"Come out Kayla." I sighed, feeling half bored. I'd been doing this for at least an hour now and she was still ignoring me.

"Not unless you make me better again." she sobbed pathetically. My heart was breaking because I knew I couldn't do that. Not without risking losing more brain cells than I did before. You know, with the whole 19th century Jesse thing.

Speaking of Jesse: he'd decided that he would be best keeping out of this situation. She only burst into tears when he started speaking. I have no idea why. I know that if I died I'd be glad for a voice as nice as Jesse's to move me on. Okay, I realise that sounds pathetic. But it's the truth. Jesse's a much more understanding mediator than me. I guess I just get all the crappy ghosts.

Like the 'IT' kids from earlier. They'd been more than happy for Jesse to take their case until I mediated them for good. And although he would have got to the bottom of it, I kind of didn't like the way they were um……well, ogling him I guess. I guess I'm slightly protective before the wedding. Although I know that Jesse would never cheat on me. Far from it. He won't even insult me and I'm his fiancé.

"Please come out and let me talk to you. I want to help you. Maybe call your sister and let her know –"

The door immediately flew open.

"Don't tell Gina I'm dead. Please. She's really upset at the moment. Mom's been really mean and she couldn't cope without me there. I'm her cuddle sister." She told me in this incredibly soft voice. She was like a little angel. She'd always been incredibly beautiful – like Gina I guess.

Then I took in what she'd just said. Gina hadn't told me anything about the problems at home. She'd been fine whenever I'd called her. Or acted it anyway. I bit my lip trying not to cry. This kid didn't deserve this. Neither did Gina.

"Won't she already be worried about you? I mean, you've been gone for two days at the least." I stuttered bleakly. She shook her head making her perfect ringlets sway.

"No. It's been one week and five days. She doesn't know I'm missing yet. She thinks I'm staying with a friend in Brooklyn. I left her a note saying that I'd been invited for two weeks and that I'd call her. I was going to stay there for the holidays. But she wouldn't think it was weird if I didn't call. I always forget stuff like that. She'll only think something's up when I'm supposed to come home. In two days." She sniffed sadly.

I stared at her in horror. Gina didn't know. I was going to have to call her. They obviously hadn't found the body so she must have been –

"It was this man. He was strange. He said that he wanted to use my phone but I told him I wasn't allowed to give it to strangers. And then he pulled out this gun and it made a big bang. I was really scared. He took my phone and put me behind a dust bin. I looked sleepy. I didn't know I was dead till after. My friends couldn't see me. They thought I was going home. None of them like mommy though and they didn't call her to check. They said she drinks too much."

I nodded barely able to breath. She'd been murdered for her phone. She was just a kid. She was wearing Barbie for crying out loud. How could someone do that? And how could no-one bother to check she was okay? Even if her mom is weird. They should still bother to check.

I felt a single tear roll down my face. I quickly dabbed it away.

"Listen honey, I need to know where this happened. Which road?" I choked. She closed her eyes as if reliving a memory. It just made me want to cry even more.

"It was an ugly place. It had horrible cars parked around it. It smelt like chips. It was called……something beginning with D. It was weird. I didn't like it. I wanted to go. But we were playing hide and seek and I had to find everyone." She replied with a shiver. I nodded trying to picture the area. My mind was blank. I already knew what I was going to do though.

"Don't worry Kayla; I'm going to make you better. If it's the last thing I do I'll make you better." I whispered crouching down to her level. Her pretty blue gaze seemed to light up. The unshed tears disappeared as she threw her arms around my neck and hugged me. I let out a shaky laugh as she released me.

"Thank you Suzie. I knew you could help me. The funny man said you would."

My blood ran suddenly cold. I heard Jesse come up behind me slowly. But I was fully occupied staring at her. It was like a horror movie.

"What funny man?" I whispered. She withdrew a little and looked up at Jesse. I followed her gaze.

"The man that wanted my phone. He was going to call you up when I got here, but I told him I'd give you the message. He scared me." she swallowed. I flew to my feet immediately.

"The man that killed you? He could see you? Kayla tell me what he said." I hissed. She looked away instead focussing on a strand of her auburn hair, twirling it around her finger.

"The bang hurt. But he told me that you could make me better. You will make me better won't you Suzie?" she asked sweetly. I looked at Jesse who looked just as baffled at her behaviour as I was. Suddenly her face changed. Constricting with another emotion. Anger. Her eyes filled with a red flame that seemed to burn darker than light. I took an involuntary step backwards.

"Who are you?" I whispered under my breath. Kayla's ghost gave me a toothy grin. But it no longer looked innocent.

"We had an agreement. I want the amulet back. You want the little girls' life. I am willing to make an exchange. You know what you have to do." The voice fizzled and died towards the end, leaving a confused looking Kayla blinking dazedly.

"What did it mean?" Jesse asked with worry etched on his face. I didn't feel all that stable myself.

"Kayla, how about you go back and watch Gina for me. I'll call you if I need your help again." I told her gently. She nodded happily before shimmering. I had a funny feeling that I would be seeing her again soon.

"Susannah, what did it mean?" he asked again. I tried to ignore the sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach as I turned to face him.

"It's 'X'. You know the amulet dude? The one that hurt Father D. He's hit another weak point. Gina. If she finds out her sister is dead it'll crush her. I can't let that happen." I informed him in this ultra-calm voice. He took hold of my shoulders realising what I meant.

"It's a trap Susannah. You cannot go back to save the girl. He will kill you."

"If the time-travelling bit doesn't hurt me first." I muttered. He shook me.

"Susannah, I'm not letting you do this. You cannot risk your life. It is tragic that the girl died but-"

"It's my fault! Don't you see that Jesse? He's trying to hurt me by hitting out at my friends. I have to go."

For a moment I thought he was going to object again, but to my surprise he didn't. He just stood there looking down at me worriedly. Then something swept over his face. It was gone so fast that I didn't have enough time to figure out what it was.

"I'm coming with you." he told me matter-of-factly. I shook my head at him determinedly.

"Oh no Jesse. You're not coming. I can't risk you getting hurt."

"And what about you Susannah? Do you ever stop to think about that? What if something happened to you and I wasn't there to help? No. I'm coming." He replied stubbornly.

"Jesse-"I began tiredly. But he cut me off.

"I'm coming Susannah. I'm not about to lose you again."

Just like the good old days.

A/N: OMG! I have a plot! Go me! YAY!

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