Man it's getting cold...
MAI OTOME
THE HAUNTING OF PRINCESS WINDBLOOM
CHAPTER TWO
THE GHOST OF ROYALTY PAST
"Arika-chan..."
The brown haired adolescent with the unique hairstyle responded groggily. "Hmm... ugh... huh?"
"Hey look, she's coming around." Said another voice.
Arika regained consciousness but her sight wasn't quite clear yet, "Ugh... what happened?" She asked the blurry figures surrounding her. "Where am I?"
She heard a mischievous chuckle. "Cold water!"
Huh? Cold water?
SPLASH!
Arika nearly flew through the roof with a piercing shriek. "YAH!!"
"Aw," Akane had an apologetic look on her face, "That wasn't very nice of you, Nina."
"Oh, what the hell?" The raven haired jester grinned. "It was funny to me."
Arika hopped from the ground and grabbed Nina by the collar. "Nina, why did you do that for? I could have gotten pneumonia for Pete's sake!"
"Chill. I was just trying to help you wake up, that's all." Nina remarked, still chuckling like a hyena. "Girl, you've been out for a little over a hour."
Arika scratched her head in confusion. "I was?"
"Yes. It's seems that my baby sister has really laid a number onto you two." Shizuru commented as she entered the room with a unconscious Erstin in her arms. She laid the blonde girl on a couch. "It must have been another one of her little tantrums again."
Arika's brows became checkmarks. "Well damn..."
"Arika, do you remember anything before the Princess blacked you out?" Mai queried while she was stirring some sort of stew on a giant pot at a fireplace. Whatever she was cooking, it smelled really delicious. The ginger haired girl was a natural in culinary expertise.
Arika browsed in the recesses of her mind for a recent memory. "Well... I did remember the Princess taking out a huge sledgehammer and brained Ho-chan with it. And then..." Her eyes suddenly widened in horror. "The Princess transformed and scared the living daylights out of me!"
"My, I guess that was terrifying," said Shizuru, sipping on a mug of hot tea.
"Jeez, that girl is becoming a real problem." Mai pouted before regarding Nina. "Hey, Little Miss Mastermind, what did you had planned for the Princess?"
"Oh, it's nothing special." Nina replied. She earned peculiar looks as the others noticed that she was carrying a can of whipped cream. With a face splitting grin, she squirt some of the whip cream on Erstin's outstretched hands while she was still asleep on the couch. "Heh heh heh..."
"Nina!" Akane scolded.
"Uh, what are you doing?" Arika wondered with a giant bead of sweat hovering besides her head.
"Shhh," she shushed the other girls and plucked a feather from an old caged parrot. "Forgive me, Kuro."
WWAARK!
Mai was tense with concern. "Nina, I wouldn't do that if I were you."
"You reap what you sow, I guess." Shizuru commented, compelled to watch the scene the jester was about to make.
"Now watch..." Nina began tickling Erstin's nose with the feather.
"Grrrhh... ma... ma... Mommy, I don't (snort) wanna go to-- (sniff) school today." Erstin was talking in her sleep and the feather presented a disturbance. "The other... girls are jealous... (cough) my boobs are growing-- (hack) bigger than theirs..."
"You're going to hell, you know that?" Mai commented.
"Oh well," Nina shrugged. "Everyone can mold their future. Now without further ado..." She resumed tickling the blonde girl with the feather.
Erstin mumbled again. "Hmm! Stop it..."
SLAP!
Or to be more specific...
SPLAT!
Nina tumbled to the floor in laughter. "Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
Akane nodded sympathetically. "You're so cruel Nina-chan."
"Ugh. That girl is twisted." Mai commented and resumed brewing the broth.
"Huh?" Erstin looks around her surroundings in befuddlement, "What is this white stuff on my face?"
Nina paused in her mirth. "Eh? You should be used to the 'white stuff' being on your face. Ha ha ha!"
"Nina!" Arika yelled.
"What?" The dark haired imp asked innocently.
"You're so nasty with the jokes!" Arika scolded.
Erstin dipped some of the stuff with her index finger and tasted it. "Um! This is whipped cream! Delicious!" The blonde chirped happily. "It's a thousand times better than that other white stuff. Tee he."
Time stood still and the girls gave the blonde scandalized stares. Collective beads of sweat appeared hovering besides their heads. That girl was definitely a trip sometimes.
Erstin continued, "I mean, Vanilla ice creme is pretty tasty too but it only makes you fat in the backside." She patted hers for emphasis. "That's why I prefer this stuff over it."
