The Band Concert: What Really Happened. Chapter 2: Was that the Ghost?

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Tori walked to rest of the way silently next to Nathan, who was joking around with Joy. Had she seen the ghost? Was there even really a ghost. No, surely not. Ghosts didn't exsist... Did they? Tori shoved all the thoughts away from her head as the band made it's way into the library.

The practice went like they usually did. The band teacher would yell at them, they would play, then get yelled at again. Tori let her mind wander as she played, having already memorized the song. Her eyes looked around the room, taking in the grand surroundings. As she looked, she saw a flash of white and black outside the door.

Tori jumped in surprise, hitting her flute against her throat, makingher cough. Ms. Grey, the band teacher, looked at her, "Tori?"

She coughed again, "Can I get some water? I have something in my throat."

Ms. Grey sighed and nodded. Tori quickly set her flute down and ran out the door. She looked around and saw the same flash of black and white turning the corner ahead of her. Tori chased after it, running down a dark empty hallway. She stopped and caught her breath, looking around. She didn't see anything, or anyone.

She sighed, "I'm insane..."

Tori suddenly felt a hand clamp over her mouth and a pair of lips at her ear, "Why did you follow me?" Came a raspy male voice

She tried to turn around, but the voice had a tight hold on her waist. He lowered his hand from her moth. SHe sighed, "I-I don't know..."

The voice laughed, "You don't know? Pity. But I can't just let you go now. You'll tell."

Tori shook her head, "I won't. I promise."

The voice lowered his lips down her neck, "How do I know I can believe you?"

She shivered, "You can." She whispered, "I won't tell a soul."

He trailed his lips back up to her ear, his breathing tickling her as he went, "I don't know." He teased, "I have been lonely..."

Tori gasped, "Are... Are you the ghost?"

The voice laughed again, "Could a ghost do this?"

He quickly wrapped something around Tori's eyes so she couldn't see and spun her around before crushing his lips down on her's. Tori's eyes widened behind the blindfold. Her instincts were screaming at her to fight him off, to push him away. But she couldn't resist the temptation and kissed him back, wrapping her arms around his neck. The not-quite-a-ghost wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close, his lips desperate against hers. Tori's fingers curled into his hair, it was soft and sleek. He suddenly shoved her against a row of lockers, his kisses deeper and frantic. Tori gave a small moan, which gave his tongue the perfect entrance to dance with her's. But then, her fingers felt something hard and cold on one side of his face. She ran a hand over it, a mask?

He got angry then and pulled away, "Strike number one." He growled.

Tori pulled the blindfold off and looked around. She stood up and banged her head against a locker, "I just made out with someone I haven't actually seen..."

She walked down the hall, trying to push down the giddy excitement she felt. She opened the door to the library and walked in, sliding into her seat next to Joy.

Joy raised an eyebrow, "Where'd you go? And what did you do?"

Tori looked at her, "What do you mean?"

Joy smirked, "You're grinning like a freaking fool."

Tori picked up her flute and looked at her sheet music, "No I'm not. I don't know what you're talking about."

Joy rolled her eyes as the band began practicing again. Tori's thoughts drifted to the strange boy in the hallway. Who was he? Why did he kiss her? And why was he wearing a mask? All these thoughts and more buzzed around her head as the band finished practicing and Ms. Grey gave one of her famous pep talks.

With a final, "You can do it!" Ms. Grey led the band out of the library. Tori and Joy walked silently next to each other, Tori loking around the old school for any sine of her mysterious friend. As they walked out of the main building and towards the auditorium, Nathan caught up with them, "You okay?" He asked.

Tori looked at him, "What? Yeah, why?"

He shrugged, "You were coughing pretty bad. And you looked kinda flustered when you came back."

Tori laughed nervously, "Yeah. I was just nervous and stuff."

Nathan nodded, "Alright. Well, here we go." They had made it to the back entrance of the auditorium.

Tori felt a cold breeze at her neck, "Good luck."