The truth about Haku's "stalker" is now known. He wasn't a stalker at all. He was…a ghost?! How is that even possible?!

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She couldn't believe her eyes. Just a few seconds ago, she had been attacking the man who could've been her stalker. Unfortunately, she would take up the fact that he was a stalker over this. Her fingers were still moving in the area that should be his face, and she could see right through his body. He still had the sad smile on his face.

"You already confirmed on what I really am." He said. "Do you mind not trying to rub it in?"

"O-oh, I…" She lowered her hand. "I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry too…for not telling you earlier."

"Like I was going to believe it right then and there."

"Hah…guess I was right."

She walked to a nearby park bench and sulked on it, trying to sort out what was going on in her head. Next to her, she saw the young man sit next to her, patiently waiting for her to talk and understand the situation that he was under. She looked up to the boy and saw how lonely he was.

"How long were you…?" She couldn't form the word.

"Dead?" He sighed. "Heh…wish I knew."

"You…don't know." Haku answered.

"Not a clue." He answered. "The first memory I have is me waking up that bench right there, with no recollection on who I was. After a few more minutes, I learned that…well, I couldn't get any help."

"Wow…" Haku shivered. "That must've been…quite a shock."

"Yeah. I've learned a little bit about how the dead operate, and it sucks." He laughed. "Apparently, the dead have no memories of their past lives. Maybe it's because they can move on without regrets."

"But…what about the people they leave behind?" She jumped. "Won't they be shocked when they die and enter heaven, only to realize that their loved ones can't remember them…?"

"That's what I thought." He looked down. "That's why I wanted to find out who I really was before I move on. That way, they wouldn't have to suffer."

"Is that why you came to me earlier?"

"I thought you might have an idea who I might be." He rubbed his forehead. "Guess I was wrong…though that punch of yours did jiggle a bit of my memory."

"Really?" She found herself smiling. Why was she smiling? "What did you find out?"

"My name." He grinned. "And that singer Kaito."

"So you know your name, huh?" Haku folded her legs. "May I have the pleasure of knowing it, then?"

"It's Akaito."

"Huh…sounds a lot like Kaito." Haku blinked. "Not too creative."

"Guess someone thought that my name would be cooler without that extra A."

Haku couldn't help but laugh at the statement, a laugh that got him laughing too. They sounded like they knew each other for a long time, not like he had been following her because he thought that she knew him. Before she knew it, she saw the bushes move, and her friends came up from the pavement.

"Hey, you guys." Haku blinked.

"We didn't hear you scream, so we got worried and headed back here." Neru said. "Are you OK?"

"Where's the stalker?" Kinsora looked around.

"Yeah, about that. My 'stalker' turned out to be a ghost." Haku said bluntly.

"They're not gonna believe you, Haku." Akaito said, confused at her statement. "You don't know how hard you have to push this in."

"Dude, you don't know my friends." Haku grinned.

Akaito looked confused, only to turn around and see that her friends all had that weird enlightened look on their faces (even that serious looking Neru girl). Meiko started darting her head around, her eyes wider than dinner plates, much to his shock.

"A ghost?!" She chirped. "Where?!"

"Right here." Haku pointed right at him.

"Wow…a real ghost." Kinsora held her fingers together. "I knew there was that weird air around you before…but I thought that was because of your job."

"Are you sure you're not just pullin' our chain here?" Neru asked.

"She wants proof." Akaito sighed. "What do they want me to do?"

"Akaito wants to know how to prove that he's here." Haku interpreted.

"That his name? Awesome." Meiko clapped her hands together. "We'll do something easy. Let him possess me!"

"You do know that you have to be in a trance for that to happen, right?" Neru sighed.

"Actually, just tell her to close her eyes and take deep breaths."

Haku interpreted that to Meiko, who did exactly as she was told. Slowly, Akaito stood up and walked to her, pushing his hand into her chest. Haku watched as he entered her body, and then Meiko/Akaito's eyes slowly opened and turned to her friends, ready to see what happens.

(("Ow…why is my head ringing?")) He rubbed his head.

"It's a hangover. Meiko knows hangovers." Kinsora blinked. "You must be our ghost, then."

"Huh." Neru blinked. "Look at that."

(("Yeah, that's me.")) He answered. (("But let's just say that I know as much about myself as you know of me."))

"You have memory loss?" Neru asked.

(("Pretty bad one. I only know about my name. So Akaito is definitely my name.")) He answered. (("But on my opinion, I can't believe that you guys believe that I exist. Many people I know won't believe my…plane of existence."))

"We're enlightened. We believe in ghosts and angels." Kinsora grinned. "Would that make us religious?"

"No." Neru answered. "And I heard that possession takes a toll on the body. Which means that you better leave that one before she collapses."

(("Oh. Right."))

Haku watched as he slowly left her body. Meiko shook her head for a few seconds before opening her eyes, staring in blank confusion on what was going on. And then, she had the brightest look on her face.

"Was I possessed?" She asked.

"Yep." Neru answered. "Any pain?"

"Just my hangover…though it feels better now!"

"See Akaito? They believe you!"

Haku turned around to see him, only to see that he had vanished somewhere. Her blank look signaled the others that he was missing, so they nodded and accepted it. They told her to go home and wait for him, a gesture that she quickly accepted.

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So getting her friends to accept him wasn't so hard. Now they just need to know his past.