All the girls sighed in relief. Arika however, cast a dubious gaze at the blonde.
Arika shattered the uncomfortable silence. "Where are we?"
"A cabin up in the mountains outside of the city." Nina answered. "This is the place where I work my magic." She announced with a victory sign. "The Princess is going to get the help that she solely deserves. I'm such a genius."
"Interesting," Shizuru spoke in a delighted tone. "You're summoning ghosts, correct?"
Akane gasped, frightened. "Gh-ghost?"
Mai damn near burned her hand over the cauldron. "What? So that's what you meant by saying 'the kingdom now has a ghost of a chance in remaining prosperous.'" She exclaimed.
"Yeah, I literally mean it." Nina chuckled.
"You're weird," Arika said.
"You're crazy." Mai nodded.
"You're scaring me!" Akane yelped.
"You're a witch or something?" Erstin wondered.
"I'm saving all our asses from that tyrannical midget!" Nina retorted. "It's a dirty job but somebody's gotta do it!"
"Ara," Shizuru said cutely. "This is such an interesting turn of events."
"What's that got to do with whatever you put into that royal cake?" Mai actually didn't see how any of this add up. "You're getting weirder by the minute."
"But why do it has to be ghosts of all things?" Akane shivered.
"These guys are going to help Her Majesty change her ways." Nina revealed. "You know, the classic case of three spirits visiting the well known rich, arrogant asshole that has a little too much power and money on them. The spirits will show the Princess her past, present, and likely horrible future. Hopefully, this will all scare the living shit out of out dear ruler and she will finally change."
"Ah, I was reading the Christmas Carole the other day." Said Erstin gleefully.
"Oh... kay, this plan of yours does sound sort of cliche, but it may actually work." Arika stated with a semblance of hope. She surely didn't want Mashiro to turn into a demon on her ass again. Talk about being traumatized...
"Well that's all well and good but what's up with that 'secret' cake ingredient?" Mai wondered. She really wanted to know what could she possibly put in the cake to summon spirits.
"It's elementary, my dear Tokiha," Nina responded matter-of-factly. "Ghosts are known to be somewhat gaseous in nature. What I put in the cake was a very special piece of Hershey's candy. When that morsel of chocolate goodness gets deep into her system, the Princess is going to have a very special case of gastric disorder."
Erstin's face instantly creased in disgust. "Eww!"
"That's kind of gross." Said Mai, her appetite diminished somewhat.
"Yeah. If you ask me, the ghosts are going to flee once they smell that awful scent." Said Arika succinctly.
"No, not the farting kind of gas that everyone's well aware of," Nina defended her theory. "This kind of gas will get the spirits attention and ultimately lure them."
Akane prompted to ask a very important question. "Uh Nina, I know that you're on a roll, but are you sure that this is safe? You surely don't want to summon, well... I don't know-- evil spirits? You know the big bad denizens of the netherworld? And if you thought that the Princess was frightening..."
"I got it covered," Nina reassured with a peace sign. "But there's just one little itsy-bitsy thing..."
All the girls in the cabin closed in on her. Even Shizuru. "What's that?"
Nina prodded her fingers sheepishly as an extremely cute expression made it's way to her face. "About the three spirits... well... the one that..."
"Spit it out, you idiot!" Arika spat.
"The third spirit..." she hesitated. "Is pretty much evil. Pure evil."
"I don't want nothing to do with this!" Akane screeched, terrified.
Mai was scared too. "Have you summoned these guys already, Nina?"
"Uh... I did." She grabbed a huge book from a nearby table. "See?"
Mai read the title, "'The Obsidian Lord's Book of Necromancy and Spirit Manipulation'. Oh boy..."
Arika cringed. "We're really in some deep water now."
"Well, it looks like someone's going to have to go to the marketplace and buy some charms to ward away evil spirits." Shizuru considered in a calm voice. "Who knows what that last spirit is going to do once it enters this plane of existence."
"And we must find some quick before the spirit's turn." Akane suggested, fearing the worse.
Nina prodded her chin in thought. "I got it!" She exclaimed, earning hopeful glances from her older peers, especially Akane. "I know a gypsy that lives in the village that may have some. With her help, worrying about the third spirit should be a thing of the past."
Mai sighed. "I hope you're right."
THE HAUNTING OF PRINCESS WINDBLOOM
"Your Highness, I'm afraid that your mother's condition is getting worse." Yoko relayed. "I've never in my career encountered a illness like hers. It's highly doubtful that she will make it through this." She wrote her analysis on a clipboard in worry. "I can only pray for her."
