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(2nd OC POV)

Nothing that happened earlier made me expect something mystical to come my way. It was just any other day; I woke up and did my usual routine.

The only thing that was not like yesterday or the day before that was it was a festival night.

I had to wear a yukata and bring a lamp to hang in the tree that the towns' people had made. It was a simple tradition of our town to 'make peace with the spirits for a good harvest'.

I never believed the folklore could be true.

"Son, some visitors might be coming tonight. I need you to welcome them. Some of your cousins would be there." My dad knocked on the door before entering my room. He took one long look at what I was wearing, then immediately frowned in distaste.

"This is my favourite one Dad. I won't wear anything else. "I said with a final tone.

He knows not to argue with me when I want something so bad. He probably thought again that the thing I was wearing looked a bit faded and cliché, but it was perfect.

The other people who would be at the town festival would be wearing just the same. Normal was what I was aiming for.

Maybe for once the people there will treat me as one of them, not some rich kid that stayed in a huge mansion his whole life.

They wouldn't' treat me as me.

"Oh, Tou-san, which cousins did you meant?" I asked before he got out of my room. He was just too sneaky. Appearing and disappearing were his specialty.

"Cousins from my side" He said with pride then walked out of the door without saying anything more.

I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. His side of the family were full of nothing but keep-to-themselves brats and what was worse that they always answer when I question them. They just answer as short as they can and immediately zip their mouths up. They were a bit snooty too.

My father might be *ahem* filthy rich but I wasn't my father and I would never be as wealthy as him. I would be normal.

I stared outside through my windows. Everything was perfect. The sun was almost setting which means the events were about to start.

Grabbing the wooden lamp, I dashed down the stairs and ooof!

I bumped into someone.

"Eirin- sama? Are you alright?" I wasn't but I forced myself to smile.

"Toshiki-san, how many times did I tell you not to call me by my last name? Anyway, I'm on my way to the festival so would you kindly hand the lamp over? " He smiled sheepishly and I didn't have the heart to tell him how irritated I was since I was the one who bumped into him and he was the one who seems to be sorry.

"Hai hai, just be careful on your way. Good luck!" I heard him shout.

Toshiki-san was our somewhat- butler. I think he's the same age as me but he acts too mature and too controlled. He had always been like that even when we were kids. He was odd like that but nice.

Out of the back gate of our house, I ran as quickly as I can. The wind was a bit chilly but everything else was like it used to be.

I have always loved passing between the large and tall trees on the way to the small town. It was pretty relaxing.

I fished my cell phone out of my pockets and checked the time...oh... It was too early. The festival starts at seven. It was only almost six.

Almost by coincidence, I saw the 'long cut'. It was the path that was longer than the other path that the townspeople use and I never bothered to explore it.

The same time I started to walk on it, I heard a few rustling leaves. It was faint but I excitedly followed it, not directly though. I stayed on the path so I wouldn't get lost.

I remembered the last time I got lost. My father practically threw out a search party everywhere with matching helicopters for me. It was at that time that I realized that I should never once again cause any inconvenience to my father. That memory still made me smile proudly. It was enough proof that my father was an amazing person.

Moving on... whatever it was that kept on rustling each and every leaves or ferns that it had walked through was still somewhere.

It was weird that the townsfolk refer the forest I was in as 'little'. Everyone knows it's huge.

I was about to give up since the noise I was following was gone when my phone started ringing. It was the ringtone I assigned for my father.

"I would be hosting a meeting here in our mansion. I need you to be here before midnight. It's a very important matter and half of the family would be coming which means you will be hosting the younger ones at your age, all right?" I heard my father say in a brisk tone. At his tone, it was obvious he already knew the answer.

"Got it. Do you want me to bring you back some lucky charms?" If I remembered clearly, he shrine at the town sells small stuffed animal key chains that allegedly brings people good luck

"No. God knows you need it more than I do. Now, go and enjoy yourself but be sure to get back here early." I could feel his smile all the way from our house and I couldn't help but smirk.

"Hai Tou-san. I'll be back before nine. " I told him before I hanged up.

And there it was again before I took another step. The rustling of the leaves were back, somewhat louder than before. This time however, I decided that it was just some raccoon or a squirrel and not a small dog.

I turned back to look for something that might be cute and fluffy but there was nothing there. For a second, I unexpectedly felt the temperature going down abruptly. I felt a shiver ran down my spine.

A thought suddenly occurred to me...It was almost dark so what am I doing walking alone?

It was dangerous... and I was admittedly freaked out.

I turned back towards the source of the cold.

It was a ghost.


Author's note: If anyone had payed attention, you would notice that my second OC's first name hasn't been mentioned yet. I was hoping for some suggestions...so...care to review? Pretty please?