be impossible to find it because the hotel is so big----one other thing, no-one in the family have seen it except my parents"
"Oh, we will see about that----" Said Kaito from behind them. He smiled confidently at Richard.
Shinichi and Heiji was right next to Kaito.
Shinichi looked at Kaito with disapproval when Kaito said what he said.
"How long have you lot been here?!" asked Hakuba, surprised.
"Long enough, so Richard, when can we see that paper your father left?" asked Heiji
"No today. It is late. William is tired from the funeral." Said Richard. "Sorry if I sounded rude, but----"
"Its OK." Said Hakuba. "we should go back anyway. Its getting late."
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"Give me your note! You asked us to help, so you should let us know everything." said Heiji to Hakuba when they were in their room.
"Fine, here you go." Said Hakuba, while grinning.
"What the----" shouted Heiji, because it was all written in English. *Rough* handwritings.
"Ok ok, I will tell you exactly what Richard said." Laughed Hakuba
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"So, detective, find anything interesting yet?" asked Kaito to Kudou, staring at the high ceiling and lying in his bed. Kudou was sitting in his bed and scribble things down. The Hotel was quiet and most of the family were in bed already.
"Yeah, how about you? Any clue to where the diamond is? KID?" replied Shinichi.
"I am going to be honest and say that no, I dont have any clue yet." grinned Kaito.
"Funny that I dont trust you on this, do you know who put the fake blood on the portrait?" asked Shinichi, he picked up his mobile phone and turned it on.
But all he got was Kaito's mysterious smile.
"Strange how the family behaving like nothing has happened, especially their father died not long ago. They all seems to be very happy." Said Kaito, changing the topic.
"Something is not right." agreed Kudou.
"I mean, Richard seems to be normal and all, and William. I like that guy. Hope he wont be too upset when Pandora is gone."
Shinichi stopped pressing his phone and looked at Kaito. "Are you gona quit the KID business when you find the diamond?"
"Yeah, I will. Otherwise who know what YOU will do?!" frowned Kaito.
Shinichi grinned his grin and yawned. He then pressed the `send` button on his phone.
"Well, we better rest and get some more information tomorrow!"
The he turned off the light.
The boys soon fall asleep with the sound of the waves washed up the beach through their open window.
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"Hakuba! Wake up!" said Heiji quietly in the dark. "Get up !You lazy pig!"
"Uh? What?" asked Hakuba, rubbing his eyes and saw Heiji put his finger on his mouth.
"Shhhh, listen." Said Heiji.
Hakuba sat up and listened. It was so dark in the room, the moonlight slipped through the curtains which slowly waved light in the air, the wind was seeping through the windows and gently blowing it.
Dark, long shadows were cast from every furniture around the room, they looked like strange figures dancing silently in the room with the movement of the curtains.
The distance sound of waves washed up the beach could be heard in this peaceful night.
The pale, blue moon light provided little but enough light for the boys to see each other.
Midnight, dark, silent, errie, and empty feelings surrounded the hotel.
Singing voice.
The voice echoed between the rooms, the sweet voice of a little girl.
Hakuba froze and noticed Heiji was looking at him.
In the dark, Hakuba could see Heiji's two blue eyes, which was filled with questions, disbelieve and, in that split second, more than anything else, Hakuba could felt that emotion himself .
Fear.
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To Be continue-----------------------------------
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Reviews please~~~~~~~~~ thank you so much for reading!!