Mashiro seemed thoughtful, looking quite chic in a flowing royal blue dress with gold trimming on the edges of it. Good. So that means that Death is going to answer that door anytime now. "How long do you think that she will last?"
Where did that came from? "I'm not sure." Yoko revealed. "It's a miracle that she is still alive. And it will take an ever bigger miracle for her to recover." Oh, Your Highness... things look terribly bleak right now. I don't know... but it seems like your daughter is anticipating your demise.
"Well, she has been bedridden for nearly a year now, one could only expect worse." Mashiro said coolly.
The royal nurse gasped. "I beg your pardon?"
"That is so like her," Mashiro continued. "Even in the face of Death that woman is still stubborn. Why can't she accept it?"
The nurse jerked a glance at the dour Princess, causing her bosom to bounce slightly underneath the tight shirt she wore. "Your Highness!" Yoko was appalled. "You certainly didn't mean what you just said? How could you be so callous?"
"Leave us." The Princess commanded in a voice that brooded no argument.
Yoko reluctantly bowed after a long moment. "Ah... as you wish, Your Majesty." The nurse gathered her clipboard and medical supplies and slowly exited the large, cool bedchamber.
Mashiro stared icily at the moribund woman that she was a part of before her eyes. The Queen was in a coma, but Mashiro assumed that she could still hear sound. "My mother... Queen Tamura Kazahana Windbloom. The woman that brought me into this hell called life."
The room seemed to become colder and the Queen's skin tone now seemed paler than before. "Hmm hmm... mother I do hope that you are suffering right now." She said. "Heaven knows that I hope that you are going through immense pain right about now. Listen you, this is the end of the line and you know it. Stop your suffering and put an end to that misery."
The Queen stirred in her sleep.
"Nah uh uh! Don't even try to fight it... mother," Mashiro said in a strained voice. "Besides, trouble, taxes, and death are the only things that are inevitable. You taught me that." She took out a Fuuka cigar and light it up. "Let's face it, you're going to hell. There's no doubt about it. And when I get there, Lord knows that I'm going to fry."
The Queen groaned, surprising the Princess. "... Ma... ma..."
Mashiro nodded her head sadistically. "Oh... now you're trying to recover. You've been out for eleven months. Why not go for an eternity more? Well, allow me..." The Princess rose from her chair and brandished a royal dagger. "Ooh... now where did this come from? Yeah, I remember, I got this when you betrothed me to that asshole, Prince Nagi Dai Artai... in hopes of uniting the great kingdoms of Windbloom and Artai." She said the last part mockingly.
"I was planning on gutting him alive if we were to get married..." Mashiro said while prodding her index finger on the tip of that blade, drawing blood. She licked the blood from her pricked finger. "Umm... blood surely does make the grass grow."
The Queen's words was becoming more legible. "Ma... Mashiro..."
"What in the world!?" The Princess jumped in surprise.
"Ma... Shiro... my baby..." She breathed.
"No way!" Mashiro shrieked. "Woman, why are you doing this to me?"
The Queen slipped back into unconsciousness.
"Ugh! Why you..." Mashiro gritted her teeth. "How is it that you're still struggling when you know that you're doomed now. Ugh, how could you? I made sure that you were not to survive." The Princess became frustrated. "Something's not right."
Mashiro stormed out of the bedchamber, disturbed. What could be going through her head now?
Aoi was there in the halls, euphoric. "Naked you came into this world and naked you shall leave!" She shouted. Damn, that was one hell of a book.
"Aoi! Cut that crap out!" Mashiro yelled. "Why won't you go somewhere else with that damn book! Jeez! You know what-- you're on vacation! Better yet, go on a paid vacation! Just get out of her with what ever that you're reading!"
"Really?" The seemingly puerile brunette was on Cloud 9 now. "Oh thank you, Your Highness!"
The Princess nodded impatiently. "Yeah yeah, just go! I mail you a check!"
"I'm very grateful, Your Majesty." Aoi bowed and literally skipped throughout the royal halls. "Whoo! God is good!"
"Aoi!!" The Princess growled.
THE HAUNTING OF MASHIRO WINDBLOOM
"Hmm... if I remember correctly, the house of gypsy should be down this street." Nina wondered, recollecting a route to a location. "Damn, why do she have to live so deep in the village?"
