Chapter 10

TT: Guess who? Hehe, first off, I want to thank everyone for all the reviews- without them, I'd have never gotten the motivation to actually get up to the 10th chapter.

Kyo: Chapter 10 already? And so little Yuki-torture!

Eris: Ooooh, look at all the people!

TT: Anyway, onto other things- the way I've done Hana's power is based off my interpretation of the manga explanation- so sorry anyone who doesn't like it.

Ki-chan, don't worry about thinking I'm in college- I am, but that's just this state in Australia only- it's the equivalent of the last two years of high school everywhere else. If my writing's so good you think I'm older than I am, I think I'll take it as a complement!

I'm glad everyone appreciates my story- and I'm glad no one minded the Yuki-bashing, so thanks for your feedback all!

Finally, advice, ideas, anything at all- share with me, no matter how little or silly it might seem. I get inspiration from the strangest sources at times. Read, Review, but most of all- enjoy.

'I wonder how many pieces of chalk I came push of the teacher's desk before she starts to get paranoid…'

Hanajima paused in the middle of the maths question she was doing, raising her head slightly to glance around the room. Though it didn't show on her face, she was confused- she could've sworn she'd heard it again, but just like last time she couldn't determine the source.

It was no big secret that she could detect electronic impulses, but few understood her explanation of what this meant. It was different to being psychic, as she'd once told Kyo, she couldn't see ghosts are anything like that- though she imagined she could hear their thoughts if she concentrated hard enough. What she could use them to detect what other people were thinking, though the electric impulses in their own minds. It was, she had found, quite easy to work out whose thoughts were who's after a little practice, which she had done when she was much younger.

But, lately, there had been the occasional thought that just didn't belong to anyone around her. Odd thoughts, static-y and faint to the point she was almost sure it was just her imagination- almost. A whisper in the wind, more than anything. She only seemed to hear the thoughts in, or around, school. Strange thoughts, that didn't fit in with the thoughts of other people that she sometimes actually bothered to focus on and so hear properly.

Thud. The sound sounded loud in the silent classroom, and everyone looked up from the quiz they were doing. A piece of chalk rolled away from the teacher's desk innocently, and the teacher moved to pick it up.

Five minutes later, another piece of chalk rolled off the table, then another one a little bit later. Then another one. This time, the teacher took all her chalk, and put all but one piece in the draw, the final piece remaining in her hand.

Five minutes later, Hana looked at the teacher's desk suspiciously- a red pen rolled back and forth near the edge, but suddenly went still again.

Hana continued to watch for the rest of the period, but all in vain. And, she realized at the end, she never finished that quiz, either…

Not that she was really worried about that.

Kyo ate quietly and let the conversations of the rest of the group wash over him. Tohru had convinced him to sit with her and her friends, and had then been joined by Haru, Momiji and Yuki. The last had returned to school not half an hour ago, and would have fallen into another puddle if Haru hadn't suddenly been there to catch him.

Kyo wasn't listening to what the others were saying. His attention was divided between wondering why he was there again, and watching Eris in front of him.

Kyo was sitting directly opposite from Momiji, and the hyperactive rabbit's lunch appeared to include several wrapped hard lollies. And, judging by the fact Eris was attempting to pry one out of the lunchbox without being noticed, the girl had forgotten she couldn't eat.

It seemed to take hardly any time at all before there was, indeed, a bull's-eye clutched in her hands. Kyo wondered why no one had noticed the lolly, floating over Momiji's head on its own. He also wondered how anyone, even a ghost, could forget how to open a lolly wrapper. It wasn't exactly hard, you take one end, you twist it so that you had a hole, and you pushed the sweet out into your waiting hand.

Eris twisted the wrapper the wrong way. Then she'd gotten frustrated, and had begun to lose concentration. It appeared to be sheer luck that, when the lolly had fallen through her hands, she had had the reflexes to catch it again before it hit Momiji on the head.

Currently, she appeared to be trying to gnaw her way through the wrapper. Evidently, there were occasions when something didn't work the first time round, and Eris simply got desperate.

The spirit stopped, looked up and gave the cat a pleading look, "NeKyoooo!"

Kyo sighed and got to his feet, turning away from the group.

Tohru called to him, "Kyo, where are you going?"

"Bathroom." He heard the conversation start back up after him, but still waiting until he turned a corner before glaring at the ghost.

Eris gave him a cheeky grin in reply, and handed him the bull's-eye.

Kyo gave her another looked, before easily unwrapping the lolly, the ghost watching carefully, before handing it back, "You couldn't do that yourself?"

Eris shrugged, looking embarrassed- it was a very strange sight- "I forgot how- I haven't had one of these in… Well, I don't know exactly- but it was before I died!" That said, she popped the lolly in her mouth.

"I thought you couldn't eat."

Eris shifted the lolly so that it bulged one cheek, but she could talk properly, "Ghost's don't need to eat, but I figured that around you I can do a heap of other stuff I couldn't do before either, so I decided to give it a try. Besides, I used to love these things." She continued the treat, almost purring with contentment.

"…If you get a sugar-high, then I swear, I'll ignore you for a month!" This threat worked far better than threats of physical violence- Eris had quickly pointed out that a punch wouldn't hit if she didn't let it- and it got the desired result, Eris' eyes widening and her head violently shaking back and forth as a 'no'. Kyo turned and walked back to the group, Eris trailing behind as was becoming usual.

Hana paused in mid-bite of her lunch, tuning out of the conversation for a minute as she looked around. Kyo was sitting back down, but there was no one else…

But she was sure she heard that voice again, that quiet one she'd been hearing a lot, say 'Mmm, bull's-eyes…Yummy!'