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Chapter 4 : GSG
" What are you thinking?" Haku spoke out while they were walking to the nearest station.
" Nothing," the Go pro lied.
" It's Sai, isn't it?" Seeing his friend looking at him in surprise as if he wanted to asked him how the hell he knew that, the shy boy smiled at him, " Every times you see them guiding the spirit to heaven, you think of him, you think of Sai,"
That was correct. Hikaru couldn't deny that. Every times he saw that pink Harley vanished into the cloud, he kept wondering. Was it the same for Sai? Did someone come to him? Who guided him to the upper world? Was it Nabeshima-san, his boss, or was it someone else? Did Sai get there by a car, a van or a motorcycle? Could he fit in the Harley? Or did he go there by himself? After 1000 years, why did he suddenly see the light? Why did he leave without telling him? Not even a good bye?
" Am I that predictable?" Walking down the dark street, Hikaru tittered quietly.
" On the contrary, you're the most impulsive person I've ever met," the would-be priest commented with a satisfied soft smile on his pretty face.
" Then how…"
" We've been working together for 6 months now, remember?" he pointed out, " Besides, no matter how unpredictable you're, in the end, it's always about Sai,"
" 6 months, huh," It amazed the lively blond how fast time flied, " It feels like yesterday,"
6 Months ago,
" Can you see us?" the shocking pink bunny asked Hikaru excitedly.
" Of course, I can," Raising his inquiring eyebrow, Hikaru retorted annoyingly, " I'm not blind, you see," What kind of questions is that? Hello dude, I can even see a ghost, you know?
Taking off the bunny head, the man in the mascot costume repeated the question again, " Really? Can you see us? All the three of us?" Maybe he's gifted too! Lucky! Another member!
This guy is so weird. Looking at the strange man, the annoyed boy critiqued. The man before him was quite charming, he was the kind that women attracted. He was tall, handsome, mature, cool and had long black hair. If he isn't in this ridiculous costume, he must look much better…much much better. " Yeah, I can see the three of you, why can't I?" he snapped sharply, " One," Pointing at the tall man, Hikaru began to count, " Two," this time he pointed at Haku, " And this girl, three," he finished counting, " Now, please, excuse-me," I'd better stay away from this guy. He stepped aside trying to escape.
" What?" The odd but good-looking man exclaimed. It seemed that there was a communication problem here. Apparently, to the two-tone haired boy, the word 'The three of us' meant; he-the bunny, Haku and his secretary, " You can't see her?" Pointing at a girl in a blue dress floating over his shoulder, he looked at Hikaru in confusion. Yes, by the word 'The three of us' he meant; himself, his secretary and the flying ghost.
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Seeing the long-haired man pointing at empty space, all theconfused pro could say was " Eh?"
" So, it means that he sees us but not her?" the brown-eyed girl spoke for the very first time.
Her? Who? Hikaru wondered since he didn't see any other girl around here except the MIB girl.
" Umm," The guy in the mascot costume observed the trendy boy carefully.
/ Musical Melody/ A cell phone rang, it belonged to the girl.
" Hello," She hurriedly answered it and slowly walked away the group to have some privacy.
" Well," Searching his pocket,the bunny guy brought out his business card and gave it to Hikaru, " My name is Nabeshima, Nabeshima from GSG,"
Taking the card, Hikaru uttered, " GSG?" He read the card, it said, " Ghost Sending Ghost to heaven service, Nabeshima, Unit 2," What? Ghost?
" Have you ever heard what they say ' When we're gone, they'll come to take us' ?"Nabeshima tried to put in plain words, " Well, I'm one of them"
" Huh?" Sadly, it wasn't good enough. What the heck is he talking about?
" What I'm trying to say is…"
" Nabeshima-san, it's Ent-chan," the girl interrupted, " He said he's done,"
" Oh!Is that so?" Turning to Haku, Nabeshima grinned widely…too wide, " Haku, I'll leave them to you,"
" What?" Akira's look alike exclaimed, somehow his What seemed to be much much more civil than Hikaru's, " What do you mean by ' I'll leave them to you'?"
" Well, it means, I'll leave both of them to you," Out of no where, a pink Harley appeared by Nabeshima's side.
" You mean you want him to be…" Haku knew what his childish boss wanted.