Mai and Erstin was trailing behind, tired as hell. "Nina, are you're sure you know where you going?" Mai asked, struggling with a heavy bag of groceries. "We've been looking for this girl's place for hours. It's dark now and we're still on a wild goose chase."
"My feet hurt," Erstin commented.
"C'mon guys, don't get your too little panties in a bunch. Her place is right on this street, I assure you." Nina remarked. "I just know it."
Mai wasn't convinced. "Next time you see this gypsy, make sure to tell her to give you her business card for an address. Otherwise we wouldn't be lumbering in the village and guessing where she lives." Mai's face suddenly frowned. "Second, how in the heck do you know our underwear too small?"
"Oh, Erstin buys her panties two sizes to small, thus resulting in outstretched fabric." Nina shrugged. "The many times she stumble and tripped in the castle, you couldn't help but notice."
Erstin was offended. "Hey! I am not thick in the backside!"
"What ever." Nina cackled.
"Okay... let's just get back to our search." Mai sighed.
"Freaking A!" Agreed Nina.
"Ooh, a cat!" Erstin chirped when she saw a small gray feline walking along a fence beside her. Her eyes was littered with stars. "Ah! It's so cute! Come here, little guy." She approached the cat and heeded it's attention. "You're such an adorable kitty!"
Meow.
"Cute it may be, but we don't have time for this." Mai said.
"Erstin, get your ass away from that cat." Nina demanded. "You don't know where it been."
"Aw, chill out Nina-chan." Erstin reassured. "I can take him home and clean him." She directed her attention back to the cat, talking to the creature as if it were a infant. "Yes you are! You're such a cute tomcat! You need a place to live, little guy?"
"Oh boy..." Mai muttered.
Meow.
The blonde was stroking it's fur now. "Yes yes, Mommy is going to take good care of you!"
Meow?
"This is some bullshit..." Nina grumbled with a pout on her face.
"You love Mommy?" Erstin said to the cat in an irritatingly sweet tone. "I hope you do, because Mommy loves you!"
MEEEOOOWWRRRGH!
CHOMP!
"ARGH!" Nina grasped her offended finger in pain, hopping about like a pogo stick. "The little idiot bit me!"
At that moment, Mai and Nina decided to express their sympathy towards Erstin...
"Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!" They both laughed.
"That's not funny! That really hurt." Erstin pouted. She caught sight of where the cat ran off to. "It went inside that shop! That cat isn't going to get away that easily!" She sprinted down the street towards that said shop.
"Erstin!" Mai called the blonde in frustration and followed suit.
"Man! This is throwing us off track." Nina muttered and reluctantly followed the two older girls.
"You're going to get what you deserve, cat!" Erstin declared when she entered the shop. The place she entered was highly peculiar. It was filled with decor of a foreign culture and it reeked of fresh smelling incense. The shop was a dark, yet peaceful place. Unfortunately, a certain blonde girl shattered the peace the moment she entered. "Where are you!"
She knocked over a caged dodo bird. "You're such a mean cat!" Erstin whined. "Why did you bit me, huh?"
In her fit of rage, Erstin was oblivious to the fact that this place was a haven for extremely rare items and supplies. When she heard the cat, the blonde has rambled through priceless paintings of years long forgotten. She even accidentally stomped on a authentic dinosaur egg which was preserved-- ultimately killing it and making the thunder beasts extinct. "You're going to pay!"
The silliness ensured, a legendary relic called 'The Tri-Force' was damaged. An ancient whip of utterly unknown origins called the 'Vampire Killer' was scrapped, and an original print of Amazing Fantasy #15 (The very first Spider-Man comic, folks) was torn into a million pieces. Even a DVD box set of the first season of 'I love Lucy' was defiled. There was even a 'Holy Grail' inside the shop. "I know you're in here somewhere!"
Out of the blue, a full grown wild wolf sprang forth from the shadows. When it saw the intruder, it was bent on getting rid of her. "YAH!!"
There couldn't be a better time for Mai and Nina to enter the fray. "Erstin, what in the world do you think that you are doing?" Mai demanded... suddenly noticing a big bad wolf inside the place. "Oh shoot! Look at the size of that thing!"
"I don't have nothing to do with this," Nina shrugged and decided to walk away.
Erstin was sweating bullets now. The beast was sizing her up, ready for the kill. "Guys..." she pleaded. "Please help me."
"I don't know if we could." Mai commented, backing away ever so slowly.
The wolf smelled the scent of fear from the girls.
GRR! RUFF! RUFF!
