Denial and Aura

"It's that one right there." Yuko said, pointing to the desk in the back corner by the window of classroom 2–5. Naru walked over and placed his hand lightly on top of the desk. Kurobara who followed Behind Naru glanced at The desk. She hummed lightly. It looked vaguely normal.

"Does anyone sit here now?" He asked. Shifting his eyes on Yuko.

"Not anymore. The girl who was sitting here until recently is in the hospital now." She replied instantly.

Kurobara opened her mouth " Has anyone moved the desk at all?" asking softly. Yuko's body tilted to her, shaking her head "Nope. Haven't touched it."

"I also hear that your teacher has been acting strange." Naru commented.

"That's right! He alleges he saw ghosts in a prep room, so now he won't come back to school! He would never have believed in ghosts before! … Although, he's in a hospital now too. Apparently, he's been saying he even sees ghosts in his hospital room. I heard he acts as though he's suffering from neurosis."

While she spoke, Kuro's Heterochromia Eyes once more shifted to the 'Cursed Desk' quickly she closed her eyes, then opened them. Both of her eyes were now a Neon Blue with Sunset orange glowing in the middle of her optics. The Aura on the desk began to show. It was Three Different colours. Confusing her.

Blue, Red and Green aura's wisping at the Desk.

Confusion was laced into her face as her eyes reconstructed back to normal. Kazuya had his eyes placed onto her form, his eyebrows were cocked at the sudden show of her Psychic abilities. She shrugged. Not giving anything away.

(Time skip)

"… Hey, I wonder if this is contagious…" Mai said cautiously as they wandered back to their base room. Kurobara snorted. Coughing at her suggestion. Lips were tugged upwards into a small smile. Amusement crossed her eyes. Oliver or Kazuya was annoyed at Mai's stupidity.

"Geez. How can you say such a thing?" Takagawa asked, sweat-dropping. "You mean ghost stories are contagious throughout the school?"

"But, you know…" Mai said a little defensively. Kurobara swayed her head, placing her hand on her shoulder. Mouth was twitching as she tried to hold back her laughter. "Mai… You are such a Dumb Idiot" She says letting out chuckles. Her brunette friend scowled at her, "Why are you being mean I was just saying…" Replied Mai.

Mai's mouth formed a small pout. "Mai… It can not be contagious at all. There is nothing to worry about. An epidemic would not happen by Ghost stories" She said, giving her a small grin.

"Hey, Kuro" Monk says, peering his eyes on her form. "Yes?" She hummed out, her eyes now on him. "Why were you staring at the desk so intently?"

"Why do you think? I was trying to see if I can categorise what we are dealing with?" her voice came out snarky. "Oh right… you were doing the Aura thingy?" Kurobara sweat-dropped at his terminology " Yes, I was doing the 'Aura thingy' Its Aura Manipulation by the way. Idiot."

Mai glanced at her "I am curious Kuro… what can you do? What is it like? Does everyone have an Aura?" She asked rapidly, skipping. Curiosity and Excitement lit into her eyes. Grinning like an unbearable child "Mai, please stop asking so many questions? It's annoying" She bluntly told her.

"But... " Mai started, pouting like a child.

Kurobara sighed, rubbing her forehead "Aura Manipulation Or Aurakinesis is manipulating of one's aura or Lifeforce. Obviously. With Aura Manipulation I can do a variety of things. Commonly I use them to Categorise or find Spirits or other spiritual or supernatural peculiarities"

She paused, noticing not only Mai and Monks eyes as well as Olivers. He attempted to look like he wasn't interested but she could see right through his facade. "How do you do that?" Monk asked Interest peaked. " Well… Firstly everyone has Aura. Even Humans without any Esp type abilities. I don't really look for them since there is no point." said Kuro.

She sighed once again. Not wanting to get into the topic of her… cursed abilities. She felt uncomfortable and tired. "Aura's are coloured. For each type of being" She added.

"Are you not going to tell us?" Monk says crossing his arms.

"Nope," Kurobara says drawing out the word "It would take too long to explain all the colours and the types, let's not forget that there are mixed Auras" She gave out a long sigh. Huffing out slightly. "It gets moderately intricate, I'll explain it to you one day" She added

It went quiet for a bit. Mai seemed to be pouting which made her shook her head. "So, what are we going to do, Naru-chan?" Takagawa urged, deciding to cut the tense atmosphere around them. "Do you think we should…"

The door opened with a clank. "Ah." A male teacher said when they opened the door. He and his collaborator had already seated themselves at the conference table. They had been waiting for them. "Um, can we speak with you…?"

After hearing the Male teacher speak about his story, Witnesses came pouring in. One after another, It was like traffic. It didn't let up until school formally concluded its day.

"What the heck is happening at this school!?"Monk bellowed. "Who's going to get rid of this many evil spirits? Who? Is it going to be me? Let me cry right here!" Kurobara snorted at his waling. Finding amusement and irritation cross her eyes. A glare came out from Monk. It did not phase her at all.

"Sorry, I'm just a part-timer here…" Mai answered with an apprehensive laugh as she made him a cup of tea, feeling sorry for the monk.

"What about you? You have that Aura stuff can't you do something?" Monk wailed out, looking at Kuro with hope in his eyes. Silently praying for her to be able to do something. He did not want to do all the work. She gave him a pointed look, annoyance flashed one again. She was too tired for this.

Kuro let out a long-drawn-out sigh. Glancing at the cup in her hand that Mai had gracefully made for her. She took a sip, eyeing the sobbing monk. She would have snorted if he wasn't so annoying. "Firstly It's Aura Manipulation. Secondly, I can not exorcise nor do anything of that sort of work. I can stun Spirits, put barriers up to keep people safe and categorise the sort of spirits we are dealing with. Extra."

