They ended up stationing themselves in the ice cream shop; the friendly atmosphere and sweet treats were a comfort after what had happened, though none of them were likely to say so out loud.
"It started the summer after first grade," Kuwabara told them. "Sometimes I'll get this sort of…tickly feeling I guess, and I know there's a ghost nearby."
Okubo's eyes widened. "You can see ghosts?"
Kuwabara shook his head. "No, no, I can't see them. I just sort of feel their presence. It didn't used to happen very often, but it seems to happen more the older I get. Some of them leave you alone, but then there are others like today that aren't so nice."
"This is so totally awesome," Kirishima said. "If you can sense ghosts you could be like a ghost hunter or something when you grow up!"
Staring at their grinning faces, tension that Kuwabara hadn't even realized he had left him. It felt good to talk about this with someone. He'd never told his dad because of how Shizuru had said their parents hadn't believed her, and talking with Shizuru about this just felt weird. But his friends completely accepted Kuwabara's announcement, and even thought the unique ability was something cool.
Kuwabara laughed as they went on about the amazing future he would likely have battling evil ghosts. "You guys are great," Kuwabara told them.
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AN: Sorry for missing last week's update. I was moving back into college. Now that I'm here, I'm hoping to get back to biweekly updates, but that'll have to wait until I figure out how busy I'm going to be.