"It's been nice knowing you guys." Erstin lamented.
"I'm dog chow..." Mai dreaded. "I've never thought that it would end this way."
"Well, I guess I see you guys when we get there," Nina uttered, suddenly glancing around. "Wait a minute? This place looks familiar."
"Duran!" A new voice yelled.
The girls were now stiff with confusion. "Duran?"
"Duran, get back here," the voice commanded and the beast reluctantly did so. When Duran left out of sight, a beautiful raven haired girl appeared from the storage. Wearing strange and elaborate robes, the girl's face was hard with determination and she had a gun in her hand. "You guys wouldn't happen to be robbers would you?" She demanded.
"Uh... no." Mai had her hands raised above her head. "It was just our crazy ass friend barging into your place. It's nothing personal ma'am. Honest."
"A cat bit me and ran in here!" Erstin explained with a childish pout on her face.
"Oh?" The gypsy lowered her gat. "It must have been Kamineko. Now I can understand where you are coming from. He can be quite a pain in the ass sometimes."
There was a hopeful look on the blonde's face. "You know him?"
"Of course I do." The gypsy remarked as if it was the simplest fact in the world. "He's my pet cat." And at that very moment, the said cat appeared and perched on the lovely gypsy's left shoulder.
Meow.
Erstin's right eye twitched in anger at the sight of the cat. "Humph!"
"It's a good thing I came out here in the nick of time." The gypsy informed with a smirk. "I trained that boy to kill intruders if necessary. He was about to make you guys meet your Maker."
"We're awfully sorry, ma'am." Mai apologized. "We'll pay you for the damage our friend caused."
Nina frowned, somehow she knew that she met this woman before. Now if only she could remember her name... that's it! "Aye, Natsuki! It's been a while, eh?"
The gypsy glanced at the girl near the shop's exit. "Is that you, Nina?"
Nina presented herself in a traditional jester-like way. "In the flesh."
"It's good seeing you. What brings you here?" Natsuki wondered.
"Well frankly... we're going to need your assistance, if you don't mind." Nina replied with hidden meaning behind her words. "Come you come along with us? Better yet, why not bring along some of those fascinating charms with you?"
Natsuki rose a brow, uncertain. Something isn't right about all this? Whatever it is, it was far better to tend to the matter than staying inside with her foster mother. That's for damn sure. "Alright," she spoke at last, reluctantly. "What you have on your hands this time?"
THE HAUNTING OF PRINCESS WINDBLOOM
"It's dark," Arika commented as she peered outside a window. "What is taking those guys so long?"
Akane was pacing the room, a little nervous. "Nina said that they went out to look for a gypsy she knows so she can buy some spirit wards from her. Mai took it as an opportunity to buy so groceries." Then she sighed. "But why does it has to be ghosts of all things?"
"I know it's quite scary," Shizuru remarked while she was sipping some green tea. Again. "But Nina-chan is doing what must be done in order to save the kingdom."
"Yeah, I understand that Shizuru, but we're talking about ghost. Ghost!" Akane's growing fear was getting the best of her. "I'm beginning to think that this is not such a good idea."
Arika took her attention away from the window. "Somehow I agree with Akane. I mean, I didn't know that Nina was into that occult stuff. Let alone the fact that she can summon ghosts."
Shizuru clapped her hands adorably. "Ah, I think that this is sort of fascinating. Nina-chan even said that the first ghost will appear sometimes tonight."
"EEK!" Akane shrieked.
"Don't remind us." Arika grumbled.
The door suddenly swung open, scaring the hell out of Arika. "Guys, we're home!"
"YAH!" Arika jumped and hung onto the ceiling fan. "Go away!"
"Cool down, Arika." Nina said when she entered the cabin. "It's just us."
"And we have a special guest!" Erstin announced, making way for the gypsy to enter. "It's the amazing Gypsy-Chan!" When the gypsy entered, a gleam came to Shizuru's eyes. She must have seen the raven haired girl before. It must be deja vu? Hmm... if she could remove the earrings, the head ornament, and the long bandana, then maybe...
A mischievous smile came upon Shizuru's lips. She seen this girl before.
"Hey-hey, there's no need for the big intro, jeez!" Natsuki pushed the exaggerating blonde aside. She was extra careful not to let her robe get caught in the door.
Mai flopped on the couch along with the groceries, exhausted. "It's been a long night."
"Guys, this is my pal, Natsuki Kuga Tanizaki." Nina announced.