She bluntly told him. Her voice coming out tired and irritated.

"Don't you have any other abilities to use? Anything" Monk pleaded, annoying her further than before. She gritted her teeth. "Even if I did have any other abilities, I would not be able to do the type of work you are talking about... Do you not listen at all?"

Monk was about to say something but her eyes began to glow. Aura began to form. A blue ethereal light began to take place. Her right hand opened up. Her palm was flat. Wisps of golden and blue aura formed. It got bigger until it shaped itself into a weapon. A long blue spear stood out.

Mai's mouth opened up. Gaping at what she just saw. "Let me explain this once again. This Spear. Is made of Aura. It can damage and stun the being I am targeting. Not destroy it completely. I cannot kill something that is already dead." She told them "Nor can I purify them"

Her hand moved gracefully. "Now that we got that straight, let's stop talking about the specifications of my abilities," She says while the spear deforms. Mai's face was still gaping in awe. Suddenly she grabbed her hand, jumping up and down like a little kid "Kuro that was… so awesome!" She yelled.

Both Kazuya and Kurobara wince at her loud voice. Feeling sorry for their bleeding ears. Mai kept bouncing up childishly asking her questions. While Kazuya eyes were drawn on Kuro's form. Impressive he thought. Not that he would admit it to her. He hasn't seen many who can manipulate Aura that skilfully. He wondered what else she can possibly do. His interest sparked upwards like a flame.

"Mai! Please shut up!" Kuro shouted at her constant questions.

After a while, things began to calm down for Kurobara anyways. She was glad she was far too tired for this. She hadn't had much sleep again. "This is unusual…" Naru said thoughtfully as he stared out the window at the setting sun. She glanced at him, confused for a moment before realizing he was talking about the case they were working on.

"Huh?" Mai and Monk asked confused.

"I don't feel that each incident is that severe, however, having this many of them is abnormal, don't you think?" Naru asked them. "This many cases, at the same location, at the same time… Assuming they're all true… there definitely has to be something causing it."

"Aein, I think it is fairly safe to say that someone or something is steering all the incidents. They all must have something in common, we just go to look for it. "She told him. Her arms crossed, standing next to him.

"Kuro," Naru says, shifting his beautiful blue eyes on her face. For some reason it made her feel nervous for the first time. Her cheeks fluster. A very faint pink was coated on her soft cheeks. His attention alone made her feel so weird. Panic began to set in.

Oh shit, Oh shit, Oh shit… her internal thoughts whirl slightly. "Yes Aein" She spoke. It sounded confident but in reality, she was a mess. Mai's eyes were on her, smirking in the background, giggling. She kept muttering "I ship it" Like a Mantra. Monk sweat drops at her behaviour.

"Did you see any Aura on the desk, when you looked at it?" He questions, not noticing the sudden difference in her body language. Kurobara hummed, calming her nerves. "Yes, there was Aura… It's a little confusing but… what I gathered by the colours is that we might be dealing with either an Angry Esper or psychic or an Angry Spirit"

"I see…" He replied, thoughtfully.

Monk and Mai seemed to be speaking, Annoyance flash in Naru's eyes. As Mai laughed at the Monk beside her. Kurobara felt a small weight on her shoulder, a hand was on her. "Good work…" Kazuya says awkwardly. Eyes widened at his words, she sharply turned her head.

"You too Oliver" She whispered back, making sure he can hear her only. His posture stiffened at the suddenness of his name. His posture began to lessen up as he moved his hand off her shoulder. His head was tilted both of their eyes connect. A small smile tugged on his lips causing Kuro's breath to hitch.

Kazuya expression changed back to his normal one. "You two, stop your Idiocy, we have work to do" He coldly stated. Annoyance and coldness were amongst his tone of voice, eyes were now on them as his arms were crossed. He was glaring at them as usual.

Meanwhile, Kurobara just stood there. Flustered. Shocked and in disbelief. What was wrong with her. This is really bad. She thought, eyes glazed over. Her throat constricted in itself. Making her feel thirsty. Confusion settled in. her thoughts were racing, trying to find the answer to her question.

What is wrong with her? Why was she feeling this?

It took a couple of minutes, realization and dread began to creep up onto her face. Her heart raced. Her throat constricted once more. She was absolutely screwed.

She was falling for Kazuya Shibuya, otherwise known as Oliver Davis… No, it can't be it. She wasn't one for those kinds of things, but that was the only thing that made sense. Doubt and denial settle in her system. She felt a suddenness of nausea as her head became clouded.

There must be some other plausible answer.

Author Note

Little Sunflower here, with a brand new Chapter. Party!

Yeah, I finally did another chapter, though I don't know what to think of this chapter, it might be a little too cliche or dramatic. I try my best to with my current writing skills (Which I have almost none) to write to the best of my ability.

So yeah. My little Kuro is in both Denial of her feelings. Kurobara is a character that would do anything in her power to stop herself from potential hurt. Especially in the emotional and mental aspect.

She doesn't fall in Love easily and almost never acts on it.

She can be very dense sometimes, but despite this, she isn't as stupid or dense as people may think. She was going to come to find out about her own feelings sooner or later. However just because her feelings are slowly drawing on her doesn't mean she accepts them wholeheartedly.

She is a character who hides her feelings or tried to.

Honestly, though I am sorry if this is to cliche or too much OCC. I try my best and I hope this chapter was a good one.

This chapter took really long to write though, Mainly since I was making a colour coded Aura sheet. It took so long. I decided to put more information up for her Main ability as well. It also took a long time because I needed my sister's laptop and that I was procrastinating and watching Avengers and Marvel films for the first time.

It's safe to say I am a fan of Marvel and also I am a massive fan of Loki!

Anyways Thank you all for reading, following, Favoriting and commenting on my story, I really appreciate it.