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"Blahblahblah" : character's normal conversation
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"Blahblahblah": telepathy
Chapter 2 : A secret gathering
Hikaru and Haku hurriedly arrived to the lobby, just like Haku had told him, a red taxi had already been there waiting for them at the entrance.
After both of them had jumped into the said taxi, Hikaru asked, " Where're we going anyway?"
" Midoriyama High School," the long-haired boy replied composedly.
" High School?" the tired pro uttered, " A student, then,"
" I don't know," Haku shrugged his shoulder indicating he didn't know either, " Maybe a teacher,"
" Right," the 1-Dan nodded in agreement, " You know what really bothers me about this job? We'll never know who will be our target or what kind of person they are...were,"
" Well, at least, we know they're good," Haku pointed out wisely, " If not, they'll leave the job to Unit 1,"
What're they talking about? Target? Unit 1? Are they some kind of secret agent? They work for the government? A taxi driver who accidentally overheard the whole conversation got very curious, apparently he had been watching cable TV too much. No, on second thoughts, they're just kids, the government doesn't sign up someone as young as them. Maybe, they work for a gang!
"By the way, Haku, you should be more careful when you introduce me as you partner," Hikaru brought up the topic.
" Why? You are my partner," Akira's double emphasized.
Oh God! They're not only gangsters! They're also gay! Two gay gangsters in my car! The taxi driver screamed crazily in his thought.
" Speaking of it, why they were so… alarmed when I told them you are my partner?" Haku asked, he still didn't get a clue. Did I say something wrong?
Yes, it's definitely wrong! " There're many kind of partner, Haku," the worldly blond began his lecture as if he was teaching a 5 year-old boy instead of a 15 year-old boy, " Co-workers like us and…,"
" And what?" urged inquiringly Haku.
" Lovers," Hikaru stated firmly.
" Lovers?" the naïve boy exclaimed with confusion, " But both of us are boys," Lovers?
" Well, that's exactly why they were alarmed, isn't it? " the 1-Dan didn't want to call his friend 'stupid" because he knew that normally Haku was very clever and quick-thinking but.. God, sometimes he's so slow. " They thought we're gay,"
" Gay?" Haku repeated with his questioning tone implying he didn't follow him.
" Homosexual," the green-eyed Go pro shed the light on his inexperienced friend. This is why I hate talking with a priest...even with an untaught one.
" Ah! I remember! I used to read about this homosexual thing!" Haku tapped his fist on his palm, " They thought we're dating?" Then he absorbed in his thought, there was something he still didn't figure out, " Why did they think we're dating anyway? What led them to that conclusion?" He wondered.
It's you! Hikaru wanted to shout it to his face but he didn't have the guts to. I can't believe that he doesn't realize by now how gay he looks! With his pretty face, his tidy dress and his courteous politeness! What led them to that conclusion? Why does he have to be so polite anyway? No straight 15 year-old boy uses that kind of language!...Well, except Touya…God, this is scary, they're so alike. " Maybe, it's your hair," he tried to be diplomatic. It is because your stupid smooth shiny hair!
" Why? It's too long?" the young unproven priest asked for his opinion.
" Well…"
" Here, we are, Midoriyama High School," the driver cut in, " 2000 Yen, please," What are they doing here at this hour? A secret meeting? Whatever it is, I'd better get out of here.
Midoriyama High School,
After Haku had paid the fee, Hikaru decided to ask his associate something that bothered him for months now, " Why you're the one who keeps GSG pocket but not me?"
Haku smirked, " Because I'm reliable,"
" Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" the loud-mouthed 1-Dan in a suit demanded angrily, " Do you actually think I'll cheat the dead?"
" Just kidding," his girly partner gave him a happy laugh, " Ah! There, they are!"
There, they were, in the playing field, near the high jump area, a huge pink bunny, a cute cheerleader girl in a red and white uniform with big red pompoms in her hands and a high school boy with short black hair, were waiting for them.
" You're so lovely tonight, Yuzuko-chan," Hikaru flattered the brown-eyed girl.
" Thank you, Hikaru-chan," Yuzuko blushed with embarrassment, " You look so cool in a suit too," she complimented back.
" Hikaru-chan…n," the bunny dressing as a cheerleader song...terribly, " What about me? Am I cute?"
…………….
……………. There was no answer, no one said anything.
" What? You're so cold!" the bright pink bunny cried annoyingly, " Hohoho, Haku-chan, Hikaru-chan is such a cold fish!"
Sadly, Haku didn't take his side, he didn't even waste his time listening to this worthless silly whine, " So, Yuzuko-chan, is this our…client?" he chose his word carefully.
" Yes, this is Kitagawa Kasuki-kun," Checking her Palm, Yuzuko said, " Kitagawa-kun, these two are our part-time agents," she introduced them to each other.
" Nice to meet you," Kasuki, Haku and Hikaru bowed in greeting but…
" Hikaru, it's this way," Seeing his co-worker turning to a wrong way addressing himself to the upright, Haku said stilly.
" H..How can I know where he is when I can't see him?" Hikaru shouted with self-protective tone. Not again! How embarrassing!
" Eh?" Kasuki, the ghost in an athletic blue shirt and black shorts, got totally confused. If this golden-haired boy couldn't see him, how was he able to help him? "He can't see me?" he finally said it out loud.
" Don't worry, Kitagawa-kun, Hikaru-chan is a skilful mediums," Nabeshima, the bunny whose shirt had a letter "G" on it, stopped pretending to whine at last.
"A mediums?" repeated the teenage ghost.
" Yeah, though I can't see or hear your voice, I can still help you," Hikaru knew exactly what the worried ghost was thinking, even if he saw and heard nothing, " I'll let you borrow my body," he stated.
" Really?" Kasuki shouted happily in excitement.
" Yes, after you possess his body and fulfill your last wish, you have to go with us, Okay?" Nabeshima explained the rule.
" Okay! Okay! I promise!" the athletic ghost promised.
" So, what is your last wish anyway?" questioned Haku.
Then Kasuki began his story, all but Hikaru could hear him, therefore, Haku had to serve as Hikaru's personal translator telling it to him, a brief version, of course.
" Well, Kitagawa-san was a student here, he joined the high jumping team but he got hit by a car the day they selected the team representative," he narrated.
" So, you wanna be the representative?" Hikaru made a guess.
" No," the black-haired translator denied, it seemed like the ghost said something to him, "…He just wants to jump…for the last time,"
"…..Jump in, Kitagawa-san," Inviting the young ghost to possess him, Hikaru said with a cool but gentle smile, " Let's jump together,"
A/N : So, the mysterious starts to unfold. Hikaru is a mediums? What about Haku and the others? Who are they? Gotta wait til next chapter :)
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