"So this is your friend? I like her clothes." Commented Arika.
"Nice to meet you." Akane bowed.
"She's pretty." Shizuru said as she licked her lips.
"Now what are we going to do now since you've summoned those ghosts?" Mai asked Nina. "If we're going to take control of the situation then we better get on the ball now."
Natsuki glared at Nina, incredulous. "You did what?"
Nina scratched her head sheepishly. "I summoned three spirits. Ah ha ha ha heh heh..."
Natsuki was alert now. "Nina, you know better than that! Ghosts are highly erratic. You have to protect yourselves and monitor their moments. Girl, you just don't know what kind of power that you've tapped into. How could you be so sure that the spirits are harmless?"
"Um... not really." Nina relayed hesitantly. "They are the ghosts of royalty past, present, and future after all." Natsuki gritted her teeth. "What?"
"Don't you know that the ghost of the future is always an evil spirit?" Natsuki queried, practically yelling and waving her arms in anxiety.
"Uh... I was aware of that." Nina shuddered.
"Ugh!" Natsuki fished inside her robes and took out a crystal ball and several spiritual wards. "You guys, get these and litter the entire cabin with these things." She commanded. "We have to be very cautious when we are dealing with spirits. One slip, and we could all suffer extreme consequences."
Akane snatched a few of them and went to work right away. "You don't have to tell me twice!"
"Yeah," Mai was fully energized and spotting the windows now. "Nina should have know better! This was a screwy idea in the first place!"
"Go away boogieman!" Erstin was tossing the charms around the place like darts.
"Ara," Shizuru was chuckling, "I do hope that Natsuki knows what she's doing."
Natsuki suddenly paused, frightened. "Hold on a sec!" All the girls in the cabin promptly did so. "Oh no! The first spirit is already among us!"
Akane, Arika and Mai hopped on the couch and grasped each other in fear. Nina was gazing around the cabin on high alert and Shizuru had a saccharine smile on her face. Erstin... oh boy... Erstin did the ostrich thing and stuck her head through the wooden floor-- hiding. "Don't be afraid," Natsuki instructed. "I've already cast a spell that makes this spirit both visible and tangible."
"I... don't... see... any... spirit..." Nina said warily.
The fireplace suddenly went out.
"EEK!"
The door swung wide open out of the blue.
"YAH!"
The cabin was now totally dark. However...
"Ara?" Said a voice. The door slammed shut and the entire cabin was now filled by an unnatural light from the spirit's aura. The girls watched the scene in morbid fascination.
"Is... that it?" Mai asked slowly.
"That's right." Natsuki confirmed.
"Hmm?" The spirit was a beautiful tall blonde woman with exotically squared shoulders. Her face was pale and oval shaped and her youthful violet eyes were soft and slanted. Her comely eyes also had long eyelashes and purple kohl. The spirit was dressed in a royal gown of deep lavender and it's design was of the Windbloom Empire of nine hundred years ago... long before it was known as the Windbloom Kingdom. Even more striking was the spirit's figure; she had shapely hips, and her bosom was just as impressive--if not-- even more so than Mai's It seems as though that this spirit took pride in her appearance as well.
The spirit pursed her transparent lips and flipped her long wavy golden locks. " I am the Spirit of Royalty Past. Are you the one that summoned me?" She asked Natsuki.
Natsuki was tense. She could only point at Nina.
The golden haired apparition gazed at Nina. "Then I suppose it was you that summoned me?"
Nina only nodded in awe. She really pulled it off! She didn't actually believe that her plan would work because she was only experimenting. As of now, however, she's going to have to step her game up. Finally regaining herself from her stupor, she told the spirit, "Spirit! You was not suppose to haunt us! You were suppose to haunt the Princess!"
The spirit tilted her head to the left cutely. "Oh... right!"
All the girls fell to the floor.
END OF CHAPTER TWO
NEXT TIME:
Haruka: "I am the Spirit of Royalty Past!"
Nina: "Uh, yeah. We know that already."
Natsuki: "Don't mind her, spirit. She's reckless."
Haruka: "I can see that."
Akane: "Whoa! This spirit isn't imposing at all."
Haruka: "Hey! I resent that!"
Nina: "Now spirit! Go forth and haunt the Princess! Go! Sic em!"
Haruka: "You people of this day and age are really something else. Why, nine hundred fifteen years ago..."
THE HAUNTING OF PRINCESS WINDBLOOM
CHAPTER THREE
TRIPPING DOWN MEMORY LANE