" Yap," Getting on his Harley, the chief nodded.
" But he can't…,"Akira's mirror image protested.
" But he can see us," Nabeshima cut in, " He can be useful,"
" Bye, Haku-chan, take care of Sakakura-san too," Sitting on the backseat, the girl said cheerfully.
" Wait! Yuzuko-chan!" Haku cried but none of them listened to him.
Then the shocking-pink Harley just lifted up from the ground and flied smoothly into the sky before disappearing into thin air without a trace.
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" Did..Did they just…" Did they just fly?
" Yes," Knowing what his future partner wanted to say, Haku replied.
" I mean they just…"
" Fly, yes," He spoke, his voice was surprisingly calm.
" Oh..Okayy,"
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5 minutes passed in silence, finally, Hikaru recovered from a state of shock, " Okay, where's the camera?"
" Camera?"
" Yeah, I'm in Candid Camera, right?" He winked playfully implying he knew what was going on, " Where is it?"
" We're not in Candid Camera," Haku said it with a cool voice.
" ….Okayy," the cheerful pro nodded slowly…very slow, " You know, normal people don't just sit on motorcycle and fly,"
" Who says that they're normal people?...What is your name? May I ask?"
" Shin…Shindou, It's Shindou Hikaru," Why suddenly he wants to know my name?
" So, Shindou-kun, Do you believe in ghosts?" Haku didn't realize that he just asked the very right question to the very right person.
" Eh?"
When Shindou Hikaru was 12, under his grandpa attic, he had experienced a spiritual world for the first time. Now, without knowing, he was about to experience it for the second time.
" This way, please," the introvert boy invited them, both of them, Hikaru and the ghost.
Later, they sat on the riverbank, Haku posed the same question, " Do you believe in ghosts? Shindou-kun,"
With his cross-legs, the blond snorted, " Funny, I do,"
" You see," Haku began, " When people die, they should instinctively see the light and depart from this world," he paused for a moment to judge Hikaru's reaction. When he saw no reaction, he continued, " However, most of them can't see it and stick around instead of going to…err…a better place,"
" Tell me about it," Smiling to himself, Hikaru tried not to laugh. That's exactly what he did. He kept thinking of his silly ghost.
" That's why GSG is organized," the blue-eyed boy notified him, " To help those who can't leave this world…wandering ghosts,"
" How?"
" By helping them to fulfill their last wish that lingers them from leaving this material world," He replied with a serious tone.
" Wait," Hikaru cut off, although he did believe in ghosts since he himself had met one but this whole GSG thing was…unbelievable, "….You mean, you guys are angels?"
" Haha," Laughing until the tears welled up his eyes, Haku shook his head and wiped the tears off, " No, I'm just a normal boy…not that normal, I mean," he hesitated, he didn't know whether he should reveal his secret to the boy whom he had just met or not. When he was a kid, everybody laughed at him whenever he told them about his gift, even so, there was something special about this cheerful boy. Well, he did see Nabeshima-san and Yuzuko-chan flying, maybe he believes me. " I…I see dead people,"
" …I see," Nodding in acknowledgement, Hikaru acted as if it was the most trivial thing…like everyone could.
Unknown to the loud-mouthed 1-Dan, his still and indifferent reaction absolutely surprised the other boy. I see? Just ' I see'? Did he think I'm joking? However, there was no trace of sarcasm in the carefree blond's voice.
While Haku was still wondering if Hikaru really believed him or not, the relaxed boy spoke up, " And that bunny guy and that girl…are they angels?"
" No, no," Waking from his thought, Haku replied with a soft chuckle, " They're ghosts,"
"….That's the reason why it's called GSG, isn't it?" That was right, when it came to ghost, the slow pro was very quick, " Ghost Sending Ghost to heaven, huh,"
"…Right,"
" I see,"
Then the total silence fell between them again, they just sat there, by the river, no one said anything. A 3 minute silence flied, Haku eventually broke the silence , " Do you really believe me?"
" You mean, the whole ghost and GSG thing?" Watching the shallow river, Hikaru asked back. Akira's clone nodded quietly. " …Yeah,"
" Really?"
" Yeah, why? Did you lie to me?"
" No! I didn't!" Haku shook his head in denial.
" Then what?" the uncivil Go player retorted, " Isn't it good that I believe you?"
" It's just…." Looking down, bending his knees close to his chest, the timid boy hugged his knees tight, " Most of people don't believe in ghosts anymore," he said sadly as his bad memory came back to haunt him, " Especially teenagers,"
" Well, I'm not most of people," Hikaru smiled softly to Haku, " I do believe in ghosts,"
" Really?"
" I met one,"
" Really?"
Hikaru, too, knew that most of people didn't believe in ghosts but it seemed that this boy did, so he decided to tell him his secret. Yes, he told him about Sai.
" …Since that night I've never dreamt about him again," he ended the story.
"…You know, I think seeing a ghost is unusual enough," Haku smiled, " But you, you lived with a 1000 year-old-Go-playing ghost,"
" Said by the guy who works with a bunny who owns a flying Harley," Hikaru snapped back.
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…… Looking at each other, they burst out into laughter.
" Wait, that guy, what's his name..errr," Reading the business card again, Hikaru read it out loud, " Nebeshima-san,"
" Yes?"
" He's a ghost?" he asked curiously.
" Yes, his assistant, Yuzuko-chan, too, is a ghost,"
" And they…"
" They help the dead achieving their last wish and guide them to heaven," Haku enlightened him.
" And you…"
" I help them…Or I should say I work for them," he corrected himself.
" You work for them?"
" As one of their part-time agents, yes,"
" A Part-time agent?"
" Yes, I help them from time to time,"
" Did you just say you were one of their agents? So it means…"
" There're others," he answered.
" Woow…I can't believe it," Hikaru uttered with the breathless excitement, " How did you…"
" Excuse-me, I don't want to interrupt but…" The ghost cut off, " Are you gonna help me or not?" Flustered, she queried.
" Oh! Sakakura-san! I'm terribly sorry!" Jumping to his feet, Haku bowed to his client.
" Who are you talking to?" wondered Hikaru. They were alone…weren't they?
Puzzled, the GSG staff inquired, " You don't see her?" She's here, standing right in front of him.
"We're running out of time," Sakakura Hotaru, the ghost, urged.
" Her?" Hikaru asked since he saw no girl around here, " Who?"
So he can't see her. Haku carefully observed his new friend with confused eyes. But he can see Nabeshima-san and Yuzuko-chan, how can it be?
" Let's go," the young ghost pressed.
" ………Shindou-kun," the long-haired boy called, " If I tell you that there's a ghost, a woman ghost, standing in front of you, would you believe me?" he asked.
" Eh?" A ghost? In front of me? What ghost? However, judging from Haku's intense look, Hikaru knew that the other boy was telling him the truth, "…Yes,"
" Do you want to help me?"
" Help you?"
" To fulfill her wish," Haku clarified, " So she can finally go up there,"
There were so many unclear questions in Hikaru's mind. If there really was a ghost standing here, why couldn't he see her then? After all, he could see and hear Sai. Did Haku lie to him? Haku didn't look like a liar to him. Why did he lie to him? Most importantly, he didn't have any reason to. What about that Nabeshima guy? If he is a ghost, how can I see him but not a ghost before me? And why do they use a ghost to guide another ghost to heaven? Riding a Harley to heaven? Shouldn't this duty belong to the angel? What the hell GSG exactly is? How come Ichinomiya works with them?
Despite all the questions, Hikaru said, " Yes, I'll help you,"
A/N: Wow, this should be the longest chapter 2334 words! Chapter 5-7 is about what happened 6 months ago..well, just want you to know, we don't want to get confused, do we? Okay, I have a confession to make, actually I'm gathering data for my next fic, I'm doing it for a while now. It's an alternate universe HNG fic but the thing is...there's someone who recently writes about it...I don't know...Although we do share the theme, I'm sure that we doesn't share the same plot...Should I write it? I don't wanna called a copy-cat, what do you think?
P.S : The concept about ghost, the dead and GSG in this fic is from Omukae Desu.
Kathy : There's a reason why he didn't see others ghost, can you figure it out?
Kagomegirl : Okay, I'll try...by the way, Thank you about " sang-song" , I've already fixed it :)
Firehedgehoq : Ha, I knew that you guys mightmention about " dark ghosts", well, the answer is in the next chapter :)